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.
Descriptive Summary | |
Creator: | Women’s Scholarship Association of Greater Boston |
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Title: | Women’s Scholarship Association of Greater Boston, records |
Dates: | undated, 1907-1994 |
Abstract: | 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.” It dissolved in 1993. This collection contains financial records, correspondence, event materials, a constitution, and by-laws. Restricted scholarship applications are also included. |
Languages: | The collection is in English. |
Quantity: | 2 cubic feet (2 document boxes) |
Identification: | I-528 |
Repository: | American Jewish Historical Society |
Location: | Located at AJHS, Boston, MA. |
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.
Chronology | |
1907 | Women's Scholarship Association founded. |
1919 | Earned charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
1993 | Women's Scholarship Association dissolved. |
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.
Return to the Top of PageArrangement
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.
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Container List
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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 | ![]() |