oip_mss189.xml Guide to the Jo Anne Russell Papers Russell (Jo Anne) Papers Rachel Taylor Boise State University Special Collections and Archives 2019; updated 2023
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-11-06. Description is written in: English, Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Boise State University Special Collections and Archives Jo Anne Russell Papers MSS 189 10.75 linear feet 21 boxes 1864-1999 The Jo Anne Russell Papers contain research files for her 1991 master's thesis about the history of prosititution in Boise and includes articles, government reports, lecture notes, photographs, and property records. The collection also contains coursework and subject files relating to Russian history, feminism, American women's literature, witchcraft, and socialism. English .

Jo Anne Russell (ne: Wingfield) was born in 1932. After graduating from Boise Senior High School in 1950, Russell worked as a real estate agent, a biofeedback technician at an alcohol rehabilitation hospital, and a counselor. Russell entered Boise State University as a freshman in 1984 majoring in communications, continuing her education with a master's program in history that culminated in her thesis, "A Necessary Evil: Prostitutes, Patriarchs, and Profits in Boise City, 1863-1915." Russell entered the PhD program in Adult Education at the University of Idaho in 1990. She earned 36 credits, but did not complete the program. She was the Women's Center Programming Coordinator at Boise State from 1993 to 1995. Jo Anne Russell died in 2000.

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The collection was donated by Derek Casper following Russell's death in 2000.

The Jo Anne Russell Papers contain research for her 1991 master's thesis about the history of prosititution in Boise and includes articles, government reports, lecture notes, photographs, and property records. The collection also contains coursework and subject files relating to Russian history, feminism, American women's literature, witchcraft, and socialism.

 Boise (Idaho) Socialism Feminism Women--Idaho Socialism Social interaction Women Idaho Boise Social Classes Prostitution Theses and Research Projects 1 English.

The series contains research for Russell's master's thesis, "A Necessary Evil: Prostitutes, Patriarchs, and Profits in Boise City, 1863-1915." This includes lecture notes, articles, government reports, census data, maps of Boise, court and property records, photographs, and workshop notes containing student and public opinions on the content of Russell's thesis. There is also research for her undergraduate thesis about the history of feminine hygiene products, which includes advertisements, magazines, photos, and notes.

 Bibliography 1990 English. 1 1 Boise Public Library 1992 English. 1 2 Directed Reading Responses 1989-1990 English. 1 3 Draft 1991 English. 1 4 Draft and Research 1989 English. 1 5 Draft, History of Prostitution circa 1990 English. 1 6 Draft Intro, Conclusion, and List of Illustrations circa 1990 English. 1 7 Draft Pages 18-19 circa 1990 English. 1 8 Draft, Progress, and Projects 1987-1990 English. 1 9 Draft with Commentary I circa 1990 English. 1 10 Draft with Commentary II 1991 English. 1 11 Kotex Paper Drafts I 1995 English. 1 12 Kotex Paper Drafts II 1987-1995 English. 1 13 Lecture at Boise Public Library 1992 English. 1 14 Papers Related to Publishing 1991-1997 English. 1 15 "Social History of the Morrison Center" Proposal 1989 English. 1 16 Thesis Approval Page 1991 English. 1 17 Thesis Lecture circa 1990 English. 1 18 Thesis Lecture Notes circa 1990 English. 1 19 Thesis Workshop I 1999 English. 1 20 Thesis Workshop II 1999 English. 2 1 Thesis Workshop III 1997-1999 English. 2 2 Victorian Justice: Politics and Prostitutes circa 1990 English. 2 3 Willow Creek History Project circa 1990 English. 2 4 1864-1866 Notes circa 1990 English. 2 5 1864-1881 1864-1881 English. 2 6 1869 Notes circa 1990 English. 2 7 1870 Census I 1870 English. 2 8 1870 Census II 1870 English. 2 9 1870 Notes circa 1990 English. 2 10 1877-1909 1877-1909 English. 2 11 1877 Notes circa 1990 English. 2 12 1880 Census 1880 English. 2 13 1881-1882 and Notes 1881- circa 1990 English. 2 14 1881 Notes circa 1990 English. 2 15 1882-1946 1882-1946 English. 2 16 1883 and Notes 1883- circa 1990 English. 2 17 1884-1886 and Notes 1884- circa 1990 English. 2 18 1885-1886 1885-1886 English. 2 19 1885-1905 II 1885-1905 English. 20 1 1889 I 1881 English. 2 20 1889 II 1889 English. 2 21 1889-1891 1889-1891 English. 2 22 1889-1890 Notes circa 1990 English. 2 23 1892 1892 English. 3 1 1892 Notes circa 1990 English. 3 2 1893-1894, 1896 1893-1896 English. 3 3 1893 Notes circa 1990 English. 3 4 1894 1894 English. 3 5 1894 Notes circa 1990 English. 3 6 1896-1911 1896-1911 English. 3 7 1896 Notes circa 1990 English. 3 8 1897-1899 1897-1899 English. 3 9 1897-1899 Notes circa 1990 English. 3 10 1900 Census 1900 English. 3 11 1901 1901 English. 3 12 1902-1903 1902-1903 English. 3 13 1902-1922 1902-1922 English. 3 14 1902 Notes circa 1990 English. 3 15 1903 Notes circa 1990 English. 3 16 1905 1905 English. 20 2 1905-1906 1905-1906 English. 3 17 1905-1949 1905-1949 English. 3 18 1905 Notes circa 1990 English. 3 19 1906 Notes circa 1990 English. 3 20 1908-1909 1908-1909 English. 3 21 1909 Notes I circa 1990 English. 3 22 1909 Notes II circa 1990 English. 3 23 1910 Census 1910 English. 3 24 1911-1915 1911-1915 English. 3 25 1913-1916 1913-1916 English. 3 26 1913 Notes circa 1990 English. 3 27 1915 Notes circa 1990 English. 3 28 1934, 1978-1979 1934-1979 English. 3 29 1940 Daily Notebook 1940 English. 3 30 Advertisements Featuring Women circa 1985 English. 3 31 American Sociology and Feminism, Chinese Prostitutes 1978-1987 English. 3 32 Arthur A. Hart 1971-1973 English. 3 33 Betty Penson-Ward 1990 English. 20 3 Blaisdell and Wingfield Genealogy 1997-1998 English. 20 4 Boise History 1941-1992 English. 4 1 Boise My Boise 1978 English. 4 2 Boise Police Department 1939-1984 English. 4 3 Boise's Red Light Alley 1991 English. 20 5 Brass Checks and Red Lights circa 1974 English. 4 4 Butte, Montana 1990 English. 4 5 Chinatown 1884 English. 4 6 Christianity and Levy's Alley 1869-1978 English. 4 7 Cold War and Soviet Russia 1990-1991 English. 20 6 Court Cases circa 1894-1904 English. 20 7 Death in Levy's Alley 1998 English. 20 8 December 1899 1899 English. 4 8 December 1922 1922 English. 4 9 Desertion and Divorces circa 1992 English. 4 10 Diamond-Tooth Lil' 1970 English. 4 11 Directories 1902-1914 English. 4 12 Divorces circa 1990 English. 4 13 Fires, Crime I 1897-1934 English. 4 14 Fires, Crime II 1911-1923 English. 4 15 Ford Motor Company Special News Release 1994 English. 4 16 Fort Boise 1863-1975 English. 4 17 Genealogy circa 1890s-1998 English. 4 18 George Levy Affidavits and Pardon 1894-1902 English. 4 19 George Levy Trial 1901-1974 English. 4 20 Harper's Bazaar 1934 English. 21 8 Holiday Number circa 1890-1900 English. 4 21 Idaho: A Century of Pioneers 1990 English. 21 7 Idaho Culture 1988 English. 4 22 Idaho Historical Conference 1992 English. 4 23 Industry in Idaho 1943- circa 1985 English. 4 24 "Journalism Monographs" and "Researching Local History" 1981-1985 English. 5 1 Kotex Paper Research I 1921-1985 English. 5 2 Kotex Paper Research II 1921- circa 1988 English. 5 3 Legal Documents and Census circa 1909-1910 English. 20 9 Legality of Prostitution and Historical Perspectives circa 1863-1980 English. 5 4 Letters 1862-1903 English. 5 5 Levy's Alley Dispute with Highway District 1974 English. 5 6 Levy's Murder 1901 English. 5 7 Life Magazine 1946 English. 21 9 Louise Percault circa 1989 English. 5 8 Maimie Papers circa 1989 English. 5 9 Maps of Boise circa 1900-1990 English. 5 10 March 1882 1882 English. 5 11 McCall's Magazine August 1936 1936 English. 21 6 "Mormon Problem" circa 1900 English. 5 12 Nettie Bowen, Harry Leroy, Silver City, Notes 1896- circa 1990 English. 5 13 Nick Collins 1923 English. 5 14 Notes I circa 1990 English. 5 15 Notes II circa 1990 English. 5 16 Notes III circa 1990 English. 5 17 Obituaries, Retrospectives, Notes circa 1990 English. 5 18 Officers, Camp Followers, and Laundresses circa 1990 English. 5 19 Photos I circa 1867-1915 English. 5 20 Photos II circa 1867-1915 English. 5 21 Photos and Maps circa 1892-1915 English. 5 22 Pornography circa 1980-1985 English. 5 23 "Progressive Men of Southern Idaho" and "History of Idaho" 1904-1920 English. 5 24 Property 1892-1924 English. 5 25 Property, Locations, Levy 1884- circa 1990 English. 5 26 Prostitution I circa 1974- 1990 English. 6 1 Prostitution II 1959-1990 English. 6 2 Prostitution III circa 1985-1994 English. 6 3 Prostitution in Portland circa 1912-1913 English. 6 4 Prostitution in San Francisco circa 1996 English. 6 5 Prostitution in Seattle 1918-1981 English. 6 6 Prostitution in Shoshone Falls circa 1990-1995 English. 6 7 Prostitution; Women and Russia circa 1990 English. 6 8 Red Light District Locations and Sites, Notes circa 1995-1998 English. 6 9 Research Journal circa 1988 English. 6 10 Research Methods circa 1988 English. 6 11 Research Questions circa 1990 English. 6 12 Retrospective of 1891, Notes circa 1991 English. 6 13 Rhodes Family Genealogy circa 1980-1990 English. 6 14 Sanborn Maps 1894-1912 English. 6 15 Shoshone, Idaho 1968- circa 1990 English. 7 1 Songs circa 1940s-1967 English. 7 2 Susan Armitage 1993 English. 7 3 Symbols and Their Meanings: Idaho City Cemetery undated English. 7 4 "Syphilis, Not Boise's Problem" by Robert Christie 1996 English. 7 5 Testimony in George Levy's Trial 1902 English. 7 6 Venereal Disease in Idaho I 1941 English. 7 7 Venereal Disease II 1943-1944 English. 7 8 Wingfield and Blaisdell Family Photos undated English. 7 9 "Women and Laws in Idaho" and "Playbill for the Ethyl Barrymore Theatre" circa 1939-1989 English. 7 10 Coursework English.

The series includes essays by Russell and other students, as well as materials from the Boise State Writing Center. Notes and class materials make up the bulk of this series, encompassing western civilization, women in the west, witchcraft, socialism, Soviet Russia, Canadian studies, American women's literature, and British literature. There are course notes from adult education courses Russell took on mediation, communication, and conflict management.

 Adult Education circa 1990-1991 English. 7 11 American Literature 1986 English. 7 12 American Women Writers I 1987 English. 7 13 American Women Writers II 1987 English. 7 14 Ancient Religion circa 1985 English. 7 15 Biology, Government, Theater circa 1984-1985 English. 21 1 Canadian Studies 1993 English. 8 1 CM 131 1987 English. 8 2 Cold War 1989 English. 8 3 Commentary undated English. 8 4 Communication 302 Essay by JoAnne Russell 1987 English. 8 5 Conflict Resolution 1991-1992 English. 8 6 Counseling 1991 English. 8 7 Creative Writing Workshop 1994-1995 English. 8 8 E240 I 1994 English. 8 9 E240 II 1994-1996 English. 8 10 E378 1994 English. 8 11 E510 and E525 1995 English. 8 12 EC305 Critique Paper circa 1995 English. 8 13 El Coucho 1995 English. 8 14 English Introductory Graduate Seminar 1994 English. 8 15 Essays and Papers by JoAnne Russell I 1984-1995 English. 9 1 Essays and Papers by JoAnne Russell II 1987-1995 English. 9 2 Essays and Papers by JoAnne Russell III 1986-1995 English. 9 3 Essays and Papers by JoAnne Russell IV 1986-1994 English. 9 4 Eurasian History circa 1988 English. 21 2 Feminism and Postmodernism circa 1990 English. 9 5 Film in Context: Art and Ideology in Early Soviet Cinema 1988 English. 9 6 Gender and Media 1995 English. 9 7 Gender in Russia circa 1985 English. 9 8 Graduate Assistantship 1989 English. 9 9 History 102 1986 English. 9 10 History of Sexuality 1990 English. 9 11 History of Socialism 1988 English. 9 12 History of Soviet Russia 1997 English. 9 13 History of Western Civilization I 1986-1992 English. 10 1 History of Western Civilization II 1993 English. 10 2 History of Witchcraft 1994 English. 10 3 Images in Fairy Tale Films 1995 English. 10 4 Imperial Russia 1989 English. 10 5 Improving Our Responses to Student Writing undated English. 10 6 Intro to Art circa 1990 English. 10 7 Intro to Sociology 1984 English. 21 3 Ireland Course Outline circa 1991 English. 10 8 Kiwan Russia 1988 English. 10 9 Literature in the British Industrial Era 1995 English. 10 10 Marxism circa 1985 English. 10 11 MA Thesis by Beverly A. Miller and Letter circa 1995 English. 10 12 Mediation 1991 English. 10 13 Meridel Le Sueur by Dan Morris undated English. 10 14 Mothers and Daughters 1995 English. 10 15 Myers-Briggs and Writing undated English. 10 16 Paganism and Goddess Worship circa 1979-1988 English. 11 1 Papers with Unidentified Authors undated English. 11 2 Perspectives on Socialism undated English. 11 3 Philosophy and Communication circa 1990 English. 11 4 Phoebe Lundy's Guidelines for Research Papers and Projects undated English. 11 5 Poems by Judy Brown undated English. 11 6 Radical Feminism and Religion 1985 English. 11 7 Recent US History 1989 English. 11 8 Reproductive Rights, Medicine 1988-1990 English. 11 9 Research Project Instructions circa 1988 English. 11 10 Robin Miller Essay 1995 English. 11 11 Russian circa 1990 English. 11 12 Russian History 1988 English. 11 13 Scholarly Writing undated English. 11 14 "Sewing Shame" by Matthew R. K. Haynes undated English. 11 15 Short Story Writing 1994 English. 11 16 Sociology circa 1985 English. 11 17 Sociology of African Americans 1998 English. 11 18 Sociology of Alcohol and Drugs 1991 English. 11 19 Sociology Senior Seminar 1999 English. 11 20 Soviet Film I 1987 English. 11 21 Soviet Film II circa 1987 English. 12 1 Stress Management circa 1990 English. 12 2 Student Papers 1988-1990 English. 12 3 Survey of American Literature from Beginnings to the 1860s 1994 English. 12 4 Syllabi 1989-1992 English. 12 5 The Films of Andre Tarkovsky 1993 English. 12 6 The Write Project 1997-1999 English. 12 7 Untitled Intro to Theater Paper; Milton and the Temptress 1985-1986 English. 12 8 US Presidents 1992 English. 12 9 Witchcraft circa 1990 English. 12 10 Women as Peace Activists 1997 English. 12 11 Women in History Through Biography 1985-1986 English. 12 12 Women in the West 1989 English. 12 13 Women on Research and Writing undated English. 12 14 Women Poets circa 1995 English. 12 15 Women's History circa 1985 English. 12 16 Women's Liberation 1986-1992 English. 13 1 Women, Society, and Religion 1985-1993 English. 13 2 Women's Rights and Civil Disobedience circa 1990 English. 13 3 World War II on the Eastern Front 1991 English. 13 4 Writing Assignment circa 1990 English. 13 5 Writing Center Material I 1983-1997 English. 13 6 Writing Center Material II 1995-1998 English. 13 7 Writing Center Material III 1995 English. 13 8 Subject Research English.

The series contains Russell's research on topics such as Russian history, feminism, philosophy, communication, women's religion, pedagogy, and American history. Some of these materials are tangentially related to Russell's coursework.

 Addiction, Drug Use, Alcoholism 1984-1988 English. 13 9 "After the Fire" by Judith A. Jance 1984 English. 13 10 Chernobyl 1986 English. 13 11 Child Welfare circa 1993 English. 13 12 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease undated English. 13 13 College Typewriting Textbook 1969 English. 13 14 Culture circa 1995 English. 13 15 Dan Pocapalia Sheep Hunt circa 1984-1988 English. 14 1 Domestic Violence circa 1993-1995 English. 14 2 Education, Teaching, and Methodology 1978-1998 English. 14 3 Emily Dickinson I 1983-1991 English. 14 4 Emily Dickinson II circa 1965 English. 14 5 Environment, Religion, Pocahontas 1974-1975 English. 14 6 Epistemology and Education 1987 English. 14 7 Fay Weldon 1976-1994 English. 14 8 Feminism circa 1993-1995 English. 14 9 Feminism and Philosophy circa 1987 English. 14 10 Feminist Epistemology circa 1990 English. 14 11 Feminist Pedagogy circa 1985 English. 14 12 Festival of American Folklife 1984 English. 14 13 Film Theory and Commentary circa 1978-1995 English. 14 14 Frank Church 1979-1987 English. 14 15 Gender and Media 1972-1995 English. 15 1 Handmaid's Tale, Reproductive Rights, Cindy Russell 1990-1991 English. 15 2 Healthcare and Disease in America circa 1995 English. 15 3 I Ching Workbook 1979 English. 15 4 Idaho Events and Tourist Guide, Volume 4 Number 1 1988 English. 15 5 Idaho Heritage Magazine 1975-1976 English. 15 6 Idaho Heritage Magazine 1977 English. 15 7 Literature, Literary Criticism 1893-1992 English. 15 8 Map of the World 1981 English. 15 9 Muckrakers and American Historians I 1905-1960 English. 15 10 Muckrakers and American Historians II 1959-1984 English. 16 1 Myers-Briggs Overview 1978 English. 16 2 Russia, Fascism, McCarthyism, Historical Revisionism circa 1843-1990 English. 16 3 Russian History Books I undated English. 16 4 Russian History Books II circa 1992 English. 16 5 Russian Literature I circa 1993 English. 16 6 Russian Literature II circa 1991-1993 English. 16 7 Russian Literature III 1887-1991 English. 16 8 Russian Literature, Women, and Film circa 1993 English. 17 1 Russia's History Curriculum, Ronald Reagan circa 1988 English. 17 2 Scientific Racism, New Age Physics circa 1988 English. 17 3 Sheet Music 1923-1946 English. 20 10 Short Stories, Poetry, Politics circa 1980-1997 English. 17 4 Smoking (Effects, Cessation, Health) circa 1982-1991 English. 17 5 Social Housekeepers 1992 English. 17 6 The Men's Movement, Comedy, and Women in America 1979-1992 English. 17 7 The Nation 1990-1994 English. 17 8 "The Sun" and "The Nation" from February 2000 2000 English. 17 9 "Three Guineas," Women's Comedy 1987 English. 17 10 Transformations of Myth Through Time Study Guide 1990 English. 17 11 Voices of American Homemakers 1985 English. 17 12 "We Should Be Dancing" by Pamela Johnson undated English. 17 13 Why Rethink Columbus? undated English. 17 14 Women and Aging; Adult Education 1985-1992 English. 18 1 Women and Media circa 1992 English. 18 2 Women and Pop Culture 1976-1992 English. 18 3 Women in Religion circa 1987-1997 English. 18 4 Women and the Bible; Feminism and Culture 1975-1990 English. 18 5 Women, Art, and War circa 1982-1991 English. 18 6 Women in American History I 1976-1989 English. 18 7 Women in American History II 1912-1993 English. 18 8 Women in American History III 1972-1988 English. 18 9 Women in Films and Hollywood 1992-1995 English. 18 10 Women in Humor and Art 1991-1992 English. 18 11 Women's Liberation undated English. 18 12 Womyn's Magazine 1994-1995 English. 18 13 Young Thomas Hardy by Robert Gittings 1975 English. 18 14 Personal English.

The series contains Russell's curriculum vita, resume, astrological star charts, letters of recommendation, certificates and awards, and correspondence. Additionally, it includes organizational and event materials from the Boise State Women's Center.

 Astrology circa 1980-1985 English. 19 1 Boise State August - December 1995 Calendar 1995 English. 19 2 California Psychological Inventory circa 1969-1982 English. 19 3 Certificates and Awards 1989-1992 English. 19 4 Clippings of Women's Haircuts circa 1985 English. 19 5 Email Correspondence 1997-1999 English. 19 6 Housing and Lease Documents circa 1993 English. 21 4 Letters and Correspondence 1992-1994 English. 19 7 Letters of Recommendation and Applications 1982-1994 English. 19 8 Maps and Cartoons undated English. 19 9 Memorabilia undated English. 19 10 Newsletters 1988-1991 English. 19 11 Orlan Speaks 1999 English. 19 12 Phi Alpha Theta undated English. 19 13 Photos circa 1960-1990 English. 19 14 Political Flyers undated English. 19 15 Political Spectrum Survey undated English. 19 16 Star Charts undated English. 19 17 Title to Idaho Land 1950-1969 English. 21 5 Vita, Resume, Transcripts circa 1950-1996 English. 19 18 Women and Body Image 1994 English. 19 19 Women in Time with Music 1990 English. 19 20 Women's Center Activities I 1993-1995 English. 19 21 Women's Center Activities II 1991-1996 English. 19 22 Z Magazine Cover Cartoon 1994 English. 19 23