American Association of University Women (AAUW) Mill Valley Branch Records
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Title: American Association of University Women (AAUW) Mill Valley Branch Records
Dates: 1946-2007
Collection Number: MS.2005.007
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2.5 linear feet (2 boxes), 8 scrapbooks
Repository:
Mill Valley Public Library
Mill Valley, California 94941
Abstract: This collection contains the administrative records of the Mill Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women
(AAUW). There are also eight scrapbooks with clippings, event programs, photographs and ephemera.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. Original materials may be viewed with permission from staff. Digital copies of materials
may be available. Materials in this collection do not circulate.
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Mill Valley Branch Records. Mill Valley Public Library
Biography/Administrative History
The American Association of University Women was founded in 1881, as the Association of Collegiate Alumnae, to broaden opportunities
for college-educated women. The name American Association of University Women (AAUW) was adopted in 1921. The AAUW’s stated
mission is “to advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education and advocacy.”
The Marin Branch of the AAUW was formed in 1934. From 1948-1949, there was a separate Southern Section of the Marin Branch,
and in 1949 the Mill Valley Branch was created, with 63 members and Janet Breed Gavin as its first president. In 1973 the
name was changed to Mill Valley Area Branch, and in 1977 it was again renamed, as the Southern Marin Branch. In 2005 the Southern
Marin and Marin branches consolidated their membership into one entity, the Marin Branch.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection is comprised of materials from the Mill Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women, from
shortly before its inception as a separate entity from the Marin Branch of the AAUW in 1949 until shortly after its dissolution
in 2005. The materials include newsletters, member rosters, minutes, correspondence, budgets, annual and other reports, photographs,
and scrapbooks.