Chase Going Woodhouse Papers

Series I: Writings (undated, 1923-1961) contains Mrs. Woodhouse's published and unpublished articles, speeches, notes and abstracts. Most of the material dates from early in her career (ca. 1930-1945). This material illustrates Woodhouse's interests in topics such as women's occupations, trends in occupations, women and higher education, women and public affairs, equal rights, home economics, housing and standard of living. Some of the unpublished articles, specifically those on careers for women, appear to have been written for the Institute for Women's Professional Relations. This series is organized by document type. Both published and unpublished articles are arranged alphabetically by title. The speeches are arranged alphabetically by title, when that information is available or by the location at which the speech was given. The handwritten abstracts and notes, which Mrs. Woodhouse made on books and articles, are in no particular order.

Series II: Auerbach Service Bureau (undated, 1944-1976) consists of Chase Going Woodhouse's files as director of this organization. The Service Bureau was supported by the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Organization; its mission was to inform, assist, and advise Connecticut women and women's organizations. The Bureau's efforts were directed at a state level rather than the town, city or municipal level. The series is divided into eight subseries: Annual reports (1944-1976), Bureau History and Functions, Correspondence, Bureau Activities, Foreign Visitors, Photographs, Newsclipping Scrapbooks, and Meeting Attendance Books.

Annual reports are listed in chronological order from 1944 to 1976. Each file contains an annual report for that year and usually several calendars of events, meeting fliers, and upcoming events (such as trips and lectures). In addition, the annual reports list all activities, meetings, and lectures the Bureau sponsored.

Bureau History and Functions contains information on the Service Bureau itself, including the Advisory Boards, subcommittees, procedural files and information on the directors, Mrs. Woodhouse and Mrs. Harrison. In addition, this subseries contains information on the Bureau's sponsor and namesake, Mrs. Beatrice Fox Auerbach.

Correspondence contains letters written by and to Mrs. Auerbach, Mrs. Woodhouse and Mrs. Harrison. Included in this subseries is the important signatures file (prominent individuals) among which are university presidents and national figures such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Nelson Rockefeller and Dean Rusk.

Bureau Activities is the largest of the subseries. It contains information on meetings sponsored by the Service Bureau. The meetings are listed by titles in alphabetical order and topics range from Child Welfare to Education to Publicity. Several of these meetings reflect Mrs. Woodhouse's particular interests: International Issues and Foreign Students. Included, also, are Bureau projects, scholarships, and trips. One of the major projects sponsored by the Bureau, Juvenile Justice, is located in Series VII.

Foreign Visitors (1947-1965) contains information on guests who were chaperoned by the Service Bureau when they visited the Hartford, Connecticut, area. Many of these guests were visiting in conjunctions with the Committee on Leaders and Specialists, American Council of Education project sponsored by the Department of State. The visitors were from many countries and observed various activities and functions of American life.

Photographs contains images of Service Bureau representatives, foreign visitors and meeting attendees.

Newsclipping scrapbooks is comprised of approximately forty (40) scrapbooks and several files on the Bureau and its activities.

Meeting attendance books lists the coordinator's name, meeting location, date, and name of the guest lecturer for scheduled events. Also included is a guest book, which may be from Mrs. Woodhouse's home.

Series III: Trends in Occupations Project (1900-1947) contains the tables, reports and research notes of Chase Going Woodhouse for Works Progress Act (WPA) Project #2085, which she directed. The purpose of the project, according to Woodhouse, was “to make available in usable form data concerning changes in occupational distribution in the United States since 1910 (1900 when available); and to interpret those data...” from the Institute of Women's Professional Relations at Connecticut College in New London, CT. This series is further subdivided into three subseries: Tables, Reports and Reference Files.

Tables are the compilations of the Trends in Occupations Project. The 54 tables are broadly divided by occupation. Within the table, data is compiled by sex, state, census area, region, and city (population over 100,000), for 1910, 1920 and 1930.

Reports contain reports about and from the Project, including a draft of the final report. The series is arranged chronologically.

Reference Files (1900-1953, bulk 1934-1937) contains publications gathered and notes taken by Mrs. Woodhouse. The major topics in this subseries are population trends, occupation trends and standards of living. The materials are arranged alphabetically.

Series IV: Status of Women (1908-1984, bulk 1960s-1970s) contains information on women's organizations, newsletters, federal and state reports, articles and publications concerned specifically with women and the women's movement. The materials are divided into two subseries: Organizations and Publications and Topics, both are arranged alphabetically.

Organizations and Publications is a compilation of newsletters and other publications from colleges and universities, state and federal agencies, and from regional and national organizations dealing with the women's movement.

Topics consists of publications and information focused on specific areas of the women's movement. The underlying theme throughout this subseries is how these issues affect or are affected by women.

Series V: Constitutional Convention (1965, 1969) contains the documents maintained by Woodhouse from the 1965 Constitutional Convention in the state of Connecticut. Mrs. Woodhouse was co-chair of the Committee on Constitutional Resolutions and the series reflects her position more than it offers information on the Convention itself. The Committee on Constitutional Resolutions dealt with resolutions that would change the Constitution of the state. The committee's work focused on the following issues: voting rights, home rule, reapportionment, and state eminent domain.

Series VI: Public Service (1929-1982) contains documents, reports and publications produced by, or as a result of, a council, committee, group or office held by Mrs. Woodhouse. The series demonstrates the spectrum of public service positions held by Mrs. Woodhouse and reflects her personal interests. The organizations were local (Sprague, Connecticut Planning and Zoning Board), state (Connecticut Humanities Council, Citizen's Advisory Council on Safe Schools), and political. Woodhouse's service positions were held concurrently with her tenure as director of the Auerbach Women's Service Bureau. Additional positions are noted in Series VIII, subseries Commissions.

Series VII: Juvenile Justice (1951-1980) contains publications, correspondence and grant files from the Connecticut Justice Commission and Project Juvenile Justice sponsored by the Auerbach Service Bureau. The series is divided into two subseries: Meetings, workshops and symposia and Publications.

Meetings, workshops and symposia contains materials on meetings, lectures, talks and workshops held throughout Connecticut and focused on the juvenile justice system.

Publications is further divided between Auerbach publications and other. The Auerbach publications are one of the significant products of the Juvenile Justice Project. Other publications consists of those concerned with juvenile justice and published by state and national agencies.

Series VIII: Recognitions (1913-1981) contains some of the awards presented to Woodhouse during her lifetime. The series has five subseries: Awards, Photographs, Diplomas, Commissions and Invitations and Letters.

Awards is a chronological list of plaques, certificates and letters of appreciation. The awards were presented from such organizations as the National Council of Negro Women, the United States Committee for UNICEF, and the Department of State.

Photographs contain portrait and snapshot images of Mrs. Woodhouse.

Diplomas contain the Master of Arts degrees granted to Woodhouse from McGill University and Honorary degree from the University of Connecticut.

Commissions includes commissions from the Advisory Council on Community Affairs, the Commission on Connecticut's Future, and the Advisory Council for the Unemployment Compensation Act.

Invitations and Letters consists of invitations to inaugural balls (Kennedy), correspondence pertaining to her resignation from the Office of Price Stabilization, re-election materials, and a booklet from Mohegan Community College announcing the winning entry and author Chase Going Woodhouse Poetry Prize.