Elizabeth Norris Papers, 1905-2004

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Elizabeth Norris Papers, 1905-2004

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/181587715

Approximately half of this accession consists of biographical and genealogical information about Elizabeth Norris and her family, and the remainder is comprised of subject files on various subjects of interest to Norris. The subject files contain numerous excellent photographs of women, including YWCA images, as well as suffrage and women's rights memorabilia of very high quality.

2.5 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Smith College, Neilson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6939781

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A.

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Records of the YWCA's programs and activities among blacks began in 1907. From the description of Records, 1920. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007201 The YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula opened in 1948 as a recreation center for business women. It expanded to provide recreational and social services for women that met the organization's mission of "empowering women and eliminating racism." The organization was based in Palo Alto until its closing in 2003. ...

Norris, Elizabeth Downe, 1914-2003

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Elizabeth Downe was born on April 25, 1914 in White Plains, New York, to Albro Farwell and Alice Morse Downe. The family lived in White Plains, New York; Gardner, Massachusetts; and New Haven, Connecticut, where her father worked as a salesman for the American Radiator Company. After graduation from New Haven High School, Downe attended Smith College where she majored in English and religious studies. After earning her A.B. in 1936, Downe returned home and enrolled in Ya...