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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:: Mary Anne Ferguson papers
Extent:: 0.25 linear feet (1 half-file box)
Date range:: 1966-2015
Abstract:: This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Mary Anne Ferguson, scholar of Women's Studies at The University of Massachusetts Boston. Ferguson helped found what is now UMass Boston's women's and gender studies department, one of the first in the country. Materials in this collection include essays, articles, and drafts from
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2024.005

Kaplan (Caren) papers

Formal title:: Caren Kaplan papers
Extent:: 6 linear feet
Date range:: 1968–2022
Abstract:: Caren Kaplan is Professor of American Studies and affiliated faculty in Cultural Studies and Science and Technology Studies at University of California, Davis. She has been a leading scholar of Transnational feminism, Postcolonial theory, and Militarization Studies. This collection includes correspondence related to Kaplan's academics, professional career, writings, and talks; papers from her undergraduate and graduate education; conference materials; syllabi and lecture notes; and draft writings. Materials date from 1968 – 2022.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2022.007

Formal title:: Joan Wallach Scott papers
Extent:: 14 linear feet
Date range:: 1954–2019
Abstract:: This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Joan Wallach Scott, scholar of French history, women's and gender history, and feminist theory. She is Professor Emerita in the School of Social Science in the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the founding director of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University. Materials include correspondence, administrative files, conference materials, draft writings, subject files, and print materials dating from 1954 – 2019. This collection is closed until January 1, 2048.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2021.005

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