Register of the Bertha June Richardson Lucas papers
1878 June 6 | Born in Indianapolis, Indiana |
1901 | Educated at Smith College, Massachusetts |
1901-1902 | Taught Biology at Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio |
1902-1903 | Studied Biology and Economy at Barnard College, New York |
1903-1904 | Was Barnard's Mary Lowell Stone Fellow |
1904 | Published economic book, The Woman Who Spends |
1904-1905 | Worked as a writer and lecturer in New York |
1905-1909 | Taught History at Brearley School, New York |
1909 November 8 | Married Dr. William Palmer Lucas in Deerfield, Massachusetts |
Moved to Boston, Massachusetts | |
1914 | Moved to San Francisco, California |
1917 July 14 | Sailed to Europe to work for the Red Cross in Switzerland and France |
1917-1919 | Served as the Director of Foreign Publicity for the American Red Cross |
1918 | Published The Children of France and The Red Cross |
Returned to the United States and worked for the Red Cross in Washington, D.C. | |
1929 | Served as Chairmen of the Budget Committee for character-building organizations in San Francisco, California |
1936 November | Served on the Executive Committee of the Round Table Leaders and Lecturers for the Institute of International Relations at Mills College, California |
1928 | Worked for Herbert Hoover's Presidential Campaign |
1937 May | Served as Chairman of the San Francisco Emergency Peace Campaign Committee |
1937 June | Was Hostess in charge of the Round Table at the Friends' International Institution at Mills College |
1937 September- 1938 June | Travelled abroad to Geneva, Switzerland; London, England; and Dublin, Ireland |
1938-1940 | Gave lectures on international affairs in Europe and the United States |
1939 November | Served as Chairman of the Program for Peace Projects at the San Francisco Fair, and as Chairman of preparations for the West Coast Conference of Pan-Pacific Women's Association |
1940 February | Served as Vice President of Peace Projects, Inc. |
1940 January-March | Taught "International Life" course to San Francisco's League of Women |
1940 June | Presided over informal forums after opening lectures at the History of International Relations at Mills College |
1939 | Served as a member of the Research and Budget Committee of the San Francisco Community Chest |
Was a lecturer for the San Francisco Classroom Teacher's Association | |
1942 June | Organized General Noble Center for men in service |
Received honorary M.A. from Mills College | |
1943 | Served as Regional Chairman of National Group of Pan Pacific Woman's Assembly |
1944 | Served as Chairman of the Commission for Ministry to US Forces Service Personnel |
Scope and Content of Collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Biographical File 1937-1945
Correspondence 1925-1943
Speeches and Writings 1901-1940
Articles 1901-1939
Lectures 1921-1940
The Now in World Affairs 1929
People and Places 1938
1938
1938
for City Club 1938
Current Affairs and their World Backgrounds 1939
General 1921-1940
1921-1928
1929-1936
1937-1940
Partial Drafts 1930-1940
Pamphlets 1918
Poems 1931
Memoranda 1934
Minutes 1930-1938
American Council Institute of Pacific Relations 1930-1931
Council of League of Nations 1938
Notes 1925-1942
1925-1937
1925-1942
1925-1942
Course and Reading Lists 1925-1935
American Association of University Women file 1924-1936
Lectures 1941
Printed Matter 1917-1943
Programs 1937-1938
Pamphlets 1921-1942
Leaflets 1937-1941
Government Publications 1922-1938
Serial Issues 1917-1938
Bulletins 1917-1918
Newspapers 1937-1938
British Newspapers 1937-1938
1937
1938
1938
Irish Newspapers 1937-1938
1937
1938
1938
Panamanian Newspapers 1937
Clippings 1918-1943
General 1937-1938
British 1937-1938
Politics and Government 1937-1938
Military 1938
Foreign Relations 1937-1938
British and Irish Relations 1937-1943
Egypt 1938
European Politics 1937-1938
India 1938
Irish 1937-1943
Politics and Government 1937-1938
Foreign Relations 1937-1943
Social Conditions 1937-1943
Germany 1938
Palestine 1938
Soviet Union 1938
United States 1938
Arts and Entertainment 1918-1938
Health 1938
History 1938
Religion 1937-1938
Science and Education 1937-1938
Society 1937-1938
Women 1937-1938
Maps 1937-1938
Photographs 1918
Poems 1937
Miscellany 1930-1938