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Women's Resource Center records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-8.2.2

Scope and Contents

This collection contains flyers, reports, and assorted guides from the Women’s Program/Women’s Resource Center at Michigan State University. The flyers advertise workshops and events celebrating women’s achievements, women’s history week, breast cancer awareness week, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Other events focus on issues such as LGBT and racial concerns. There are reports outlining the minority presence at different campuses across the country, and list the minority organizations as well as the affirmative action officers. Also included are resource guides which outline activities and programs for women at MSU. There is also a video of the event, “Women Matter: Celebrating Women Achieving Excellence,” from May 1, 2002. Gwendolyn Norrell was the key note speaker and faculty and staff were honored at the event.

The Electronic Resources includes correspondence in the form of e-mail memos and attachments, and digital issues of the Wisdom, Words & Women newsletter from 2012-2016.

Dates

  • Creation: 1972 - 2016

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Historical Note

The Women's Resource Center (WRC) was formed in 1973. In 1994, the WRC moved their offices into the Union and resided there for twenty-two years. In 2016, the WRC was incorporated into the new WorkLife Office at Michigan State University and moved their offices into Linton Hall.

Extent

7.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Preservica Public URL

https://msu.access.preservica.com/archive/sdb%3Acollection|b3696159-37bb-4682-b3da-dd6ee88d4b6a/

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University.

Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Title
Women’s Resource Center Records
Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Date
January 2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.
  • TypeCollection

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

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