Records of the President of Radcliffe College, 1973-1999

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

American Association of University Women

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According to the The American Association of University Women's website, the AAUW is a nationwide network for the advancement of equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. From the guide to the The American Association of University Women, 1937-1994, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) Based in Washington, D.C. From the description of American Association of University Women records, 1935-1955. (Unkno...

Bunting, Mary Ingraham, 1910-1998

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Mary Ingraham Bunting (July 10, 1910 – January 21, 1998) was an influential American college president; Time profiled her as the magazine's November 3, 1961, cover story. She became Radcliffe College's fifth president in 1960 and was responsible for fully integrating women into Harvard University. Bunting was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Henry A. and Mary Shotwell Ingraham; she was known as "Polly" to distinguish her from her mother. Her father was an attorney; her mother was the head of th...

Bok, Derek C. (Derek Curtis), 1930-

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Derek Curtis Bok (born March 22, 1930) is an American lawyer and educator, and the former president of Harvard University. Bok was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Following his parents' divorce, he, his mother, brother and sister moved several times, ultimately to Los Angeles, where he spent much of his childhood. He graduated from Stanford University (B.A., 1951), Harvard Law School (J.D., 1954), attended Sciences Po, and George Washington University (A.M., 1958). Bok taught law at Harva...

Radcliffe College. Office of the Dean

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The Office of the Dean was created in 1894, after the incorporation of Radciffe College, with overall responsibility for graduates' and undergraduates' academic and extra-curricular life. In 1934 the Radcliffe Graduate School became administratively separate, and the Dean's office was divided into the Office of the Graduate Dean and the Dean of the College. In 1946 the office was again divided. The Dean of Instruction took over responsibility for academic affairs while the Dean of th...

Kunin, Madeleine, 1933-

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Madeleine May Kunin (born September 28, 1933) is a Swiss-born American diplomat, author and politician. She served as the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor as well as the first Jewish governor of Vermont. She was also the first Jewish woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state. Kunin was born in Zürich, Swi...

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

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The Schlesinger Library had its origins in the gift of the Woman's Rights Collection (WRC) by Maud Wood Park '98 to Radcliffe College in 1943. Organized as the Women's Archives in 1948, it was renamed the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America in 1967 in recognition of the Schlesingers' strong support of the Library and the College. The WRC was originally housed in Longfellow Hall and the Women's Archives in Byerly Hall and moved in 1967 to the old Radcliffe...

Radcliffe College. Radcliffe Career Services.

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Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable

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Jacoby, Robin M.

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Radcliffe College. Office of Public Information.

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Horner, Matina

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Educator. A.B. Bryn Mawr College 1961; M.S. University of Michigan 1963, Ph.D. 1968; LL.D. Dickinson College 1973. Assistant professor of psychology and social relations at Harvard University, 1969-72, president of Radcliffe College, 1972-1989. Author of various articles and member of national commissions and committees. From the guide to the Records of the President of Radcliffe College, 1968-1984, (Radcliffe College Archives, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute) ...

Radcliffe College. Admissions Office.

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For most of Radcliffe's history, students were admitted by the college's own admission committee. Since 1975 because of the recommendation of the Strauch Committee, students have been admitted to Radcliffe and Harvard colleges by the joint H/R Admissions Office located in Byerly Hall. At that time, an equal access policy was initiated which removed the limit to the number of women admitted to Harvard/Radcliffe. Until ca. 1969 the size of a Radcliffe class was held by quota at 300. I...

Radcliffe College. Alumnae Association

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The Harvard Annex Alumnae Association was established in 1887 and renamed the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association in 1897. It was administered by a president, a board of managers and an executive secretary (who was first appointed in 1920) and included representatives who served on the Board of Trustees of Radcliffe College. Since 1908 the Association has published an alumnae directory and since 1916 The Radcliffe Quarterly. The Association has also been involved in other activities such as fu...

Radcliffe College. Radcliffe Publishing Course.

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Bovet, Philippa

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Rudenstine, Neil L. 1935-

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Newcomb College

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Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts

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Clendenning, Bonnie R.

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

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Radcliffe College. Education for Action.

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Education for Action (E4A) is a resource center at Radcliffe College for all students interested in social change and global issues. Initiated in 1966 with a grant from the Ford Foundation, E4A is unique among the social programs at Harvard and Radcliffe in that it combines action-oriented education with community work and other forms of public service. It is run by a multi-cultural student board with the assistance of a program coordinator and is a meeting-place for socially-concerned students....

National Science Foundation (U.S.). Directorate for Education and Human Resources

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Institute for advanced study Princeton, N.J.

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Radcliffe Institutes for Advanced Study

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Radcliffe College. Henry A. Murray Research Center

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The Henry A. Murray Research Center of Radcliffe College, (formerly the Radcliffe Data Resource and Research Center, 1976-1979) was founded by Radcliffe College in 1976 as a national repository for social science data on the changing life experiences of American women, and to sponsor scholarly research on the impact of social change on women's lives. From the description of Records of the Henry A. Murray Research Center, 1976-1988 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id...

Dunn, Mary Maples

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Mary Maples Dunn was Smith's president from 1985 to 1995, an economically troubled period for the college. But the imbalanced budget was just one of the challenging issues she faced during her tenure. Campus diversity, internal communication flow, and socially responsible investment were also significant issues during her presidency. However, Dunn maintained a cheerful image and a sense of humor throughout, and persevered through the trials of her difficult position. Dun...

Radcliffe College. Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute

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The Bunting Institute (former names: Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study, 1960-66, and the Radcliffe Institute, 1966-78) was founded by Radcliffe President Mary Ingraham Bunting to foster scholarly study by women and on women. The Institute appoints Fellows and Research Associates in the arts and sciences, and provides them with workspace and stipends to further their research in a variety of programs. These in the past have included funding for part-time medical residents from the Josiah ...

Seven Colleges Conference.

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Rayman, Paula M.

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Radcliffe College. Graduate Consortium for Women's Studies.

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Radcliffe Public Policy Institute

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Established in 1993 by Radcliffe College President Linda S. Wilson, the Radcliffe Public Policy Institute sought to engage women as partners in shaping policy on important social issues. It sponsored interdisciplinary research and convened scholars, policymakers, business and labor leaders, and members of the media to explore work and the economy, and science, gender, and society. Following the 1999 merger of Radcliffe and Harvard, and the establishment of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced St...

Ladd, Florence

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Florence Ladd was born June 16, 1932, in Washington, D.C., to parents who were educators. Ladd attended public schools in Washington, D.C., before earning a B.S. in psychology in 1953 from Howard University and a Ph.D. in social psychology in 1958 from the University of Rochester in New York.Ladd first taught at Simmons College. She then traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, where she taught until 1964. In 1965, she returned to Boston and began teaching at Harvard University's Graduate School of Educati...

Brock, Rita

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American Council on Education. Office of Women in Higher Education

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Radcliffe Seminars

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The Radcliffe Seminars were inaugurated in 1950 with initial funding from the Carnegie Corporation to provide non-credit liberal arts courses taught mainly by Harvard professors to women in mid-life. Currently, courses are offered in five areas: liberal arts, landscape design, management studies, non-credit enrichment courses, and study tours. From the description of Records of the Radcliffe Seminars, 1950-1985 (inclusive), 1950-1959 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: ...

Kaminer, Wendy

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Harvard University. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

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The Graduate Department was created in 1872 and became the Graduate School of Harvard University in 1890. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was established in 1905. From the description of Student records : admission books, 1886-1944 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76974844 Office of the dean held by Reginald H. Phelps. From the description of Correspondence to Edward F. Fry, 1958-1962. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Edmund W. Sinnott was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the time of this correspondence. Walter G. Berl was an editor for the Association. From the description of Letters, 1948-1971, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155878457 ...

Radcliffe College. Treasurer

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Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers

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Labor organizing of clerical and technical workers at Harvard University dates to the early 1970s in the Harvard Medical Area. Frustrated by poor treatment and low wages, a group of women research assistants, graduate students, and female faculty members began meeting to discuss workplace conditions affecting women. Led by Leslie Sullivan, a Harvard Medical School laboratory assistant, graduate student Norma Swenson, and Dean Mary Howell, the Harvard Medical School Women's Group challenged sexi...

National Science Foundation (U.S.). Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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Wilson, Linda S., 1936-

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Linda S. Wilson, seventh president of Radcliffe College was appointed in 1989 and inaugurated in 1990. From the description of Papers, 1990-1998 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008877 Linda (Smith) Wilson, president of Radcliffe College, daughter of Fred M. and Virginia (Thompson) Smith, received her A.B. from Newcomb College (1957) and Ph. D. (1962) from the University of Wisconsin. She married Paul Allaby Wilson and they have two chil...

Harvard University. Graduate School of Education

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The Harvard University Graduate School of Education was established in 1920. From 1891 to 1920, the study of education at Harvard took place within two different divisions of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Until 1906, education faculty were appointed to the Division of Philosophy. In 1906, a separate Division of Education was established. Paul Henry Hanus held Harvard’s first faculty appointment in the field of education. Hanus was chair of the Division of Education from 1906 to 1912. Henr...

Consortium on Financing Higher Education (U.S.)

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Washington university Saint Louis, Mo.

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On October 17, 2000, Washington University hosted the third presidential debate before the 2000 presidential election. This was the second debate held on the University campus: the University had hosted a debate in 1992 and was scheduled to host a 1996 debate which was later cancelled. The debate was held in the Washington University Field House, where Texas governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore debated for ninety minutes over issues such as health care, tax cuts, the death penalty,...

Radcliffe College. Office of Communications

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New England Board of Higher Education

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Inacom Corporation

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Radcliffe Undergraduate Programs

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Women's College Coalition (Washington, D.C.)

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Radcliffe College. Office of the President

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The Office of the President was created with the incorporation of The Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women in 1882. The Society became Radcliffe College in 1894. Elizabeth Cary Agassiz held the office from 1882 until 1903. Succeeding presidents were LeBaron Russell Briggs (1903-1923); Ada Louise Comstock (1923-1943); Wilbur Kitchener Jordan (1943-1960); Mary Ingraham Bunting (1960-1972); Matina Souretis Horner (1972-1989); Linda S. Wilson (1989-1999); and Mary Maples Dunn (acting pres...

Harvard University. Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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Established by Jacob Wendell scholars for income for annual scholars dinner. From the description of Barrett Wendell Fund records, ca. 1924-1983 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76974402 In the early years of the eighteenth century, the faculty (referred to as the "immediate government") began to emerge as a body having duties distinctive from those of the Corporation. While apparently not formally constituted, the immediate government (the President an...

Nelson, Barbara J., 1949-....

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Radcliffe College. Radcliffe Research Partnership Program.

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National Research Council (U.S.)

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The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of further knowledge and advising the federal government. The Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. From the descriptio...

Benacerraf, Baruj, 1920-2011

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Baruj Benacerraf (b. Oct. 29, 1920, Caracas, Venezuela-d. Aug. 2, 2011, Jamaica Plain, MA) was the 1980 Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine for his work on immunology. He is the brother of philosopher Paul Benecerraf and moved to the United States in 1940. He received a BS from Columbia University and a MD from Medical College of Virginia. He was a researcher at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NYU and the NIH. In 1970 he joined the faculty at Harvard University ...

Rudenstine, Neil L.

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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

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The National Academy of Sciences, founded in Washington, D. C., in 1863, grew out of a desire for a body of scientists to give advice on scientific matters to the federal government. Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian, was a force behind its creation. From the description of National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1887 Records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78403445 ...

Knowles, Jeremy

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American council on education

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Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education is a coordinating body for American institutions of higher education. From the guide to the American Council on Education Latin American Slide Collection N/A., 1945, (Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin) Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education (ACE) is the nation's unifying voice for higher education. ACE serves as a consensus leader on key higher education issues and seeks to influ...