Finding Aid for the Linda Garber papers, 1990-1994
Processed by Stacy Wood, 2011; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Linda Garber papers
Date (inclusive): 1990-1994
Collection number: 1958
Creator:
Garber, Linda.
Extent:
5 document boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Linda Garber is an associate professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Santa Clara University. She received her BA from Harvard
in English and American Literature in 1987. She also received her teaching credentials in the same year from Harvard. She
received her MA from Stanford University in the Modern Thoughts and Literature program in 1990 and completed her PhD in the
same department in 1995. She has held positions at both Santa Clara University and California State University Fresno. While
the collection has a few items relating to the Lesbian Studies Reader and other academic activities, the majority of the collection
covers the publication of the anthology,
Tilting the Tower, including collecting, editing, permissions and revisions.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Language of the Material:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Linda Garber, 1996. This collection is part of an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June L.
Mazer Lesbian Archives, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) and the UCLA Library.
Processing Note
Processed by Stacy Wood, 2011.
Sponsor
The
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA is an outreach and collection-building partnership between the
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives , the
UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) and the
UCLA Library . These collections expand the pool of primary source materials available to researchers and to the community at large. This
partnership was initiated by CSW and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to inventory, organize,
preserve, and digitize more than eighty Mazer collections pertaining to lesbian and feminist activism and writings.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Linda Garber papers (Collection Number 1958). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
Biography/History
Linda Garber is an associate professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Santa Clara University. She received her BA from Harvard
in English and American Literature in 1987. She also received her teaching credentials in the same year from Harvard. She
received her MA from Stanford University in the Modern Thoughts and Literature program in 1990 and completed her PhD in the
same department in 1995. She has held positions at both Santa Clara University and California State University Fresno.
She has published three books:
Identity Poetics: Race, Class, and the Lesbian - Feminist Roots of Queer Theory. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001.
Tilting the Tower: Lesbians/Teaching/Queer Subjects. New York: Routledge, 1994. Editor.
Lesbian Sources: A Biliography of Periodical Articles, 1970-1990. New York: Garland, 1993.
Scope and Content
While the collection has a few items relating to the Lesbian Studies Reader and other academic activities, the majority of
the collection covers the publication of the anthology, Tilting the Tower, including collecting, editing, permissions and
revisions.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials arranged according to subject.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Garber, Linda --Archives.
Gay and lesbian studies --Archival resources.
Related Material
Records relating to Linda Garber's time at Stanford after completing her Phd are contained in two separate collections, The
Stanford University, School of Humanities and Sciences, Innovative Academic Courses, Records 1966-1992 as well as Stanford
University, Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Records 1973-2004.
Container List
Box 1, Folder 1
The Feminist Press and Lesbian Studies
1980-1991
Physical Description: printed paper, photocopies, handwritten notes
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence with Feminist Press concerning the release of Lesbian Studies and Lesbian Studies II, also some coverage of
the controversy surrounding a reprint by Feminist Press.
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence with Non Contributing Authors
1990-1993
Physical Description: handwritten letters, printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence with authors who were not included in the Tilting the Tower anthology, some of the letters concerning works
discussed for the anthology or future collaborations.
Box 1, Folder 3
Calls for Papers and Proposals
1990-1993
Physical Description: bound program guides, flyers, printed paper, newsletters
Scope and Content Note
Calls for papers and proposals for various feminist and gender studies conferences, collections, workshops and anthologies.
Box 1, Folder 4
Tilting the Tower - Rejected Essays (A-F by Author)
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Essays considered but ultimately rejected by Linda Garber for the Tilting the Tower anthology.
Box 1, Folder 5
Tilting the Tower - Rejected Essays (G-N by Author)
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Essays considered but ultimately rejected by Linda Garber for the Tilting the Tower anthology.
Box 1, Folder 6
Tilting the Tower - Rejected Essays (R-S by Author)
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Essays considered but ultimately rejected by Linda Garber for the Tilting the Tower anthology.
Box 1, Folder 7
Article Reprints from Contributors
1992-1993
Physical Description: printed paper, photocopies
Scope and Content Note
Essays, published and unpublished by contributors to Tilting the Tower but not the titles included in the anthology.
Box 1, Folder 8
Miscellaneous
No Date
Physical Description: newsprint
Scope and Content Note
Advertisement for a signing of Tilting the Tower.
Box 2, Folder 1
Tilting the Tower - Correspondence with Contributors
1993
Physical Description: printed paper, envelopes, handwritten notes
Scope and Content Note
Letters with contributors concerning editorial choices, status of articles, other business revolving around Tilting the Tower
and other collaborative projects.
Box 2, Folder 2
Tilting the Tower - Final Draft Introduction
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Linda Garber's Introduction to the Tilting the Tower Anthology.
Box 2, Folder 3
Tilting the Tower - Final Drafts (A-D by Author)
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Final drafts from contributors for their submissions for the Tilting the tower anthology.
Box 2, Folder 4
Tilting the Tower - Final Drafts (E-K by Author)
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Final drafts from contributors for their submissions for the Tilting the tower anthology.
Box 2, Folder 5
Tilting the Tower - Final Drafts (L-P by Author)
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Final drafts from contributors for their submissions for the Tilting the tower anthology.
Box 2, Folder 6
Tilting the Tower - Final Drafts (Q-Z by Author)
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Final drafts from contributors for their submissions for the Tilting the tower anthology.
Box 3, Folder 1
Tilting the Tower - Author Biographies
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Biographies and blurbs submitted by contributing authors to be included in the Tilting the Tower anthology.
Box 3, Folder 2
Tilting the Tower - Correspondence with Routledge
1991-1992
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence with the publisher of Tilting the Tower concerning contracts, deadlines, advances, editorial issues and permissions.
Box 3, Folder 3
Tilting the Tower - Correspondence Concerning Editorial Work
1993
Physical Description: printed paper, handwritten notes
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence with those engaged with copy and content editing. Editorial suggestions and grammar corrections are present.
Box 3, Folder 4
Tilting the Tower - Contributor Permissions
1993
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Permissions agreements and payment agreements between Linda Garber and the contributing authors for Tilting the Tower.
Box 3, Folder 5
Tilting the Tower - Miscellaneous Drafts
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Drafts of essays for the Tilting the Tower anthology.
Box 3, Folder 6
Tilting the Tower Proof (Version 1) Page 13-109
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Proof copy of Tilting the Tower.
Box 3, Folder 7
Tilting the Tower Proof (Version 1) Page 110-211
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Proof copy of Tilting the Tower.
Box 3, Folder 8
Tilting the Tower Proof (Version 1) Page 211-325
No Date
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Proof copy of Tilting the Tower.
Box 4, Folder 1
Tilting the Tower Page Proofs - Title Page Through 70
February 17, 1994
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Final page proofs for Tilting the Tower.
Box 4, Folder 2
Tilting the Tower Page Proofs Page 71-149
February 17, 1994
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Final page proofs for Tilting the Tower.
Box 4, Folder 3
Tilting the Tower Page Proofs Page 150-214
February 17, 1994
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Final page proofs for Tilting the Tower.
Box 4, Folder 4
Tilting the Tower Page Proofs Page 215-242
February 17, 1994
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Final page proofs for Tilting the Tower.
Box 4, Folder 5
Tilting the Tower Page Proofs Page 243- End
February 17, 1994
Physical Description: printed paper
Scope and Content Note
Final page proofs for Tilting the Tower.
Box 4, Folder 6
Tilting the Tower - Final Published Copy
1994
Physical Description: bound manuscript
Scope and Content Note
Routledge published copy.
Box 5
Article Index
No Date
Physical Description: 3 by 5 index cards and dividers
Scope and Content Note
Index cards cataloging articles of interest for Linda Garber, organized by publication and then alphabetically by author within
the publication.