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Women's Land Army Letters

 Collection
Identifier: AC 246-P

Scope and Content

Collection consists of photocopies of a letter and a telegram to Mrs. Isabella Ferguson, chairman of the Women's Land Army, from R.S. Trumbull. Subjects discussed are the possibility of hiring women as fruit pickers and the wages paid to fruit pickers by growers.

Dates

  • 1918

Creator

Language of Materials

English.

Access Restrictions

None

Copy Restrictions

Duplication allowed for research purposes. User responsible for all copyright compliance.

Institutional History

The Women's Land Army of America, created in 1917, was an organization whose purpose was to train women (through training camps) to replace farm laborers during World War I.

Extent

1 Folder

Separated Material

Photographs received with collection are housed in the Photo Archives and cataloged separately.

General

Contact Information

  1. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
  2. The Palace of the Governors
  3. P.O. Box 2087
  4. Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2087, U.S.A.
  5. Phone: (+)505.476.5090
  6. Fax: (+)505.476.5093
  7. Email: histlib@mnm.state.nm.us
  8. URL: www.palaceofthegovernors.org

General

Title
Guide to the Women's Land Army Letters, 1918
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Processed by Library Staff
Date
©2000
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Revision Statements

  • June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//Museum of New Mexico::Fray Angelico Chavez History Library//TEXT (US::NmSM::AC 246-P::Women's Land Army Letters)//EN" "nmsm1ac246-p.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
  • Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.

Repository Details

Part of the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library Repository

Contact:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
New Mexico History Museum
113 Lincoln Ave
Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090