President's Commission on the Status of Women Records, 1971-2010
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
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
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.
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