Purdue University. Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
Organization
Historical Information
Purdue University’s Women’s Studies Program (then known as the Committee on Women’s Studies) began in 1979 when an Intro to Women’s Studies class was offered for the first time. As the program expanded, it curated a film series, organized conferences and festivals, and added an undergraduate minor (1983), a graduate minor (1995), and an undergraduate major (2004). In 2013, the program was renamed as the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.
Citation:
McConnell, Jonathan. "Finding Aid to the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program records." 2017. UA 63, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, Karnes Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries. West Lafayette.Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Council on the Status of Women records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 49
Scope and Contents
The Council on the Status of Women records document the activities and impact of the Council on the Status of Women at Purdue University. The collection provides a comprehensive picture of the various activities and causes that Council was involved in during its tenure. Also included are some news clippings about notable members and relevant stories about women’s rights in the news. The collection would likely be useful for researchers interested in women’s rights, affirmative action,...
Dates:
1988 - 2012
Clint Fink papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 300
Content Description
The Clint Fink papers document Fink's life and career as a peace activist and educator. The papers documenting his career reflect his research while in graduate school and various proposals and presentations from after he received his doctorate. This series is also particularly strong in its coverage of Fink's involvement in and work with peace activism and advocacy. The collection contains records pertaining to the Peace Groups he led and participated in as well as a number of serial...
Dates:
1864 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1995
Purdue University, 1966 - 1991
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 529, Series 1, Sub-series 5
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains materials relating to Peck's involvement with the development of a new curriculum in the CLA, her service to the university senate, and the "Purdue Manuscript."It also contains materials pertaining to Dr. Peck's involvement in women's organizations and women's rights at Purdue. It includes papers relating to the Purdue Women's Caucus, the Council on the Status of Women, the Women's Studies Program, proposed Women's Center, women in the Grad School, the...
Dates:
1966 - 1991
Helen B. Schleman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 334
Scope and Contents
The Helen Schleman papers document the life of Helen B. Schleman from her time as a student at Northwestern University in the 1920s up until her death in 1992. Much of the collection documents Schleman’s tenure at Purdue University as Head of the Women’s Residence Halls, Dean of Women, and Dean Emeritus, as well as her military service in the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve (SPARs) during World War II. Additionally, the collection contains Schleman’s collection of newspaper clippings pertaining...
Dates:
1920 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1980
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 63
Scope and Contents
The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program records documents the creation, evolution, and activities of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program (known as Women’s Studies Program until 2013) through administrative records and other materials produced by the program. The recprds also include as well as reference material, such as clippings and publications, collected by members of the department. Of particular interests to researchers may be the meeting minutes and...
Dates:
1950 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1979 - 2013