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

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

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.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), General Subjects and Women's OrganizationsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Abortion Research
1 2
Abortion Rights Action Week
1 3-4
American Civil Liberties Union
1 5
Anti-Mormon Material
1 6
Articles
Religion and feminism.
1 7
Citizens' Call
Newsletters.
1983
1 8
Correspondence
1979-1981
1 9
Democratic Organizing Convention
1 10
Democratic Party Resolutions
1968-1976
1 11
Utah Democratic Party
Bylaws and resolutions.
1 12
Democratic Party
1 13
Democratic Report
1981
1 14-17
Equal Rights Amendment
1 18
Equal Rights Amendment, Year of the Child, National Women's Conference
1 19
ERAmerican Press Release
1 20-26
ERCU
1979-1984
2 1
Farley Campaign Materials
2 2
Leonard Swidler, Jesus Was a Feminist
2 3
Vera Glaser, "Mormons and ERA"
2 4-5
International Women's Year (IWY) Conference
2 6
Kennedy for President
1980
2 7-8
League of Women Voters
1977-1978
2 9-11
McGovern Campaign
1972
2 12
Miscellaneous
2 13
Hugh Nibley, "Patriarchy and Matriarchy"
2 14-16
National Organization of Women (NOW)
1979-1980
2 17
National Women's Political Caucus
1977-1979
2 18
Owens Congressional Campaign
1972
2 19
PPAV, Newsletter
2 20
Press Releases
ERA related.
2 21
Linda Sillitoe
1981
2 22
"Spirtitual Techniques for Re-powering Survivors of Sexual Assault"
2 23
Emma Lou Thayne, " The Cat Fight and What Matters Most"
2 24
Utah Association of Women
2 25
"Utah Democrat"
1980
2 26
Utah Forum
1982
2 27
Utah Woman Suffrage Song Book
2 28-29
Women's History Association
2 30
Utah Women's Political Caucus
2 31-36
Women's Conferences
1973-1977
2 37-38
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
1977

Latter-day Saints Against the Equal Rights AmendmentReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 1
Tempe, Arizona
3 2
California
Literature on LDS contributions.
3 3
Beverley Campbell
3 4
Correspondence
Discrimination against LDS women for ERA.
3 5-6
Florida
3 7
Gordon B. Hinckley
3 8
Illinois
3 9
"Joy of Womanhood" Conference
3 10
LDS Statements on ERA
3 11-15
LDS Citizens Coalition
3 16
LDS Lobbying Expenses
3 17
LDS Pamphlets
3 18
LDS Petition
3 19
LDS Politics
3 20
LDS Public Relations Guidelines
3 21
Anti-ERA, Oakton Stake
1978
3 22-23
Missouri Citizens Council
3 24
Relief Society
3 25
Senate Testimony, Dr. Richard P. Lindsay

Mormons For ERAReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 1
Address Lists
4 2
Articles of Incorporation
4 3
Cartoons
4 4
Congressional Mass Correspondence
4 5
Congressional Record
1978
4 6-7
Correspondence
4 8
ERA Action Line
4 9
Financial Material
4 10
Flyers
4 11
Fundraising
4 12
Media Correspondence List
4 13
Meeting Agenda
1980
4 14
Meeting Minutes, Latter-Day Saint Women's Coalition
1978
4 15
Meeting Minutes, Mormons for ERA
1980
4 16
Memoranda
1980
4 17
Mormon Publications
4 18-20
Newsletters
1979-1983
4 21
Notes to Directors
1980
4 22-26
Pamphlets
4 27
"Election in Nevada"
1978
4 28
Papers in Support of ERA Ratification
4 29
Poetry
4 30
Prayer Vigil Materials
4 31
Press Packet Articles
4 32
Press Releases
4 33-34
Pro-ERA
4 35
Report on the IWY Conference in Utah
4 36
Linda Sillitoe, "Don't Use My Name"
4 37
"The Legiticmacy of Responsible Dissent"
4 38
Jan L. Tyler

Sonia Johnson MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
5 1
Articles
5 2
Articles for People Magazine
1979-1980
5 3
Book Outline, Poem Evaluation
5 4
Beverly Campbell Interview
5 5-8
Correspondence
1979-1980
5 9
Mary Dickson, Drafts
5 10
Interview Cards
1979
5 11
Invitation
5 12
LDS Church Instruction Handbooks
5 13
LDS Church Statements
5 14
Bill Lord Interview
5 15
Mormon Women
5 16
MS Article
1981
5 17
Poetry
5 18
Presidential Campaign Pamphlet
5 19-21
Speeches
5 22-27
Support of Sonia
5 28
Testimony
1979

International Women's Year MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
6 1
Anti-Mormon Press Release
6 2
Articles
6 3
Brigham Young University and Church Politics
6 4
Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women
6 5
Conference Article Drafts
6 6
Delegates
6 7
Fund Transfer
6 8
Individual Responses
6 9
Interview Cards
6 10
Dennis Ker
6 11
National Convention
6 12
Georgia Peterson Election to Grand Old Party (GOP)
6 13
Pro-Life Anti-ERA Delegate List
6 14
Publications, Articles About Conference
6 15
Barbara Smith and Relief Society
6 16
State Meeting
6 17
Sample Ballots
6 18
Jan Tyler, Interviews and Articles
6 19
Utah Conference on Families
6 20
Utah Delegates
6 21-22
Utah State Meeting
1977
6 23-25
Utah Women's Conference
1977-1979

ArticlesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
7 1-9
Local Press Articles
1979-1980
7 10-18
National Press Articles
1979-1980
7 19
Articles

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Handbooks and GuidesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
8 1
Division Leaders Handbook
1982-1984
8 2
Branch Leaders Handbook
1982
8 3
State Division Leadership Handbook
1976
8 4
A Guide for Small Branch Leaders
8 5
Samplings: Effective Volunteer Projects in Action for Equality/Advancement for Women
8 6
"But We Will Persist"
A comparative research report on the status of women in academe.
8 7
Program Guide
1979-1981

AAUW Publications, Committees, MeetingsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
9 1
Colorado Division Bulletins
9 2
New Mexico Division Bulletins
9 3
Wyoming Division Bulletins
9 4
Campus Media Manual
9 5
Committees
9 6-8
Board of Directors
1977
9 9-11
National Women's Conference
1977
9 12
Domestic Issues Conference
1974
9 13
AAUW Convention
1981-1986
10
Official Minutes Notebook
1981

International Federation of University Women (IFUW), IWY, ERA, AAUWReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
11 1
IFUW Information
11 2
IFUW Public Hearing
11 3
IFUW, International Communication Agency
11 4
IFUW
11 5
IWY, ERA
11 6-7
Educational Foundation
11 8
Tribute to Majorie Bell Chambers
11 9
Programs, Awards, Grants
1979-1982
11 10
Education, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
1975-1983
11 11-12
Educational Foundation

R & P Proposal Development and Endowment Fellowship; International Relations; Membership/RecruitmentReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
12 1
R & P Proposal Workshop
12 2
Special Committee on Naming RMR R & P Endowment
1978-1979
12 3
Adaline Gilstrap Rocky Mountain Endowed Fellowship
12 4
Establishing an Endowment Fellowship
12 5
United Nations Film Catalogues
12 6
AAUW International and United Nations Pamplets
12 7
UN 30
1975
12 8
International Relations Miscellaneous
12 9
AAUW Membership Records
12 10
AAUW Branch Development Manuals
12 11
AAUW Membership Statistics
12 12
AAUW Membership Correspondence
12 13
AAUW Membership and Recruitment Pamphlets
12 14
AAUW Members' Needs Assessment and Goals
1980-1981
12 15
Miscellaneous

Women in PoliticsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
13 1
AAUW Yearbooks
1976-1979
13 2
Committee Rosters
13 3
State Presidents and Vice-Presidents
13 4
State Board of Directors
13 5
Group Rosters
13 6-7
Women's Economic Equity Act
1981
13 8
Republican Women's Club By-Laws
13 9
Discriminatory Laws
1974-1975
13 10-12
Running for Public Office, Women's Conference Workshop
1981
14 1
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
14 2
Public Administration Review
1982
14 3
Governor's Commission on the Status of Women
1973
14 4
General Records Retention Schedule for Municipal Clerks
1988
14 5
Intergovernmental Planning Coordination
1975
14 6
Utah Labor Market Quarterly
1963
14 7
Federal Assistance Application, Notification and Review System Handbook
14 8
Juvenile Court for the State of Utah
1976
14 9
Family Protection Act
14 10
Miscellaneous Women in Politics

The Arts; Utah State ProjectReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
15 1
Women in Art Calendar
1987
15 2
Salt Lake Art Center Select Committee
1983
15 3
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
15 4
Utah Arts Council
1984-1985
15 5-6
Utah Citizens for the Arts
15 7
Arts Miscellaneous
15 8
Utah State Project Newspaper Cllippings
15 9
Utah State Project Correspondence
15 10
"Opportunities for Utah Citizens in State Government"
1978
15 11-15
Utah State Project Board, Council, and Committee
15 16
Gayle Weyher Gallery
Nine Utah artists including Lee Deffebach, Elaine Harding and Susan Carroll.

IWY; Miscellaneous HandbooksReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
16 1
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
16 2
Pro-Plan Caucus Information Packet
16 3
Meeting Minutes and Agendas
16 4
Newsletters
16 5
Equal Rights Amendment
16 6
IWY: A Woman's Celebration
1987
16 7
Correspondence
16 8
IWY
16 9
How Women Find Jobs: A Workshop Guide For Teachers
16 10
Guide to Women's Resources
16 11
Status of Women
1963-1966

MiscellaneousReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
17 1
Newspaper Clippings regarding Boards and Agendas
1980-1989
17 2
US National Women's Agenda
1975
17 3
Salt Lake County Library System
1975-1978
17 4
County Boards, Councils and Mommission's Notes and Newspaper Clippings
17 5
AAUW Dues Increase Issues
1979
17 6
Devereaux House Restoration Guide
17 7
Research on Miscellaneous Boards
17 8
Zenda Hull Hall of Fame Application
1983
17 9
The Phoenix Institute
Displaced Homemaker Conference.
1981
17 10
State of California, San Diego County Organization
Committee and Board Index Organizational Charts.
1970-1979
17 11
Olivia McHugh Memorial
17 12
NYSAC Seminar
1982
17 13
Katie Dixon Information
17 14
Utah State Historical Society
Records Advisory Board and Documentation Strategy Readings.
17 15
Utah Women's Press Club
17 16
Miscellaneous Pamphlets and Newspaper Clippings
17 17
"Women in the Soviet Union"

AAUW MiscellaneousReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
18 1
AAUW , UWA, IWY Newpaper and Magazine Articles
1977-1983
18 2
AAUW, IWY, NWC Newspaper and Magazine Articles
1976-1985
18 3
AAUW Correspondence
1977-1993
18 4
Pamphlets, IWY, AAUW, WRC, UNICEF
18 5
AAUW General Acts and Articles
1975-1979
18 6
AAUW Newsletters and Bulletins
1976-1993
18 7
Listings of Boards, Committees and Commissions
1978
18 8
Women's Issues Speeches and Papers
Speeches and papers entitled "The Abortion Philosophy vs. The Judeo-Christian Ethic", "Where is My Migrant Day Care?," "Alternative To Nursing Home Care For the Elderly," "Increased Productivity Through Creativity," "Alternative Views of Women in Families," and "A Second Adolescence."
1977-1985
18 9
AAUW Budgets
1976-1986
18 10
AAUW Miscellaneous Handbook
Sections on grant, contacts, correspondence, working rules, finances, questions, California materials.
18 11
Financial Guide for AAUW Treasurers
1978
19 1
AAUW Miscellaneous Handbook
Sections on govenor appointments, list of boards, research, addenda, forward, distribution, cover letters, editing, publication, funding and spin-offs.
19 2
AAUW Meeting Notes
1979-1981
19 3
AAUW Handbook
1977
19 4
AAUW Rocky Mountain Region Vice-President's Handbook
1970-1976
19 5-8
Boards, Committees, Councils Cardex Cards
19 9
AAUW and IWY Miscellaneous
1971-1989

Women in the WorkplaceReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
20 1
"Hatch Initiative," "Glass Ceiling Initiative"
1985-1991
20 2
Salt Lake County Government Five Year Affirmative Action Plan
1987-1992
20 3-5
Ethics and the Public Administrator Program
Course syllabus and readings.
1981

Women and GovernmentReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
21 1
Women's State Legislative Council of Utah Bylaws
21 2
Women's State Legislative Council
Collection of directories, newsletters and articles.
1975-1987
21 3
Women Concerned About Nuclear War Rosters
1983-1986
21 4
Women Concerned About Nuclear War Pamphlets
21 5
Governor's Commission on the Status of Women
21 6
Report of the President's Advisory Committee for Women
Report entitled "Voices for Women."
1980
21 7
Families and Children
Reports including "Key Facts About Children in Utah" and "An Agenda for Family Well-Being for the 1990s."
1990s
21 8
LDS Business College Conference
Conference entitled "Is There a Place for Women in Leadership?"
1988
21 9
Newspaper Clippings

National Women's Education Fund Political WorkshopReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
22 1
"Model Political Campaign"
22 2
"How to Raise Money from Large Donors" and "Public Policy Career Development"
22 3
"Moving Programs" and "Advancement in Political Parties"
22 4
"Beyond Competence: The Power Dimension" and "Making a Difference: A Primer for Women in Public Life"
22 5
"The How To's of Seeking Board and Commission Appointments" and "Decoding the System"
22 6
"Influencing the System: Networks, Coalitions, and Power Bases"

Quincentenary ProjectReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
23 1
Quincentenary Coloring Book Project
Correspondence and grant application materials about the project.
1990-1991
23 2
Quincentenary Jubilee
1992
23 3
Columbus Teaching Materials
23 4
Albert Antrei, "1492 and All That"
1991
23 5
Newsletters and Pamphlets
23 6
Newspaper Clippings
23 7
Quincentenary Newsletters
24 1
Quincentenary Calendar
1992

General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
25 1
"Spaces and Silences: An Enhanced Women's Conference"
This folder contains a description of the conference, news clippings, flyers, and an issue of Exponent II (Vol. 17, No. 2, 1993).
1993

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

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