Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Farha, Sandra
- Abstract:
- Includes material documenting Farha's work with the National Organization of Women, campaigning for the Equal Rights Amendment and for numerous other political campaigns.
- Extent:
- 6 Linear Feet 3 cartons, 3 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Sandra Farha papers, BANC MSS 2015/172, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Sandra Farha was born in Larned, Kansas on September 16, 1936. She became an activist for women's rights in the early 1970s. She continued her work for pay and job equality, reproductive rights and political power for women in the 1980s and, in 1983, she became the California State Coordinator for the National Organization for Women (NOW). She maintained her involvement in state and national politics throughout her life, supporting the campaigns of numerous women and minority candidates. Farha died in May of 2015.
- Acquisition information:
- The Sandra Farha papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Sandra Farha in 2015.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged as received.
- Accruals:
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No additions are expected.
- Physical location:
- Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Sandra Farha papers, BANC MSS 2015/172, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481