A Guide to the Women's Center Records , RG 7-9A

ODU University Archives

3000 Perry Library
4427 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23529
Telephone: 757-683-5350
libspecialcollections@odu.edu
URL: https://www.odu.edu/library/special-collections

Special Collections Staff

Repository

ODU University Archives

Identification

RG 7-9A

Title

Women's Center Records circa 1977-2014, undated Date acquired: 00/00/2009

Quantity

3.60 Linear Feet

Quantity

1 Hollinger document case, 2 record center cartons, 1 microfilm box boxes

Creator

Old Dominion University. Women's Center

Language

English .

Abstract

The collection documents the Women's Center, which provides information and support to women students through courses, programs, conferences and support groups. The collection contains newsletters, course and event fliers, memos, a listing of courses offered each semester, photographs, newspaper clippings.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Old Dominion University Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Source of Acquisition

Old Dominion University Women's Center

Method of Acquisition

Various transfers.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Women's Center opened in 1976 and is responsible for providing information and support to older and/or returning women students through courses, programs, conferences and support groups. It also provides information on issues important to students, including sexual assault on campus. In 1995, the Women in Leadership and Development (W.I.L.D.) program was started, which supports women aspiring to attain leadership roles by enhancing leadership skills, and creating a social network for like-minded women.

Note written by

Scope and Contents

The collection contains newsletters, event fliers, memos, photographs, and other material related to the Women's Center at Old Dominion University. Aimed at the female student population at Old Dominion University, the Women's Center offers programs and services to promote gender equality.

Portions of the Women's Center Papers have been digitized and can be found in the Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections.

Arrangement Note

The collection is organized into four series: Series I: Administrative; Series II: Courses, Programs, Seminars, and Workshops; Series III: Events; and Series IV: Photographs.

Related Material

Old Dominion University Women's Caucus Records (RG 36-4A).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University. Women's Center
Women college students--Virginia--Norfolk

Series I

Series I: Administrative

1981-2002, undated

Scope and Contents

This series relates to the administrative aspect of the Women's Center. It includes correspondence in regards to Julie Dodd's candidacy for Coordinator of the National Women's Studies Association as well as an i It includes pamphlets that provide general information on the Women's Center. It includes various newsletters published by the Women's Center.

Sub-Series A
Sub-Series A: Women's Center Director and General Information
undated
Scope and Contents
This sub-series includes an undated pamphlet that explain the general overview of the Women's Center.
- Mixed Materials box: 01 Box 1
  Box 01
  - Mixed Materials box: 01 folder: 01 Folder 1
    Folder 01: Pamphlets
    undated
    Preferred Citation
    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Pamphlets, undated, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Sub-Series B
Sub-Series B: Newsletters
1981-2002
Scope and Contents
This sub-series includes the Women's Center newsletters from 1981 through 2002. It is made up of The Women's Center Newsletter, 1981-1988, Returning Women's Newsletter, 1986 through 1988, The Returning Woman Newsletter, 1988, 1990, 1991, Prisms Newsletter, 1989 through 1992, and The Collegiate Woman, 1998-2002.
- Mixed Materials box: 01 Box 1
  Box 01
  - Mixed Materials box: 01 folder: 02 Folder 2
    Folder 02: The Women's Center
    1981-1988
    Preferred Citation
    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, The Women's Center, 1981-1988, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
  - Mixed Materials box: 01 folder: 03 Folder 3
    Folder 03: The Women's Center Prisms
    1989-1992
    Preferred Citation
    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, The Women's Center Prisms, 1989-1992, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
  - Mixed Materials box: 01 folder: 04 Folder 4
    Folder 04: The Collegiate Woman
    1998-2002
    Preferred Citation
    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, The Collegiate Woman, 1998-2002, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Series II

Series II: Courses, Programs, Seminars and Workshops

circa 1977-2004

Scope and Contents

This series includes brochures that provide information on courses being offered during the semester, 1978 through 1987, and include the date and time of each. It also includes fliers and pamphlets on the courses, as well as programs, seminars and workshops, late 1970s through 1980. W.I.L.D. memos and brochures are also included, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004.

Mixed Materials box: 01 Box 1
Box 01
- Mixed Materials box: 01 folder: 05 Folder 5
  Folder 05: Course Listing Brochures
  1978-1987
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Course Listing Brochures, 1978-1987, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 01 folder: 06 Folder 6
  Folder 06: Brochures for Business/Management for Women's Programs
  circa 1977-1980
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Brochures for Business/Management for Women's Programs, circa 1977-1980, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 01 folder: 07 Folder 7
  Folder 07: Brochures for New/Alternative Careers for Teachers Programs
  circa 1978-1980
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Brochures for New/Alternative Careers for Teachers Programs, circa 1978-1980, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 01 folder: 08 Folder 8
  Folder 08: Women's Institute for Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.)
  1999-2004
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Women's Institute for Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.), 1999-2004, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Series III

Series III: Events

circa 1978-2014

Scope and Contents

This series includes memos and letters on conferences and receptions, late 1970s through mid-1980s, brochures on lectures and discussions, 1979, and a flier and invitation of the tenth anniversary of the Women's Center, 1986. It also includes an undated flier for a personal support group, a brochure for co-sponsored event at Obici Hospital, 1990, and a report on the Hidden from History conference, 1978.

Mixed Materials box: 01 Box 1
Box 01
- Mixed Materials box: 01 folder: 09 Folder 9
  Folder 09: Events
  circa 1978-2014
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Events, circa 1978-2014, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Series IV

Series IV: Photographs

undated

Scope and Contents

This series includes three photographs of women involved in Women's Center activities.

Mixed Materials box: 01 Box 1
Box 01
- Mixed Materials box: 01 folder: 10 Folder 10
  Folder 10: Photographs
  undated
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Photographs, undated, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Series V

Series V: Unprocessed

1976-2023

Scope and Contents

This series contains records of the Women's Center and Women and Gender Equity Center that have not been organized into the existing collection. They are arranged in chronological order.

Mixed Materials box: 02 Box 02
Box 02
- Mixed Materials box: 02 Folder 01
  Folder 01: Records
  1975
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Records, 1975, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 02 Folder 02
  Folder 02: Records
  1976
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Records, 1976, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 03 Folder 03
  Folder 03: Records
  1977
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Records, 1977, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 04 Folder 04
  Folder 04: Records
  1978
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Records, 1978, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 05 Folder 05
  Folder 05: Records
  1979
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, Records, 1979, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 06 Folder 06
  Folder 06: Records
  1980
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, Records, 1980, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 07 Folder 07
  Folder 07: Records
  1981
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 7, Records, 1981, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 08 Folder 08
  Folder 08: Records
  1982
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 8, Records, 1982, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 09 Folder 09
  Folder 09: Records
  1983
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 9, Records, 1983, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 10 Folder 10
  Folder 10: Records
  1984
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 10, Records, 1984, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 11 Folder 11
  Folder 11: Records
  1985
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 11, Records, 1985, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 12 Folder 12
  Folder 12: Records
  1986
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 12, Records, 1986, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 13 Folder 13
  Folder 13: Records
  1987
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 13, Records, 1987, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Graphic Materials box: 02 folder: 14 Folder 14
  Folder 14: Photographs
  1987
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 14, Photographs, 1987, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 15 Folder 15
  Folder 15: Records
  1988
  Collections and Univer
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 15, Records, 1988, Women's Center Records, Special sity Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 16 Folder 16
  Folder 16: Records
  1989
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 16, Records, 1989, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 17 Folder 17
  Folder 17: Records
  1990
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 17, Records, 1990, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 18 Folder 18
  Folder 18: Records
  1991
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 18, Records, 1991, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 19 Folder 19
  Folder 19: Records
  1992
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 19, Records, 1992, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 20 Folder 20
  Folder 20: Records
  1993
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 20, Records, 1993, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 02 folder: 21 Folder 21
  Folder 21: Records
  1994
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 21, Records, 1994, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Mixed Materials box: 03 Box 03
Box 03
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 01 Folder 01
  Folder 01: Records
  1995
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 1, Records, 1995, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 02 Folder 02
  Folder 02: Records
  1996
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 2, Records, 1996, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 03 Folder 03
  Folder 03: Records
  1997
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 3, Records, 1997, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 04 Folder 04
  Folder 04: Records
  1998
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 4, Records, 1998, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 05 Folder 05
  Folder 05: Records
  1999
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 5, Records, 1999, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 06 Folder 06
  Folder 06: Records
  2000
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 6, Records, 2000, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 07 Folder 07
  Folder 07: Records
  2001
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 7, Records, 2001, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 08 Folder 08
  Folder 08: Records
  2002
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 8, Records, 2002, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 09 Folder 09
  Folder 09: Records
  2003
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 9, Records, 2003, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 10 Folder 10
  Folder 10: Records
  2004
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 10, Records, 2004, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 11 Folder 11
  Folder 11: Records
  2005
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 11, Records, 2005, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 12 Folder 12
  Folder 12: Records
  2006
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 12, Records, 2006, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 13 Folder 13
  Folder 13: Records
  2007
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 13, Records, 2007, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 14 Folder 14
  Folder 14: Records
  2008
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 14, Records, 2008, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 15 Folder 15
  Folder 15: Records
  2009
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 15, Records, 2009, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 16 Folder 16
  Folder 16: Records
  2010
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 16, Records, 2010, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 17 Folder 17
  Folder 17: Records
  2011
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 17, Records, 2011, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 18 Folder 18
  Folder 18: Hidden From History Conference
  1978
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 18, Hidden From History Conference, 1978, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 19 Folder 19
  Folder 19: Records
  1978-2008
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 19, Records, 1978-2008, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 20 Folder 20
  Folder 20: Records
  circa 2012-2016
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 20, Records, circa 2012-2016, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 21 Folder 21
  Folder 21: Records
  2016-2017
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 21, Records, 2016-2017, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 03 folder: 22 Folder 22
  Folder 22: Records
  2018-2023
  Preferred Citation
  [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 22, Records, 2018-2023, Women's Center Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.