IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 106 5FWS
Held at: Women's Library
Title: Feminist & Women's Studies Association
Date(s): 1988-2003
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 5 A boxes
Name of creator(s): Feminist and Women's Studies Association
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
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.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
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
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
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
Conditions governing access:
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.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
The Women's Library Catalogue
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The Feminist and Women's Studies Association deposited the archive with The Women's Library in 2006.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Existence and location of originals:
Existence and location of copies:
Related material:
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.
Publication note:
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Finding aid created by export from CALM v7.2.14 Archives Hub EAD2002. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery.
Date(s) of descriptions: 16/06/2008