NTE2cg631.xml Guide to the Association for Faculty Women Papers 1972-1993 Association for Faculty Women Papers Finding aid prepared by Cheryl Gunselman Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016 Finding aid encoded by Suzanne James-Bacon. 2016 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Cage 631 Association for Faculty Women. Association for Faculty Women Papers 1972-1993 2.25 Linear feet of shelf space 5 boxes The papers consist of business records of the Washington State University Association for Faculty Women, with other documents related to its activities. Washington State University's Association for Faculty Women (AFW) originated in 1975. After AFW was formed it continued working on equity issues important to women in academe. Collection materials are inEnglish

The Association for Faculty Women (AFW) originated in 1975. The forerunner of the group was the subcommittee on academic women of the Committee of Women, a Pullman organization founded in 1968. This early group proposed the first women's studies course at Washington State University and also secured modification of several other university policies changes that furthered faculty women's opportunities.

After AFW was formed it continued working on equity issues important to women in academe. Additionally, in 1984 the group began honoring outstanding women graduate students.

The association is active to date (as of 1999), and its highest priority for the future is to open up the university's decision-making positions to capable women.

The papers consist of business records of the Washington State University Association for Faculty Women, with other documents related to its activities.

The collection is arranged in seven series that follow the organization in which the papers were received. The series are: Activities, Business Records, Correspondence, Membership, Miscellaneous, Newsletters, and Added Materials (internship, ad hoc committee, and miscellaneous items received in 1999, after the collection was processed).

Series 1: Activities Records. Includes a range of AFW's projects such as the Re-Entry Women's Emergency Fund, the Outstanding Woman Graduate Student Award, and faculty career advancement work.

Series 2: Business Records. Includes minutes, financial reports, and planning documents.

Series 3: Correspondence. Spans the diverse areas of the group's activities.

Series 4: Membership materials. Contains names of women faculty in the organization and records of their dues.

Series 5: Miscellaneous. Includes a variety of materials relevant to gender issues, grants, legal information, etc.

Series 6: Newsletters. Contains sample publications from several different organizations.

Series 7: Added Materials (internship, ad hoc committee, and miscellaneous items).

This collection is open and available for research use.

Copyright restrictions apply.

[Item Description] Association for Faculty Women papers, 1972-1993

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The Association for Faculty Women of Washington State University donated the organization's records to the WSU Libraries in five installments between 1986 and 1993 (accession numbers UA86-10, UA88-31, UA89-15, UA91-22 and UA93-14). Jean Johnson processed the records in 1995. Susan Armitage, WSU Professor of History, donated additional AFW records in 1999 (UA99-19), and these were added to the collection in 2011.

This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman

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.

Association for Faculty Women -- Records and correspondence. Washington State University -- Faculty -- Women -- History. Washington State University -- Faculty -- Women -- Societies, etc. Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Women -- Archives. Women in higher education -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- History. Women in higher education -- Societies, etc. -- Archives. Women college teachers -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- History. Feminism and higher education -- Washington (State) -- History -- Archives. Colleges and Universities Women Washington (State) Series 1: Activities 1 1 AFW Fund, 1981-1985 1 2 Announcements, 1976-1985 1 3 Faculty Positions, 1979-1985 1 4-5 Graduate Student Award 1 6 Grants, 1988-1990 1 7 Miscellaneous, 1985-1990 1 8 National Organization for Women (NOW), Pullman, 1974 1 9 President's Seminar Series, 1986-1987 1 10 Re-Entry Women's Emergency Loan Fund, 1986-1990 1 11 Search Interviews, 1982-1985 Series 2: Business Records 2 12 Bank Statements, 1977-1987 2 13 Catering Bills, 1980-1987 General 2 14 1978-1986 2 15 1986-1987 2 16 1987-1988 2 17 1988-1989 2 18 1989-1990 3 19 1990-1991 3 20 1991-1992 3 21 1992-1993 General Treasurer 3 22 1978-1987 3 23 1980-1988 3 24 1987-1990 3 25 Ledger, 1975-1980 3 26 Minutes, Memberships Lists, Attendance, 1978-1985 Series 3: Correspondence, 1978-1985 4 27 Correspondence, 1978-1985 Series 4: Membership, 1978-1988 4 28 Membership, 1978-1988 Series 5: Miscellaneous 4 29 Faculty Lists, 1978-1983 4 30 Gender Issues, 1977-1979 4 31 Grants and Fellowships, 1979 4 32 Legal Information, 1972-1979 4 33 Organizational historic information, 1970-1971 Series 6: Newsletters, 1978-1981 4 34 Newsletters, 1978-1981 Series 7: Added Materials (internship, ad hoc committee, and miscellaneous items) 4 35 Administrative internships, 1978-1982 4 36 AFW Ad Hoc Committee, 1987-1990 5 37 AFW Ad Hoc Committee, 1985-1989 5 38 AFW Ad Hoc Committee--Implementation, 1985-1991 5 39 Paper by Myrna Hall, "Women in Education: Barriers to Advancement, 1972-1987," 1987 5 40 Talk: "The Status of Faculty Women at WSU," delivered October 1987