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Biographical/Historical Sketch
Description of the Collection
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Elizabeth S. Lyman papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0224
Physical Description:
186.5 Linear Feet
(193 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1958-2009
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Elizabeth Lyman, 1980.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
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Elizabeth S. Lyman Papers (SC0224). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Elizabeth "Jing" Lyman (1925-2013) was communitiy activist who organized and sustained many
foundations and coalitions, including Women and Foundations/Corporate Philanthropy, HUB, and
the Women's Resource Center, among many others. She was the wife of Richard Lyman, 7th
president of Stanford University.
Jing Lyman played an instrumental role in creating what is now the Michelle R. Clayman
Institute for Gender Research at Stanford. The institute, established in 1974, is now
considered one of the nation's most distinguished research centers devoted to gender
research.
Description of the Collection
Primarily files relating to Jing Lyman's activities in community affairs, the Women's
Resource Center, the Women and Foundations/Corporate Philanthropy, HUB, and with various
foundations and executive boards.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women -- Societies and clubs
Women -- United States -- History.
Women -- United States -- Social conditions.
Women's studies.
Discrimination in housing -- United States
Housing -- Finance -- Law and legislation -- United States
Public housing.
Center for Research on Women
Stanford University. Michelle R. Clayman Institute for
Gender Research
Lyman, Jing
Lyman, Richard W.
Stanford University. Women's Resource Center