Frances Drake Papers, 1919-1925
1 box (.25 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 220
Terms of Access and Use:
The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.
The Sophia Smith Collection owns copyright to unpublished works created by Frances Drake. Copyright to materials created by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission must be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use."
Bernice Tuller with Frances Drake in Argentina, 1921
Frances Drake (dates unknown) was active during the early 1900's with the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). In 1919 she left for South America to help establish the YWCA of Montevideo, Uruguay where she lived until 1925. In addition to her work abroad, she also organized the campus YWCA at the University of Nebraska.
No additional biographical information is available.
The Frances Drake Papers include a photograph album documenting her work for the YWCA in Uruguay, plus other locations in South America. There is also a small amount of correspondence (1919-21) to her family describing her voyage from the United States to South America, and a report to the YWCA from Argentina.
The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.
The Sophia Smith Collection owns copyright to unpublished works created by Frances Drake. Copyright to materials created by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission must be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use."
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Frances Drake Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, MA
The Frances Drake Papers were donated to the Sophia Smith Collection in 1988 by her niece, Mary Louise Drake Austin.
Processed by Vicki L. Williams (intern), 2003.
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