Archival Collections: Radcliffe College

Additional resources on the history of Radcliffe College can be found in the Radcliffe College Archives held by the Schlesinger Library (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study).

 

General information by and about the English Club, [1911] (HUD 3364.7000).
Program for play, "The sad shepherd," performed by the Club in 1911.

  • Open for research.

 

General information by and about the Harvard-Radcliffe Child Care Council, c. 1970s-1980s.
The Harvard-Radcliffe Child Care Council was established in April 1972 to facilitate the development of child care within the Harvard/Radcliffe community. The Council was a University-wide organization that served as a forum for publicizing, analyzing, and advocating for child care services within the University. The collection includes pamphlets published and distributed by the Council.

  • Open for research.

 

General information by and about Radcliffe College (HUE 74.2).
May contain ephemera, pamphlets and press accounts. Includes material relating to the Henry A. Murray Research Center.

  • Open for research.

 

General information by and about Radcliffe College, c. 1980-  (HUE 74.180.x).
May contain ephemera, pamphlets, and press accounts. Most of the material relates to the Radcliffe Seminars, the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

  • Open for research.

 

General information by and about Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe, 1989- (HUD 3880.1000.2).
Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe, founded in 1989, is an organization devoted to fostering a sense of community and solidarity among undergraduate women engaged in science at Harvard College. The collection may contain press accounts, pamphlets, and ephemera.

  • Open for research.

 

Harvard and Radcliffe feminist poster and button, circa 1980 and circa 1996. (Accession 14526).
Poster for International Women's Day, ca. 1980 / sponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe Committee for Women's Studies and the Task Force for Affirmative Action -- Button "Someone you know is a rape survivor," undated, possibly circa 1996.

  • Open for research.

 

Radcliffe Wedgwood china, 1934 (HUY 147).
The collection includes four blue and white 9” tea plates; two depict Longfellow Hall and two depict Fay House. The plates were produced by Wedgwood in 1934 and sold by the Radcliffe Alumnae Association. The china originally belonged to Mary Glaser, who attended Radcliffe College in the 1930s.

  • Open for research.

 

Records of the Radcliffe Choral Society, 1957-1970, 1976-1986 and undated (HUD 3277.6000).
The oldest women’s organization at Radcliffe and one of the oldest women’s choirs in the nation, the Radcliffe Choral Society was founded in 1899. The records include some documentation of the Society's child organization, the Radcliffe Freshman Chorus. Documents include concert programs, constitution, minutes of the Radcliffe Choral Society Council, correspondence, financial information, tour records, and membership records.

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Records of the Harvard-Radcliffe Gay and Lesbian Students' Association, 1977-1983 (HUD 3416.2002).
The Harvard-Radcliffe Gay Students' Association was established in 1971; the organization changed its name to the Harvard-Radcliffe Gay and Lesbian Students' Association. The records include treasurer's reports, 1981-1983, excerpts of responses to a membership survey, 1981, copies of correspondence with University personnel regarding Harvard's policies on sexual orientation and discrimination, and pamphlets.

  • Access is restricted. Consult Harvard University Archives Reference staff for details.

 


Records of the Harvard-Radcliffe Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered, and Supporters' Alliance [accessions], 1978-2001 (Accession 18039).
The Harvard-Radcliffe Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered, and Supporters' Alliance was commonly referred to as BGLTSA. This group is concerned with improving the visibility, strength, and support of the Harvard College undergraduate bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, and queer communities and seeks to promote community awareness of in recognition of the social, political, educational, and cultural issues surrounding queer identities and sexualities. The accession contains resource and reference files; drafts and final versions of flyers, publications; outgoing correspondence; publicity files; surveys; treasurer's report.

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Row for Radcliffe [flyer], September 2014 (HUY 170).
The Radcliffe Crew team is the oldest women's program in the Ivy League. Small recruitment flyer for the Radcliffe Crew team from September 2014.