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Description: 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.
Names: Key Women of America, Inc (Creator)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1956 - 1983
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division; Shelf locator: Sc MG 252
Topics: Harris, Bertha Nelms; African American children -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); Social work with children; Women -- Societies and clubs; New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions
Genres: Documents; Correspondence
Notes: Biographical/historical: 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.; Content: This collection covers the year 1956-1983, and consists of historical information, minutes of meetings, correspondence, administrative records, programs, project records, and printed material.
Physical Description: Extent: 1.0 linear feet (1 box)
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: Other local Identifier: Sc MG 252; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11883933; MSS Unit ID: 20758; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 036d8a80-d8d6-013c-d46e-0242ac110002

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