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Houston Area NOW and Other Feminist Activities Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2002-003
Dates:
1970-1996
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the files maintained by the members of the Houston Area (National Organization for Women) NOW. Not all of the files pertain specifically to Houston NOW activities and organizations because several of the members were active in other NOW affiliated organizations. The collection is organized into 11 series: Houston area NOW; Texas NOW organization(s) ; Other state, regional and/or local NOW organizations; National NOW; NOW task forces and committees; NOW social...
Houston Gorilla Girls Records
Collection
Identifier: 2010-006
Dates:
1985-2000; Majority of material found within 1988-1997
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the records, written works, collected writings, and photographs that document the development of the Houston Gorilla Girls, an anonymnous women’s art collective that protested sexism and racism in the art world from the 1987 to the late nineties. There are nine series, spanning from 1985 to 2000 which are entitled as follows: Correspondence; Organizational Documents and Photographs; Propaganda; Diverse Works Installation: Another Dead Horse; Rice University...
Houston Women's Caucus for Art Records
Collection
Identifier: 1999-001
Dates:
1972-2004; Majority of material found in 1985-2000
Scope and Contents
The papers for the Houston Women's Caucus for Art (HWCA) span from its founding in 1978 to 2004. Some items, however, pre-date this period. The largest portion of the records is devoted to photos and to art exhibitions sponsored by the Caucus. The next largest portion includes newsletters, grant applications and fundraising, financial records, and conferences. The remainder of the collection is devoted to information pertaining to the business of the Caucus, membership, and the visual arts...
Norma Lee Feminist Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: 2008-006
Dates:
1975-1979
Scope and Contents
This small collection is housed in 1 box and consists of one series that documents Norma Lee's correspondence concerning activist and feminist activities in the mid to late 1970s. Most notably, the collection contains correspondence from well-known political figures such as Rep. Barbara Jordan. Additionally, you can find correspondence regarding high profile issues and events such the Equal Rights Amendment and the International Women's Year (IWY) National Women's Conference, 1977.
Marjorie Randal National Women's Conference Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1996-007
Dates:
1974-1982; Majority of material found in 1977
Scope and Contents
This collection, donated by Marjorie Randal, documents the National Women's Conference held in Houston in November 1977. The collection includes clippings, brochures, flyers, newsletters, invitations, correspondence, and publications. Materials in the collection date from 1974-1982, with the bulk of the collection dated 1977. The collection was originally in two large binders labeled Events and Opinions. The materials in those binders have been removed to facilitate handling of the items and...
Lynn Randolph Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2007-015
Dates:
1967-2008
Scope and Contents
The eleven series of Lynn Randolph Papers are housed in three boxes and contain documentation of her exemplary training and career in the visual fine arts including exhibits, shows, reviews, individual art projects, and collaborations. The documentation of her longtime feminist and human rights activism in Houston and abroad is also an important part of the collection just as it is her life. Lynn Randolph's collaboration, both visual and literary, with Donna Haraway is represented as is her...
Womynspace Records
Collection
Identifier: 2007-013
Dates:
1973-1990
Scope and Contents
The Womynspace Records is housed in 1 box and consists of 3 series: Organizational Information, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and Disarmament Movement. This collection documents organizational meetings, events, and goals. Additionally, these records include material from the 1970s and 1980s collected by the organization regarding Pro- and Anti- ERA sentiments, ERA ratification deadline extension, Senate Hearings, and the Disarmament Movement.
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