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Collection Overview
| Size | 38 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 26,300 items) |
| Abstract | The Southern Association of Women Historians (SAWH) was founded in 1970 to promote the welfare of women historians in the South and to encourage the teaching of women's history in the South. The collection contains files of officers and committees of the Southern Association of Women Historians, including by-laws, conference materials, financial records, materials relating to surveys concerning the status of women historians in the South, materials relating to prizes given by the organization, and publications of the organization and of groups associated with it. |
| Creator | Southern Association of Women Historians (U.S.). |
| Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
| Language | English. |
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Information For Users
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Processing Information
The SAWH is an active organization. Material is therefore periodically added to these records.
Updated: March 2019, February 2022, October 2023
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Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
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Historical Information
The Southern Association of Women Historians (Caucus of Women in History until 1976) was founded in 1970 at the annual meeting of the Southern Historical Association in Louisville, Ky., to study and advance the status of women at all levels of the historical profession; to oppose discrimination against women in the profession; to encourage the teaching of women's history, and to develop research in the field; and to disseminate information on research grants, fellowships, and other aids to professional advancement for women.
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Scope and Content
Most of the items in these records are letters and Southern Association of Women Historians (SAWH) newsletters. The remaining papers are SAWH questionnaires and newsletters from other women's organizations. The earliest papers date from the founding of the organization. Topics include recruitment of women historians as members; finances; faculty and program committee appointments; conferences and workshops; women's history courses; affirmative action; and the Equal Rights Amendment.
Additional materials have been received, but not incorporated into the original organization of the collection. Material contained in the additions is similar to that in the original deposit, with more material relating to executive council activities, finances, annual meetings, conferences, and prizes awarded by the organization.
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Series 1. Correspondence, 1971-1979.
Arrangement: chronological.
Principal correspondents are Barbara Brandon Schnorrenberg and other officers of the SAWH. Letters focus on the efforts of the SAWH to create a network of women historians in the South. These letters discuss recruitment of members, identification of female history faculty, and collection of dues. They reveal efforts of the officers to use their network to promote the appointment of women to teaching and administrative positions by supplying the names of qualified women to university search committees. Similarly, the SAWH encouraged professional organizations to appoint women to program committees, to include sessions on women's history in their programs, and to accept papers submitted by women historians at conferences. Another important theme is the participation of the SAWH in conferences, workshops, and other activities of the historical profession. Mobilizing support for federal affirmative action and equal opportunity programs and for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is also a frequent subject.
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1972-1974 |
1975-1976 |
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1977 |
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1978 |
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1979 |
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Series 2. Organizational Materials, 1971-1977.
Bylaws of the Southern Association of Women Historians, information about the founding of the organization, and membership forms.
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Organizational materials |
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Series 3. SAWH Newsletters, 1971-1980.
Arrangement: chronological.
SAWH newsletters include information about the annual business meeting; election of officers; information about Southern Historical Association programs, particularly the presentation of papers; announcements of grants; programs sponsored by other national and regional women's organizations; and members' professional activities.
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1971-1976 |
1977-1979 |
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1980 |
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Series 4. Other Newsletters, 1971-1980.
Arrangement: chronological.
Newsletters from other regional women's organizations covering topics similar to those concerning the SAWH.
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South Central Women's Studies Association |
Upstate New York Women's History Conference |
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West Coast Association of Women Historians |
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Series 5. Questionnaires, 1972, 1974.
Arrangement: chronological.
Questionnaires from surveys conducted in 1972 and 1974 and related material. The 1972 survey on the status of female college and university faculty includes instructions to surveyors in each southern state and completed questionnaires for North Carolina. Among other information, questionnaires indicate the number of male and female graduate students in the history department in each school that was surveyed. The 1974 survey of southern graduate history programs includes completed questionnaires for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a summary of the results for all programs surveyed.
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Questionnaire, 1972 |
Questionnaire, 1974 |
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Series 6. Additions after 1979.
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Subseries 6.1. Records, 1979-1980 (Addition of February 1980).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 80018
Correspondence, newsletters and other items.
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Correspondence, newsletters and other items |
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Subseries 6.2. Records, 1980-1982 (Addition of August 1982).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 82091
Newsletters, pamphlets, and correspondence.
| Box 2 |
Newsletters, pamphlets, and correspondence |
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Subseries 6.3. Records, 1980-1982 (Addition of January 1983).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 83024
Files of the president and printed material with newsletters of allied historical organizations.
| Box 2 |
President's files |
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Subseries 6.4. Records, 1979-1984 (Addition of May 1984).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 84077
Correspondence, bylaws, printed materials, and other items and office files.
| Box 3 |
Office files and bylaws |
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Subseries 6.5. Records, 1988 (Addition of January 1989).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 89004
Printed materials, including brochures, programs, and a listing of manuscripts repositories that hold women's history materials.
| Box 3 |
Printed materials |
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Subseries 6.6. Records, 1986-1987 (Addition of March 1989).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 89017
Presidential files of Joanne Hawks, including materials relating to bylaws, committee, the Executive Council, annual meetings, local arrangements, membershp lists, past presidents, Rose and Spruill prizes, and the Southern Conference on Women's History.
| Box 3 |
Presidential files and organizational papers |
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Subseries 6.7. Records, 1984-1985 (Addition of August 1989).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 89095
Papers and reports of the Executive Committee.
| Box 3 |
Executive committe files |
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Subseries 6.8. Affiliated Organizations, 1970s (Addition of July 1990).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 90092
Records chiefly about the activities of groups associated with the Southern Association of Women Historians or members of that organization. Included are items relating to the Coordinating Committee on Women in the Historical Profession, the Southern Historical Association, the Charlotte chapter of the National Association for Women, and the Popular Culture Association.
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Box 4Box 5Box 6Box 7Box 8 |
Addition of July 1990 |
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Subseries 6.9. Records, 1970s (Addition of November 1990).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 90150
General office files of the Southern Association of Women Historians, including conference materials, information on grants and contracts, and subject files relating to the activities of groups and individuals associated with the organization.
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Box 9Box 10Box 11 |
Office files and conference materials |
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Subseries 6.10. Membership, 1978-1984 (Addition of June 1991).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 91101
Materials relating to membership drives.
| Box 12 |
Membership drives |
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Subseries 6.11. Judith F. Gentry, 1980s (Addition of June 1995).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 95068
Files generated as the result of the involvement of Judith F. Gentry, Department of History, University of Southwest Louisiana, with the Southern Association of Women Historians.
| Box 12 |
Judith F. Gentry |
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Subseries 6.12. First Conference on Women's History and Publication Awards, 1988-1993 (Addition
of September 1995).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 95115
Materials relating to the First Conference on Women's History, 1988, and to the Julia Cherry Spruill and Willie Lee Rose publication awards.
| Box 12 |
First Conference on Women's History |
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Julia Cherry Spruill award |
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Willie Lee Rose award |
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Subseries 6.13. Records, 1985-1997 (Addition of October 1999).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 98489
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Subseries 6.14. Financial Records, 1992-1996 (Addition of September 2001).
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Subseries 6.15. Records, 1995-2000 (Addition of March 2002).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 99194
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Financial records, 1995-2000 |
Annual meeting files, 1997-1999 |
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Executive Council records, 1997, 1998, 2000 |
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Membership lists, 1995-1999 |
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Subseries 6.16. Records, 1992-2003 (Additions of June 2003 and August 2003).
Acquisitions Information: Accessions 99549 and 99602
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Subseries 6.17. Publication Awards, 2000-2011 (Addition of December 2015).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 102463
Committee records pertaining to the Rose Prize and Taylor Prize. These committees review, rank, and award books and articles about southern history each year.
| Box 19 |
Rose PrizeBook prize nominees, committee members and officers, committee guidelines, executive council meeting minutes, and post committee reports. |
Taylor PrizeBook prize submissions, article submissions, officers, chairs and committee members, SAWH guidelines, procedures, correspondence, executive council minutes, and post committee reports. |
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Subseries 6.18. Records, 1996-2002 (Addition of July 2005).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 100145.
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Subseries 6.19. Records, 1988-2003 (Addition of January 2006).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 100310.
Includes oral history and manuscript materials pertaining to the publication "Clio's Southern Sisters: Interviews with Leaders of the Southern Association for Women Historians" and planning materials for conferences, 1988, 1991, 1994, and 1997.
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Subseries 6.20. Records, 1970-1993 (Addition of July 2006).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 100461.
Includes records pertaining to Rose-Spruill Prize Fund contributors; records from the presidency of Theda Perdue, 1985-1986; records from Rameth Owens, former secretary-treasurer, 1986-1993; records from Barbara Schnorrenberg, former secretary-treasurer and committee member; and records from the conference at Converse College, 1988.
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Rose-Spruill Prize fund contributors |
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SAWH local arrangementsIncludes records from the presidency of Theda Perdue, 1985-1986. |
Theda Perdue correspondence, 1985-1986Includes records from the presidency of Theda Perdue, 1985-1986. |
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Theda Perdue correspondence, 1985-1986Includes records from the presidency of Theda Perdue, 1985-1986. |
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SAWH, 1985-1986Includes records from the presidency of Theda Perdue, 1985-1986. |
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SAWH executive meetingIncludes records from the presidency of Theda Perdue, 1985-1986. |
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Rose-SpruillIncludes records from the presidency of Theda Perdue, 1985-1986. |
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SAWH committee eventsIncludes records from the presidency of Theda Perdue, 1985-1986. |
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Finances, advisory, and auditIncludes records from Rameth Owens, former secretary-treasurer, 1986-1993. |
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Finances, bills/correspondenceIncludes records from Rameth Owens, former secretary-treasurer, 1986-1993. |
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Correspondence following transfer to ArkansasIncludes records from Rameth Owens, former secretary-treasurer, 1986-1993. |
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SAWH membership, 1986-1992Includes records from Rameth Owens, former secretary-treasurer, 1986-1993. |
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Southern Association for Women Historians: college correspondenceIncludes records from Rameth Owens, former secretary-treasurer, 1986-1993. |
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Caucus of Women in History member listsIncludes records from Barbara Schnorrenberg, former secretary-treasurer and committee member. |
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Caucus of Women in History newsletterIncludes records from Barbara Schnorrenberg, former secretary-treasurer and committee member. |
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Correspondence, agendas, newsletters, 1984-1985Includes records from Barbara Schnorrenberg, former secretary-treasurer and committee member. |
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Correspondence, agendas, newsletters, 1984-1985Includes records from Barbara Schnorrenberg, former secretary-treasurer and committee member. |
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Correspondence, agendas, newsletters, 1985Includes records from Barbara Schnorrenberg, former secretary-treasurer and committee member. |
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Conference room preferences, 1988Includes records from the conference at Converse College, 1988. |
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"The First Southern Conference on Women's History" bookletIncludes records from the conference at Converse College, 1988. |
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Conference at Converse College, 1988Includes records from the conference at Converse College, 1988. |
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Conference at Converse College, 1988Includes records from the conference at Converse College, 1988. |
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Subseries 6.21. Records, 1987-1988 (Addition of May 2008).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 100943.
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Subseries 6.22. Records, 1993-2006 (Addition of August 2010).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 101328.
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Subseries 6.23. Records, 2003-2009 (Addition of March 2011).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 101410.
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Subseries 6.24. Records, 2001-2012 (Addition of July 2015).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 102270.
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Subseries 6.25. Records, 2007-2012 (Addition of September 2023).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 20230918.1.
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Annual reports, 2007-2012 |
Correspondence, 2005-2010 |
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Events, 2011-2012 |
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Toolkit essays and topics |
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Seneca Falls Women's History Conference, 1979.
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-4152/1 |
Poster: Seneca Falls Women's History Conference, 15-16 June 1979 |
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Items Separated
Separated materials include oversize papers (XOPF-4152/1).
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