Erika Gottfried papers, 1968-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Gottfried, Erika
Title
Erika Gottfried papers
Dates
1968-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
.21 cubic feet (1 box)
Collection Number
2551 (Accession No. 2551-004)
Summary
Papers of a Seattle feminist.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The papers are open to all users.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Erika D. Gottfried was born in approximately 1954. She became active in the women's liberation movement as a teenager and was a member of the group Women's Liberation Seattle. Gottfried graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1976. She has written several unpublished biographical and historical works on women in the Northwest.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists primarily of Gottfried's student papers on women's history, newsletters from feminist organizations, and feminist-related ephemera, 1968-1976.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Erika Gottfried has retained the literary rights to her papers.

Preferred Citation

Erika Gottfried Papers. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The papers are arranged by type of document.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Erika Gottfried, 1976, 2003, 2006.

Processing Note

Processed by Shauna Dean in 2006.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

WritingsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
"Pathbreakers"
1976
1/2-3
"Women in the Northwest"
1976

Radical Women, Seattle Women Speak Out! , 1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/4

NewslettersReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/5
Lilith
1968
1/6
Women's Liberation Seattle
undated

Notes, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/7

EphemeraReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/8
Women's Liberation Seattle
undated
1/9
Miscellaneous
undated

Campus Women's Liberation, "Women: A Bibliography", 1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/10

University of Washington Daily newspaper, 1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/11

Seattle Post-Intelligencer article about Erika Gottfried, 1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/12

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Feminism--Washington (State)
  • Feminists--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Women's rights----Washington (State)
  • Women--Northwest, Pacific

Personal Names

  • Gottfried, Erika--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Women's Liberation-Seattle

Form or Genre Terms

  • Newsletters
  • bibliographies
  • ephemera
  • writings

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)