Papers, 1905-1990 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1905-1990 (inclusive).

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Collection includes biographical material, financial records, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, speeches, articles, notebooks, audiovisual material, etc. Also included are minutes, newsletters, financial reports, correspondence, and other records of the Women's National Press Club, and material from her work for the Republican National Committee and the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

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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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Federal Council on the Aging (U.S.)

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United Press Associations

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