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Michele Parish papers, 1917-1995
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Parish, Michele, 1950-
- Title
- Michele Parish papers
- Dates
- 1917-1995 (inclusive)19171995
- Quantity
- 26.75 linear feet, (50 boxes and 4 oversize boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1348
- Summary
- The Michele Parish papers (1917-1995) contain Parish's personal and professional papers. Much of the collection is concerned with Parish's work with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The collection also contains personal and religious materials, such as correspondence, church programs, directories, and information packets from the United Methodist Church. There are also correspondence, and newsletters from her work for the National Women's Political Caucus.
- Repository
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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
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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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Michelle A. Parish was the Executive Director of the ACLU of Utah from 1989-1992. During this period the ACLU began to make a big impact on civil liberty issues; this was due largely to an expansion of public education efforts, increased litigation, and an increase in ACLU membership and funding. During this period the ACLU became deeply involved with issues such as capital punishment, employment discrimination, AIDS, and polygamy. The ACLU played a significant role in the examination of abuse in the Utah State Penitentiary and county jail, banning prayer from public schools, and battling restriction on abortion. In 1992, Parish was succeeded as Executive Director, by Carole Gnade.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Michele Parish papers (1917-1995) contain Michele Parish's personal and professional papers. The collection has been divided into four series. The first series contains Parish's personal items, including her report cards, journals, correspondence, and other related materials. Most of the materials found in this first series are restricted. The second series deals with Parish's professional items concerning the ACLU. This section contains correspondence, newspaper clippings and articles, reports, notes, research, cartoons, and other related materials. The third section contains Parish's oversized personal and professional materials, such as framed ACLU cartoons and various personal items. The final series contains an addendum which was added in 1995, and is concerned with both personal and professional materials. While there are personal materials found in this last section, the majority of the materials are concerned with professional and religious items.
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
Boxes 1-47 (23.5 linear feet) were donated by Michele Parish in December 1992.
Boxes 48-54 (3.25 linear feet) were donated by Michele Parish in January 1995.
Processing Note
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff in 1994 and 1995.
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Separated Materials
See also the Michele Parish photograph collection (P0531) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Related Materials
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal papersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Personal Files
Box 1 is restricted.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Report Cards |
1955-1965 |
| 1 | 2 | Cornell College Choir |
1968 |
| 1 | 3 | Passport |
1969 |
| 1 | 4 | Wesley Pixler Baptismal Certificate and Passports |
1970 |
| 1 | 5 | Powers School of Modeling |
1975 |
| 1 | 6 | Decree of Name Change for Parish-Pixlers |
1976 |
| 1 | 7 | Class of 1968 Ten-Year Reunion |
1978 |
| 1 | 8 | Household Inventory |
1979 |
| 1 | 9 | Parent Workshop |
1985 |
| 1 | 10 | High School Reunion |
1988 |
| 1 | 11 | University of Utah Application |
1988 |
| 1 | 12 | Education Records |
1988 |
| 1 | 13 | M.P.A. Degree |
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| 1 | 14 | Dorothy Parish, "Grandmother Remembers" |
1989 |
| 1 | 15 | papers Relating to Divorce |
1991-1992 |
| 1 | 16 | "Opportunities in Public Affairs" |
1992 |
| 1 | 17 | Raymond J. Parish Autobiography |
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| 1 | 18 | News Articles |
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| 2 | 1 | Sandy House |
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| 2 | 2 | Social Security Card, School I.D., and Colorado Driver License |
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| 2 | 3 | Leadership and Personal Growth Materials |
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| 2 | 4 | Calligraphy Class |
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| 2 | 5 | Parish Family Tree |
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| 2 | 6 | Nametags |
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| 2 | 7 | Magazine Subscriptions Index Cards |
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| 2 | 8 | Class Notes |
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| 2 | 9 | Career Development Materials |
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| 2 | 10 | Resume |
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| 2 | 11 | Landmark Education |
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| 2 | 12 | Paul Pixler Home |
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| 2 | 13 | Star Charts |
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| 2 | 14 | Personal Items |
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| Box | |||
| 3 | Journals
This box is restricted.
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1973-1986 | |
| 4 | Calendars and Journals
This box is restricted.
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1980-1984 | |
| 5 | Calendars and Journals
This box is restricted.
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1990-1991 | |
| 6 | Calendars
This box is restricted.
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1980-1990 | |
Personal Correspondence
This box is restricted.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 1 | Family |
1979-1989 |
| 7 | 2 | Charley Parish |
1968-1992 |
| 7 | 3 | Barbara Walker |
1979-1991 |
| 7 | 4 | Personal Correspondence |
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| 7 | 5-7 | Correspondence |
1979-1989 |
| 8 | Personal Correspondence
This box is restricted.
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1987-1992 | |
| Box | |||
| 9 | Artwork and Letters from Children |
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| 10 | Artwork and Letters from Children |
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| 11 | Parish-Pixler Family Finances
This box is restricted.
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| 12 | Michele Parish Stories and Poems
This box is restricted.
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| 13 | Michele Parish and Others Stories, Poems and Related Correspondence
This box is restricted.
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| 14 | Michele Parish, Confessions of a Parsonage Wife Drafts |
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| 15 | Michele Parish, Confessions of a Parsonage Wife Drafts |
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| 16 | Akron United Methodist Church |
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| 17 | Akron United Methodist Church and Other Community Activities |
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| 18 | Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home |
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| 19 | Michele Parish Columns and Other Akron News Reporter Articles |
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Sandy Hilltop United Methodist Church |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 20 | 1 |
Sharing Newsletter |
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| 20 | 2 | Family Leadership |
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| 20 | 3 | Pastor's Auto Record |
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| 20 | 4 | Utah Shared Ministry |
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| 20 | 5 | Contemporary Issues Class |
1988 |
| 20 | 6 | Educational Television |
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| 20 | 7 | Membership and Articles |
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| 20 | 8 | Rocky Mountain Conference |
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| 20 | 9 | Global Ministries |
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| 20 | 10 | Livingroom Learning |
1988-1989 |
| 20 | 11-12 | Brochures and Correspondence |
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| 20 | 13 | AIDS Task Force |
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Women's Issues |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 21 | 1 | Women's Journals |
1969-1970 |
| 21 | 2 |
Womanspirit Magazine |
1977 |
| 21 | 3 | "Giving Birth at Home" |
1976 |
| 21 | 4 | "Women: A Bibliography" |
1970 |
| 21 | 5 |
Women Aloud
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1989 |
| 21 | 6 |
Ms. Magazine |
1987 |
| 21 | 7 |
Motheroot Journal
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1984-1985 |
| 21 | 8 |
Women's Political Times
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1992 |
| 21 | 9 |
Utah Women's Forum Newsletter |
1992 |
| 21 | 10 | Women and Writing |
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| 21 | 11 | Women and Christianity |
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| 21 | 12 | "Theology, Psychology and Women" |
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| 22 | 1-5 | Feminism |
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| 22 | 6-9 | National Organization of Women (NOW) |
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| 22 | 10 | National Women's History Project Catalog |
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Religion and Personal Growth |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 23 | 1-5 | EST and Werner Erhard |
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| 23 | 6 | Landmark Education |
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| 23 | 7 | "A Journey Towards Wholeness" |
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| 23 | 8 | Bible, Cross of Color |
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| 23 | 9 |
Christian Social Action Newsletters |
1989 |
| 23 | 10-13 | Religious Materials |
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Community Service |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 24 | 1 | Hunger |
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| 24 | 2-5 | Child Care |
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| 24 | 6 | Sexual Assault Awareness |
1983 |
| 24 | 7 | The Hunger Project |
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| 24 | 8-9 | Amnesty International |
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| 24 | 10 | American Cancer Society Jailathon |
1992 |
Music |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 25 | 1 | Children's Music |
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| 25 | 2 | Christmas Music |
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| 25 | 3 | Basic Piano Music |
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| 25 | 4 | Sheet Music |
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| 25 | 5 | Women's Songbook |
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| 25 | 6 | "Songs for a New Day" |
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| 25 | 7 | "The Three-Day Sing-Along" |
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| 25 | 8 | Religious Music |
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| 25 | 9 | Religious and Other Music |
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Books and Publications |
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| Box | Volume | ||
| 26 | 1 | Barberi, Legalize Adulthood in Utah
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1991 |
| 26 | 2 | Cornell College Alumni Directory |
1992 |
| 26 | 3 |
Adaptation and Aging Activites
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1984 |
| 26 | 4 | Gene Garman, America's Real Religion
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1992 |
| 26 | 5 | Rocky Mountain Conference Journal |
1988 |
| 26 | 6 |
Women in Congress
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1917-1990 |
| Folder | |||
| 26 | 7 | Book Catalogs |
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| 26 | 8 |
Salt Lake City Magazine, Profile |
1992 |
| 26 | 9 |
Utah Forum
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1990-1991 |
| 26 | 10 | "She Was Only a Farmer's Daughter," Play |
1938 |
Miscellaneous Files |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 27 | 1 | Play and Event Programs |
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| 27 | 2 |
First Transfer
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1987 |
| 27 | 3 | Script |
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| 27 | 4 | Worker's History Calendar |
1973 |
| 27 | 5 |
The Mother Earth News, Volume 1 |
1970 |
| 27 | 6 |
Sojourners
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1984 |
| 27 | 7 |
Time Magazine |
1987 |
| 27 | 8 |
U.S. News and World Report
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1968 |
| 27 | 9 | Buttons |
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Professional papers: ACLUReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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| Box | ||
| 28 | Correspondence
This box is restricted.
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1987-1992 |
| 29 | Correspondence
This box is restricted.
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1991-1992 |
| 30 | News Articles |
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| 31 | Notes and Research |
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| 32 | Notes, Research, and Phone Messages |
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| 33 | Notes and Research |
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| 34 | Research, Articles, and Cartoons |
Oversized Items: Personal And ProfessionalReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
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| Box | |
| 35 | Small Framed ACLU Cartoons |
| 36 | Small Framed ACLU Cartoons |
| 37 | Framed ACLU Cartoons |
| 38 | ACLU and Other Art |
| 39 | ACLU and Other Art |
| 40 | Personal Items |
AddendumReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Personal |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 41 | 1-6 | Correspondence
These folders are restricted.
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1991-1993 |
| 41 | 7 | Marriages, Drawings, Programs, and Correspondence
This folder is restricted.
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| 41 | 8 | Employment Opportunities |
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| 41 | 9 | Personal Materials |
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American Civil Liberties Union |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 42 | 1 | Correspondence and Invitations
This folder is restricted.
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| 42 | 2 | Meeting and Conference Agendas |
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| 42 | 3 | Reports |
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| 42 | 4 |
Restoring Civil Liberties: Blueprint for Action for the Clinton Administration
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| 42 | 5 | Abortion Bills 1131-1133; International Bill of Rights |
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| 42 | 6 | Articles
This folder contains the following articles: Fredrick Buchanan, "Religion and the Public Schools-Is the Wall of Separation Impermeable?"; Georgia Duerst-Lahti, "Year of the Woman, Decade of the Women: Wisconsin Legislative Elections"; and Ken Driggs, "The Fischer Adoption Case and What It Means."
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| 42 | 7 | State of Utah Religious Liberty Teacher Education Program |
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| 42 | 8 | Newsletters |
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| 42 | 9 | Newspaper and Magazine Articles |
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| 42 | 10 | ACLU Materials |
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National Women's Political Caucus |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 43 | 1-2 | Correspondence
These folders are restricted.
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1993-1994 |
| 43 | 3 | Correspondence and Invitations
This folder is restricted.
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| 43 | 4 | Correspondence
This folder is restricted.
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| 43 | 5 | Introductory Information, Background and Bylaws |
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| 43 | 6 | Introductory Information, Workbook for Women in Politics |
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| 43 | 7 | Introductory Information, How To's |
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| 43 | 8 | 10th Annual Bay Area Women's Conference |
1993 |
| 43 | 9 | Women's Issues Forum Conferences |
1994 |
| 43 | 10 | United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women |
1995 |
| 43 | 11 | Meeting Agendas |
1993 |
| 43 | 12 | Articles
This folder contains the following articles: Harriet Woods, "Moving Women from Local Politics to the Federal Level"; and Renne Frances Hawkins, "Multipartisan Organizing: The Intersection of Feminist Tradition and American Politics."
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| 43 | 13 | Surveys, Reports, and Reviews on Women's Issues |
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| 43 | 14 | Women's Guide to the 1992 Democratic and Republican Candidates |
1992 |
| Volume | |||
| 44 | 1-2 |
National Directory of Women Elected Officials
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1991-1993 |
| Folder | |||
| 44 | 3-5 | "Hotline: The Daily Briefing on American Politics" |
1993-1994 |
| 44 | 6 | Newsletters |
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| 44 | 7 | Newspaper and Magazine Articles |
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| 44 | 8 | Announcements |
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| 44 | 9 | Pamphlets |
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| 44 | 10 | Flight Tickets and Travel Information |
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| 44 | 11 | National Women's Political Caucus Materials |
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Foreign Policy |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 45 | 1 | Central America Working Group, General Information |
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| 45 | 2 | Central America Working Group, El Salvador |
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| 45 | 3 | Central America Working Group, Guatemala |
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| 45 | 4 | Central America Working Group, Nicaragua |
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| 45 | 5 | Institute for Policy Studies |
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| 45 | 6 | Landmark Education Corporation, General Information |
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| 45 | 7 | Landmark Education Corporation, Correspondence
This folder is restricted.
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| 45 | 8 | Landmark Education Corporation, Leadership Conference |
1993 |
| 45 | 9 | Landmark Education Corporation, Curriculum Living |
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| 45 | 10 | Landmark Education Corporation, Schedules and Announcements |
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| 45 | 11 | Landmark Education Corporation Materials |
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| 45 | 12 | Foreign Policy Materials |
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Religion; Family Issues; Miscellaneous |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 46 | 1 | Religion, Americans United for Church and State, Correspondence
This folder is restricted.
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| 46 | 2 | Religion, Americans United for Church and State, Information Packet |
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| 46 | 3 | Religion, Americans United for Church and State, Newsletter and Article |
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| 46 | 4 | Religion, Americans United for Church and State, Pamphlets |
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| 46 | 5 | Religion, Church Organizations, Community United Methodist Church |
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| 46 | 6 | Religion, Church Organizations, Marvin Memorial Methodist Church |
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| 46 | 7 | Religion, Church Organizations, Takoma Park Presbyterian Church |
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| 46 | 8 | Religion, Church Organizations Materials |
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| 46 | 9 | Religion Materials |
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| 46 | 10 | Family Issues, Schools |
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| 46 | 11 | Family Issues Pamphlets and Newsletter |
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| 46 | 12 | Family Issues Articles |
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| 46 | 13 | Family Issues Materials |
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| 46 | 14 | Miscellaneous |
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| 46 | 15 | Drugs |
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| 47 | 1 | Roladex Cards |
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| 47 | 2 | Newspaper Articles |
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| 47 | 3 | Miscellaneous |
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Family and Church |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 48 | 1-2 | Marvin Memorial United Methodist Church |
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| 48 | 3 | United Methodist Church |
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| 48 | 4-5 | Family Correspondence |
1994-1995 |
| 49 | Family |
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ACLU |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 50 | 1-2 | ACLU |
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| 50 | 3 | Policy Brutality and Torture |
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| 50 | 4 | ACLU International Civil Liberties Report |
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| 50 | 5 | Cuban Democracy Act |
1992 |
| 50 | 6 | Foreign Intelligence Reorganization |
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| 50 | 7 | Ratification Now |
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National Women's Political Caucus |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 51 | 1 | California Trip |
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| 51 | 2 | Case Study of the Indianapolis Women's Appointment Collaboration |
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| 51 | 3 | Local Global Forum |
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| 51 | 4 | Leadership on ACLU |
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| 51 | 5 | United Nations 4th World Conference on Women |
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| 51 | 6 | National Democratic Institute |
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| 51 | 7 | Women's Local Global Forum |
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| 51 | 8-9 | Hotline |
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| 52 | 1 | National Alliance |
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| 52 | 2 | Women Politics |
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| 52 | 3 | NSC Meeting |
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| 52 | 4 | Landmark Education |
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| 52 | 5 | The Hunger Project |
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| 52 | 6 | Cornell College |
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| 52 | 7 | Visit to 103rd Congress |
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| 52 | 8 | Beijing |
1995 |
| 53 | 1 | Women Organizations |
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| 53 | 2 | Convention |
1994 |
| 53 | 3 | ACLU |
1994 |
| 53 | 4-7 | National Women's Political Caucus |
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| 54 | National Women's Political Caucus |
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Civil Rights--Utah
- Methodist women--Utah--Archives
- Women civil rights workers--Utah--Archives
- Women political activists--United States
- Women social reformers--United States
- Women--Congresses--Records and correspondence
Personal Names
- Parish, Michele, 1950---Archives
- Parish, Michele, 1950---Family
Corporate Names
- American Civil Liberties Union of Utah--Employees--Records and correspondence
- National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.)--Employees--Records and correspondence
Geographical Names
- Utah--Social policy--20th century
Form or Genre Terms
- Administrative reports
- Articles
- Business correspondence
- Calendars
- Cartoons (Working drawings)
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Conference materials
- Diaries
- Financial records
- Legislative bills
- Newsletters
- Notated music
- Notes (documents)
- Official reports
- Personal correspondence
- Press releases
- Records (Documents)
- Research (Documents)
- Sheet music
Finding aid created by Manuscripts Division staff.
1994 (last modified: 2018 and 2020)
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