mnsss171 Frances Drake Papers, 1919-1925 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Vicki L. Williams (intern) and Margaret Jessup. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

2003

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Laura Cutter. 2003-07-11 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mnsss171 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Frances Drake Papers, 1919-1925 Finding Aid MS 220 Vicki L. Williams (intern) and Margaret Jessup 2003 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Drake, Frances Frances Drake Papers1919-1925 MS 220 1 box (.25 linear ft.) Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

YWCA overseas official. The Frances Drake Papers include a photograph album documenting her work for the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Uruguay, and elsewhere in South America. There is also a small amount of correspondence to her family from South America, and a report to the YWCA from Argentina. English. Biographical Note

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.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

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.

Information on Use 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The Sophia Smith Collection owns copyright to unpublished works created by Frances Drake.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."

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Frances Drake Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, MA

History of the Collection

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.

Search Terms Drake, Frances Young Women's Christian Associations--Uruguay--History South America--Description and travel--Sources Uruguay--Description and travel--Sources