Oral histories documenting Yale University women 2007-2009

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Oral histories documenting Yale University women, 2007-2009

Title

Oral histories documenting Yale University women 2007-2009

Resource Link

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.1051

Abstract

The materials consist of audio recordings and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by Florence Minnis with women faculty, administrators, and staff affiliated with Yale University.

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0.46 linear feet (23 envelopes) and 44744.96 megabytes

Languages

eng,

Holding Repository

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6352635

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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