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MSS 1986/03
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Title: Ellen Rosser Smith papers
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 1986/03
Contributing Institution:
California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear feet
(2 record cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1972-1978
Abstract: Ellen Rosser Smith was an English professor at California State University, Sacramento. She was also involved in developing
the Women's Studies Program at the University as well as being active in the Women's Caucus, the United Professors of California,
and both of the University's and UPC's Affirmative Action Committee. The collection includes material used in teaching and
material that relates to her activities in the women's movement. Of special interest are the papers that discuss discrimination
against women and minorities in the California University system.
Ellen Rosser Smith assembled these papers over many years as part of her effort to address discrimination against women and
minorities, and to further advance women's studies.
Ellen Rosser Smith was an English professor at California State University, Sacramento. She was also involved in developing
the Women's Studies Program at the University as well as being active in the Women's Caucus, the United Professors of California,
and both the University's and UPC's Affirmative Action Committee. The collection includes material used in teaching and material
that relates to her activities in the women's movement. Of special interest are the papers that disucss discrimination against
women and minorities in the California University system.
Processed by Special Collections and University Archives staff.
[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 1986/03, Ellen Rosser Smith papers, Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento.
No additions are expected.
Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives.
Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library,
California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
The Ellen Rosser Smith papers were given the CSUS Special Collections and University Archives by Ellen Rosser Smith in 1987.
Biographical / Historical Note
Ellen Rosser Smith was born in 1936. She received her B.A. and her M.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin. She received
her PH D from the University of Michigan. Her thesis topic was titled
Yeat's Cultural Touchstone: the period from Dante to Shakespeare. She was an English professor at California State University, Sacramento and was also involved in the women's movement. She
published volumes of collected poetry, printing the material of her own press.
Random Collective, printed in 1974 and
Hard Pressed, published in 1975 are two such collections. She called her press
Ellen's Old Alchemical Press.
After retirement in 1986, she has been active in the antiwar movement against involvement in the Middle East. She has also
taught at the Pierian Springs Academy, a senior learning facility, located in Sarasota, Florida. Her most recent course listing
is
Islam and The History of the Middle East in the 20th Century.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Smith, Ellen Rosser
Affirmative action programs--California.
California State University, Sacramento. College of Arts and Letters
California State University, Sacramento. English Dept.
Women's studies.