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Title: |
Radcliffe Alumnae Questionnaires of 1928 and 1944 |
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Identification Number: |
doi:10.7910/DVN/R9L1U6 |
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Distributor: |
Harvard Dataverse |
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Date of Distribution: |
2007-11-28 |
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Version: |
1 |
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Bibliographic Citation: |
Barbara Solomon, 1989, "Radcliffe Alumnae Questionnaires of 1928 and 1944", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/R9L1U6, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:XKFjohfjBOn0bo6QJg7PYg== [fileUNF] |
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Title: |
Radcliffe Alumnae Questionnaires of 1928 and 1944 |
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Identification Number: |
doi:10.7910/DVN/R9L1U6 |
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Identification Number: |
00619 |
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Authoring Entity: |
Barbara Solomon |
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Distributor: |
Harvard Dataverse |
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Distributor: |
Murray Research Archive |
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Date of Distribution: |
1989 |
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Holdings Information: |
https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/R9L1U6 |
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Study Scope |
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Keywords: |
Social Sciences |
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Topic Classification: |
mra, over 1000, female, mixed, White, middle, 1, General education |
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Abstract: |
This data set consists of two separate surveys of Radcliffe Alumnae. The first one was administered in 1928, in honor of Radcliffe's semi-centennial, and was designed to provide an overall profile of Radcliffe alumnae, with special attention paid to political involvement. The 1944 survey served to gather similar information, with a further emphasis on the quality of the education received at Radcliffe. The results of this questionnaire were used by the University Committee on the Objectives of General Education in a Free Society to evaluate the liberal education offered by Radcliffe and to explore college education of women. <br /><br /> The samples for both surveys consisted of women who had attended Radcliffe from its beginning in 1879 up through the time of the survey. The 1928 survey, a self-administered questionnaire, was sent to all alumnae, including women who had attended Radcliffe only temporarily. Responses were received from approximately 3,300 alumnae. The 1944 survey was sent to a random sample of 1,000 alumnae out of the 5,549 Radcliffe A.B. recipients. Responses were received from 482 women.<br /><br /> Both questionnaires included items regarding careers, marriage and motherhood. Specific items dealt with the reasons for deciding to attend Radcliffe, an evaluation of the education received, educational and employment history, family and marital status, and attitudes toward combining motherhood and a career. The 1928 survey also included extensive questions regarding volunteer and political work. The 1944 survey emphasized education and satisfaction with Radcliffe. Some of the 1944 surveys were accompanied by an additional shorter questionnaire designed to evaluate the tutorial system; these were completed and returned by 200 women. <br /><br /> The original questionnaires are stored at the Radcliffe College archives; access to these records is possible. |
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Time Period: |
1920-1950 |
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Date of Collection: |
1928-1944 |
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Country: |
United States |
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Unit of Analysis: |
individuals |
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Kind of Data: |
survey |
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Methodology and Processing |
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Sampling Procedure: |
quota sample |
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Mode of Data Collection: |
questionnaire |
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Sources Statement |
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Data Access |
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Archive Where Study was Originally Stored: |
Henry A. Murray Research Archive, Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences, Harvard University |
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Availability Status: |
Available |
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Special Permissions: |
Submission of the following <a href= "http://www.murray.harvard.edu/application" target="_blank">Application For The Use Of Data</a> is required to access the data from this study. |
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Restrictions: |
I will use these data solely for the purposes stated in my application to use data, detailed in a written research proposal. I will honor all agreements and conditions made between the Contributor of the Data and the study participants, and between the Contributor of the Data and the Henry A. Murray Research Archive, Harvard University, as specified in the Memorandum of Agreement. |
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Access Authority: |
<a href="mailto:mra@help.hmdc.harvard.edu">Manager of Operations</a>, the Henry A. Murray Research Archive, Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences, 1737 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. |
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Citation Requirement: |
I will include a bibliographic citation acknowledging the use of these data in any publication or presentation in which these data are used. Such citations will appear in footnotes or in the reference section of any such manuscript. I understand the guideline in "How to Cite This Dataset" described in the Summary of this study. |
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Deposit Requirement: |
Murray Research Archive will list my publication and manuscripts on the Archive website when I submit a bibliographic citation or title of the manuscript, and indicate the Henry A. Murray Research Archive data used. Doing this will also help Henry A. Murray Research Archive to provide funding agencies with essential information about use of archival resources, to fulfill requirements of some memoranda of agreement, and to promote the broader exchange of information about research activities. |
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Conditions: |
The data are available without additional conditions other than those stated in the "Restrictions" Terms of Use above. |
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Notes: |
<div style="padding-left: 30px;"> <ul style="list-style-type: decimal;" ><li> The Murray Archive (the Distributor) has granted me a revocable license to use this dataset solely for the purposes of conducting research, and the Distributor may terminate this license at any time and for any reason. </li> <li> I will use the dataset solely for statistical analysis and reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations, except when identification is authorized in writing by the Distributor. </li> <li>I will produce no links among the Distributor’s datasets or among the Distributor’s data and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations. </li> <li>I represent that neither I, nor anyone I know, has any prior knowledge of the possible identities of any study participants in any dataset that I am being licensed to use. </li> <li> I will not knowingly divulge any information that could be used to identify individual participants in the study, nor will I attempt to identify or contact any study participant, and I agree to use any precautions necessary to prevent such identification. </li> <li> I will make no use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. If I suspect that I might recognize or know a study participant, I will immediately inform the Distributor, and I will not use or retain a copy of data regarding that study participant. If these measures to resolve an identity disclosure are not sufficient, the Distributor may terminate my use of the dataset. </li> <li> I will not reproduce the dataset except as is necessary for my scholarly purposes. I will destroy the dataset upon the completion of my scholarly work with it. </li> <li> I will not share data from the dataset (in any form or by any means) with any third party, including other members of my research team, as I understand that all users of data must obtain the data directly from the Distributor. </li> <li> I will make appropriate acknowledgement of the contributor of the dataset as well as the Distributor in any manuscript or presentation (published or unpublished) using the citation standard documented here: <a href="http://thedata.org/citation"> http://thedata.org/citation</a> </li> <li> THE DISTRIBUTOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, REGARDING OR RELATING TO THE DATASET. </li> </ul> </div> |
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Other Study Description Materials |
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File Description--f102498 |
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File: 00619Solomon-Radcliffe-1928-Data.tab |
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UNF:3:vMc1eOTVgrbDiQ89kegCmQ== |
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1928 Alumnae Data in Tab Delimited Format |
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File Description--f102499 |
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File: 00619Solomon-Radcliffe-1944-Data.tab |
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UNF:3:RCyXTYm/YFTLAN9SdmLs+g== |
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1944 Alumnae Data in Tab Delimited Format |
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00619Solomon-Radcliffe-1928-Data.por |
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1928 Alumnae Data in SPSS Portable Format |
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application/x-spss-por |
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00619Solomon-Radcliffe-1944-Data.por |
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1944 Alumnae Data in SPSS Portable Format |
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application/x-spss-por |
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00619Solomon-Radcliffe-Codebook.pdf |
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Description of coded data variables |
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application/pdf |
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00619Solomon-Radcliffe-CodebookAddendum.pdf |
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Clarifications of discrepancies in the data files |
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application/pdf |
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00619Solomon-Radcliffe-MeasuresForm.pdf |
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Usage guidelines relating to measures created by study investigators |
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application/pdf |
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00619Solomon-Radcliffe-MemoOfAgreement.pdf |
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Legal agreement between data depositor and the Murray Archive |
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application/pdf |
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00619Solomon-Radcliffe-StudyDescription.pdf |
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Overview: abstract, research methodology, publications, and other info. |
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Notes: |
application/pdf |