Sadye Power papers, 1940-1979.

Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra began in 1928 as the Ann Arbor Orchestra with only 5 or 6 players. In 1931, the group called themselves the Ann Arbor Community Orchestra and performed their first concert on November 30. By 1935, the orchestra had grown to 40 players, joined with the Ann Arbor Recreation Department, and became known as the Ann Arbor Civic Orchestra. From 1935 to 1985, the Ann Arbor Civic Orchestra, renamed the Ann Arbor Civic Symphony Orchestra in 1952, provided co...

Power, Sadye Harwick, 1901-1991

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Sadye Power was a philanthropist and activist on behalf of various social and political causes. Throughout the course of her life, she worked long and hard on such issues as family planning, abortion, child care, urban family life, education, cooperative living, and volunteerism. And like her husband Eugene Power, Sadye Power was a patron of the arts supporting it with contributions and with her time. Born Sadye Harwick in 1901, Sadye graduated from the University of M...

University of Michigan. Alumnae Council.

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The University of Michigan Alumnae Council was founded in 1917, and its constitution adopted in June 1924. The group was established as a branch of the general Alumni Association, to support the interests of women at the University of Michigan. The Alumnae Council has since come to be an equal organization with the Alumni Association. They raise funds, which they use to support women’s housing, such as the Alumnae House and Henderson House, for fellowships and scholarships, and dona...

Greenhills School (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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Washtenaw County League for Planned Parenthood (Washtenaw County, Mich.)

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Planned parenthood federation of America

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In 1921 Margaret Sanger founded the national lobbying organization, American Birth Control League (ABCL) which in 1942 became Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). Between 1921 and 1942 the organization underwent two transformations. In 1923 Sanger opened the Birth Control Clinical Research Bureau (BCCRB) for the purposes of dispensing contraceptives under the supervision of licensed physicians and studying their effectiveness. The ABCL provided institutional backing for ...

Merrill-Palmer Institute

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