Feminist Publications Collection
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Feminist Publications Collection features an assortment of materials related to feminism and the Feminist movement, including articles, booklets, underground comic books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, and reference materials. Materials span from the 1960s to the 1970s and range from independently produced literature and pamphlets to commercially printed periodicals from various feminist and progressive organizations such as the Radical Education Project, New England Free Press, The Cambridge-Goddard School for Social Change and the Counter Culture Law Project. Materials in the collection come in a wide range of formats and cover topics such as wage inequality, sexual harassment, gender stereotyping, and the economic realities of feminism.
A collection of nine underground feminist comic books is also featured, including work by Lyn Chevli [a.k.a. Chin Lyvely], Joyce Sutton, Lee Marrs, Aline Kominsky, and Trina Robbins. Three issues of Wimmen’s Comix are included as is Trina Robbins and Lisa Lyons’ It Ain’t Me Babe: Womens Liberation, the first underground comic book edited, written, and drawn entirely by women.
Growth is anticipated for this collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1961-1978 and undated
Language of Materials
Languages represented in the collection: English.
Access
Collection open for research.
Publications Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
Biography / Administrative History
This is an artificial collection created by Special Collections of The Claremont Colleges Library that holds various publications related to feminism and the Feminist movement. A large portion of the materials come from the personal collection of Elizabeth Robson, a feminist therapist and co-author of “Getting Help: A Woman’s Guide to Therapy.” Robson graduated from the University of Chicago and received a master’s degree in social work from Columbia University. She was involved with the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union during its formation and was a strong supporter of feminist theory as it pertained to her work as a therapist in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Additional materials have been acquired and added to the collection through various purchases and donations. This is a growing collection and new materials will be added as they are acquired.
Extent
2.75 Linear Feet (2 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 1 flat box)
Abstract
This is an artificial collection created by Special Collections of The Claremont Colleges Library that holds various publications related to feminism and the Feminist movement. Currently, the collection contains articles, booklets, underground comic books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, and reference materials, spanning from the 1960s to the 1970s This is a growing collection and new materials will be added as they are acquired.
Organization and Arrangement
This collection has been organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Articles, 1968-1973 and undated
- Series 2: Booklets, 1973-1976
- Series 3: Comics, 1970-1973
- Series 4: Magazines, 1973-1975
- Series 5: Newspapers, 1970-1978 and undated
- Series 6: Pamphlets, 1961-1978 and undated
- Series 7: Reference Materials, 1966-1977 and undated
Physical Location
Please consult repository.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Items acquired through various gifts and purchases.
Accruals
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
Separated Materials
Part of the Solution: Portrait of a Revolutionary by Margaret Randall. Bound book removed and shelved separately in Special Collections. OCLC: 664713.
Processing Information
Collection is processed at the item level. Materials were placed in archival acid-free folders and boxes. Staples have been removed from some of the items and placed into acid-free paper slings.
Subject
- Robbins, Trina (Person)
- Marrs, Lee (Person)
- Lyvely, Chin (Person)
- Kominsky-Crumb, Aline, 1948-2022 (Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Feminist Publications Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sean Stanley
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu