Judith Stitzel Papers A&M 5039

Judith Stitzel Papers A&M 5039


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West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
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URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 5039
Title
Judith Stitzel Papers ca. 1920s, 1950-2013 and undated 1965-1998
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197572
Quantity
39.3 Linear Feet, Summary: 39 ft. 4 in. (26 records cartons, 15 in. each); (12 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (note card box, 3 1/2 in.); (note card box, 4 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)
Creator
Stitzel, Judith
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

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Conditions Governing Access

Special access restriction applies to boxes 23-26.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Judith Stitzel Papers, A&M 5039, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Biographical / Historical

Judith Gold Stitzel grew up in New York City in the lower East Side of Manhattan with her parents, Artie and Syd Gold, and her brother, Ivan. She was married to Robert Stitzel, former professor of pharmacology at WVU, from 1961 till his death in 2007. The couple had one son, David. Dr. Stitzel taught at West Virginia University from 1965 until her retirement in 1998. During that time, she served as a professor of English, director of the WVU Writing Lab, coordinator of the Women's Studies program, and director of the Center for Women's Studies. Dr. Stitzel was and continues to be active in many professional and community service organizations.

Dr. Stitzel received her B.A. in English from Barnard College (1961), her M.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin (1962), and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota (1968). She joined the West Virginia University faculty as an instructor in the Department of English in 1965 and taught at WVU until her retirement in May 1998 as professor emerita of English and women's studies. During her 33-year career at WVU, she served as the first director of the Writing Lab in the Department of English, taught some of the earliest courses on women in literature, was the first coordinator of the women's studies program (1980-1984) and the first director of the Center for Women's Studies (1984-1993). While director of the Center for Women's Studies, she established the annual JoAnne and Charles Dickinson symposium. From 1993 until her retirement, she was a professor of English and women's studies.

Dr. Stitzel offered public and professional service to a wide variety of organizations, including the WVU Faculty Senate and Council for Women's Concerns, the West Virginia Humanities Council, and the National Women's Studies Association. She has received many honors for her teaching and commitment to social justice. Indeed, Dr. Stitzel's contributions to WVU and the state of West Virginia go far beyond her role as "founding mother" of women's studies in the state. Her outstanding teaching and her long-standing and outspoken advocacy for women and minorities on campus, in the community, and the state made her a role model for countless women and men who, in turn, were empowered by her support to be advocates for social justice. Dr. Stitzel's impact on the lives of these individuals is clear in the extraordinary retirement ceremony, otherwise known as the "Judithon," that the Center for Women's Studies held for her in the fall of 1998. The West Virginia and Regional History Collection includes a copy of the program and a videotape of this event, which researchers should consult when using these papers.

In addition, Dr. Stitzel has kept a journal for many years. She has turned one of her journals into a book about the year after her husband's death, entitled Field Notes From Grief: The First Year .

For more details on Dr. Stitzel's professional career, please ask a curator for her curriculum vitae.

Scope and Contents

These records document the professional life of Judith Gold Stitzel, professor of English and Women's Studies at West Virginia University. They include materials relative to her own education, her career at West Virginia University, her public and professional service, her publications and speeches, and her many awards and honors. These papers also detail the development of Women's Studies as part of the curriculum at West Virginia University.

The collection includes extensive incoming and outgoing correspondence files that Dr. Stitzel maintained, some of which she arranged by correspondent and some of which she arranged by date, depending on the extent of her correspondence with an individual. These files include official correspondence and some personal correspondence. The collection also includes many letters of recommendation which were written for students, colleagues, and friends, as well as letters of support that she wrote for colleagues going through the promotion and tenure process at West Virginia University. These letters attest to the role that Dr. Stitzel played as advisor, counselor, and friend to current and former students, staff, and faculty at WVU, and elsewhere, throughout her career.

Dr. Stitzel's papers also include syllabi and course materials for a wide variety of courses, from introductory English composition to the senior capstone course in women's studies, as well as files that she kept on topics of current interest to her, with her comments on these topics.

Series 1. Pre-WVU Educational Records; 1954-1968 and undated; box 1.
Series 2. Correspondence; 1968-1997 and undated; box 2 - box 3, folder 7.
Series 3. Recommendation Letters; 1965-1998; box 3, folders 8-17.
Series 4. Incoming Letters; 1965-1998 and undated; box 3, folders 18-20.
Series 5. WVU Employment Records; 1967-2001; box 3, folders 21-38.
Series 6. English Department; 1967-1995 and undated; box 4, folders 1-12.
Series 7. Professional Service to English; 1968-1996; box 4, folders 13-31.
Series 8. Women's Studies Program; 1977-1987 and undated; box 4, folders 32-47.
Series 9. Center for Women's Studies; 1984-2002 and undated; box 4, folder 48 - box 5.
Series 10. Professional Service to Women's Studies; 1976-1998; box 6.
Series 11. International Activities; 1976-1988 and undated; box 7.
Series 12. Courses; 1974-1998 and undated; box 8 - box 11, folder 33.
Series 13. Service to WVU; 1967-1996 and undated; box 11, folder 34 - box 12, folder 8.
Series 14. Service to Community and State; 1976-1999 and undated; box 12, folder 9 - box 13, folder 12.
Series 15. Publications and Speeches; 1968-1998 and undated; box 13, folder 13 - box 14, folder 20.
Series 16. Awards, Honors, and Certificates; 1970-2000 and undated; box 14, folders 21-55.
Series 17. Subjects; 1950-2000 and undated; box 15.
Series 18. Student Related Materials; 1973-1998 and undated; boxes 16-21.
Series 19. Oversize; 1982-1998; box 22.
Addendum of 2018-04-02; ca. 1920s; box 22.
Addendum of 2018-04-17; ca. 1960s-2013; boxes 22-45 and oversize material.

In addition, the West Virginia and Regional History Center holds records of the WVU Center for Women's Studies. These include the records of the centenary of women's education at WVU (1989-1991) in A&M 3376 and 5048; videotapes of the annual Dickinson symposia in A&M 5052; and additional Center for Women's Studies records in A&M 5131; and materials regarding Dr. Stitzel's retirement in A&M 5037. These should be considered as complementary resources for this collection. Additional records are also available at the Center for Women's Studies, West Virginia University.

Because there are still papers that Dr. Stitzel has not yet donated to the WVRHC, it is important for future researchers to note that there may be additional donations to these papers that she or her family may choose to make.

Separated Material

25 issues of Nexus (1991-2008) separated to WVRHC collection, to supplement the other issues we have cataloged.


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Container List

Series 1. Pre-WVU Educational Records
Mixed Materials Box: 1 1954-1968 and undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

Series 1. Pre-WVU Educational Records; 1954-1968 and undated; box 1. This series includes high school and college notes, grades, assignments, transcripts, certificates, and diplomas. Also contains drafts and copy of doctoral thesis.

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Series 2. Correspondence
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1-7 1968-1997 and undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

Series 2. Correspondence; 1968-1997 and undated; box 2 - box 3, folder 7. This series includes correspondence grouped by correspondent and date. The yearly correspondence primarily documents Dr. Stitzel's professional duties relating to English and Women's Studies, but also includes some materials relative to her public and professional service activities.

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Series 3. Recommendation Letters
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8-17 1965-1998English.
Scope and Contents

Series 3. Recommendation Letters; 1965-1998; box 3, folders 8-17. This series includes numerous recommendation letters written for colleagues, students, and friends. Many of these letters are accompanied by notes requesting the recommendation, as well as resumes and/or curriculum vitae.

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Series 4. Incoming Letters
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 18-20 1973-1996 and undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

Series 4. Incoming Letters; 1965-1998 and undated; box 3, folders 18-20. This series includes miscellaneous letters, cards, and thank you letters received by Dr. Stitzel.

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Series 5. WVU Employment Records
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 21-38 1967-2001English.
Scope and Contents

Series 5. WVU Employment Records; 1967-2001; box 3, folders 21-38. This series includes appointment notices, sabbatical records, faculty performance evaluations, academic productivity reports, and draft curriculum vitae. Also includes "credentials" files kept by Dr. Stitzel which contain programs, letters of thanks, recommendation and award letters, clippings, and other materials that document her activities as professor of English and Director of the Center for Women's Studies.

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Series 6. English Department
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1-12 1967-1995 and undatedEnglish.
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Series 6. English Department; 1967-1995 and undated; box 4, folders 1-12. This series includes memoranda, teaching assignments, newsletters, and other English department records. Also includes materials relating to the WVU Writing Lab and Dr. Stitzel's graduate faculty status.

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Series 7. Professional Service to English
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 13-31 1968-1996English.
Scope and Contents

Series 7. Professional Service to English; 1968-1996; box 4, folders 13-31. This series includes copies of Dialogue for English Teachers in West Virginia and related materials; grant applications; College English Language Arts Council conference materials; WV State Language Art Council papers; and programs and correspondence regarding conferences and panels.

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Series 8. Women's Studies Program
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 32-47 1977-1987 and undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

Series 8. Women's Studies Program; 1977-1987 and undated; box 4, folders 32-47. This series includes materials relating to the early activities of the Women's Studies program at WVU; records that document the development of the introductory Women's Studies course; materials from the Women and Food Lecture series and the Women's Studies Lecture series; a copy of The Directory of Research and Researchers in Women's Studies at WVU and a revised edition; and notes on the Women's Studies program becoming the Center for Women's Studies.

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Series 9. Center for Women's Studies
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 48-64 Mixed Materials Box: 5 1984-2002 and undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

Series 9. Center for Women's Studies; 1984-2002 and undated; box 4, folder 48 - box 5. This series includes Women's Studies executive committee, graduate research committee, and curriculum committee records; materials relating to the WVU Women's Centenary; Center for Women's Studies assessment plans and related documents; WV Alliance for Women's Studies records; scattered issues of Nexus , a joint Center for Women's Studies and WV Alliance for Women's Studies publication; Dickinson Symposium materials; and other records relating to course work, activities, and the development of the Center and its programs.

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Series 10. Professional Service to Women's Studies
Mixed Materials Box: 6 1975-1998English.
Scope and Contents

Series 10. Professional Service to Women's Studies; 1976-1998; box 6. This series includes conference materials, grant applications, National Women's Studies Association materials, records relating to thesis committees on which Dr. Stitzel served, The Sourcebook for Women Who Create and related materials, Women and Music conference materials, Women and Creativity conference materials, and other records relating to Dr. Stitzel's professional activities.

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Series 11. International Activities
Mixed Materials Box: 7 1976-1988 and undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

Series 11. International Activities; 1976-1988 and undated; box 7. This series includes materials relating to Dr. Stitzel's experiences and activities while traveling in Japan and China, participating in the International Women's Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, and on sabbatical in Australia.

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Series 12. Courses
Mixed Materials Box: 8 Mixed Materials Box: 9 Mixed Materials Box: 10 Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1-33 1974-1998 and undatedEnglish.
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Series 12. Courses; 1974-1998 and undated; box 8 - box 11, folder 33. This series includes syllabi, class exercises, assignments, resource articles, and other materials for English, Technology Education, and Women's Studies courses. Also includes materials relating to the Teaching Women's Literature from a Regional Perspective (TWLRP) project.

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Series 13. Service to WVU
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 34-56 Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1-8 1967-1996 and undatedEnglish.
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Series 13. Service to WVU; 1967-1996 and undated; box 11, folder 34 - box 12, folder 8. This series includes materials relating to Student Action for Appalachian Progress, WVU Peace Movement, the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program, Stitzel's candidacy for WVU President, the WVU Council for Women's Concerns, the Consortium for Faculty and Course Development in International Studies (FACDIS), WVU Social Justice Committee, the WVU Gerontology program, sexual harassment, and curriculum development.

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Series 14. Service to the Community and State
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 9-44 Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1-12 1976-1999 and undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

Series 14. Service to Community and State; 1976-1999 and undated; box 12, folder 9 - box 13, folder 12. This series includes materials relating to Appalwow (Appalachian Women Grants for Writers), Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA), the Women in the Community project (WIC), the WV Humanities Foundation, Ecotheater, mentoring program with Clarksburg Business and Professional Women, and the Celebrate the Community Gathering, among others.

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Series 15. Publication and Speeches
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 13-65 Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 1-20 1968-1998 and undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

Series 15. Publications and Speeches; 1968-1998 and undated; box 13, folder 13 - box 14, folder 20. This series includes published and unpublished articles, conference presentations, and public speeches.

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Series 16. Awards, Honors, and Certificates
Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 21-55 1970-2000English.
Scope and Contents

Series 16. Awards, Honors, and Certificates; 1970-2000 and undated; box 14, folders 21-55. This series includes nomination materials and other records relating to Dr. Stitzel's awards and honors, such as the WVU Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Award, the Eberly Professorship, and the Neil S. Bucklew Social Justice Award, among others.

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Series 17. Subjects
Mixed Materials Box: 15 1950-2000 and undatedEnglish.
Scope and Contents

Series 17. Subjects; 1950-2000 and undated; box 15. This series includes materials relating to Alvena Seckar, Vera and Ivan Gold, political correctness, peace movements, the Persian Gulf War, simulation exercises, and other topics of interest to Dr. Stitzel.

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Series 18. Student Related Materials
Mixed Materials Box: 16 Mixed Materials Box: 17 Mixed Materials Box: 18 Mixed Materials Box: 19 Mixed Materials Box: 20 Mixed Materials Box: 21 1973-1998 and undatedEnglish.
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Series 18. Student Related Materials; 1973-1998 and undated; boxes 16-21. This series includes student writings in the form of research papers, essays, journals, proposals, projects, midterm and final examinations, and class exercises. Also may include class lists, attendance sheets, instructor comments, grade reports, and student information cards. Documents are organized by course.

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Series 19. Oversize
Mixed Materials Box: 22 1982-1998English.
Scope and Contents

Series 19. Oversize; 1982-1998; box 22. This series includes posters from a Women and Creativity Conference, Dickinson Symposia, and a Women In the Community photography exhibit.

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Addendum of 2018-04-02
Mixed Materials Box: 22 ca. 1920sEnglish.
Scope and Contents

Addendum of 2018-04-02; ca. 1920s; box 22. Four refillers for Deauville compacts, by maker Richard Hudnut: stage rouge, naturelle powder, white compact powder, and Rachel compact powder. Includes the refill containers, pressed powder, instructions, and applicator in most cases.

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Addendum of 2018-04-17
Mixed Materials Box: 22 Mixed Materials Box: 23 Mixed Materials Box: 24 Mixed Materials Box: 25 Mixed Materials Box: 26 Mixed Materials Box: 27 Mixed Materials Box: 28 Mixed Materials Box: 29 Mixed Materials Box: 30 Mixed Materials Box: 31 Mixed Materials Box: 32 Mixed Materials Box: 33 Mixed Materials Box: 34 Mixed Materials Box: 35 Mixed Materials Box: 36 Mixed Materials Box: 37 Mixed Materials Box: 38 Mixed Materials Box: 39 Mixed Materials Box: 40 Mixed Materials Box: 41 Mixed Materials Box: 42 Mixed Materials Box: 43 Mixed Materials Box: 44 Mixed Materials Box: 45 ca. 1960-2013English.
Scope and Contents

Addendum of 2018-04-17; ca. 1960s-2013; boxes 22-45 and oversize material. Includes a variety of materials pertaining to Dr. Stitzel's professional life. Subjects include the Center for Women's Studies, women's studies curriculum, student work, Morgantown city planning, Field Notes From Grief , and more. Formats include correspondence, publications, clippings, photographs, broadsides, pamphlets, audiovisual materials, and more. The addendum is minimally processed.

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