A Guide to the Pamela Lechtman Collection, 1926-1936, 1972-1996


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Lechtman, Pamela
	Title:	Lechtman, Pamela, Collection
	Dates:	1926-1936, 1972-1996
	Abstract:	Comprised of correspondence, newsletters, press releases, ads, travel brochures, posters, newspaper clippings, reports, magazines, articles, audio cassette tapes, slides, maps, and other materials, the Pamela Lechtman Collection, 1926-1936, 1972-1996, documents Lechtman’s involvement in the women’s rights movement and anti-smoking campaigns nationally and in Ventura, California, as well as her research and writing on travel, hotels, spas, and cuisine.
	Accession No.:	93-072; 96-149; 96-185
	Extent:	9 ft., 1 in.
	Language:	Materials are written in English.
	Repository:	Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Note

Writer, editor, activist, and radio personality Pamela Lechtman is known for her extensive writing on the women’s movement, anti-smoking campaigns, travel, spas, and cuisine. Her work has been published in over 100 newspapers and magazines, such as Shape, where she was travel editor for eight years. Lechtman also produced spa videos for the tourist boards of Switzerland and Italy and served as an advisor for the National Geographic Traveler survey of spas in the United States. As an advocate for women’s rights, Lechtman has participated in the National Organization for Women (NOW), the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and the Women’s Information Network, in addition to her involvement in the anti-smoking movement.

Source:

Palm Spring Life, "The History of Palm Springs Spa." Accessed January 18, 2011. http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/Spa-Guide/The-History-Of-Palm-Springs-Spas/index.php.

Scope and Contents

Comprised of correspondence, newsletters, press releases, ads, travel brochures, posters, newspaper clippings, reports, magazines, articles, audio cassette tapes, slides, maps, and other materials, the Pamela Lechtman Collection, 1926-1936, 1972-1996, documents Lechtman’s involvement in the women’s rights movement and anti-smoking campaigns nationally and in Ventura, California, as well as her research and writing on travel, hotels, spas, and cuisine. The women’s rights materials, such as correspondence, newsletters, juvenile literature, articles, ads, reports, and newspaper clippings, shed light on issues related to sexism in education, gender roles in society, women’s history resources, sex role stereotyping, and domestic violence. The collection also contains newsletters and literature from the National Organization for Women and the American Association of University Women. Documents concerning the anti-smoking movement include articles, newspaper clippings, ads, and correspondence regarding nonsmoker’s rights, smoke-free hotels and travel, as well as the relationship between smoking and health. Composed of brochures, hotel and resort packets, guides to bed and breakfast hotels, slides, posters, audiocassette tapes, and guide maps, travel material in the collection relates to tourism in the United States and Europe.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

A portion of this collection is stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.


Index Terms

	Subjects (Persons)
		Lechtman, Pamela -- Archives
	Subjects (Organizations)
		American Association of University Women
		National Organization for Women
	Subjects
		Antismoking movement -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
		Bed and breakfast accommodations -- Guidebooks
		Domestic violence -- United States -- Sources
		Feminism -- History -- 20th Century -- Sources
		Nonsmoking accommodations -- Sources
		Sex discrimination in education -- United States -- Sources
		Sexism -- Juvenile literature
		Travel writing
		Tourism
		Women's issues
	Places
		Ventura (Calif.)