Society of Women Engineers Publications
Collection
Identifier: LR002487
Scope and Content
The Society of Women Engineers Publications includes inactive serials published by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). The collection includes the newsletter produced for the society's members-at-large, which was published in print irregularly between 1970 and 2006
under multiple names. This collection includes most issues published between 1984 and 2006, but does not represent the full run. Some earlier issues can be found in the Society of Women Engineers National Records.
The collection includes the full run of SWE’s past national publications. It was first published in 1951 as the Journal of the Society of Women Engineers and included both technical articles and society news. The fifth volume of the Journal was published in 2011 to celebrate the society’s 60th anniversary and explore SWE’s history in more depth using its archives. In 1954 the Journal was superseded by the SWE Newsletter, which focused primarily on SWE and industry news. It was redesigned as a magazine in 1980 and renamed U.S. Woman Engineer. The publication’s title was changed to SWE in 1993. As an active publication, SWE is not included in this collection, but the full run is available for research at the Walter P. Reuther Library.
Important Subjects: Engineering Engineering—Periodicals Engineering—Societies, etc. Engineers ERA—United States International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists Women—Societies and Clubs—United States Women engineers Women in engineering
Important Names: Barth, Emma Eaves, Elsie Gilbreth, Lillian Moller Hicks, Beatrice
The collection includes the full run of SWE’s past national publications. It was first published in 1951 as the Journal of the Society of Women Engineers and included both technical articles and society news. The fifth volume of the Journal was published in 2011 to celebrate the society’s 60th anniversary and explore SWE’s history in more depth using its archives. In 1954 the Journal was superseded by the SWE Newsletter, which focused primarily on SWE and industry news. It was redesigned as a magazine in 1980 and renamed U.S. Woman Engineer. The publication’s title was changed to SWE in 1993. As an active publication, SWE is not included in this collection, but the full run is available for research at the Walter P. Reuther Library.
Important Subjects: Engineering Engineering—Periodicals Engineering—Societies, etc. Engineers ERA—United States International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists Women—Societies and Clubs—United States Women engineers Women in engineering
Important Names: Barth, Emma Eaves, Elsie Gilbreth, Lillian Moller Hicks, Beatrice
Dates
- 1951 - 2011
- Majority of material found within 1951 - 2006
Creator
- Society of Women Engineers (Organization)
Language of Materials
Material entirely in English.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use
Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library
Rules for Use of Archival Materials.
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet (5 MB)
Abstract
The Society of Women Engineers Publications includes inactive serials published by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). The society's national publication was published under three different titles between 1951 and 1993: Journal of the Society of Women Engineers, SWE Newsletter, and U.S. Woman Engineer. The publication was renamed SWE in 1993. SWE is not included in this collection because it remains active, but is otherwise available for research at the Reuther Library. The Society of Women Engineers Publications also includes the newsletter produced for the society's members-at-large, which was published in print irregularly between 1970 and 2006 under multiple names.
Arrangement
Folders are listed by their location within each box and are arranged chronologically by title.
Acquisition
The materials were acquired in various Society of Women Engineers accruals, from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s.
Processing History
Processed and finding aid written by Troy Eller English on January 17, 2014.
Creator
- Society of Women Engineers (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Society of Women Engineers Publications
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Troy Eller English.
- Date
- 2014-01-17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
Contact:
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA