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Society of Woman Geographers Records [Finding Aid]. Library of Congress. [PDF Rendered Mon May 22 13:48:36 EDT 2017] [XSLT Proce Society of Woman Geographers Records A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2003 Revised 2010 April Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms005005 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm88065707 Prepared by Karen Stuart Revised and expanded by Karen Linn Femia with the assistance of Brian McGuire Collection Summary Title: Society of Woman Geographers Records Span Dates: 1910-1998 ID No.: MSS65707 Creator: Society of Woman Geographers Extent: 17,000 items ; 51 containers ; 20.2 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Inactive membership files of the Society of Woman Geographers. The society was founded in 1925 to bring together women actively interested in geography, anthropology, world exploration, and allied disciplines. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Adams, Harriet Chalmers, 1875-1937. Akeley, Delia J. (Delia Julia), 1875?-1970. Andrews, Dorothy M. (Dorothy May), -1984. Beard, Mary Ritter, 1876-1958. Black, Ruby A. (Ruby Aurora), 1896-1957. Bolton, Frances Payne Bingham, 1885-1977. Bourke-White, Margaret, 1904-1971. Boyd, Louise Arner, 1887-1970. Bradley, Mary Hastings. Briggs, Berta N. (Berta Nabersberg), 1884-1976. Brown, Muriel Agnes Eleanora Talbot, 1874- Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973. Campbell, Edna Fay, 1881-1969. Carpenter, Frances, 1890-1972. Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965. Clark, Sally, 1883-1982. Colby, Mary McRae, 1899?-1985. Cole, Mabel Cook, -approximately 1978. Craig, May, 1889?-1975. Crowe, Bettina Peter Lum, 1911- Davisson, Elizabeth Derr, 1899?-1965. Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957. Douglas, Marjorie Stoneman. Douglass, Lucille Sinclair, -1935. Dyhrenfurth, Hettie, 1892- Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937. Felland, Nordis Adelheid, 1901- Foster, Alice, 1872-1962. Gilpin, Laura. González Acha de Correa Morales, Elina, 1861-1942. Grosvenor, Elsie May, 1878-1964. Harllee, Ella Fullmore, 1916?-1983. Harrison, Marguerite, 1879?-1967. Haviland, Virginia, 1911- Hobart, Alice Tisdale, 1882-1967. Society of Woman Geographers Records 2 Ingersoll, Marion Crary, 1880-1972. Jaques, Florence Page, 1890-1972. Kroeber, Theodora. Landon, Margaret, 1903-1993. Lane, Rose Wilder, 1886-1968. Leakey, Mary D. (Mary Douglas), 1913-1996. Lee, Muna, 1895?-1970. Lowther, Florence de L. (Florence de Loiselle), 1884-1970. Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978. Mills, Mary Lee, 1912- Morse, Reba Forbes, -1982. Murray, Margaret Alice. Niles, Blair. Noble, Ruth Crosby, 1897- Nourse, Mary A. (Mary Augusta), 1880-1971. Olds, Elizabeth Fagg. Peary, Marie Ahnighito, 1893-1978. Peck, Annie S. (Annie Smith), 1850-1935. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. Sen, Gertrude Emerson, -1982. Shelby, Gertrude Mathews, 1881-1937. Smith, Helen B. (Helen Belle) Story, Isabelle F. (Isabelle Florence), 1888-1970. Strong, Helen M. (Helen Mabel), 1890-1973. Tee-Van, Helen Damrosch, 1893-1976. Uhrbrock, Mildred G. Van Deman, Esther Boise, 1862-1937. Vander Pyl, Mary Chamberlain, 1888-1979. Wright, Irene Aloha, 1879-1972. Organizations Society of Woman Geographers. Subjects Adventure and adventurers. Environmentalists. Ethnologists. Presidents' spouses--United States. Public health personnel. Women air pilots. Women anthropologists. Women archaeologists. Women archivists. Women artists. Women explorers. Women geographers--Societies, etc. Women geographers. Women historians. Women journalists. Women legislators. Women librarians. Women novelists. Women photographers. Society of Woman Geographers Records 3 Administrative Information Provenance Part I of the records of the Society of Woman Geographers were given to the Library of Congress in 1988 by the society. Part II was given in 2001. Processing History Part I of the records of the Society of Woman Geographers was processed in 1990. Part II was processed and the register revised in 2003. Additional Guides Part I of the collection is described in Library of Congress Acquisitions: Manuscript Division, 1988, pp. 43-46. Copyright Status The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the Society of Woman Geographers is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Access and Restrictions The records of the Society of Woman Geographer are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container number, Society of Woman Geographers Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Scope and Content Note The Society of Woman Geographers (SWG) was founded in 1925 by four friends -- Gertrude Emerson Sen, Marguerite Harrison, Blair Niles, and Gertrude Mathews Shelby -- to bring together women actively interested in geography, world exploration, anthropology, and allied disciplines. Analogous to the Explorers Club, which did not admit women until 1981, the SWG provided a forum for its members to exchange knowledge, recognize excellence, and offer mutual encouragement. Chapters were organized in New York and Washington, now the group's headquarters, and later in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Florida, and New England. At-large and corresponding members have resided throughout the United States and in more than fifty countries around the world. Membership in SWG is gained by election following a process of nomination and evaluation. Active members are those who have conducted research and fieldwork, are recognized authorities in their disciplines, and have contributed to the world's knowledge through their publications, films, photographs, or artistic works. Associate members are similarly well- traveled women whose interests and activities are compatible with those of active members, but who do not fulfill all requirements of active membership. More than one thousand women have become members since the SWG's inception. United by their common interest in geography, SWG members have pursued widely divergent careers. Many members have been primarily known as geographers (Edna Fay Campbell, Elina González Acha de Correa Morales, Elsie May Grosvenor, Helen B. Smith, Helen M. Strong), or have worked in the closely related fields of anthropology and ethnology (Mabel Cook Cole, Frances Densmore, Theodora Kroeber, Mary D. Leakey, Margaret Mead). Many others, however, have been explorers, mountain climbers, and big-game hunters (Delia J. Akeley, Mary Hastings Bradley, Muriel Agnes Eleanora Talbot Brown, Sally Clark, Hettie Dyhrenfurth, Marie Ahnighito Peary, Annie Peck) or environmentalists (Rachel Carson, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas). SWG's members have also included aviators (Louise Arner Boyd, Amelia Earhart); artists (Berta N. Briggs, Sally Clark, Lucille Sinclair Douglass); archaeologists (Margaret Alice Murray, Esther Boise Van Deman); novelists (Bettina Peter Lum Crowe, Alice Tisdale Hobart, Margaret Landon); journalists, photographers, and Society of Woman Geographers Records 4 broadcasters (Ruby A. Black, Margaret Bourke-White, Dickey Chapelle, May Craig, Laura Gilpin, Ella Fullmore Harllee, Rose Wilder Lane); specialists in public health medicine and family planning (Marion Crary Ingersoll, Mary Lee Mills); librarians and archivists (Virginia Haviland, Irene Aloha Wright); and historian Mary Ritter Beard, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and member of Congress Frances Payne Bingham Bolton. Both Part I (1910-1987) and Part II (1927-1998) of the SWG records consist of inactive membership files. Each part is arranged alphabetically by name of member. The files typically contain original nomination/application forms; correspondence pertaining to membership status, dues, and current activities; printed material, newspaper articles, obituary notices and memorial tributes; and occasionally photographs. Each year members were asked to complete a summary of their research activities, travel, and fieldwork for publication in the society's bulletin. These sheets, sometimes supplemented by curriculum vitae, document the activities and accomplishments of lesser-known women. Conversely, since some of the society's more illustrious members, such as Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rachel Carson, Pearl S. Buck, and Margaret Mead, tended to be "more...honored member[s] than...particularly contributing one[s] -- except through reflected glory," (1) their files generally contain only routine material. No file for SWG founding member Blair Niles is present in the collection. The SWG's emphasis on "personal association and interchange of ideas among members rather than on organizational activities" (2) suggests that the most significant records are the membership files. Administrative files and financial records have not been retained by the society, but much information about the organization's founding and operations can be gleaned from the files of members who served on the executive council or as officers of one of the regional chapters. Especially
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