Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Displaced Homemakers Center Archives
- Dates:
- 1976-1981
- Creators:
- Displaced Homemakers Center Archives
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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Displaced Homemakers Center Archives, D-216, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Displaced Homemakers Center Archives contains material relating to the organization, function, and administration of the Oakland, California center. Types of materials include correspondence, office files, and subject files.
The archives from the center, the first of its kind in the United States, trace its development from conception through several years of operation. As a whole, the files offer a unique view of early efforts for the recognition of the employment needs of older women. Personal letters from around the country clearly demonstrate the need for the services that the Oakland center provided. Office files illustrate the organization and daily function of the center, while subject files show what issues were of utmost concern to the center and its clients.
The collection covers the period from 1976 to 1981 when center services and administration were located on the Mills College Campus. Materials from the period after the transfer of direct services to Peralta Community College are lacking.
- Custodial history:
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The Department of Special Collections received the Displaced Homemakers Center Archives in 1994, several years after the center's direct services were transferred to Peralta Community College.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Department.
- Physical description:
- 7 linear feet in 7 archives boxes.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2001
- Date Encoded:
- The original records were entered using an ASCII text editor. Each record consisted of multiple fields. The records were separated by blank lines. Each field consisted of one line and was prefaced by a unique field name abbreviation. Date of source: 1995.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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The library can only claim physical ownership of the Displaced Homemakers Center Archives. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.
- Preferred citation:
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Displaced Homemakers Center Archives, D-216, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library100 NW QuadDavis, CA 95616-5292, US
- Contact:
- (530) 752-1621