Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Dorothea K. Almond papers
- Dates:
- 1936-1998, bulk 1960-1998
- Creators:
- Almond, Gabriel A. (Gabriel Abraham) and Almond, Dorothea K.
- Abstract:
- Papers include correspondence, newsletters, memos, reports, articles, minutes, and other materials pertaining to childcare at Stanford, child welfare in general, and other social and civic issues, 1960-1998. Some of the minutes and other records are from the Children's Center of the Stanford Community. The collection also includes letters from Gabriel Almond, 1936 and 1947.
- Extent:
- 18 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Undetermined .
- Preferred citation:
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Dorothea K. Almond Papers (SC0663). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers include correspondence, newsletters, memos, reports, articles, minutes, and other materials pertaining to childcare at Stanford, child welfare in general, and other social and civic issues, 1960-1998. Some of the minutes and other records are from the Children's Center of the Stanford Community. The collection also includes letters from Gabriel Almond, 1936 and 1947.
- Biographical / historical:
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Dorothea Kaufmann Almond, longtime child and family advocate, grew up in Cologne, Germany, and moved to the United States in 1934 to study at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she earned a master's degree in 1941. She moved to Palo Alto in 1963 with her husband, Stanford professor Gabriel Almond. She served as chair of the Committee on Childcare at Stanford from 1969 to 1977, was co-director of the Stanford Childcare Resource and Referral Center from 1978 to 1986, and was a consultant on childcare to the dean of student affairs from 1979 to 1986. Almond was also active in civic affairs as a member of the League of Women Voters and co-chair of a committee affiliated with the league on juvenile justice issues from 1988 to 1991. She died on December 5, 2000.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-09-30 12:55:30 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
- Preferred citation:
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Dorothea K. Almond Papers (SC0663). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022