USC Dames records, 1941-1962

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Summary

Creators:
University of Southern California. Dames
Abstract:
The University of Southern California Dames is a chapter of The National Association of University Dames. The USC chapter was formed for the wives of graduate students in 1934 with the help of Dr. Mary Sinclair Crawford, then the Dean of Women. Included in this small collection is a copy of the USC chapter's Constitution and By-Laws, information about the history of the Dames, and an official Executive Board gavel inscribed 1961-'62.
Extent:
0.42 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], USC Dames papers, Collection no. 5041, University Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

The USC Dames records consists of is a copy of the USC chapter's Constitution and By-Laws, a series of index cards with handwritten notes regarding the history of the Dames, and an official Executive Board gavel inscribed 1961-'62.

Biographical / historical:

The University of Southern California Dames is a chapter of The National Association of University Dames. The first Dames were the wives of Harvard University in 1896. It was a Harvard Dame, Mrs. C.B. Davenport, who carried the idea to the University of Chicago and in 1921 the National Association of University Dames was officially founded with the University of Chicago serving as the Mother Chapter. The USC chapter was formed for the wives of graduate students in 1934 with the help of Dr. Mary Sinclair Crawford, then the Dean of Women.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], USC Dames papers, Collection no. 5041, University Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-2587
specol@usc.edu
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