Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Separated Materials
- Encoding Information
- Series List
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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| Creator: | Leith, Priscilla Marie Tremper, 1935- |
| Title: | Priscilla Tremper Leith Papers |
| Dates: | 1974-1988 |
| Quantity: | 2.4 cubic feet (4 boxes) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, reports and other materials relating primarily to Leith’s work with the National Organization for Women. |
Biographical Note
Priscilla Marie Tremper Leith, born 1935, graduated from Vassar College in 1956 with a mathematics major and went on to do graduate work in business at Babson College. Leith has worked as an accountant, tax preparer, and journalist, publishing 200 articles between 1975 and 1978. Addtionally, Leith held public office in Ward 4 of the Democratic Committee of Newton, Massachusetts from 1980 to 1982. She became a member of the National Organization for Women soon after it was founded, and held leadership positions in Massachusetts NOW chapters.
TopScope and Content Note
Correspondence and other papers from NOW actions, meetings, and initiatives. Of particular interest are materials relating to the campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment, Walter Mondale’s 1984 Presidential campaign and the 1978 re-election campaign of Massachusetts Senator Edward Brooke. The collection includes letters from several notable politicians and activists, including Katherine Graham, Edward Kennedy, Robert Drinan, Edward Brooke, Thomas "Tip" O’Neill, as well as NOW Presidents Eleanor Smeal and Judy Goldsmith.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Names:
- Brooke, Edward William, 1919-
Organizations:
- National Organization for Women
Subjects:
- Equal rights amendments
- Sex discrimination--Law and legislation--Massachusetts
- Feminists--United States
- Women in politics
- Women's rights
VCL Categories
- Politics
- Women's History
Separated Materials
Some materials in the original Leith accession were added to the Woman Suffrage and Women's Rights Collection
TopAdministrative Information
Preferred Citation
Priscilla Tremper Leith Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Jared Berenholz, November 2007
Acquisition Information
Gift of Priscilla Tremper Leith, 2004.
Series List
Series I. Correspondence |
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Series II. Conference Materials |
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Series III. Massachusetts NOW Bylaws |
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Series IV. ERA Materials |
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Series V. Campaign Materials |
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Series VI. Massachusetts NOW State Council |
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Series VII. Economic Justice Committee |
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Series VIII. Miscellaneous |
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Container List
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Details
Correspondence, reports and other materials relating primarily to Leith’s work with the National Organization for Women.
