Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Ellen Rosser Smith papers
- Dates:
- 1972-1978
- Abstract:
- Ellen Rosser Smith was an English professor at California State University, Sacramento. She was also involved in developing the Women's Studies Program at the University as well as being active in the Women's Caucus, the United Professors of California, and both of the University's and UPC's Affirmative Action Committee. The collection includes material used in teaching and material that relates to her activities in the women's movement. Of special interest are the papers that discuss discrimination against women and minorities in the California University system.
- Extent:
- 2.5 Linear feet (2 record cartons)
- Language:
- and English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 1986/03, Ellen Rosser Smith papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Ellen Rosser Smith was an English professor at California State University, Sacramento. She was also involved in developing the Women's Studies Program at the University as well as being active in the Women's Caucus, the United Professors of California, and both the University's and UPC's Affirmative Action Committee. The collection includes material used in teaching and material that relates to her activities in the women's movement. Of special interest are the papers that disucss discrimination against women and minorities in the California University system.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ellen Rosser Smith was born in 1936. She received her B.A. and her M.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin. She received her PH D from the University of Michigan. Her thesis topic was titled Yeat's Cultural Touchstone: the period from Dante to Shakespeare. She was an English professor at California State University, Sacramento and was also involved in the women's movement. She published volumes of collected poetry, printing the material of her own press. Random Collective, printed in 1974 and Hard Pressed, published in 1975 are two such collections. She called her press "Ellen's Old Alchemical Press".
After retirement in 1986, she has been active in the antiwar movement against involvement in the Middle East. She has also taught at the Pierian Springs Academy, a senior learning facility, located in Sarasota, Florida. Her most recent course listing is Islam and The History of the Middle East in the 20th Century.
- Acquisition information:
- The Ellen Rosser Smith papers were given the CSUS Special Collections and University Archives by Ellen Rosser Smith in 1987.
- Custodial history:
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Ellen Rosser Smith assembled these papers over many years as part of her effort to address discrimination against women and minorities, and to further advance women's studies.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Special Collections and University Archives staff.
- Accruals:
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No additions are expected.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-06T12:54-0800
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 1986/03, Ellen Rosser Smith papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento.
- Location of this collection:
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University Library, MS 60396000 J StreetSacramento, CA 95819, US
- Contact:
- 916-278-6144