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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Helene Moglen papers
Creator:
Moglen, Helene, 1936-
Identifier/Call Number: MS.032
Physical Description:
8.5 Linear Feet
8 cartons; 1 document box
Physical Description:
5.27 GB
19,467 emails
Date (inclusive): 1925, 1960s-2018
Abstract: The Helene Moglen papers is comprised
of records from Moglen's academic career at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Included in the collection are her resarch files, teaching and writing material,
administrative material, and her email. Moglen was a feminist literary scholar and author
who taught at UC Santa Cruz from 1978 to 2008. She was the first female dean in the UC
system and she also founded the Women's Studies program at UCSC.
Language of Material:
English .
Collection open for research. Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections
and Archives reading room. Some files may require reformatting before they can be accessed.
Technical limitations may hinder the Library's ability to provide access to some digital
files. Access to digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to
view access copies. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to
digital files.
Gift of Sheila Namir, 2019
This collection is arranged into five series:
- Series 1. Research Files
- Series 2. Teaching Material
- Series 3. UC Santa Cruz Administrative Material
- Series 4. Writing
- Series 5. Email
Helene Moglen (1936-2018) was a feminist literary scholar and author who taught at UC Santa
Cruz from 1978 to 2008. Moglen joined UCSC in 1978 as Dean of Humanities, Provost of Kresge
College, and a professor of literature. She was the first female dean in the UC system.
Moglen also founded the Women's Studies program and chaired the program from 1984-1989.
Around 1980, Mogeln established and chaired UCSC's first sexual harassment committee. She
also founded the Institute for Advanced Feminist Research and was the director until 2006.
Moglen retired in 2008 but continued to teach one class a year until 2013.
After Moglen retired, she worked with Nancy Chen, an Anthropology professor at UCSC, to
create and co-direct Santa Cruz Commons. The program began in 2012 and was a place where
activists from the university and the community could come together to collaborate.
Helene Moglen papers. MS 32. Special Collections and Archives, University Library,
University of California, Santa Cruz.
This collection was processed by Zoe MacLeod in 2024.
The Helene Moglen papers is comprised of records from Moglen's academic career at the
University of California, Santa Cruz. Included in the collection are her research files,
teaching materials, administrative materials, writings, and emails. Moglen's research files
contain her handwritten and typed research notes, as well as annotated copies of articles,
essays, and chapters. The Teaching Materials series consists of Moglen's lecture notes,
reading lists, syllabuses, and test questions. Much of this material is for her Gothic
Imagination course. The UC Santa Cruz Administrative Material series contains material
related to Moglen's time at UCSC other than teaching, such as workshps and conferences she
participated in on campus, committees she was a memeber of, and correspondence with other
faculty. Also included is material related to Santa Cruz Commons. The writing series
contains drafts and notes for various chapters in Moglen's books, as well as correspondence
with her publishers. Moglen's email consists of correspondence sent between her and her
family, discussions around Walnut Commons, the co-housing building she was a part of, and
courses and workshops that she taught.
Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs.
Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to
determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more
information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Faculty papers
Feminist theory
Moglen, Helene, 1936-