Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Western Washington University Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Building 808 25th Street Bellingham, WA 98225-9123 Phone: 360-650-7747 http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/cpnws/
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Collection Number:
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XOE0025wwhp
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Creator:
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Washington
Women's Heritage Project
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Title:
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Washington Women's
Heritage Project Records
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Dates:
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1979-1984 (inclusive) 1980-1983 (bulk)
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Quantity:
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14.2 Linear Feet.
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Languages:
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Collection
materials are in English.
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Summary:
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The Washington Women's Heritage Project
was a state-wide grant project designed to stimulate awareness of Washington
women. The collection includes National Endowment for the Humanities grant
proposals, working notes, correspondence, western region budget records, travel
expenses, personnel files, planning reports, research topics and sources, slide
tape display records, oral history cassette tapes and transcriptions, publicity
and press releases, workshop information, display photographs and Whatcom
County Women's Network Newsletter.
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Historical Note
The Washington Women’s Heritage Project (WWHP) was a statewide grant
project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities from 1980 to 1984.
The project’s goal was to “stimulate public awareness and interest in the lives
of women in Washington State, as well as to involve them in their respective
communities, discovering and documenting their diverse heritage.” The project
originated in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s when women’s history and women’s
studies emerged as legitimate areas of study at many United States colleges and
universities. The idea for this project originated with a graduate student in
the history department at Western Washington University and was endorsed by
Kathryn Anderson, a women’s studies professor in Western’s Fairhaven
College.
The project was a statewide effort based at four regional centers. The
Northwest center was located at Western Washington University which was also
the administrative hub of the project. The project director, Kathryn Anderson,
who coordinated the four offices and managed the grants was located at the NW
center with Cynthia Cornell as the coordinator for the NW office. The Seattle
center was located at the University of Washington with Susan Starbuck as its
coordinator. Margot Knight coordinated the Eastern Washington center which was
located at Washington State University in Pullman. The Southwest center of the
project was coordinated by Laura O’Brady and was located at Evergreen State
College in Olympia. Participation in this project went beyond the four offices
affiliated with higher education to include many women’s groups, historical
societies, and other community members interested in integrating women’s
history into the traditional historical record.
The project resulted in a traveling exhibit that consisted of a
photograph panel display, a corresponding brochure, and a slide-tape show. The
photograph display consisted of twelve 4’x 8’ panels that each had a different
theme. David Jensen designed and supervised the printing and layout of the
panels so that the resulting exhibit allowed the “materials their greatest
possible impact.” The photo display also consisted of a local panel for each
display site which consisted of photos and text distinct to that location. This
panel changed with each new stop of the tour.
The slide-tape show was a 13 1/2 minute production that combined 14
audio segments from the oral histories gathered as part of the project with
over 130 photographs. The show portrayed three aspects of Washington women’s
work: 1) housework, 2) wage work, and 3) community work. The themes were tied
together with brief narration and an original song by Linda Allen entitled
“Here’s to the Women.”
In order to create this exhibit the project staff collected
photographs from around the state from archives, museums, and private
collections. They trained over 300 people statewide how to conduct oral history
interviews through a series of workshops and then utilized the resulting oral
histories to document women’s history in Washington. These oral histories were
conducted with women from a variety of backgrounds including immigrants, Native
Americans, farm wives, factory workers, women with higher education, and women
involved in civic activities. They also combed archival material to get
information on women’s activities in clubs, public schools and politics.
Overall, this was an ambitious project that culminated in an exhibit
which traveled to 31 different locations over a 2 year span. The exhibit was
also featured at three national conferences in 1982-1983, thus allowing a large
number of people to be exposed to women’s history in Washington State. In
addition to the exhibit several scholarly papers, panels, and workshops
developed out of the project.
Content Description
The materials generated by the Washington Women’s Heritage Project
have been donated to five different locations, including the four regional
repositories along with the exhibit’s placement at the Washington State
Historical Society in Tacoma. The items in this part of the collection include
all of the records generated from the Northwest center of the project, located
at Western Washington University, which includes the grant administration
records, the final report of the project, and numerous parts of the exhibit
development process. The records cover the project from 1979-1984, however, the
bulk of the records are from the years 1980-1983. Also included in the records
are photographs and negatives from various repositories that span the
1890s-1940s.
Arrangement
The Washington Women's Heritage Project Records are organized
according to the following series and sub-series arrangement:
- Series I: Final Report, 1983-1984
- Subseries 1. Drafts
- Subseries 2. Planning
- Subseries 3. Correspondence Regarding the Final Report
- Series II: Grant Administration, 1979-1984
- Subseries 1. Grants
- Subseries 2. Correspondence
- Subseries 3. Financial/Legal
- Subseries 4. Personnel
- Subseries 5. Organization
- Series III: Exhibit, 1890s (photographs)-1987
- Subseries 1. Planning
- Subseries 2. Production
- Subseries 3. Display
- Subseries 4. Publicity
- Subseries 5. Handbook
- Subseries 6. Workshops
- Subseries 7. Scrapbook
- Series IV: Oral Histories, 1972-1981
- Subseries 1. Interview Format and Procedure
- Subseries 2. Abstracts of Transcript/Summary Files
- Subseries 3. Audio Cassette Recordings
Administrative Information
Custodial History The records from the Washington Women's Heritage Project were donated
to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies in 1998 by Kathryn Anderson.
Processing Note The records have been handled several times since being donated to the
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, therefore the original order is
uncertain. In processing this collection the materials have been transferred to
acid free file folders and boxes. Photographs and negatives were placed in
protective sleeves for preservation purposes. The materials initially fell into
three series: the final report, grant administration, and the exhibit. In 2004,
Amber Raney re-engineered the collection to reflect standards set for the
Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA) consortium. At this time the materials were
reorganized in order to create the fourth series - Oral Histories.
Separated Materials For additional items generated by this project contact the Manuscript
collection at Suzzalo Library at the University of Washington, Manuscript
Archives and Special Collections at Holland Library at Washington State
University, the State Archives in Olympia, or the Washington State Historical
Society in Tacoma.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access The collection is open to the public.
Preferred Citation Washington Women's Heritage Project Records, Center for Pacific
Northwest Studies, Western Washington University Bellingham WA 98225
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series I :
Final Report , 1983-1984
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Sub-series
1:
Drafts
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1983 |
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Final report draft
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1983 |
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Final report
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1983 |
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Sub-series 2:
Planning
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1983 |
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Publications created by the Washinton Women's Heritage
Project
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1983 |
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Aberdeen materials for Final Report
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1983 |
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Bellevue and Bremerton materials for Final
Report
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1983 |
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Bellingham materials for Final Report
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1983 |
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Chimacum materials for Final Report
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1983 |
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Olympia materials for Final Report
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1983 |
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Pullman materials for Final Report
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1983 |
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Seattle budget summary
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1983 |
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Seattle materials for Final Report (1 of
2)
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1983 |
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Seattle materials for Final Report (2 of
2)
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1983 |
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Tacoma materials for Final Report
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1983 |
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Vancouver materials for Final Report
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1983 |
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Sub-series
3:
Correspondence re. Final Report
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1984 |
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Letter of receipt and acceptance of Final Report by
the National Endowment for the Humanties
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February 21, 1984 |
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Series II:
Grant Administration , 1976-1984
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Sub-series 1
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Grants
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1978-1984 |
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NEH Grants
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Application for American Association for State and
Local History, by Linda Mariz (AASLH funded by NEH)
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1980 |
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Application for NEH Implementation Grant
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1981 |
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Budgets- NEH
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1978-1979 |
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Correspondence
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Kathryn Anderson- NEH
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1981-1982 |
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Sarah Jacobus- NEH
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1981-1982 |
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Related to NEH Grant
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1979-1983 (bulk 1979-1981) |
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Grant additions- NEH
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1980 |
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Guidelines and application forms- NEH
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1979 |
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Guidelines and correspondence- NEH
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1981-1982 |
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Implementation Grant
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Working notes- NEH (1 of 2)
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1980 |
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Working notes – NEH (2 of 2)
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1980 |
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Grant proposal (Draft)- NEH
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1980 |
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Extra copies
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1981 |
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Planning grant evaluation- NEH
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1979-1981 |
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Resumes- Project members- NEH (1 of 2)
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Undated |
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Resumes-Project members-NEH (2 of 2)
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Undated |
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Rewritten segments NEH
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1981 |
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Other Grants
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Application- Washington Commission for the
Humanities (Seattle- Co-Respondents)
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September 25, 1981 |
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Application materials- Washington Commission for the
Humanities
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November 1981 |
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Application- Ella Higginson Project- Washington
Commission for the Humanities
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1980 |
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Drama grant- Washington Commission for the
Humanities
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1980 |
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Other grant materials
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1980-1984 |
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Other possible grants and endowments-
general
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1981 |
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Sub-series
2:
Correspondence
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1979-1984 |
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Kathryn Anderson
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1981-1984 |
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Between project members
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1980-1983 |
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Bulk mail
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1981 |
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Endowments
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1979-1980 |
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General
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1981-1982 |
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Mailing Lists
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Master Copy
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Undated |
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“Names” Washington Women's Heritage
Project
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Undated |
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Other lists
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1980 |
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Women’s Clubs
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Undated |
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National Women’s Studies Assn.
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1981 |
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Staff Memos- Notebook
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January 1980 – April 1982 |
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Thank-you letters
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1982 |
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Washington Women's Heritage Project
newsletter
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1980-1981 |
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Women’s groups
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1981 |
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Women’s Network of Whatcom County
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1979-1982 |
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Women’s Network Newsletters
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1979-1980 |
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Women’s Network Newsletters
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1981 |
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Women’s Network Newsletters
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1982 |
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Women’s Network Newsletters
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1983 |
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Sub-series
3:
Financial/Legal
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1976-1983 |
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Budget
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Budget
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1980-1981 |
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Budget Information
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1980-1981 |
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Budget over-runs in Bellingham
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Undated |
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Completed Cost Sharing Logs
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July 1979 – July 1980 |
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Invoice Vouchers
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Undated |
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Payroll Appointment Forms
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1981-1982 |
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Petty Cash
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1980-1982 |
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Photo Budget Request by Mary Cain
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1981 |
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Planning Grant Ledger Sheets
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1980 |
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Purchase Requisitions
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1981-1982 |
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Quarterly Report Forms (Support)
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Undated |
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Quarterly Report Forms Document
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Undated |
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Receipts for Grant Expenditures
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1980-1983 |
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Status Printouts
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1980-1984 |
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Summary Time Records
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1981 |
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Summary Time Records (Completed)
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July 1981 – May 1982 |
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Washington Women's Heritage Project Budget
Details
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1982 |
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Contracts
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Exhibit Traveling Contracts
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Undated |
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Permissions for Use
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1983 |
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Photograph Contracts
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1981-1982 |
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Photograph Contracts
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1983 |
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Subcontracts (UW and WSU)
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1981-1982 |
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Travel
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Mary Cain’s Travel
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1981 |
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Expense Vouchers
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1981-1982 |
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Forms
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1981-1982 |
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Parking Application for WWU
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1981-1982 |
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Planning Grant
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1980 |
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Receipts (Recorded)
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1981 |
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Regulations
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1976 and 1981 |
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Forms- Basic WWHP Forms
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Undated |
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Sub-series
4:
Personnel
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1980-1982 |
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Linda Allen
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Kathy Bruneau- Native American Coordinator
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1980 |
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Mary Cain
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Chris Chick
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Cynthia Cornell
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Vivian Dreves
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Employment Forms
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Exhibit
Consultants
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Bellingham Area
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Undated |
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Pullman
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Undated |
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Seattle
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Undated |
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Susan Koester
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Undated |
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Linda Mariz- Regional Planning Coordinator
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Undated |
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Martha (Kathy) Mathisen
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Undated |
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Personnel List and Correspondence
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1981-1982 |
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Kathleen Watt
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Undated |
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Sub-series
5:
Organization
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Undated |
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File Plan
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Series III:
Exhibit, ca. 1890's-1987
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Sub-series
1:
Planning
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1980-1987 |
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Calendar Sheets
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January 1980-January 1981 July 1981-December 1981 |
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Evaluation Article (Psychological Layout)
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1976 |
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Exhibit Insurance
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1981 |
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In-House Communication
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1980-1982 |
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Meetings, Agendas, and Timelines
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1981 |
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Organizational Meetings
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1980 |
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Research
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Archival Sources- Inventory to AAUW Collection at
CPNWS
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June 1987 |
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Archival Sources (Not Published)
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Undated |
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Archival Sources (Published)
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Article- “The Challenge of Women’s History” by Sue
Armitage
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1980 |
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Article- “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical
Reproductions” by Walter Benjamin
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Undated |
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Mary Cain’s Photography Article
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1980 |
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Original Panel Quotes
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Undated |
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Other Research Materials
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Undated |
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References- Related Projects
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Re: Community Building and Research
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Undated |
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