Correspondence, March-December 1988; includes Gene Boyer (#837), Kay Clarenbach (#842), Letty Cottin Pogrebin (#834), re: Michael Dukakis campaign (#836, 837, 839)
Dates
- Creation: 1937-1993
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1970-1993
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. During the lifetimes of the Friedan children (Daniel, Emily, and Jonathan), all readers must sign a special permission form.
Series I: #89-214, 909-915, 1063-1068 are closed until January 1, 2043.
Series II: Researchers must sign a special form for access to #216a, 216b, 227, 231, 240, 248a-249, 336, 351, and 353 until 80 years from the date of the most recent document in the respective folder.
As of 2014, NARAL-related folders in Series V are no longer restricted.
As of November 2015, written permission of the National Organization for Women (NOW) is no longer required for access to folders #474-475, 678, 680a, 681, 683-685).
An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
40.03 linear feet ((94 file boxes, 4 half file boxes) plus 6 folio folders, 3 folio+ folders, 3 oversize folders, 14 photograph folders, 1 folio photograph folder, 1 negative folder, 18 audiotapes, 4 videotapes, 2 objects)Creator
- From the Collection: Friedan, Betty (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.