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Women's archives hold a significant place in the historical record, illuminating stories of indiv... more Women's archives hold a significant place in the historical record, illuminating stories of individuals who had an impact on our past in both powerful and quiet ways. The history of the archives themselves and the struggle to achieve equal representation within the historical record also tell a valuable story, one that deftly examines American culture and society over the past few centuries.
In Perspectives on Women's Archives, eighteen essays written by noted archivists and historians illustrate the origins of a women-centered history, the urgent need to locate records that highlight the diverse experiences of women, and the effort to document women's experiences. The essays also expose the need for renewed collaboration between archivists and historians, the challenges related to the accessibility of women's collections, and the development of community archives.
Ultimately, archival relevancy is reinforced, not diminished, by sharing resources and exposing absences. This book inspires new thinking about the value of women's archives and how to fill the gaps in our recordkeeping to move toward a more diverse and inclusive future.
Articles by Tanya Zanish-Belcher
Archival Issues: journal of the Midwest Archives Conference, 2006
Providing proper housing and storage of archival materials is a primary goal undertaken in all a... more Providing proper housing and storage of archival materials is a primary
goal undertaken in all archives. Standard containers for manuscripts, documents, photographs, three-dimensional objects, and other archival materials are readily available.
However, for nonstandard, unusual, or complex objects that require additional support,
developing housing or specialized storage can be problematic. Thinking creatively
about housing and storage of archival materials increases the wealth of housing options available to archives even when a conservator is not available. Archivists can
incorporate pre-made and traditional archival supplies in innovative ways to create
structures that store and protect, while at the same time, limit handling during use and
exhibition. Three basic methods (sink mats, boxes with fillers, and archival sleeves and
wrappers) can assist in this process and are illustrated with examples from the Iowa
State University Library Special Collections
Selected Works (BePress) by Tanya Zanish-Belcher
Conference Presentations by Tanya Zanish-Belcher
Papers by Tanya Zanish-Belcher
"It is a profession that is new, unlimited and rich!": the promotion of the Ame... more "It is a profession that is new, unlimited and rich!": the promotion of the American fashion designer in the 1930s
College and Research Libraries News, 2003
Digital access and the Web have altered the , landscape of archives and special collections perma... more Digital access and the Web have altered the , landscape of archives and special collections permanently and allowed increasing numbers of users to locate ard access archives and other rare materials. Throughout history, documents, manuscripts, and rare books were rese~ ed for an in-house elite number of scholars. Now there are no limits, except time and expense; on primary resources being made available electronically worldwide
Women in Engineering ProActive Network, 1996
Still Unheard by the Mainstream: Locating Serial Articles on Women in Science Tanya Zanish-Belche... more Still Unheard by the Mainstream: Locating Serial Articles on Women in Science Tanya Zanish-Belcher SUMMARY. The second wave of the women's movement begin-ning in the 1960s led to a renewed interest in the roles that women have played in history and society, ...
Collection Management, 2006
This article examines archival collecting, taking as case studies two women’s archives. Drawing o... more This article examines archival collecting, taking as case studies two women’s archives. Drawing on their experiences building the
The Curtiss-Wright Cadettes, sponsored by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, was a U.S. World War II... more The Curtiss-Wright Cadettes, sponsored by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, was a U.S. World War II program to recruit women into engineering to fill in for men who had been drawn into the war effort. Curtiss-Wright was in the process of scaling up mass production of armaments and needed skilled workers. The Corporation thus requested that the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education consult the engineering colleges to carry on a special program for preparing college women for responsibilities in engineering. 800 women were given accelerated training programs in major American universities and placed in engineering jobs at Curtiss-Wright facilities around the country. This paper examines the experiences of those women, based on documentary evidence and on a number of interviews with women who participated in the program. We explore the question of whether this program represented a breakthrough for women in engineering, demonstrating that women could serve well in that occup...
The number of repositories dedicated to collecting women's papers has grown substantially in ... more The number of repositories dedicated to collecting women's papers has grown substantially in the past quarter century, with no fewer than 15 established after 1990. This article analyzes that trend, arguing that activists—as well as scholars and archivists—have been at the forefront in establishing these new archives. As the fields of women's history, women's studies, and gender studies have matured, and as women's historians have broadened their vision to include diverse groups, geographic regions, and topics, significant gaps in the documentary record have become evident. Scholars, archivists, and activists have responded to that need with new collecting initiatives and new archives. The authors contend that woman-centered repositories will continue to play an important role in the archival landscape in the coming decades.
Providing proper housing and storage of archival materials is a primary goal undertaken in all ar... more Providing proper housing and storage of archival materials is a primary goal undertaken in all archives. Standard containers for manuscripts, documents, photographs, three-dimensional objects, and other archival materials are readily available. However, for nonstandard, unusual, or complex objects that require additional support, developing housing or specialized storage can be problematic. Thinking creatively about housing and storage of archival materials increases the wealth of housing options available to archives even when a conservator is not available. Archivists can incorporate premade and traditional archival supplies in innovative ways to create structures that store and protect, while at the same time, limit handling during use and exhibition. Three basic methods (sink mats, boxes with fillers, and archival sleeves and wrappers) can assist in this process and are illustrated with examples from the Iowa State University Library Special Collections.
Archives and Museum Informatics, 1993
Women's archives hold a significant place in the historical record, illuminating stories of indiv... more Women's archives hold a significant place in the historical record, illuminating stories of individuals who had an impact on our past in both powerful and quiet ways. The history of the archives themselves and the struggle to achieve equal representation within the historical record also tell a valuable story, one that deftly examines American culture and society over the past few centuries.
In Perspectives on Women's Archives, eighteen essays written by noted archivists and historians illustrate the origins of a women-centered history, the urgent need to locate records that highlight the diverse experiences of women, and the effort to document women's experiences. The essays also expose the need for renewed collaboration between archivists and historians, the challenges related to the accessibility of women's collections, and the development of community archives.
Ultimately, archival relevancy is reinforced, not diminished, by sharing resources and exposing absences. This book inspires new thinking about the value of women's archives and how to fill the gaps in our recordkeeping to move toward a more diverse and inclusive future.
Archival Issues: journal of the Midwest Archives Conference, 2006
Providing proper housing and storage of archival materials is a primary goal undertaken in all a... more Providing proper housing and storage of archival materials is a primary
goal undertaken in all archives. Standard containers for manuscripts, documents, photographs, three-dimensional objects, and other archival materials are readily available.
However, for nonstandard, unusual, or complex objects that require additional support,
developing housing or specialized storage can be problematic. Thinking creatively
about housing and storage of archival materials increases the wealth of housing options available to archives even when a conservator is not available. Archivists can
incorporate pre-made and traditional archival supplies in innovative ways to create
structures that store and protect, while at the same time, limit handling during use and
exhibition. Three basic methods (sink mats, boxes with fillers, and archival sleeves and
wrappers) can assist in this process and are illustrated with examples from the Iowa
State University Library Special Collections
"It is a profession that is new, unlimited and rich!": the promotion of the Ame... more "It is a profession that is new, unlimited and rich!": the promotion of the American fashion designer in the 1930s
College and Research Libraries News, 2003
Digital access and the Web have altered the , landscape of archives and special collections perma... more Digital access and the Web have altered the , landscape of archives and special collections permanently and allowed increasing numbers of users to locate ard access archives and other rare materials. Throughout history, documents, manuscripts, and rare books were rese~ ed for an in-house elite number of scholars. Now there are no limits, except time and expense; on primary resources being made available electronically worldwide
Women in Engineering ProActive Network, 1996
Still Unheard by the Mainstream: Locating Serial Articles on Women in Science Tanya Zanish-Belche... more Still Unheard by the Mainstream: Locating Serial Articles on Women in Science Tanya Zanish-Belcher SUMMARY. The second wave of the women's movement begin-ning in the 1960s led to a renewed interest in the roles that women have played in history and society, ...
Collection Management, 2006
This article examines archival collecting, taking as case studies two women’s archives. Drawing o... more This article examines archival collecting, taking as case studies two women’s archives. Drawing on their experiences building the
The Curtiss-Wright Cadettes, sponsored by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, was a U.S. World War II... more The Curtiss-Wright Cadettes, sponsored by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, was a U.S. World War II program to recruit women into engineering to fill in for men who had been drawn into the war effort. Curtiss-Wright was in the process of scaling up mass production of armaments and needed skilled workers. The Corporation thus requested that the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education consult the engineering colleges to carry on a special program for preparing college women for responsibilities in engineering. 800 women were given accelerated training programs in major American universities and placed in engineering jobs at Curtiss-Wright facilities around the country. This paper examines the experiences of those women, based on documentary evidence and on a number of interviews with women who participated in the program. We explore the question of whether this program represented a breakthrough for women in engineering, demonstrating that women could serve well in that occup...
The number of repositories dedicated to collecting women's papers has grown substantially in ... more The number of repositories dedicated to collecting women's papers has grown substantially in the past quarter century, with no fewer than 15 established after 1990. This article analyzes that trend, arguing that activists—as well as scholars and archivists—have been at the forefront in establishing these new archives. As the fields of women's history, women's studies, and gender studies have matured, and as women's historians have broadened their vision to include diverse groups, geographic regions, and topics, significant gaps in the documentary record have become evident. Scholars, archivists, and activists have responded to that need with new collecting initiatives and new archives. The authors contend that woman-centered repositories will continue to play an important role in the archival landscape in the coming decades.
Providing proper housing and storage of archival materials is a primary goal undertaken in all ar... more Providing proper housing and storage of archival materials is a primary goal undertaken in all archives. Standard containers for manuscripts, documents, photographs, three-dimensional objects, and other archival materials are readily available. However, for nonstandard, unusual, or complex objects that require additional support, developing housing or specialized storage can be problematic. Thinking creatively about housing and storage of archival materials increases the wealth of housing options available to archives even when a conservator is not available. Archivists can incorporate premade and traditional archival supplies in innovative ways to create structures that store and protect, while at the same time, limit handling during use and exhibition. Three basic methods (sink mats, boxes with fillers, and archival sleeves and wrappers) can assist in this process and are illustrated with examples from the Iowa State University Library Special Collections.
Archives and Museum Informatics, 1993
This presentation will focus on a collaborative documentary project, which is an effort to docume... more This presentation will focus on a collaborative documentary project, which is an effort to document minority undergraduate students and their college experience at Iowa State University. The purpose is two-fold: first to better connect these students with their own individual college experience, and to also provide historical documentation for students of color at Iowa State University, which in the past, has been difficult to create or collect. One of the most difficult aspects of university life to create and/or collect documentation, is without a doubt, for the student experience. John Straw observes that “A significant part of the education process never gets into print or recorded anywhere but in the student’s memory.”[1] In regards to recordkeeping practices, university offices, administrators, and faculty are much more consistent in retaining and transferring materials as part of the university’s records retention schedule. In addition, there are even fewer traditional papers...
Providing proper housing and storage of archival materials is a primary goal undertaken in all ar... more Providing proper housing and storage of archival materials is a primary goal undertaken in all archives. Standard containers for manuscripts, documents, photographs, three-dimensional objects, and other archival materials are readily available. However, for nonstandard, unusual, or complex objects that require additional support, developing housing or specialized storage can be problematic. Thinking creatively about housing and storage of archival materials increases the wealth of housing options available to archives even when a conservator is not available. Archivists can incorporate premade and traditional archival supplies in innovative ways to create structures that store and protect, while at the same time, limit handling during use and exhibition. Three basic methods (sink mats, boxes with fillers, and archival sleeves and wrappers) can assist in this process and are illustrated with examples from the Iowa State University Library Special Collections.
E dward and Minne Allen were citizens of the world who made their home in Iowa. They dedicated th... more E dward and Minne Allen were citizens of the world who made their home in Iowa. They dedicated their long and active lives to edu cation, community service, and social justice. They met in Berlin in a time of violence and lived out their lives in Ames working for peace. Edward Switzer Allen was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1887. He attended a Quaker school in Baltimore and later joined the Religious Society of Friends. At Harvard he received his A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. His specialty was geometry, the kind useful in mathematical physics, especially in relativity theory. He first taught mathematics at Dartmouth College and Brown University. Minne (pronounced Min-na) Miiller-Liebenwalde was born in Sondershausen, Germany, in 1887. Early
Wake Forest University Special Collections & Archives (SCA) has increased its programming for K–1... more Wake Forest University Special Collections & Archives (SCA) has increased its programming for K–12 students in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County community over the past several years. In 2019, SCA chose to refocus its K–12 efforts (2019–2021) at the Kingswood Alternative School. The students at Kingswood School are enrolled to receive additional educational and behavioral support in addition to the standard K–12 education provided to all students in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system. Part of the Crossnore Children’s Home literally down the road from Wake Forest University, it seemed to offer an opportunity to have a tremendous impact on a smaller K–12 population facing numerous challenges.Planned programming for the K–5 (2019–2020) and 6–12 (2020–2021) grades currently includes career day with visits by local professionals; programming focusing on the creative use of archives; show and tell with rare books, including miniatures, artists’ books, and books created for the ...
Library Trends, 2008
In 2000, we coauthored "A Room of One's Own: Women's Archives in the Year 2000,&qu... more In 2000, we coauthored "A Room of One's Own: Women's Archives in the Year 2000," an article focused on the growing number of women's archives in the United States and the impetus for their creation (Mason & Zanish-Belcher, 1999). We argued that women's archives were ...