Series V. IMAGES: WORK, 1575, 1780, 1802, ca.1840-1944 (#4.22-5.4, 5FB.6-5FB.8, 6F+B.3-6F+B.6, 7FB.3-7FB.12, 8OB.1, SD.1)
Scope and Contents
Series V, IMAGES: WORK, 1575, 1780, 1802, ca.1840-1944 (#4.22-5.4, 5FB.6-5FB.8, 6F+B.3-6F+B.6, 7FB.3-7FB.12, 8OB.1, SD.1), contains engravings, original prints and reproductions, pamphlets, clippings of illustrations, chromolithograph posters, etc., which depict women engaged in various forms of domestic work as well as work outside the home. Artists are listed on the folder titles when known. Multiple topics may be filed together in the same folder, though they are listed separately (i.e., #5FB.6 contains cooking, cleaning, miscellaneous, textiles, brick making; #5FB.7 contains field and plantation work, fish preparation; #5FB.8 contains open-air markets and selling foodstuff, garment and dressmaking; #6F+B.3 contains laundry, textiles; #6F+B.4 contains artisan work, education and teaching, and factories; #6F+B.5 contains field and plantation work, fish preparation, and nursing; #8OB.1 contains laundry, textile, factories, field and plantation work, and other). This series divided into two subseries.
Dates
- Creation: 1575-2005
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1860-1929
Language of Materials
Most materials in English and French. Some in German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese, Czech, Hebrew, Greek, Russian, Swedish, Arabic.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Unrestricted, except that #SD.1-SD.3 are closed to research use; researchers may use reference photocopies as noted. An appointment is required to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
15.26 linear feet ((7 + 1/2 file boxes, 8 folio boxes, 2 folio+ boxes, 1 oversize box) plus 1 supersize drawer, 1 videotape)Creator
- From the Collection: Fox, Sally (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.