The Early African and Other Work series contains reports, notes, correspondence, and articles from Dr. Snyder's first trips to Africa. Included are materials related to various conferences and seminars in countries such as Kenya, Ghana, the Philippines, the Caribbean, Pakistan, and Iran, as well as extensive documentation on the World Assembly of Youth: Young Asian Women's Seminar. The series also includes three scrapbooks, which chronicle Snyder's first years in Africa with photographs, postcards, and numerous articles about work performed and various events. The scrapbooks relate mainly to Kenya and include articles on topics such as Kenya's independence, polygamy, politics, local events, women's roles within society, and early programs such as the Kenya Women's Seminars and others by the African Women's Organization.

Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within each folder. Later additions were maintained in their original order and added at the end of the series.

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The Economic Commission for Africa series documents Dr. Snyder's first position with the United Nations: Consultant for the ECA Regional Programme on Advancement of Women. This series contains mission reports from many African countries including publications and proposals regarding programs for African women on such topics as home economics, food production and technology, development, educational opportunities, work opportunities, family planning and life, and handicrafts. Also included are papers and reports from conferences and seminars on topics such as population problems, the changing role of African women, integration of African women in development, education, family welfare, technology and machinery, discrimination, and social conditions of women. The series also contains "country reports" which describe programs conducted in various countries. The International Women's Year, the springboard to the United Nations Decade for Women (International Women's Decade), is also documented through reports, meeting minutes, agendas, activities, memos, and speeches. Of special note is the Research and Evaluation folder which contains evaluations the organization created to assess African women's status, home life, education, and social conditions, and when combined with other research, were used to create programs and communicate with the United Nations and other organizations about the imperative need for such development. Also of note is Snyder's first contract was signed by Kofi Annan in 1971.

Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within each folder. Later additions were maintained in their original order and added at the end of the series.

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The African Training and Research Centre for Women series documents Dr. Snyder's involvement with the United Nations Programme for Women. The organization offered programs and publications for African women on such topics as home economics, food production, development, education opportunities, work opportunities, family planning and life, and handicrafts. Also included are papers and reports from conferences and seminars on topics such as population problems, the changing role of African women, integration of African women in development, education, family welfare, technology and machinery, discrimination, and social conditions of women. The series also includes "country reports" which describe programs conducted in various countries.

Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within each folder.

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The UNIFEM series documents the development of projects and programs in numerous countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The series contains extensive documentation on the history and development of the Fund through reports of the General Council, financial statements, meeting minutes, memos, correspondence, and staffing records. A major portion of this series contains reports from the Consultative Committee, which reviewed project proposals, fund-raising activities, financial statements, and guidelines for future work.

Also included are files on countries' branches, including the United States, Finland, and the United Kingdom, as well as material related to the United Nations, including General Assembly documents and other countries' statements on UNIFEM. The "projects" grouping of material contains records related to the Green Belt Movement, Women and Food Cycle Technologies (WAFT), Participatory Action Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (PAPLAC), and the Knowledge Bank. The series also contains papers and reports from conferences and seminars on topics such as population problems, the changing role of African women, integration of African women in development, education, family welfare, technology and machinery, discrimination, and social conditions of women. The "country reports" grouping describes programs conducted in various countries.

Arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically within each folder. Later additions were maintained in their original order and added at the end of the series.

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The Professional and Miscellaneous series documents Dr. Snyder's professional activities not related to the organizations represented elsewhere in the collection. Included are awards and honors, personal correspondence, speeches, and material related to her time at Princeton University.

Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within each folder. Later additions were maintained in their original order and added at the end of the series.

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The Photographs series includes images of programs, Dr. Snyder's family and friends, International Woman's Year, UNIFEM's Tenth Anniversary, and various other events. Researchers should note there are additional photographs in the scrapbooks located in Series 1.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

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The Interviews series consists of the many audiotaped interviews which Dr. Snyder conducted during preparation for the writing of her books. Represented are people from three different continents discussing women and economic development programs in their respective countries.

Arranged alphabetically by region.

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The Publications series includes reports, articles, papers submitted for publication, brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, and other materials. The majority of these publications were produced by the United Nations, the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Training and Research Centre for Women, and UNIFEM. Of special note is a comic strip entitled "Bogi Benda," which demonstrates African gender roles.

Arranged alphabetically by organization or subject.

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Series 9 documents Snyder's work with the Women's World Banking organization, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the Green Belt Movement, the African Investment Plan and other organizations that deal with women's issues in developing countries. The papers contain correspondence, speeches, reports, interviews, publications, agendas and research materials.

The original order of materials has been maintained.

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