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Lyman (Elizabeth S.) Papers
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  • Immediate Source of Acquisition note
  • Information about Access
  • Ownership & Copyright
  • Cite As
  • Biographical/Historical Sketch
  • Description of the Collection

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Elizabeth S. Lyman papers
    Identifier/Call Number: SC0224
    Physical Description: 186.5 Linear Feet (193 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1958-2009

    Immediate Source of Acquisition note

    Gift of Elizabeth Lyman, 1980.

    Information about Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Ownership & Copyright

    All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
    Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

    Cite As

    Elizabeth S. Lyman Papers (SC0224). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Biographical/Historical Sketch

    Elizabeth "Jing" Lyman (1925-2013) was communitiy activist who organized and sustained many foundations and coalitions, including Women and Foundations/Corporate Philanthropy, HUB, and the Women's Resource Center, among many others. She was the wife of Richard Lyman, 7th president of Stanford University.
    Jing Lyman played an instrumental role in creating what is now the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford. The institute, established in 1974, is now considered one of the nation's most distinguished research centers devoted to gender research.

    Description of the Collection

    Primarily files relating to Jing Lyman's activities in community affairs, the Women's Resource Center, the Women and Foundations/Corporate Philanthropy, HUB, and with various foundations and executive boards.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Women -- Societies and clubs
    Women -- United States -- History.
    Women -- United States -- Social conditions.
    Women's studies.
    Discrimination in housing -- United States
    Housing -- Finance -- Law and legislation -- United States
    Public housing.
    Center for Research on Women
    Stanford University. Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research
    Lyman, Jing
    Lyman, Richard W.
    Stanford University. Women's Resource Center