Julia Penelope papers, ca. 1986-1999
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Summary
- Creator:
- Penelope, Julia, 1941-
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet
1800 Items - Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.01010
Background
- Scope and content:
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This accession continues to document Julia Penelope's life as a lesbian and feminist activist and academic. Materials include correspondence and financial records; lecture notes and writings by Penelope dealing with subjects that include linguistics, lesbian communities, lesbian separatists, and coming out; subject files; and book reviews of works by Penelope and others. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. For information on earlier accessions, please consult the Duke Library online catalog.
- Biographical / historical:
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Julia Penelope is a feminist and linguist who ran Crossing Press and presently runs Wordwise.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, 2000
- Processing information:
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Processed by Ruth E. Bryan
Completed January 15, 2001
Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Julia Penelope Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University