Sister: West Coast Feminist Newspaper collection, 1973-08-1978-03

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Summary

Abstract:
Originally published by the Women's Center (218 South Venice Boulevard, Venice, CA) as Sister and later titled Sister: West Coast Feminist Newspaper or Sister: Los Angeles Feminist News, this newspaper was published as an open forum "to communicate news, activities, and ideas of the Women's Movement" in Los Angeles, CA. Sister was first published circa 1970 and ran until circa 1978. Beginning in 1976 or 1977, the newspaper was published out of North Hollywood by an issuing agency under the name of "Sister." This collection consists of seven issues of the newspaper ranging from August of 1973 (vol. IV, no. 6) to March of 1978 (vol. IX, no. 1). The majority of issues in this collection were published under the title Sister: West Coast Feminist Newspaper.
Extent:
0.21 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Sister: West Coast Feminist Newspaper collection, Collection no. 7076, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

Seven issues of Sister: West Coast Feminist Newspaper, also titled Sister: Los Angeles Feminist News or just Sister -- published in Los Angeles, CA, in the 1970s. This collection consists of seven issues of the newspaper ranging from August of 1973 (vol. IV, no. 6) to March of 1978 (vol. IX, no. 1). The majority of issues in this collection were published under the title Sister: West Coast Feminist Newspaper.

Biographical / historical:

Originally published by the Women's Center (218 South Venice Boulevard, Venice, CA) as Sister and later titled Sister: West Coast Feminist Newspaper or Sister: Los Angeles Feminist News, this newspaper was published as an open forum to communicate news, activities, and ideas of the Women's Movement in Los Angeles, CA. Sister was first published circa 1970 and ran until circa 1978. Beginning in 1976 or 1977, the newspaper was published out of North Hollywood by an issuing agency under the name of "Sister."

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Bolerium Books, November 28, 2018.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Sister: West Coast Feminist Newspaper collection, Collection no. 7076, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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