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<titleproper>Women's Studies Program Records, 1976-[ongoing]</titleproper>
<subtitle>Finding Aid</subtitle>
<author>Finding aid prepared by Elisha Winkler.</author>
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<publisher>Smith College Archives</publisher>
<address>
<addressline>Northampton, MA</addressline>
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<date>&#x00A9; 2006</date>
<p>Smith College. All rights reserved.</p>
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<creation>Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Deborah A. Richards. 
<date>2006-09-27</date>
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<langusage>Finding aid written in
<language>English</language>
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<frontmatter id="front"> 
<titlepage> 
<publisher>Smith College Archives</publisher> 
<titleproper>Women's Studies Program Records, 1976-[ongoing]</titleproper>
<subtitle>Finding Aid</subtitle> 
<num>RG 52</num> 
<author>Elisha Winkler</author> 
<date>2004</date> 

<p>&#x00A9; 2006 Smith College. All rights reserved.</p> 
</titlepage> 
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<head>Collection Overview</head>
<origination label="Creator:">
<corpname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="110">Smith College. Women's Studies Program.</corpname>
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<unittitle label="Title:" encodinganalog="245$a">Women's Studies Program Records</unittitle> <unitdate label="Dates:">1976-[ongoing]</unitdate>

<unitid label="Collection Number:" encodinganalog="099" countrycode="us" repositorycode="manosca">RG 52</unitid>

<physdesc label="Quantity:">
<extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 box</extent>
<extent encodinganalog="300$a">(.5 linear inches)</extent>
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<langmaterial label="Language of Material:" encodinganalog="546"><language langcode="eng">English</language>
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<repository label="Location:">
<corpname>Smith College Archives</corpname>
<address>
<addressline>Northampton, MA</addressline>
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<abstract encodinganalog="520$a" label="Abstract:">
Material related to the Women's Studies Program at Smith College.
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<bioghist id="bioghist">
<head>Historical Note</head>
<p>The Women's Studies Program at Smith College began as an Interdepartmental Minor in Women's Studies in the 1984-1985 academic year. Women's Studies was offered as an Interdepartmental Major as well as a Minor by the 1987-1988 academic year.
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<scopecontent id="scope">
<head>Scope and Contents of the Collection</head>
<p>The Women's Studies Program records contain materials describing the history of the program as well as its publications and programs. Types of materials include magazine and newspaper articles, department newsletters, brochures, and publications, as well as material concerning the Junior Year in Women's Studies, and the <title render="italic">Meridians </title>journal.
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<descgrp id="admin">
<head>Information on Use</head>
<descgrp>
<head>Terms of Access and Use</head>
<accessrestrict id="admin-access">
<p>The records are open for research according to the regulations of the Smith College Archives without any additional restrictions.</p>
</accessrestrict>
<userestrict id="admin-use">
<p>Single photocopies may be made for research purposes.  Permission to publish material from the documents must be requested from the Smith College Archives.  Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities.  Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.</p>
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<prefercite id="admin-cite">
<head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:</p>
<p>Smith College Women's Studies Program, Box #, Smith College Archives.</p>
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<head>History of the Collection</head>
<acqinfo id="admin-acqinfo">
<p>The Women's Studies Program records were created by the department and its students and transferred to the College Archives.</p> 
</acqinfo>
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<descgrp id="addinfo">
<head>Additional Information</head>
<relatedmaterial id="add-related">
<head>Related Material</head>
<p>Researchers should also view: 42. Faculty
</p>
</relatedmaterial>
</descgrp>

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         <container type="box">1280</container>
         <container type="folder">1-2</container>
         <unittitle>General
            <unitdate>1976- ongoing</unitdate>
         </unittitle>
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      <did>
         <container type="box">1280</container>
         <container type="folder">3</container>
         <unittitle>General: Clippings
            <unitdate>1976- ongoing</unitdate>
         </unittitle>
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   </c01>
   <c01>
      <did>
         <container type="box">1280</container>
         <container type="folder">4</container>
         <unittitle>Junior Year in Women's Studies
            <unitdate>n.d.</unitdate>
         </unittitle>
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   </c01>
   <c01>
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         <container type="box">1280</container>
         <container type="folder">5</container>
         <unittitle>"A Self-Study by the Women's Studies Program"
            <unitdate>1990</unitdate>
         </unittitle>
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         <container type="box">1280</container>
         <container type="folder">6</container>
         <unittitle>"A Culture for the Education of Women" Ad-hoc committee on the education of women
            <unitdate>1995</unitdate>
         </unittitle>
      </did>
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   <c01>
      <did>
         <container type="box">1280</container>
         <container type="folder">7</container>
         <unittitle><title render="italic">Meridians</title> Journal
            <unitdate>1998-2002</unitdate>
         </unittitle>
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   </c01>
   <c01>
      <did>
         <container type="box">1280</container>
         <container type="folder">8</container>
         <unittitle>Women's Studies Newsletter
            <unitdate>1993-2001</unitdate>
         </unittitle>
      </did>
   </c01>
   <c01>
      <did>
         <container type="box">1280</container>
         <container type="folder">9</container>
         <unittitle>Women's Studies - Publications
            <unitdate>1984-1995</unitdate>
         </unittitle>
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