Subseries E. Consultations, 1981-2004 (#30.1-51.8, 90F+B.3m, T-344.51 - T-344.53, Vt-156.2 - Vt-156.3)
Scope and Contents
Subseries E, Consultations, 1981-2004 (#30.1-51.8, 90F+B.3m, T-344.51 - T-344.53, Vt-156.2 - Vt-156.3), includes meeting agendas and minutes, questionnaires, presentation and training materials, correspondence (see also Subseries B, Correspondence), draft and final reports, project proposals and outlines, notes, time sheets, contracts, contact lists, etc., for projects in which Schechter served as a consultant, advisor, or reviewer, or in instances where she served as a committee, council, or board member. Organizations for which Schechter consulted include the Family Violence Prevention Fund, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and its subsidiary, the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, and the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and their subsidiary agencies, among others. Topics generally consist of domestic violence and child abuse, as well as the relationship between domestic violence and poverty or child abuse. The subseries is arranged chronologically by project. Folder titles were created by the processor. Curriculum, training materials, overheads, etc., not identified with any specific consultation, and likely used for a number of different trainings, have been filed chronologically at the end of the series. Additional digital material will be reformatted at some future date for possible inclusion in this subseries.
Dates
- Creation: 1961-2005
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1986-2004
Language of Materials
Most materials in English; some in Spanish.
Access Restrictions:
Access requires the written permission of the donor until his death. Following Allen Steinberg's death, access is unrestricted. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual materials.
Extent
38.49 linear feet ((89 file boxes, 1 folio+ box) plus 1 folio+ folder, 1 supersize folder, 4 photograph folders, 101 audiotapes, 8 videotapes, 1 CD)Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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