Minorities collection, 1903-1992
4 boxes (1.75 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 439
Terms of Access and Use:
The collection is open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without further restrictions.
Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." Copyright to materials created by individuals or organizations may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Flyer for "Indian Women: Their Roles in the Resistance," a benefit for Women of All Red Nations (W.A.R.N.), undated
The Women of Color Collection consists primarily of published material relating to the status of women of color in the United States. For the purposes of this collection, "women of color" is used as a "solidarity definition," indicating (in the words of Loretta Ross) "a commitment to work in collaboration with other oppressed women of color who have been 'minoritized.'"
Materials in the collection date from 1903 to 1992, with the bulk of the material ranging from 1968 to 1982. Types of materials include articles, pamphlets, newsletters, bibliographies, position papers, and clippings. Items of particular interest include an issue of The Indian School Journal, published by the U.S. Indian School in Chilocco, Oklahoma, 1926; a selection of publications related to American Indian/Alaska Native women put out by the Ohoyo Resource Center in Wichita Falls, Texas, 1981-82; unpublished position papers from the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, 1980-82; A Resource Guide of American Indian-Alaskan Native Women and reports from conferences on the educational and occupational needs of Black, Hispanic, Asian-Pacific-American, and American Indian women, published by the U.S. Department of Education, 1976-80.
The collection is open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without further restrictions.
Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." Copyright to materials created by individuals or organizations may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Women of Color Collection, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass."
The Women of Color Collection is an on-going collection comprised of materials purchased by and donated to the Sophia Smith Collection by various donors
Periodic additions are expected and may not be reflected in this record.
Finding aid revised in 2002 by Gayla Spaulding, intern, and in 2015.
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General | 1903-1984, undated | Box 1: folder 1-2 | |
The Minority Woman in America: Professionalism at What Cost?, proceedings of a conference at the University of California, San Francisco | 1979 March 16-18 | Box 1: folder 3 | |
Morena 1992 Calendar, Women of Color Resource Guide | 1992 | Box 1: folder 4 | |
"Moving Mountains Past, Present, and Future: The Role of Women of Color in the American Political System," Brown Papers, National for Women of Color, issue 1, | 1984 | Box 1: folder 5 | |
The Organizer, National Alliance Against Racist and Political Oppression | 1981-1983 | Box 1: folder 6 | |
Racism | 1973, undated | Box 1: folder 7 | |
African-American women | 1979 March 16-18 | Box
1 | |
General | 1913-1984, undated | Box 1: folder 8-11 | |
Bibliographies | |||
General | 1955-1978, undated | Box 1: folder 12-13 | |
Black Lesbians: An Annotated Bibliography, compiled by J.R. Roberts and foreward by Barbara Smith, Naiad Press | 1981 | Box 1: folder 14 | |
"Black Women Calendar" | 1981-1983 | Box 1: folder 15 | |
Black Women's Educational Policy and Research Network Newsletter | 1981-1982 | Box 1: folder 16 | |
In the Memory and Spirit of Frances, Zora and Lorraine: Essays and Interviews on Black Women and Writing, edited by Juliette Bowles, Howard University Institute for the Arts and Humanities | 1979 | Box 2: folder 1 | |
Wellesley College Center for Research on Women: Working Papers | 1980-1982 | Box 2: folder 2-3 | |
Asian Pacific American women | |||
General | 1957-1978, undated | Box 2: folder 4 | |
Conference on the Educational and Occupational Needs of Asian-Pacific-American Women, U.S. Department of Education | 1976 August 24-25 | Box 2: folder 5 | |
Hispanic and Latina women | |||
General | 1974-1980, undated | Box 2: folder 6-7 | |
Conference on the Educational and Occupational Needs of Hispanic Women, U.S. Department of Education | 1976 June 29-30 and 1976 December 10-12 | Box 2: folder 8 | |
La Raza, | 1971, undated | Box 2: folder 9 | |
Indigenous women | |||
General | undated | Box 3: folder 1 | |
Conference on the Educational and Occupational Needs of American Indian Women, U.S. Department of Education | 1976 October 12-13 | Box 3: folder 2 | |
The Indian School Journal, Chilocco, Oklahoma | 1926 February | Box 3: folder 3 | |
"Native Women" issue of Canadian Women's Studies/les cahiers de la femme, volume 10, numbers 2 and 3 | 1989 summer/fall | Box 3: folder 4 | |
Ohoyo Inkhana: A Bibliography of American Indian-Alaska Native Curriculum Materials, Ohoyo Resource Center | circa 1981 | Box 3: folder 5 | |
Ohoyo Makachi: Words of Today's American Indian Women, a first collectoin of oratory by American Indian/Alaska Native women, Ohoyo Resource Center | circa 1981 | Box 3: folder 6 | |
Ohoyo One Thousand: A Rsource Guide of American Indian Alaska Native Women, Ohoyo Resource Center | 1982 | Box 3: folder 7 | |
Resource Guide of American Indian-Alaska Native Women, edited by Owanah P. Anderson and Sedelta D. Verble, U.S. Department of Education | 1980 | Box 3: folder 8 | |
OVERSIZE MATERIALS | |||
The White Brute, by Mary White Ovington | 1915 | Box
4 | |