Betsy Calloway papers 1971-1976 LSC.2164

Finding aid prepared by Stacy Wood, 2013 and Jessica Tai, 2017; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
UCLA Library Special Collections
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Online finding aid last updated 11 August 2017.


Title: Betsy Calloway papers
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2164
Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 0.4 linear feet (2 half document boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1971-1976
Abstract: Betsy Calloway was the principal owner and operator of Maud Gonne Press, a feminist publisher and press operating throughout the 1970s. The press was named after Maud Gonne, an Irish revolutionary, feminist and actress. This collection contains personal correspondence from Betsy Calloway but the majority of the material focuses on her graphic design and printing business. Examples of the work, correspondence between clients and catalogs of comparable services serving the lesbian feminist community are included.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance through out electronic paging system using the "Request items" button.
Creator: Calloway, Betsy

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance through out electronic paging system using the "Request items" button.

Conditions Governing Use and Reproduction

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Betsy Calloway papers (Collection 2164). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Acquisition Information

Provenance unknown.
The June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive  at UCLA is an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives , the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW)  and the UCLA Library . These collections expand the pool of primary source materials available to researchers and to the community at large. This partnership was initiated by CSW and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to inventory, organize, preserve, and digitize more than eighty Mazer collections pertaining to lesbian and feminist activism and writings.

Processing History

Processed by Stacy Wood, 2013.
Description enhanced and further physical processing completed by Jessica Tai in 2017.
This collection is part of an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives , the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW)  and the UCLA Library .

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 7377058 

Biography

Betsy Calloway was the principal owner and operator of Maud Gonne Press. Maud Gonne Press was a feminist publisher and press operating throughout the 1970s. The press was named after Maud Gonne, an Irish revolutionary, feminist and actress.

Scope and Content

This collection contains material relating to Betsy Calloway's graphic design and printing business, Maud Gonne Press. Work examples, correspondence between clients, and catalogs of comparable services serving the lesbian feminist community are represented. Also contained is ephemera from women's literary and feminist events, newsletters and business activity.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged categorically and further arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

June L. Mazer Lesbian Archive at UCLA.
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives.
Lesbian business enterprises--Archives.

Box 1, Folder 1

Correspondence: personal 1971-1975

General Physical Description note: typewritten paper, handwritten notes, cards

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence between Betsy Calloway and friends.
Box 1, Folder 2

Correspondence: professional 1974-1976

General Physical Description note: typewritten paper, printed paper, handwritten letter.

Scope and Contents note

Letters from organizations with which Betsy Calloway worked in some capacity. Some fundraising letters and some action oriented correspondence.
Box 1, Folder 3

Maud Gonne Press: bills and invoices 1976

General Physical Description note: printed paper, receipts, handwritten notes

Scope and Contents note

Bills and invoices for Maud Gonne Press daily operations and specific projects.
Box 1, Folder 4

Maud Gonne Press: correspondence and ephemera 1975

General Physical Description note: printed paper, handwritten notes

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and letters of inquiry about potential projects for Maud Gonne Press.
Box 2, Folder 1

Maud Gonne Press: work samples 1975-1976

General Physical Description note: printed paper, business cards, stationary

Scope and Contents note

Examples of the work done by Maud Gonne Press including business cards, letterhead, stationary, flyers, and brochures.
Box 2, Folder 3

Catalogs 1975-1976

General Physical Description note: newsprint, printed paper

Scope and Contents note

Catalogs for feminist presses and products.
Box 2, Folder 2

Newsletters, newspapers and pamphlets circa 1970s

General Physical Description note: newsprint, printed paper

Scope and Contents note

Pamphlets, papers and newsletters including materials from the National Gay Caucus, Charagos, Lavender University and the Berkeley and Oakland Women's Union.