Ellen Chesler papers (MS.2020.002)
Brown University Library
Box ABrown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Collection Overview
| Title: | Ellen Chesler papers |
| Date range: | 1965-2019 |
| Creator: | Chesler, Ellen |
| Extent: | 25 linear feet (25 record center cartons and 1 oversize folder) |
| Abstract: | This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Ellen Chesler, scholar and women's rights advocate who is respected for the work she does with gender and public policy in areas of government, philanthropy, and think tanks. She is also well known for her landmark text, Woman of Valor: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement in America. Materials date from 1965 to 2019 and include clippings, correspondence, handwritten notes, research materials, speeches, and drafts related to both Chesler's professional work and volunteerism. |
| Language of materials: | English. English. |
| Repository: | John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts |
| Collection number: | MS.2020.002 |
