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Inventory of the Sisterhood is Global Institute Records, 1963-2005 and undated, bulk 1980-2002

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Creator
Sisterhood is Global Institute
Title
Sisterhood is Global Institute Records, 1963-2005 and undated, bulk 1980-2002
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
90.5 Linear Feet

63,922 Items
Abstract
In response to Robin Morgan's book, "Sisterhood is Global," the Sisterhood is Global Institute was founded in 1984 with Karen Berry as its first director. Its purpose was to mobilize international support on women’s rights issues and educate various communities around the world on women's rights and human rights issues.
The records of the Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI) span the years from 1965 to 2005, with the bulk of the material ranging from 1980 to 2002. Materials such as correspondence, administrative files, publications drafts, manuals, newsletters, flyers, photographs, videos, and sound recordings provide a record of the work and the organizational structure of SIGI from its inception to its present activities at the beginning of the 21st century. The documents in the collection illustrate SIGI's efforts to discuss, debate, and act on a variety of women's issues around the world, including voting rights and political representation; reproductive rights; violence against women; education for women; and the socio-economic status of women.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection 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.
In addition, original audiovisual materials are closed to patron use. Some use copies are available in the collection. Otherwise, Technical Services staff need to produce use copies before contents can be accessed.
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], Sisterhood is Global Institute Records, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Sisterhood is Global Institute Records were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 2001, 2003, 2004 as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
Processing Information
Processed by Carrie Alexander, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, Aisha Peay, and Ioanna Zlateva, August 2005
Encoded by Carrie Alexander, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, Aisha Peay, and Ioanna Zlateva.
Completed September 2005
Accessions 2001-0242, 2003-0267, 2004-0046, 2004-0310 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
            

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Historical Note

1984
Sisterhood is Global strategy meeting convened in New York as a follow-up to the publication of Robin Morgan's anthology Sisterhood Is Global
Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI) founded, with Karen Berry as Executive Director.
Sisterhood Is Global Network (SIGN) and SIGI’s Urgent Action Alert System established for mobilizing international support on women’s rights issues
1985UN Third World Conference on Women held in Nairobi
1988SIGI’s headquarters moved to New Zealand. Appointment of Executive Director Marilyn Waring
1993SIGI’s headquarters moved to Maryland, USA. Mahnaz Afkhami appointed Executive Director
1994SIGN Dialogues conferences held in Athens, Washington D.C., and Zambia
1995UN Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing
1996
SIGI’s conference "Beijing and Beyond: Implementing the Platform for Action in Muslim Societies" convened in May
Claiming Our Rights: A Manual for Women's Human Rights Education in Muslim Societies published as part of SIGI’s project on Women’s Human Rights Education (HRE). The HRE Project launched the same year as a series of workshops on the rights of women in Muslim societies
1997SIGI’s conference "Rights of Passage: An International Conference on Women's Human Rights Education" held in Washington D.C.
1998
SIGI’s conference "Eliminating Violence against Women in Muslim Societies" to be held in Jordan is cancelled, and instead an Expert Group "Meeting on Eliminating Violence against Women and Girls" is convened in Washington, D.C.
First version of SIGI’s training manual Safe and Secure: Eliminating Violence against Women and Girls in Muslim Societies published
1999SIGI’s office moved to Montreal, Canada; Greta Hofmann Nemiroff appointed President
2001New projects launched, among which initiatives related to leadership building, fisheries’ depletion, and development of micro-credit programs for single mothers
2004SIGI’s office to be permanently located in New York

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Collection Overview

The records of the Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI) span the years from 1965 to 2005, with the bulk of the material documenting the Institute's activities and administration from 1980 to 2002. Through correspondence, administrative files, subject files, drafts of publications, newsletter, manuals, reports, photographs, videos, and sound recordings, the collection provides an in-depth record of the work and the organizational structure of SIGI from its inception in 1984 to its present activities at the beginning of the 21st century, and documents its efforts to discuss, debate, and act on a variety of women's issues around the world, including voting rights and political representation; reproductive rights; violence against women; education for women; and the socio-economic status of women. Subject files created by SIGI researchers provide additional materials on prostitution, rape, the status of women in developing countries and rural areas, the legal status of women, and the concept of human rights. In the 1990s particular emphasis was paid to women's issues in Muslim societies. Much of the Institute's role is an educational one, as evidenced by the many folders of manuals, newsletters, news alerts, workshops, and conferences on women's issues, including materials on two U.N. World Conferences on Women. The collection offers many documents relating to SIGI publications, including the book Sisterhood is Global; and editions in various languages of In Our Own Words, Safe and Secure, and Claiming Our Rights. In addition to documenting SIGI's activism on behalf of women, the collection also provides a record of the Institute's organizational structure and functioning; although there is very little from the earliest years, there are many records for the 1990s, particularly for the years 1999-2002, during Greta Hofmann Nemiroff's tenure as President. Other individuals whose active roles in the development of Sisterhood is Global Institute are documented through correspondence and writings include Marilyn Waring, Robin Morgan, and Tatiana Mamonova. Many smaller files of correspondence and writings from individual members offer a profile of SIGI's international constituency drawn from over 70 countries.
One of the smallest folder groups, the Correspondence Series offers a sampling of routine requests and expressions of interest from individuals writing to the Sisterhood is Global Institute. Several folders house petitions and protest letters initiated by SIGI. There is also a group of exchanges related to the New Zealand "girlcott" organized in part by Marilyn Waring, president of SIGI at the time.
The largest series in the collection, the Administrative Files Series is divided into five subseries: Membership Files, Greta Hofmann Nemiroff, Financial Papers, Funding Files, and Other Records. The series offers an extensive profile of SIGI’s international constituency which in 2002 included members from over 70 countries worldwide. More extensive records are available for some eminent international figures such as Robin Morgan and Tatyana Mamonova, as well as for Marilyn Waring who acted as Executive Director of SIGI in New Zealand. The files of Greta Hofmann Nemiroff, the Financial Files, and the Other Records Subseries provide a record of the administrative management of SIGI’s resources, with the most detailed records dating from the period between 1996 and 2002. The funding history of SIGI, together with the documentation of grants and donors, is located in the Funding Files subseries, which also contains correspondence and financial reports on SIGI’s core projects like the Human Rights Education Program (HRE) and the Project on Eliminating the Violence Against Women (VAW).
The Project Files Series documents the stages and implementation of the HRE Program and the development of new projects, among which VAW, the Learning Partnership Projects, and the Building Local Leaders Initiative. The HRE Program, a reflection of the continuous work of SIGI on the issue of women’s human rights, is a series of 12 workshops whose aim is to promote the concept of women’s rights in Islamic cultures and provide women strategies and networking skills for the assertion of these rights. The series contains reports and correspondence with facilitators from nine countries where these workshops have been conducted, as well as materials on other countries considered for the extension of the project. Included in the series is also a record of SIGI Urgent Action Alerts, a system of immediate alerts and global calls for actions in response to discriminatory practices and cases of abuse in different regions of the world.
The Publications Series contains drafts, editions, and translations of workshop manuals, part of SIGI programs, as well as records related to anthologies edited by SIGI members, such as the volumes Muslim Women and the Politics of Participation and Strategizing for Safety. A large portion of the series is comprised of various translations of Claiming Our Rights, a manual containing definitions and learning exercises designed to illustrate the concept of women’s rights in different social contexts and to stimulate discussions on the status of women in Muslim societies. Other publications presented in the series include Safe and Secure, a manual designed for SIGI workshops on violence against women, and In Our Own Words, a companion guide with strategies for workshop facilitators. The series also contains all the issues of SIGI News, a biannual newsletter covering SIGI’s activities and providing a venue for announcements of different events.
The Conferences and Programs Series is divided into SIGI and Other Events subseries and contains records of the preparation and logistics for conferences organized by SIGI, as well as materials from major international meetings on subjects related to women’s rights. SIGI’s two conferences "Religion, Culture, and Women’s Rights in the Muslim World" (1994) and "Beijing and Beyond" (1996) were specifically organized in connection to the 4th World Conference on Women which took place in Beijing, which is also covered in the series. Other SIGI conferences extensively represented in the series include "Rights of Passage" (1997) and the Expert Group Meeting on Eliminating Violence against Girls and Women (1998) which evolved from the preparation for a conference with the same title, initially scheduled to take place in Jordan. Materials on the two World Conferences on Women, in Nairobi and Beijing, as well as other global events such as the UN conference on human rights in 1993 and the World March of Women in 2000, is found in the Other Events Subseries.
The Photographic Materials Series depicts moments from conferences attended or organized by SIGI, visits, and some of the workshops conducted by SIGI in different countries.
The Subject Files Series contains materials collected by SIGI on a wide range of subjects related to women, from reproductive rights and motherhood to the consequences of armed conflicts. A large section of papers and studies in the series, mostly dating from the late 1980s and early 1990s, is devoted to the socio-economic status of women and their situation in developing countries and rural areas. Another large group of materials, whose time range extends beyond the 1990s, reflects on SIGI’s development of new projects, and the materials focus increasingly on the legal status of women, the concept of women’s human rights, and the subject of violence against women which includes extensive collection of reports and article on domestic violence, prostitution, rape, and war crimes.
The Organizations Series contains information gathered by SIGI staff about numerous international and regional organizations and networks working in the sphere of women’s and human rights, development, and law. Highlighted organizations include the Association of Women in Development, the Canadian Council for Refugees, Equality Now, Feminist Majority, Isis International, the International Women's Health Coalition, the National Council for Research on Women, the Women's Environment and Development Organization, and the United Nations. There is some correspondence with former First Lady Hilary Clinton.
Like the Subject Files Series, the Geographic Files Series also functions as a vertical file created by SIGI staff for internal use, containing informative articles, clippings, reports, many newsletters, and other materials on women's issues in over 100 countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Countries with the most materials are Pakistan, Phillippines, and Malaysia.
The Audiovisual Materials Series contains over 20 videocassettes and audio recordings of SIGI events or programs originating in other countries. Topics and events include a forum on "feminist family values," conferences on women's issues, women's rights in Muslim societies, domestic violence, politics and power in the Phillippines and in other countries, and educational programming on money and job training. Use copies are available for most of these items; otherwise Technical Services staff will need to arrange to have use copies made. Please contact reference staff before coming to use this series.
Finally, the boxes in the Memorabilia Series house several large and small protest banners.
The collection includes some financial records, webpage content, and translations of published material in electronic form, found listed in the Electronic Formats Series under the appropriate series. The documents are maintained on the Special Collections server. Consult a reference archivist for access to them.
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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
  • Sisterhood is Global Institute.
  • International agencies.
  • International organizations.
  • Non-governmental organizations.
  • Women in politics.
  • Women--Congresses.
  • Women's rights.
  • Human rights.
  • Women's rights--International cooperation.
  • Women--Social conditions.
  • Women in development--International cooperation.
  • Prostitution.
  • Rape.
  • Morgan, Robin.
  • Nemiroff, Greta Hofmann.
  • Waring, Marilyn.
  • Mamonova, Tatiana.
  • Photographs.
  • Videocassettes.
  • Audiocassettes.
  • Electronic records.
List of Series in Collection
Correspondence Series, 1984-2003
Administrative Files Series, 1975-2004 and undated
Project Files Series, 1990-2003 and undated
Publications Series, 1981-2003 and undated, bulk 1993-2001
Conferences and Programs Series, 1980-2005
Photographic Materials Series, 1989-2002 and undated
Subject Files Series, 1980-2001 and undated
Organizations Series, 1978-2002 and undated, bulk 1990s-2001
Geographical Files Series, 1963-2001 and undated
Audiovisual Materials Series, 1987-2005 and undated
Memorabilia Series, 1996-1997 and undated
Electronic Formats Series, 1996-2001 and undated
Oversize Materials
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Detailed Description of Collection

Correspondence Series, 1984-2003

3 boxes
Consists primarily of routine correspondence with individuals and organizations who have expressed interest in Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI) and its publications. The general correspondence and the "signed-on letters" folders contain numerous petitions and protest letters. The highlight of the series is the extended material on the New Zealand "Girlcott Initiative" launched by Marilyn Waring in 1985. Organized chronologically by year, then alphabetically by folder name.
Box CORR1
1984-1992
General correspondence
1985
"Girlcott Initiative," New Zealand, Feb.-Oct.  (4 folders)
Letter to Robin Morgan of Ms. Magazine, Oct. 17
Lorna Gordon and Associates, Caribbean, Jamaica, July
1988
University of Waikato, New Zealand, Oct.
1989-1991
Mailing lists, SIGI network
1989-1992
Financial correspondence
1990-1992
Form letters
1991
New Zealand Government Labour Department, student job search
1992
Portugal, Ana Maria Peru, Aug.
1993
Inquiries, Bethesda office
Ivekovic, Rada, Croatia/Yugoslavia, June-Sept.
Oussedik, Fatma, Algeria
Box CORR2
1994
Miscellaneous correspondence
1994-1996
Konie, Gwendoline
1995
Miscellaneous correspondence  (2 folders)
1996
Miscellaneous correspondence  (2 folders)
1996-1997
Signed-on letters
1998
General correspondence
Signed-on letters
1999
General correspondence
Signed-on letters
General
Amnesty
1999-2001
Shukla, Sonal, India
2000
Communications with field coordinators
Dean, Mary E., West Virginia, May-June
Giri, Manjula
Box CORR3
2000
Holiday greetings, sent and received, Dec.
Letter from Greta Hofmann Nemiroff to field coordinators, Dec.
O'Neill, Lidia Falcón, Spain
Pietilä, Hilkka, Women's International Network on Gender and Human Security
Vaziri, Haleh, Canada
2000-2001
Sob, Durga
Zill, Anne B., Center for Ethics in Action, Me.
2000-2002
Rivero, Isel
2000-2003
Herman, Louis
Morgan, Robin
2001
Foley, Ellen, Michigan State University, "The Internet and Women's Democratic Networking," Mar.
Hachtroudi, Fariba, Canada, Feb.
General
Sadria, Mahbobeh, Feb. 23
Tokhtakhodjaeva, Marfua, May
2001-2002
Abdo, Nahla
General
2002
Afghanistan Reconstruction Support Committee, June
Letter from Gul Joya Jafri, Afghan Women's Organization, Sept.
Letter to Annan, Kofi, other correspondence, June-July
Letters from Yvonne Deutsch, Mar.-Apr.
Nemiroff, Greta
To Jean Chrétien, July 16
To Renato Martino, May 7
Oumnia, April 29
2003
Letters of protest, petitions signed by SIGI, Jan.-Feb.
Saadawi, Nawal El to Greta Nemiroff, April 19

Administrative Files Series, 1975-2004 and undated

49 boxes
The Administrative Files Series is divided into five subseries: Membership Files Subseries, Greta Hofmann Nemiroff Subseries, Financial Papers Subseries, Financial Papers Subseries, and Other Records Subseries which are described below. The series contains a wide range of organizational records, predominantly personnel files and correspondence with members, financial records, annual reports and meeting minutes, and documentation on grants, projects, and donors. The materials represent best the period when SIGI was based in Maryland and Canada, the 1990s and onward, while records from SIGI's inception in New York and the years in New Zealand are sparse.

Membership Files Subseries, 1975-2001 and undated
 7 boxes
Contains correspondence, biographies of current and former members, membership forms, and published work and articles about members or their work. Includes more extensive material on international feminists and prominent SIGI members such as Tatyana Mamonova, Robin Morgan, and Marilyn Waring. The series provides a close view of SIGI’s inner structure, constituency, and growth through the 1990s. Organized alphabetically by category, then by last name.
Box M1
Current Members
Afkhami, Mahnaz, Iran, 1986-2000 and undated
Agosin, Marjorie, Chile, 1980s-2001  (2 folders)
Aidoo, Ama Ata, Ghana, 1990-1999
Allaghi, Farida, Libya, 1981-1999
Almana, Aisha, Saudi Arabia, 1989-2001
Aloni, Shulamit, Israel, 1985-1999
Anwar, Zainah, 1998-1999
Arsanios, Afifa, Lebanon, 1994-2001 and undated
Arungu-Olende, Rose Adhiambo, Kenya, 1997-1999 and undated
As, Berit, Norway, 1982-1999 and undated
Awekotuku, Ngahuia Te, New Zealand, 1986-1999
Berry, Karen, Emeritus Member, 1989-1999
Calvera, Leonor, Argentina, 1987-1999
Chabaku, Motlalepula, Southern Africa, 1987-1999
Charlesworth, Hillary, 2000-2001 and undated
Chase, Nova, Namibia, 1990-1999
Cheng, Lucie, China, 1984-1999
Box M2
Current Members
Corral, Thais, Brazil, 1997-1999
Coseteng, Anna Domingue, Philippines, 1988-1999
Cuales, Sonia, Caribbean, Trinidad, and Tobago, 1993-1997
De Briceno, Mercedes Pulido, Venezuela, 1992-1999
De Hedervary, Claire, Belgium, 1988-1999
De Sheppard Macedo, Raquel, Uruguay, 1988-1999
Delphy, Christine, France, 1986-1999
De Troy, Collette, 2000-2001 and undated
Deutsch, Yvonne, 1995-2001
Dowse, Sara, Australia, 1985-1999
El Saadawi, Nawal, Egypt, 1985-2001
Evatt, Elizabeth, 1990-2000
Fakhro, Munira, Bahrain, 1994-1999
Falcon, Lidia, Spain, 1982-1999
Ghurayyib, Rose, Lebanon, 1990-1999
Giles, Pat, Australia, 1985-2001 and undated
Box M3
Giri, Manjula, Nepal, 1985-1999
Goonatilake, Hema, Sri Lanka, 1990-1999 and undated
Griffen, Vanessa, Fiji, 1975-2000  (2 folders)
Guifarro, Blanca, Hondruas, 1993-1999 and undated
Habib, Miriam, Pakistan, 1985-1999 and undated
Hierro, Graciela, Mexico, 1996-1999 and undated
Higuchi, Keiko, Japan, 1980-1999 and undated
Kamal, Zahira, Palestine, 1989-1999
Khader Asma, Jordan, 1997-1999 and undated
Kolb, Ingrid, Germany, 1999 and undated
Konie, Gwendoline, Zambia, 1985-2001
Korosi, Suzanne, Hungary, 1987-1999 and undated
Lee, Tai-Young, South Korea, 1985-1999 and undated
Leonard, Diane, Great Britain, 1992-1999
Lugo, Carmen, Mexico, 1986-1999
Box M4
Mamonova, Tatyana, Russia, 1985-2001 and undated  (2 folders)
McCAfferty, Nell, Ireland, 1987-1999 and undated
Mernissi, Fatima, Morocco, 1978-2001 and undated
Mongella, Gertrude, Tanzania, 1995-1998
Morgan, Robin
Correspondence, 1990-2001  (3 folders)
Documents sent by her, 1993 Sept. 1
Alida Scheuer Foundation, 1997-1998
Muchena, Olivia, Zimbabwe, 1985-1999
Navanethem, Pillay, South Africa, 1997-1999
Nemiroff, Greta, Hofmann, 1986-1999
Box M5
Ogundipe-Leslie, Molara, 1987-1999 and undated
Ogunleye, Chief Bisi, Nigeria, 1999
Okwenje, Elizabeth, Uganda, 1997-1999
Papandreou, Margarita, Greece, 1985-1999
Pietilä, Hilkka, Finland, 1985-1999 and undated  (2 folders)
Pintasilgo, Maria de Lourdes, Portugal, 1986-2000 and undated
Pitanguy, Jacqueline, Brazil, 1997-2001
Prado, Danda, Brazil, 1985-1999
Rivero, Isel, Cuba, 1986-2001
[Removed to Oversize Materials.]
Sarabia, Anna Leah, the Philippines, 2000-2001 and undated
Shaaban, Bouthaina, Syria, 1992-2001 and undated
Shahani, Leticia Ramos, the Philippines, 1999-2000 and undated
Shefali, Mashuda Khatun, Bangladesh, 1995-2001 and undated
Box M6
Shukla, Sonal, India, 1989-2001 and undated
[Removed to Oversize Materials.]
Santo Antonio, Salameda, Portugal, 1998-1999
Tadesse, Zenebeworke, Ethiopia, 1987-1999
Taylor, Margaret, Papua New Guinea, 1990-1992 and undated
Titkow, Anna, Poland, 1985-1999
Tokhtakhodjaeva, Marfua, Uzbekistan, 1997-1999
Vajrathon, Mallica, Thailand, 1988-1999
Van Houwelingen, Flora, the Netherlands, 1997-1999
Vega-Centeno, Imelda, Peru 1997-1999
Wali, Sima, Afghanistan, 1987-2001
Waring, Marilyn, New Zealand, 1979-1999  (4 folders)
Box M7
Yacoobi, Sakena, Afghanistan, 1990s-2001
Zaccaria, Paola, Italy, 1985-1999 and undated
Former Members
Badri, Amna, Sudan, 1985-1989
Bernard, Cheryl, undated
Berger, Renate, 1986
Borja, Carola, undated
Slavenka, Drakulic, Croatia, 1986-1997
Green, Rayna, undated
Ketting, Marianne, the Netherlands, 1986-1991
Liljestrom, Rita, Sweden, 1990 and undated
Merola, Giovanna, 1988 and undated
Oudijk, Corine, 1985, 1990
Pineda, Magali, 1986
Quan, Stella, 1985
Sanchez, Luz Hellana, 1986
Sebestyen, Amanda, 1986-1992
de Zelaya, Maria Lourdes Centeno
General
Clippings on members, 1980s, 1990s  (5 folders)
[Removed to Oversize Materials.]
Filled-in form letters, 1995 and undated
List of old members, 1989-1995
Membership profile, 1989-1999 and undated
Questionnaire, update, 1993 and undated
Prospective members, Jirina Siklova, 1995
Publications
Afkhami, Mahnaz, 1990
Aidoo, Ama Ata, 1990
Antrobus, Peggy, 1989-1990
Ås, Berit, 1990 and undated
Caules, Sonia, 1990
Drakulic, Slavenka, 1990
Mamonova, Tatyana, 1990 and undated
Mernissi, Fatima, 1990
Pietilä, Hilkka, 1990 and undated
Taylor, Margaret, 1990
Waring, Marilyn, 1990-1993
Publications, not-circulated, 1992-1993 and undated

Greta Hofmann Nemiroff Subseries, 1985-2003 and undated, bulk 1998-2001
 3 boxes
These record files, created by Greta Hofmann Nemiroff, a long-standing member of SIGI who was appointed president in 1999, contain correspondence to and from Nemiroff, as well as administrative and personnel records from the late 1990s and on and materials related to SIGI’s activities after its move to Canada in 1999. Some of the documents gathered by Nemiroff predate her tenure as a president of SIGI. The subseries is organized alphabetically by category and therein alphabetically by folder title.
Box GHN1
CIDA, French translation, 1998
Correspondence
2000-2001
Antonius, Rachad, 2001
Association de lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes, 1995 and undated
David Block and Ellen Block, 2000-2001
External, 2000  (2 folders)
Freedman, Maria, 2000
re: SIGI, 1999
Robin Morgan, 1987, 1999-2001
Sheila Murphy, 2000
Women's Studies at Carleton University, 1995
Correspondence, announcements, articles, meeting minutes, 1985-1999  (3 folders)
Box GHN2
Financial papers, 1999-2000
Funding
Ford Foundation, 2000
General Electric Fund, 2000
Global Fund for Women, 2001-2002
ICHRDD
Afghan women, KPP and general support, 2000-2002
Health education and Afghan women, KPP, 2001
Proposal for general support, 2003
Fundraising, 2002
Meetings
General, 1999-2002
Steering committee, 1999
Move
Archives, 2001
Atwater library, 2001
Letters, re: the move, 2001
Members, 2001
Sally Bingham Center, 2001-2002
Personnel
Mahnaz Afkhami, 1996 and undated
Kate Bullard-Sisken, 1997-1998
Maureen Donaghy, 1999
Eisenberg, Ann, 1998 and undated
Fassihian, Dokhi, 1998
Gomez, Heather, 1997-1999
Goyal, Rakhee, 1997
Lichtenstein, Sonja, 1996-1997
Memarsadeghi, Mariam, 1996-1997
Vaziri, Haleh, 1996-1997
Statement, re: Sept. 11, 2001
General
Robin Morgan
Proposals
One pagers, 2000
Sakena Yakoobi, 2001
University of Ottawa, 2001
SIGI institutional documents, 1995-1997
SIGI participation and events
Aoua Ly-Tall, 2000
Beijing + 5, 2001
Canadian Council for Refugees, 2001
Child soldiers, 1998-1999
Israel program, undated
Female genital mutilation, 2000-2001
Marche Mundial, 1998, 2001
[Removed to Oversize Materials.]
Box GHN3
SIGI participation and events
Muslim women, 1999-1998
Palestina, 2001
Peace Cafés, 2001-2002
"Rights of Passage" conference, 1997 Sept.
Vienna, 1998
Violence project, 1998
Women, peace, armed conflict, and disarmament, 2000-2001
SIGI projects
1999
Afghan women, 2002
Fisheries, 2001-2002
Safe and Secure, 1998
Violence against girls and women in Muslim societies, 2000-2002
United Nation, Angela King, 2001

Financial Papers Subseries, 1984-2004 and undated, bulk 1996-2001
 19 boxes
Annual reports, accounting documentation, tax records, external audit reports, and other records of SIGI's financial transactions. The documents include bills, receipts, ledgers, and account books. Highlights of the subseries include the annual reports, which provide summaries of SIGI’s activities and ongoing projects such as Human Rights Education (HRE), Violence against Women (VAW), and the Knowledge Partnership Program (KPP). Miscellaneous, unsorted documents are filed under "Routine transactions," and can include records of administrative expenses, reimbursement, and invoices.
Organized chronologically by year, then alphabetically by category within each year. Documentation from 2002 onward is sparse. Some folders contain data from preceding or subsequent years; this is indicated by the date span following the folder title. (Five electronic disks originally located in the records from 1996 and 1999 can now be found in the Electronic Formats Series.)
Box FP1
1984
Correspondence, undated
Meeting minutes, Nov.
1985
Annual report, Mar. 1
Budget, 1985-1986
Correspondence, June 16
Financial, taxes, audit, 1985-1986
Meeting minutes, undated
1986
Annual report, 1986-1987
Budget, 1985-1986
Correspondence, undated
Financial, taxes, audit, 1986-1987
Meeting minutes, undated
1987
Budget, undated
Correspondence, June 9
Financial, taxes, audit
General, 1987-1988
SIGI taxes, 1987-1988
Meeting minutes, undated
1988
Budget, undated
Correspondence, undated
Financial, taxes, audit, 1988-1989
Invitation, May 23
Meeting minutes, May 16
1989
Annual report, Feb.-Mar.
Budget, undated
Correspondence, undated
Financial, taxes, audit
General, 1989-1991
SIGI taxes, 1989-1990
General information, clippings, undated
Meeting minutes, undated
1990
Annual report, 1990-1991
Budget, undated
Correspondence, undated
Financial, taxes, audit
General, 1990-1991
SIGI taxes, 1990-1992
Meeting minutes, undated
Papers, meeting minutes, budget, undated
Box FP2
1991
Annual report, undated
Budget, undated
Financial, taxes, audit
General, 1991-1992
SIGI taxes, 1990-1992
Meeting minutes, undated
Translation from Arabic, undated
1992
Alerts, undated
Annual report, undated
Budget, undated
Correspondence, Feb. 4
Financial, taxes, audit
General, undated
SIGI taxes, 1992-1993
Meeting minutes, undated
"Woman from Fiji" case, undated
1993
Annual reports, undated
Budgets
General, undated
Apr. 1993-Apr. 1994
Correspondence, undated
Financial, taxes, audit, undated
Meeting minutes, undated
Box FP3
1993
Miscellaneous
Soheila Ainechi, 1992-1993
Opinion editorials, 1993-1996
Report of activities, 1993-1994
1994
Annual report
Audited financial statements, 1994 July-1995 July
Budget
Correspondence
Financial statements, taxes, audit, 1994-1995
Meeting minutes
Miscellaneous
1995
Annual report
Audited financial statements
Budget
E-mail accounts, invoice, Oct.
Financial statements
Financial statements, taxes, audit
Meeting minutes
Meetings and events
Routine transactions, Oct.-Dec.  (3 folders)
Steering committee
Box FP4
1996
Annual report
Audit
General
Myint and Buntua
NED
NED, correspondence
Bank reconciliation
"Beyond Beijing" expenses, May  (3 folders)
Budget
Budget and notes
After financial agreement
[Disks 001-003 removed to Electronic Format Series]
General  (3 folders)
General ledger
Rent agreement
Checks deposited, Apr.
Box FP5
1996
Check requests, July-Aug.  (2 folders)
Routine transactions, Jan.-Mar.  (3 folders)
Check stubs, 1994-1996  (2 folders)
Coded checks, deposits, bank statements, for HOA, Sept.
Correspondence, undated
Deposits
General, June-Aug.  (3 folders)
Receipts for contributions, July
Depreciation, undated
E-mail, Mar.
Fax activity report, June
Financial, faxes, audit, undated
Fax activity, e-mail, July
Fax reports, postage by phones, Aug.
Manual, correspondence with Khader, Oct.
Meeting minutes, undated
Routine transactions, Jan.-Mar.  (3 folders)
Box FP6
1996
Routine transactions, Apr., June, Nov.-Dec.  (5 folders)
Statement of position  (2 folders)
Taxes
General
1099 info
Copies of W2 forms
Federal, 1996-1997
District of Columbia
Maryland
Maryland unemployment, SUTA
Payroll worksheets
1997
Annual report
Box FP7
Audit and tax returns, 1997-1998
Audit related documents, 1997-1998
Budget
Claiming Our Rights invoices, unpaid
Depreciation
Financial statements, taxes, audit, 1997-1998
Meeting minutes
Project invoices, Claiming Our Rights, paid 1996-1998  (3 folders)
Rent
Routine transactions, Jan.-Mar.  (3 folders)
Box FP8
1997
Routine transactions, Apr.-Oct.  (9 folders)
Box FP9
1997
Routine transactions, Nov.-Dec.  (3 folders)
Taxes
District of Columbia taxes
Federal taxes
State taxes, Maryland, 1996-1997
W2 forms, annual tax returns
1998
Annual report
Audit, W2 forms, 1099 forms
Audit related documents
Audit report
Audit
Tax return
Budget
Check stubs
"Claiming Our Rights" invoices, unpaid
Depreciation
Financial statements, taxes, audit
Invoices paid, workshops, "Claiming Our Rights"
Box FP10
1998
Meeting minutes
Rent
Routine transactions, Jan.-Aug.  (9 folders)
Box FP11
1998
Routine transactions, Aug.-Dec.  (9 folders)
Taxes
Form 990, IRS tax return
Quarterly 941 tax returns
Box FP12
1998
Taxes
1998 taxes
Virginia W/H tax form
Unemployment insurance, Maryland
1999
Accountants, Raffa and Associates
Accounting, funders
Annual general meeting minutes, June
Annual report
Audit
Annual and audit reports sent to funders, letters
Audit related documents
Audit reports  (2 folders)
Auditors, Myint and Buntua, correspondence, audit info  (2 folders)
Check stubs
Depreciation
Finances, Riggs Repo account
Cash management services
Repo account forms
[Disks 004-005 removed to Electronic Formats Series.]
Income tax report
Invoices, unpaid
Lease, Atwater Avenue, Sept.-Oct.
New York registration, 1998 documents
Payroll
Rent
Routine transactions, Jan.
Box FP13
1999
Routine transactions, Feb.-June  (10 folders)
Box FP14
1999
Routine transactions, July-Nov.  (9 folders)
Box FP15
1999
Routine transactions, Nov.-Dec.  (3 folders)
SIGI, Canada finances
State Farm insurance, policies
State taxes
Steering Committee meeting minutes
Taxes
Tax forms
Tax receipt
Unemployment insurance
W2, W3, 1099, 1096 forms
2000
Accounting
Bank statements and miscellaneous receipts, 1999-2000
Bank statements, Canada
Bank statements, United States
Bills to be paid
Checks and money to be deposited
Deductions at source, statement of account
Interest rate statements, US account
Payroll
Receipts of payment
T4 application forms
Transfers and wiring
Box FP16
2000
Accounting
VISA
Budget, general  (2 folders)
Budget, May-Dec.  (8 folders)
Expenses
Abco printing
BCE, Mar.-Dec.  (2 folders)
Bell, Aug. Dec.
Bell, Canada
Ben Selinger
Bernath, Janice
Books
Copelco
DAS, Apr.-Dec.  (2 folders)
Denise Cotte, logo-graphiste
Donations
Federal, Jan.-July, Sept.-Nov.  (2 folders)
Film Productions JG Inc.
Fuller Landau
General administration, Jan.-June, Aug.-Dec.  (2 folders)
Integlia + Integlia
Konie, Gwendoline and Afifa Dirani Arsanios
Le Groupe A+A
Meldrum the Mover Inc.
Moisan, Lise
Pays, Jan.-July, Aug.-Dec.  (2 folders)
Box FP17
2000
Expenses
Petty cash, Canadian, US  (2 folders)
Pilon, Natalie, Apr.-July, Aug.-Dec.  (2 folders)
Pitney Bowes leasing account statement
Pitney Works
Programs, consultants
Rent, Feb.-June, Aug.-Dec.  (2 folders)
Research
Resource center, magazines
Swibel Novek
Translation
Travel
VISA, Mar.-July, Aug.-Dec.  (2 folders)
Income
Book sales
US, Jan.-Apr., May-Aug., Sept-Dec.  (3 folders)
Canada, Jan.-Apr.
Combined federal campaign  (2 folders)
Individual contributions
International Center for Human Rights and Democratic Development
McArthur Foundation
Membership fees and renewal  (2 folders)
Box FP18
2000
Income
Open file for foundations' contributions
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Various donations
Income tax return
Transactions to be entered or questioned,1999-2000
2001
Accounting
Bank statements, Canadian and US accounts  (2 folders)
Deductions at source, DAS
Interest rates statements
Payroll  (2 folders)
Transfers between accounts
Budget
General
Jan.-Dec.  (12 folders)
Expenses
ABCO printing
Alpha Laser International
Bell Canada
Bernath, Janice
Books and subscriptions
Citicorp Finance Vendeur, Ltée.
Cotte, Denise
Deductions at source, DAS
Donations,2000-2001
Editing, translations
Federal Express
Film Production JG, Inc.
Fuller Landau
Gaeten Boucher Transport
Box FP19
2001
Expenses
Gallagher, Flynn + Co., PLC
General and administrative
Integlia + Integlia
Le Groupe A+A
Meldrum the Mover, Inc.
Membership in AQOCI
Pilon, Natalie
Petty cash, Canadian
Postage by phone
Pitney Bowes of Canada, Ltd.
Pitney Works
Rent
Salaries
Transfer between accounts
Travel, conferences
VISA
Income
Abandon Productions
Book sale
"The Favorite Game" production
Foundation contributions
Individual contributions
Membership
Miscellaneous
Lease
Meeting minutes
2002
Annual report, audit, taxes
2003
Annual report, 2003-2004

Funding Files Subseries, 1984-2002 and undated
The general administrative section in the series contains documents on the funding history of SIGI, together with correspondence, lists of potential sources, and guides on funding and proposal writing. Some correspondence and official statements date back to the founding and early history of SIGI in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The rest of the series contains project proposals submitted by SIGI and a large amount of brochures and print material related to individual foundations. Extensive documentation with correspondence and grant reports is available for major SIGI donors such as the Global Fund for Women, the Institute for the Study of Natural and Cultural Resources, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, National Endowment for Democracy, The Shaler Adams Foundation, and UNIFEM. The subseries is organized alphabetically by name of organization, then chronologically.
Box FF1
A.J. Muste Memorial Institute, info, 1998
Administrative general
Articles on funding, 1993
Correspondence with Jasmine Schwartz, 1997
Cross-border charity, correspondence, 2000-2001
Foundation lists, 1984-1998  (2 folders)
Foundations, 2000-2001  (2 folders)
Funding guidelines, 1997-1998  (2 folders)
Funding history, 1984-1990  (2 folders)
Box FF2
Administrative general
Funding history, 1990-1995  (2 folders)
Funding organizations prior to 1996
Funding requests to SIGI, 2000-2001
Funding status, 1996-2000  (2 folders)
HRE project, materials 2000  (2 folders)
KPP project, 2000
Afghan refugees, 2000-2001
Funding status, 2000
SIGI/Jordan funding proposal, 2000 Aug. 24
Letters of thanks to donors, 1995-2001  (4 folders)
Organizational history, 1999
Philanthropic organizations, info, 1999-2001
Private sector funding, info, 2000
Sample funding proposals, 1997
SIGI donations in kind, 1995
SIGI website, 2000
Box FF3
Aga Khan Network, info, 1999-2001
AIDOS, correspondence, 1998
Alcoa Foundation, info, 2000
America's Development Foundation, inquiry, 1998 June 30
Asia Foundation, info, 2001
AVON Foundation, info, 2000
Bertelsmann Foundation, info, inquiry, 1998
Bill Gates Foundation, info, inquiry, 2000
Boehm Foundation, correspondence, 1995-1998
Bradley Foundation, HRE manual, grant, 1996-1998
Bydale Foundation, inquiry, 1998 Sept. 15
Calmeadow, annual report, 1998-1999
Canadian funding
Letter to the The Gazette, 2000 Dec. 4
Le Château, project proposals, 2000-2001
National Public Relations Inc, correspondence, 2000 Nov. 28
Canadian Women's Foundation, info, 2000-2001
Capital Area United Way, correspondence, 1999-2000
Careth Foundation, info, 1998, 2000  (2 folders)
Carnegie Foundation, info, 1998, 2000  (2 folders)
Carrie Chapman Catt Center, info, letter, 1995
Center for the Study of the Gift Economy,
Fisheries, general support, 2000
Original proposal, 1997-2000
Combined Federal Campaign for Greater Los Angelis (CFC)
Applications
For 1997 campaign, correspondence, 1996-1998  (2 folders)
For 1998 campaign
[Disk 006 removed to Electronic Formats Series.]
Funding for 1998
For 1999 campaign
Box FF4
Combined Federal Campaign for Greater Los Angelis (CFC)
Applications
Funding for 1999, 1999-2001
Letters of thanks for 1999 campaign
Correspondence, 2000
Renewal for 2001 campaign, 2000
SIGI change of address, 2000
Charitable way
Profile changes
Check summary report, 2001
Charles Steward Mott Foundation, info, 1998, 2001  (2 folders)
Christian Aid, info, 2001
Christopher Reynolds, info, 1998
Church Women United, info, 1998, 2001  (2 folders)
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Correspondence, 1998-2000  (2 folders)
Initial Approach project proposals, 2000
Proposal guidelines, 1999-2000
Afghanistan, 2000
Paterson, Maggie, 2001
Cissy Patterson Trust Fund
Correspondence, 1998-1999
Grant proposal, reports, 1999-2000
Correspondence, 2000
Citicorp account, 2002
Clark Foundation, 1993
Grant
Project
Columbia Foundation, 1998
Commonwealth Foundation, 1998
Compton Foundation, info, 2001
C.S. Fund, funding request, 1997-1998
CUSO, inquiry, 1998
David and Lucie Packard Foundation, info, 1998, 2000
Dougherty Foundation
Grants, 1995-1999
Box FF5
Correspondence, report, 1996-1998
Vaughan, Genevieve, correspondence, 2000 July
Doris Duke Foundation, info, 2001
eGrants, info, 2001
European Human Rights Foundation, info, 1998
Flatiron Foundation, info, 2001
Ford Foundation
Correspondence,
General, 1992-1995, 1997, 1999  (4 folders)
Back, Aaron, 2000
Sullivan, Barbara, 2000-2001
Information, 1994-2000  (2 folders)
"Beijing and Beyond: Implementing the Platform for Action in Muslim Societies" conference, 1996-1997  (3 folders)
Funding requests, 1998
Proposal guidelines, 2000
Foundation for a Compassionate Society
Materials, 1993-1994
Correspondence
General, 1994 Sept. 23, 1999 Nov. 1
Vaughan, Genevieve, 1993-1997
Foundation de France, info, 1998
France Libertés, Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, info, inquiry, 1998
Funding exchange
Guidelines and materials, 1996-1998
Ignacia Martín-Baró Fund, forms, 2000
Box FF6
Gaea Foundation
Grants, 1996-1999, annual report, 1999
Final report, 2000
Correspondence, 2000-2001
Information, 2000
General Service Foundation, info, 1997-1998
German Marshall Fund of the US, info, 1998
Global Fund for Women
Correspondence, 1996-2001  (2 folders)
Materials, 1996-1999
Rights of Passage conference, 1997
Eliminating Violence against Women (Jordan) conference, 1998
Eliminating Violence against Women project, phases I, II, 1998-1999  (2 folders)
Expert Group meeting, 1998-1999
Project proposal with Cemina, 1999
Funding request for SIGI/Jordan, 1998-1999
Proposal guidelines and funding requests, 2000-2001
Grassroots International, correspondence, 1998-1999
Greenville Foundation, info, 1998-2000
Hadassah Foundation, correspondence, 2000-2001
Hanns Seidel Stiftung Institute for Foreign Relations, inquiry, 1998
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, info, 1998
Helen Bader Foundation, info, 2000
International Center for Human Rights and Democratic Development (ICHRDD)
Correspondence, SIGI activities, 1991-1996  (2 folders)
Box FF7
Eliminating Violence against Women (VAW) project
Project proposals, research reports, 1997
Interim reports, 1997-2000  (2 folders)
Helal, Solon Isabelle, 2000 Feb. 3
Final report, 2001
Correspondence, 2001
Droits des Femmes, Middle East meeting, 2001
International Development Research Center, info, 2001
Independent Charities of America, correspondence, 1998
Institute for the Study of Natural and Cultural Resources
Grant, 1998
Report of activities, 1998-1999, grant correspondence, 1998
Correspondence, 2000
United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
Project proposal, 2000-2001
Agreement, 2001
GAINS, correspondence, 2000-2001  (2 folders)
Afghan women, 2001
Contract, 2001 July
Correspondence, 2001
Project proposals, 2001
Inter-American Foundation, info, 1998
International Women Health Coalition, info, 1998
Jacobs Family Foundation, materials, 1998
Box FF8
Jacob Blaustein Institute
Correspondence with Gaer Felice, 1997-1998
Information, 1997-2000
J.C. Downing Foundation, info, request, 2000
J. Roderick MacArthur Foundation, correspondence, 1989-1994
Japan Women in Development Fund, info, 2001
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Grants, 1998-2000
Materials, proposals, 1998-2000
KPP reports
1999
Final, 2000 Oct. 30
Materials, HRE financial report, 1999-2000
Donations, 2000
Project proposals, 2000
Info, correspondence, 2001
Inquiries, 2001
Joyce-Mertz-Gilmore Foundation
Correspondence, proposals, 1995-2001  (2 folders)
KPP proposal, 2000
Project proposal, 2000
Correspondence with J. DiPerna, 2000-2001
KeySpan Foundation, correspondence, info, 2000-2001
King Baudouin Foundation, correspondence, 1996
Box FF9
Konrad Adenauer Foundation, materials, correspondence, 1997-1998
Light, Deborah Ann, correspondence, 1989-1998, 2000-2001  (3 folders)
Mama Cash
Correspondence, 1998-2001
Information, 2000
Inquiry, 2000
Markle Foundation, info, 2000
MATCH International Center, info, 1998
Max and Anna Levinson Foundation, correspondence, 1997
McKnight Foundation, info, 1998
Moriah Fund, correspondence, 2000
Ms. Foundation for Women
Information, 1998-1999
Information, correspondence, 2000-2001
Inquiry, 2001
Nathan Cummings Foundation
Funding request, 1997-1998
Inquiry, 2000
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, inquiry, 1998
National Semiconductor Corporation, SIGI's tax-exempt status, 2000
National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
Guidelines for NED grantees
General, 1994
NED status, Appendix A-F, undated
Sample proposals, 1995-1996
Women's Human Rights Education in the Muslim World project proposal, 1995 July
Grant agreement, 1995-1996
Agreement and amendments, 1995
Budget, provisions
Extension approval, 1996
Financial information
Paris Conference proposal, undated
People's Decade of Human Rights Education, correspondence, 1995 Nov. 21
Period reports, 1995-1996
Grant, 1996-1997
Authorization forms
Drawdown, 1997
Financial information
Box FF10
NED
Grant, 1996-1997
Financial and periodic reports
Grant correspondence
Notification of grant approval, manual, part I, phase II
Periodic reports
Proposals, part II, phase I
Women's Human Rights Education project, correspondence
NED journal, 1996-1997
Grant, 1997-1998
Amendments, program
Drawdown
Periodic financial reports  (3 folders)
Project evaluation
Box FF11
NED
Grant, 1997-1998
Proposals  (2 folders)
Grant 98-302, 1998-1999
Agreement, provisions
Drawdown
Financial report
MRE coordinator proposal
Narrative reports
Grant 98-631, 1998-1999
Audit
Correspondence
Drawdowns
Financial reports
Periodic reports  (2 folders)
Women's Human Right Education proposal, phase II, part II
SIGI/Jordan, 1998
Building Local Leaders Initiative proposal, 1999-2001  (2 folders)
[Disk 007 removed to Electronic Formats Series.]
Grant 98-631, notice of closing, 2000
Box FF12
NED
Grant proposal, 2000-2001
Netherlands funding, Eldis, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), info, 2000-2001
Newman's Own, Inc., inquiry, 2001
Niwano Peace Foundation, inquiry, 1998 September
Norman Foundation, info, 1998-2001  (2 folders)
NOVIB, inquiries, 1997-1998
Oak Foundation, info, 1998
Peace Development Fund, info, 1997-1998
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Violence, annual report, 1998
The Pew Charitable Trust, info, 1998
Public Welfare Foundation, info, 1998, 2001  (2 folders)
The Rachel and Ben Vaughan Foundation, correspondence, support for lecture series, 1996-1999
Reebok Human Rights Foundation, 2001
Resist, Inc., 1998
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, info, 2000
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, 1995-1999
Rockefeller Family Fund, 1998
Rockefeller Foundation, 1998, 2000
Royal Bank Financial Group, brochure, donations, 2000
Ruth Turner Fund, 2001
Samuel Rubin Foundation, proposals, 1998
San Francisco Foundation, donation, 1998
Save the Children, inquiry, 1998
The Sherman Foundation, Inc. 2001
The Shaler Adams Foundation
SIGI annual report, 1994
Box FF13
The Shaler Adams Foundation
General support, project budget, 1994
Grants, 1994-1995
Beijing reception, 1995
Correspondence, 1995
CSW meeting, 1995
Grant for "Beijing and Beyond" conference, 1995
Grant request HRE project, 1995
General support request, 1996
Correspondence, grants, financial report, 1997-1998  (2 folders)
Schink, Margaret, correspondence, 1997-1999  (2 folders)
The Shefa Fund, 2000
The Shifting Foundation, 1997
SIDA, material, 1998
The Sister Fund
Materials, 1997-1998
Israel proposal, 2000
Afghan Women Refugees in Pakistan application, 2000-2001
Soroptimists International, 1998
Soros Foundation Network, 2000
The Stanley Foundation, 1995-1998
Status of Women, Canada, 2000
The Steven H. and Alida Brill Scheuer Foundation, grant, 1997-1998
Israel project, report 2000-2001  (2 folders)
Correspondence, 2001
Stichting Het R.C. Maagdenhuis, 1998
Tides Foundation
Caritas Fund
Proposal, 1997
Box FF14
Tides Foundation
Caritas Fund
Grant agreement, narrative report correspondence, 1997-1998  (2 folders)
Letter of inquiry, 2000
Turner Foundation, 2000-2001
UN Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues, correspondence with Angela King, 2000
United Nations Development Programme, GEF Programme, 2000
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Gender and Development Section, grant, 1998-1999
UNIFEM
Materials, 1985-1997  (2 folders)
Project proposal, 1994
Jordan conference
Proposal, budget, 1998
Updates for VAW proposals, 1998
Grant adjustment, 2000
HRE/KPP project
Proposal, 1998
General, 1999
Reports to UNIFEM
Financial, July 1998-Apr. 2000  (2 folders)
Box FF15
UNIFEM
Reports to UNIFEM
Midterm, 2000 Feb.
Final, 2000 Jan.-Sept.
Final, 2000 Oct.
VAW project
Proposal, budget, approval, manual, 1997-1998
Final reports, 1998-2000
Media proposal
A/P section, 2000
Correspondence with Mika Ichihara, 2000
Budget revision, 2001
Correspondence, 2001
General
Ishikawa, Shoko, Jan. 5
UNIFEM Canada, July 5
Letters to field coordinators
United Methodist Church, correspondence, grant, 1998
Urgent Action Fund, 1999
United States Institute of Peace (USIP), application guidelines, 2000
Vanguard Foundation, correspondence, 1997-1998 proposal, 1998 June 1
VDay Foundation, proposal, 1998 Mar. 1
W. Jones Alton Foundation, info, 2000 Jan. 19
Wallace Global Fund, info, 2000 Jan. 19
War on Want, info, 1998
Weltkirche, inquiry, 1998
Westminster Foundation for Democracy, info, 1997-1998
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Materials, 1998, Aug.
Information, 2000
Women, Children, and Family, applications, 2000-2002  (2 folders)
Women and Development, inquiry, 2000, Oct.
Women Helping Others, info, 2000
Women's Asylum, info, 2001
Women's Health Action Foundation, inquiry, 1998
Box FF16
Women's Peacepower Foundation, info, correspondence, 1998
World Bank, info, proposal, 2000
World Education, inquiry, 1998

Other Records Subseries, 1985-2003 and undated, bulk 1997-2001
 4 boxes
Documents related to the maintenance of SIGI’s office and website, mailing lists, records of SIGI’s move to Canada and the closure of the Maryland office, as well as an overview of SIGI’s institutional records, mainly comprised of annual and financial reports. The Publicity section contains interviews and articles about SIGI’s HRE workshops in the Middle East, and a review of SIGI's manual Claiming Our Rights.
Organized alphabetically. (Six disks originally located with these materials can now be found in the Electronic Formats Series.)
Box OR1
Bell Canada
Phone and fax transfer and high-speed subscription, 2001
Phone lines and internet accounts, 2000
Reimbursement for original deposit, 2002
Second domain name transfer, 2000
Calendar of meetings, 1996-1999
Computers
Purchase and documents, 1997-2000
Recycling, East-West Foundation, 1994-1997
Contacts
Database info, undated
[Disks 008-010 removed to Electronic Formats Series.]
Database lists, until 2000 Jan.
Gender consultants database, 2001
Groups, NGOs, and media, 2001 and undated
List of SIGI and SIGN members, 1994-1996
Media, 2000-2002 and undated
NGOs, Women's Studies, etc., fax and mailing lists, 1995-2003 and undated
Resources, 2001
SIGA (SIG Alert System) mailing lists,
Institutional documents overview, 1985-2000  (Folders 1-3 of 8)
Box OR2
Institutional documents overview, 1985-2000  (Folders 4-8 of 8)
Library list, undated
Miscellaneous documents, 1998-1991
Move to Canada
Budget, 1999
Correspondence with Greta Nemiroff regarding move, 1999-2000
Correspondence with security storage, United Van Lines, 1999
Customs documents, 1998-1999
Initial bank account, 1999-2000
Inventory lists, 1999
Letters of support for the move, 1999-2000
Letters to Steering Committee, 2000
Memos regarding move
Final memos from Bethesda, 2000
Box OR3
Move to Canada
Memos regarding move
From Bethesda regarding account, 2000
Update of tasks from Washington, financial figures, 1999-2000
Proposal, 1999
Receipts, 2000
General
UPS
Responses to letters about SIGI move, 2000
Transition
Binder, 2000
Letter for contacts, with lists, 1999
Letter to funders, 2000
Letter for SIGI members, 2000
Transport documents, 1999-2000
Washington tasks, 1999 Dec. 31
Office closure,
Documents shipping, 2001
Announcements
To members and responses, 2001
To members of Executive Committee, 2001
To Steering and Advisory committees, and responses, 2001
Change of address, Canada Post, 2001 Jan. 5
Change of letterhead, business cards, Denise Cotte, 2001
Correspondence with Atwater Library and Janet Ilavsky, 2001
Dismantling of computer network and back-up, 2001
Estimate of cost, 2001
Pitney Bowes leasing contract termination, 2001
Printing new letterhead paper and business cards, post-move, 2001
Responses from general public, 2001
Outreach
General, 1998-1999  (2 folders)
KPP, 1998-1999
UNESCO, 1997
UN Refugee Agency, 1997
Personnel
Assistant search, 199