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1Author:  Buss, Fran Leeper, 1942-Requires cookie*
 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:  Cutter, Lois JotterRequires cookie*
 Title:  Lois Jotter Cutter Papers 1938-2007 ead 
 Date(s):  1938-2007 
 Abstract:  The Lois Jotter Cutter Papers document Cutter's involvement as a field botanist in the 1938 Nevills-University of Michigan Expedition through the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, her research activities with Dr. Elzada Clover based on the 1938 trip, her participation in the 1994 U.S.G.S. Old Timers' Trip through the Grand Canyon, her decision to donate her papers to Cline Library's Special Collections and Archives in 1995, and her interactions with researchers and others interested in river rafting in the Grand Canyon. 
 Repository:  Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives 
 Subjects:  Scientific expeditions--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) | Women--Travel--Arizona--Grand Canyon--20th century--History. | Women botanists--United States. | Women--United States. 
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3Author:  Corey, JillRequires cookie*
 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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4Author:  Kaufman, Lucile B. (Lucile Blume), 1906-1993Requires cookie*
 Title:  Lucile B. Kaufman Papers 1938-1990 ead 
 Date(s):  1938-1990 
 Abstract:  This collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, periodicals, and correspondence documenting women's issues and engineering. Also included are biographical materials, an oral history interview, the research that Kaufman used to write her master's thesis, and items showing various women's engineering associations. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Rare Books and Manuscripts 
 Subjects:  Women college teachers -- Arizona -- Archives. | Women engineers -- United States -- Archives. | Women -- Employment -- United States. | Sex discrimination in employment -- United States. 
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5Author:  American Association of University Women. Flagstaff Branch.Requires cookie*
 Title:  American Association of University Women Records, 1937-2004. ead 
 Date(s):  1937-2004. 
 Abstract:  This collection contains documents, photographs, and videos related to the history and activities of the local branch of the American Association of University Women. 
 Repository:  Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department 
 Subjects:  Universities and colleges--United States. | Universities and colleges--Arizona. | Women--United States--Societies and clubs. | Women--Arizona--Flagstaff--Societies and clubs. | Women college graduates--Societies, etc. | Women college graduates--United States. | Women college graduates--Arizona--Societies, etc.. | Associations, institutions, etc.--Arizona--Flagstaff. 
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6Author:  Gilbreth, Frank Bunker, 1868-1924 Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972Requires cookie*
 Title:  Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Gilbreth Collection 1962-1972 ead 
 Date(s):  1962-1972 
 Abstract:  This collection houses tributes to and biographical material regarding Frank and Lillian Gilbreth in addition to reprints of speeches and articles by Lillian Gilbreth that were published in professional and engineering journals. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Rare Books and Manuscripts 
 Subjects:  Industrial management -- United States. | Women engineers -- United States. 
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7Author:  Ross, Margaret Wheeler, 1867-1953Requires cookie*
 Title:  Margaret Wheeler Ross Papers 1889-1951 1930-1950 ead 
 Date(s):  1889-1951 
 Abstract:  The Margaret Wheeler Ross Papers consist of typescript and manuscript short stories and poetry, correspondence, biographical information, and scrapbooks. Although the collection extends from 1889 to 1951, the bulk of the material consists of Ross' short stories concerning southwestern pioneer life written between 1930 and 1950. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  American literature -- Societies, etc. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona. | Music -- Arizona -- Societies, etc. | Women authors, American -- Arizona -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Arizona -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- United States -- Societies and clubs. 
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8Author:  Sargent, Claire KingRequires cookie*
 Title:  Preliminary Inventory of the Claire Sargent Papers 1962-2001 1979-2001 ead 
 Date(s):  1962-2001 
 Abstract:  This collection houses notes, correspondence, calendars, photographs, video and audio tapes, maps, posters, newspaper clippings, and other materials documenting the United Nations Nairobi Womens' Conference, the Phoenix Indian School, the Phoenix Commission on the Status of Women, the Desert Cities Task Force Mayors' Conference, Senator John McCain, and Claire Sargent's political campaigns. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Arizona -- Politics and government -- 1951-. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001. | Women legislators -- Arizona. | Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century. 
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9Author:  Clark, Georgie WhiteRequires cookie*
 Title:  Georgie White Clark collection 1931-1992 ead 
 Date(s):  1931-1992 
 Abstract:  The Georgie White Clark collection pertains to Clark's life as a river runner, with a specific emphasis on the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River, and Clark's whitewater rafting company, Georgie's Royal River Rats. It includes articles, correspondence, reminiscences, and photographs (mostly originally housed in scrapbooks) documenting Clark's adventures on rivers from Alaska to Mexico, as well as an 1991 oral history interview with Clark. 
 Repository:  Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives 
 Subjects:  White-water canoeing--West (U.S.) | Rafting (Sports)--West (U.S.) | Rivers--West (U.S.) | Rivers--Mexico | Rivers--Recreational use | Voyages and travels | Dams--Arizona | Canyons--Arizona | Women--United States | River life--West (U.S.) | Outdoor recreation--West (U.S.) | Women--Recreation--History 
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10Author:  Frank, Florence G. (Florence Rose Gelbspan), 1906-2003Requires cookie*
 Title:  Florence Frank Papers 1937-1991 ead 
 Date(s):  1937-1991 
 Abstract:  The Florence Frank Papers house school papers, personal history records, correspondence, and information regarding Frank's career in social work and the many organizations that she belonged to. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection 
 Subjects:  Women social workers -- United States. 
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11Author:  Brooks, LaurieRequires cookie*
 Title:  Laurie Brooks Papers 1991-2005 ead 
 Date(s):  1991-2005 
 Abstract:  The Laurie Brooks Papers, 5 linear feet, contain the papers of Laurie Brooks, playwright for young audiences, young adult fiction author, dramaturg, periodical editor and professor, from 1991 through 2005. The majority of the collection consists of drafts of plays written by Laurie Brooks for young audiences and associated production materials, 1996-2005. The remainder of the materials documents her professional life. The papers are divided into the following two series: Professional History and Plays. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Theatre for Youth and Community Collection 
 Subjects:  Women dramatists -- United States. | Young adult drama, American. | Playwriting -- Study and teaching. 
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12Author:  Telkes, MariaRequires cookie*
 Title:  Preliminary Inventory of the Maria Telkes Papers 1893-2000 (Bulk 1950s-1980s) ead 
 Date(s):  1893-2000 (Bulk 1950s-1980s) 
 Abstract:  This collection houses research materials and publications documenting Maria Telkes' research into potential applications of solar energy. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information. 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Design and the Arts Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Solar energy -- United States | Solar energy -- Research -- United States | Saline water conversion | Women scientists -- United States 
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13Author:  Swarthout, Glendon FredRequires cookie*
 Title:  Glendon and Kathryn Swarthout Papers 1942-1994 ead 
 Date(s):  1942-1994 
 Abstract:  This collection houses correspondence, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, scrapbook materials, typescripts, and galley proofs documenting Glendon Swarthout's literary career. Also included are screen plays for novels that were made into movies, including They Came to Cordura, Bless the Beasts and the Children, and The Shootist, (co-scripted with Miles Swarthout, Glendon Swarthout's son). 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Rare Books and Manuscripts 
 Subjects:  American fiction -- Film adaptations. | Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives. | Children's literature, American. | Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives. | Women journalists -- United States -- Archives. 
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14Author:  Baca, Pamela Kahn, 1953-1999Requires cookie*
 Title:  Pamela Kahn Baca Papers 1979-1991 ead 
 Date(s):  1979-1991 
 Abstract:  This collection consists of the notes, memoranda, and transcripts that Pamela Kahn created while working on ABC News' Nightline. Of particular interest are research materials documenting adolescent suicide and annotated audiotape transcripts discussing the 1987 Bergenfield, New Jersey cluster of teenage suicides that Kahn used to prepare her documentary coverage on that subject for Nightline (aired 1988). The collection also contains briefing notebooks on newsworthy topics of worldwide significance prepared for ABC News staff (1979-1990) and samples of worldwide staff assignments (1991). 
 Repository:  Arizona State University Library. Rare Books and Manuscripts 
 Subjects:  Nightline (Television program). | Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- New Jersey -- Bergenfield. | Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- United States. | Women television journalists -- United States -- Archives. | Women television producers and directors -- United States -- Archives. 
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15Author:  Treadwell, Sophie, 1885-1970Requires cookie*
 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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16Author:  Amazon FoundationRequires cookie*
 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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