Women's Heritage Collection

Collection — Box: 1-15

Identifier: MTU-044

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Collection, 1970-2010, of the "Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage" programs coordinated by the Copper Country Women's Heritage Committee in conjunction with the Humanities Department of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. This collection also contains records pertaining to several Michigan Technological University women's committees and conferences, such as WomenSphere, Affirming Diversity: Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s), History of Women at Tech, and the Academic Women's Caucus. Contents include video and audio recordings of programs as well as papers pertaining to grant funding, reports, correspondence, programs, clippings, meeting minutes, photographs, and other printed ephemera.

Dates

1970-2010
Majority of material found within 1980 - 1982

Language of Material

English

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

"Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage" was coordinated by the Copper Country Women's Heritage Committee in conjunction with the Michigan Technological University's Humanities Department. It was a week-long program featuring workshops, exhibits, readings, plays, and films highlighting the significance of local women's history and the achievement of Copper Country women who came from a variety of backgrounds. The program was supported through a grant from the Michigan Council for the Humanities. The Michigan Technological University women's committees and conferences, such as WomenSphere, Affirming Diversity: Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s), History of Women at Tech, and the Academic Women's Caucus were essential in raising awareness concerning issues faced by female faculty and students.

Extent

4.7 Cubic Feet (1 paige box, 2 manuscript boxes (letter size), 7 manuscript boxes (1/2 letter size), 1 manuscript box (1/2 legal size), 1 manuscript box (oversize legal), 1 gaylord print box, 2 medium gaylord multipurpose boxes. (15 boxes total))

Additional Description

Abstract

Acquisition

The Women's Heritage Collection was donated to the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections by Elizabeth Flynn. The initial acquisition was in 1982, with several other acquisitions over the years. This collection is still be added to periodically.

Related Archival Materials

Related materials providing addition information on WomenSphere, which is one of the programs mentioned in the series on Michigan Technological University Women's Associations and Conferences, may be found in this repository in collecton MTU-048: WomenSphere Collection. WomenSphere was a program of events on women's issues which took place at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan in the early 1980s.