University Archives has files relating to student housing. The files typically include newspaper clippings and press releases. They do not have finding aids. Here are a few that relate to student housing for women at Northwestern:

• Allison Residential College/Women's Residential College
• Building Files
  • Hobart House
  • International House
  • South-Mid Quads (Women's Quadrangle) 
  • Willard Hall (New)
  • Willard Hall (Old)  
• Chapin Residential College
• Dean of Women--Student Affairs 
• Housing Information & Regulations for Women
• Records of the Office of Student Guidance, 1909-1989
• Willard Residential College
• Women's Housing, 1912-1965 

From the early to mid-20th-century Northwestern had housing practices that discriminated against students of color. The following sources discuss this issue, advocacy for equality, and policy changes that were implemented to end housing segregation: 

• African American Student Life (Subject file)
• Records of the Bursar's Office Takeover, May 1968 
• Franklyn Bliss Snyder Papers, 1884-1958
• International House, Syllabus 1948
• International House, Syllabus 1949
• Quibbler's Club (Student Activity file)