Minorities Collection, 1926-1984
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Sophia Smith Collection Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
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Minorities Collection
Creation of Minorities Collection
Time of Creation of Minorities Collection
Scope and Contents of the Collection Flyer for "Indian Women: Their Roles in the Resistance," a benefit for Women of All Red Nations (W.A.R.N.), undated The Minorities Collection consists primarily of published material relating to the status of women of color and white ethnic women in the United States. The collection dates from 1915 to 1983, with the bulk of the material ranging from 1935 to 1976. Types of materials include articles, pamphlets, newsletters, bibliographies, position papers, and clippings. Items of particular interest include The Indian School Journal (Chilocco, OK, 1926); and unpublished position papers from the Wesleyan College Center for Research on Women. Books include The White Brute, by Mary White Ovington (1915), A Resource Guide of American Indian-Alaskan Native Women (U.S. Department of Education, 1980), and four reports from Conference on the Educational and Occupational Needs of Black, Hispanic, Asian-Pacific American, American Indian, and White Ethnic Women (U.S. Department of Education, 1976-78). There is also a list of photographs of "distinguished Blacks, abolitionists, and civil rights workers" that can be found in other locations within the Sophia Smith Collection.
African American women--Social conditions--History--20th century
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Asian American women----Social conditions--History--20th century
Civil rights--United States--History--20th century
Ethnicity--United States--History--20th century
Hispanic American women--Social conditions--History--20th century
Indian women--United States--Social conditions--History--20th century
Minority women--United States--History--Sources
Minority women--Education--United States-- History--20th century
Minority women--Employment--United States-- History--20th century
General: printed material
Black women
Bibliography
Articles and pamphlets, 1935-82
Black Women's Educational Policy and Research Network Newsletter, Sept 1981; Jan and Mar/Apr 1982
Congress of Afrikan People
Miscellaneous printed material
Wellesley College Center for Research on Women: Working Papers, #39, #45, and #61
List of photographs in SSC of abolitionists, civil rights workers, and distinguished Black Americans
Hispanic women
General: articles, pamphlets, and printed material
La Raza
The Indian School Journal (Chilocco, Oklahoma), 1926
"Moving Mountains Past, Present, and Future": The Role of Women of Color in the American Political System, 1984
The Organizer, 1981-83
Asian-American women, 1978, n.d.
Books on Shelf
Conference on the Educational and Occupational Needs of Asian-Pacific-American Women (U.S. Department of Education), 24-25 Aug 1976
Conference on the Educational and Occupational Needs of Hispanic Women (U.S. Department of Education),29-30 Jun and 10-12 Dec 1976
Conference on the Educational and Occupational Needs of American Indian Women (U.S. Department of Education),12-13 Oct 1976
Conference on the Education and Occupational Needs of White Ethnic Women (U.S. Department of Education),10-13 Oct 1978
Resource Guide of American Indian-Alaska Native Women, edited by Owanah P. Anderson and Sedelta D. Verble (U.S. Department of Education), 1980
The White Brute by Mary White (oversize), 1915