Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This is an artificial collection created by Special Collections of The Claremont Colleges Library that holds various publications related to feminism and the Feminist movement. Currently, the collection contains articles, booklets, underground comic books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, and reference materials, spanning from the 1960s to the 1970s This is a growing collection and new materials will be added as they are acquired.
- Extent:
- 2.75 Linear Feet (2 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 1 flat box)
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Feminist Publications Collection features an assortment of materials related to feminism and the Feminist movement, including articles, booklets, underground comic books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, and reference materials. Materials span from the 1960s to the 1970s and range from independently produced literature and pamphlets to commercially printed periodicals from various feminist and progressive organizations such as the Radical Education Project, New England Free Press, The Cambridge-Goddard School for Social Change and the Counter Culture Law Project. Materials in the collection come in a wide range of formats and cover topics such as wage inequality, sexual harassment, gender stereotyping, and the economic realities of feminism.
A collection of nine underground feminist comic books is also featured, including work by Lyn Chevli [a.k.a. Chin Lyvely], Joyce Sutton, Lee Marrs, Aline Kominsky, and Trina Robbins. Three issues of Wimmen's Comix are included as is Trina Robbins and Lisa Lyons' It Ain't Me Babe: Womens Liberation, the first underground comic book edited, written, and drawn entirely by women.
Growth is anticipated for this collection.
- Acquisition information:
- Items acquired through various gifts and purchases.
- Arrangement:
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This collection has been organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Articles, 1968-1973 and undated
- Series 2: Booklets, 1973-1976
- Series 3: Comics, 1970-1973
- Series 4: Magazines, 1973-1975
- Series 5: Newspapers, 1970-1978 and undated
- Series 6: Pamphlets, 1961-1978 and undated
- Series 7: Reference Materials, 1966-1977 and undated
Folders and items are arranged alphabetically by title within each series.
- Physical location:
- Please consult repository.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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800 N. Dartmouth Ave.Claremont, CA 91711, US
- Contact:
- (909) 607‑3977