Finding Aid to the Joyce Maupin Papers
Finding aid prepared by Labor Archives and Research Center staff.
Labor Archives and Research Center
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA, 94132-1722
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
2014
Title: Joyce Maupin papers
Date (inclusive): 1971-1996
Collection number: larc.ms.0083
Accession numbers: 1998/092, 1998/098
Creator:
Maupin, Joyce
Extent:
0.5 cubic ft.
(1 box)
Repository:
Labor Archives and Research Center
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
Language of Materials: Languages represented in the collection:
English.
Abstract: Consists of the personal papers of Joyce (Cowley) Maupin, including pamphlets and articles written by Joyce Cowley; correspondence,
biographical materials, photographs and files. Also includes an oral history transcript on World War II, and issue of
Broomstick: a periodical by, for and about Women over 40, and two stapled pamphlets of cartoons by Bulbul.
Location: Collection is available onsite.
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Joyce Maupin Papers, larc.ms.0083, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.
Related Archival Materials
Joyce Maupin International Association of Machinists, Lodge 751, Boeing Strike Scrapbook, larc.srp.008
Union WAGE (Women's Alliance To Gain Equality) Records, larc.ms.0004
Household Workers' Rights Records, larc.ms.0028
Acquisition
The Joyce Maupin Papers were donated by Irene Maupin Oppenheim in 1998, accession numbers 1998/092, 1998/098.
Processing Information
Processed by Labor Archives and Research Center staff in 2014.
Biography
Joyce (Crowley) Maupin (1921-1998) was a labor activist and one time member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). She ran
for Mayor in New York City under the SWP ticket in 1957 and later moved to California where she became involved in various
labor organizations. Maupin held a clerical position with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), Local 10
and was active in the Office and Professional Employees Union (OPEU), Local 29. In 1971, Maupin, along with Jean Maddox, Anne
Draper and other Bay Area activists formed Union WAGE (Women's Alliance to Gain Equality). Union WAGE’s mission was to bring
a feminist perspective to the labor movement and working class perspective to the feminist movement. The organization lobbied
to expand protective labor legislation for women to all workers and produced the newspaper
Union Wage. After Union Wage disbanded in 1982, Maupin focused on domestic workers, helping to found the Household Workers' Rights Project
and assisting the early organizing efforts of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 616.
Scope and Contents
Consists of the personal papers of Joyce (Cowley) Maupin, including pamphlets and articles written by Joyce Cowley; correspondence,
biographical materials, photographs and files. Also includes an oral history transcript on World War II, and issue of
Broomstick: a periodical by, for and about Women over 40, and two stapled pamphlets of cartoons by Bulbul.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women labor union members--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States.
Oral histories.
Box 1, Folder 1-2
Writings
1935-1983, undated
Box 1, Folder 3
Oral History of World War II
1979
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence
1971-1982, undated
Box 1, Folder 5
Biographical Materials
1977-1999
Box 1, Folder 6
Pamphlets, brochures
1976, 1988, undated
Box 1, Folder 7
Flyers, Programs
1978, undated
Box 1, Folder 8
Clippings, miscellaneous publications
1976-1982, undated
Box 1, Folder 9
Photographs
circa 1940-1976
