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Utah women's issues collection, 1963-1993

Overview of the Collection

Title
Utah women's issues collection
Dates
1963-1993 (inclusive)
Quantity
13.25 linear feet, (25 boxes)
Collection Number
MS 0574
Summary
The Utah women's issues collection (1963-1993) contains a collection of papers documenting major issues for women in Utah. Included are materials about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the political activities of Latter-day Saints for and against the ERA. There are documents and materials from Utah Divisions of Women's Organizations including the American Association of University Women, the International Women's Year, and the International Federation of University Women. Also included are documents and materials about Utah women's involvement in the arts, education, government, and the workplace.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The Utah women's issues collection (1963-1993) contains a collection of papers documenting major issues for women in Utah. Included are materials about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the political activities of Latter-day Saints for and against the ERA. There are documents and materials from Utah Divisions of Women's Organizations including the American Association of University Women, the International Women's Year, and the International Federation of University Women. Also included are documents and materials about Utah women's involvement in the arts, education, government, and the workplace.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Linda Sillitoe, Kathryn MacKay, and Eloise McQuown.

Boxes 1 through 7 were donated in the 1980s.

Boxes 8 through 19 were donated in January 1994.

Boxes 20 through 24 were donated in May 1995.

Box 25, folder 1 was donated anonymously. No date provided.

Processing Note

Processed by Julie Reiser and Christie Pugh in 1990.

Addendum processed by Jeri Foster in 2008.

Box 25, folder 1 processeed by Betsey Welland in 2024.

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Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Christianity and politics--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  • Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993--Utah
  • Equal rights amendments--Utah
  • Women social reformers--Utah--20th century
  • Women's rights--Utah--20th century
  • Women--Employment--Utah
  • Women--Political activity--Utah--20th century
  • Women--Utah--Social conditions--20th century

Personal Names

  • Johnson, Sonia

Corporate Names

  • American Association of University Women--Records and correspondence
  • American Association of University Women. Utah State Division--Records and correspondence
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Political activity--20th century
  • Exponent II--1993
  • Mormons for ERA--Archives
  • Utah State Conference of the International Women's Year (1977)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Business correspondence
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Conference materials
  • Financial records
  • Handbooks and manuals
  • Minutes (Records)
  • Newsletters
  • Pamphlets
  • Reference works
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