Radcliffe College Archives subject files, 1869-2007

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...

Radcliffe College. Library.

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Radcliffe College Library, partially funded by Andrew Carnegie, was designed by Winslow and Bigelow and built in 1908. Prior to this time, the Library had been housed at 6 Appian Way, then in Fay House (1885-1901) and later in Gilman House (1901-1908). In 1966 the Library was transferred to Hilles Library at the Radcliffe Quadrangle and since 1971 has been managed by Harvard University. From the description of Records, 1895-1955 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122372924 ...

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. Board of Trustees.

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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...

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

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Seven Colleges Conference.

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Radcliffe College

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Vocational short courses and institutes were initiated by the Radcliffe Appointment Bureau to train students for careers after graduation. Among these courses were: the Institute on Historical and Archival Management, 1954-1960; Communications for the Volunteer, 1965-1968; Summer Secretarial Course, 1935-1955, and the Radcliffe Publishing Course (formerly Publishing Procedures Course), 1947-, which continues to offer a six-week summer course in publishing. From the description of Rad...

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 ...

Charles William Elliot

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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 Government Association.

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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...

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. Management Training Program.

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Radcliffe Union of Students.

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Radcliffe College. Radcliffe Career Services.

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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: ...