Laura "Tibbie" Roberts papers, 1811-2011 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Roberts, Laura (Tibbie), 1914-
Abstract:
Laura "Tibbie" Roberts is a life-long activist for women's rights and has been repeatedly honored for her community service and volunteering in North Carolina and abroad. The collection consists of correspondence, conference materials, awards, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera from the life and volunteering of Tibbie Roberts. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
Extent:
4.5 Linear Feet
2933 items
Language:
Materials in English
Research Center:
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Collection ID:
RL.01100

Background

Scope and content:

The accession (2009-0084) (3.6 lin. ft.; 2700 items; dated 1970s-2000s) consists of correspondence, conference materials, awards, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera from the life and volunteering of Tibbie Roberts. Items of note include her materials from the North Carolina Council of Churches, the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing (1995), North Carolina Council for Women, the National Women's Conference in Houston (1978), and the United Methodist Church's United Methodist Women Southeast Jurisdiction. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.

The accession (2009-0150) (0.6 lin. ft.; 200 items; dated 1970s-1995) consists largely of scrapbooks from Roberts' conferences in the 1990s, including her trips to China, Singapore, and Malaysia as part of the Fourth Annual World Conference on Women, the NGO Forum on Women, and the World Methodist Conference, and her trip to Israel as part of an excavation course. Also included are materials from a filmstrip promoting the Equal Rights Amendment.

Accession (2010-0131) (0.1 lin. ft.; 25 items; dated 1979-1997 and undated) comprises material primarily related to support for the Equal Rigths Amendment. Includes printed material, newspaper clippings, 15 color photographs, and an ERA necklace medalion.

Accession (2011-0108 and 2011-0123)(0.2 lin. ft.; 8 items; dated 1811-2011 and undated) includes a family deed regarding land in Craven County; a letter; printed items on women and religion, one of which is annotated by the donor; and a piece of ephemera with a quote from the ERA on the front and a Bible verse on the back.

Biographical / historical:

Laura "Tibbie" Roberts is a life-long activist for women's rights and has been repeatedly honored for her community service and volunteering in North Carolina and abroad.

Acquisition information:

Gift, 2009 (2009-0084), 3.6 lin. ft.

Gift, 2009 (2009-0150), 0.6 lin. ft.

Gift, 2010 (2010-0131), 0.1 lin. ft.

Gift, 2011 (2011-0108 and 2011-0123), 0.2 lin. ft.

Processing information:

Collection is unprocessed; cataloged from accession records.

Encoded by: Meghan Lyon, March 2009

Updated for acc. 2010-0131 by: Alice Poffinberger, August 2010

Updated for acc. 2011-0108 and 2011-0123 by: Alice Poffinberger, June 2011

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2009-0084, 2009-0150, 2010-0131, 2011-0108 and 2011-0123

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