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Cage 631
Association for Faculty Women
Papers, 1972-1993

The Association for Faculty Women of Washington State University donated the organization's records to the WSU Libraries in five installments between 1986 and 1993 (accession numbers UA86-10, UA88-31, UA89-15, UA91-22 and UA93-14). Jean Johnson processed the records in 1995.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Association for Faculty Women originated in 1975. The forerunner of the group was the subcommittee on academic women of the Committee of Women, a Pullman organization founded in 1968. This early group proposed the first women's studies course at Washington State University and also secured modification of several other university policies changes that furthered faculty women's opportunities.

After AFW was formed it continued working on equity issues important to women in academe. Additionally, in 1984 the group began honoring outstanding women graduate students.

The association is active to date, and its highest priority for the future is to open up the university's decision-making positions to capable women.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The papers consist of business records of the organization and documents relevant to its activities. The collection contains six series that follows the organization in which the papers were received. The series are: Activities, Business Records, Correspondence, Membership, Miscellaneous, and Newsletters.

Activities Records include a range of AFW's projects such as the Re-Entry Women's Emergency Fund, the Outstanding Woman Graduate Student Award, and faculty career advancement work.

The Business Records include minutes, financial reports, and planning documents.

The Correspondence spans the diverse areas of the group's activities.

Membership materials contain names of women faculty in the organization and records of their dues.

The Miscellaneous series includes a variety of materials relevant to gender issues, grants, legal information, etc.

The Newsletters series contain sample publications from several different organizations.

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