Harder (Helen) Papers, 1934-1984

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Summary

Title:
Helen Harder papers
Dates:
1934-1984
Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
1 carton
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Preferred citation:

Helen Harder papers. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

This collection documents the life of Helen Harder (nee Eleanor F. Sugg). Born in 1918, Harder was a flight instructor in the Women's Army Corps (WACS) in World War II. She later worked in a variety of fields including private industry, sales, civil service and education. Harder was interested in spirituality and wrote a number of small essays on the subject. She helped organize a National Organization for Women (NOW) chapter in rural Nevada in the early 1980s. Harder died in 1984. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, poetry and prose manuscripts and fragments of a memoir, materials regarding her military service and NOW, financial records, ephemera, audiotapes Harder recorded around 1984, personalia, artifacts and an obituary--which contains her life story. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008536

Acquisition information:
Gift of Arion A. Stone on April 1, 2005.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1934-1984
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Certain materials may be restricted. Contact the archivist for more information.

Preferred citation:

Helen Harder papers. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Contact:
(415) 777-5455
reference@glbthistory.org
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