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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1986.0007
- Creators:
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Scheffelin, Margaret Merrick
- Dates:
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1981-1984
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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6.54 Cubic feet(6 records center boxes)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This accession primarily documents Dr. Margaret Merrick Scheffelin's membership to DACOWITS (March 1982 - December 1984). This material consists of published articles, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts, as well as DACOWITS meeting minutes and reports for the period of Dr. Scheffelin's tenure, as well as some personal correspondence and photographs.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Arrangement: 1) Publications 2) visitation packets 3) DACOWITS meetings 4) published articles 5) newpaper & periodical clippings 6) personal correspondence 7) miscellaneous
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) was established in 1951 by Department of Defense Directive 110.09-2 to advise and assist the Secretary of Defense on policy relating to women in the armed forces. The major objectives of the committee were to inform the public of the need for women in the services, the responsibility assumed by the military to provide for the welfare of women, and to accelerate the recruitment of women. By the 1980s DACOWITS had become involved in a wide variety of military issues relating to women.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Margaret M. Scheffelin, Gift, 1985, 1986-0007, NASM
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
More Information
General
General
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