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Series X: Our North American Foremothers Documentary, 1970-1984, inclusive

Extent

5.55 Linear Feet in 4 manuscript boxes, a record carton, a custom box, a flat box, an oversized flat box, and a flat-file-folder

Scope and Content Note

This series includes materials related to NOW's multimedia documentary, Our North American Foremothers, which was written and produced by Anne Grant. This series includes over 1200 slides depicting historical figures, places, documents, and artifacts from the struggle for women's rights; a 25 page script for the show narrating the history of women's rights and feminism; photographs; correspondence; and ephemera. The series also includes four reels of 16 mm film made for the project by Maria Lessing that were not included in the final project. It should be noted that correspondence about copyright related to the documentary is located in Series II: Correspondence.

Arrangement

Materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order.

"7252 / Lassing / Harriet Tubman" [small reel (50 ft.)], [1974]

Box: 38 (Material Type: Video)

Video

"7252 / Lassing / Harriet Tubman" [small reel (50 ft.)]

"7256 / Lessing" [small reel (50 ft.)], [1974]

Box: 38 (Material Type: Video)

Video

"7256 / Lessing" [small reel (50 ft.)]

Correspondence and Promotional Materials, 1972-1973, inclusive

Box: 145, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Documentary Poster

Flat-File-Folder: 3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

"Lessing / first close-ups / Mon / Loretta on the bycicle [sic]" [small reel (50 ft.)], [1974]

Box: 38 (Material Type: Video)

Video

"Lessing / first close-ups / Mon / Loretta on the bycicle [sic]" [small reel (50 ft.)]

List of Historical Women, circa 1970-1984, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Loretta", [1974]

Box: 38, reel: cuid34962 (Material Type: Moving Images)
Box: 44, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The paper materials include one letter describing the production of the film by Maria Lessing for the Foremothers Project.

Video

"Loretta"

"Loretta and Claudia on the bycycle [sic]" [Small Reel (50 ft.)], [1974]

Box: 38 (Material Type: Video)

Video

"Loretta and Claudia on the bycycle [sic]" [Small Reel (50 ft.)]

NOW Slides, Vol. 1: 1-14 [1 of 2], undated

Box: 35, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 1: 1-14 [2 of 2], undated

Box: 35, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 2: 15-30 [1 of 2], undated

Box: 35, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 2: 15-30 [2 of 2], undated

Box: 35, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 3: 31-44 [1 of 2], undated

Box: 35, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 3: 31-44 [2 of 2], undated

Box: 35, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 4: 45-60 [1 of 3], undated

Box: 36, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 4: 45-60 [2 of 3], undated

Box: 36, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NOW Slides, Vol. 4: 45-60 [3 of 3], undated

Box: 36, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Option Agreements and Correspondence Slide Show, 1971-1973

Box: 23, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poster with Press Clippings, undated

Box: 91 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Script, Cards, and Photographs

Box: 36, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Script Slide Show, 1972

Box: 23, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Slideshow Opening Credits [Color Photographs], 1972

Box: 36, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Unidentified Portrait, 1972

Box: 37, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
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