Inventory of the Robin Morgan Papers, 1940s-2002 and undated, bulk 1970-2000
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleRobin Morgan Papers,
1940s-2002 and undated, bulk 1970-2000
Creator
Morgan, Robin
Extent
45 Linear Feet
23,501 Items
Repository
23,501 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is restricted.
In addition, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal
Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in
Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour
delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare
Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred
to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the
Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robin Morgan Papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Robin Morgan Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript,
and Special Collections Library as purchases from 2001-2003.
Processing Information
Processed by Ruth E. Bryan, Katy Wischow, Ann Langford, Joshua A.
Kaiser, Pavla Vesela, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico
Completed March 5, 2004
Encoded by Pavla Vesela, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico
Accessions 2001-0166, 2001-0184, 2002-0208, 2003-0022, 2003-0022 and
2003-0093 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
| 1941, Jan. 29 | Born in Lake Worth, Fla. |
| 1956 | Graduated with Honors from the Wetter School |
| 1956-1959 | Student with private tutors at Columbia University, ages 15-18 |
| 1961-1969 | Free-lance book editor |
| 1962 | Married Kenneth Pitchford |
| 1968 | Organized first feminist demonstration against Miss America Pageant |
| 1969-1970 | Editor for Grove Press |
| 1970 | Author, compiler, and editor of Sisterhood is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement |
| 1970 | Founder and president of The Sisterhood is Powerful Foundation |
| 1972 | Monster: Poems published |
| 1973 | Visiting chair and guest professor of Women's Studies at New College, Sarasota, Fla. |
| 1974-1987 | Editor and columnist of Ms. magazine |
| 1978 | Going Too Far: The Personal Chronicle of a Feminist published |
| 1979-1980 | Received National Endowment for the Arts grant |
| 1982 | Depth Perception: New Poems and a Masque published |
| 1982-1984 | Received Ford Foundation grant |
| 1984 | Founder of Sisterhood is Global Institute |
| 1984 | Author, compiler, and editor of Sisterhood is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology |
| 1987 | Distinguished visiting scholar and lecturer at Rutgers University, N. J. |
| 1989 | The Demon Lover: On the Sexuality of Terrorism published |
| 1989-1993 | Editor in chief of Ms. magazine |
| 1992 | Received Honorary Doctorate from the University of Connecticut |
| 1993 | Consulting editor of Ms. magazine |
| 1996-1997 | Visiting professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of International Affairs |
| 2000 | Saturday's Child: A Memoir published |
| 2003 | Author, compiler, and editor of Sisterhood is Forever: The Women's Anthology for a New Millennium |
| 2003 | Columnist for Ms. magazine |
Robin Morgan is a feminist activist, award-winning poet, novelist, journalist, and essayist. She was a child model, had her own radio show at the age of four, and was a child star on television. Since the late 1960s, when she organized the first demonstration against the Miss America Pageant, Morgan has been active in the feminist movement. In 1984, she founded the Sisterhood is Global Institute, an international, non-governmental, and non-profit organization concerned with women's rights which is currently based in Montreal, Canada.
As a recipient of numerous writing grants, Morgan has published eighteen books, including six poetry collections, two books of fiction, the now-classic anthology Sisterhood is Powerful (named by the American Library Association one of the "The 100 Most Influential Books of the 20th Century"), and an anthology of international feminism, Sisterhood is Global. She has also consistently contributed to Ms. magazine. She currently lives in New York.
[top]Collection Overview
The papers of
Robin Morgan date from the 1940s to 2002, with the
bulk of the material dating between 1970 and 2000. The collection documents the
personal, political, and professional aspects of the life of an important
feminist writer of the twentieth century. It is organized into the following
series: Correspondence, Writings, Speeches and Interviews,
Subject Files, Personal Files, Teaching Materials, Audio-Visual Materials,
Photographic Material, and Oversize Material. The largest group of
materials consists of documentation on all of Morgan's significant written
works:
Demon Lover;
Depth Perception;
Dry your Smile;
Going Too Far;
A Hot January;
Lady of the Beasts;
Saturday's Child; her
well-known feminist anthologies,
Sisterhood is Powerful
and
Sisterhood is Global;
and other materials on her poems, articles, and other writings. In addition,
Morgan's papers hold many items of
correspondence with a wide range of individuals,
including prominent activists and feminists as well as family members and close
friends. There is also a significant amount of correspondence and other
material that documents Morgan's role as founder of the Sisterhood is Global
Institute, and records related to her role as editor and writer for
Ms. magazine.
Seen in a broader context, the collection provides ample documentation
for the study of modern feminism. Morgan's subject files (the second largest in
the series) are rich in materials related to the feminist movement in the
United States and around the world; and materials concerning
sexual health,
witchcraft,
lesbian feminism, and the social, economic, and
political position of women in the world (especially in the
Middle East,
Russia, and
South Africa). There are materials on individual
figures such as
Bella Abzug,
Jane Alpert (imprisoned revolutionary),
Patty Hearst,
Gloria Steinem, and
Marilyn Waring. Other series hold additional
materials related to Morgan's career as a writer; several of her
speeches and
interviews; materials from Morgan's courses she
gave on feminism; and
photographs and
audio-visual materials.
The Correspondence Series spans much of
Morgan's adult life. It is divided into two subseries: Correspondence by Name and Correspondence by Decade. The Correspondence by Name Subseries chiefly consists of
Morgan's correspondence with family members, friends, fellow feminist activists
and contemporary authors and critics. The bulk of the items in the
Correspondence by Decade Subseries dates from the
1990s and relates to the production of
Ms. magazine. The
Correspondence Series is restricted: patrons must sign an Acknowledgment of
Legal Rights and Responsibilities form before using the materials.
The Writings Series documents Morgan's
career as a poet, novelist, essayist and journalist. Of Morgan's eighteen
books, ten are represented in individual subseries. Particularly noteworthy is
the material related to
Sisterhood is Global,
which provides an inside view into the production of the anthology. The series
also contains some of Morgan's earliest unpublished writings as well as files
containing her comments on other writers' work, and single issues of
periodicals in which she published her poetry. The
Writings Series is also restricted: patrons must sign an Acknowledgment of
Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form before using the materials.
The Speeches and Interviews Series
primarily contains peripheral documentation such as contracts, correspondence,
and schedules. However, there are drafts of a number of her speeches and
interviews.
Materials which Morgan collected over the years concerning American
and international feminism are located in the Subject Files
Series. The materials cover a number of topics, including women's
economic, political, and social status, and feminist action - especially in
South Africa, the Soviet Union, and the Middle East;
rape,
abortion,
terrorism,
female genital mutilation, and
pornography; and the first feminist demonstration
against the
Miss America Pageant. Significant figures
represented in the subject files include
Marilyn Waring,
Patricia Hearst, and Gloria Steinem. Two
subseries contain administrative information about
Ms. magazine and the
Sisterhood is Global Institute. The Subjects Series is
restricted: patrons must sign an Acknowledgment of Legal Rights and
Responsibilities form before using the materials.
The smaller Personal Files Series offers
materials related to Robin Morgan's education, early critical writing, and her
many trips overseas. The series also includes material that Morgan requested
under the Freedom of Information Act from the
FBI and
CIA about her own activities.
The documents in the Teaching Materials
Series are primarily related to Morgan's academic positions at
New College
(Sarasota, Fla.) and the
University of Denver, and the courses she taught
on feminism and writing. The files include both administrative documentation as
well as actual course material, but there are also clippings related to
feminist protests on campus.
The Audio-Visual Materials Series contains
numerous
interviews on cassette tapes that Morgan
conducted in the Middle East, a recording of her reading of selected poems from
A Hot January, and a
videotape about the production of
Saturday's Child.
Permission is not granted to publish interviews conducted in the Middle East;
the researcher is responsible for obtaining permission to publish. Original
copies of audiovisual materials are not open to use; however, use copies are
available to researchers.
The Photographic Materials Series provides
a small visual supplement to the other documents in the collection and includes
portraits of Morgan taken by the press and by her close friends, as well as
snapshots of social gatherings and protests. The series is restricted: patrons
must sign an Acknowledgment of Legal Rights and Responsibilities form before
using the materials.
The Robin Morgan Papers also include two large painted
portraits of Robin Morgan. One is a formal
studio pose, painted on wood and depicting Morgan as a young woman during the
time that she was a television and radio personality. The other was painted on
canvas by
Pat Mainardi (author of
Politics of Housework)
after Morgan achieved fame as a radical feminist activist and poet.
For collections related to the Robin Morgan Papers, see the
Phyllis Chesler,
Merle Hoffman, and
Kate Millett Papers, all located in the Duke
University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. In addition
to Robin Morgan's own papers, the Library also holds the records of the
Sisterhood is Global Institute, founded by Morgan
in 1984.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a
search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will
bring up other related research materials.
- Morgan, Robin.
- Morgan, Robin-- Saturday's Child.
- Morgan, Robin-- A Hot January.
- Morgan, Robin-- Lady of the Beasts.
- Morgan, Robin-- Depth Perception.
- Morgan, Robin-- Sisterhood is Powerful.
- Morgan, Robin-- Sisterhood is Forever.
- Morgan, Robin-- Going Too Far.
- Morgan, Robin-- Demon Lover.
- Morgan, Robin-- Dry Your Smile.
- Alpert, Jane.
- Abzug, Bella.
- Hearst, Patricia, 1954- .
- Waring, Marilyn, 1952-
- Steinem, Gloria.
- Sisterhood Is Global Institute.
- Ms.
- Feminism--United States.
- Feminism--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
- Feminists--United States.
- Feminists--United States--Correspondence.
- Feminists--Soviet Union.
- Women's rights.
- Lesbian feminism.
- Feminism--Middle East.
- Feminism--South Africa.
- Witchcraft.
- Women's rights--Middle East.
- Women's rights--South Africa.
- Periodical editors--United States.
- Periodicals--Publishing--United States.
- Black-and-white photographs.
- Color photographs.
- Color negatives.
- Compact disks.
- Audio cassettes.
- Videocassettes.
- Color slides.
Detailed Description of Collection
Correspondence Series, 1950s-1999 and undated
[RESTRICTED: Patrons must sign an Acknowledgment of Legal
Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form before using the materials.]
The series is divided into two subseries: Correspondence by Name and Correspondence by Decade, both of which contain letters to
and from Robin Morgan. The Correspondence by Name
Subseries is organized alphabetically by last name or place. Prominent
correspondents include feminists such as
Simone de Beauvoir,
Sallie Bingham,
Kate Millett,
Adrienne Rich, and
Gloria Steinem. There are also letters of a
personal nature with Morgan's mother, aunts, and close friends, such as
Vladimir Urban. Particularly voluminous is the
correspondence from
Isel Rivero (further documented in the
Photographic Material Series), with whom Robin
Morgan maintained a close relationship during the 1980s, and from
Jane Alpert. The latter provides interesting
insights into a woman's life in the underground and in
prison during the mid-1970s.
While there are several letters in the Correspondence by Decade Subseries that date from the
1950s and 1960s (including a letter from
Nehru), the bulk of the correspondence comes
from the 1990s. Material from this decade includes letters of both a personal
and professional nature; one group of folders contains correspondence
pertaining solely to the period during which Morgan was
Ms. magazine's
editor in chief. In this subseries, the correspondence is arranged in original
order, by decade only.
Correspondence by Name Subseries, 1958-1999 and undated
Alpert, Jane
Photographs,
undated
Underground originals,
1971-1973
More underground originals,
1973-1974
Underground,
1971-1974 and undated
Kenneth-Jane correspondence,
1972-1974
Press,
1973-1974 and undated
General,
1975 and undated
(2 folders)
Circle of support,
1975-1976 and undated
Prison,
1975-1976
(2 folders)
Post-prison,
1974-1981
Box C2
de Beauvoir, Simone,
1980-1984
Bingham, Sallie,
1988-1993
Crazies
1977-1984
Ward, John,
1979 and undated
Fieve, Ron,
1959-1962 and undated
Lawrence, JoAnn,
1991-1993 and undated
Millett, Kate,
1978-1992 and undated
Mother,
1958-1992 and undated
Poulin, Al,
1980-1981
Putt, S. G.,
1960-1987
Rich, Adrienne,
1972-1997 and undated
Rivero, Isel
1981-1991 and undated
(1-3 of 13 folders)
Box C3
Rivero, Isel
1981-1991 and undated
(4-10 of 13 folders)
Box C4
Rivero, Isel
1981-1991 and undated
(11-13 of 13 folders)
In Rwanda,
1994-1995 and undated
Poems,
1968-1987 and undated
(2 folders)
Rorem, Ned,
1966-1997 and undated
Aunt Sallie and Aunt Sophie,
1964-1965 and undated
South Africa
Idasa,
1998
1998-1999
Steinem, Gloria,
1989-1994 and undated
University of Denver,
1991-1997 and undated
Urban, Vladimir,
1980-1981 and undated
Box C5
Yaddo,
1980
Correspondence by Decade Subseries, 1950s-1990s and undated
1950s
1950s-1960s:Renoir, Schick,
Crosby, Nehru
1960s:
Gerhardi, William
Hai, Pho Ba
Nelson, Ralph
Stamper, Judy
Sorted by decade
de Vore, Paul
1970s
(2 folders)
1970s-1980s:A-K
(9 folders)
Box C6
1970s-1980s:L-W
(12 folders)
1980s
(1-3 of 5 folders)
Box C7
1980s
(4-5 of 5 folders)
1990-1991:
Ms.
correspondence
(2 folders)
1991-1992: General
(3 folders)
Box C8
1992:
Ms.
Correspondence
(2 folders)
1992-1993: General
(3 folders)
1993:
Ms.
Correspondence
(1-3 of 4 folders)
Box C9
1993:
Ms.
Correspondence
(4 of 4 folders)
1993:New Zealand Faxes
1994-1998: General
(1-6 of 7 folders)
Box C10
1994-1998: General
(7 of 7 folders)
1990s
(3 folders)
Writings Series, 1940s-2002 and undated
[RESTRICTED: Patrons must sign an Acknowledgment of Legal
Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form before using the materials.]
Largest in the collection, the Writings
Series contains
drafts,
notes,
manuscripts,
reviews, and correspondence (both with
editors and readers), as well as other material such as contracts and copyright
agreements related to Morgan's
novels,
anthologies, and
poetry. Individual subseries, arranged
alphabetically, contain material relating to almost all of Morgan's book-length
published works. Within each subseries, documents are in the original order to
reflect the publishing process. Materials in the Poems, Other Writings by
Morgan, Writings by Others, and
Grants subseries are all in chronological order.
The material related to the production of the
Sisterhood is Global
anthology is particularly extensive. It includes files on individual
contributors, which contain ephemeral publications and correspondence providing
insights into the lives of women in different parts of the world. Less
extensive material on shorter published and unpublished works can be found in
the Poems Subseries and Other
Writings by Morgan Subseries. Particularly noteworthy in the latter are
samples of Morgan's earliest writings, which reveal an acute sense of humour
and sensitivity at an early age, and the many folders of Morgan's comments on
other women's works. Finally, at the end of the Writings
Series, there are a few manuscripts by other authors, including poetry
and a
dissertation about Morgan's work.
The Demon Lover Subseries, 1987-1999 and undated
Contracts and correspondence,
1987 and undated
Foreign rights and sub rights,
1988-1999
(3 folders)
Production,
1988-1989 and undated
Mail on
Demon Lover,
1989-1993
Depth Perception Subseries, 1971-1993 and undated
Copyright file,
1971, 1978, 1980, 1981
[Oversize material removed to box OS1.]
Permissions and sub rights,
1981, 1982, 1984
Production,
1989-1993
Reviews,
1981, 1983 and undated
Dry Your Smile Subseries, 1977-1988 and undated
Book layout,
undated
Layout
Julian,
undated
Layout
Chapter 1: Julian,
undated
Chapter 2: Hope,
undated
Chapter 3: Laurence,
undated
Chapter 4: Laurence [3rd p. int.],
undated
Blowout,
undated
Chapter 6: Julian [1st p. Ahena],
undated
Chapter 7: Laurence [1st p.],
undated
Chapter 8: Julian [1st p. David],
undated
Chapter 9: Iliana [3rd p. intern],
undated
Chapter 10,
undated
Chapter 11: Julian [1st p. "blur"],
undated
Chapter 12: Julian [1st p. batter],
undated
Chapter 13: Trio/Vigil J, L, I,
undated
Chapter 14: Hope [1st p. death],
undated
Chapter 15: Iliana [1st p.],
undated
Epilogue,
undated
Box W2
Correspondence,
1977-1986
Legal correspondence,
1984-1987
Foreign correspondence,
1987-1988 and undated
Notes and critiques,
1986 and undated
Production,
1986-1987 and undated
Going Too Far Subseries, 1971-1981 and undated
French edition,
1977, 1978
German edition,
1977-1981
Legal,
1971-1977
Permissions (to reprint),
1978-1980
Reactions,
1977-1981
(3 folders)
Reviews and ads,
1977
[Oversize material removed to box OS1.]
Subsidiary,
1976-1977 and undated
A Hot January Subseries, 1997-1999 and undated
Pre-publication publication in magazines,
1997-1999
(2 folders)
1st pass,
1999
2nd pass,
1999
Revisions,
1998-1999
Production,
1998-1999
(2 folders)
[Oversize material removed to box OS1.]
Old versions,
undated
(2 folders)
Lady of the Beasts Subseries, 1975-1980 and undated
Revisions, slides and illustrations (color),
1975, 1980 and undated
Revisions and comments,
1975-1976 and undated
Selected pieces published elsewhere,
1975, 1976 and undated
Box W4
Copyright production,
1975-1976 and undated
Reactions,
1976-1978 and undated
Reviews and adverts,
1976-1978 and undated
(3 folders)
[Oversize material removed to box OS1.]
Contracts and royalty statements,
1976-1980
Background material,
undated
Saturday's Child Subseries, 1999-2001 and undated
Manuscript,
1999
(1-4 of 5 folders)
Box W5
Manuscript,
1999
(5 of 5 folders)
Manuscript,
undated
(4 folders)
Photocopies of black and white photos,
undated
1st proofs,
2000
(1-2 of 3 folders)
Box W6
1st proofs,
2000
(3 of 3 folders)
2nd proofs,
2000
(3 folders)
Proofs,
2000
(3 folders)
3rd proofs,
2000
(1 of 3 folders)
Box W7
3rd proofs,
2000
(2-3 of 3 folders)
Index,
2000
Production material,
2000, 2001
(2 folders)
Sisterhood is Forever Subseries, 2002 and undated
Manuscript,
undated
(1-4 of 6 folders)
Box W8
Manuscript,
undated
(5-6 of 6 folders)
Final manuscript,
undated
(6 folders)
1st pass,
2002
(1-2 of 5 folders)
Box W9
1st pass,
2002
(3-5 of 5 folders)
Sisterhood is Global Subseries, 1978-1997 and undated
Countries not included in the anthology,
1980-1982 and undated
Correspondence, book contracts, serial rights,
1980-1995 and undated
(4 folders)
Doubleday meeting,
1984 and undated
Personal notes, drafts,
undated
Meeting agendas,
1982-1983 and undated
8-month budget,
1982-1983
Box W10
Foreign rights,
1983-1989
Translators,
1982, 1984 and undated
Processor file,
1983 and undated
Contributors' payments,
1984-1985 and undated
Resource people,
1979-1982 and undated
(2 folders)
Contributors
Afkhami, Mahnaz (Iran),
1981-1982
Agosin, Marjorie (Chile),
1982-1984
Aidoo, Ama Ata (Ghana),
1981-1985
Al Falah, Noura (Kuwait),
1981-1984 and undated
Allaghi, Farida (Libya),
1980-1985 and undated
Box W11
Contributors
Almana, Aisha (Saudi Arabia),
1981-1984 and undated
Aloni, Shulamit F. (Israel),
1978, 1981-1984 and undated
"Ames" (El Salvador),
1982 and undated
Antrobus, Peggy (Jamaica),
1981-1985
Arungu-Olende, Mrs. and Rose Adhiambo (Kenya),
1983 and undated
As, Berit (Norway),
1981-1985 and undated
(2 folders)
Badri, Anna (Sudan),
1981-1985
Borja, Carola (Ecuador),
1982-1983 and undated
Calvera, Leonor (Argentina),
1983-1984 and undated
Chabaku, Motlalelupa (S. Africa),
1979-1985
(2 folders)
Chiriac, Elena (Romania),
1982-1985 and undated
Box W12
Contributors
Cuales, Sonia (Dutch-Caribbean),
1982-1984 and undated
de Beauvoir, Simone (France),
1981-1985 and undated
(2 folders)
thi Dinh, Nguyen (Vietnam),
1981-1984 and undated
Dowse, Sarah and Giles, Pat (Australia),
1981-1982, 1984 and undated
Falcon, Lidia (Spain),
1981-1985 and undated
(2 folders)
Ghurayybi, Rose (Lebanon),
1981-1984 and undated
Giri, Manjula (Nepal),
1981-1985 and undated
Goonatilake, Hema (Sri Lanka),
1981-1985 and undated
La Gonave, Cacos (Haiti),
1983 and undated
Green, Rayne (USA),
1980-1983 and undated
Box W13
Contributors
Griffin Vanessa (Pacific Islands),
1981-1985 and undated
de Hedervary, Claire (UN),
1979-1982
Habib, Miriam (Pakistan),
1981-1997
Hassouna, Fawzia Y. (Palestinian Women),
1982-1984 and undated
(2 folders)
Higuchi, Keiko (Japan),
1981-1982 and undated
Hirata, Lucy Cheng (China),
1981-1985 and undated
Ivekovic, Rada (Yugoslavia),
1982-1984 and undated
Jain, Devaki (India),
1981-1986 and undated
Box W14
Contributors
Kantai, Terry (Kenya),
1982 and undated
Kolb, Ingrid and Marie Louise Janssen-Jurriet (West
Germany),
1981-1984 and undated
Konie, Gwen (Zambia),
1980-1984 and undated
Korosi, Suzanne (Hungary),
1978-1984 and undated
LaFontant, Marie-Carmel (Haiti),
1981-1982 and undated
Liljestrom, Rita (Sweden),
1978-1983 and undated
Lugo, Carmen and M.A. Rascon (Mexico),
1982-1985 and undated
(2 folders)
Mamonova, Tatyana (USSR),
1981-1987 and undated
(2 folders)
McCafferty, Nell (Ireland),
1981-1985 and undated
Box W15
Contributors
Mernissi, Fatima (Morocco),
1979-1994 and undated
Merola R., Giovanna (Venezuela),
1982-1986
Morgner, Irmtraud (E. Germany),
1982-1983 and undated
Minai, Naila and Dr. Gulcin Kandemir (Turkey),
1982-1984 and undated
Muchena, Olivia (Zimbabwe),
1980-1984 and undated
Nemiroff, Greta (Canada),
1978-1989 and undated
Ogundipe, Molara (Nigeria),
1982-1984 and undated
Oudijk, Corrine (the Netherlands),
1980-1984 and undated
Oussedik, Fatima (Algeria),
1982-1983 and undated
Papandreou, M. (Greece),
1982-1985 and undated
Box W16
Contributors
Park, Sun Chun (South Korea),
1981-1982 and undated
Pietila, Hilkka (Finland),
1980-1986 and undated
Pineda, Magaly (Spanish speaking Caribbean),
1981-1986 and undated
Pintasilgo, Maria de Lourdes (Portugal),
1979-1985 and undated
(2 folders)
Portugal, Ana Maria (Peru),
1981-1982 and undated
Prado, Danda (Brazil),
1979-1985 and undated
Quan, Stella (Guatemala),
1982-1984 and undated
Rivero, Isel (Cuba),
1980-1981 and undated
Box W17
Contributors
Rowley, Maggie and Beatie Hofmeyr (South Africa),
1981-1982 and undated
el Saadawi, Nawal (Egypt),
1979-1983 and undated
(2 folders)
Sanchez, Luz Helena (Colombia),
1981-1983 and undated
Savane, Marie A. (Senegal),
1981-1984 and undated
Schlaffer, Edit and C. Benard (Austria),
1981-1983 and undated
Sebestyen, Amanda (England),
1981-1986
Sumbung, Titi (Indonesia),
1982-1983 and undated
Titkow, Anna (Poland),
1981-1983 and undated
Vammen, Tinne (Denmark),
1982-1984 and undated
Vajrathon, Mallica (Thailand),
1981-1982 and undated
Wali, S. (Afganistan),
1981-1984 and undated
Box W18
Contributors
Waring, Marilyn and Ngahuia Te Awekotuku (New
Zealand),
1981-1984 and undated
Yoha Bagbeni Assumani Ussu (Zaire),
1982 and undated
Zaccaria, Paola (Italy),
1982-1986 and undated
de Zelaya, Merea Lourdes Centeno (Nicaragua),
1981-1985 and undated
Reactions,
1984-1985 and undated
Press and reviews,
1980s
(2 folders)
[Some photographs in folder have adhered to each other. Please
handle carefully and do not separate.]
Sisterhood is Powerful Subseries, 1969-2000 and undated
Random House correspondence (Production, precis,
contract, titles, etc.),
1969-1970 and undated
Contributors' correspondence, miscellaneous
correspondence,
1969-1977 and undated
Correspondence re: publicity and promotion,
1969-1970 and undated
Foreign rights,
1970-1976
Requests,
1971-1974 and undated
(1 of 3 folders)
Box W19
Requests,
1971-1974 and undated
(2-3 of 3 folders)
General,
1971-1974
(2 folders)
Contracts and royalty statements,
1973-2000 and undated
Inc. Tax, Inc. dissolution,
1971-1976 and undated
(2 folders)
Lawsuit
C. Cisler court action,
1973-1974 and undated
Fundraising re: court,
1974-1975 and undated
Support re: Cisler case,
1974-1978 and undated
Reviews and press,
1970-1972 and undated
Box W20
Report,
1974-1976 and undated
30th anniversary edition,
1999-2000 and undated
Poems Subseries, 1946-1999 and undated
1946-1958 and undated:Juvenilia
1950s-1960s: Drafts and
variants
1965-1972: Drafts and
variants
1977 and undated: Drafts and variants
1980:Drafts
1985 Oct.:"Balefire," "Flying South"
1985 Oct.: "Piecing"
1997:"The Spirit Cellar"
Box W21
1998 Feb.:"Add-Water Instant Blues"
1998 Summer:"Referred Pain"
1998 Oct.:"Learning Clock Patience"
1998:"Treesitter"
1999 Mar.:"Fair Game," "The Last Time"
1999 May:"Count Down"
1999 Spring:"Invocation"
1999 June:"Samizdat," "Universal Donor"
1999 June/July:"Acrobats and Clowns"
1999 July:"Country Matters," "The Farmer's Wife,"
"The Butcher's Daughter"
1999 Summer:"Fixed Canon"
undated:Drafts
(2 folders)
undated:Drafts II
(1-2 of 3 folders)
Box W22
undated:Drafts II
(3 of folders)
undated:
Monster (Early
versions: War Games [I and II], home master, master copy manuscript for
printer)
(2 folders)
undated:Unrevised poems in draft for
Monster
Other Writings by Morgan Subseries, 1940s-2001 and undated, bulk 1970-2001
1940s-1960s:Short stories
(2 folders)
1953, 1955:Juvenilia
1961 and undated:Juvenilia [includes
Their Own
Country]
1963-1964:Reader's reports for
Sterling Lord Publishing
1960s: Poems translated from the
Vietnamese
Box W23
1960s-1970s:
Sex and
Revolution (collaboration of Morgan and Pitchford)
1978 Feb. 28:Vietnamese poems (translation, NYU
reading)
1970s:Drafts of articles
(2 folders)
1970 and undated:
Ms. pieces and
memos
(2 folders)
1970s:Reactions to Morgan's
writings
(2 folders)
1970s-1980s and undated:Comments
on others
1970s-1980s and undated:Short
articles for
Ms.
Box W24
1970s-1980s: Blurbs, comments,
and advice on women's books, A-W
(10 folders)
1981:
Death Benefits
Chapbook
Box W25
1989 and undated:UNDP book on HIV/AIDS
1980s:Short
Ms. pieces
1980s:Past World columns
1991:Satire on editorial job
1993-1996 and undated:Overview
of U.S. feminism for
Reader's Companion to
U.S. Women
1999:"Human Here Inside of Me"
[19-]:Short articles and
correspondence
(2 folders)
2000-2001 and undated:
Madame Bovary
Foreword
undated:
Their Own Country
undated:
The Duel
undated:
The White Haired
Witch Draft
(1 of 2 folders)
Box W26
undated:
The White Haired
Witch Draft
(2 of 2 folders)
Writings by Others Subseries, 1964-1970, 1973, 1990s and undated
1964-1970 and undated:Poetry and
correspondence for
Motive Issue
1973, 1994 and
undated:Dissertation and criticism of Morgan
1990s:Wagner, Jane (with
comments by Morgan and Tomlin),
Grants Subseries, 1970s-1980s
1970s-1980s:Writing grants
1970s-1980s:National Endowment
for the Arts
1980s:Guggenheim grant
Speeches and Interviews Series, 1966-1993 and undated
Approximately one third of the series consists of drafts of
Morgan's
speeches; interviews of Morgan by
Dorothy Dinnerstein,
Chai Lin and
Helen Cooper; and material about her joint
poetry tour with
Kenneth Pitchford. The remaining two thirds of
the material is documents related to Morgan's speeches and
interviews (chiefly correspondence,
schedules, and contracts). All material is in alphabetical order. Several
announcements of Morgan's speeches are located in the Oversize Material at the end of the collection.
Box SP1
Appearance requests,
1973-1980
(2 folders)
Joint poetry tour with Kenneth Pitchford,
1966
Lectures and readings,
1971-1974
(6 folders)
Box SP2
Lectures and readings,
1975-1980
(9 folders)
Box SP3
Lectures and readings,
1981, 1987
(2 folders)
Meredith lecture,
1992
Morgan-Chai Lin interview,
undated
Morgan-Cooper interview,
1981
Morgan-Dinnerstein dialogue,
1977-1978 and undated
Philadelphia speech and revolt,
1973
Speaking engagements and schedule,
1992-1993
Subject Files Series, 1968-2000 and undated
[RESTRICTED: Patrons must sign an Acknowledgment of Legal
Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form before using the materials.]
The Subject Files Series is organized
into five subseries. Apart from the International Feminist
Activism and Resources Subseries, which is organized by continents, all
material within individual subseries is in alphabetical order. Formats include
newspaper clippings, ephemeral publications, short articles, and official
letters and documents.
The General Subseries includes
documentation about a controversial
plagiarism case involving Robin Morgan, as well
as material documenting Morgan's service with
Hands Across America. The International Feminist Activism and Resources Subseries
documents
feminist activism all over the world. The most
substantial material comes from
South Africa and the
Middle East, where Morgan spent months in the
Palestinian refugee camps. The
Ms.
Subseries contains minutes and memos from editorial meetings,
information about distribution, and some correspondence with readers. A large
portion of the subseries comes from the years when Morgan acted as editor-in
chief (1989-1993) and re-launched the
magazine as an international bimonthly free
of advertising. There is also material concerning the 1980 issue of
Ms. about
Russian women and
Soviet feminism. The
Sisterhood Is Global
Institute Subseries contains some annual reports and other
institutional documents. Finally, the U.S. Feminist
Activism and Resources Subseries consists of subject files that cover a
number of topics, including
witchcraft, demonstrations against
the Miss America Pageant,
women's clinics, and
anti-pornography campaigns. There are also several
documents about
feminist conferences in the United States and some
material concerning figures such as
Gloria Steinem,
Marilyn Waring, and
Patricia Hearst. A complete set of issues of
Rat magazine was
removed from this subseries and is located in the Oversize
Materials.
General Subseries, 1980s-1996
Australian plagiarism controversy,
1995-1996
Hands Across America New York Committee,
1980s
(2 folders)
International Feminist Activism and Resources Subseries, 1970-1990s and undated
Africa
General
1989-1993
South Africa
Academia,
1990s
Cape Town notes,
1990s
Clips,
1998
Comparative essays,
1998 and undated
(3 folders)
Disability, homophobia, women's net, media,
1990s
History,
1990s and undated
(2 folders)
Box S2
Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu Natal,
1990s
Law/Lobbying,
1997
Local government and GAP,
1990s and undated
RSA contacts,
1990s and undated
Violence,
1990s
(2 folders)
Work, farm, SEWU rural,
1990s
Asia
China,
1995
General,
1990s and undated
Philippines,
1990s
Europe
Bosnia,
1990s
(2 folders)
France--Issues of
Le Torchon
Brule,
undated
Box S3
Europe
General,
1970-1990s and undated
General
Fundamentalist conference,
1990s
Materials about rape,
1973 and undated
Middle East
Calls and contacts,
1980s and undated
Gaza Strip,
1980s
General,
1980s
(3 folders)
[Oversize material removed to box OS1.]
General data file,
1980s
Israel-US Zionist aggressives,
1984-1986 and undated
Jordan,
1985-1986 and undated
Lebanon,
1980s
Palestine
General,
1988
Intifada,
1988
UNDP,
1980s
Box S4
Middle East
Palestine
UNRWA Data,
1980s
(2 folders)
Unsorted,
1980s
Various articles,
1980s
(2 folders)
Saudi Arabian women drivers' report,
undated
Syria,
1980s and undated
West Bank,
1980s
(2 folders)
Pacific
General,
1970s-1990s and undated
Box S5
Pacific
Marilyn Waring
Book accounts, correspondence, critiques,
1985-1987 and undated
Correspondence,
1987-1991 and undated
Essays book,
1985
Funding,
1985-1986 and undated
Lectures,
1982-1986 and undated
Speeches,
1992 and undated
New Zealand action,
1980s and undated
South America
Brazil,
1980s-1990s
Ms. Subseries, 1970s-1990s and undated
Alton Productions,
1992 and undated
Ancillary sales,
1990s
Board of Scholars,
1990s and undated
Book club,
1990s
Contributing editor,
1970s
(1 of 2 folders)
Box S6
Contributing editor,
1970s
(2 of 2 folders)
Contributing editors,
1990s
Correspondence with
Ms. authors,
1970s-1980s
Female genital mutilation controversy,
1980s and undated
(2 folders)
Foreign distribution,
1990s
Formats,
1990s
General,
1970s-1980s
General information,
1990 and undated
Interns,
1980s and undated
(2 folders)
Interns and apprentices,
1980s
International Board of Advisors,
1990s
International contributing editors' memos,
1990s
Inventory Morgan left on leaving
Ms.,
1993
Box S7
Issue on Russian women
Background and clips,
1980s
Correspondence,
1980-1981
Correspondence with Russian women,
1980s
Film project,
1980s
Lazarova et al. protests,
1980s
Magazine and book rights,
1980
Mammonova US trip,
1980s
(3 folders)
Ms. copy,
1980
Russian language materials,
1980 and undated
Samizdat,
1980s
(2 folders)
Transcripts,
1980s
Box S8
Lang agreements,
1990s
Memos,
1980s
Minutes from editorial meetings,
1970s-1980s
(2 folders)
Morgan memos as editor,
1990s
Morgan memos from New Zealand,
1993
O'Shea (dishwashers' strike),
1980s
Post
Ms.
Editorship,
1990s
Press coverage,
1990s
(2 folders)
Press on
Ms.,
1991
Press on
Ms. launch in
Australia,
1993
Reactions from staff and readers, and Morgan's
correspondence with both,
1990s
(1 of 2 folders)
Box S9
Rejections A-F,
1970s-1980s
(3 folders)
Rejections H-M,
1970s-1980s
(2 folders)
Rejections N-R,
1970s-1980s
(2 folders)
Rejections S-Z,
1970s-1980s
(1 of 2 folders)
Box S10
Rejections S-Z,
1970s-1980s
(2 of 2 folders)
Responses to re-launched
Ms. with
Morgan as editor,
1990s
Ruth Bower meetings,
1990s
Ruth Bower memos,
1990s
(2 folders)
Steinem Book complaints,
1992-1993
Television project,
1992
Unsorted materials,
1990-1994
(3 folders)
Sisterhood is Global Institute Subseries, 1980s-1999 and undated
Annual Report,
1999
Church Women United Foundation,
1982
Conference,
1984
(3 folders)
Conference,
1984-1985
(4 folders)
Conference confirmation cables,
undated
Conference materials,
1984
Conference responses,
1984 and undated
Drafts, participants,
1984 and undated
Financial information,
1999
Ford Foundation,
1981-1987 and undated
(1 of 2 folders)
Box S12
Ford Foundation,
1981-1987 and undated
(2 of 2 folders)
Foundation rejections,
1981-1984 and undated
(2 folders)
Funding
Alida Brill,
1981-1984 and undated
Carnegie,
1981-1982 and undated
Methodists,
1982-1983 and undated
Funding rejections for SIGI meeting,
1984 and undated
(2 folders)
Grants pending,
1983 and undated
Grants received,
1982-1989 and undated
Grant rejections,
1981-1988 and undated
(2 folders)
Box S13
Institutional Documents (vol. 1),
1999
(3 folders)
Institutional Documents (vol. 2),
1999
(3 folders)
Invitations: Press conference,
1984
Invitations to strategy meeting,
1984 and undated
MacArthur Foundation,
1980s-1990s
Members A-Z,
1980s-1990s and undated
(1-2 of 7 folders)
Box S14
Members A-Z,
1980s-1990s and undated
(3-7 of 7 folders)
Panels,
1984 and undated
Participation letter and packet,
1985 and undated
Party invitations and list,
undated
Press conference,
1984
Press follow-up,
1984 and undated
Press mailing lists
undated
Shalala Party,
1985 and undated
Skaggs Foundation,
1980s
(2 folders)
Box S15
Statement and draft,
undated
Steering Committee meeting,
1999
Strategy meeting,
1984 Nov. 11-16
(6 folders)
Transition binder,
1999
U.S. Feminist Activism and Resources Subseries, 1968-2000 and undated
Conferences
Box S15
de Beauvoir conference,
1979
Canadian conference,
1983
Lesbian conference in Los Angeles,
1972-1973
(5 folders)
Box S16
Conferences
Wise Women's conference,
1985
Controversies
Chesler, Phyllis,
1980s
Hearst, Patricia,
1980s
(2 folders)
Steinem, Gloria,
1979
1970s
(2 folders)
New Zealand trip controversy,
1977
Box S17
Controversies
Swinton Trial (Saxe),
1975-1976 and undated
(2 folders)
Demonstrations
Miss America,
1968
(2 folders)
General
Anti-porn,
1970s-1980s
(4 folders)
Bella Abzug
1977-1979 and undated
Box S18
General
Bella Abzug
Congressional campaign
1986 and undated
1992 and undated
Feminist organizing papers,
1980s-1990s and undated
Grove Press action,
1970
(2 folders)
Guerrilla Girls,
undated
Lesbian theory and activism,
1980s
Medical self-Help clinics,
1970s
NY Women's Rights Center,
1970s and undated
Up From
Under,
1970-1973
(3 folders)
Box S19
General
Web magazine project,
2000
Wicca,
1970s and undated
(3 folders)
Witch materials,
1968-1972 and undated
Women's Studies stuff,
1970s
Personal Files Series, 1950s-1989 and undated
Consists primarily of papers related to Robin Morgan's formal
education at
Columbia University. Formats include class
notes, essays, and rather brief notebooks from her trips to the
Middle East,
Austria and
Egypt, further documented in the
Photographic Material Series and Subject Files Series. Other material includes
FBI and
CIA files, which Morgan requested through the
Freedom of Information Act in the 1970s. Each of the three categories
(Education at Columbia University, Trips, and Other Personal) is arranged in
chronological order.
Box PER1
Education at Columbia University
1957:Psychology
(2 folders)
1958:Anthropology
(2 folders)
1958:German
1958:Victorian Literature
1958-1959:Renaissance Literature
1959:Art of Poetry
1959:Civilization and Culture
1950s-1960s:Essays and school
papers
(2 folders)
Box PER2
Education at Columbia University
1960:English
1960:Exam
Trips
1978-1979:Aborted Iran trip
1985-1986 and undated:Mid-East
trip maps and itineraries
1989:Palestine/Israel notebook
undated:Jerusalem notebook
undated:Jordan notebook
undated:Vienna and Cairo notebook
Other Personal
1962:Apartment lease
1976-1978:FBI and CIA files
(2 folders)
Teaching Materials Series, 1971-1998 and undated, bulk 1995-1997
Includes material related to Robin Morgan's position as an adjunct
professor at the
Union Graduate School; as a visiting chair and
guest professor of Women's Studies at
New College
(Sarasota, Fla.); and as a visiting professor
at the
University of Denver Graduate School of
International Affairs. The bulk comes from the Denver position and includes
contracts; course material related both to the courses that Morgan attended and
to the courses she taught on feminism; student papers; and teaching-related
correspondence. The material is arranged in alphabetical order.
Box T1
New College, Fla.
1971-1972
(4 folders)
Union Graduate School,
1974
University of Denver
Books and references,
1996-1997 and undated
(4 folders)
Contacts,
1996-1997 and undated
Contracts and original correspondence,
1995-1997
Extra curriculum appears,
1997 and undated
General,
1996-1998
(1 of 3 folders)
Box T2
University of Denver
General,
1996-1998
(2-3 of 3 folders)
Graduate course in communications (correspondence),
1996-1997
Graduate School International Studies,
1996-1997 and undated
Provost lecture,
1997
Provost lunch speech,
1997
Student papers,
1995-1997
Women's Studies,
1996-1997 and undated
Audio-Visual Materials Series, circa 1985-2001 and undated
Contains cassette tapes with interviews that Morgan
conducted with women in the
Middle East during two visits in 1985 and 1989. There is also a recording of Morgan's reading of poems selected from
A Hot January as
well as a videotape titled,
Saturday's Child; A
Memoir. The collection is arranged by media type.
[Originals closed to use. Use copies available in the collection. Please contact Research Services staff before coming to use the collection.]
[Although the contents of the taped interviews are open to
research, patrons are responsible for obtaining permission to publish from
them.]
Box AV1
Cassette Tapes (Originals),
circa 1985, 1989 and undated
[Use copies for all items available in Box AV2. Cassette format.]
OR1. UNDP,
circa 1985
OR2. UNDP, Gaza and the North
circa 1985
OR3. Health center, Gaza, visits,
circa 1985
OR4. Vienna brief, Gaza,
circa 1985
OR5. Jerusalem, Giucamone,
circa 1985
OR6. Settlements for women, Zahira Kamal, Palestinian
women's work,
circa 1985
OR7. Gaza - Health visits, Y. Barbary,
circa 1985
OR8. Rita Giacaman, Ramallah,
1989 Jan. 14
OR9. End of Ibdn Haddi, Suha Eid, Jordan,
circa 1985
OR10. Jordan, Haifa Bashur, Irbid,
circa 1985
OR11. Jordan, Bag'A Camp, start of Haifa Bashur,
circa 1985
OR12. Irbid, Suf camps, start of Ibdn Haddi,
circa 1985
OR13. Village coop, Al Arrub camp,
1989
OR14. Jalazone camp, village coop,
1989
OR15. Gaza,
circa 1985
OR16. Hayat Yaghi, Amman New camp,
circa 1985
OR17. Ramallah Women's Teaching College, women's work,
undated
Videotapes
[Use copy available in Box AV2. VHS format.]
OR18. Women to Women: "Saturday's Child,"
2001 Mar.
Compact Discs
[Use copy available in Box AV2. CD format.]
OR19.A Hot January,
Selected Readings 1996-1999,
2000
Box AV2
Master and Use Copies
[Master copies are closed to general use.]
Photographic Materials Series, 1982-1995 and undated
Consists of 240
photographs, 222 of which are color, and 18
black and white. Most of the images are snapshots from Morgan's trip to
Egypt; the rest are pictures of
Isel Rivero, and some taken by her. The
photographs are arranged in their original order.
Box PH1
H Temple and Hathor temple,
undated
Valley of Kings and Queens, Hats., temples, goats,
undated
Nile, pyramids, Nawal, Sphinx, cat,
undated
N's country house and garden, Nile,
undated
N's village and chickens, relatives, children,
undated
Blake at Goodbye Pyramids,
undated
Bookshop, plane to Lufor, Fairy, Colossus,
undated
H Temple and Hathor temple,
undated
Miscellaneous photos,
undated
Isel Rivero
1982 and undated
In Nicaragua,
undated
In Rwanda and Uganda,
1994-1995 and undated
In Namibia,
1989-1990 and undated
Oversize Materials
Contains materials from the Writings
Series, the Subject Files Series, and the
Speeches and Interviews Series. Poetry broadsides
include the poem
White Night,
dedicated to Morgan and signed by Adrienne Rich. The Subject Files Subseries contains a complete set of issues
of the feminist magazine
Rat. Arranged
alphabetically.
Box OS1
Writings Series
Depth Perception
Subseries
Copyright file --
Sojourner,
1978 Aug.
Going Too Far
Subseries
Reviews and adverts,
1977
A Hot January
Subseries
Production,
undated
Lady of the Beasts
Subseries
Reviews and adverts,
1976-1978 and undated
Poems Subseries
Poems broadsides and awards,
1981-1982
Subject Files Series
International Feminist Activism and Resources
Subseries
The Middle East -- General,
1980s
U.S. Feminist Activism and Resources
Subseries
Rat
magazine,
undated
(3 folders)
Speeches and Interviews Series
Announcements for speaking engagements,
1972-1992 and undated
