Descriptive
summary
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creator: |
Iowa State
University, Program for Women in Science and Engineering |
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title: |
Records |
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dates: |
1978 –
[ongoing] |
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extent: |
24 linear
feet |
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collection
number: |
RS 3/10
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repository: |
University
Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative
information
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access: |
Open
for research |
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publication
rights: |
Consult
Head, Special Collections Department |
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preferred
citation: |
Iowa State
University, Program for Women in Science and Engineering,
Records, RS 13/10, Special Collections Department,
Iowa State University Library. |
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Historical
note
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The Program for Women in Science and
Engineering at Iowa State University operates under the Office
of the Provost, and was founded in 1987. Based on an earlier
Iowa State Committee, the Program focuses on recruiting and
retaining girls and women in the fields of science and
engineering.
The goals of
the Program are to encourage female students to pursue careers
in science and engineering; informing parents and educators
about supportive behavior; and offering support and guidance to
young women in these fields. The Program offers a wide variety
of activities, including internships, career conferences and
role models for pre-college students, workshops for educators,
and internships and scholarships for college women.
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Collection
description
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This collection
contains newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence, grant
applications and proposals, minutes, career conference files,
speeches, programs, press releases, intern reports, biographies,
photographs, negatives, color slides, contact sheets, color
transparencies, and audiotapes.
This collection of records provides
an excellent overview of the work of the Program for Women in
Science and Engineering. The Printed Materials series includes
newspaper clippings, newsletters, and brochures pertaining to
the work of the Program. The Administrative files and Director's
files series contains correspondence, applications for the
Carver Trust scholarships, grant proposals and applications,
minutes of the Executive Committee and Advisory Board, and a
statement of purpose.
The Conference
files series is the largest and documents the Conferences
sponsored by the Program. The Outreach and Education series
contains the records of the intern program and the Visual
Materials series contains a large number of images that document
the Career Conferences, role model visits, workshops, interns,
and publicity. The series Audiotapes, has recorded meetings,
speeches, and presentations |
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