Guide to the Orange County Commission on the Status of Women Records
MS.R.161
Chris S. Ervin
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
(cc) 2012
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Orange County Commission on the Status of Women records
Creator:
Orange County Commission on the Status of Women
(Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.161
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1978-1990
Abstract: This collection consists of records
from the Orange County (California) Commission on the Status of Women from 1978 to 1990.
Materials in this collection include booklets, reports, pamphlets, newsletters, schedules, a
transcript, and related material documenting the activities of the commission.
Language of Material:
English .
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or
to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Orange County Commission on the Status of Women Records. MS-R161. Special Collections and
Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Transferred by Yvonne Wilson, former government documents librarian at UC Irvine.
Processing History
Processed by Chris S. Ervin, 2012 November.
Historical Background
The Commission on the Status of Women was established on September 23, 1975, to assist the
Orange County (Calif.) Board of Supervisors in its efforts to create an environment in which
all women can develop their individual potential and contribute fully to the cultural and
economic life of the community unhampered by discrimination based on gender. To achieve this
goal, the commission advises the Board on women's issues and items of concern that are
within the Board's scope of influence.
Collection Scope and Content Summmary
This collection consists of records from the Orange County (California) Commission on the
Status of Women from 1978 to 1990. The Commission on the Status of Women was established to
assist the Orange County (Calif.) Board of Supervisors in its efforts to create an
environment in which all women can develop their individual potential and contribute fully
to the cultural and economic life of the community unhampered by discrimination based on
gender. Materials in this collection include booklets, reports, pamphlets, newsletters,
schedules, a transcript, and related material documenting the activities of the
commission.
Arrangement
The collection is not arranged.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Child care -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century
Women -- Employment -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century
Orange County (Calif.) -- Social life and conditions -- 20th
century
Women -- Services for -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century
Women -- Violence against -- California -- Orange County -- 20th
century
Women -- Economic conditions -- California -- Orange County -- 20th
century
Orange County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors
Orange County Commission on the Status of Women
(Calif.)
box 1, folder 1
"Out of Our Past: a Future," booklet
1983 March
box 1, folder 2
Child Care in Orange County, conference report
1978 June 24
box 1, folder 3
"How Can We Work and Care for Our Children?" report
1984 July 17
box 1, folder 4
Job Sharing, report
1979 May 29
box 1, folder 5
"Impact of Proposition 13 to Orange County Women," report
1978 December 11
box 1, folder 6
"County of Orange Social Violence Needs Assessment," report
1980 January
box 1, folder 7
Child Care open reform, transcript
1985 June 10
box 1, folder 8
"Opportunities for Citizen Service on Orange County Boards and Commissions"
booklet
1979
box 1, folder 9
Self defense class schedule
1979 July 20
box 1, folder 10
"Resource Services Directory and Directory of Women's
Organizations"
1987 May 6
box 1, folder 11
Statistics from 1970 census, booklet
1978 June 12
box 1, folder 12
"Spaces for Learning, Playing, and Staying," booklet
1979 January
box 1, folder 13
"Connections" for the Orange County Woman volumes 4-6, newsletter
1985 November - 1990 March
box 1, folder 14
"In the Bag," pamphlet
undated
box 1, folder 15
Hearing, report
1978 September
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Reports -- California -- Orange County -- 20th
century.
box 1, folder 16
"Calendar for Orange County Women," handout
1979 May
