urn:taro:utsa.00215 Inventory of the University of Texas at San Antonio: Women's Studies Institute Records, 1986-2004 March 31, 2009Encoded in XMetal Author by Angela McClendon Ossar. Finding aid is in English Descriptive Summary University of Texas at San Antonio. Women's Studies Institute University of Texas at San Antonio: Women's Studies Institute Records 1986-2004Materials are in English. UA 14.03 2.1 linear feet (2 Boxes + oversize posters) University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections The Women's Studies Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio opened in January 2003. The Institute functions as a research center, also developing curricula in women's studies and performing community outreach activities. In 2007, the Institute established the Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies degree program. The Institute sponsors lectures and conferences, hosts Women’s History Month celebrations, and works toward the furthering of Women's Studies curriculum development. This collection spans the years 1986 through 2004 and includes records of the Women's Studies Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio, as well records created by the UTSA Center for the Study of Women and Gender. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, posters, and other materials. Historical Note

The Women's Studies Institute (WSI) at the University of Texas at San Antonio opened in January 2003. The WSI functions as a research center, also developing curricula in women's studies and performing community outreach activities. In 2007, the WSI established the Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies degree program (a major offered by the College of Liberal and Fine Arts). The WSI sponsors lectures and conferences, hosts Women’s History Month celebrations, and works toward the furthering of Women's Studies curriculum development.

 Scope and Content Note

This collection spans the years 1986 through 2004 and includes records of the Women's Studies Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio, as well records created by the UTSA Center for the Study of Women and Gender.

Accession 2004-061 comprises posters from Women's History Week, 1986 through 2004.

Accession 2004-067 comprises documentation of the Committee for the Advancement of Women and various subcommittees, the development of the women and gender studies minor, and assorted records pertaining to grant administration.

Materials Collected by UTSA Archives and Special Collections, 2001-2006 include records of the UTSA Women's Studies Curriculum Committee, a copy of Women's Studies Institute News [newsletter of the Women's Studies Institute], and a copy of a letter from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approving the creation of a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Women's Studies.

This collection is housed at UTSA's HemisFair Park Campus, though off-site access is also available at UTSA's John Peace Library.

 Organization of Collection Original Deposit of July 2004 (Acc. 2004-061) Addition of August 2004 (Acc. 2004-067) Materials Collected by University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections, 2001-2006 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Usage Restrictions

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

 Related Materials

Material related to this collection may be found in the UTSA Center for the Study of Women and Gender Records (UA 13.01).

There are no known other archival collections created by the UTSA Women's Studies Institute at the date of accessioning.

 Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Women's Studies Institute in July 2004 and August 2004 (Acc. 2004-061 and 2004-067). Additional materials collected by University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections, 2001-2006.

 Processing Information

The collection is in two accessions, 2004-061 and 2004-067, with additional materials collected by the UTSA Archives and Special Collections Department, and has been encoded by Angela McClendon Ossar, University Archivist. More detailed processing is not anticipated at this time.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], UTSA Women's Studies Institute Records, UA 14.03, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

 Index Terms Organizations University of Texas at San Antonio. Women's Studies Institute. University of Texas at San Antonio--History. Subjects Women's studies.Universities and colleges--History--20th century. Locations San Antonio (Tex.)--History--20th century. Genres/Formats Correspondence. Reports.Curricula.Posters. Local Subjects UTSA HistoryUTSA RecordsWomen Inventory of the University of Texas at San Antonio: Women's Studies Institute Records Original Deposit of July 2004 (Acc. 2004-061)

This accession comprises posters from Women's History Week, 1986 through 2004.

 2 Women's History Week posters, 1986-2004 Addition of August 2004 (Acc. 2004-061)

Materials in this accession comprise documentation of the Committee for the Advancement of Women and various subcommittees, the development of the women and gender studies minor, and assorted records pertaining to grant administration.

 Committee on the Advancement of Women 1 Expanding Opportunities for Women and Minorities in The University of Texas System: Report to the Board of Regents by Chancellor William H. Cunningham, February 10, 1994 1 Subcommittee - Policy Review and Development - drafts, 1995-1996 1 Committee on the Advancement of Women - rough draft for discussion, September 9, 1996 1 Committee on the Advancement of Women - rough draft for discussion, October 7, 1996 1 Cunningham reponse to Report by Committee on the Advancement of Minorities, November 9, 1995 1 Comparing job satisfaction of men and women [survey, correspondence, report], 1996 1 The University of Texas System: Report of the Committee on the Advancement of Minorities, August 7, 1995 1 Subcommittee on Faculty Promotion and Tenure [Committee on the Advancement of Women], 1995-1996 and undated 1 Subcommittee on Professional Development and Training [Committee on the Advancement of Women],1994-1996 1 Subcommittee - Accountability, 1996 1 Committee on the Advancement of Women list / Meetings / Info, 1994-1995 and undated 1 UT Arlington - Women Committee meeting reports / statistics 1 Harvard survey - minority and female faculty 1 Statistics on Women in Academic Medicine, 1994-1995 1 UT System demographics, 1989-1993 1 UT El Paso - assorted materials, 1994-1995 and undated 1 Gender Distribution Report at UTHSCSA [UT Health Science Center at San Antonio], 1994 1 UTHSCSA Women's Faculty Association - memorandum, bylaws, newsletter, 1994 1 University of Wisconsin - Madison - Annual Report for 1993-94 Committee on Women in the University, 1994 1 MIT - information brochure for incoming women faculty, 1992 1 Faculty/salary/equity analysis, UT Pan American 1 UT Dallas 1 UTSA tenure and promotion policies, 1993 and undated 1 UTSA Affirmative Action and sexual harassment policies, 1991-1994 1 UT Health Center Tyler - workforce demographics report, 1994 1 Strategic initiative - CSWG, UTSA, 1994 1 Subcommittee on Salary Review and Equity Issues [Committee on the Advancement of Women], 1995-1996 1 U.S. Department of Labor - Primer on Potential Barriers to Advancement, 1991 1 Higher Education Salary Evaluation Kit - UTHC Tyler 1 NIH guidelines - inclusion of women and minorities as subjects in clinical research, 1994 1 NSF conference women and science 1 Texas Faculty Association - sexual harrassment info 1 Sexual harrassment 1 Women's Bureau lists/statistics, women in the workforce 1 Biomedical careers - women recruitment/retention/promotion 1 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board / study, women and minorities recruitment 1 Mailing lists and databases 1 WGS curriculum development, 2000 1 Texas Women's Faculty Forum - women's studies in Texas, 2001 and undated 1 Sexual misconduct policies - UT components and others 1 Women's Philanthropy Institute 1 Kellogg Award letter, 1998 1 Grant writing information 1 SAAF [San Antonio Area Foundation] application, 2001 1 Packard Foundation - funded 1 Packard - interim report, proposal and award letter, 2000 1 Packard - interim report, September 2001 1 Teaching American history grant information [funded but after dissolution of CSWG - turned over to History Dept.] 2 Flags, undated 2 Women's History Week brochures, 1987-1993 2 Can We Talk flyers 2 NEH - Extending the Reach grant proposal, June 2001 2 NHPRC grant proposal and correspondence, 2000 2 Ann Eisenberg - NSF proposal and CSWG grant development applications 2 Richard Wenzlaff - NSF proposal Women and Gender Studies 2 Women and Gender Studies minor - flyers, 2002 2 The Courage to Question: Women's Studies and Student Learning [book], 1992 2 Women's Studies minor at UTSA, 1994-1996 and undated 2 Courses for WS minor, Fall 1999 2 Course descriptions for WS minor, 1999 2 Articles on women's studies programs 2 Preliminary work on job market requirement of Feasibility Study 2 The National Council for Research on Women 2 UT Arlington articulation agreement 2 Women's studies at Southwest Texas State University 2 Vicki Ruiz [speaker], 2001 2 Women's History Week volunteers, 2002 2 Assorted Women's History Week materials 2 WGS minor 2 Mary Baker Eddy traveling exhibit, 2002 2 Bios 2 Course descriptions: Women and Gender Studies [from Undergraduate Catalog], 1996 2 Assorted materials Materials Collected by UTSA Archives and Special Collections

Materials comprise records of the UTSA Women's Studies Curriculum Committee, a copy of Women's Studies Institute News [newsletter of the Women's Studies Institute], and a copy of a letter from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approving the creation of a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Women's Studies.

 1 Materials Collected by UTSA Archives and Special Collections, 2001-2006