Oregon State University. President's Commission on the Status of Women.
President's Commission on the Status of Women Records
1971-2010
1973-1996
RG 159
2.30 cubic feet
7 boxes
Materials in English.
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR, 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2075
Email: scarc@oregonstate.edu
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These records were generated and collected by the President's Commission on the Status of Women, an independent commission established in 1972 responsible for advising the President and other administrators on issues of concern to women on campus. The records in the collection document the activities of the commission in its research and advisory role.
Historical Note:
The President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW) was established in 1972 as an independent commission responsible to the President. Composed of both men and women from the student body, faculty, and university staff, PCOSW advises the President and other administrators on issues of concern to women at the University, such as the availability of child care, lighting on campus and other safety issues, institutionalized sexism in the hiring process, and the retention and tenure of women faculty.
In its role as advocate for women at OSU, PCOSW often responds publicly to developments and traditions on campus that are seen as sexist and demeaning to women. In the past, such controversies have included the continuation of the Ms. OSU Pageant, and the portrayal of a rape on a T-shirt produced by an OSU fraternity for the annual Civil War game.
Oregon State University. Women's Center.
Ms. OSU Pageant.
Oregon State University--Faculty.
Oregon State University. Faculty Senate.
Oregon State University. President's Commission on the Status of Women.
Oregon State University. Women's Center.
Sexual harassment in universities and colleges--Oregon--Corvallis.
Women employees--United States--History.
Women--Education (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Women--Social conditions.
Women
Civic Activism
Colleges and Universities
Oregon
Corvallis
The records were transferred to the University Archives in numerous accessions from 1992 through 2011.
Additions to the collection are expected.
Collection is open for research.
President's Commission on the Status of Women Records (RG 159), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
The Special Collections and Archives Research Center has other records that address and examine the climate for women students, faculty, and staff at OSU, particularly with regard to the recruitment and tenure of women faculty. These holdings include the Faculty Senate Records (RG 044), the Affirmative Action Office Records (RG 172), the Student Affairs Records (RG 102), and the Women's Center Records (RG 243). There are also PCOSW records in the record group for the President's Office Records (RG 013), and the Oregon State University Child Care Records (RG 280).
The records are organized into 5 series: 1. Organizational Records, 1972-2010; 2. Correspondence, 1971-2010; 3. Committees and Task Forces, 1973-2007; 4. Reports and Studies, 1971-2007; 5. Ephemera and Newspaper Clippings, 1988-2010.
The President's Commission on the Status of Women Records document the organization, administration, and functioning of the Commission since its establishment in 1972, as well as the issues pertaining to women faculty, students, and staff at Oregon State University. The collection includes organizational records; correspondence; records generated by the work of the Commission's committees, sub-committees, and task forces; reports and studies; and ephemera and news clippings. Of particular note are studies regarding faculty salary (1979), campus climate (2005), staff morale (1990), and the work of PCOSW (1997).
Series 1
Organizational Records
1972-2010
Series 1 is comprised of records documenting the structure and mission of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including by-laws, constitutions, membership lists, and meeting minutes and agendas.
1.1
By-laws and constitutions
2005-2008
1.2
Membership lists
1972-2010
1.3
Membership packets
2006-2008
1.4
Mission statements
1972-1998
1.5
Organizational histories
2003-2008
1.6
Strategic action plan
2007
Meeting Minutes and Agendas
1973-2010
1.7
1973 - 1988
1.8
1988 - 1991
1.9
1991 - 1992
1.10
1992 - 1993
2.1
1994 - 1995
2.2
1995 - 1996
2.3
1997 - 1998
2.4
2004 - 2007
2.5
2008 - 2010
Series 2
Correspondence
1971-2010
Comprised of correspondence, this series also includes reports sent as attachments to correspondence. In addition to documenting the day-to-day administration of the Commission in areas such as membership selection and the organization of events and workshops, this series also reflects PCOSW's interaction with other OSU departments and programs.
2.6
General
1971-1977
2.7
General
1981-1985
3.1
General
1985-1987
3.2
General
1988-1989
3.3
General
1990-1991
3.4
General
1991-1992
3.5
General
1992-1993
4.1
General
1993-1994
4.2
General
1994-1995
4.3
General
1995-1996
4.4
General
1996-1998
4.5
General
2000-2010
4.6
Intercollegiate Athletics Department controversy
1996
4.7
Membership
1995-1996
4.8
Survey on the President's Commission on the Status of Women
1997
4.9
Workshop: Barriers to Mobility for Women
1995-1996
Series 3
Committees and Task Forces
1973-2007
Series 3 contains documentation of the activities and meetings of PCOSW committees and subcommittees. The issues addressed by these committees include: faculty child care needs, lack of women faculty, the prevalence of sexual harassment on campus, campus lighting and other safety issues, and gender disparities among the graduate student population. The committees for promotion and tenure, and recruitment, comprise a large portion of this series.
4.10
Campus Life sub-committee
1991
4.11
Education committee
1973-1974
4.12
Employment committee
1973-1974
4.13
Faculty Concerns sub-committee
1990-1991
4.14
Faculty Recruitment and Retention sub-committee
1992-1994
4.15
Family and Parental Concerns sub-committee
1993-1996
5.1
Graduate Student sub-committee
1993-1996
5.2
Institutional Services and Practices committee
1993
5.3
Long-range Planning Commission, Women's Task Force
1985-1986
5.4
President's Commission on the Prevention of Hate-related Activities
1994-1997
5.5
Professional Development and Climate Issues sub-committee
1997
5.6
Promotion and Tenure committee
2004-2007
5.7
Recruitment and Retention of Women Faculty sub-committee
1989-1990
5.8
Research Assistant (unclassified) committee
1980-1981
5.9
Salary Equity Planning committee
1995
5.10
Safety committee
1979-1988
5.11
Sexual Harassment Task Force
1985
5.12
Staff Development committee
1988-1991
5.13
Staff Development Award sub-committee
1992-1993
5.14
Staff Development Award sub-committee
1994-1996
5.15
Student Issues sub-committee
1990-1991
5.16
Task Force for Classified Female Employees
circa 1984
5.17
Women's Advancement and Gender Equity (WAGE)
2009
5.18
Women in Science Task Force
1985-1986
6.1
Women's Issues Task Force
1986-1987
6.2
Women on Committees Task Force
undated
6.3
Women's Studies Program Review sub-committee
1988-1991
Series 4
Reports and Studies
1971-2007
The reports and studies included in this series primarily document the work of various PCOSW standing and ad hoc committees and task forces. Subjects covered in these reports include: the status of women in the Oregon System of Higher Education, availability of child care, women and philanthropy, the salary gap between men and women in academia, OSU graduate assistantships, OSU staff morale, and the OSU Women's Center.
6.4
Achieving Parity for Women at OSU
1994
6.5
Annual Reports
1990-1991
6.6
Campus Climate
2005
6.7
Child Care Task Force Final Report
1985
6.8
Concept paper: Women and Philanthropy
1993
6.9
Faculty Salary Study, preliminary report
1979
6.10
Graduate Assistantships at OSU
1989
6.11
Head-count Study (Subcommittee on Faculty Women)
1986
6.12
Institutional Procedures and Criteria for Program Redirection, Reorganization, Reduction, and Termination
1992
6.13
Institutional Self-study on Sex Equity
1986
6.14
Office of Women's Studies, Interim reports
1973-1974
6.15
OSSHE Equity / Fairness Workshop report
1985
6.16
OSU Staff Morale Survey
1990
6.17
Parent Needs Assessment
2007
6.18
Parity Research and Reports (other universities)
1995-1999
6.19
Path to Parity: Progress report
2004
7.1
Promoting Women's Participation in Higher Education: The Status of Women in OSSHE
1992
7.2
Promotion and Tenure Summary Reports
1995-1996
7.3
The Status of Women Academic Staff at OSU
1971
7.4
Women's Center Benton Annex Strategic Plan
1993-1994
Series 5
Ephemera and Newspaper Clippings
1988-2010
The ephemera in this series includes brochures for PCOSW and the Women's Center, and flyers and announcement for PCOSW events and open staff and faculty positions. Subjects addressed in the news clippings include: the Ms. OSU Pageant, Playboy Magazine's recruitment of OSU students for its annual PAC-10 pictorial, fraternity t-shirt controversy, and the neglect of date rape cases.
7.5
Brochures and announcements
1988-1995
7.6
Brochures
2007-2010
7.7
News clippings: General
1992-1995
7.8
News clippings: Intercollegiate Athletics Department controversy
1995-1996
7.9
News clippings: Playboy magazine recruitment on campus
1993
7.10
News clippings: Ms. OSU Pageant
1991-1992