Summary

Creator:

Ladyslipper, Inc.

Abstract:

Ladyslipper Music is a North Carolina non-profit organization which has been involved in many facets of women's music since 1976. Their mission is to heighten public awareness of the achievements of women artists and musicians, and to expand the scope and availability of musical and literary recordings by women. This collection documents the history, activities, and output of this organization.

Extent:

190.5 Linear Feet
127 boxes

Language:

Materials in English

Collection ID:

RL.10140

Background

Scope and Content:

Collection documents this nonprofit organization dedicated to identifying, issuing, and promoting women's music. It consists of their financial records, including customer files, vendor files, retail and wholesale sales documentation; a complete run of their Catalog and Resource Guide of Music by Women, production materials used to create the guide including art and graphics, and other marketing and promotional materials, including advertisements. It also includes documentation of sponsored concerts and festivals, clippings, and extensive documentation of all administrative activities of the organization. It also includes copies audio materials produced and distributed by Ladyslipper, including master copies of recordings.

Biographical / Historical:

Ladyslipper, Inc. began 1976 in Durham, N.C. as a 4-page resource guide devoted to the musical accomplishments of women artists. Their initial mission was to fill the need for information about women in music, as well as to increase the accessibility of women's recordings. Their original guide eventually grew into the Catalog and Resource Guide of Music by Women, which became their signature publication. Ladyslipper grew alongside the second wave of the women's movement, inspired by women's music, arts, culture, and ideas. The organization became a nexus of women's activism and culture, both locally in Durham, and regionally in the Southeast, sponsoring many women's music events and gatherings. Ladyslipper is also a small, independent music label dedicated to issuing and promoting the work of innovative women artists.

More information about the organization and its activities can be found on its website: https://www.ladyslipper.org/

Acquisition Information:

The Ladyslipper Music Inc. Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in February 2002, December 2010, and October 2012. Acquired by the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.

Processing information:

Encoded by: Samantha Crisp and Megan Lewis, October 2015

Accessions described in this finding aid: 1995-0089, 2002-0047, 2010-0222, 2012-0183. Accessions 2010-0222 and 2012-0183 have been combined.

Arrangement:

Generally alphabetical. Original order and folder titles maintained.

Physical Location:

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Rules or Conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Names:

Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Ladyslipper, Inc.