RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

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Margaret W. Ferguson papers (MS.2024.004)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Scope & content

This collection primarily contains the professional papers of Margaret W. Ferguson, Professor Emerita of the University of California, Davis, and scholar of Early Modern literature, literacy studies, and feminist and queer theory in English, French, and Italian. Materials document Ferguson's academic career at Yale University and her early research and writings. Materials include administrative files, conference audio recordings, and drafts of her contributions to Tradition and the Talents of Women by Florence Howe. The collection dates from 1971 to 2023 and is arranged into 1 series alphabetically by record type.