Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

This collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Custodial History:

This collection was previously part of the University Archives Publications Collection.

Preferred Citation:

Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Processing Information:

Processing and finding aid completed by Steven Bookman,  University Archives Specialist, in April 2010.

Historical Note:

The Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies program was established in 2013 and grew out of the previous Women's Studies program at the College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains newsletters, announcements, and other publications from the Women's Studies program at the College of William and Mary. Included in the collection are announcements for Winged Nation , a student newspaper showcasing student writing and artwork on subjects related to social issues.The program was renamed Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies in 2013.

Related Material

Faculty Women's Caucus Records (UA 36); Elaine Themo Papers (UA 6.075); Student Organizations Collection under Women's Studies Club (UA 7.047); University Archives Poster Collection under Winged Nation (UA 12); Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies under Acc. 2000.013 (UA 108).

Separated Material

The publications were pulled from the Charles Center for Honors and Interdisciplinary Studies Records and were added to this collection on 4/22/2010.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Announcements
• College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff
• College of William and Mary--Students
• College of William and Mary--Women's Studies Program
• College student newspapers and periodicals--United States
• Feminism--United States
• Newsletters
• Publications