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Dean of Women (Ruth E. Anderson) Collection
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, University Archives
Title: Dean of Women (Ruth E. Anderson) Collection
Creator:
Anderson, Ruth E., 1917-2006
Identifier/Call Number: AR-156
Physical Description:
9.4 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1937-1989
Abstract: The collection includes materials related to Ruth
E. Anderson's work as UC Davis Dean of Women, including correspondence, daily boards, information on campus groups and
committees, publications, photographs, and materials related to the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL). Also present are
Ruth E. Anderson's diaries, writings, personal correspondence, and scrapbooks.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Archives and Special
Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Ruth E. Anderson was UC Davis Dean of Women and later Associate Dean of Students from 1962 until her retirement in 1987.
Anderson helped establish the campus Women's Center and the Network for Graduate and Faculty Women, and assisted in
implementing Title IX, prohibiting discrimination against female athletes.
Source:
Parker, Clifton B., "Ruth Anderson: 'Dean of women,' campus leader."
Dateline, 24 February 2006.
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/ruth-anderson-%E2%80%98dean-women%E2%80%99-campus-leader
. Retrieved 30 November
2020.
The collection includes materials related to Ruth E. Anderson's work as UC Davis Dean of Women, including correspondence,
daily boards, information on campus groups and committees, publications, photographs, and materials related to the Women's
Equity Action League (WEAL). Also present are Ruth E. Anderson's diaries, writings, personal correspondence, and
scrapbooks.
Collection is open for research.
Liz Phillips encoded this finding aid with help from student assistant Aditi Sinha.
[Identification of item], Dean of Women (Ruth E. Anderson) Collection, AR-156, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis
Library, University of California, Davis.
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women -- Education (Higher) -- California
Anderson, Ruth E., 1917-2006 -- Archives