Key Women of America records

id
3570
origination
Key Women of America, Inc
date statement
1956-1983
key date
1956
identifier (local_mss)
20758
org unit
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
call number
Sc MG 252
b-number
b11883933
total components
31
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:48 UTC
updated
2026-08-15 02:25:39 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"20758", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 252", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b11883933", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1956-1983", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1956/1983"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Key Women of America records"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.0 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The Key Women of America was founded by Bertha Nelms Harris in 1954, initially to assist in securing foster and adoptive homes for homeless children in New York City. Later it became involved in many other community projects through its national and international branches. This collection consists of historical information, minutes of meetings, correspondence, administrative records, programs, project records, and printed material."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Key Women of America, Inc", "type"=>"corpname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>This organization was founded by Bertha Nelms Harris in 1954, initially to assist in securing foster and adoptive homes for homeless children in New York City. Later the organization became involved in many other community projects such as prevention of drug addiction; hospital volunteer services; job development; prison visits; big sister prison release program; children uplift (program for pre-school children); awarding of scholarships, etc. Beginning in New York, this organization grew nationally and then internationally to some forty-six branches in the U.S., Aruba, Liberia, Nigeria and Bermuda.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This collection covers the year 1956-1983, and consists of historical information, minutes of meetings, correspondence, administrative records, programs, project records, and printed material.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift, Key Women of America, Inc., 1982</p>"}
sponsor
{"value"=>"Home to Harlem Project, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation"}
revisiondesc
{"value"=>"This finding aid was updated by Allison Hughes.", "date"=>"2020 August 18"}
date_start
1956
keydate
1956
date_end
1983
date_inclusive_start
1956
date_inclusive_end
1983
extent_statement
1.0 linear feet (1 box)
prefercite
{"value"=>"[Item], Key Women of America records, Sc MG 252, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

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