Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry

The Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry collection contains materials both generated by the Bryn Mawr Summer School, by other workers' schools, and material about the Bryn Mawr Summer School. Of the thirteen boxes in the collection, records in boxes 1 through 6 derive directly from the Bryn Mawr Summer School. Boxes 1, 2, and 3 contain financial records, promotional materials, articles, speeches, memorabilia, materials on organization and policy, and some information about alumni. Boxes 4, 5, and 6 contain syllabi for Summer School courses. Boxes 7, 8, and 9 house manuscripts, books, articles, and projects about the Bryn Mawr Summer School. Boxes 10 and 11 contain promotional materials for, and publications by, other workers' schools. Boxes 12 and 13 contain songbooks and sheet music used at the Bryn Mawr Summer School.

The papers in the collection primarily cover the period 1921-1942, with some exceptions. Papers of the Bryn Mawr College Alumnae/i Association concerning fundraising for the school continue through 1951. There are a few items from other workers' schools from the 1940s and 1950s. Published materials span from the 1950s through the 1980s, including articles and papers about the Summer School and Rita Heller's papers and correspondence which culminated in the 1986 film "Women of Summer."