Marilyn Crafton Smith Papers, 1978-1993 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Smith, Marilyn Crafton
Abstract:
Marilyn Crafton Smith is a retired faculty member at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC whose collection includes documentation of the activities of the National Organization for Women, the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment, feminism in Western North Carolina, and LGBT printed matter.
Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Collection ID:
RL.11194

Background

Scope and content:

Materials documenting the life and work of scholar, activist, and collector of feminist and LGBTQ print culture including student work, teaching files, clippings, Boone Area and Iowa City National Organization for Women (NOW) files, Western NC LGBTQ organization and event files,Southeastern Women's Studies Association (SEWSA) files, Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) files, Center for Research on Women (Duke and Memphis State University) files, social movement t-shirts, magazines, newspapers, journals, pamphlets, and books; and a Bride Bingo game.

Biographical / historical:

Marilyn Crafton Smith is a scholar, feminist activist, and collector who is a Professor Emeritus of Art at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. She has written about feminism in media and communication studies, as well as cultural politics in media.

Acquisition information:
The Marilyn Crafton Smith papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2014.
Processing information:

Processed by Rachel Sanders April, 2016; Accessions described in this collection guide: 2014-0184.

Subjects

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Subjects:
Equal rights amendments -- North Carolina
Feminism and higher education
Feminists -- North Carolina
Women's rights -- North Carolina
Names:
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
National Organization for Women
Appalachian State University

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