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Formal title:
Ellen Chesler papers
Extent:
25 linear feet
Date range:
1965-2019
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.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2020.002
Formal title:
Miriam Cooke papers
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1966-2017
Abstract:
This collection contains the professional papers of Miriam Cooke, scholar of Islamic feminism and gender and war in modern Arabic literature, and Braxton Craven Professor of Arab Cultures at Duke University. Materials include correspondence, conference materials, teaching materials, and draft writings dating from 1966 to 2017.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2014.019
Formal title:
Christina Crosby papers
Extent:
26.5 linear feet
Date range:
1949-2023
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Christina Crosby, lesbian and feminist scholar, social justice activist, and co-founder of Sojourner House – a non-profit dedicated to supporting those affected by domestic and sexual violence in Rhode Island. Crosby worked as a Professor in the English Department and a Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University. Her scholarship focused on women in 19th-century British literature but turned toward disability studies after a near-fatal bicycle accident in 2003. In 2016, Crosby published "A Body Undone: Living on After Great Pain" documenting this experience. The collection documents Crosby's personal life, academic career, research, and writing, and includes photographs, correspondence, syllabi, handwritten notes, research articles, and writing drafts. The collection spans from 1949 to 2023.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2023.005
Formal title:
Joan E. DeJean papers
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1974-2022
Abstract:
This collection consists of the professional papers of Joan DeJean, Trustee Professor Emerita of Romance Languages at University of Pennsylvania. She was a scholar of French literature focused on the history of women's writing, sexuality, the development of the novel, and material culture in 17th- and 18th-century France. The collection includes correspondence, typed and handwritten drafts of talks, and audio cassettes featuring an interview with Germaine Brée (1907–2001) and recorded Modern Language Association conferences. The collection dates from 1974 to 2022.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2024.001
Formal title:
Janice L. Doane papers
Extent:
3.5 linear feet (3 record center cartons, 1 file box)
Date range:
1984–2016
Abstract:
This collection consists of the professional papers of Janice L. Doane, scholar of literary criticism and history and "Women's studies and issues" at Saint Mary's College of California. The collection documents Doane's academic career, research, and writing. Materials include administrative files, correspondence, teaching materials, and typed drafts of articles, essays, and books. The collection dates from 1984 to 2016.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2024.008
Formal title:
Mary Ann Doane papers
Extent:
9 Linear feet
Date range:
1966-2009
Abstract:
The Mary Ann Doane papers represent forty years of education, research, and professional activity. The collection emphasizes Doane's academic training as a feminist film scholar through notebooks and essays that date from high school through her doctoral studies. Another portion of the collection presents notes and drafts of publications, including the books
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2011.020
Formal title:
Ann duCille papers
Extent:
2.25 linear foot
Date range:
1965-2020
Abstract:
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Ann duCille, Professor of English, Emerita at Wesleyan University and Inaugural Distinguished Professor in Residence for the Black Feminist Theory Project at the Pembroke Center, Brown University. DuCille is a scholar of African-American literature, cultural studies, and Black feminist theory. Materials include personal and professional correspondence, draft writings, dissertation proposals, awards and honors, and conference materials dating from 1965-2020.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2016.013
Formal title:
Zillah Eisenstein papers
Extent:
17.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1966-2011
Abstract:
This collection consists of the papers of Zillah Eisenstein, scholar of feminist theory and Professor of Politics at Ithaca College from approximately 1966 to 2011. The collection documents Eisenstein’s personal life, academic career, and broad research interests. Topics include Eisenstein's experience with breast cancer and her academic interests in global feminism, socialist feminism, neoliberal and capitalist critic, anti-racism, gender equality, cyberfeminism, the George W. Bush administration and the War on Terror. The collection is largely composed of materials related to courses taught by Eisenstein at Ithaca College, including syllabi, assignments, notes and subject files. The collection also contains biographical materials, correspondence, talks, writings, subject files and print materials.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2011.022
Formal title:
Jean Bethke Elshtain papers
Extent:
6.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1969-2011 (bulk 1978-1995)
Abstract:
The Jean Bethke Elshtain papers contain research materials, manuscripts, course materials, and correspondence related to her work on moral and political philosophy. The materials date from 1969-2011, with the vast majority created between 1978 and 1995.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2011.039
Formal title:
Feminist Theory Archive collection
Extent:
72 electronic records
Date range:
1840-2023 (bulk 1960-2023)
Abstract:
The Feminist Theory Archive collection consists of links to the manuscript collections that are processed and available for research as part of the Feminist Theory Archive. The collection is arranged in one series, alphabetically by the last name of the donor to the Feminist Theory Archive. By clicking on the links included in this finding aid, researchers will be redirected to the corresponding online finding aids for individual collections.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2017.016

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