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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION |
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| Creator: | Women Historians of the Midwest. | |
| Title: | Organizational records. | |
| Date: | 1970-1995. | |
| Abstract: | Records relating to an organization formed to promote the study of women's roles and accomplishments in history and the advancement of women in the historical field. | |
| Quantity: | 5.0 cu. ft. (5 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for box locations. | |
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HISTORY OF WOMEN HISTORIANS OF THE MIDWEST
In May 1972, thirteen women historians in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area met and agreed to form a regional organization to promote communication among Midwestern women with a professional interest in history. In 1973, Women Historians of the Midwest (WHOM) was chartered by the state of Minnesota as a nonprofit corporation with the purposes to "promote and extend sisterly relationships between and among women historians; to advance the study of history and to advance the interests of women in the field of history; to publish and diffuse information of interest to women historians; to rescue from oblivion the memory of significant women and their exploits, perils, and adventures; to cultivate among the citizens of the Midwest a knowledge of the past and present contributions of women to the useful and liberal arts, science and literature; and to undertake such steps as may promote these and similar purposes." Most of the early leaders and members of the organization, including Rhoda Gilman, Dallas Lindgren Chrislock, and others came from the Minnesota Historical Society, but the group quickly expanded to include members from around the Midwest.
Major WHOM activities included regular meetings and sponsorship of a number of conferences. In 1980, with a grant from the Women's Education Equity Act, WHOM established the Upper Midwest Women's History Center to provide help and educational materials for teachers wishing to integrate women's history into the K-12 curriculum. WHOM also established prizes for student work in the field of women's history, including the Kathleen Rock Hauser Prize, awarded annually to a Macalester College undergraduate for a paper on some aspect of women's history, and prizes for winning Minnesota History Day projects focusing on women.
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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
Records include correspondence; minutes; articles of incorporation, constitutions, and other founding documents; financial records; membership and mailing lists; subject files; conference files; and other materials. The conference files, which make up the bulk of the collection, include publicity, agendas, correspondence, copies of papers presented, newspaper clippings, and evaluations.
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ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLECTION |
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| These records are organized into the following sections: | ||
| Administrative Records and Correspondence | ||
| Conferences | ||
| Subject Files | ||
| Other Miscellaneous Records | ||
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RELATED MATERIALS |
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| The WHOM newsletter is separately cataloged in the Minnesota Historical Society serials collection. | ||
| Additional publications of Women Historians of the Midwest are separately cataloged in the Minnesota Historical Society book collection. | ||
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INDEX TERMS |
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| This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings. | ||
| Topics: | ||
| Historians--Minnesota. | ||
| History--Societies, etc. | ||
| Women--Minnesota--History--Societies and clubs. | ||
| Women historians--Minnesota. | ||
| Women teachers--Minnesota. | ||
| Persons: | ||
| Bingham, Marjorie Wall, 1936-. | ||
| Carlson, Deborah L. | ||
| Gross, Susan Hill, 1934-. | ||
| Kreuter, Gretchen V. | ||
| Langworthy, Carol. | ||
| Wandersee, Winifred D. | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| Conference on the History of Women (1st : 1975 : Saint Paul, Minnesota). | ||
| Conference on the History of Women (2nd : 1977 : Saint Paul, Minnesota). | ||
| Conference on the History of Women (3rd : 1982 : Saint Paul, Minnesota). | ||
| Types of Documentation: | ||
| Professional papers. | ||
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION |
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| Preferred Citation: | ||
| [Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Women Historians of the Midwest Organizational Records. Minnesota Historical Society. | ||
| See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples. | ||
| Accession Information: | ||
| Accession numbers: 12,949; 12,972; 13,763; 14,104; 14,349; 15,054; 15,153; 15,372 | ||
| Processing Information: | ||
| Processed by: Lara D. Friedman~Shedlov, May 1999 | ||
| PALS ID number: 08-00010232 | ||
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below.
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