Overview of the Collection
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
MG178
Corlann Gee Bush
Corlann Gee Bush Papers
1976-1985
1.5 cubic feet
Correspondence, reports, and other mailings concernings women's issues, including material from the American Association of University Women, the International Women's Year, and the Taking Hold of Technology Workshop. Also cassette tapes primarily of interviews with rural women.
English
Corlann Bush began her career at the University of Idaho as an Instructor of English in September 1967, a position she held until she became Director of Intercultural Programs in September 1970. In 1974 she became Director of Special Services, a position which included developing and administering the Women's Center and its programs, coordinating the National Student Exchange Program, supervising the International Student Advisor and Director of Drug Education, and serving as a member of the Affirmative Action Committee. One of the Women's Center programs was the Rural Women's History Project for which she was principal investigator. In March 1977 she was appointed Assistant Dean for Student Advisory Services. She resigned this position to become Affirmative Action and Human Resources Director at Montana State University, Bozeman, on October 1, 1985.
Bush received her B.A. degree in American Studies/Geology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio in 1965 and her M.S. in English from Montana State University in 1967. She was Program Planning Chair of the Idaho Coordinating Committee for International Women's Year, and vice chair of the Idaho delegation to the International Women's Year National Conference in Houston, Texas, in 1977. She was also coordinator of the Northwest Women's Studies Association, and chair of the Idaho Committee for International Women's Decade. In 1978 she was selected as the Outstanding Young Woman of the Year for the State of Idaho, and was included in
MS. magazine's article "80 Women to Watch in the 80s."
The papers of Corlann Bush span the years 1976 to 1985, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1980 to 1985.
The items in the collection reflect her involvement with women's issues and include reports and other mailings from the American Association of University Women and other organizations, personal correspondence, photocopies of articles, and cassette tapes primarily of interviews with rural women.
The papers of the Rural Women's History Project for which Corky Bush was principal investigator are in Manuscript Group 68 in the University of Idaho Library.
Although the papers in this record group were in labeled folders, there was no apparent order to the material. Therefore while folder headings were retained, a series order was imposed during processing.
The first series, which contains material concerning the American Association of University Women, was divided into two subseries, the Idaho Division and the National organization. Included in the Idaho section are reports from various branches, division reports and mailings, and a list of notable women in Idaho. Items in the folder for the Moscow Branch include directories and brochures. The items in the National organization subseries include Action Alerts and other mailings, and information on several workshops. Corky Bush was chairman of the Topic Committee
Taking Hold of Technology, and folders in that section include correspondence, memos, photocopies of articles on various types of technology, handouts for workshops, and evaluations of courses. Folders in this series were placed in alphabetical order, but no attempt was made to organize material within the folders.
The material for the series International Women's Year includes correspondence, memos, programs for both the state and the national congresses, and evaluations of the state congress.
The personal papers include correspondence, campus and community courses and workshops she taught, articles about her, letters of commendation, and certificates of performance and achievement.
Most of the cassette tapes are from Bush's involvement with rural feminism. Others include a recording of a 10 Year Plan Council Meeting, and a lecture on agriculture.
The papers of Corlann "Corky" Gee Bush were donated to the University of Idaho Library by Ms. Bush in October 1985.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Idaho
Women
Oral Histories
Bush, Corlann G., 1943- --Archives.
American Association of University Women
Taking Hold of Technology Workshop
Rural women -- Idaho -- History -- Sources
International Women's Year, 1975
University of Idaho director of special services, 1974-1977, and assistant dean for student advisory services, 1977-1985.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series I. American Association of University Women
1977-1985
A. Idaho Branch
1979-1984
1/1
Branch Reports
1984
18 items
1/2
Division Mailings
1984
3 items
1/3
Division Reports
1984
43 items
1/4
Moscow Branch
1979-1982
12 items
1/5
Notable Women in Idaho
1984?
5 items
B. National Organization
1977-1985
1/6
Action Alerts
1981-1982
9 items
1/7
Educational Foundation
1981-1983
7 items
1/8
Families and Work Project
1982
4 items
1/9
Forms
1983-1984
3 items
1/10
Nominating Procedures
1983-1984
5 items
1/11
Policies and Bylaws
1977-1981
4 items
1/12
Position Papers
1982
9 items
1
Taking Hold of Technology
1/13-17
Topic Committee correspondence, memos, reports, etc.
1981-1983
161 items
1/18
Bio-Medical Technology
1980-1985
48 items
1/19
Computer Literacy
1983
14 items
1/20
Future Technology
1979-1982
13 items
1/21
Information Technology
1980-1981
17 items
1/22
Order of Consequences
undated
4 items
1/23
Women's Vote Project
1984
5 items
1/24
Workshops, General Information
1984
2 items
1
Workshop Exercises
1/25
Communication Skills
undated
10 items
1/26
Conflict Management
undated
3 items
1/27
Group Process
undated
15 items
1/28
Personal Growth
undated
7 items
1/29
Problem Solving
undated
8 items
Series II. International Women's Year
1977-1979
1/30-31
National Conference
1977-1979
45 items
1/32
Idaho Conference
1977
49 items
Series III. Personal Papers
1976-1985
1/33-34
Correspondence, General
1976-1985
176 items
1/35
ERA and other Political Correspondence
1978-1980
13 items
1/36
Assertiveness Training Workshop
undated
32 items
1/37
Science Fiction and Women
undated
2 items
1/38
Sex Roles Class: Androgyny
undated
2 items
1/39
Environmental Education and Women
undated
1 item
1/40
Farm Women's Organization
1978-1984
7 items
1/41
Women's Study Class, U of I
1983
3 items
1/42
Women in Idaho
1976
7 items
1/43
Items About Corky Bush
1980
4 items
1/44
Professional Recognition
1977-1983
34 items
Series IV. Cassette Tapes, undated
2/45-76
Interviews with Women
undated
32 items
2/77-78
Rural Feminism, Final Report
undated
2 items
2/79
Rural Feminism, Stan Thomas Lecture
undated
1 item
2/80
Historical Songs by Cathy Winter
undated
1 item
2/81-82
Female Energy
undated
2 items
2/83
Lecture on Agriculture
undated
1 item
2/84
10 Year Plan Council Meeting
undated
1 item
2/85
Corky Bush
undated
1 item