Guide to the Records of Women’s Scholarship Association of Greater Boston, undated, 1907-1994
 
*I-528

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Machine-readable finding aid created by Sarah Amtower as MS Word document, February 2012. Finding aid was encoded by Marvin Rusinek on February 9, 2012. Description is in English.

Historical Note¹

The Women's Scholarship Association, Boston, MA

The Women's Scholarship Association was founded in 1907 with the mission to "further higher education among women in general and among Jewish young women in particular by granting them scholarships and loans for study toward a degree at accredited schools and colleges." On January 18, 1919, the Women's Scholarship Association received its charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The association granted scholarships and loans to women attending colleges and universities in Massachusetts as well as administered scholarships to Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The association dissolved in 1993.

Footnote

¹ Information used in this finding aid is from the following sources:
Materials from the collection.

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains documents pertaining to the business conducted by the Women's Scholarship Association, including financial records, membership information, correspondence, a constitution and by-laws, and event programs. In addition, scholarship applications are included in this collection, but these folders are restricted.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into four series as follows:

• Series I: Activities, 1953-1984
• Series II: Financial Records, 1940-1994
• Series III: General, 1940-1993
• Series IV: Governance, undated, 1907-1993

Access and Use

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to all researchers by permission of the Director of Collections and Engagement of the American Jewish Historical Society, except items that are restricted due to their fragility.

Use Restrictions

Information concerning the literary rights may be obtained from the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society. Users must apply in writing for permission to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection. For more information contact:
American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY, 10011
email: reference@ajhs.org

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); Women’s Scholarship Association of Greater Boston, records; I-528; box number; folder number; Jewish Heritage Center at NEHGS.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Sybil S. Kliman in February 1996.

Access Points

• Subject Organizations:

  • Women's Scholarship Association

• Subject Topics:

  • Scholarships.
  • Women--Education.

• Subject Places:

  • Boston (Mass.)

• Document Types:

  • Business Records
  • Correspondence

Container List

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Series I: Activities, 1953-1984
English.
Box 1, Folders 1-8.
Scope and Content: This series contains invitations and programs to meetings, luncheons, and other events for the Women's Scholarship Association. Additionally, there are some communications regarding these events and a playbill for a play performed at a 60th Anniversary celebration.
Box	Folder	Title	Date	Request
1	1-4	Invitations	1953-1983
1	5	Miscellaneous	1969, 1983-1984
1	6-8	Programs for Annual Luncheon	1959-1976

Series II: Financial Records, 1940-1994
English.
Box 1, Folders 9-19.
Scope and Content: This series contains ledgers recording membership dues and scholarship name funds. It also contains annual financial statements, treasurers' notes, invoices, and treasurers' reports. One ledger is a fragile, bound book containing a record of disbursements and receipts.
Box	Folder	Title	Date	Request
1	9-12	Annual Financial Statements	1940-1991
1	13	Disbursements and Receipts	1970-1983
1	14-16	Membership Dues	1960-1993
1	17	Name Funds Ledger	1980-1994
1	18	Treasurer’s Reports	1979-1993
1	19	Treasurer’s Notes and Invoices	1980-1993

Series III: General, 1940-1993
English.
Box 2, Folders 1-9.
Scope and Content: This series contains correspondence with Brandeis University, Hebrew University, and other colleges, and a cassette tape recording. It also contains select applicant files from students applying for scholarships or loans (many of which include photographs). These applicant files are currently restricted.
Box	Folder	Title	Date	Request
2	1-5	Applicant Files (Restricted)	1940-1993
2	6	Multimedia	1982
2	7-9	University Correspondence	1941-1993

Series IV: Governance, undated, 1907-1993
English.
Box 2, Folders 10-15.
Scope and Content: This series contains blank applications and letterhead, WSA's constitution and by-laws, membership lists, meeting minutes, and lists and photographs of officers.
Box	Folder	Title	Date	Request
2	10	Applications, Letterhead, and Templates	undated
2	11	Constitution and By-Laws	1954, 1967, 1983
2	12	Membership Lists	undated, 1992
2	13	Minutes, Scholarship and Loan Committee	1959-1963
2	14	Miscellaneous	undated, 1971-1983, 1992-1994
2	15	Scholarship and Loans Committee Officers	1960-1993