Alice Olin (Draper) Carter, civic worker, was born in 1883 in New York City, the daughter of William Henry and Ruth (Dana) Draper, and the sister of Ruth Draper, the monologuist. Her father was a physician and her maternal grandfather, Charles A. Dana, was the editor of the New York Sun . ADC was graduated from Barnard College with an A.B. in 1905. Following graduation she was active in student youth work and in 1908 married Edward Carter, general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association and later secretary general of the Institute of Pacific Relations. They had six children. ADC served on the executive board of the World Committee of the Young Women's Christian Association 1917-1922 and on the board of the YWCA of the United States of America from 1924 until 1933. She was also active in the League of Women Voters of New York State and during World War II was a director of the United China Relief and Russian War Relief. From 1946 to 1955, ADC was president of the Play Schools Association of New York City which developed educational programs for handicapped children in hospitals and housing developments. From 1945 until 1965 he was chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Harlem Hospital School of Nursing.
From the guide to the Papers, 1883-1970, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)
