Records, (inclusive), (bulk) 1934-1993 1953-1993

Resource Type

ArchivalResource

Display Entry

Records, (inclusive), (bulk), 1934-1993, 1953-1993

Title

Records, (inclusive), (bulk) 1934-1993 1953-1993

Resource Link

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/sch00346/catalog

Abstract

Correspondence, minutes, questionnaires, photographs, etc., of the Boston Association for Childbirth Association, one of the oldest natural childbirth organizations in the United States.

Extent

20 file boxes, 1 folio+ folder, 3 oversize folders, 1 card file box, 1 oversize box (4 items), 1 photograph folder, 68 slides, 2 videotapes, 2 phonograph records, and electronic records

Holding Repository

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6386419

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

Related Entities

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Laning, Betty

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Kelliher, Justine Oren Woollett, 1920-

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Boston Association for Childbirth Education

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The Boston Association for Childbirth Education was incorporated in 1958, although its founders had begun meeting as early as 1953 to discuss how best to reform obstetrical and maternity care and to disseminate information about natural childbirth. Some of the early educators were Justine Kelliher, Abigail Avery, and Sylvia D. Sawin. In seeking to further the acquisition and application of information concerning family-centered maternity care and breastfeeding, BACE sponsored studies, held works...