Records of the Moving Violations Motorcycle Club, 1985-2003
Overview
Addenda to the records of the Moving Violations Motorcycle Club, a group of Boston-area women who enjoyed riding together and sharing information about motorcycling
Dates
- Creation: 1985-2003
Creator
- Moving Violations Motorcycle Club (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Readers must sign a special permission form to use the collection. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the records created by the Moving Violations Motorcycle Club is held by the President and Fellows of Harvard College for the Schlesinger Library. Copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Records may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
3.58 linear feet ((2 file box, 2 folio+ boxes) plus 1 photograph CD, 2 DVDs, electronic records)Addenda includes t-shirts, coffee mugs, photographs, pins, etc. Moving Violations' web site is being captured periodically as part of Harvard University Library's Web Archive Collection service (WAX); searchable archived versions of the web site will be available through this finding aid in 2010.
HISTORY
The Moving Violations Motorcycle Club was founded in 1985 by a small group of Boston-area women who enjoyed riding together and sharing information about motorcycling. The club sponsors maintenance clinics and safety courses, and members participate in parades, feminist fund-raisers, camping trips, and group rides. A newsletter, later named The Summons, has been published regularly since 1985.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 2008-M34
These addenda to the records of the Moving Violations Motorcycle Club were given to the Schlesinger Library by Peggy Harrigan in February 2008.
Processing Information
Container list: February 2008
By: Peggy Harrigan
Creator
- Moving Violations Motorcycle Club (Organization)
- Title
- Moving Violations Motorcycle Club. Records of the Moving Violations Motorcycle Club, 1985-2003: A Container List
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01233
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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