Preliminary Inventory of the Claire Keyes Papers, 1985-2009
Abstract
Claire Keyes was the executive director of the Allegheny Reproductive Health Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Accession (2009-0229) (3.0 lin. ft.; 1875 items; dated 1985-2009) includes: Allegheny Reproductive Health Center clinic files; National Coalition of Abortion Providers materials; National Abortion Federation meeting materials; NARAL guidelines and publications; newspaper articles; clinic insurance information; anti-abortion lawsuits, correspondence, threats, and arrests; spirituality counseling and other initiatives; and miscellaneous administrative information about the clinic. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Keyes, Claire
- Title
- Claire Keyes Papers, 1985-2009
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 3.0 Linear Feet, 1875 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Accession (2009-0229) (3.0 lin. ft.; 1875 items; dated 1985-2009) includes: Allegheny Reproductive Health Center clinic files; National Coalition of Abortion Providers materials; National Abortion Federation meeting materials; NARAL guidelines and publications; newspaper articles; clinic insurance information; anti-abortion lawsuits, correspondence, threats, and arrests; spirituality counseling and other initiatives; and miscellaneous administrative information about the clinic.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
Accession (2009-0229)
Accession (2009-0229) (3.0 lin. ft.; 1875 items; dated 1985-2009) includes Allegheny Reproductive Health Center clinic files; National Coalition of Abortion Providers materials; National Abortion Federation meeting materials; NARAL guidelines and publications; newspaper articles; clinic insurance information; anti-abortion lawsuits, correspondence, threats, and arrests; spirituality counseling and other initiatives; and miscellaneous administrative information about the clinic.
Accession (2012-0061)
Accession (2012-0061) (1.4 lin. ft.; 900 items; dated 2000-2011) includes research on men and abortion; spirituality counseling and other initiatives; information about the Abortion in Translation project and a copy of the VHS; speeches and articles by Keyes; Keyes's notepads; correspondence; and a scrapbook from Keyes's retirement.
Historical Note
Claire Keyes was the executive director of the Allegheny Reproductive Health Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Subject Headings
- Keyes, Claire.
- Allegheny Reproductive Health Center.
- National Coalition of Abortion Providers.
- National Abortion Federation (U.S.)
- National Abortion Rights Action League.
- Abortion--Pittsburgh (Pa.)
- Abortion--Pennsylvania.
- Abortion services.
- Pro-life movement--Pennsylvania.
- Pro-choice movement--Pennsylvania.
- Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Claire Keyes Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Provenance
The Claire Keyes Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2009.
Processing Information
Accessioned by Meghan Lyon, October 2009
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, October 2009
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
