DOBBINS, PEGGY POWELL.
Peggy Powell Dobbins papers, 1977-1993
Peggy Powell Dobbins papers, 1977-1993
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/s5hfg
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Dobbins, Peggy Powell. |
|---|---|
| Title: | Peggy Powell Dobbins papers, 1977-1993 |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 1411 |
| Extent: | 2 linear feet (2 boxes) and AV Masters: 28 linear feet 28 boxes |
| Abstract: | The papers of activist, artist, and academic, Peggy Dobbins, including audiocassettes from 1978-1984, documenting conversations of her life, as well as a small amount of photographs, slides, and film. |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Special restrictions apply: Use copies have not been made for audiovisual material in this collection. Researchers must contact the Rose Library at least two weeks in advance for access to these items. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the Rose Library's ability to provide access to audiovisual material.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Gift of Peggy Dobbins, 2016
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Peggy Powell Dobbins papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Arranged and described at the item level by Laura Starratt and Allie Boyle, October 2017.
Collection Description
Biographical Note
Peggy Powell Dobbins (1938-) is a sociologist, artist, women's rights activist, and author. She graduated from Wellesley College (Wellesley, Massachusetts) in 1960 and the University of Madrid (Madrid, Spain) in 1961. She later earned her Ph.D. from Tulane University (New Orleans, Louisiana) in 1974. Dobbins taught at New Orleans Free University (New Orleans, Louisiana) in 1966 and moved to New York City in 1967 where she co-founded New York Radical Women (NYRW), an early second-wave feminist radical feminist group that existed from 1967–1969. In 1970, she organized a childcare co-op and a sliding scale food co-op as well as Consciousness Raising groups where women answer a question using examples from their personal lives and draw conclusions about the political root of women's so-called "personal" problems. She was also involved in Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell (W.I.T.C.H.), a group formed from the NYRW. She returned to New Orleans in 1972 and completed her dissertation, Unionism, Professionalism, and Feminism among Registered Nurses. Dobbins began teaching Sociology at the University of Alabama in 1974. She was later fired for performing a skit based on her research on the "Right Wing Attack on the Women's Movement." She then joined the Communist party and worked as a volunteer until 1993. She wrote the book, From Kin to Class, Speculations on the Origins and Development of Family Class Society, and Female Subordination (1981).
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists primarily of audiocassette tapes recorded by Dobbins from 1978-1984. Dobbins recorded all her interactions from January 20, 1980 through December 31, 1984 including meetings, conversations, and even family disputes. There are also a small amount of photographs, negatives, and slides of Dobbins' family and friends.
Arrangement Note
The audio cassettes are arranged in chronological order, and the paper records are arranged in alphabetical order by format.
Container List
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Photographs, negatives, circa 1960s-1990s |
| 2 | - | Slides, undated |
| AV1 | - | Audiocassettes, 1977-1982 |
| AV2 | - | Audiocassettes, 1982 |
| AV3 | - | Audiocassettes, 1982 |
| AV4 | - | Audiocassettes, 1982 |
| AV5 | - | Audiocassettes, 1982 |
| AV6 | - | Audiocassettes, 1982 |
| AV7 | - | Audiocassettes, 1982 |
| AV8 | - | Audiocassettes, 1982 |
| AV9 | - | Audiocassettes, 1982 |
| AV10 | - | Audiocassettes, 1982-1983 |
| AV11 | - | Audiocassettes, 1983 |
| AV12 | - | Audiocassettes, 1983 |
| AV13 | - | Audiocassettes, 1983 |
| AV14 | - | Audiocassettes, 1983 |
| AV15 | - | Audiocassettes, 1983-1984 |
| AV16 | - | Audiocassettes, 1984 |
| AV17 | - | Audiocassettes, 1984 |
| AV18 | - | Audiocassettes, 1984-1985 |
| AV19 | - | Audiocassettes, 1985-1986 |
| AV20 | - | Audiocassettes, 1986-1993 |
| AV21 | - | Audiocassettes, unidentified, undated |
| AV22 | - | Audiocassettes, unidentified, undated |
| AV23 | - | Audiocassettes, unidentified, undated |
| AV24 | - | Audiocassettes, unidentified, undated |
| AV25 | - | Audiocassettes, unidentified, undated |
| AV26 | - | Audiocassettes, unidentified, undated |
| AV27 | - | Beauty Film Copy, 1969 March 4 [original: film] |
| AV27 | - | WITCH Notes, Marcia Sealey, undated [original: film] |
| AV28 | - | Wiley Exhibit, 1983 August 22 [original: Umatic] |
| AV28 | - | Gigantic Night of Music and Poetry, St. Joseph Baptist Church (Smithfield, 1993 January 14 [original: VHS] |
| AV28 | - | Unidentified, undated [original: open reel] |
| AV28 | - | "Cal Messer, et. al." undated [original: open reel] |
| AV28 | - | Unidentified, undated [original: Super8] (22 tapes) |
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