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Archives 6
Commission on the Status of Women
Records, 1973 -- 1991

Records of the Washington State University Commission on the Status on Women have been transferred to the University Libraries on several occasions. Initial records were acquired in 1976 and 1977 (UA76-6 and UA77-35); these were processed and maintained as Archives 6 and Archives 32 until 1991. In that year, a third accession (UA91-19) was received and the three bodies of records were combined.

HISTORY OF COMMISSION

The Commission on the Status of Women was organized in 1973 for the purpose of gathering data and making recommendations regarding matters concerning women at all levels in the Washington State University community. Directly responsible to the President of the University, the Commission included eleven faculty and staff women, six students, the Director of the Women's Studies Program and the Director of the Office of Programs for Women, as well as representatives from the Office of Student Affairs, Affirmative Action Office, Associated Women Students, Associated Students, and Classified Staff Association.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

Records of the Commission consist of correspondence, minutes, reports of studies, subject files, and proposals.

Arrangement follows the office procedures of the Commission, and also reflects the accruing accessions of records by the Archives. The major body of the records is material transferred in 1991. Some of the subject files are records that were transferred in 1977. The reports and proposals that form the last numbered series are the materials transferred in 1976.

SERIES LIST

                         CONTAINERS

  Series 1.               1-2

  Series 2.                 2

CONTAINER LIST

BOX FOLDER  DESCRIPTION

           Series 1.  Correspondence
1   1           1973
    2           1974
    3           1975
    4           1976
    5           1977
    6           1978
    7           1979
    8           1980
    9           1981
    10          1982
    11          1983
    12          1985-86
    13          1987-88
    14          1989-90

            Series 2. Minutes
    15          1974
    16          1975
    17          1976
    18          1977
    19          1978
    20          1979
    21          1980
    22          1981
    23          1982
    24          1983
    25          1984
    26          1985
    27          1986
    28          1987
    29          1988
    30          1989

BOX FOLDER  DESCRIPTION

        Series 3.  Reports, and related working papers
             Childcare

2   31          1986-87
    32          1987-90
    33          1990
             Classified Staff Employment
    34          1987
    35          1988
    36          1989
    37          1990
    38          1990
    39          1991
    40       Conclusions, 1991
    41       Enrollment, 1988-89
    42       Introduction, 1990
    43       Introduction/Conclusions, 1990
    44       Maternity Leave, 1989
    45       Merger Assessment, 1985
    46       Notes, 1989
    47       Overview, 1991
    48       Review, 1990

BOX FOLDER  DESCRIPTION

3   49       Review Sheet, 1991
    50       Review Sheet Comments, 1991
    51       Summary and Conclusions, 1991
    52       The Status of Women at Washington State University, 1990

          Series 4. Alphabetical Subject files
    53       Amorous Relationship, 1987-88
    54       Archives, 1976
    55       Athletics Task Force Report, 1988-89
    56       Candidates for the President's Public Service Award, 1988
    57       Continuing Education, 1972-75
    58       Election, 1981-82
    59       Election, 1989-90
    60       General Interest Materials, 1974-77
    61       Guidelines, 1974-76
    62       Manuals, 1989-91
    63       Membership, 1976-77
    64       Membership, 1979-80
    65       Office of Program for Women, 1976
    66       Part Time Employment, 1976
    67       Report of the Washington State International Women's Year
               Conference, 1977
    68       Request for Program, 1977
    69       Subcommittee on Affirmative Action, 1973-77
    70       Subcommittee on Classified Staff, 1976-77

BOX FOLDER  DESCRIPTION

    71       The Status of Women at Washington State University, 1991
    72       Washington State Women's Council, 1975-77
    73       Women Studies Proposals, 1976-77
    74       YMCA Presentation, 1975

         Series 5. Women's Studies Program Reports, 1975
    75       Proposal for Office of Program for Women,  1975
    76       Proposal for Women's Studies Program, 1975
    77-9     Proposal for Women's Studies Program: Drafts and Reviews,
               1975
    80       Proposal for Women's Studies Program, 1975-76
  unn        Superseded container lists, Archives 6 and Archives
               32, 1976-77