Description
This collection of professor and social activist Nancy E. Stoller's papers concern her research related to inmate's health
in prisions, often focusing on women's health, and date from the 1970s-2000s. The material documents her research and publications
concerning prison-related health issues through notes, data, drafts, publications, correspondence, and ephemera. Stoller has
done significant research in AIDS and the health of prison inmates and been active in many social movements and civil rights
issues throughout her career. She began teaching at the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1973 and officially retired
in 2007. Stoller has since returned as an emeritus professor from 2007-2009 and 2011.
Background
Nancy Elaine Stoller was born in 1942 in Newport News, Virginia. In 1960 she left Virginia to attend Wellesley College in
Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she earned an A.B. in Philosophy in 1963. She went on to earn her M.A. (1965) and Ph.D. (1972)
in Sociology from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. From 1978-1980 she was a Post-doctoral fellow at Yale University.
Stoller started her job at University of California (UC) Santa Cruz in 1973 and received tenure in 1987 after having filed
a gender discrimination suit against the University. Stoller worked and published under her married name, Nancy Shaw, for
many years before reclaiming Stoller in the 1990s. Stoller's research has focused on AIDS, women, prisoners, and health care.
Extent
28.75 Linear feet
(21 cartons and 6 boxes)
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Library & Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from material must be submitted in writing to the UCSF Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the
Library & Center for Knowledge Management as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Availability
Collection is open for research. Some materials are restricted due to privacy and confidentiality concerns. Containers that
have been identified as having restricted material are noted. Restricted containers that have been reviewed are also noted.
Contact the UCSF Archivist for information on access to the unreviewed restricted materials.