Women in engineering--United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Alda H. and Elmina T. Wilson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 21/7/24
Scope and Content
This collection (1903-2010, undated) contains biographical information, postcards, sketchbooks and a diary. The biographical information relates to Alda and Elmina, while the postcards and sketchbooks on European architecture, were collected on their trips to Europe. The diary was kept by Alda during her 1903 trip to Europe with Elmina. The collection also contains dozens of blank postcards depicting in photograph and illustration many of the buildings of Europe as they appeared shortly...
Dates:
1902-2010, undated
Edward M. Mezvinsky papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0274
Abstract
Former Congressman Edward Mezvinsky was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1968, where he served from 1969-1971. Mezvinsky then served two terms (1973-1977) in the U.S. House of Representatives for Iowa’s first district. He was a member of the House Judiciary Committee which recommended the impeachment of President Nixon. President Carter appointed Mezvinsky as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in 1977, which he held until 1979. This collection...
Dates:
1937-2015, undated
M. K. Hurd papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0275
Scope and Content
This collection (1943-2011) contains biographical information, clippings, minutes, programs, professional correspondence, publications, and awards. Her undergraduate years at Iowa State are represented by a newspaper clipping depicting her working on her engineering degree and materials pertaining to her induction into Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering Honor Society. She received a woman's badge from Tau Beta Pi in 1946 (as women were not allowed to become members)...
Dates:
1943-2011
Professional Women in ANS (American Nuclear Society) Committee records
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 32792029514407]
Identifier: MS-0289
Scope and Content
This collection (1978-1994) contains agendas, minutes, brochures, articles, and reports. The agendas and minutes provide continuing documentation of the Committee and include discussions of projects, committee assignments, and public relations. There are also a number of materials concerning the Committee’s development of a mentoring program. This series includes notes on mentoring, names of participants, and a booklet titled, "Careers for Women in Nuclear Science and Technology." There is...
Dates:
1978-1994