Smith, Hilda Worthington
Variant namesHilda Worthington Smith (1888-1984) was a specialist in workers' education and wrote numerous papers on the topic throughout her life. Smith was the first director of the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry and also founded the Affiliated School for Workers, Inc.
From the description of Hilda Worthington Smith workers' education collection, 1937-1972. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 213371634
A pioneer in workers' education (Bryn Mawr, B.A., 1910, M.A., 1911 and the New York School of Philanthropy), Smith was the first director of the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry (1921-1933), a founder of the Affiliated Schools for Workers, Inc., in 1927, and affiliated with numerous government and labor organizations including the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Workers' Service Program of WPA, the Federal Public Housing Authority, and during the late 1940s the National Committee for the Extension of Labor Education.
From the description of Papers, 1837-1975 (inclusive), 1900-1975 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122506517
Educator, social worker.
Miss Smith (d. 1984) held many positions including Dean at Bryn Mawr College, Director of the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry, and government official with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Public Housing Administration, and the Office of Economic Opportunity.
Smith founded the Vineyard Shore Workers' School at her family's summer home at West Park, N.Y. in Ulster County for the education of working women. The name was changed to Hudson Shore Labor School and it included men eventually. When financing became difficult, the program was eventually turned over to Rutgers University and their workers education program.
The Affiliated Schools for Workers was founded in 1927 in New York City to provided education for workers. In 1940 the name was changed to American Labor Education Service.
From the description of Papers, 1884-1972, 1932-1945 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155525693
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| creatorOf | Papers, 1884-1972, 1932-1945 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1894-1971 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Learned Hand papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Helen Drusilla Lockwood papers, 1883-1971. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Collins, Margaret H. (Margaret Hill), 1908-2006. Margaret H. Collins Papers, 1932-2006. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Mary E. (Mary Elisabeth) Dreier, 1797-1968 (inclusive), 1897-1968 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Barrows family papers, 1861-1931. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Hudson Shore Labor School. Hudson Shore Labor School. Files, 1948-1954. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America,. Essay collection, 1952-1976 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Fernbach, Frank, 1911-1984. Frank Fernbach papers, circa 1930-circa 1981. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Miller, Helen Hill, 1899-. Papers, 1917-1977 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Margaret Earhart Smith, 1940-1978 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1884-1998 (inclusive), 1929-1988 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Coit, Eleanor G. Papers, 1894-1971 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Smith, Hilda Worthington, 1888-. Papers, 1837-1975 (inclusive), 1900-1975 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Smith, Hilda Worthington. Affiliated Schools for Workers collection, 1921-1951 (bulk 1921-1940). | Rutgers University | |
| referencedIn | Essay collection of the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, 1952-1976 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Smith, Hilda Worthington. Hilda Worthington Smith workers' education collection, 1937-1972. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Clara Mortensen Beyer | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Smith, Hilda Worthington. Miscellany, 1972, 1980. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | United States. Work Projects Administration (Minn.). Workers Education. Records of the state supervisor of workers education, [193-]-1940. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Mary E. (Mary Elisabeth) Dreier, 1797-1968 (inclusive), 1897-1968 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Peterson, Esther, 1906-1997. Papers: Series I-IV, 1884-1998 (inclusive), 1929-1998 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interviews, 1947-1974. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1883-1971, 1908-1971 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1917-1977 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Jones Studio (Boulder, Colo.) Photographer. Hilda Smith portrait. | Boulder Public Library |
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Birth 1888-06-19
Death 1984-03-03
