Finding aid of the USC Dames papers 5041
Jacqueline Morin and Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2018
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: USC Dames records
creator:
University of Southern California. Dames
Identifier/Call Number: 5041
Identifier/Call Number: 1313
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1941-1962
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.
Container: 1
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.
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.
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[Box/folder# or item name], USC Dames papers, Collection no. 5041, University Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Universities and colleges -- Students -- Archival resources
Bylaws (administrative records)
Realia
University of Southern California. Dames -- Archives
National Association of University Dames -- Archives