Records of the Ad-Hoc Committee for Concerns of Women at Harvard and Radcliffe, 1977-1989
Overview
Agendas, minutes, programs, questionnaires, letters, etc., of the Ad-Hoc Committee for the Concerns of Women at Harvard and Radcliffe.
Dates
- Creation: 1977-1989
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the records created by Ad-Hoc Committee for Concerns of Women at Harvard and Radcliffe as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1.04 linear feet (2+1/2 file boxes)The collection includes agendas, minutes, memoranda, programs, and questionnaires on women's issues such as the hiring of minority and women staff and faculty, pay equity, health, staff-development, and sexual harassment. There are also letters protesting the closing of the Radcliffe Forum office in 1980.
HISTORY
The Ad-Hoc Committee for the Concerns of Women at Harvard and Radcliffe (CCW) was formed in 1977 under the sponsorship of the Radcliffe Forum. Its purpose was to act as a clearing-house for women's issues, to create a university-wide network of women, to sponsor conferences and other programs, and to publicize women's concerns. Rotating co-chairs are senior administrators, and have included Simone Reagor, Constance Buchanan, Angela Giral, Ann Ramsay, and Phyllis Stein.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: R89-7
These records were transferred to the Radcliffe College Archives in April 1989 by Jill Chamberlain, Co-chair of the Committee.
CONTAINER LIST
- Box 1: 1-8
- Box 2: 9-29
- Box 3: 30-39
Processing Information
Processed: April 1989
By: Jane S. Knowles
Subject
- Bok, Derek Curtis (Person)
- Title
- Ad-Hoc Committee for Concerns of Women at Harvard and Radcliffe. Records of the Ad-Hoc Committee for Concerns of Women at Harvard and Radcliffe, 1977-1989: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Radcliffe College Archives, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01104
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.