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A Woman's Legacy: Five Women Who Made a Difference> (Oral History series), 1998-2003

Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Margaret Jessup.

2008

Collection Overview

Title: A Woman's Legacy: Five Women Who Made a Difference (Oral History series)
Dates: 1998-2003
Abstract: Series of oral histories of four notable women: Belva Davis, journalist; Bernice Hemphill, bio-analyist; Marian Cleeves Diamond, scientist; Mary Lanigar, accountant; and Sandra Day O'Connor, supreme court justice. Published by Women's Forum West Legacy Foundation (San Francisco, Calif, 2004).
Extent: 1 box(.5 linear ft.)
Language: English
Identification: MS 533

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Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

A Woman's Legacy: Five Women Who Made a Difference (Oral History series), Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.

The material in this collection may be protected by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights for permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." Permission must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

Series of oral histories of four notable women entitled A Woman's Legacy: Five Women Who Made a Difference, published by Women's Forum West Legacy Foundation (San Francisco, Calif, 2004). Consists of transcripts and five CD-ROMS. Includes:

"Belva Davis: the oral history of a pioneer in the field of journalism : a series of interviews" / conducted by Mauree Jane Perry, November 7, 14, 21, 2002, December 16, 2003.
"Bernice Hemphill : the mother of blood banking: Irwin Memorial Blood Bank and the American Association of Blood Banks, 1915-1994" / an oral history conducted in 1995 and 1996 by Germaine LaBerge, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1998.
"Marian Cleeves Diamond : the oral history of a leader in the field of science : a series of interviews" / conducted by Carol McLaughlin.
"Mary Lanigar : the oral history of a pioneering woman in the field of accounting : a series of interviews" / conducted by Carol McLauglin, July 1999.
"Sandra Day O'Connor : the oral history of a pioneering woman in the judiciary : an interview" / conducted by Mauree Jane Perry, April 4, 2001.

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