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Formal title:
Helen F. Cserr papers
Extent:
3 linear feet
Date range:
1965-1994
Abstract:
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Helen F. Cserr, Brown University Professor of Physiology from 1970 to 1993 and scholar of the anatomy and mechanism of the human brain. A notable woman in science, Cserr also made history in 1975 when she joined Lamphere v. Brown University - a class action sex discrimination suit - when she was unjustly denied tenure. In a landmark settlement, Cserr and fellow plaintiffs prevailed and Cserr was awarded retroactive tenure in 1978. The collection includes biographical information, personal and professional correspondence, teaching materials, writings, laboratory research, and legal files stemming from the case and dating from 1965 to 1994.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2018.004
Formal title:
Rhea Maxine deCoudres collection
Extent:
0.5 linear feet
Date range:
1917-2023
Abstract:
This collection contains the personal papers and professional writings of Rhea Maxine deCoudres, Pembroke College in Brown University "special student" who completed her studies along with the graduating class of 1927. She later became a book reviewer for the Providence Journal. The collection includes remembrances from her surviving children as well as photographs, correspondence, published and unpublished poetry, and Providence Journal book reviews by deCoudres. This collection dates from 1917 – 2023.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2024.013
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:
Ruth B. Ekstrom papers
Extent:
.5 linear feet
Date range:
1924-1988
Abstract:
This collection consists of the papers of Ruth B. Ekstrom, education testing researcher and early woman member of the Brown Corporation. The collection documents Ekstrom's student life, career, and participation in establishing the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University. Materials include correspondence, clippings, Pembroke College ephemera, subject files, and published works by Ekstrom, dating from 1924-1988. The collection is arranged alphabetically by record type into 1 series.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2019.004
Formal title:
Anne Fausto-Sterling papers
Extent:
69.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1961-2020
Abstract:
This collection consists of the professional papers of Anne Fausto-Sterling, Brown University Professor Emerita of Biology and Gender Studies and scholar of the biology of gender development and gender differences. The collection documents Fausto-Sterling's academic career, research, and writings, and includes correspondence, teaching materials, lab notebooks and slides, subject files, and print materials dating from 1961-2020.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.92.9
Formal title:
Jane Fiske Harrison papers
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet
Date range:
1961-1964
Abstract:
Jane Fiske Harrison graduated from Pembroke College, the women's college in Brown University until 1971, in 1965 with an AB in American literature. This collection contains Fiske Harrison's Pembroke College beanie and green wool blazer, "Blueprint 1965" face book, correspondence from her high school English teacher and fellow Pembroke College alumna, and a special section of
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
OF.1ZP.2023.065
Formal title:
Xochitl Gonzalez papers
Extent:
6.5 linear feet
Date range:
1977–2024
Abstract:
This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Xochitl Gonzalez, Brown University class of 1999. Gonzalez is a cultural critic, producer, screenwriter, and a New York Times bestselling author. She is a 2021 M.F.A. graduate from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her non-fiction work has been published in
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2024.020
Formal title:
Eleanor Burges Green papers
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1906-1948
Abstract:
These papers contain correspondence relating to Eleanor Burges Green's support of Pembroke College, her role in organizing a memorial service to Dean Lida Shaw King who died in 1932, and the publication and distribution of two books paying tribute to Dean King. Additional materials include a draft of a Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women resolution and correspondence with the Association of Collegiate Alumnae.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.G3
Formal title:
Catherine Gund papers
Extent:
33.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1971–2020
Abstract:
This collection contains the professional and activist files of Catherine Gund, film and television producer, director, writer, and activist whose work focuses on AIDS and the LGBTQIA+ community. Gund is the founder of Aubin Pictures, a nonprofit documentary film company, and a member of the Brown University class of 1988. Materials include correspondence, clippings, and handwritten notes from Gund's consultancy and board work; research, production, and post-production materials for various films and television shows by Gund; and magazines, newspapers, journals and zines. Materials date from 1971 to 2020.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2011.037
Formal title:
Penelope Hartland-Thunberg papers
Extent:
3.5 linear feet
Date range:
1950-2004
Abstract:
This collection consists of the papers of Penelope Hartland-Thunberg, economist, expert on international trade and finance, and member of the United States Tariff Commission (1965-1969) and Central Intelligence Agency (ca.1954-1978). The collection documents Hartland-Thunberg's professional life and scholarship. Materials include biographical information, correspondence, files pertaining to her role at the Georgetown Center for Economic and Strategic Studies, writings, speeches, and photographs dating from 1950-2004. The collection is arranged into 6 series.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
Ms.2013.012

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