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- 1988-2003 (Creación)
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5 A boxes
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Historia biográfica
The Feminist and Women's Studies Association (1986-fl 2008) was established in 1986 as the Women's Studies Network. Its aim was to promote feminist research and teaching, and women's studies nationally and internationally. Through its elected executive committee, the Feminist and Women's Studies Association was involved in developing policy on issues of central importance to feminist scholars in further and higher education, supporting postgraduate events and enabling feminist research. Committed to raising awareness of women's studies, feminist research and women-related issues in secondary and tertiary education, the Feminist and Women's Studies Association liaised regularly with other gender-related research and community networks, as well as with policy groups. It organised conferences and produced a regular newsletter.
As at 2008 the organisation was active.
Institución archivística
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GB 106 5FWS 1988-2003 fonds 5 A boxes Feminist and Women's Studies Association
The Feminist and Women's Studies Association (1986-fl 2008) was established in 1986 as the Women's Studies Network. Its aim was to promote feminist research and teaching, and women's studies nationally and internationally. Through its elected executive committee, the Feminist and Women's Studies Association was involved in developing policy on issues of central importance to feminist scholars in further and higher education, supporting postgraduate events and enabling feminist research. Committed to raising awareness of women's studies, feminist research and women-related issues in secondary and tertiary education, the Feminist and Women's Studies Association liaised regularly with other gender-related research and community networks, as well as with policy groups. It organised conferences and produced a regular newsletter.
As at 2008 the organisation was active.
The Feminist and Women's Studies Association deposited the archive with The Women's Library in 2006.
The archive consists of:
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Administrative papers
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Minutes of Annual General Meetings
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Conference papers
-
Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings
-
Papers concerning related national and international organisations
-
Papers relating to publications
-
Papers relating to Women's Studies Courses in the UK and the Research Assessment Exercise
Please note: Women's Studies Network Newsletters / FWSA Newsletters were removed. Consult The Women's Library Printed Collections Catalogue periodicals for copies
Abbreviations used in collection:
ALSISS - Association of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences
AOIFE - Association of Institutions of Feminist Education
ENWS - European Network for Women's Studies
ESRC - Economic and Social Research Council
NAWO - National Alliance of Women's Organisations
QAA - Quality Assurance Association
RAE - Research Assessment Exercise
WISE - Women's International Studies Europe
WHEN - Women in High Education Network
WSN - Women's Studies Network
Archive has been arranged into 7 groups:
5FWS/01 - Administration
5FWS/02 - Annual General Meetings
5FWS/03 - Conference papers
5FWS/04 - Executive Committee Meetings
5FWS/05 - National and international links
5FWS/06 - Papers relating to publications
5FWS/07 - Women's Studies
This collection is available for research, except some files which remain closed in accordance with the Data Protection Act. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
English
The Women's Library Catalogue
The Women's Library also holds the records of the Women's Research and Resources Centre (5WRR); and the papers of Pat Caplin (7PAC). The Women's Library Printed Collections holds some publications by this organisation, including its newsletter. It also holds various Women's Liberation periodicals and press cuttings.
Finding aid created by export from CALM v7.2.14 Archives Hub EAD2002. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Origen del ingreso o transferencia
The Feminist and Women's Studies Association deposited the archive with The Women's Library in 2006.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
The archive consists of:
-
Administrative papers
-
Minutes of Annual General Meetings
-
Conference papers
-
Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings
-
Papers concerning related national and international organisations
-
Papers relating to publications
-
Papers relating to Women's Studies Courses in the UK and the Research Assessment Exercise
Please note: Women's Studies Network Newsletters / FWSA Newsletters were removed. Consult The Women's Library Printed Collections Catalogue periodicals for copies
Abbreviations used in collection:
ALSISS - Association of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences
AOIFE - Association of Institutions of Feminist Education
ENWS - European Network for Women's Studies
ESRC - Economic and Social Research Council
NAWO - National Alliance of Women's Organisations
QAA - Quality Assurance Association
RAE - Research Assessment Exercise
WISE - Women's International Studies Europe
WHEN - Women in High Education Network
WSN - Women's Studies Network
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Sistema de arreglo
Archive has been arranged into 7 groups:
5FWS/01 - Administration
5FWS/02 - Annual General Meetings
5FWS/03 - Conference papers
5FWS/04 - Executive Committee Meetings
5FWS/05 - National and international links
5FWS/06 - Papers relating to publications
5FWS/07 - Women's Studies
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
This collection is available for research, except some files which remain closed in accordance with the Data Protection Act. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
Condiciones
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
- latín
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
English
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
The Women's Library also holds the records of the Women's Research and Resources Centre (5WRR); and the papers of Pat Caplin (7PAC). The Women's Library Printed Collections holds some publications by this organisation, including its newsletter. It also holds various Women's Liberation periodicals and press cuttings.
Instrumentos de descripción
The Women's Library Catalogue
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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Estado de elaboración
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Idioma(s)
- inglés