American Association of University Women, Monterey Peninsula Branch Collection, 1954-1999
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Title: American Association of University Women, Monterey Peninsula Branch Collection, 1954-1999
Dates: 1950-1999
Collection Number: ARC 572
Creator/Collector:
American Association of University Women, Monterey Peninsula Branch
Extent: 29 boxes (10.5 cubic ft.)
Repository:
Monterey Public Library
Monterey, California 93940
Abstract: The Monterey Peninsula Branch, (MPB), of the American Association of University Women, (AAUW) was founded in 1928 and has
been active since the 1940’s. Monterey Peninsula Branch is committed to intellectual growth, advancement of women, equity
for all women and girls, with positive societal change.
Language of Material: English
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[Identification of item]. American Association of University Women, Monterey Peninsula Branch Collection, 1954-1999. Collection
Number: ARC 572. Monterey Public Library
Gift of the American Association of University Women, Monterey Peninsula Branch
Biography/Administrative History
The American Association of University Women was founded in1881, by Ellen Swallow Richards and Marion Talbot, who wanted a
way for university educated women to meet and network with their peers. American Association of University Women advances
equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. The Foundation also funds pioneering research on women,
girls, and education. The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund, a program of the Foundation, is the United States' largest legal fund
focused solely on sex discrimination in higher education. AAUW also sponsors a student leadership conference, designed to
help women college students access the resources, skills, and networks they need to lead change on campuses and in communities
nationwide.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains scrapbooks from 1950-1999, newsletters, photographs, event programs, invitations, newspaper clippings,
Directories, 1950-1999, Newsletters, memorial bulletins, and assorted information on AAUW programs that can be found in published
form as well as throughout the scrapbooks.
Organized in 3 series: I. Papers; II. Scrapbooks; lll. Ephemera
Reports
Notes
Awards
Scrapbooks
Handbook
Clippings
Programs
Bulletins
Photographs
Newsletters
Women
Education
Vreeland, Ruth
American Association of University Women
Monterey Peninsula Branch
Monterey Peninsula, California