New Collections at SJSU

San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives has been working to build collections that document women's social movements in the Bay Area and records that document women in politics. San Jose became known as the "Feminist Capital of the World" in 1974, when Janet Gray Hayes was the first woman to be elected mayor of a city with a population over 500,000. She and others created a female dominion in local politics from 1974-2000. Gray Hayes donated her political papers to University in 2003, and we continue to build on her legacy. A few examples include:

• Silicon Valley YWCA Records (1903-present)
• San Jose League of Women Voters (1945-2002)
• National Organization of Women San Jose Chapter (1971-2005)

We recently brought in the records of the Women's History Museum Records, which document the early the formation of the International Museum of Women. To learn more about IMW, visit their website at: http://www.imow.org/home/index

These are some of the happenings in our archive, and the WCRT leadership team would love to post information on your holdings and new collections. Consider sending a brief post and we will publish it for you.

Danelle Moon
Director
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Danelle.Moon@sjsu.edu

Categories: SJUS, Women