Women's Heritage Collection MTU-044

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1 Women's Heritage Collection MTU-044 Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Russell, revised by Lindsay Hiltunen This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit June 06, 2014 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 9/16/ Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan, copper@mtu.edu

2 Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Biography... 5 Collection Scope and Content Summary... 5 Administrative Information...5 Controlled Access Headings...6 Collection Inventory... 8 Copper Country Women's Heritage Week...8 Michigan Technological University Women's Associations and Conferences Oral History, Memoirs, and Local Women General Media Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Title Women's Heritage Collection Date [bulk] Bulk, Date [inclusive] 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. Language English Language of Material English Mixed materials [Box] 1- Abstract Collection, , 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. Preferred Citation - Page 3 -

4 MTU-044, Women's Heritage Collection, Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, Houghton, Michigan. - Page 4 -

5 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. Collection Scope and Content Summary Collection, , 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. Administrative Information Publication Information Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 9/16/2010 Revision Description Imported folder list, included additional names & subjects, included additional notes and modified some existing notes (particularly the abstract and the scope and contents). 6/6/ Page 5 -

6 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. 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. Processing History Elizabeth Russell,9/16/2010, Lindsay Hiltunen, 6/6/2014 Controlled Access Headings Corporate Name(s) Michigan Humanities Council. Michigan Technological University. Genre(s) Audiocassettes Audiovisual materials Clippings (Information artifacts) Correspondence DVDs Financial records Manuscripts (Document genre) Oral histories Photographic prints - Page 6 -

7 Videocassettes Geographic Name(s) Copper Country (Mich.) Copper Country (Mich.)--Women--History Houghton (Mich.) Subject(s) Women--History--Michigan - Page 7 -

8 Copper Country Women's Heritage Week Collection Inventory MTU Copper Country Women's Heritage Week Box Copper Country Women's Heritage Week Banner Box Folder Copper Country Women's Heritage Week - Evaluation and Reports Copper Country Women's Heritage Week - Exhibits Copper Country Women's Heritage Week -Flyers Copper Country Women's Heritage Week - General Information Copper Country Women's Heritage Week - Photo Copper Country Women's Heritage Week - Slide Speech Copper Country Women's Heritage Week - Speaker Introductions Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Heritage Week - Brochures Page 8 -

9 Copper Country Women's Heritage Week Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Heritage Week DVDs, Part 1-4, March 20, Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Copper Country Women's Heritage Week - Schedule Notes on Speakers and Women for Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage Celebrating Women's Heritage - Proposal Information Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Proposal Information Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Budget Printouts - Naomi Erickson Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Hours Reports Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Evaluator's Bill Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Invoices Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Check Requests Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Salary Sheets Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Honoraria Page 9 -

10 Copper Country Women's Heritage Week Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Miscellaneous Charges 3 10 Discovering Copper Country Women's Heritage - Budget Overview Grant Drafts Michigan Council for the Humanities Grant Proposal Michigan Council for the Humanities - Grant Application and Miscellaneous Correspondence - Copper Country Women's Heritage Committee and Heritage Week Correspondence - John Allison Correspondence - Gladys Beckwith Correspondence - Alice Curtis Correspondence - David Halkola Correspondence - Michael Loukinen Correspondence - Michigan Council for the Humanities Correspondence - Cathy Nertolli Page 10 -

11 Copper Country Women's Heritage Week Correspondence - Mary Ann Wargelin Brown Slides - Suo Valley Slides - Alice Curtis (D) and Bertha Jacka (B) Slides - Manila Gipp Audio Cassettes - Alice Curtis and Bertha Jacka Audio Cassettes - Memories of Suo Valley and Manila Gipp Slides - Manila Gipp (A) and Bertha Jacka (B) Slides - Alice Curtis Slides - Mae Patterson Slides - Suo Valley Audio Cassettes - Manila Gipp, Bertha Jacka, Alice Curtis, Mae Patterson, and Suo Valley Books Ordered Books Ordered Page 11 -

12 Michigan Technological University Women's Associations and Conferences Newspaper Clippings - Women's History and Heritage (General) 7 3 MTU Michigan Technological University Women's Associations and Conferences Box Folder History of Women at Tech History of Women at Tech - Women Faculty at MTU WomenSphere - Meeting Minutes WomenSphere - Article, "A Pink-Collar Worker's Blues," Newsweek, October 4, WomenSphere Calendar for Discussion WomenSphere - Press Release Women at Tech - Correspondence Women at Tech - General Information Women at Tech - Meeting Minutes Women at Tech - Newsletter Page 12 -

13 Michigan Technological University Women's Associations and Conferences Women's Heritage Committee - Meeting Minutes Women's Heritage - A Bibliography Compiled and Partially Annotated by Janet Anuta Dalquist, March Women's Professional Development Program - Michigan Technological University Academic Women's Caucus, Michigan Technological University - Correspondence Academic Women's Caucus, Michigan Technological University - General Academic Women's Caucus, Michigan Technological University - Meeting Minutes Affirming Diversity, Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference - Program, October 5-8, Affirming Diversity, Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference - Speakers - Jacqueline Jones Royster, October 8, 2005 # DVD Affirming Diversity, Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference - Speakers - Helena Viramontes, October 6, DVD Affirming Diversity, Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference - Speakers - Min Zhan Lu, October 6, DVD Page 13 -

14 Oral History, Memoirs, and Local Women Diversity Studies, Michigan Technological University - General Box Jacqueline Jones Royster, October 8, VHS Helena Viramontes, October 6, VHS Min Zhan Lu, October 6, VHS Box Folder History of Women at Tech - Slides History of Women at Tech - Audiocassettes Box Panel Discussion - The Role of Women at Tech, March 22, Celebrating Women's Heritage - Beta Cassette Poetry Reading - Judith Minty, March 24, Celebrating Women's Heritage - Beta Cassette MTU Oral History, Memoirs, and Local Women Box Folder Oral History Agreements Oral History Forms Page 14 -

15 Oral History, Memoirs, and Local Women Oral History Transcription Oral History - Ina Ilona Brockway Myers, Interview by John Flynn, January 23, Oral History - Alice Curtis, Interview by Linnie Thuma Oral History - Fanny Huhtelin, Interview by Carol Brown, December 10, Oral History - Esther Kangas, Interview by Carol Brown, January 23, Oral History - Lillian Vine, Interview by John Flynn, January 23, Oral History - Mary Shuti, Interview by Carol Brown, January Oral History - Edwin and Viola Spiegel, presented to the Humanities 102 Class of Elizabeth Flynn, January 29, Memories of a Copper Country Childhood b Julia Hubbard Adams Memoirs of Suo Valley by Lempi Onkalo Soyring Local Women - Annie Clemenc (also known as Big Annie) Local Women - Iron Women of the Copper Country Page -

16 General Media MTU General Media Box 21 Matted Photographs of Michigan Technological University Women Audio Cassettes - Women's Heritage and History - Various Celebrating Women's Heritage Bertha Jacka Slide/Tape Presentation - Carousel and Slide Tray (86 slides in slide tray, 1 60 minute audio cassette) Celebrating Women's Heritage Alice Curtis Slide/Tape Presentation - Carousel and Slide Tray (26 slides in 1-80 slide tray, 1 60 minute audio cassette) Celebrating Women's Heritage Manila Gipp Slide/Tape Presentation - Carousel and Slide Tray (43 slides in 1-80 slide tray, 1 AVM 60 audio cassette) Celebrating Women's Heritage Mae Peterson Slide/Tape Presentation - Carousel and Slide Tray (57 slides in 1-80 slide tray, cassette in Box 6 of MTU-044) Women's Heritage - Monday 3/16/81 - Beta cassette Women's Heritage Oral History - 3/18/ Discovering Women's Heritage - Pre-planning Meeting, January 26 - Beta cassette Women's Heritage - Friday Evening 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 1 of Page 16 -

17 General Media Women's Heritage - Friday Evening 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 2 of Women's Heritage - Friday Evening 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 3 of Women's Heritage - Friday Evening 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 4 of Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 1 of Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 2 of Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 3 of Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 4 of Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 1 of Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 2 of Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 3 of Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 4 of Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 1 of Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 2 of Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 3 of Page 17 -

18 General Media Women's Heritage - 3/20/81 - Beta cassette - Tape 4 of Page 18 -