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President's Commission on the Status of Women Records, 1971-2010View associated digital content.

Predominant Dates: 1973-1996
These records were generated and collected by the President's Commission on the Status of Women, an independent commission established in 1972  responsible for advising the President and other administrators on issues of concern to women on campus. The records in the collection document the activities of the commission in its research and advisory role.
ID: RG 159
Extent: 2.3 cubic feet
Scope and Content Notes
Biographical / Historical Notes
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Arrangement
Preferred Citation: President's Commission on the Status of Women Records (RG 159), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: The records were transferred to the University Archives in numerous accessions from 1992 through 2011.
Acquired: 1992. Additions to the collection are expected.
Languages of Materials
Other

Container List

Series 1: Organizational Records, 1972-2010 Add to Shelf
Series 1 is comprised of records documenting the structure and mission of the President's Commission on the Status of Women, including by-laws, constitutions, membership lists, and meeting minutes and agendas.
Box-Folder 1.1: By-laws and constitutions, 2005-2008 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.2: Membership lists, 1972-2010 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.3: Membership packets, 2006-2008 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.4: Mission statements, 1972-1998 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.5: Organizational histories, 2003-2008 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.6: Strategic action plan, 2007 Add to Shelf
Sub-Series 1: Meeting Minutes and Agendas, 1973-2010 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.7: 1973 - 1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.8: 1988 - 1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.9: 1991 - 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.10: 1992 - 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.1: 1994 - 1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.2: 1995 - 1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.3: 1997 - 1998 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.4: 2004 - 2007 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.5: 2008 - 2010 Add to Shelf
Series 2: Correspondence, 1971-2010 Add to Shelf
Comprised of correspondence, this series also includes reports sent as attachments to correspondence. In addition to documenting the day-to-day administration of the Commission in areas such as membership selection and the organization of events and workshops, this series also reflects PCOSW's interaction with other OSU departments and programs.
Box-Folder 2.6: General, 1971-1977 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.7: General, 1981-1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.1: General, 1985-1987 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.2: General, 1988-1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.3: General, 1990-1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.4: General, 1991-1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.5: General, 1992-1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.1: General, 1993-1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.2: General, 1994-1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.3: General, 1995-1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.4: General, 1996-1998 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.5: General, 2000-2010 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.6: Intercollegiate Athletics Department controversy, 1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.7: Membership, 1995-1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.8: Survey on the President's Commission on the Status of Women, 1997 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.9: Workshop: Barriers to Mobility for Women, 1995-1996 Add to Shelf
Series 3: Committees and Task Forces, 1973-2007 Add to Shelf
Series 3 contains documentation of the activities and meetings of PCOSW committees and subcommittees. The issues addressed by these committees include: faculty child care needs, lack of women faculty, the prevalence of sexual harassment on campus, campus lighting and other safety issues, and gender disparities among the graduate student population. The committees for promotion and tenure, and recruitment, comprise a large portion of this series.
Box-Folder 4.10: Campus Life sub-committee, 1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.11: Education committee, 1973-1974 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.12: Employment committee, 1973-1974 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.13: Faculty Concerns sub-committee, 1990-1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.14: Faculty Recruitment and Retention sub-committee, 1992-1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.15: Family and Parental Concerns sub-committee, 1993-1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.1: Graduate Student sub-committee, 1993-1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.2: Institutional Services and Practices committee, 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.3: Long-range Planning Commission, Women's Task Force, 1985-1986 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.4: President's Commission on the Prevention of Hate-related Activities, 1994-1997 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.5: Professional Development and Climate Issues sub-committee, 1997 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.6: Promotion and Tenure committee, 2004-2007 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.7: Recruitment and Retention of Women Faculty sub-committee, 1989-1990 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.8: Research Assistant (unclassified) committee, 1980-1981 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.9: Salary Equity Planning committee, 1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.10: Safety committee, 1979-1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.11: Sexual Harassment Task Force, 1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.12: Staff Development committee, 1988-1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.13: Staff Development Award sub-committee, 1992-1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.14: Staff Development Award sub-committee, 1994-1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.15: Student Issues sub-committee, 1990-1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.16: Task Force for Classified Female Employees, circa 1984 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.17: Women's Advancement and Gender Equity (WAGE), 2009 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.18: Women in Science Task Force, 1985-1986 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.1: Women's Issues Task Force, 1986-1987 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.2: Women on Committees Task Force, undated Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.3: Women's Studies Program Review sub-committee, 1988-1991 Add to Shelf
Series 4: Reports and Studies, 1971-2007 Add to Shelf
The reports and studies included in this series primarily document the work of various PCOSW standing and ad hoc committees and task forces. Subjects covered in these reports include: the status of women in the Oregon System of Higher Education, availability of child care, women and philanthropy, the salary gap between men and women in academia, OSU graduate assistantships, OSU staff morale, and the OSU Women's Center.
Box-Folder 6.4: Achieving Parity for Women at OSU, 1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.5: Annual Reports, 1990-1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.6: Campus Climate, 2005 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.7: Child Care Task Force Final Report, 1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.8: Concept paper: Women and Philanthropy, 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.9: Faculty Salary Study, preliminary report, 1979 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.10: Graduate Assistantships at OSU, 1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.11: Head-count Study (Subcommittee on Faculty Women), 1986 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.12: Institutional Procedures and Criteria for Program Redirection, Reorganization, Reduction, and Termination, 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.13: Institutional Self-study on Sex Equity, 1986 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.14: Office of Women's Studies, Interim reports, 1973-1974 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.15: OSSHE Equity / Fairness Workshop report, 1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.16: OSU Staff Morale Survey, 1990 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.17: Parent Needs Assessment, 2007 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.18: Parity Research and Reports (other universities), 1995-1999 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.19: Path to Parity: Progress report, 2004 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.1: Promoting Women's Participation in Higher Education: The Status of Women in OSSHE, 1992 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.2: Promotion and Tenure Summary Reports, 1995-1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.3: The Status of Women Academic Staff at OSU, 1971 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.4: Women's Center Benton Annex Strategic Plan, 1993-1994 Add to Shelf
Series 5: Ephemera and Newspaper Clippings, 1988-2010 Add to Shelf
The ephemera in this series includes brochures for PCOSW and the Women's Center, and flyers and announcement for PCOSW events and open staff and faculty positions. Subjects addressed in the news clippings include: the Ms. OSU Pageant, Playboy Magazine's recruitment of OSU students for its annual PAC-10 pictorial, fraternity t-shirt controversy, and the neglect of date rape cases.
Box-Folder 7.5: Brochures and announcements, 1988-1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.6: Brochures, 2007-2010 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.7: News clippings: General, 1992-1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.8: News clippings: Intercollegiate Athletics Department controversy, 1995-1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.9: News clippings: Playboy magazine recruitment on campus, 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.10: News clippings: Ms. OSU Pageant, 1991-1992 Add to Shelf