Papers, 1932-1954 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1932-1954 (inclusive).

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Correspondence, articles, speeches, biographical material, reports, photos, clippings, and other papers include manuscripts of speeches and articles she wrote for the Bureau and the LWV, and letters to Rockwood upon her retirement from the Bureau. Contains material on the growth, development, welfare, and health of children; the National Commission on Children and Youth; the Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth; and the Interdepartmental Committee on Children and Youth.

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

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

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