Golding (Priscilla A.) Collection, 1994-2000; circa 1990s

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Summary

Title:
Priscilla A. Golding Collection
Dates:
1994-2000; circa 1990s
Creators:
Northeast Women in Transportation (NEWIT), Golding, Priscilla, Equal Rights Advocates, and Sandler, Ronnie
Abstract:
This collection contains meeting minutes; notes; reports; articles; correspondence; memorandums; and other material belonging to Priscilla Golding, an advocate for women in highway construction. Golding was an active member of Northeast Women in Transportation (NEWIT), which was created to help women and minorities gain access funds from the Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 for training, support services, and employment in the transportation industry. For digitized material related to all tradeswomen archives collections please consult the Tradeswomen Archives Project.
Extent:
1 box and .42 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
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Background

Scope and content:

The Priscilla Golding Collection (1994-2000; circa 1990s) contains .42 linear feet of documents related to the Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 and Northeast Women in Transportation (NEWIT). This includes: material related to ISTEA history and the "Fulfill the Promise" campaign; NEWIT meeting minutes and agendas, proposals, project updates, correspondence, and history; as well as copies of a petition for rule making and policy changes addressed to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP); and copies of City of Boston ordinances and acts related to hiring women and construction jobs.

Biographical / historical:

Priscilla Golding was a member of Northeast Women in Transportation (NEWIT) and director of Women in the Building Trades, which was located in Jamaica Plain, MA. Founded in 1991, NEWIT was a coalition of tradeswomen located in the Northeast of the United States who were committed to increasing training, employment, support services, and professional development for women and minorities looking for viable careers in the transportation industry. During Golding's time in NEWIT, she worked to gain access to funds from ISTEA for women and minorities to advance their careers in the transportation industry. Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 authorized funds for highways, highway safety, and mass transportation for the fiscal years 1992-1997.

Sources: "Northeast Women in Transportation", Patricia Golding Collection, SPC.2021.021 Box 1, Folder 3

Acquisition information:
Donated by Priscilla Golding, 2021.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Karen Clemons
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-01 19:45:15 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

Location of this collection:
University Library, 5th Flr (5039)
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747, US
Contact:
(310) 243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
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