Josephine Schain Papers, 1907-1960
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Josephine Schain Papers
Creation of Josephine Schain Papers
Time of Creation of Josephine Schain Papers
Schain, Josephine, 1886-1972
Biographical History for: Josephine Schain Papers
Biographical Note Josephine Schain was born in Browns Valley, Minnesota in 1886 to Irene Burdick Schain and Jacob Theodore Schain. She earned her LL.B. from the University of Minnesota in 1908 and was awarded an honorary LL.D. by Smith College in 1937. She began her career as a social worker in Minneapolis, and worked as a settlement house worker on New York's East Side from 1918 to 1924. Schain was also active in the suffrage and peace movements, both as an organizer of conferences and similar events, and as a much sought after speaker. She spoke during the women's suffrage campaign in New York City in 1915 and wrote Women and the Franchise in 1918. She served as director of the Department of International Relations for the National League of Women Voters from 1924 to 1928, and as the national director of the Girl Scouts of America from 1930 to 1935. Schain chaired the National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War from 1936 to 1941, the Peace and Disarmament Committee of the Women's International Organizations from 1933 to 1938, the executive committee of the Women's Centennial Congress in 1940 and the Pan-Pacific Women's Association from 1949 to 1955. Schain was also a member of the International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Equal Citizenship from 1933 to 1938, the U.S. Delegation to the Conference on Food and Agriculture in 1943, and of the consultant group to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco in 1945. To quote words spoken at Smith College when Schain was awarded an honorary degree there in 1937, she was "a devoted laborer and a valiant and effective leader in the cause of peace, freedom and justice among the peoples of the world." Josephine Schain died in 1972.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Josephine Schain Papers, dating from 1907 to 1960, consist of 5 linear feet and are primarily related to Schain's involvement in a host of women's organizations, the purpose of which was advocacy of international peace through cooperative enterprise among nations. There is also a small amount of material relating to women and the vote, notably the Democratic National Committee, Empire State Campaign Committee, and the League of Women Voters. Types of material include correspondence, broadcasts, speeches and other writings; photographs; and journal and newspaper articles. The bulk of the papers date from 1930 to 1955 and focus on Schain's work as an officer of numerous women's rights and peace organizations, as well as her role in organizing conferences and other events that they sponsored. Half the collection is comprised of material pertaining to those organizations, of which approximately two thirds is correspondence. The letters (in addition to minutes, agendas, bulletins, memoranda, and reports) provide excellent documentation of the internal workings of the organizations' leadership, and of perceptions of the issues the women involved were attempting to address and remedy, both nationally and internationally. Notable correspondents include Margaret Corbett Ashby, Mary Ritter Beard, Carrie Chapman Catt, Newton Diehl Baker, Helen Gahagan Douglas, India Edwards, Helen Hayes, Lorena Hickok, Stanley Hornbeck, Cordell Hull, Rosa Manus, Alva Reimer Myrdal, Maud Wood Park, Frances Perkins, and Virginia Rishel. The Carrie Chapman Catt correspondence is extensive, both with Schain and with others. The photographs in this collection are also noteworthy and include images of Catt and Schain, as well as group pictures taken at various international peace conferences.
International law--History--20th century--Sources
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Peace--Congresses--History--Sources
Peace movements--History--Sources
Women and peace--History--Sources
Women--Congresses--History
Women--International cooperation--History--Sources
Women--Suffrage--United States--History--Sources
Ashby, Margaret Corbett - Correspondence
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Beard, Mary Ritter, 1876-1958--Correspondence
Bompas, Katherine -- Correspondence
Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947
Edwards, India--Correspondence
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969--Correspondence
Hayes, Helen, 1900-- Correspondence
Hickok, Lorena A.--Correspondence
Hornbeck, Stanley Kuhl, 1883-1966 -- Correspondence
Manus, Rosa -- Correspondence
Rishel, Virginia, 1918- --Correspondence
League of Women Voters--History
National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War (U.S.)
Pan Pacific and Southeast Asia Women's Association
Women's Centennial Conference
Democratic National Committee (U.S.)--History--Sources
International Alliance of Women--History--Sources
Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace (1936 : Buenos Aires)
Permanent Court of International Justice--History--Sources
series
SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS (1907-60)
This series includes many newspaper clippings about Schain and her work; honors and awards, including certificates documenting her appointments to various delegations; invitations, notably to call on Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt, or their wives; and photographs of Schain, Carrie Chapman Catt, the Conference of the International Assembly of Women (1946), and the Pan-Pacific Women's Association Conference (1955).
SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE (1915-54)
This series is comprised primarily of letters between Schain and Carrie Chapman Catt; it also includes several third party letters to Catt, and a few letters and telegrams to Schain. There is further Catt correspondence in the Inter-American Conference for Peace subseries, located in SERIES IV. ORGANIZATIONS.
SERIES III. WRITINGS AND SPEECHES (1913-48)
This series contains a copy of Schain's book Women and the Franchise, as well as typescripts and notes for her radio broadcasts and speeches on such topics as disarmament, military and diplomatic neutrality, how women's organizations might best pursue international work for the common good, and pacifism in general. This series also includes a scrapbook of editorial newspaper articles by Schain, and published versions of articles she wrote for various journals on the subjects of foreign affairs and international cooperation.
SERIES IV. ORGANIZATIONS (1927-58)
This series is the largest in the collection and in many ways is the heart of it. It consists mainly of correspondence between Schain and her colleagues the world over as they collaborated on national and international conferences, committees, and other projects relating to the pursuit of international peace initiated by women's organizations. The series also includes a smattering of agendas, minutes, bulletins, and reports for some of the organizations in which Schain was involved. The series is arranged alphabetically by name of organization, with correspondence and other types of material listed as subseries.
SERIES V. SUBJECT FILES (1945-57)
This series consists of photocopies of pages from a scrapbook compiled by Schain (mostly clippings about political issues), and of brochures, pamphlets and printed matter about countries in which Schain took an interest. Several issues of Middle East Forum are also included, as is a copy of the book The White Man's Dilemma: Climax in the Age of Imperialism by Nathaniel Peffer, which is inscribed by Carrie Chapman Catt.
Correspondence and memoranda about Schain, 1910-14, n.d.
Magazine articles and clippings about Schain, 1907-54, n.d.
[see also Oversize Materials]
Jupiter Rex Certificate, 1933
[see Oversize Materials]
Women of Achievement Award, 1936
Letters of recommendation, 1907, n.d.
Poem about Schain, n.d.
Appointments to delegations, 1910-14
Trip to India: visa and visitor passes, 1951
Invitations
White House, 1930-49, n.d.
General, 1925-55, n.d.
Miscellaneous pass cards, business cards, and ephemera, 1924-49, n.d.
Photographs
Josephine Schain, circa 1932-55, n.d.
Carrie Chapman Catt, 1936-40, n.d.
Groups, 1926-60
Conference of the International Assembly of Women, 1946
Pan-Pacific Women's Association Conference, 1955
Miscellaneous, 1937, n.d.
Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1915-41
[see also SERIES IV. ORGANIZATIONS: Inter-American Conference for Peace]
Third party letters to Catt, 1926, n.d.
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1958
Woodward, Ellen, 1942-45
General: A-Z, 1911-53
Unidentified: "Helen," n.d.
Telegrams, 1941-54, n.d.
Scrapbook: clippings, Aug-Sep, 1913
Book: Women and the Franchise, 1918
Articles
General, 1913-47
Democratic Digest, 1941-46, n.d.
The Woman's Journal, Mar 1930 - May 1931 (photocopies of Schain's articles)
The Women's Press, Jun 1935
Broadcasts
Speeches
General, 1909-48, n.d.
Democratic Party, 1940, n.d.
International Alliance of Women, 1934-35
London Naval Conference, 1930
National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War, 1937-40, n.d.
United Nations Conference on Peace and Agriculture, 1943
Brochures, pamphlets and posters, 1930-35, n.d.
Notebook of observations, n.d.
Miscellaneous notes, n.d.
American Association of University Women: correspondence and notes on 9th session of General Assembly, 1937-55
Business and Professional Women's Club: correspondence, 1941-55, n.d.
Chautauqua Woman's Club
Correspondence and Chautauqua Summer School program, 1936, n.d.
Pamphlets, 1940-43, n.d.
Country Women's Association of Australia: correspondence, 1952
Democratic National Committee
Correspondence
Edwards, India, 1945-46
Girton, Dorothy, 1946
Hickok, Lorena, 1941-44
McAllister, Dorothy, 1940
Rishel, Virginia, 1941-45
Satterfield, Frances, 1944-45
Stewart, Gertrude, 1943
Tillet, Gladys, 1940-46
Conference programs, 1941-45
Clippings, 1943-46
Democratic State Committee of New York: correspondence, 1936-44
Girl Scouts of America: clippings, 1930-34
Inter-American Conference for Peace
General, 1936-37
Catt, Carrie Chapman
[see also SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE]
de Justo, Alicia Moreau, 1936
Hayes, Helen, 1937-38
New York Times, 1937
Schain, Josephine, 1936, n.d.
Others, 1936-37
Memoranda, program, and proposed agendas, 1936, n.d.
Clippings, 1936-38, n.d.
International Alliance of Women
Ashby, Margery Corbett, 1932-40
Baker, Newton D., 1935
Bakker-von Bosse, Christine, 1940
Bompas, Katherine, 1932-39
Gourd, Emilie, 1934
Manus, Rosa, 1932-40
Conferences: programs, reports, and clippings
Berlin, 1929
Belgrade, 1931
Istanbul, 1935
Ceylon, 1955
Constitution and committee reports, 1936-38, n.d.
International Assembly of Women (South Kortright, NY)
Program, 1946
Reports, notes, and lists of delegates, 1946
Pamphlet: The World We Live In, The World We Want, 1946
Clippings, 1946
International Children's Emergency Fund: correspondence, 1947
International Federation of Business and Professional Women: correspondence with Mary Ritter Beard, 1940
International Peace Campaign Conference (Brussels)
Correspondence, 1936
Agendas, memoranda, and printed matter, 1936
League of Women Voters
Johnstone, Anne Hartwell, 1935-36
Morgan, Ruth, 1924-33
Morrison, Mrs. James, 1925
Park, Maud Wood, 1923
Clippings and programs, 1924-27, n.d.
Liaison Committee of Women's International Organizations: agendas, minutes, and pamphlets, 1936-55
London Naval Conference (regarding ratification of the London Naval Treaty), 1930
Clippings
Notes
Pamphlets
Petitions
Pro-ratification notes by Schain, and speech by Sen. David A. Reed
U.S. Senate Roll Call, 7 Jul 1930
Women's Peace Crusade: press release, 1930
National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War
Austin, Mrs. H. W. and Bronson, Mrs. H.S., 1935
Frackt, Elizabeth, 1934, 1954
Hornbeck, Stanley, 1935
Perkins, Frances, 1933
Roelofs, Henrietta, 1931-34
[see also YWCA]
Simonds, Frank H., 1935
Woodsmall, Ruth, 1932
Articles, bulletins, minutes, and reports, 1927-41, n.d.
Conferences
Third - Fifteenth Conferences on the Cause and Cure of War, 1928-40
Popular Conference for the Peace of America (Buenos Aires): Schain's NCCCW credential and pass card, Nov 1936
Clippings, 1929-41, n.d.
National Council for the Prevention of War: correspondence, 1925
National Council of Women: correspondence, 1952-54
Pan-Pacific Women's Association
Histories of the organization: typescripts, 1950-51, n.d.
Constitution, by-laws, and membership information, 1937-54, n.d.
United States Mainland Committee: minutes, 30 Nov 1937
Bulletins, Jul 1952 (#2)-Mar 1958 (#18)(incomplete run)
Clippings, 1949-52
1928, 1930 and 1934 (Honolulu, Hawaii): records of proceedings, 1928-34
1937 (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Parsons, Alice, 1937, 1940
Satterthwaite, Anna, 1937
Sweet, Georgina, 1937
Programs, reports, and notes, 1937
Record of proceedings, 1937-49
1940 (New Zealand)
Andrews, Elsie, 1937-39
Appleton, Viva B., 1939
Bollert, Mary L., 1937-39
Henry, Alice, 1937-38
McLennon, Ethel, 1938-39
Penington, Frances E., 1938
Sullivan, Lily, 1938
Memoranda, study guide, proposed agendas, and programs, 1939-40
1949 (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Andrews, Harriet, 1949
MacArthur, Douglas, 1949
Mahon, Mrs. Burnett, 1949, n.d.
Memoranda, program, reports and notes, 1949, n.d.
Records of proceedings, 1949
1952 (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Barker, V. Duckworth, 1952
Ford Foundation, 1952
Kane, Amy, 1952-53
Lea, Ellen B., 1952-53
McLennon, Jessie, 1952
Moore, Kathleen, 1952
Robertson, Agnes, 1953
Press release, programs, minutes, notes, and agendas, 1952
Record of proceedings, 1952
1955 (Manila, Philippines)
Andrews, Harriet, 1952-54
Goh, Constance, 1954
Handy, Willowdeen, 1952-55
Kuppusamy, Mrs. V. D., 1954
Khoo, Mrs. Shulen F., 1954
Lea, Ellen, 1953-54
Loh, S.C., 1954
Mahon, Elsie, 1954
Starbuck, Kathryn, 1954, n.d.
Miscellaneous, 1952-55
Programs, reports, notes, and agendas, 1954-55
Record of proceedings, 1955
1958 (Tokyo, Japan): record of proceedings, 1958
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1935-53
Peace and Disarmament Committee of the Women's International Organizations
Arnold, Dorothy M., 1940
d'Arcis, Clara Guthrie, 1935
Dingman, Mary A., 1936-39
Heneker, Dorothy, 1937
YWCA: Henrietta Roelofs, 1933
Annual report and memoranda, 1936-39
Pamphlets, 1932-36
Invitations received at Geneva conference, 1933
Service Bureau for Women's Organizations: correspondence, 1954
South Pacific Commission: reports, 1952
Summit County (Ohio) Federation of Democratic Women: correspondence, 1941
United Nations
General
Articles and posters, 1945-54, n.d.
Clippings, 1947-54, n.d.
Conference on Food and Agriculture
Correspondence: U.S. Department of State
Doran, Helen, 1943
Hull, Cordell, 1943
Stinebower, Leroy, 1945
Invitations, programs, and Schain's pass card, 1943
Notes and typescripts, n.d.
Clippings and pamphlets, 1943
U. N. Commission on the Status of Women: correspondence, newsletters, and reports, 1952-55
U.N. International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF): Committee membership lists and reports, 1953-55
Votes for Women: Empire State Campaign Committee: correspondence, 1915
[see also SERIES II. CORRESPONDENCE: Catt, Carrie Chapman]
Women's Centennial Congress
Mail and Express Printing Co., 1940-41
Pelthick-Lawrence, Emmeline to Carrie Chapman Catt, 1940
Sporburg, Constance A., 1941
Pamphlets, 1940
Clippings and reports, 1940
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Correspondence, 1929
Memoranda, 1936, n.d.
Women's Joint Congressional Committee: correspondence and printed matter, 1930-37
Women's Northeastern Democratic Association (Pennsylvania): correspondence, 1942-43
Women's Peace Crusade: correspondence
Clark, Hilda, 1936
Courtney, Kathleen, 1929-40, n.d.
World Court
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, press releases, and reports, 1925-39, n.d.
Lobbyist's reports, 1923-24
Pamphlet: The United States and the World Court by Philip C. Jessup, 1929
Young Women's Christian Association: correspondence, 1935-39
Miscellaneous women's clubs: pamphlets and programs, 1909-27
Miscellaneous conferences and events: pamphlets, brochures, and notes, 1912-53
Book: The White Man's Dilemma: Climax of the Age of Imperialism by Nathaniel Peffer, 1927 [Located in Box 3]
Countries: brochures, pamphlets, and printed matter, 1941-57, n.d.
Australia, Ceylon, China, Fiji Islands, Germany, Hong Kong
India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, New Guinea, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands
Pakistan, Philippines, Siam (Thailand), and Turkey
Journals: Middle East Forum, 1957-58
Scrapbook: photocopies of pages of clippings and other ephemera, 1909-12
Suffrage
The Forward March: An Account of the Women's Movement in the Unite States by Olive A. Colton, 1938
Then and Now by Carrie Chapman Catt, 1939
Printed matter, 1912-15, n.d.
Clippings, 1914-16, n.d.
Rotogravure sections from The New York Times, 1915
Miscellaneous pamphlets about peace, 1928-49
Miscellaneous pamphlets about other subjects, 1908-38, n.d.
OVERSIZE MATERIALS
Articles about Schain in Pictorial Review, Jan & Nov, 1914
Brochures
Join the New York Campaign for Peace, 1924
The People's Voice: A Powerful Call to Disarmament, 1932
Fifth Annual Duke Institute of International Relations, Duke University, Jun 1937
Call to the 12th Conference on the Cause and Cure of War, 1937
Peace and Disarmament Committee of the Women's International Organizations, n.d.
Bulletins
Women's Club of Minneapolis, Dec 1914
Food and Agriculture Organization, May 1953
Christmas card, n.d.
Delegates' worksheets: 9th-15th Conferences on the Cause and Cure of War, 1934-40
Magazine: Illustration de Turque, May 1935
Map: Asia-Minor, published by the Istanbul Hilton, n.d.
Photograph: International Assembly of Women, South Kortright, New York, Oct 1946
Program: Connecticut State Federation of Women's Clubs, n.d.
India, n.d.
Istanbul, Turkey, n.d.
Maps
South Kortright, New York, circa 1946 (hand-drawn, color)
Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, 1952
Newsletter: International Labor Organizations, n.d.
"An Open Letter to President Roosevelt Supporting the Reciprocal Trade Agreement," 1937
Poll of U.S. Senate on London Naval Pact, 1930
Posters
Announcing speeches by Schain, n.d.
United Nations: "A Future in the Making," "Rice: Hope for Asia's Millions," and "a Fight for Life," n.d.
Rotogravure sections from the New York Times, 1915