Ruth McGuire papers, 1961-1985

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Summary

Creators:
McGuire, Ruth
Abstract:
Ruth McGuire Phd was one of the cofounders of The Women's Foundation of California and a member of the Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian civil and political rights organization in the United States. In 1968 she published a short story in the lesbian publication The Ladder entitled "The Intake Interview," which dealt with lesbian identity in the context of the mental health profession both as a patient and as a health care provider. This collection contains correspondence, referrals and reports related to preliminary assessments of patients involved in psychoanalysis and/or psychotherapy.
Extent:
0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ruth McGuire Papers (Collection Number 2194). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains referrals, correspondence and preliminary reports from several different practitioners of psychoanalytic techniques. All patients were referred by Ruth McGuire.

Biographical / historical:

Ruth McGuire Phd was one of the cofounders of The Women's Foundation of California, a publicly supported foundation and grant maker focused on: human trafficking intervention and prevention, lesbian and transgender rights, environmental health, criminal justice work and campaigns to build women's economic security. McGuire was also a member of the Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian civil and political rights organization in the United States. She published a short story in the lesbian publication The Ladder in 1968 entitled "The Intake Interview," which dealt with lesbian identity in the context of the mental health profession both as a patient and as a health care provider.

Acquisition information:

Provenance unknown.

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 information:

Processed by Stacy Wood, 2013.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ruth McGuire Papers (Collection Number 2194). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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