Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Women's Studies Program Records
UA.16.176
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Frye, Marilyn
- Creator
- Ladenson, Joyce R.
- Creator
- Michigan State University. Women's Studies Program.
- Creator
- National Women’s Studies Association.
- Creator
- Schuiteman, Jayne
- Title
- Women's Studies Program records
- ID
- UA.16.176
- Date [inclusive]
- 1970-2006
- Extent
- 4.0 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Historical Note
The Women’s Studies thematic was first listed in the Michigan State University Academic Program Catalog in the 1976-1977 year. A thematic is a concentration of courses from many disciplines which are taken to supplement a major course of study. Documentation indicates that a collection of interdisciplinary courses focusing on women were taken as an informal thematic at MSU as early as 1972-1973. In 1993-1994, the thematic was replaced by a cross-disciplinary major leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. This major emphasized the position of women in culture and society and the intersections with other social identities, including race, class, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability and nationality. By 2000, a graduate certificate could also be earned. After a reorganization of the program in 2001, the focus of the program expanded to include issues of social justice and international relations. Although the College of Arts & Letters is the program’s primary administrative group, the program is also aligned with the College of Social Science and International Studies & Programs. Joyce Ladenson and Jayne Schuiteman were the primary directors of the program for the time frame these records represent.
The MSU Women's Studies Program was very active from the 1980s through 2000 in sponsoring events with nationally-acclaimed feminists and scholars.
Scope and Content
This collection contains information about the development of the Women’s Studies Program at Michigan State University. MSU, as part of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), utilized research and input from the other member institutions (primarily Big-Ten) in the establishment of the Women’s Study Program. The records include administrative files about the program’s establishment, its development, and expansion, program and course descriptions, budget and funding information, annual reports, student surveys; governance records with information from the Women’s Studies Coordinating Committee, the Women’s Studies Advisory Council, and the College of Arts and Letters. Event files which include information about colloquium development, seminars development and promotions, campus presentations (including audio/visual materials); publications such as newsletters, conference papers, and Re-visions, the journal of the Women’s Studies Program; press coverage and clippings of the program’s issues and events. Of particular interest are the files about issues at the Michigan State University campus, including pornography and discrimination.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections July 2013
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
July 2015
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Some folders are restricted.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University unless otherwise noted. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Annual reports
- Brochures
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Course materials
- Electronic mail messages
- Filmstrip rolls
- Letters (correspondence)
- Newsletters
- Outlines and syllabi
- Press releases
- Programs (Publications)
- Sound recordings
Subject(s)
- Feminism
- Women -- Education (Higher) -- Michigan -- East Lansing
- Women's studies
Collection Inventory
Program Administrative RecordsRelated Archival MaterialsSerial 00958 - Re-Visions |
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Early Women's Study Courses (non-MSU) 1970-1979 |
4360 | 1 | ||
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Program and Courses 1978-1979 |
4360 | 2 | ||
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Women's Studies Thematic Program 1980-1985 |
4360 | 3 | ||
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Budget Correspondence 1980-1983 |
4360 | 4 | ||
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Course Syllabi 1981-1984 |
4360 | 5 | ||
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Enrollment Figures and Course Changes 1981-1988 |
4360 | 6 | ||
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Graduate Student Report and Survey and Advisor Reports 1981-1985 |
4360 | |||
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Annual Report 1982-1983 |
4360 | 8 | ||
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Women's Studies Thematic and Program Descriptions 1982-1990 |
4360 | 9 | ||
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Thematic Student Survey 1983-1984 |
4360 | 10 | ||
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Annual Report 1984-1985 |
4360 | 11 | ||
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Annual Report and Budget 1984-1985 |
4360 | 12 | ||
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Thematic Student Survey 1984-1985 |
4360 | 13 | ||
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Program Goals 1984 |
4360 | 14 | ||
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Annual Report 1985 |
4360 | 15 | ||
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Creation of the Women's Studies certification 1985 |
4360 | 16 | ||
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Annual report and course evaluations 1985-1986 |
4360 | 17 | ||
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APP&R (Academic Program Planning & Review) 1985 |
4360 | 18 | ||
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Budget 1985-1986 |
4360 | 19 | ||
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Grant proposals information 1985-1995 |
4360 | 20 | ||
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Annual report 1986-1987 |
4360 | 21 | ||
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APP&R (Academic Program Planning & Review) 1986 |
4360 | 22 | ||
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Budget 1986-1987 |
4360 | 23 | ||
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Request for Interdisciplinary Course 1986 |
4360 | 24 | ||
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Request for Women's Studies major 1986-1988 |
4360 | 25 | ||
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Resource requirements and long-term planning 1986-1990 |
4360 | 26 | ||
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APP&R (Academic Program Planning & Review) 1987 |
4360 | 27 | ||
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By-laws drafts 1987 |
4360 | 28 | ||
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MSU/China - University Affiliations Program grant proposal (draft) 1987-1989 |
4360 | 29 | ||
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Campus reports on campus relationships 1987-1994 |
4360 | 30 | ||
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Annual reports 1988-1994 |
4360 | 31 | ||
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New course requests 1988 |
4360 | 32 | ||
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Literacy and learning FISPE grant 1988 |
4360 | 33 | ||
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MSU/CIC Annual Report 1989-1990 |
4360 | 34 | ||
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MSU/CIC meeting notes 1989-1990 |
4360 | 35 | ||
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Diversity Initiatives in Women Studies Program 1990-1992 |
4360 | 36 | ||
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APP&R 1990 |
4360 | 37 | ||
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Women's Studies Program Descriptions 1991-1998 |
4360 | 38 | ||
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APP&R (Academic Program Planning & Review) 1991 |
4360 | 39 | ||
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CIC materials 1991 |
4360 | 40 | ||
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CIC Women's Studies Panel Questionnaire results 1991 |
4360 | 41 | ||
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CIC materials 1992 |
4360 | 42 | ||
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Women's Studies Panel Questionnaire Results 1992 |
4360 | 43 | ||
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Annual Report 1993-1994 |
4360 | 44 | ||
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Annual Surveys 1990-1993 |
4360 | 45 | ||
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CIC Women's Studies Panel Questionnaire Results 1993 |
4360 | 46 | ||
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Graduate Student Reports & Surveys; Advisor Reports 1994-2001 |
4360 | 1 | ||
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CIC Materials 1994 |
4361 | 2 | ||
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Center for Integrative Studies endowment proposal 1994 |
4360 | 3 | ||
| Box | Drawer | |||
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Bylaws for the College of Arts & Letters |
4361 | 4 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Graduate Student Reading List 1997 |
4360 | 5 | ||
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Student Survey 1998-1999 |
4361 | 6 | ||
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Faculty List 1998-2003 |
4361 | 7 | ||
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Program Descriptions 1999-2002 |
4361 | 8 | ||
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Women's Studies in the CIC (Questionare & Report) 1999-2001 |
4361 | 9 | ||
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Program Workplan 2000-2001 |
4361 | 10 | ||
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Program Revision 2000-2003 |
4361 | 11 | ||
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Women's Studies Program - Chair Search 2001 |
4361 | 12 | ||
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Program Reorganization - Notes 2001 |
4361 | 13 | ||
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College of Arts & Letters _ Reorganization Petition 2001 |
4361 | 14 | ||
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Year-End Report on Academic Advising 2001-2002 |
4361 | 15 | ||
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Course Descriptions 2001-2002 |
4361 | 16 | ||
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Program Self-Evaluation 2002 |
4361 | 17 | ||
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Program Name Change 2003 |
4361 | 18 | ||
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Women's Studies/Women, Gender, & Social Justice 2003 |
4361 | 19 | ||
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Course Request Forms 2003 |
4361 | 20 | ||
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Women's Studies Abroad 2003-2004 |
4361 | 21 | ||
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Misc. Course Descriptions 2004, undated |
4361 | 22 | ||
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Program Changes 2004-2005 |
4361 | 23 | ||
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Brouchers for program undated |
4361 | 26 | ||
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Executive Summary of Program undated |
4361 | 27 | ||
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Program Descriptions undated |
4361 | 28 | ||
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Women's Studies - Graduate Specialization 2005 |
4361 | 24 | ||
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Women's Studies - Student Organization undated |
4361 | 25 | ||
Committees |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Coordinating Committee for Approval of Thematic Program 1980 1980-1984 |
4361 | 29 | ||
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Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) 1983-1985 |
4361 | 30 | ||
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Library Liaison 1984-1985 |
4361 | 31 | ||
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Arts & Letters Review Committee 1987 |
4361 | 32 | ||
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Affirmative Action Rewards Committee 1988 |
4361 | 33 | ||
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Women's Studies Coordinating Committee - Meeting Minutes 1988-1989 |
4361 | 34 | ||
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Women's Studies Coordinating Committee - Meeting Minutes 1990-1991 |
4361 | 35 | ||
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Women's Studies Advisory Council - Minutes 1992-1994 |
4361 | 36 | ||
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Women's Studies Advisory Council - Minutes 2000-2002 |
4361 | 37 | ||
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Correspondence |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Correspondence 1982 |
4361 | 47 | ||
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Correspondence 1983 |
4361 | 48 | ||
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Matt Gatson Correspondence 1983 |
4361 | 49 | ||
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Correspondence 1984 |
4361 | 50 | ||
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Lowell E. Levi Correspondence 1984 |
4361 | 51 | ||
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Correspondence 1985 |
4361 | 52 | ||
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J. Shingleton/ MSU Placement Center vs. Women's Study Program 1985 |
4361 | 53 | ||
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Correspondence 1986 |
4361 | 54 | ||
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Director's Correspondence 1990-1997 |
4361 | 55 | ||
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Correspondence for Revisioning Articles 1991-1994 |
4362 | 2 | ||
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Correspondence-Revisioning 1995 |
4362 | 7 | ||
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Director's Correspondence 2000-2002 |
4361 | 57 | ||
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Anti-LBGT Incident in Abbot Hall 2002 |
4361 | 56 | ||
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Director's Correspondence 2003-2004 |
4361 | 58 | ||
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Hillel Jewish Student Center undated |
4361 | 59 | ||
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Scholarship Fund-Development [Restricted] undated |
4361 | 60 | ||
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Women's Studies Newsletter 1985-1988 |
4362 | 1 | ||
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Events |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Special Events and Programs 1980-1994 |
4362 | 12 | ||
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Judy Gorman-Jacobs Performance 1982 |
4362 | 13 | ||
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Equality Seminar 1984-1985 |
4362 | 14 | ||
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Colloquia Series and Events 1985-1986 |
4362 | 15 | ||
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Marlaine Lockheed paper, "Women, Girls, and Computers" 1986 |
4362 | 16 | ||
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Grant Reasources Conference 1990 |
4362 | 17 | ||
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Colloquia/Events 1990-1991 |
4362 | 18 | ||
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Colloquia/Events 1991-1992 |
4362 | 19 | ||
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Colloquia/Events 1992-1993 |
4362 | 20 | ||
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Events-The Politics of Feminism 1992 |
4362 | 21 | ||
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Events- Candace Falk Presentation 1992 |
4362 | 22 | ||
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Events- Barrie Thorne Presentation 1993 |
4362 | 23 | ||
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Events- Nellie McKay Presentation 1993 |
4362 | 26 | ||
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Colloquim-Spring 1993 |
4363 | 1 | ||
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Events 1993-1994 |
4363 | 2 | ||
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Susannah Heschel Biography 1994 |
4363 | 3 | ||
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Events-Conference, "Theorizing Differences Among Women" 1997 |
4363 | 4 | ||
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Semeniar Series-Planning Documents, "Borders, Barriers, and Bridges" 2002 |
4363 | 5 | ||
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Women and AIDS Grants 2002 |
4363 | 6 | ||
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MSU-Events 2001-2005 |
4363 | 7 | ||
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Events- Andrea Dworkin Symposium 2006 |
4363 | 8 | ||
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Gender and Curriculum Transformation Workshop Undated |
4363 | 9 | ||
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Events - Miscellaneous n.d. |
4363 | 13 | ||
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Press and Publicity |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Press Coverage 1975-1977 |
4361 | 38 | ||
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Press Coverage 1977-1979 |
4361 | 39 | ||
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Press Coverage 1979-1982 |
4361 | 40 | ||
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Press Coverage 1982-1985 |
4361 | 41 | ||
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Press Coverage 1985-1986; 1991-1992 |
4361 | 42 | ||
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MSU Motion Calendar Controversy (Publicity) 1985 Controlled Access HeadingsPersonal Name(s)
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4361 | 43 | ||
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MSU Motion Calendar Controversy (Correspondence) 1985 Controlled Access HeadingsPersonal Name(s)
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4361 | 44 | ||
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Poronography on Campus-Correspondence With Women's Advisory Council 1985-1986 |
4361 | 45 | ||
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Pornography on Campus (Press) 1985-1986 |
4361 | 46 | ||
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Publications |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Women's Studies Conference Papers/Publication 1991-1993 |
4362 | 3 | ||
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Revisioning Articles #1 1991 |
4362 | 4 | ||
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Revisioning Articles #2 1991 |
4362 | 5 | ||
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Revisioning Articles #3 1991 |
4362 | 6 | ||
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Revisioning Articles #1 1995 |
4362 | 8 | ||
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Revisioning Articles #2 1996 |
4362 | 9 | ||
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Revisions (Vol. IX No.1) Spring, 1996 Submissions/Draft 1996 |
4362 | 10 | ||
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Re-visions-Journal of the Women's Study Program 1997-2001 |
4362 | 11 | ||
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Brochure - Women's Studies Program Undergraduate Major undated |
4363 | 14 | ||
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Audio-Visual |
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| Box | Box-folder | |||
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Women Loving Women Slide/Audio Presentation copyright by Patricia Gonzemba & Marilyn Humphries 1980 116 Slides and one audio cassette tape |
4363 | 10 | ||
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Cult of True Womenhood Audio/Visual Presentation 1972 Two filmstrips (Part 1& 2) and one audio cassette |
4363 | 11 | ||
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7th Annual National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) Convention - Work, Race, and Class: Making the Links in Theory and Practice (2nd Plenary) - Audiotape circa 1980 |
4363 | 11 | ||
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7th Annual National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) Convention -- Common Causes: Uncommon Coalitions (3rd Plenary) Audio Tape circa 1981 |
4363 | 11 | ||
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8th Annual National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) Convention -- Feminist Jewish Women's Voices Diversity and Community (4th Plenary). Audiotape circa 1984 |
4363 | 11 | ||
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10th Annual National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) Convention -- Lesbian Alliances: Combatting Hetrosexism in the '80s. Part 1 & 2. (15th Plenary). Audiotapes circa 1982 Two audio cassette tapes |
4363 | 11 | ||
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Re-Visions (Serial #958) 1987-2000 |
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