Margaret Cruikshank papers, 1971-1986 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Collection consists of drafts, background/research notes, correspondence and publicity materials for three published works edited by Cruikshank: Lesbian path (1980, 1985), a collection of autobiographical writings; Lesbian studies (1982), a women's history and lesbian studies text and New lesbian writing (1984), a lesbian literature anthology. The collection also includes background/research files for women's studies and lesbian studies courses taught by Cruikshank and related correspondence and publicity materials. Personal correspondence is also included in the collection. In her papers, Cruikshank explains the three anthologies, their genesis and their inclusions. She traces their origins in the women's studies movement and through the lesbian academics' network created by the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) and details the editorial process. Cruikshank's correspondence and publications in the collection often discuss her experiences in teaching lesbian studies/women's studies and her life-long efforts to integrate lesbian and gay material into the college curriculum. Her correspondence in the collection also traces the networks of lesbian critics, academics and writers that were established through panels at the Modern Language Association's (MLA) and Gay Academic Union's (GAU) annual conventions, pioneering lesbian feminist periodicals of the 1970s, lesbian groups, women's studies programs, writing workshops, and women's publishing presses