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University of Washington Department of Women Studies Records, 1962-2002

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Washington. Department of Women Studies
Title
University of Washington Department of Women Studies Records
Dates
1962-2002 (inclusive)
Quantity
20.24 cubic feet (21 boxes and 1 vertical file)
Collection Number
UW Resource No. 00323
Summary
Organizational records for the Department of Women Studies at the University of Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Public records, but advance notice is required to allow for screening of materials protected from disclosure by law. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Department of Women Studies at the University of Washington began as a concentration offered under the General & Interdisciplinary Studies (GIS) in the early 1970s, the result of an Ad-Hoc committee convened in 1970-1971. Sue-Ellen Jacobs, the program's first director, was a strong driving force behind its early development. The Women Studies Advisory Committee was formed in 1974; comprised of students, faculty and staff, members sought progress for the status of Women Studies as an academic department at UW, in areas such as curriculum planning, faculty hiring, and community activism. The Women Studies Program was granted departmental status in 1996.

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Content Description

The records consist primarily of correspondence, minutes, reports, course history files, grant files, speeches and writings, questionnaires, interview transcripts, transcript consent forms, subject files, directories, bylaws, handbooks, articles, clippings, photographs, sound recordings and video recordings.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Public Records (Use unrestricted when access is granted).

Preferred Citation

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 8 accessions:

  • Accession No. 87-030, Women Studies Program, Evaluation Group records, 1974-1976
  • Accession No. 89-062, Women Studies Program records, 1962-1987
  • Accession No. 91-046, Women Studies Program project files and interviews, 1990
  • Accession No. 93-107, Women Studies Advisory Committee minutes, 1979
  • Accession No. 01-037, Women Studies Program records, 1976-1997
  • Accession No. 02-029, Women Studies Program subject files, 1969-1997
  • Accession No. 10-001, University of Washington, Dept. of Women Studies records, 1970-2002
  • Accession No. 10-002, University of Washington, Dept. of Women Studies records, circa 1974-2001

Processing Note

Minimally processed.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • University of Washington. Department of Women Studies--Archives
  • University of Washington. Women Studies Advisory Committee--Archives
  • University of Washington. Women Studies Program--Archives
  • University of Washington. Women Studies Program. Evaluation Group--Archives

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Allison, Charlene (creator)
    • Basset, Zoe (creator)
    • Blair, Karen J (creator)
    • Brockhouse, John (creator)
    • Castle, Marte (creator)
    • Engbloom, Jennifer (creator)
    • Engelson, Lois (creator)
    • Gau, Helen (creator)
    • Hansen, Evie (creator)
    • Hodgson, Judy (creator)
    • Jacobus, Sarah (creator)
    • Jones, Linda (creator)
    • Jones, Mars (creator)
    • Lawson, Maryna (creator)
    • Martinson, Linda Louise (creator)
    • McCloud, Janet (creator)
    • McCutcheon, Wanda (creator)
    • Miller, Marc (creator)
    • Moses, Marya (creator)
    • Mosness, Katherine (creator)
    • Olney, Ginney (creator)
    • Olsen, Gladys (creator)
    • Pollack, Leona (creator)
    • Sadler, John (creator)
    • Wartman, Sharon (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • KUOW (Radio station : Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
    • Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations Inc (creator)
    • Pacific Coast Wives' Coalition (creator)
    • Purse Seine Women's Association (creator)
    • Seattle Women's History Week (creator)
    • University of Washington. University Archives
    • Washington Women's Heritage Project. Women in Commercial Fishing Project (creator)
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