Papers, 1966-1986

International Women's Year.

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The International Women's Year National Women's Conference met Nov. 18-21, 1977, in Houston, TX. From the description of International Women's Year general material, 1977. (Georgia Department of Archives and History Library). WorldCat record id: 38475835 ...

Mildred Robbins Leet

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Social activist and volunteer Mildred Robbins Leet was born Mildred Elowsky in 1922. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, she graduated from New York University (B.A. 1942). She married Louis J. Robbins (1913-1970) in February 1941 and the couple had two children, Jane Marla (1943) and Aileen (1947). During World War II she volunteered as an air-raid warden and a nurse's aide, and following the war continued her commitment to volunteerism. She actively engaged in volunteer activities for C...

Trickle Up Program

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Robbins, Jane Marla

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Leet, Glen

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Originally from Brockton, MA, Glen Fraser Leet graduated with the Norwich University class of 1930. He was a member of Iota Pi Kappa fraternity. Leet was involved in fencing, polo, boxing and football. He served on the staff of the War Whoop and was a member of the debating team. Leet was a self-titled "humanist," traveling to 72 countries to assist people with raising the quality of living and to make a lasting contribution to social and economic progress. He traveled to Asia, Africa, Europe, t...

National Council of Women of the United States

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The National Council of Women of the United States (NCW) is an organization comprised of women's voluntary organizations with a common interest in the social, educational, and political rights of women. Its primary purpose is to act as a clearing-house or information bureau for its members in order to broaden awareness of each other's activities and to increase cooperation and reduce duplication of efforts among them. Along with its affiliate organization, the International Council of Women, the...

International Peace Academy

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Leet, Mildred Robbins

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United Nations

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...

Robbins, Aileen

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