The Caltech Service League Papers were given to the Archives in January, 1995, by the last Service League members. It represents the working papers of the organization from its inception in 1947 to its disbanding at the end of 1994.

The Service League was composed of women from the Caltech community, essentially faculty and graduate student wives. Its purpose was to assist undergraduate and graduate students and their families, as well as new or visiting faculty and their families. Some of the services provided were the baby furniture pool, welcoming receptions, and holiday meals.

Copyright has not been assigned to the California Institute of Technology Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the California Institute of Technology Archives 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 by the reader.

Collection is open for research.