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Women's History Research Center resource files, 1845-2017 (bulk 1959-1978)

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Women's History Research Center
Title
Women's History Research Center resource files
Dates
1845-2017 (bulk 1959-1978) (inclusive)
Quantity
66.75 cubic ft. (150 boxes)
Collection Number
05879
Summary
Subject files, printed material, and other items about women and women's issues, primarily from the late 1960s and 1970s.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Laura Murra founded the Women's History Research Center in 1969 in Berkeley, California. The organization collected materials to document current and historical issues relating to women. It also collected magazines, newsletters and newspapers that were published by or were about women. The Center closed in 1974 due to financial difficulties, but Murra (also known as Laura X) continued to collect resource materials.

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Content Description

Collection contains extensive documentation (mostly printed) on the economic and social status of women from 1845-1992. The collection includes subject files with newspaper and magazine clippings, reports, studies and theses on women's history, women activists and pioneers, and feminist movements; printed material including newsclippings, newsletters, newspapers and pamphlets published by women, women's liberation, peace groups, and Socialist organizations dealing with feminism, peace groups and the Black Panthers; ten posters; and two watercolors.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There is also a Women's History Research Center collection at the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

The material was purchased from Laura Murra (Laura X), 1974-1978. Later accretions were donated periodically.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Loreley Moore in December 1997. It was updated by D. Claudia Thompson in April 2012 and Jamie J. Greene in March 2019.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

Processed by Loreley Moore
2012

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