Ms. Foundation for Education and Communication records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of early records of the Ms. Foundation for Education and Communication, including financial information, correspondence, Board of Directors files, and documents pertaining to a legal case brought by Elizabeth Forsling Harris against Gloria Steinem, Patricia Carbine and Ms. Magazine Corp. for fraud.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1975 - 2003
Creator
- Ms. Foundation for Education and Communication (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Closed pending settlement of terms of access with donor.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in this collection may be governed by copyright. For reproductions of materials that are governed by fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. Researchers are responsible for determining who may hold materials' copyrights and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from Smith College Special Collections to move forward with their use.
Biographical Note
The Ms. Foundation for Education and Communication was originally part of the Ms. Foundation for Women. From 1978 to 1987, it published Ms. Magazine. At some point the two organizations diverged and are now separate entities.
Extent
17.917 linear feet (16 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Ms. Foundation for Education and Communication was originally part of the Ms. Foundation for Women. From 1978 to 1987, it published Ms. Magazine. This collection consists of early records of the Ms. Foundation for Education and Communication, including financial information, correspondence, Board of Directors files, and documents pertaining to a legal case brought by Elizabeth Forsling Harris against Gloria Steinem, Patricia Carbine and Ms. Magazine Corp. for fraud.
Arrangement
This collection has been added to over time in multiple "accessions." An accession is a group of materials received from the same source at approximately the same time.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were donated to the Sophia Smith Collection by Pat Carbine.
Processing Information
Between September 2022 and February 2023, Smith College Special Collections renumbered many boxes to eliminate duplicate numbers within collections in order to improve researcher experience. A full crosswalk of old to new numbers is available.
Subject
- Carbine, Pat (Person)
- Steinem, Gloria (Person)
- Ms. Foundation for Women (U.S.) (Organization)
- Pogrebin, Letty Cottin (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid to the Ms. Foundation for Education and Communication records
- Status
- Legacy Finding Aid (Updated)
- Author
- Ellice Amanna
- Date
- 2019-06-24
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2017-07-26T17:48:24-04:00: This record was migrated from InMagic DB Textworks to ArchivesSpace.
- 2019-06-24: Finding aid updated to current standards and published
- 2021-05-14: Added addition from the Ms. Magazine records
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository
