National League of American Pen Women

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The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. (NLAPW) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization for women.

The first meeting of the League of American Pen Women was organized in 1897 by Marian Longfellow O'Donoghue, a writer for newspapers in Washington D.C. and Boston. Together with Margaret Sullivan Burke and Anna Sanborn Hamilton they established a "progressive press union" for the women writers of Washington."

Seventeen women joined them at first, professional credentials were required for membership and the ladies determined that Pen Women should always be paid for their work. By September 1898, members were over fifty members "from Maine to Texas, from New York to California."

In 1921 the association became The National League of American Pen Women with thirty-five local branches in various states.

The League's headquarters are located in the historic Pen Arts Building and Art Museum in the DuPont Circle area of Washington.

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Papers, 1904-1955 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Ryan, Agnes, 1878-1954. Papers, 1904-1955 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Gretchen Scales collection 1954-1990. Lynchburg Public Library
creatorOf National League of American Penwomen. Miscellaneous pamphlets. Chicago History Museum
referencedIn Jackson, Lydia O. (Lydia Octavia), 1902-1984. Papers, 1911-1984 (bulk 1933-1984). University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library
referencedIn National League of American Pen Women. Western New York Branch. National League of American Pen Women, Western New York Branch records, 1920-2002. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
referencedIn National League of American Pen Women. Logan Branch. Logan Branch of the National League of American Pen Women papers, 1957-2002. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
referencedIn Hawes, Evelyn. Evelyn Hawes papers, 1888-1975. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
referencedIn Sylvia R. Pezoldt Papers, ca. 1916-1965 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
referencedIn Clyde Robertson's professional affiliations newspaper clippings [undated]. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Gerstenberg, Alice. Alice Gerstenberg papers, 1903-1971. Newberry Library
referencedIn Emma Cobb Evans. Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library
referencedIn Martha Dickinson Bianchi correspondence concerning publication of the poetry of the American poet, Emily Dickinson:, 1881-1943 (inclusive), 1925-1937 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Pezoldt, Sylvia R. Papers, ca. 1916-1965. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Jackson, Lydia O. (Lydia Octavia), 1902-1984. Papers, 1908-1984 (bulk 1933-1984) University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library
referencedIn Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collection, circa 1896-circa 1944 Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Photographs, 1896-1941, n.d. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Marx, Anne. Anne Marx papers, ca. 1914-1990. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Joseph Clark Grew papers, 1904-1948 Houghton Library
creatorOf Jackson, Lydia O. (Lydia Octavia), 1902-1984. Poetry publications, 1939-1984 (inclusive). University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library
referencedIn Angela Morgan Papers, 1893-1957 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Boyd, Rosamonde Ramsay. Rosamonde Ramsay Boyd papers, 1924-1975. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf National League of American Pen Women. Institutional file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Logan Branch of the National League of American Pen Women Papers, 1959-2002 Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives
referencedIn Beals, Jessie Tarbox. Photographs, 1896-1941 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Seton-Thompson, Grace Gallatin, 1879-1959. Papers, 1860s-1993 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Elliot, Harry, Mrs. Scrapbook on the Pacific Opera Company, 1953-1954. California historical society
referencedIn Floyd, Marmaduke Hamilton, 1888-1949. Marmaduke Hamilton and Dolores Boisfeuillet Floyd papers, 1562-1970 Georgia Historical Society
referencedIn Weeks Family Materials MA 09-11., 1860s - 1983 Texas/Dallas History & Archives , Dallas Public Library
creatorOf Holly, Flora May, 1868-1960. Flora May Holly papers, 1907-1960, bulk (1930-1955). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Brown, Marel, 1899-. Marel Brown papers, 1919-1991 (bulk 1931-1968). Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf National League of American Pen Women. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1929-1930. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Iowa Press Women, Inc. Records of the Iowa Press Women, Inc., 1933-1978. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf National League of American Pen Women. Atlanta Branch. Records, 1931-1998. Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
referencedIn Nielsen, Veneta Leatham, 1909-. Veneta L. Nielsen papers, 1945-1998. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
referencedIn Anne Marx papers, ca. 1914-2004 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Weitz, Alice Carey. Alice Carey Weitz papers, 1910-1953. Iowa State Historical Society
creatorOf National League of American Pen Women. Records, 1927; 1935-1954. State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives
referencedIn National League of American Pen Women. D.C. Chapter. National League of American Pen Women, D.C. Chapter archives, 1893-1996 (bulk 1953-1996). Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
referencedIn Arno, May. Papers, 1890-1998. Denver Public Library, Central Library
referencedIn Flora May Holly papers, 1907-1960, 1930-1955 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Veneta Nielsen Papers, 1945-1998 Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives
referencedIn Van Deventer, Ruth M. Papers, 1939-1958. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Seton-Thompson, Grace Gallatin. Papers, 1878-1989 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968. Autographed letter : to League of American Pen Women, 1925 Nov. 2. Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library
creatorOf American Academy of General Practice. St. Louis convention program collection, 1886-1964 Missouri History Museum, Missouri History Museum; Missouri Historical Society
creatorOf National League of American Pen Women. Alabama state charter, 1988. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Papers of Jessie Tarbox Beals, (inclusive), (bulk), 1866-1989, 1880-1942 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Martha Foote Crow Papers, 1885-1921. Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Lowe, Celesta. Celesta Lowe papers. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
Role Title Holding Repository
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associatedWith Arno, May. person
associatedWith Beals, Jessie Tarbox, 1870-1942 person
associatedWith Berkeley League of American Pen Women. corporateBody
correspondedWith Bianchi, Martha Dickinson, 1866-1943 person
associatedWith Boyd, Rosamonde Ramsay. person
associatedWith Brown, Marel, 1899- person
associatedWith Busch, Bonnie, 1884- person
associatedWith Crow, Martha Foote, 1854-1924 person
associatedWith Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968. person
associatedWith Floyd, Marmaduke Hamilton, 1888-1949 person
associatedWith Gerstenberg, Alice. person
associatedWith Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965 person
associatedWith Hawes, Evelyn. person
associatedWith Holly, Flora May, 1868-1960. person
associatedWith Iowa Press Women, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Jackson, Lydia O. (Lydia Octavia), 1902-1984. person
correspondedWith Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946 person
associatedWith Lieberman, Elias, 1883-1969 person
correspondedWith Lowe, Celesta. person
hasMember Marx, Anne person
associatedWith Morgan, Angela, 1874-1957 person
associatedWith National League of American Pen Women. Atlanta Branch. corporateBody
associatedWith National League of American Pen Women. D.C. Chapter. corporateBody
associatedWith National League of American Pen Women. Logan Branch. corporateBody
associatedWith National League of American Pen Women. Western New York Branch. corporateBody
associatedWith Nielsen, Veneta Leatham, 1909- person
correspondedWith Parker, Virginia C. person
associatedWith Pen Women (Santa Clara Co., Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Pezoldt, Sylvia R. person
hasMember Ryan, Agnes E., 1878-1954 person
acquaintanceOf Seton-Thompson, Grace Gallatin, 1872-1959 person
associatedWith Texas League of American Pen Women. corporateBody
associatedWith Van Deventer, Ruth M. person
associatedWith Weitz, Alice Carey. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Washington, D. C. DC US
North Dakota ND US
Alabama AL US
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