University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Women's Center records
University of Idaho. Women's Center
UG 59
1.5 cubic feet
1958-1997
Included in the records are photographs, newspaper articles, lawsuits, a rape survey, budget and grant proposals, and various projects concerning the Women's Center.
Special Collections and Archives of the University of Idaho Library.
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Most of the content of this archival group was in labeled folders when received. Although many of the files have retained their original title, some were changed to clarify their contents. The organization of the files was rearranged to create a more coherent arrangement.
The first series consists of office files and provides an historical background for the Women's Center. It includes publications, advertisements, projects, broadcasts, articles, photographs, videos, and annual records.
The second series is a collection of laws, rights, and statistics. It includes information on the Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse, expense statements, Affirmative Action procedures, legal statutes, a UI rape survey of 1990, and various lawsuits pertaining to the Women's Center.
The third series is restricted. The Head of Special Collections may grant permission for access. This box contains the original rape survey research forms, summaries of which are available in Box 2.
The Women's Center was founded in November 1972 to benefit the women of the University of Idaho and the community of Moscow. Its original goals were to increase the number of University women and decrease the dropout rates. Goals later expanded to include development and sponsorship of programs designed to increase awareness of the status, needs, and problems of Idaho women and to provide informative and educational resources.
Collection is open for research.
Consult Head of Special Collections and Archives on permission for use.
The Women's Center transferred its records to the University of Idaho Library between 1998 and 2001.
[Description of Item], Women's Center records, UG 59, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.
Jessica Bowman processed the records in February 2007.
The records of the Women's Center span the years 1958 to 1997, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1972 to 1980. Included in the records are photographs, newspaper articles, lawsuits, a rape survey, budget and grant proposals, and various projects concerning the Women's Center.
Related materials may be found in University Group 71 Women's Center records, Manuscript Group 455 Betsy Thomas papers, and Manuscript Group 109 The Women's Caucus of the University of Idaho.
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Laws and Legislation
Series I: Office Records
Women's Caucus
1972-1980
1
1
Beginnings
1968-1972
1
2
History and Members
1997
1
3
Women's Center Logos
1978-1994
1
4
25th Anniversary Contributions
1997
1
5
Miscellaneous records
1995-1997
1
6
Newspaper Articles
undated
1
7
Booklets
1958-1972
1
8
Publicity and Blueprints
undated
1
9
Equal Rights Amendment Convention Photograph
undated
1
10
Women's Center Quilt
1997
1
11
Quilt Exhibit Photographs
1997
1
12
Quilt Exhibit Photographs
1997
1
13
READI
1983-1985
1
14
Rural Women's History Project
1975-196
1
15
Articles, aims, budget
1973
1
16
Articles, poetry
1974
1
17
"Half the Sky," photographs, Survival Catalogue
1975
1
18
Articles, broadcasts, grant proposal
1976
1
19
Survival Catalogue, letter, pamphlet on women and law
1977
1
20
Articles, letters
1978
1
21
Articles, sexual harassment information, broadcasts, Women's Center functions
1979
1
22
Articles, Survival Catalogue, broadcasts, objectives
1980
1
23
Articles, broadcasts, caucus survey
1981
1
24
Articles, Survival Catalogue
1982
1
25
Articles, Building Bridges booklet
1983
1
26
Articles, broadcasts, famous quotes
1984
1
27
Articles, broadcasts
1985
1
28
Articles, photographs, letter
1986
1
29
Articles, faculty newsletter
1987
1
30
Articles
1988
1
31
Articles, photographs
1989
1
32
Articles, photographs, Elizabeth Zinser
1990
1
33
Articles
1991
1
34
Articles, student/faculty newsletter
1992
1
35
Articles, open house
1993
1
36
Articles, photograph
1994
1
37
Video - Martin Luther King Jr. Promotion
1987
1
Video - Oprah Winfrey "College Age Date Rape"
1996
1
Series II: Laws, Right, and Statistics
Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse
1985-1991
2
38
Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse workshop, audit, miscellaneous
1989-1992
2
39
Alternatives to Violence By-Laws
1984
2
40
Rape/sex survey statistics
1988-1990
2
41
Rape education grant proposal
1992-1993
2
42
Domestic violence media
1995-1996
2
43
Women's Caucus Conciliation Agreement
1974
2
44
Lawsuit and related (Implications of Conciliation Agreement)
1972-1996
2
45
Laws: Idaho Statutes, Sexual Abuse Victim's Rights and Compensation
1985-1989
2
46
State vs. Gonzales
1986-1988
2
47
State vs. Gonzales
1986-1988
2
48
Series III: Laws, Right, and Statistics
Rape survey original forms, some of which contains hand-written responses, 1990; statistics, 1990; and lawsuit proceedings
1988-1994
Access is restricted. Consult repository for details.
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