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Start Over Date range 1948 Subjects West Virginia Feminist Activist and Women's History Collection

Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans, 1775/2018, bulk 1970/2011 13.1 Linear Feet 13 ft. 1/2 in. (9 record cartons, 15 in. each); (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.)

Bickley, Ancella R.

This collection documents the research, public service, and life of Ancella Bickley, writer, educator, speaker, and historian. Includes writings, research materials, and more, focusing on the history of African Americans in West Virginia and the black experience in West Virginia. Collected research materials are predominantly facsimiles. Printed formats include correspondence, clippings, interview transcripts, typescript writings, publications, pamphlets, ephemera, speeches, articles, military records, and more. Other formats include photographs, slides, and audiocassettes.

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Carroll Wilkinson Papers, 1914/2018, bulk 1979/2018 12.25 Linear Feet 12 ft. 3 in. (8 record cartons, 15 in. each; 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 document cases, 2.5 in.; 2 flat storage boxes, 2 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 3 in.; 1 rolled storage box, 5 in.)

Wilkinson, Carroll

This collection contains materials collected and created by Carroll Wilkinson during her time working for West Virginia University (WVU) Libraries and Women's and Gender Studies Center between 1979 and 2019. It includes materials from her work in several positions within the library and WVU Women's Studies Center, including Chief Circulation Librarian, Women and Gender Studies Bibliographer, Head of Access Services, Director of Instruction and Information Literacy, Director of Strategic Library Initiatives, and Interim Director of Strategy and Planning. It also includes materials from her participation in several councils and committees, such as the Council for Women's Concerns and the Gerontology Center Service Committee.

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Christine Weiss Daugherty Papers, 1930/2021, bulk 1972/2020 3.5 Linear Feet 2 record cartons, 15 in. each; 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 flat storage boxes, 1 in. each 0.847 Gigabytes 1. wav file

Daugherty, Christine Weiss, 1938-

This collection includes materials pertaining to Christine Weiss Daugherty and her work with women's economic development, rural economic development, non-profit management, and international development.

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Denise Giardina, Author, Papers, 1900/2016 3.84 Linear Feet 7 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 5 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 notecard box, 3 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1 in. 0.22 Gigabytes 56 files, formats include .txt, .doc, .docx, and .po

Giardina, Denise, 1951-

Papers of Appalachian author Denise Giardina, whose 1987 novel Storming Heaven received the W. D. Weatherford Award, and 1992 novel The Unquiet Earth received the American Book Award and the Lillian Smith Book Award for fiction. The collection includes research notebooks and draft manuscripts of her historical novels Good King Harry, Storming Heaven, The Unquiet Earth, Saints and Villains, and Emily's Ghost.

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Dr. Judith Gold Stitzel, Professor, Papers, 1934/2022, bulk 1965/2010 37.8 Linear Feet 24 record cartons, 15 in. each; 13 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 card file box, 5 in., 1 card file box, 6 in.; 2 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each; 4 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each

Stitzel, Judith
These papers document the professional and personal life of Dr. Judith Gold Stitzel, professor of English and Women's Studies at West Virginia University. They include materials related to her own education, her career at West Virginia University, her public and professional service, her publications and speeches, and her awards and honors. These papers also detail the development of Women's Studies as part of the curriculum at West Virginia University.
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Dr. Lillian Waugh, Professor, Papers, 1884/2018, bulk 1960/2017 4.42 Linear Feet 2 record cartons, 15 in. each; 2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 2 flat storage boxes, 1 in. each; 1 document case, 5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 4 in.; 1 card file box, 3.5 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in.

Waugh, Lillian J., 1941-2018
Lillian Jane Waugh was born in Lewistown, Maine, on 1941 June 1, and passed away in Morgantown, West Virginia, on October 8th, 2018. She was an instrumental cofounder for the Morgantown chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW), serving as an officer, and contributing decades of advocacy for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). This collection contains personal family photographs, correspondence, and research about Waugh keeping her surname after marriage. Protest and activism papers, photographs, and artifacts include assorted materials related to Waugh's involvement in the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) campaign, gender equality movements, and anti-war protests. The collection features research, correspondence, and curriculum from Waugh's time as a WVU professor. It likewise includes substantial research for WVU's Women's Centenary Project, which Waugh directed.
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Gail Falk, Lawyer, Papers, 1926/1982, bulk 1970/1982 1.33 Linear Feet 1 record carton, 15 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1 in.

Falk, Gail
Gail Falk is a lawyer most known for her work as a lawyer with the United Mine Workers of America and for her contributions to the Equal Rights Amendment.This collection contains materials collected and created by Gail Falk during her time working as a lawyer in West Virginia. It includes materials from her work with abortion litigation, the founding of the Women's Health Center in Charleston, cases related to married women keeping their maiden name after marriage, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), women in mining and labor unions, and a court case related to sex discrimination.
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Maryat Lee, Playwright, Papers, 1902/1997, bulk 1951/1989 63.54 Linear Feet 63 ft. 6.5 in. (42 records cartons, 15 in. each); (9 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 document cases, 2.5 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 3.5 in.); (7 medium flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 1.5 in.); (5 large item boxes, 5 in. each); (1 small item box, 3 in.); (1 large clamshell box, 5 in.); (9 paintings, 1.5 in. each); (1 framed item, 0.5 in.); (1 plaster bust, 7 in.)

Lee, Maryat, 1923-1989
Maryat Lee (1923-1989) was an American playwright and theater director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theater. She pioneered street theater in Harlem and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community-based theater project. Materials include reports, newsletters, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, posters, manuscripts, notes, scripts, screenplays, published plays, genealogical research, journals, drawings, and paintings. Also present is a piece of stained glass created by Lee, a dress worn by Lee, and an EcoTheater T-Shirt.
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West Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. Records, 1921/2007 20.8 Linear Feet 13 document cases, 5 in. each; 9 record cartons, 15 in. each; 8 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in; 1flat storage box, 5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.; 1 record carton, 17 in.

West Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.
The West Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (BPW) was a women's organization in West Virginia founded in the early 1920s that was composed of working and professional women. This collection contains the records of the state chapter and various local chapters within West Virginia.
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West Virginia University, Women's Studies Center, Records, 1838/2018, bulk 1967/2018 29.52 Linear Feet 18 record cartons, 15 in. each; 2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 4 in.; 2 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 5 in.; 3 flat storage boxes, 4 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 3.5 in; 11 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 2.5 in.; 3 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each; unboxed mounted posters, 4.75 in. total

West Virginia University. Council for Women's Concerns
This collection contains materials from the West Virginia University (WVU) Women's Studies Program (WSP), Center for Women's Studies (CWS), Council for Women's Concerns (CWC), and Center for Women's and Gender Studies (CWGS), mostly dated between 1974 and 2018. The majority of materials relate to the growth and development of the CWS, particularly through events they hosted or supported, such as the Dickinson Symposium and the Women's Centenary.
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