CANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY. PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN THEOLOGY AND MINISTRY.
Program for Women in Theology and Ministry records, 1972-2013

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Descriptive Summary

Creator: Candler School of Theology. Program for Women in Theology and Ministry.
Title: Program for Women in Theology and Ministry records, 1972-2013
Call Number:CSTA Series No. 014
Extent: 2.5 cubic feet (7 boxes)
Abstract:Contains the administrative files, meeting minutes, correspondence, photographs, and audiovisual materials for the Program for Women in Theology and Ministry at Candler School of Theology.
Language:Materials entirely in English.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

Unrestricted access.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Citation

[after identification of item(s)], Program for Women in Theology and Ministry records, CSTA 014, Archives and Manuscript Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University.

Processing

Processed by Brandon Wason, November 2016.

Collection Description

Historical Note

The Women's Caucus of Candler School of Theology began in the early 1970s. In spring of 1974, the Women's Caucus made several recommendations to the faculty, including raising the percentage of women students and women faculty members, integrating women's studies into the academic curriculum, creating greater representation for women and other minority groups, calling for the use of inclusive language, and establishing more opportunities for dialogue. The Women's Caucus continued to develop goals and to make recommendations in the years that followed. In May of 1978, the Women's Caucus wrote an open letter to the faculty of Candler requesting that "issues concerning women and women's historical role in the church" be better integrated into Candler's curriculum. A push for a Women's Studies Program began in 1988 by the Women's Caucus and the Women's Studies Committee. In the academic year of 1990-1991, Kris Kvam, an Emory Ph.D. student was appointed the part-time director of the Women's Studies Program, the following year Pamela del Couture became the second part-time director and during her leadership (1991-1993), the Women's Studies Program changed its name to the Program for Women in Theology and Ministry. The following directors served in the subsequent years: Belle Miller McMaster (1993-1996), Elaine Swartzentruber (1996-1997), Helen Bruch Pearson, the first full-time director (1997-1999), and then Mary Elizabeth Moore (1999-2008).

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, organizational proposals, historical files, subject files, and media for Candler School of Theology Women's Caucus, Institue for Women in Ministry, Women's Studies Committee, and the Program for Women in Theology and Ministry. The bulk of the records in the collection are primarily from the 1980s and 1990s; only photographs and audiovisual media date past the year 2000.

Arrangement Note

Organized into six series: (1) Women's Caucus, (2) Institute for Women in Ministry, (3) Women's Studies Committee, (4) Program for Women in Theology and Ministry Program, (5) associated files, and (6) media

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Container List

Women's Caucus
Box Folder Content
1 1 Candler history on women's issues, 1993
1 2 Constitution proposal, 1992, 1999
1 3 Liberation Theology: Black and Feminist Perspectives (Journal), 1978
1 4 Women's Week correspondence and publications, 1979-1989
1 5 Women's Week correspondence and publications, 1990-1993
Institute for Women in Ministry
1 6 Events and notes, 1986-1990
1 7 Proposal for the Institute for Women in Ministry, 1986 Sep 1
Women's Studies Committee
1 8 Committee meeting minutes, 1989-1991
1 9 Correspondence, 1990-1992
1 10 Correspondence with Dean Jim Waits, 1990-1991
2 1 Joint Degree in Theology and Women's Studies, 1991
2 2 Overviews and mission statements, 1990-1992
2 3 Women's Studies at other institutions, 1990-1992
Program for Women in Theology and Ministry Program
2 4 Brochures, newsletters, and mission statements, 1992-1998
2 5 Certificate Program (Women in Theology and Black Church Studies), 1997-1998
2 6 Certificate Program (Women's Studies), 1998
2 7 Certificate Program (Women's Studies) and Seder event, 1994-1998
2 8 Certificate Program (Women's Studies) meeting and retreat, 1998-1999
2 9 Committee Meeting Minutes, 1992-1993
2 10 Committee Meeting Minutes (1 of 2), 1994-1996
2 11 Committee Meeting Minutes (2 of 2), 1994-1996
2 12 Correspondence, 1993-1998
3 1 Correspondence, 1995-1998
3 2 Correspondence and reports, 1993-1995
3 3 Dialogue with women students of color, 1994
3 4 Events and activities, 1992-1996
3 5 Events and activities, 1994-1999
3 6 Faculty committee, 1991-1998
3 7 Faculty Search, 1990-1998
3 8 Fundraising, 1991-1994
3 9 Grants and Funding, 1990-1993
3 10 History of the Women in Theology and Ministry Program and related organizations, 1972-1998
3 11 Program evaluations and reports, 1993-1994
4 1 Program for Women in Theology and Ministry proposals, 1988, 1990-1993
4 2 Sponsor program, 1994
4 3 Sponsor program, 1994-1998
4 4 Sponsor program, 1998
4 5 Transition dinner, potluck, and Women's History Month, 1998-1999
4 6 Women in Ministry course, 1989-1994
4 7 Women's Week, 1994-1998
4 8 Work plans and initiatives, 1993-1998
Associated files
4 9 Clergy Sexual Misconduct, 1993-1994
5 1 Gender-Inclusive Language, 1984-1990
5 2 Religious Heritage of Southern Women, 1991
5 3 Syllabi and Concurrent Courses, 1986-1994
5 4 Women Administrators and Faculty (WAF), 1986
5 5 Women Administrators and Faculty (WAF), 1990-1991
5 6 Women Administrators and Faculty (WAF), 1992-1998
5 7 Women Administrators and Faculty (WAF), 1993-1994
5 8 Women's Studies programs at other institutions, 1990-1998
Media
6 Photographs from Events, 1999-2005
7 Audiovisual materials, 2001-2013
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