Archives of the Asian Women'sInstitute - North American office, 1960-1993

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Archives of the Asian Women'sInstitute - North American office, 1960-1993

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Minutes, correspondence, printedmaterial, and administrative records document the creation of the AWI and itsdevelopment into an organization led primarily by Asian women. The archivesalso contain documentation related to the Asian women's colleges that weremembers of the AWI. The Asian Women's Institute was created in 1975 as acatalyst organization motivating Christian colleges for women in Asia to focusattention and resources on the major needs of women in their respectivecountries and to build a cooperative network among the thirteen memberinstitutions. For many years the AWI had a New York office as well as aninternational office, but after the early 1990s the majority of its activitieswere handled through the international office.

Totalarchival boxes 48 and 3 oversize boxes; total linear footage 24'

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The Asian Women's Institute was created in 1975 as a catalyst organization motivating Christian colleges for women in Asia to focus attention and resources on the major needs of women in their respective countries and to build a cooperative network among the thirteen member institutions. For many years the AWI had a New York office as well as an international office, but after the early 1990s, its activities were handled through the international office. From the description of Asian...