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Women

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 175 Collections and/or Records:

Ethel James Williams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 142
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of annual reports, correspondence, publications, and ephemera pertaining to Williams’ work with the D.C. Commission for Women and the Southeast Neighborhood House. Significant items include the dissertation “African American Women in Social Reform, Welfare, and Activism: Southeast Settlement House, Washington, DC 1950-1970” by Stephanie Yvette Felix; the event program for Ethel James Williams Day; and DC Commission for Women annual reports.

Dates: Unknown; Majority of material found within 1984 - 1991
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project / Series 9: 2022-2023 School Year / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

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
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

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
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 7: Asian American Voices in the Making of Washington, D.C.’s Cultural Landscape Oral History Project / Sub-Series 1: Interviews

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
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 7: Asian American Voices in the Making of Washington, D.C.’s Cultural Landscape Oral History Project / Sub-Series 2: Indexes and Transcripts

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
Found in: The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library / DC Oral History Collaborative Collection / Series 7: Asian American Voices in the Making of Washington, D.C.’s Cultural Landscape Oral History Project / Sub-Series 2: Indexes and Transcripts

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