Nancy Stoller was a lesbian sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who was denied tenure in 1982 and filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the university. This collection includes materials related to Stoller's tenure case before the Privilege and Tenure Committee; correspondence and legal documents from Shaw v. Regents of the University of California; and correspondence, publicity, and fundraising materials related to the Nancy Shaw Legal Defense Fund. (Shaw was Stoller's former married name, which she used professionally for a number of years.)

Nancy Stoller was a lesbian sociology professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who was denied tenure in 1982 and filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the university.

18 cartons, 1 oversize box

Collection is open for research. The following materials may be restricted: personnel files in cartons 1, 7, 8, and 14; student materials, including evaluations, in cartons 14 and 18; materials on Estelle Freedman lawsuit in carton 16. Please contact the GLBT Historical Society archives for details.