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1Author:  Buss, Fran Leeper, 1942-Add to Favorites
 Title:  Work And Family: Low Income And Minority Women Talk about their Lives Interviews, 1976-1990 ead 
 Date(s):  1976-1990 
 Abstract:  Consists of photocopies of transcripts of interviews with fifty-six low income and minority women. Includes a Master Index by Patricia Seavey, with an introductory essay by Karen Anderson. The indexes to the collection are organized by racial/ethnic group, geographic area, and subject. The topics of the interviews concern the diversity in the lives of women mainly in their work experiences, especially labor struggles, the health care professions, and family lives, particularly problems of family violence. The interviews were conducted by Fran Leeper Buss between 1976 and 1990. They were transcribed as a collaborative project, directed by Janice Monk, of The Southwest Institute for Research on Women and The Schlesinger Library on the History of American Women. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Family violence -- United States | Labor disputes -- United States | Minority women -- United States | Poor women -- United States | Women -- Employment -- United States | Working class women -- United States -- Case studies | Women -- Health and hygiene -- United States | Women's studies -- United States -- Case studies 
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2Author:  Corey, JillAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Jill Corey Collection 1953-2004 (bulk 1953-1989) ead 
 Date(s):  1953-2004 
 Abstract:  This collection contains magazines, newspapers, sheet music, photographs, DVDs, CDs, records, and other documents relating to the life of Jill Corey. Jill Corey was a famous singer, television star, film actress, and radio personality in the 1950s and 1960s. In the latter half of the twentieth century she made a name for herself in musical theatre. Materials pertaining to both careers are found in the collection. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Television and Popular Music | Television and Women--United States | Popular music radio stations --United States | Popular music--United States--1951-1960 
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3Author:  Treadwell, Sophie, 1885-1970Add to Favorites
 Title:  Sophie Treadwell paperscirca 1860-1970 (bulk 1910-1960) ead 
 Date(s):  circa 1860-1970 
 Abstract:  Contains chiefly Personal Materials, Diaries, Correspondence, Scrap-books, Plays, Novels, and Photographs relating to her career as an American playwright, author, and journalist from the 1910s through the 1960s. Diaries include her travels to Europe and Moscow in the 1930s, and daily activities for selected years spanning 1942 to 1970. Noted correspondents include Louise and Walter Arensberg, Arthur Craven, Maynard Dixon, Helena Modjeska, Robert A. Parker, family and friends, colleagues, employers, and inter-view-ees, including Sarah Bernhardt and Francisco Villa. Scrapbooks document her private life; college years at University of California, 1901-1906; early acting, writing, and employment in California, New York, Europe, and Mexico, 1909-1932; and critical coverage of the productions of her dramatic works from 1918-1949. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Actors -- Labor unions | American drama -- Women authors | Authors, American -- 20th century -- Sources | Drama -- 20th century -- Stories, plots, etc. -- Sources | Feminism and literature -- United States | Manuscripts, American | Theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources | Women dramatists, American -- Sources | Women journalists -- United States -- Sources | Actors -- United States -- Correspondence 
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4Author:  Amazon FoundationAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Amazon Foundation papers, 1990-2002 ead 
 Date(s):  1990-2002 
 Abstract:  Papers, 1990-2002 (bulk: 1998-2002). This collection contains material relating to the Amazon Foundation, a feminist and anti-discriminatory philanthropic organization that provided grants to community building projects with a focus on improving the lives of girls and women in Southern Arizona. Materials include administrative documents: such as financial, informational and organizational materials, award documents: including correspondence and printed materials on grants and scholarships, and photographic material: including photographs of foundation and grantee events and a photo album. The bulk of the material is in English. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Tucson (Ariz.) -- Charities. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- United States -- Political activity. | Women in community organization -- United States. | Feminism -- United States. | Social action -- United States. 
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