Women's Studies Committee. Collection of the Women's Studies Committee, 1975-2001.GACA Collection 314
Women’s Studies Committee. Collection of the Women’s Studies Committee, 1975-2001. GACA Collection 314. 1 ½ Hollinger Boxes.
ABSTRACT:
The Women’s Studies Committee collection contains meeting minutes, financial materials, correspondence, and other materials related to the Women’s Studies curriculum at Gustavus Adolphus College. The program began with an endowment grant from the Surdna Foundation received in 1977. The endowment was for library acquisitions in the women’s studies field. Funds were also used to hire consultants, holds workshops, and sponsor activities and research in women’s studies. A Women’s Studies inter-departmental minor was offered beginning 1990 and a major was added in 2001. As of 2008, the name changed to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies.
SCOPE AND CONTENT:
This collection is divided into three series: Surdna Committee, Women’s Studies Committee, and Miscellaneous.
Surdna Committee, 1977-1992 consists of meeting minutes, financial materials, faculty requests for money, and information about consultants from both the Advisory Committee for Surdna Library Acquisitions and the Surdna Committee. Materials are arranged chronologically.
Women’s Studies Committee, 1989-2001 holds meeting minutes, financial materials, handbooks, correspondence and event and curriculum information of both the Women’s Studies Committee and the Women’s Studies Curriculum Committee. Materials are arranged chronologically.
Miscellaneous, 1975, 1988, and 1991 is comprised of pre-history correspondence indicating that women’s studies was not a priority in 1975, along with a report, and program information. Materials are arranged chronologically.
RESTRICTIONS:
There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the College Archives, the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library, and Gustavus Adolphus College.
COLLECTION CITATION:
Women’s Studies Committee. Collection of the Women’s Studies Committee, 1975-2001. GACA Collection 314. Gustavus Adolphus College Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.
PROCESSED BY:
Adrianna Darden processed this collection and developed the finding aid during February 2012.
RELATED COLLECTIONS IN THE ARCHIVES:
Various papers within Student Papers and Theses, 1895-Ongoing. GACA Collection 74.
Committee on the Status of Women at Gustavus. Records of the Committee on the Status of Women, 1988-2000. GACA Collection 143.
“Women at Gustavus Adolphus College, 1900-1930” by Sara Thompson, 1983-84. Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library. Collection of the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library, 1863-Ongoing. GACA Collection 277.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:
Gustavus Adolphus College. Surdna Committee.
Gustavus Adolphus College. Women’s Studies Committee.
Gustavus Adolphus College. Women’s Studies Curriculum Committee.
Gustavus Adolphus College -- Curriculum.
Women--Minnesota--St. Peter--Gustavus Adolphus College.
Curriculum planning -- Minnesota.
GACA Collection 314 |
Box |
Folder |
Surdna Committee, 1977-1992 |
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Financial, Grant Reports, 1977-84 and undated |
1 |
1 |
Advisory Committee for Surdna Library Acquisitions, 1978-81 Library Acquisitions, 1979-87 |
1 |
2 |
Miscellaneous, 1981-90 |
1 |
3 |
Faculty Requests, 1981-89 |
1 |
4 |
Meeting Minutes and Correspondence, 1982-93 |
1 |
5 |
Financials and Related Correspondence, 1982-92 |
1 |
6 |
Faculty Workshop on Integrating Women’s Materials into the Curriculum, 1982 |
1 |
7 |
Consultant, Margaret McIntosh, 1982 |
1 |
8 |
Scholarship, 1983, 1986, and undated |
1 |
9 |
Consultants, Lois Banner and Susan Mosher Stuard, 1983 |
1 |
10 |
Consultant, Cheri Register, 1984-85 |
1 |
11 |
Faculty Requests, 1990-92 |
1 |
12 |
Women’s Studies Committee, 1989-2001 |
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Meeting Minutes, 1989-94 |
1 |
13 |
Correspondence, 1989-94 |
2 |
1 |
Sponsored Events, Itineraries, Correspondence, and Budgets, 1989-96 |
2 |
2 |
Curriculum Discussion, 1989-93 |
2 |
3 |
Financials, 1990-95 |
2 |
4 |
Women’s Studies Handbooks, 1990-93 |
2 |
5 |
Course Approvals, April 1990 |
2 |
6 |
Women’s Studies Mission Statement, Fall 1997 |
2 |
7 |
Meeting Minutes, 2000-01 |
2 |
8 |
Women’s Studies Curriculum Committee, 2000-01 |
2 |
9 |
Miscellaneous, 1975, 1988, and 1991 |
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Pre-History, 1975 |
2 |
10 |
“The Climate for Women at Gustavus Adolphus College: A Preliminary Report” by Roberta M. Hall, 1988 |
2 |
11 |
Program Information, 1991 |
2 |
12 |