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Cynthia Harrison feminist documents collection
Collection
Identifier: MS1005-UA
Abstract
This collection consists of articles, newsletters, children’s books, lecture notes, personal notes, and personal correspondence, as well as photocopies of primary sources such as newspaper articles, press releases, reports and memoranda related to GWU Professor Cynthia Ellen Harrison’s research and personal involvement in the women’s rights movement. Items date from the early 1920’s to the mid 1990’s, with the bulk of the material dating to between 1960 and 1980.Cynthia Ellen...
Dates:
1921-2008; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980
IBT Member Groups Records
Collection
Identifier: IBT0015
Abstract
This collection contains minutes,correspondences,financial records,conference records, photographs and publications created by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Member Groups. Currently, this collection amasses material relating to the Teamsters Women's Caucus and the National Black Caucus. The material dates from 1991-2008.
Dates:
1991-2011
Lessons of the Sixties: A history of local Washington, DC activism for peace and justice from 1960-1975: Personal papers
Collection
Identifier: MS2392
Abstract
Lessons of the Sixties is an organization dedicated to documenting the efforts and lessons learned by local DC Metropolitan Area activists, students, organizers and those who dreamed of building a better world through new ideas, political advocacy, local organization building, and other means in the years 1960-1975. Since 2010, the Institute for Policy Studies has served as the organizational home for the Lessons of the 60s providing office space and infrastructural support. Since 2010 the...
Dates:
1937-2016; Majority of material found within 1967-1981
Nancy Sahli gay rights, Capitol Hill N.O.W, and related Washingtoniana papers
Collection
Identifier: MS2386
Abstract
Donated by historian and archivist Nancy Sahli, this collection contains fliers, newsletters, articles, letters, postcards, and programs. These materials cover several diverse topics all under the overall subject of the history of Washington DC. These topics include women's rights including records of the Capitol Hill National Organization for Women (NOW) and the Sexuality Task Force, a sub-unit of the D.C. NOW chapter, as well as gay rights topics from Title 34 (D.C.'s law against...
Dates:
circa 1905 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1974-1978
National Organization for Women Washington D.C. Chapter and Capitol Hill Chapter records
Collection
Identifier: MS2204
Abstract
The material in this collection document the efforts of two chapters the Washington D.C. Chapter and the Capitol Hill Chapter of the National Organization for Women. The material in the collection dates from ca. 1971-ca. 1999.
Dates:
circa 1971-1999, 2023; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1983
Richard Dunlop collection on Vietnam War-era Protests
Collection
Identifier: MS2176
Abstract
Collection contains papers, images, sound recordings, and memorabilia related to various social issues, including the Vietnam War, civil rights, women's rights, poverty, communism, and the environment. The material dates from 1959-86, and documents protest activities in the Washington, DC area and other parts of the United States.
Dates:
1959-1986
Ruth Helm Osborn papers
Collection
Identifier: MS2278-UA
Abstract
This collection contains photographs, slides, scrapbooks, articles, audio cassettes, and correspondence related to the work and life of Dr. Ruth Osborn. Dr. Osborn founded and directed the women's continuing education program at GW titled "Developing New Horizons for Women" from 1964 until her retirement in 1979.
Dates:
1956-2005; Majority of material found within 1963 - 1980
Stephen S. Wise papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: K0002
Abstract
Series one consists of correspondence primarily to and from Stephen S. Wise. There are nearly two hundred letters dating from 1905-1953, with the bulk of correspondence from 1907-32. Series two consists of diaries, notes, addresses, and research guides related to Stephen S. Wise from 1908-1952, with the bulk of materials from 1908-1927. Included are three sets of personal diaries ranging from 1910-14 and 1921-22, notes from his trip to Palestine in 1922, and a number of undated writings on...
Dates:
1905-1953
The Leo Deaner Radical Left-Wing Publications collection
Collection
Identifier: LAC0011
Abstract
This collection is composed of 20th and early 21st century American radical Left-Wing publication material. It is comprised mainly of various printed material, including pamphlets, newsletters, journals and flyers dating from 1890-2017. The individuals and groups represented in these publications were active in the American labor, anti-war, black power and radical student movements. Many of them espoused a proletarian revlutionary agenda. In 2009, Leo Deaner donated a collection of books and...
Dates:
1890-2017
Washington Area Women's Center records
Collection
Identifier: MS2344
Abstract
During its time from 1972 through the late 1980s, the Washington Area Women’s Center served both as a space where women could explore aspects of feminism and work on projects dedicated to furthering feminist theory and also practical work to serve as a clearinghouse of advisors and information to help women in the Metropolitan Area explore all options related to changing their lives and asserting their rights. This collection contains newsletters, correspondence, posters, audio recordings,...
Dates:
1966-1989; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1984
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