Preliminary Inventory of the Laura "Tibbie" Roberts papers, 1970-2008
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RepositoryRare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Creator
Roberts, Laura (Tibbie), 1914-
Title
Laura "Tibbie" Roberts papers, 1970-2008
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
2900 items
(4.2 lin. ft.)
Abstract
(4.2 lin. ft.)
Laura "Tibbie" Roberts is a life-long activist for women's rights and has been repeatedly honored for her community service and volunteering in North Carolina and abroad.
The collection consists of correspondence, conference materials, awards, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera from the life and volunteering of Tibbie Roberts. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open for research.
However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this 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.
Copyright Notice
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], in the Laura "Tibbie" Roberts papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Gift, 2009 (2009-0084), 3.6 lin. ft.
Gift, 2009 (2009-0150), 0.6 lin. ft.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed; cataloged from accession records.
Encoded by: Meghan Lyon, March 2009
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2009-0084, 2009-0150
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory:
DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical / Historical Note
Laura "Tibbie" Roberts is a life-long activist for women's rights and has been repeatedly honored for her community service and volunteering in North Carolina and abroad.
[top]Collection Overview
The accession (2009-0084) (3.6 lin. ft.; 2700 items; dated 1970s-2000s) consists of correspondence, conference materials, awards, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera from the life and volunteering of Tibbie Roberts. Items of note include her materials from the North Carolina Council of Churches, the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing (1995), North Carolina Council for Women, the National Women's Conference in Houston (1978), and the United Methodist Church's United Methodist Women Southeast Jurisdiction. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
The accession (2009-0150) (0.6 lin. ft.; 200 items; dated 1970s-1995) consists largely of scrapbooks from Roberts' conferences in the 1990s, including her trips to China, Singapore, and Malaysia as part of the Fourth Annual World Conference on Women, the NGO Forum on Women, and the World Methodist Conference, and her trip to Israel as part of an excavation course. Also included are materials from a filmstrip promoting the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Roberts, Laura (Tibbie), 1914-
- North Carolina Council of Churches Equal Rights Committee.
- Feminism--United States.
- United Methodist Women--North Carolina.
- Morehead City (N.C.)--Volunteers.
- Photographs.
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Detailed Description of Collection
Accession (2009-0084), 1970s-2008
(6 boxes)
The accession (2009-0084) (3.6 lin. ft.; 2700 items; dated 1970s-2000s) consists of correspondence, conference materials, awards, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera from the life and volunteering of Tibbie Roberts. Items of note include her materials from the North Carolina Council of Churches, the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing (1995), North Carolina Council for Women, the National Women's Conference in Houston (1978), and the United Methodist Church's United Methodist Women Southeast Jurisdiction.
This accession has not been processed. Materials have been reboxed for preservation but no additional arrangement has been completed at this time.
Box 1
Newsclippings, 1970s-1990s
Photographs, 1990s
Appointment calendar, 1999
Equal Rights Committee
Religious Network for Equality for Women (RNEW)
NC Council of Churches
Equal Rights Committee Conferences on Women, Faith, and Justice
Equal Rights Committee minutes, 1989-1994
NC Council for Women
NC Women's Forum
Morehead City N.C. materials and programs, 2002-2007
Newsclippings, Morehead City N.C.
Box 2
Plaques
Awards
Awards-related correspondence, 1980s-2000s
Beijing travel souvenir book, 2006
Box 3
Materials from the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 1995
Travel itinerary
Conference files
Newsclippings
Photographs
Editorials
Printed materials
By Her Own Bootstraps, Albert Coates
Theologies Written from Feminist Perspectives
Women's America: Refocusing the Past
Women Men and the Bible
Speaking for Children
Box 4
NCC ERA miscellaneous
ERA handouts
Status ERA Now
Feminism
Awards, 1990s-2007
Resumes and recommendation letters, 1980s-2000s
Newsclippings, 1980s-2000s
Tribe of Women, Connie Bickman, 2005
Box 5
Palestine materials, 1997 and undated
New Hanover Committee for Women, 1997
Beijing Conference materials, 1999
Resumes, 1970s-1980s
Duke Chapel sermon, 1978
Newsclippings and awards, 1977-2001
Photographs
FRAGILE: Includes identification slips and post-it notes. Please use caution when handling.
"State Normal Magazine,"
Greensboro, Nov. 1917 issue
Burnout Retreat materials
Beijing post-conference materials, 1995
Beijing conference materials, 1999
Box 6
NC Council for Women materials, 1990s
National Women's Conference in Houston report, 1978
Includes inserts and some Beijing materials, 1995.
Newsclippings, 1980-2007
Subject and conference files, 1970s-2008
Special projects and events
Corporate Responsibility Coordinating Group, 1987
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination, 1998
Sarah Weddington
Aging Without Apology workshop
Feminism
Seneca Falls, 150 years
Ephemera
United Methodist Women, NC Conference totebag
China-US Conference totebag
Medals and awards
Gargoyle figurine (from Duke?)
Accession (2009-0150), 1970s-1995
(1 box)
The accession (2009-0150) (0.6 lin. ft.; 200 items; dated 1970s-1995) consists largely of scrapbooks from Roberts' conferences in the 1990s, including her trips to China, Singapore, and Malaysia as part of the Fourth Annual World Conference on Women, the NGO Forum on Women, and the World Methodist Conference, and her trip to Israel as part of an excavation course. Also included are materials from a filmstrip promoting the Equal Rights Amendment.
Box 7
Conference scrapbook: Methodist World Conference, Singapore, 1991
Scrapbook: Post-conference tour, Southeast Asia, 1991
Conference scrapbook: NC Council for Women, NGO Forum, Beijing, 1995
Conference folder and materials, NC Council for Women and NGO Forum, Beijing, 1995
Conference photographs, NC Council for Women and NGO Forum, Beijing, 1995
SEJ Excavation course scrapbook, Bathsaida, Israel, 1995
"What's all this about an ERA?"
filmstrip materials, including an audiocassette tape and film roll
Beijing news coverage videotape
Conference pins
ERA bracelet
