Guide to the UWEC Women in Higher Education Records,​ 1971-​2001

Overview of the Collection

Repository:
Special Collections & Archives
McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
P.O. Box 4004
105 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702 – 4004
(715) 836-2739
https://library.uwec.edu/archives/

Reference Code: USGZE AS518

Accession Number: 08-012, 93-115

Collection Number: Archives Series 518

Creators: Women in Higher Education (Eau Claire, Wis.)

Title: Women in Higher Education (Eau Claire, Wis.) Records

Dates: 1971-2001

Quantity: 2 linear foot (2 record cartons)

Location of Collection: E5/2c-d

Languages: Collection materials are in English.

Summary: Meeting minutes, newsletters, and membership and financial records of an association of female faculty, staff, and students at the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire.

Biographical / Historical Note

Women in Higher Education (WHE) was established in 1971 as the Association of Faculty of Women, University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire. The group soon adopted the current name and admitted staff and student members. WHE has 3040 members, all women, who call attention to and address gender inequities in higher education. The group raises money for scholarships and hosts programs, including lectures, “brown-bags” with the chancellor, and social gatherings.

Content Description

The records contain meeting minutes, membership records, financial records, newsletters, and some correspondence, fliers, and steering committee reports.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information: Donated to the University Archives and Special Collections, University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire in 2007 by Judith Blackstone and Jill Markgraf.

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public.

Use Restrictions: Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire.

Preferred Citation: Women in Higher Education (Eau Claire, Wis.) Records, 1971-2001. AS 518. Special Collections & Archives. McIntyre Library. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Eau Claire, WI.

Processing Note: Processed by Colleen McFarland in July 2007.

Arrangement: Chronological

Subjects

Corporate Names: Women in Higher Education (Eau Claire, Wis.)

Subject Terms:
Women in education -- Wisconsin -- Eau Claire
Universities and colleges – Records and Correspondence

Genre Terms:
Minutes
Newsletters
Financial records
Organizational files

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