Women Economists Oral History Videotape Collection, 1994-1995
Overview
Videotaped interviews of women economists by Alberta R. Edwards, economist.
Dates
- Creation: 1994-1995
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. With the exception of Patricia E. Bowers, copyright in the interviews in the Women Economists Oral History Videotape Collection is held by the President and Fellows of Harvard College for the Schlesinger Library. Patricia E. Bowers retains copyright in her interview.
Copying. Videotapes may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
8 videotapesThese videotapes contain seven interviews with women economists by Alberta R. Edwards, and Edwards's own recollections. Topics covered are family background, education, career path, and attitudes of colleagues and supervisors in the workplace. See A/E259 for one folder containing the curricula vitae of Edwards and the seven interviewees.
All interviews are on 1/2 inch videotape with sound and color.
BIOGRAPHY
After her retirement from Schering-Plough International, where she was vice-president for public affairs, Alberta R. Edwards recorded her own recollections and interviewed seven other women economists who had careers in business, banking, and at universities.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 95-M159
These videotapes were given to the Schlesinger Library in November 1995 by Alberta R. Edwards.
Processing Information
Processed: April 1997
By: Katherine Herrlich
- Title
- Edwards, Alberta R., collector. Women Economists Oral History Videotape Collection: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00565
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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