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Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services Collection

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Creator:
Scheffelin, Margaret Merrick  Search this
Names:
United States. Department of Defense  Search this
United States. Dept. of Defense. Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS)  Search this
Scheffelin, Margaret Merrick  Search this
Extent:
6.54 Cubic feet ((6 records center boxes))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Correspondence
Reports
Minutes
Manuscripts
Clippings
Articles
Date:
1981-1984
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: 1) Publications 2) visitation packets 3) DACOWITS meetings 4) published articles 5) newpaper & periodical clippings 6) personal correspondence 7) miscellaneous
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.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Margaret M. Scheffelin, Gift, 1985, 1986-0007, NASM
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
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
Topic:
Women and the military  Search this
Women in aeronautics  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Correspondence
Reports
Minutes
Manuscripts
Clippings
Articles
Identifier:
NASM.1986.0007
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27e7d6a94-7501-4ec4-985c-cb893e19aaf5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1986-0007