Sarah Scudder Lyon papers 1867-1966 (bulk 1923-1944)

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Sarah Scudder Lyon papers 1867-1966 (bulk 1923-1944)

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The Sarah Scudder Lyon papers are primarily related to her work in the Foreign Division of the Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A., 1923-44. Types of materials include correspondence, photographs, reports, a scrapbook, speeches, travel notes, and writings. A large portion documents Lyon's overseas travels for the YWCA through reports and more informal ''diary letters.'' Other materials include a scrapbook with photographs of the YWCA of Manila, Philippines; circular letters (1929-44) sent several times a year to American YWCA staff stationed around the world full of news about Foreign Division colleagues and events in the U.S.; and articles Lyon wrote for the YWCA's Association Monthly, 1919-45.

.5 linear ft. ( 1 box)

Smith College, Neilson Library

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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. ...

Lyon, Sarah Scudder, 1895-1966

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YWCA executive From the description of Sarah Scudder Lyon papers 1867-1966 (bulk 1923-1944) (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 465468164 Sarah Scudder Lyon was born November 8, 1884, in Summit, New Jersey, to Sarah Johnson Wood and Phoebus W. Lyon. She prepared for college at Ivy Hall School in Bridgeton, New Jersey (1898-1902). Lyon attended Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, from 1902-06, earning an A.B. in biology and Latin. H...