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.
Archival Resources
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| 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 |
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