Biographical Information
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Shaver, Dorothy, 1893-1959
label: Collection Donor
content: Shaver, Elsie
setName: label: See more items in
content: Dorothy Shaver Papers
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content: Dorothy Shaver Papers / Series 1: Personal Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1920s-1959
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0631, Subseries 1.1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This subseries contains documents about Shaver's life, accomplishments, and personal philosophies.  Types of materials include clippings, biographical narratives, and interviews, statements to the press, memorials and obituaries.

Many of the articles, interviews, and typed statements focus on her philosophies and opinions on business in general, women in business, personal and professional growth, creativity, fashion, and public service.  A transcript of her  This I Believe  statement written and recorded for presentation as part of Edward R. Murrow's "This I Believe" daily radio series and weekly newspaper feature is included in this subseries.  The subject of this statement is about being an active citizen of society and making a personal contribution to the world.  Also included in this subseries is a minimal amount of information on "Little Shaver" dolls in the form of clippings.  Items in this series are arranged chronologically.