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lanebettye Inventory of the Bettye Lane Photographs, 1959-2007, bulk 1970s-1980s Processed by: Jonathan Grilli, Meghan Lyon; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jonathan Grilli, Meghan Lyon, and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: January 2009Processed by Jonathan Grilli and Meghan Lyon, January 2009; finding aid encoded by Jonathan Grilli, Meghan Lyon, and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, January 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Bettye Lane Photographs, 1959-2007, bulk 1970s-1980s David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Lane, Bettye Bettye Lane Photographs, 1959-2007, bulk 1970s-1980s Material in English 2.5 Linear Feet 1200 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Photojournalist who has been documenting human rights, women's equality, and environmental issues and campaigns since the 1960s. The Bettye Lane Photographs collection spans the years 1959-2007, with the bulk dating from the 1970s and 1980s. This documentary photography collection consists of black and white and some color prints taken by Bettye Lane during the course of her career as photojournalist. The subject matter focuses largely on individuals and events associated with the women’s rights movement from the 1970s and 1980s. Events include Equal Rights Amendment demonstrations, International Women’s Year marches, and National Organization for Women protests, in major cities such as New York City, Washington DC, Mexico City, and Houston. Also included are photographs of women participating in conferences; notable feminists and other personalities; women at work; and women playing sports. A smaller number of images documents protests and rallies concerning lesbian and gay rights, pro-choice, and pornography. The collection also includes photographs of Bettye Lane covering various events as well as a few portraits of her. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from: Bettye Lane, 463 West Street, Studio D501, New York, N.Y. 10014. 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.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Bettye Lane Photographs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University

Provenance

The Bettye Lane Photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2007.

Processing Information

Processed by Jonathan Grilli and Meghan Lyon, January 2009

Encoded by Jonathan Grilli, Meghan Lyon, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, January 2009

Accession 2007-0179 is described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Chronology List 1959-1962 Attended the Boston University School of Public Relations and Communications 1959-1962 Affiliated with Harvard University News Office 1960 Hired by CBS Television 1962-1964 Photojournalist with The Saturday Evening Post 1966-1977 Photojournalist for the Associated Press and the National Observer</event> </chronitem> <chronitem> <date>2002</date> <event>Contributed her work to a group exhibition entitled "'For Which it Stands': The American Flag in Social Protest" at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.</event> </chronitem> </chronlist> </bioghist> <scopecontent> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>The Bettye Lane Photographs span the years 1959-2007, with the bulk dating from the 1970s and 1980s. This documentary photography collection consists of black and white and some color prints taken by Bettye Lane during the course of her career as photojournalist. Bettye Lane has worked for many publications, including <title render="italic">The Saturday Evening Post, the National Observer, and the New York-based German weekly publication Der Spiegel. The subject matter of the images in this collection focuses largely on individuals and events associated with the women’s rights movement from the 1970s and 1980s. Events include Equal Rights Amendment demonstrations, International Women’s Year marches, and National Organization for Women protests, in major cities such as New York City, Washington DC, Mexico City, and Houston. Also included are photographs of women participating in conferences; notable feminists and other personalities; women at work; and women playing sports. A smaller number of images documents protests and rallies concerning lesbian and gay rights, pro-choice, and pornography. The collection also includes photographs of Bettye Lane covering various events as well as a few recent photographic portraits of her. The photographs are arranged thematically by topic and in rough chronological order. Other Lane photographs are also found in the institutions referred to in a note below. There is some overlap between the collections, but many of the prints at Duke University are unique images. Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from: Bettye Lane, 463 West Street, Studio D501, New York, N.Y. 10014. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture.

Subject Headings

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Lane, Bettye. National Organization for Women--History. Documentary photography--United States. Equal rights amendments--United States--History--20th century. Feminism--United States--History--20th century. Feminists--United States. Gay rights movement--United States--History--20th century. Photojournalists--United States. Photographs. Pornography--Political aspects--United States. Pro-choice movement--United States. Protest movements--United States--History--20th century. Protest movements--United States--Pictorial works. Radicalism--United States--History--20th century. United States--Social conditions--20th century. Women athletes--Pictorial works. Women employees--Pictorial works. Women's rights--United States. Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture. Related Material Bettye Lane Photographs, 1969-1981 (1500 items) Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Bettye Lane papers, 1979-1980 [photographs], 0.2 linear ft. (21 items) Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The International Gay Information Center Archives, Ephemera: Photographs, Bettye Lane Series The New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division Contents of Collection Photographs, 1959-2007 (3 boxes)

Photographic prints, the majority of which are in black and white with a few in color, document events and notable individuals associated with the women's rights movement during the 1970s and 1980s. Smaller groups of photographs document women at work, women athletes, and other social issues such as abortion rights, gay rights, poverty, and the environment. The last folder contains shots of the photographer, Bettye Lane. The majority of the prints are 8x10 in size, and are captioned on the back by the photographer with the date, subjects, and location. Original folder titles supplied by the photographer have been retained.

1Marches-New York City, 1970-1980 Demonstrations, 1971-1992(2 folders) Conferences, 1972-1974 Conferences and Meetings Misc, 1970-1993(2 folders) Lesbian Rights, 1976-1984 Personalities, 1970-1992 Abzug, Bella Anderson, Rev. Carol Angelou, Maya, with Coretta Scott King Baker, Ella Brown, Rita Mae Chicago, Judy Chisholm, Shirley Ferraro, Geraldine Friedan, Betty Greer, Germaine Hite, Shere Huarte, Delores Jordan, Barbara Kennedy, Florynce Kuhn, Maggie Mead, Margaret Paul, Alice Rankin, Jeannette Ride, Sally Steinem, Gloria Wattleton, Faye Opposition, 1974-1977 International Women's Year Conference, 1977 NOW Conference, 1974 Sports, 1972-1981 Professions, 1972-1995(2 folders) Air Traffic Controller Aircraft Maintenance Architect Armed Forces Audio-Video Banking Bus Driver (the first in New York) Business Women Camerawoman TV NBC Carpenter Construction Workers Engineers Film Crew Park Ranger Photographers Policewomen Postal Carrier Sound Woman (ABC/TV NY) State Policewoman (first in New Mexico) TV Floor Camerawoman TV Floor Producer UPS Truck Driver Signs and Graffiti, 1970-1982 International Women's Year, 1975-1985 Politics, 1972-1976 2Conferences: National Organization for Women (NOW) Regional and National, 1972-1975(2 folders) New York NOW Regional Conference, 1972 Washington DC NOW National Conference, 1973 Houston NOW National Conference, 1974 Atlantic City Regional Conference, 1974 Philadelphia National Conference, 1975 Demonstrations, Miscellaneous, 1971-2006(2 folders) Marches for Women's Equality, 1970-1980 Religion and Spirituality, 1974-1984 Men for Women's Rights, 1970-1994 Anti-choice and Anti-ERA, 1970-1978 Poverty and Homelessness, 1972-1984 Politics, 1972-1984 Conferences and Meetings, Miscellaneous, 1970-1985 Lesbians, 1971-1983 3Words [newspapers and magazines, sexist ads, shirts, bumper stickers, buttons], 1970-1992 International Women's Year Conferences, 1975, 1977 Houston, 1977 Mexico City, 1975 Health, 1972-1989 Professional and Blue Collar Jobs, 1971-1988(2 folders) Personalities, 1970-2003(3 folders) Abzug, Bella, 1970-1995 Alpert, Jane, 1975 Artists, miscellaneous, 2003 Atkinson, Ti Grace, 1972-1974 Barrett, Rev. Ellen, 1977 Berger, Dr. Judith, 1977 Braithwaite, Yvonne, 1976 Brownmiller, Susan, 1976 Caldwell, Sarah, 1976 Chesler, Phyllis, 1973 Chisholm, Shirley, 1972 Constanze, Midge, 1977 Dubic, Isola, 1978 Dworkin, Andrea, 1983 Ferraro, Geraldine, 1981 Friedan, Betty, 1970-1999 Height, Dorothy, 1979 Hite, Shere, 1976-1981 Kennedy, Florynce, 1974-1987 Jong, Erica, 1978 King, Coretta, 1977 MacLaine, Shirley, 1973 Mead, Margaret, 1977 Millett, Kate, 1977 Morgan, Robin, 1979 Neel, Alice, 1981 Nevelson, Louise, 1979 Old Guard Feminists, 1987 Rankin, Jeanette, 1972 Rich, Adrienne, 1979 Shange, Ntozake, 1981 Shulman, Alix Kate, 1979 Smeal, Ellie, 1978 Sontag, Susan, 1986 Steinem, Gloria, 1972-2000 Wallace, Michelle, 1979 Women in Sports, 1973-1984 Pro-choice Demonstrations, Meetings, and Clinics, 1971-1995(2 folders) Uncategorized Photographs, 1971-1993 Photographs of Bettye Lane, 1959-2007