Jewish Feminist Conference records, 1971-1983

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Summary

Title:
Jewish Feminist Conference records
Dates:
1971-1983
Creators:
Jewish Feminist Conference and June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
Abstract:
According to its statement of purpose, the Jewish Feminist Conference asked, "Why is this conference different from all other conferences? This conference is being organized by Jewish lesbians and Jewish feminists. For many of us the dynamic of being Jewish and lesbian has fueled our energy and provided the impetus for our work." These records contain documents relating to the planning of two San Francisco area conferences, one held in 1982 and the other in 1983. The collection also includes audio tapes from the conference workshops, as well as flyers and pamphlets from other Jewish, feminist, and lesbian organizations from and events in California.
Extent:
0.8 Linear Feet (1 document box, 1 flat box)
Language:
Materials entirely in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jewish Feminist Conference records, (Collection 1947). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

The Jewish Feminist Conference collection contains documents relating to the planning of two San Francisco area conferences, one held in 1982 and the other in 1983, and audio tapes from the conference workshops. Also included in the collection are flyers and pamphlets from other Jewish, feminist, and lesbian organizations and events both in California and outside of California. The conference materials contain statements on such topics as anti-Semitism, racism, ageism, class and fat oppression, disability, and differing cultures within Judaism.

Biographical / historical:

According to its statement of purpose, the Jewish Feminist Conference (held in 1982 and 1983 in the San Francisco area) asked, "Why is this conference different from all other conferences? This conference is being organized by Jewish lesbians and Jewish feminists...For many of us the dynamic of being Jewish and lesbian has fueled our energy and provided the impetus for our work."

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:

Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.

Processed by Molly S. Jacobs, 2011. Description enhanced and further physical processing completed by Sabrina Ponce in 2016.

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.

Arrangement:

Materials about the conferences are arranged at the beginning of the collection, followed by materials documenting other organizations' programs and activism. Audiovisual materials about the conference are arranged in box 2.

Physical / technical requirements:

CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains processed audiovisual materials. All requests to access materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Molly S. Jacobs, 2011 and Sabrina Ponce, 2016; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-11-02 12:10:47 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jewish Feminist Conference records, (Collection 1947). 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
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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