Society of Women Engineers, records of the MIT section (MITSWE)
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This collection contains records of the Society of Women Engineers student section at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It includes minutes, membership lists, event documents and promotional material for the society and women in engineering. Records in the collection of the MIT student organization date as early as 1952. As the national organization Society of Women Engineers was founded in 1950, MIT's section is one of the earliest affiliates.
Dates
- Creation: 1952 - 1999
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1988 - 1999
Creator
Access note
This collection is open.
Conditions Governing Use
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Historical note
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) was founded in 1950 as a non-profit educational and service organization to support and advance careers of women in the engineering professions. The Society was formally incorporated in 1952. The MIT SWE student section was one of the first. In 1976, SWE membership was opened to men.
Information about the section at MIT can be found at http://swe.mit.edu/
Extent
3 Cubic Feet (3 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
Processing Information note
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Subject
- Title
- Preliminary Inventory to the Records of the Society of Women Engineers, MIT Section (MITSWE)
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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