Dressing the Invisible: A History of Smith College Housekeepers’ Uniforms

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Local 211 Records

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Phone interview with anonymous housekeeper 1, April 6, 2022.

Phone interview with anonymous housekeeper 2, April 7, 2022.

Sears Catalogue Spring and Summer 1940, Smith College Historic Clothing Collection.

Sears Catalogue Spring and Summer 1942, Smith College Historic Clothing Collection.

Sears Catalogue Spring and Summer 1943, Smith College Historic Clothing Collection.

Smith College Archives, Administration, Head of House Meeting Notes, Box 544.

Smith College Archives, Administration, Head of House Manuals, Box 543.2.

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Smith College Archives, Faculty and Staff Biographical Files, Employees Individuals A-G, Box 129

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