Eldri Dieson Papers 1928-1986, n.d.

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Eldri Dieson Papers 1928-1986, n.d.

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YWCA executive and overseas official. The Eldri Dieson Papers consist of one linear foot of biographical materials, correspondence, diaries, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, photographs, research notes, and scrapbooks primarily related to Dieson's work for the YWCA of the U.S.A. The bulk of the papers focus on Dieson's work for the YWCA's Foreign Division in Japan and in Chile.

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Sophia Smith Collection

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