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Women's music -- Performances

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Boden Sandstrom papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00745
Overview The collection documents the history of Woman Sound (later City Sound Productions), the first all-woman sound company founded by Sandstrom and her partner, Casse Culver, in 1975. It is comprised of correspondence, financial records, legal documents, tax records, and general office files. The collection also includes research materials for Sandstrom's dissertation.
Dates of Materials: 1941 - 2017
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Boden Sandstrom papers

Carolyn McDade papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00724
Overview Born June 19, 1935 to a Southern Baptist family, Carolyn McDade is a feminist, a writer of women's music, and self-described activist. The collection includes personal and professional papers, including correspondence, music, writing, and organizational documents.
Dates of Materials: 1940 - 2014
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Carolyn McDade papers

Dee Mosbacher papers and Woman Vision records

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00740
Overview Diane (Dee) Mosbacher is an activist, filmmaker, and practicing psychiatrist. Her production company, Woman Vision, has produced films with themes touching on homophobia in various contexts, women's history, and the lived experiences of people who are gay and lesbian. This collection documents Mosbacher's personal life and professional life both through and outside of Woman Vision. It includes writings by and about Mosbacher, paper records from Woman Vision's projects, and a large amount of...
Dates of Materials: 1950 - 2021; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2013
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Dee Mosbacher papers and Woman Vision records

Michigan Womyn's Music Festival records

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00770
Overview First held in 1976 in Oceana County, Michigan, the Michigan Womyn's Musical Festival (also known as MichFest or MWMF) was entirely staffed, built, attended, and run by women. The collection contains festival programs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and memorabilia.
Dates of Materials: 1977 - 2015
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Michigan Womyn's Music Festival records

Women's Music Archives records and collected music

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00552
Overview The Women's Music Archives records and collected music consists of bibliographies, biographical sketches, clippings, correspondence, flyers, newsletters, photographs, posters, publicity materials, songbooks, sound recordings, videotapes, and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection dates from 1975 to 1995 and consists of live and studio-produced recordings by women musicians and of women's music festivals, retreats, and conferences. There is also a significant amount of papers documenting the...
Dates of Materials: 1964-2007
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Women's Music Archives records and collected music
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