Sarah Isom Center Collection
MUM00689
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Historical Note
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Contents Note
- Scope and Content
- Arrangement
- Administrative Information
- Related Materials
- Controlled Access Headings
- PURL
- Collection Inventory
- Series 1: Sarah Isom Center
- Series 2: Dr. Joanne Hawks
- Series 3: University of Mississippi
- Series 4: University of Mississippi Women's Centennial - 1982
- Series 5: Professional Organizations for Academic Women
- Series 6: Women in Mississippi
- Series 7: African-American Women and Diversity
- Series 8: Women's Issues and Topic Files
- Series 9: Audio Material and Reference Index Cards from Cassette Cabinet: University Sarah Isom Center Projects - Dr. Joanne Hawks Class Interviews
- Series 10: Electronic Media and Files
- Series 11: Isom Center Exhibition Material
- Series 12: Restricted Files
PURL
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00689/
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Creator
- Hawks, Joanne V.
- Title
- Sarah Isom Center Collection
- ID
- MUM00689
- Date
- 1921-2007
- Extent
- 53.5 Linear feet 107 boxes
- Language of Materials
- English
- Mixed materials [Boxes]
- 1-107
- Abstract
- The Sarah Isom Center Collection documents the activities of the Center as a locus for thought and activism related to women's issues at the University of Mississippi from its inception to the present.
Preferred Citation
Sarah Isom Center Collection (MUM00689), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Historical Note
The Sarah Isom Center
The Sarah Isom Center for Women was established at The University of Mississippi in 1981 to address the changing roles and expectations of women students, faculty, and staff. The University has provided educational opportunities for women longer than any other state university in the South. When UM opened its doors to women in 1882, eleven women registered for classes. Today, women constitute half the student body.
Biographical Note
Dr. Joanne Hawks
Joanne V. Hawks, affectionately known as 'Jan', was born January 10, 1932, in Columbus, Georgia. Her family moved first to Montgomery Alabama and then to Thomaston, Georgia where she completed her elementary and secondary education. She completed her B.A. at Agnes Scott College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. From the fall of 1960 -- when she began her graduate work -- until her death, the University of Mississippi was her professional home. She completed her M.A. in 1962 and her Ph.D. in 1970. while completing her doctoral work she held a teaching position at Blue Mountain College in Mississippi. In 1972 she became Dean of Women and Assistant Professor of History. In 1981, she became the founding Director of the Sarah Isom Center. In 1998, the year of her death, the University accepted her proposal for a minor in Gender Studies.
Dr. Hawks participated in a variety of venues related to her interest in the history of southern women. She also made things happen for other women historians. As SAWH president in 1986-97, Dr. Hawks' leadership led to the first SAWH conference in 1989 at Converse College. She was an active member of the Mississippi Historical Society and the Southern Historical Association. She was also the national advisor for the Intercollegiate Association for Women Students. She found time, as well, to publish as number of articles based on her research on the role of women legislators in southern politics in history. She co-edited the papers for Sex, Race, and the Role of Women in the South (1983). She brought to the fore women scholars and scholarship on women in the many programs and lecture series she conducted under the auspices of the Center.
Scope and Contents Note
The collection has 107 boxes. While some of the materials document the activities of the Isom Center proper, the bulk of the materials reflect the strong inter-connection between the Isom Center and the life and work of its founder, Dr. Joanne V. Hawks.
The collection has a broad range of materials including correspondence (personal and institutional notes, letters, and memos), images (photographic prints and slides), ephemera (including clippings, flyers, and broadsides), teaching materials (classroom teaching notes and presentations, and prospectuses for theses and dissertations), and business records (receipts and papers).
Scope and Content
While some of the materials document the activities of the Isom Center proper, the bulk of the materials reflect the strong interconnection between the Isom Center and the life and work of its founder, Dr. Joanne V. Hawks.
The collection contains a broad range of materials including correspondence (personal and institutional notes, letters, and memos), images (photographic prints and slides), ephemera (including clippings, flyers, and broadsides), teaching materials (classroom teaching notes and presentations, and prospectuses for theses and dissertations), and business records (receipts and papers).
Arrangement
Items are arranged topically into series:
Series 3: University of Mississippi
Series 4: University of Mississippi Women's Centennial - 1982
Series 5: Professional Organizations for Academic Women
Series 6: Women in Mississippi
Series 7: African-American Women and Diversity
Series 8: Women's Issues and Topic Files
Series 10: Electronic Media and Files
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries March 2013
Access Restrictions
The Sarah Isom Center Collection is open for research. Several folders throughout the collection may not be copied. These files are flagged "Do Not Photocopy" on the folder.
Most of the files in Series 10 can be accessed online from J.D. Williams Library computers.
Series 12: Restricted Files will remain closed until 2072 due to the sensitive and confidential information contained within the files.
Use Restriction
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Acquisition Information
Collection acquired through intra-institutional donation from the Isom Center, 31 August 2007.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff, 2007. Initial finding aid created by Chatham Ewing, 9 October 2007. Finding aid converted to EAD by Kathryn Michaelis, March 2013.
Related Materials
Related Materials at the University of Mississippi
For more collections related to women, see the Archives' Gender Studies subject guide.
For more collections related to University departments, see the Archives' University of Mississippi subject guide.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- University of Mississippi -– Employees
- University of Mississippi. Sarah Isom Center for Women.
Format(s)
- correspondence
- interviews
- memorandums
- printed ephemera
- theses
Personal Name(s)
- Hawks, Joanne V.
Subject(s)
- Women -- Mississippi -- Interviews.
- Women's studies -- Mississippi -- Statistics.
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Sarah Isom Center |
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Box 1: Sarah Isom Center Administration Files |
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Box 2: Sarah Isom Center Budget, 1980-1997 |
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Box 3: Sarah Isom Center Advisory Board, 1979-1983 |
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Box 4: Sarah Isom Center Annual Report and Supporting Data, 1981-2003 |
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Box 5: Sarah Isom Center Annual Report, Census Data, 2000 |
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Box 6: Outreach -- Newsletter -- Workshops -- Open House Events, 1981-2001 |
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Box 7: Sarah Isom Center Brown Bag Programs, 1977-2002 1977 - 1988 |
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Box 8: Sarah Isom Center Brown Bag Programs, 1990-1996 |
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Box 9: Lucy Somerville Howorth and Lucy Somerville Howorth Lecture Series, 1922-1998 1955, 1979-1982, 1991-1998 |
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Box 10: Sarah Isom Center Awards -- Submitted Papers [1 of 2], 1984-1998 1984-1994 Access RestrictionsStudent papers are restricted. |
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Box 11: Sarah Isom Center Awards -- Submitted Papers[2 of 2], 1994-2000 Access RestrictionsStudent papers are restricted. |
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Box 12: Consultant and Pilot Grant Material - National Endowment for the Humanities, 1979-1987 |
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Box 13: Ford Foundation and Projects, 1985-1989 |
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Box 14: Ford Foundation and Projects, 1988-1994 |
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Box 15: Sarah Isom Center Baseline Study and Grant Report, 2001-2002 |
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Box 16: Women's Awareness Week (WAW), 1990-1997 |
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Box 17: Self-Improvement and Support Groups, 1983-1990 |
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Series 2: Dr. Joanne Hawks |
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Box 18: Biographical Information |
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Box 19: Correspondence [1 of 2], 1981-1994 |
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Box 20: Correspondence ("Conference Ideas") [2 of 2], 1979 and miscellaneous |
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Box 21: Course files (several courses), 1977-1998 |
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Box 22: History and Culture of Southern Black Women [1 of 2] Scope and ContentReadings and teacher's guide (8 folders) |
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Box 23: History and Culture of Southern Black Women [2 of 2] |
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Women in the South |
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Box 24: Teaching files for Women in the South |
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Box 25: Interviews w/transcripts and cassette tapes 1991 [1 of 2] |
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Box 26: Interviews w/transcripts and cassette tapes 1991 [2 of 2] |
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Box 27: Interviews w/transcripts and cassette tapes 1992 |
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Box 28: Book Reviews by Dr. Joanne V. Hawks |
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Box 29: Three Civil War Diarists: Mississippi - 1863 [Manuscript] |
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Box 30: Presbyterian Church History |
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Box 31: The Historical Foundation of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches Inc. [1 of 2] 1979 - 1989 |
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Box 32: The Historical Foundation of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches Inc. [2 of 2] 1979 - 1989 |
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Series 3: University of Mississippi |
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Box 33: University of Mississippi -- General Files and University Committee for Women |
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Box 34: Historic Files of Dean Katherine R. Rea (Dean of Women) 1957-1968 |
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Box 35: University of Mississippi Alumnae Material |
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Box 36: History Department -- J.D. Williams Library -- Museum -- Center for the Study of Southern Culture |
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Box 37: Honors Day and Evening of Distinction |
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Box 38: Scholars Day and Bowl |
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Box 39: Mortar Board 1942-1995 |
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Special Collections Map Case Drawer 9: Series of posters higlighting the history of women at the University of Mississippi. |
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"Athletics" |
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“The Ole Miss Beauty” |
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"To a Coed" |
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"Academics" |
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"Changes" |
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"Post World War II" |
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"World War II" |
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"For Women Only" |
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"Digging In" |
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Series 4: University of Mississippi Women's Centennial - 1982 |
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Box 40: University of Mississippi Anniversary of Women Enrollment and National Bicentennial |
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Box 41: History of Women at the University of Mississippi -- Draft and Supporting Data 1982 |
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Box 42: History of Women at the University of Mississippi -- Draft and Supporting Data 1982 |
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Box 43: Women's Centennial. Events -- Articles -- Publicity 1982 - 1983 |
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Box 44: Women's Centennial Committee Records 1982 - 1983 |
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Box 45: Data on Ole Miss Women Students (Compiled in 1982) |
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Series 5: Professional Organizations for Academic Women |
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Box 46: American Association of University Women |
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Box 47: Intercollegiate Association for Women Students 1980 - 1981 |
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Box 48: Mississippi and National Association of Women Deans and Counselors |
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Box 49: National Women's Studies Association 1979-2001 |
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Box 50: Miscellaneous Women's Professional and Scholastic Organizations |
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Box 51: Workshop on Women in the Curriculum - Memphis State University 1985-1987 |
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Box 52: Women Centers and Study Programs from other Universities |
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Special Collections Map Case, Drawer 5 |
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Panoramic photograph of 36th general meeting of Association of Collegiate Alumnae in Washington, DC (30 March 1921). |
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Series 6: Women in Mississippi |
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Box 53: History of Mississippi Women Project -- Mississippi Humanities Council |
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Box 54: Mississippi Committee for the Humanities |
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Box 55: Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women and Governor's Women's Conference |
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Box 56: Mississippi Department of Archives and History -- Society of Mississippi Archivists -- Mississippi Historical Society |
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Box 57: Mississippi Counties -- Towns -- Libraries |
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Box 58: Natchez Literary Celebration 1993 - 1997 |
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Box 59: Miscellaneous Mississippi Files |
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Series 7: African-American Women and Diversity |
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Box 60: Diversity -- Ethnicity -- Immigration |
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Box 61: Civil Rights Movement and African-American Women Topics -- General Files |
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Box 62: Civil Rights Movement and African-American Women Topics -- Biographical Information |
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Box 63: Black History Month 1991 - 1997 |
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Box 64: Culture of Southern Black Women Teachers Workshop. University of Alabama 1981 |
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Box 65: Culture of Southern Black Women Teachers Workshop. University of Alabama 1981 |
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Series 8: Women's Issues and Topic Files |
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Box 66: Abuse and Crimes Against Women |
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Box 67: Bibliographies and Research Collections |
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Box 68: Children |
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Box 69: Doctors -- Nurses -- Midwives |
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Box 70: Doctors -- Nurses -- Midwives. File contains Sabin, Linda E. From the Home to the Community: A History of Nursing in Mississippi 1870-1940 [Manuscript] |
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Box 71: Education |
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Box 72: Educational Films and Media About Women |
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Box 73: Feminism and Feminists |
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Box 74: Health: General Women's Health |
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Box 75: Health: Diseases and Sustenance Abuse |
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Box 76: Health: Reproductive Health |
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Box 77: Historical Letters, Diaries, and Speeches |
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Box 78: Homosexuality -- National Gay Task Force |
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Box 79: Law |
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Box 80: Legal and Constitutional Issues [1 of 2] |
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Box 81: Legal and Constitutional Issues [2 of 2] |
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Box 82: Literature and Women Authors [1 of 3] |
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Box 83: Literature and Women Authors [2 of 3] Scope and Contents noteContains "Teaching Women's Literature from a Regional Perspective" and a portfolio scrapbook on the Bellamanns and Kings Row. |
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Box 84: Literature and Women Authors [3 of 3] Scope and Contents noteContains Emmette C. Prather's Scorpio Woman [Manuscript]. |
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Box 85: Marriage and Divorce |
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Box 86: Political Action |
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Box 87: Women in Politics and Government |
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Box 88: Religion |
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Box 89: Roles and Societies' Perception of Women |
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Box 90: Social Problems and Concerns |
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Box 91: United Nations: International Women's Year -- Mexico 1975 Scope and Contents noteFiles given to the Sarah Isom Center by Mae Ballew. |
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Box 92: Women in the South |
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Box 93: Visual and Performing Arts [1 of 4] |
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Box 94: Visual and Performing Arts [2 of 4] 1990 Scope and Contents noteIncludes a thesis project on the Harmontown Quilters by Martha Moorehead. |
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Box 95: Visual and Performing Arts [3 of 4] Scope and Contents noteIncludes a binder of slides featuring, amongst others, the artwork of Theora Hamblett, Ethel Wright Mohamed, and H.L. Ballew. |
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Box 96: Visual and Performing Arts [4 of 4] Scope and Contents noteIncludes Jeff Williams Illustrations. |
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Box 97: Women in the Workforce [1 of 2] |
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Box 98: Women in the Workforce [2 of 2] |
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Box 99: Research Papers, Thesis, and Dissertations [Various Topics] |
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Series 9: Audio Material and Reference Index Cards from Cassette Cabinet: University Sarah Isom Center Projects - Dr. Joanne Hawks Class Interviews |
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Box 100: Oral History Interviews 1979 - 1982 |
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Box 101: Oral History Interviews 1984 - 1989 |
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Box 102: Sarah Isom Center Events -- Brown Bag Program Speakers and Interviews 1981 - 1989 |
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Box 103: University Events 1981 - 1988 |
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Box 104: Miscellaneous Audio Cassettes: Oral History Interviews -- Lectures -- Music -- Book Readings [1 of 2] |
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Box 105: Miscellaneous Audio Cassettes: Oral History Interviews -- Lectures -- Music -- Book Readings [2 of 2] |
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Box 106: Subject and Bibliographical Index Cards from Cassette Cabinet |
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Series 10: Electronic Media and Files |
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Box 107: Floppy and three-quarter inch disks containing Dr. Joanne Hawks and the Sarah Isom Center's saved files NoteMost of the files in this series can be accessed online from J.D. Williams Library computers. |
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Series 11: Isom Center Exhibition Material |
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Box 108 Sign, duplicate photographs and text for Archives & Special Collections exhibit coinciding upon the opening of the Sarah Isom Center Collection. |
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Series 12: Restricted FilesAccess RestrictionsThe ___ Collection is open for research. |
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Box 109: Due to confidential and sensitive information contained within these files, this box will remain closed until 2072. |
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