University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Commission on the Status of Women Records, 1971-1987
Content Description
Records of the UW-Eau Claire Commission on the Status of Women, established in the Fall of 1971, a committee to review and plan an internal process related to equal educational opportunity. Includes correspondence, membership lists, student surveys, meeting minutes and agendas, historical information about the commission, event information, brochures and information for conferences and seminars such as the Women in Business Conference and Women in Employment Seminar, committee information and various reports. Reports include Equal opportunities in Education, women’s athletics, Institutional Resource Committee Report for the Task Force on the Status of Women in the UW System (April 1980), a draft proposal to establish a cooperative child-care center on campus, 1972, a classified staff handbook, a Women’s Resource Guide, etc.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-1987
Creator
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Biographical/Historical Note
Records of The Commission on the Status of Women, established in the fall of 1971, a committee to review and plan an internal process related to equal educational opportunity. Helen Sampson, and then Sarah Harder, were the first chairs of the committee. They worked on Affirmative Action activities, a classified staff handbook and merit increases, Title IX and girls athletics on campus, creating a cooperative child-care center on campus, health services for women students on campus, creating a continuing education office, and financial aid and scholarships for returning adult students. They also focused on the Women’s Studies Program, the Helen Sampson Collection in the library, the classified staff handbook and creating a women’s resource guide; holding programs on women’s issues, Women’s Day, and Women’s History Week, and other activities.
Extent
1.0 Linear Feet (3 archives boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Records of the UW-Eau Claire Commission on the Status of Women, established in the Fall of 1971, a committee to review and plan an internal process related to equal educational opportunity. Includes correspondence, membership lists, student surveys, meeting minutes and agendas, historical information, event information, brochures and information for conferences and seminars, committee information, various reports, and their work on a classified staff handbook, a Women’s Resource Guide, establishing a child care center on campus, health services for women students, girls athletics, and affirmative action, among other activities.
Acquisition Information
Transferred to the University Archives by the Women’s Commission in 1979, and 1992-1996.
Accession Number
79-127, 80-145, 92-077, 96-79
Reference Code
AS467
Processing Note
Reprocessed by Julie Hatfield in October 2024.
Subject
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Educational Opportunity (Organization)
- Harder, Sarah (Person)
- Sampson, Helen X. (Person)
- Burke, Valena H. (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Affirmative Action Programs--Wisconsin--Eau Claire
- College students – Wisconsin – Eau Claire
- College students—Medical care—Wisconsin—Eau Claire
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Committee Reports
- Staff
- Title IX
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire-Sports
- Women in education -- Wisconsin -- Eau Claire
- Women--Education (Higher)--Wisconsin--Eau Claire
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Julie Hatfield
- Date
- October 29, 2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire Repository
Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
103 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54701 United States
715-836-2739
library.archives@uwec.edu