Guide to the Georgia C. Amsden Papers
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2008-01-17
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Guide to the Georgia C. Amsden Papers
1917/1974
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Georgia C. Amsden Papers
Dates: 1917-1974
Identification: MS-0358
Creator:
Amsden, Georgia C., 1883-1968
Physical Description: 2.59 linear
Language of Materials:
French
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Biographical Information:
Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan on June 4, 1883, Georgia Amsden arrived in San Diego in 1909 as a stenography teacher at San Diego
High School. The majority of the collection concerns her volunteer work in France for the American Red Cross in 1918-1919
during World War I. While in France, the Red Cross "loaned" her to the Federal Department of Vocational Education. As the
only female vocational education representative, Amsden travelled to various military camps and hospitals in France. Her
job was to distribute vocational propaganda, and interview wounded soldiers about potential job prospects back in the United
States. She then returned to San Diego and became an associate professor of business education at San Diego State College
in 1925. She retired from the College in 1957. Ms. Amsden died in 1968.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Name:
American National Red Cross -- Biography -- Sources
San Diego State University -- Faculty -- Biography -- Sources
Genre/Form of Material:
Artifacts
Personal Papers
Photographs
Publications
Personal Name:
Amsden, Georgia C., 1883-1968 -- Archives
Amsden, Georgia C., 1883-1968 -- Travel -- France
Topical Term:
Shorthand - Study and teaching - Sources
Administrative Information
Accruals:
1974
Conditions Governing Use:
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Georgia Amsden Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Library
and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily documents Amsden's work with the American Red Cross and the Federal Department of Vocational Education
in France between 1918 and 1919, as well as her later work at the San Diego State College of Business teaching stenography
and shorthand. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, resumes, work reports, speeches, photographs,
a scrapbook, and various artifacts including patches, pins, buttons and a bracelet, and souvenir and guide books. Highlights
include detailed correspondence about Amsden's experience in war-torn France. Of particular interest is a letter detailing
Armistice Day in Paris.
Detailed List of Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Work and education histories (resumes etc.)
1919-1948
Box 1, Folder 2
Letters of Recommendation from San Diego High School faculty
1923-1946
Box 1, Folder 3
Papers from San Diego State College
1922-57
Box 1, Folder 4
Documentary Evidence of American Red Cross Service
1918-57
Box 1, Folder 5
Notes on overseas experiences as seen in 1919 San Diego Sun article
Box 1, Folder 6
S.S. Orita souvenirs
October 1918
Box 1, Folder 7
Outgoing personal correspondence
1918-1919
Box 1, Folder 8
Incoming personal correspondence (calling cards etc)
1919-43
Box 1, Folder 10
Newspaper clippings
1915, 1919
Box 1, Folder 11
Souvenirs of France (menus, hotel receipts, train tickets, etc.)
ca. 1919
Box 1, Folder 12
Certificates and Awards
1910-61
Box 1, Folder 14
Various atrifacts (patches, pins, buttons, etc.)
ca. 1919
Box 1, Folder 15
Book--Manual for Soldiers Overseas
1918
Box 1, Folder 16
Book--Manual for "War Women" Overseas
1918
Box 1, Folder 17
Book--Practical Hints on Paris
1919
Box 1, Folder 18
Guide Illustre: Beaune et ses Environs (Illustrated Guide to Beaune and environs)
ca. 1919
Box 1, Folder 19
Souvenir of a visit to the Bon Marche
ca. 1919
Box 2
Scrapbook--"Art in Dress" on fashion in 1938
