Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Global Fund for Women records
- Dates:
- 1964-2014
- Creators:
- Global Fund for Women and Global Fund for Women
- Abstract:
- Files from Anne Firth Murray's tenure as Founding President of the Global Fund for Women (1987-1996).
- Extent:
- 38 Linear Feet (26 boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Global Fund for Women Records (SC0671). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The records consist of files from Anne Firth Murray's tenure as Founding President of the Global Fund for Women (1987-1996). Included are chronological files from Firth and other administrators, correspondence, clippings and articles, press releases and other promotional materials, and meeting and event files.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Global Fund for Women was founded in Palo Alto, Calif. in 1987 by Anne Firth Murray, Frances Kissling and Laura Lederer. Its mission is to support women's rights by providing grant funds to women's organizations throughout the world. Since its founding, it has raised nearly $85 million in donor funds and has provided grants to 4200 groups in 171 countries.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Anne Firth Murray, 2002; 2015; 2016. Gift of Esther Hewlett, 2018.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-12-09 10:47:05 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The materials are open for research use. Materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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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 94305-6064. 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.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Global Fund for Women Records (SC0671). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022