Lillian Waugh, Professor, Papers and Artifacts A&M 4518

Lillian Waugh, Professor, Papers and Artifacts A&M 4518


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 4518
Title
Lillian Waugh, Professor, Papers and Artifacts 1884-2021 1960-2018
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/206144
Quantity
5.75 Linear Feet, 5 ft. 9 in. (3 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 flat boxes, 4 in. each); (2 index card boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each)
Creator
Waugh, Lillian J., 1941-2018
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 .

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lillian Waugh, Professor, Papers and Artifacts, A&M 4518, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Lillian Jane Waugh was born in Lewistown, Maine, on 1941 June 1, and passed away in Morgantown, West Virginia, on October 8th, 2018. Growing up in Maine and New Hampshire, Lillian was a competitive student and athlete. Her career in social sciences began at Colby College, from which she received her BA in History. She went on to earn her MA in History at Bowling Green State University before teaching the very subject at Parsons College for three years. Lillian then attended the University of Massachusetts-Amherst where she completed her Ph.D. in History.

Her 1973 move to Morgantown, West Virginia, with husband David Yelton marked the beginning of her impact as a women's rights advocate in the community. She was an instrumental cofounder for the Morgantown chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW), serving as an officer, and contributing decades of advocacy for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Lillian helped to form the Rape Information Services (now Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center). This was the first shelter of its kind in West Virginia. She was also one of the early creators and faculty of West Virginia University's new Women's Studies Department (now Women's and Gender Studies). In addition to her role as a professor, Lillian led the WVU Women's Centenary project as its director in 1991 to collect and archive materials about the first century of women legally educated in West Virginia. The project aligned with her research interests in the early coeducation of women and women's labor. She received a Mary Catherine Buswell Award for her work on the project and continued building on it through the early 2000's.

Scope and Contents

Papers, photographs, binders, artifacts, and newspapers belonging to Lillian Waugh, professor of Women's Studies at WVU and gender equality activist. This collection contains personal family photographs, correspondence, and research about Waugh keeping her surname after marriage. Protest and activism papers, photographs, and artifacts include assorted materials related to Waugh's involvement in the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) campaign, gender equality movements, and anti-war protests. The collection features research, correspondence, and curriculum from Waugh's time as a WVU professor. It likewise includes substantial research for WVU's Women's Centenary Project, which Waugh directed.

Series include:

Series 1. Personal Papers and Photographs (Box 1); 1932-1999

Series 2. Protests and Activism (Box 1); 1972-2018

Series 3. West Virginia University Women's Studies Program (Box 1); bulk dates 1976-2017

Series 4. Women's Centenary Project Research (Box 2); 1884-2017

Series 5. Artifacts (Boxes 5-9); 1966-1995

Series 6. Newspapers and Newspaper Clippings (Box 10); bulk dates 1977-1999

Series 7. Oversize Material (Box 11); 1973-1984

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Container List

Series 1. Personal Papers and Photographs (Box 1)
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1-10 1932, 1951-2018, undated1960–1999
Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted personal papers and photographs, especially photographs and papers of Lillian's family and friends, holiday cards, her college report cards, her research and correspondence regarding keeping her surname (Waugh) upon marriage to David Yelton, and her 2018 obituary. Family photographs range from 1932-1950s.

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Series 2. Protests and Activism (Box 1)
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11-28 1972-2018, undated
Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted files and a binder, all containing materials from Waugh's participation in protests and activism from the 1970s-2000s. The files consist of papers, badges, membership cards, and photographs from her involvement with the National Organization for Women [NOW] and its protests for the Equal Rights Amendment [ERA], conferences, and gender equality initiatives. They also feature programs, flyers, publications, and newspaper clippings related to other activist movements and protests. The binder contains photographs and newspaper clippings from these other movements, especially those from anti-war protests.

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Series 3. West Virginia University Women's Studies Program (Box 1)
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 29-44 1892, 1920, 1976-20171976–2017
Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted papers and audiovisual media pertaining to Waugh's involvement as a founder and faculty member of the WVU Women's Studies (now Women and Gender Studies) Program. Most materials range from the 1970s-2000s. Materials include research that Waugh incorporated into her curriculum about the first Black students to graduate from WVU and women's suffrage movements. This material also contains departmental correspondence and academic consultations, the department's "Nexus" publications, an announcement of Waugh receiving the Buswell Award, grant reports, conference papers, and materials related to Waugh's retirement from WVU. The series also features an original telegram from 1920 announcing the passage of women's suffrage in West Virginia.

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Series 4. Women's Centenary Project Research (Box 2)
Mixed Materials Box: 2 1884–2017Bulk, 1980–2017
Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted papers and digital media containing research, program materials, publications, and conference applications regarding the WVU Women's Centenary Project. Most materials are from the 1980s-2000s. Two binders include research on the first WVU women students and graduates. This series also contains resesearch on women's inequality, labor, and education in West Virginia and Appalachia, including correspondence between Waugh and potential donors to the Centenary collection. They also feature the Centenary Project's publication, Centenary Currents .

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Series 5. Artifacts (Boxes 3-9)
Mixed Materials Box: 3 1966-1995, undatedBulk, 1966–1995
Scope and Contents

This series consists of assorted artifacts, including buttons, pins, sashes, clothing, and a handbag related to Lillian Waugh's involvement in protests and activism. Most materials are from the 1960s-1990s. A majority of artifacts relate to the National Organization for Women's initiatives and the campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment. Other artifacts relate to the Mondale-Ferraro 1984 presidential campaign, anti-war movements, and the WVU Women's Centenary Project.

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Series 6. Newspapers and Newspaper Clippings (Box 10)
Mixed Materials Box: 10 1899, 1916, 1977-20211977–2021
Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted newspapers regarding David Yelton (husband), women keeping their surnames upon marriage, anti-war protests, gender equality movements, and reserach for the Women's Centenary Project. Most newspapers range from the 1970s-1990s.

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Series 7. Oversize Material (Box 11)
Mixed Materials Box: 11 1973-1984, undated
Scope and Contents

These oversize materials include a magazine and campaign sticker regarding the Mondale-Ferraro 1984 presidential campaign, National Organization for Women [NOW] papers, papers regarding the Equal Rights Amendment [ERA], and research about women keeping their surnames upon marriage. Materials range from the 1970s-1980s.

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