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Vera Glaser papers, 1945-1995
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Glaser, Vera
- Title
- Vera Glaser papers
- Dates
- 1945-1995 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 21 cubic ft. (21 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 09826
- Summary
- The collection contains research files, published articles and columns, and other professional files relating to the journalistic career of Vera Glaser.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Vera Glaser was born in St. Louis in 1916. Glaser moved to Washington D.C. where she worked as a free lance journalist before joining the Washington Times Herald in 1944. Glaser continued to work as a Washington based reporter through the 1990s for a number of different news agencies, including the North America Newspaper Alliance, Knight-Ridder, Washingtonian Magazine, Scripts – WTOP News, and the Maturity News Service. In addition to her reporting, Glaser was active in the Republican Party during the 1950s and 1960s, including serving on the senate staffs of Sen. Charles Potter and Sen. Kenneth Keating. She also served on the President's Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities and as president of the Washington Press Club.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The bulk of the Vera Glaser papers consist of research files and published articles and columns on American politics and women’s issues from the 1940s through the 1990s. In addition there are a number of professional files, including files related to her work for Sen. Charles Potter and Sen. Kenneth Keating, the Republican National Committee, presidential committees, and various women’s and journalistic organizations. Other items of note include an oral history, photographs, speeches, press credentials, publicity files, and invitations to political events.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Vera Glaser papers, Collection 9826, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Alternative Forms Available
Existence and Location of CopiesDigital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~59~59.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Vera Glaser at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationThis material was received from Vera Glaser from 1982-1996, and Jackie Esposito in 2010.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe collection was processed by Matthew Francis in January 2011.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Professional and Personal PapersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folders | ||
| 1 | 1-2 | Conferences & Conventions - Republican National Convention |
1956, 1960 |
| 1 | 3-4 | Conferences & Conventions - Republican Women's Conference |
1960-1961 |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 5 | Conferences & Conventions - The State of the World's Women |
1985 |
| 1 | 6 | Conferences & Conventions - World Conference of the UN Decade for Women |
1980 |
| Folders | |||
| 1 | 7-8 | Invitations and Cards - Political |
circa 1970s-1980s |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 9 | Letters of Recommendation and Brief Jobs |
1945-1959 |
| 1 | 10 |
Oral History - Transcript and Audio Recording (Provided by Penn State University Archives) |
1977 |
| 1 | 11 | Organizations - American News Womens Club |
1961-1981 |
| 1 | 12 | Organizations - Congressional Quarterly News Features |
1951-1954 |
| 1 | 13 | Organizations - Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Association |
1950-1951 |
| 1 | 14 | Organizations - International Women's Media Foundation |
1990 |
| 1 | 15 | Organizations - Medical College of Pennsylvania National Board |
1977-1988 |
| 1 | 16 | Organizations - National Press Club |
1981-1990 |
| Folders | |||
| 2 | 1-2 | Organizations - President's Commission on White House Fellows |
1969-1980 |
| Folder | |||
| 2 | 3 | 1964-1970 | |
| 2 | 4 | Organizations - Public Relations Soceity of America & American Women in Radio and TV |
1957-1964 |
| Folders | |||
| 2 | 5-9 | Organizations - Republican National Committee |
1959-1963 |
| Folder | |||
| 2 | 10 | Organizations - Sigma Delta Chi |
1983-1985 |
| 2 | 11 | Organizations - Washington Press Club |
1971-1972 |
| 3 | 1 | Organizations - Washington Press Club |
1963-1985 |
| 3 | 2 | circa 1960s-1970s | |
| 3 | 3 | Press Credentials |
circa 1950s-1980s |
| 3 | 4-7 | Publicity Files (Personal) |
1963-1981 |
| 3 | 8 | Senatorial Staff Work - Sen. Charles Potter |
1956-1958 |
| 3 | 9 | Senatorial Staff Work - Sen. Kenneth Keating |
1962-1963 |
| 4 | 1 | 1970-1971 |
Series II. Research FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sub-series 1. Women's Issues |
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| Box | Folders | ||
| 4 | 2-9 | Abortion |
1975-1978 |
| 5 | 1-8 | Abortion |
1978-1981 |
| 6 | 1-7 | Abortion |
1980-1990 |
| Folder | |||
| 6 | 8 | Education |
1978-1990 |
| Folders | |||
| 6 | 9-11 | Equal Rights Amendment |
1972-1978 |
| 7 | 1-5 | Equal Rights Amendment |
1979-1989 |
| Folder | |||
| 7 | 6 | Family Protection Bill |
1980-1981 |
| 7 | 7 | Health |
1980-1990 |
| 7 | 8 | History |
1983-1986 |
| Folders | |||
| 7 | 9-10 | International |
1979-1990 |
| Folder | |||
| 7 | 11 | International Women's Year |
1977-1978 |
| 7 | 12-13 | Military |
1979-1990 |
| 7 | 14 | No Fault Divorce |
1973 |
| Folders | |||
| 8 | 1-9 | Politics |
1976-1988 |
| Folder | |||
| 9 | 1 | Politics |
1989-1990 |
| 9 | 2 | Religion |
1979-1989 |
| 9 | 3 | Rural |
1979-1980 |
| 9 | 4 | Teenage Chastity Bill |
1981 |
| 9 | 5 | Wives, Family, Children |
1978-1990 |
| 9 | 6-8 | Women in the Work Force |
1978-1990 |
| 9 | 9 | Women's Equity Act |
1981 |
| Folders | |||
| 9 | 10-12 | Women (General) |
1975-1976 |
| 10 | 1-7 | Women (General) |
1976-1980 |
| 11 | 1-7 | Women (General) |
1978-1990 |
Sub-series 2. General Political |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 11 | 8 | Agnew, Spiro |
1971-1974 |
| 11 | 9 | Anderson, John |
1980 |
| Folders | |||
| 12 | 1-2 | Carter, Jimmy |
1976-1980 |
| Folder | |||
| 12 | 3 | Carter, Jimmy - Cabinet, Staff, and Carter People |
1976-1980 |
| 12 | 4 | Carter, Jimmy - Family |
1976-1980 |
| Folders | |||
| 12 | 5-7 | Carter, Rosalynn |
1976-1980 |
| Folder | |||
| 12 | 8 | Chappaquiddick |
1969-1976 |
| Folders | |||
| 13 | 1-30 | Congress |
1988-1990 |
| Folder | |||
| 14 | 1 | Democratic National Convention |
1979-1980 |
| 14 | 2 | Eisenhower, Julie Nixon |
1968-1973 |
| 14 | 3 | Ford, Betty - and Family |
1973-1976 |
| 14 | 4 | Ford, Gerald |
1973-1976 |
| 14 | 5 | Giddens, Kenneth - Voice of America |
1977-1980 |
| 14 | 6 | Heritage Causes and Recreational Services |
1976-1979 |
| 14 | 7 | Hunt, H. L. |
1964-1978 |
| 14 | 8 | ITT (Internation Telephone & Telegraph) |
1972-1973 |
| 14 | 9 | Johnson, Lyndon |
1964-1974 |
| 14 | 10 | Mondale, Walter and Joan |
1972-1980 |
| Folders | |||
| 15 | 1-3 | Nixon, Pat |
1968-1974 |
| 15 | 4-5 | Nixon, Richard |
1967-1976 |
| Folder | |||
| 15 | 6 | Nixon, Richard - Appointees |
1968-1973 |
| 15 | 7 | Nixon, Richard - Brothers, Donald and Edward |
1968-1976 |
| 15 | 8 | Nixon, Tricia |
1967-1971 |
| 16 | 1 | Presidential Debates |
1980 |
| 16 | 2 | Republicans |
1964-1980 |
Series III. Published Articles and ColumnsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folders | ||
| 16 | 3-7 | Knight Newspapers |
1964-1973 |
| Folder | |||
| 17 | 1 | Knight Newspapers |
1973-1975 |
| Folders | |||
| 17 | 2-8 | Knight-Ridder |
1972-1981 |
| 18 | 1-6 | Maturity News Service |
1989-1995 |
| Folder | |||
| 18 | 7 | New York Herald Tribune - Washington Post |
1955-1956 |
| Folders | |||
| 18 | 8-11 | North America Newspaper Alliance |
1963-1965 |
| 19 | 1-5 | North America Newspaper Alliance |
1965-1969 |
| Folder | |||
| 19 | 6 | Pat Nixon Series |
1968-1969 |
| Folders | |||
| 19 | 7-8 | Scripts - WTOP News |
1973-1974 |
| Folder | |||
| 20 | 1 | Scripts - WTOP News |
1975-1977 |
| Folders | |||
| 20 | 2-9 | Washington Offbeat |
1969-1973 |
| 21 | 1-5 | Washington Offbeat |
1973-1977 |
| 21 | 6-7 | The Washingtonian |
1966-1969, 1981-1989 |
| Folder | |||
| 21 | 8 | Women Series |
1969 |
| 21 | 9 | Miscellaneous - Free Lance Articles |
1955-1978 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Feminism--United States.
- Journalism--United States.
Corporate Names
- National Press Club--United States.
- President's Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities.
- Republican National Committee (U.S.)
- Washington Press Club.
- Whitehouse Fellows--United States.
Geographical Names
- Washington Metropolitan Area.
Occupations
- Women journalists.
Processed by Matthew Francis
2011
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