Robin Morgan papers, [1940s]-2003.

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Morgan, Robin. Robin Morgan papers, [1940s]-2003.

Robin Morgan papers, [1940s]-2003.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83827125

The accession (01-184) (5048 items, 9.10 lin. ft.; dated 1958-2001) comprises book manuscripts, correspondence, subject files, photographs, clippings, journals, taped interviews, and other material documenting Morgan's varied career as a feminist and author. Includes business correspondence and drafts for SATURDAY'S CHILD, A HOT JANUARY, LADY OF THE BEASTS, and DEPTH PERCEPTION; complete issues for the periodicals RAT (1970-1974) and UP FROM UNDER (1970-1971); geographic subject files on the status of women in various locations, including Africa, South Africa, and the Middle East; notes, 17 audio cassettes of interviews, and other materials from Morgan's visit to Palestine and Israel, as well as her trips to Austria, Egypt, and Jordan. Accession 01-184 also includes annual and financial reports and other records from the Sisterhood Is Global Institute; Morgan's class notes from Columbia University; notes from her interview with Patty Hearst and a draft of the resulting article; and correspondence, manifestos, artwork, and other ephemera from various lesbian separatist, women's liberation, and women's rights organizations and activities. There are 134 color and 8 black-and-white photographs, 156 color negatives, 2 CDs, and one videocassette tape. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. Addition (02-208) (9676 items, 15.9 lin. ft.; dated [ca. 1960s]-1999 and n.d. (bulk 1972-1999) consists primarily of contributor correspondence and production, grant funding, and legal records that document the development and publication of the anthologies SISTERHOOD IS POWERFUL (SIP) (1969-1979) and SISTERHOOD IS GLOBAL (1981-1989), as well as the Sisterhood Is Global Institute (1981-1995). The SIP files include correspondence and legal records regarding a copyright infringement lawsuit in which Morgan was one of the defendants (1974-1975), as well as letters from feminist organizations requesting grants from the profits of SIP. Addition 02-208 also includes working notes, correspondence, and legal and production files relating to several of Morgan's books, especially GOING TOO FAR, THE DEMON LOVER, and DRY YOUR SMILE (1970s-1990s); incoming and outgoing correspondence with Jane Alpert, Isel Rivero, Adrienne Rich, Vladimir Urban, and Marilyn Waring, among others (1970s-1990s); and newspaper clippings, correspondence, and notes documenting Morgan's feminist activism in the 1970s. There are 72 color and 11 black-and-white photographs and 1 color slide. The addition (03-022) (8775 items, 14 linear ft.; dated 1940s-2000 and n.d.) primarily comprises incoming and outgoing personal and professional correspondence (1950s-1998); records from Morgan's tenure as editor of MS. magazine (1970s-1980s); and drafts of various poems and prose works (1940s-1990s). The records from MS. include columns and editorials, internal memoranda, meeting minutes, correspondence with authors, and comments/reactions from readers. The addition also includes research, interviews, and Morgan's writings on Soviet feminist dissidents (n.d.); files on speaking engagements and readings (1970s-1987); course syllabi and notes, student papers, and other material from classes Morgan taught at the University of Denver (1995-1998); and other material relating to Morgan's career as a feminist activist and writer (1970s-2000). Addition (03-093) (300 items, .4 lin. ft.; dated 2003) consists of an annotated manuscript for Morgan's book SISTERHOOD IS FOREVER: THE WOMEN'S ANTHOLOGY FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM (2003).

23,799 items (39.4 lin. ft.)

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