Inventory of the Linda Schott Papers, 1950s-1990s

Biographical Note

Linda Kay Schott was an Associate Professor of History and American Studies, and Director of the Center for the Study of Women and Gender, at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Schott was the driving force behind the establishment of the Archives for Research on Women and Gender at UTSA, now the UTSA Library's Archives and Special Collections Department.

Before coming to UTSA, Schott worked as an instructor at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) from 1985 until around 1986, and at Texas Lutheran College for an indeterminate amount of time, apparently beginning in 1986. She earned a B.A. in History and German from Baylor University in 1979, an M.A. in History at Stanford University in 1981, and a joint Ph.D. in History and Humanities from Stanford University, with a major in United States history and minor in modern European history, in 1985. While pursuing her doctoral degree at Stanford University, Schott taught classes in literature, history, and the humanities.

Schott is the author of Reconstructing Women's Thoughts: the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom before World War II (Stanford University Press, 1997).

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Scope and Content Note

The collection comprises one accession, which chiefly includes writings and teaching materials, with some personal items. Writings include Schott's dissertation, Women Against War: Pacifism, Feminism, and Social Justice in the United States, 1915-1941, as well as numerous scholarly articles and a book manuscript pertaining to American history, with an emphasis on women's history. Accompanying writings are research materials, including materials relating to primary source research (finding aids, photocopy requests, and photocopies of archival material). Also accompanying writings are revised drafts, related correspondence from reviewers, and Schott's notes.

Teaching materials primarily document Schott's positions at Texas Lutheran University and Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University). Teaching materials include Schott's notes, syllabi, articles, and information regarding the General Education Curriculum (GEC) at Texas Lutheran University. Also included are subject files on a variety of topics in the areas of literature, history, and the humanities.

Personal materials comprise personal correspondence, class papers and notebooks, elementary school papers, and various newspapers and newspaper clippings.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This collection is housed at UTSA's HemisFair Park Campus and must be accessed via the Institute of Texan Cultures reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.

Usage Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

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Related Material

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Linda Schott Papers, MS 162, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

Acquisition Information

Received as a gift from Linda Schott in June 2001 (Acc. 2001-019).

Processing Information

The collection is in one accession, 2001-019, and has been encoded by Angela McClendon. More detailed processing is not anticipated at this time.

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Inventory of the Linda Schott Papers

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