Women
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 174 Collections and/or Records:
Wilodean "Debbie" Kirby interview, 2022-12-10
Item
Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2022_006.wav
Abstract
In this oral history interview, Ms. Willodean Kirby discusses her life and experiences moving from Sylacauga, Alabama, to Washington, D.C. Ms. Kirby talks about her upbringing and educational experiences in Sylacauga and reflects on her move to D.C. at the age of 17 after graduating from high school. She discusses her life and work in Washington, her relationship with the interviewer’s grandmother, and her return to Sylacauga to care for her parents at the end of their lives. Finally, Ms....
Dates:
2022-12-10
Women’s Advertising Club of Washington Records
Collection
Identifier: 053
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of board meeting minutes, annual reports, treasurer reports, financial records, clippings, and photographs from the Club’s records. It also contains editions of the “Ad Woman of Washington” and “Washington Ad Woman”, newsletters of the Club. Of particular significance are photographs, correspondence, memoranda, event programs and other items that document events and activities conducted by the Club in the mid-1960s for inner city girls who named themselves the “Go...
Dates:
1943-1975
Women’s City Club of Washington, D.C. Collection
Collection
Identifier: 049
Scope and Contents
Records from the Women’s City Club of Washington, DC extend from 1924 through 1983. The collection contains by-laws, annual reports, monthly bulletins, programs, and yearbooks. Significant items in the collection are the twentieth anniversary yearbook and bulletin containing highlights, reminiscences, and the history of the club from 1919 through 1939.
Dates:
1924-1983
Women's City Club Records
Collection
Identifier: 032
Scope and Contents
The materials are primarily meeting minutes of the Women's City Club of Washington, D.C. from 1919 through 1972. Also included are scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, and administrative records which document the Club's founding and activities.
Dates:
1919-1974
Woodridge Book Club Records
Collection
Identifier: 024
Scope and Contents
The Woodridge Book Club collection consists of yearly handbooks from 1931 through 1964. Significant items in the collection are handbooks covering China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) during the years of 1942 through 1946.
Dates:
1931-1964
Ruby K. Worner Photo Album
Collection
Identifier: P011
Scope and Contents
The photo album contains 140 black and white prints and 59 negatives; the majority of the photographs are of noteworthy events and locations in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Although all photographs are undated, based on the style of clothing, model of automobiles and city landmarks, the images date from between circa 1925 and 1935. The photographs range in size from 1”x1 ½” and 3”x4 ¼.” Of importance are photographs of the Cherry Blossom Festival, President Herbert Hoover’s Inauguration,...
Dates:
1925-1930
Yesoon Lee interview, 2019-08-20
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc007_03.wav
Scope and Contents
Yesoon Lee discusses her childhood in Seoul, Korea during and after the Korean War, attending graduate school for music composition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she met and married her husband, moving to Northern Virginia, teaching at Averett College in Danville, Virginia, operating Pica-deli in Alexandria, Virginia, the impact the early death of her husband had on her life, opening Charlie Chiang's Kwai in Ronald Reagan National Airport, opening Mandu in Dupont...
Dates:
2019-08-20
Yesoon Lee interview index, 2019-08-20
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc007_05_ind.pdf
Scope and Contents
Yesoon Lee discusses her childhood in Seoul, Korea during and after the Korean War, attending graduate school for music composition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she met and married her husband, moving to Northern Virginia, teaching at Averett College in Danville, Virginia, operating Pica-deli in Alexandria, Virginia, the impact the early death of her husband had on her life, opening Charlie Chiang's Kwai in Ronald Reagan National Airport, opening Mandu in Dupont...
Dates:
2019-08-20
Yesoon Lee interview transcript, 2019-08-20
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc007_05_tra.pdf
Scope and Contents
Yesoon Lee discusses her childhood in Seoul, Korea during and after the Korean War, attending graduate school for music composition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she met and married her husband, moving to Northern Virginia, teaching at Averett College in Danville, Virginia, operating Pica-deli in Alexandria, Virginia, the impact the early death of her husband had on her life, opening Charlie Chiang's Kwai in Ronald Reagan National Airport, opening Mandu in Dupont...
Dates:
2019-08-20
Yolanda Lee interview part 1, 2019-03-24
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc025_06_1.wav
Abstract
Yolanda Lee discusses the Fort Totten neighborhood, the Teenarama dance show, attending Catholic schools, the 1968 Riots and the teachers who had an impact on her.
Dates:
2019-03-24