Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Series List
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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| Creator: | Scheiber, Barbara Gair |
| Title: | Barbara Gair Scheiber Papers |
| Dates: | 1942-1945 |
| Quantity: | 0.3 cubic feet (1 box) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, news clippings, manuscripts and photographs relating to Scheiber's work with classmates Juliet Fleischl and Mary Draper in Clarion, Iowa, during World War II. |
Biographical Note
Barbara Gair was a member of Vassar's Class of 1942. Directly following graduation, along with classmates, Juliet Fleischl and Mary Draper, Gair traveled to Clarion, Iowa, to organize and consolidate the various civilian war effort programs in the community. They helped to create the Wright County War Activities Council, then publised a number of articles offering the council as a model for other communities across the country. In the course of their war work, they were invited to the White House, met Eleanor Roosevelt as well as, then Vice President, Harry S. Truman.
TopScope and Content Note
Correspondence, news clippings, manuscripts and photographs relating to Scheiber's work with classmates Juliet Fleischl and Mary Draper in Clarion, Iowa, during World War II.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945--Iowa
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States
Places:
- Clarion (Iowa)--History
VCL Categories
- War and War Crimes
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Barbara Gair Scheiber Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Laura Streett, June 2007.
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Ted Avgerinos, May 2007 (M2007-011).
Series List
Series I. Correspondence |
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Series II. Writings |
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Series III. News Clippings |
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Series IV. Photographs |
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Series V. Ephemera |
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Container List
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Details
Correspondence, news clippings, manuscripts and photographs relating to Scheiber's work with classmates Juliet Fleischl and Mary Draper in Clarion, Iowa, during World War II.
