Collection ID: D.237

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Alternatives for Battered Women (Organization)
Extent:
2 scrapbooks, 15 audio tapes, 1 envelope
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item title, item date], Alternatives for Battered Women Collection, D.237, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Background

Scope and Content:

The Alternatives for Battered Women Collection consists of two scrapbooks compiled by Lura Carstens and Marion Strand of material that documents the history of Alternatives for Battered Women. Many of the records are from the files of Helen French. The scrapbooks include originals and photocopies of news clippings, meeting minutes, speeches, reports, and other relevant materials.

Also included in the collection are fifteen audio tapes of interviews done in 1990 by Carstens and Strand with several people who participated in the founding of Alternatives for Battered Women. Scrapbook 2 contains notes taken during some of the interviews.

Biographical / Historical:

Inspired by an article on battered women that appeared in the August, 1976 issue of Ms., Helen French organized a meeting on December 16, 1976 of women from Rochester's educational, nursing, and mental health communities. Also attending were representatives from church groups, local chapters of the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), and other organizations. They founded Alternatives for Battered Women (originally called The Coalition for Battered Women) with the objective of providing women victims of domestic violence and their children with shelter and other services.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Lura Carstens, Helen French, and Marion Strand, September 30, 1992.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

The Alternatives for Battered Women Collection is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item title, item date], Alternatives for Battered Women Collection, D.237, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
755 Library Rd.
Rochester, NY 14627, United States
CONTACT:
(585) 275-2121
rarebks@library.rochester.edu