A Guide to the Irene Thompson Papers
Finding aid prepared by Dina Benson and John R. Nemmers
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
July 2004
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Provenance: |
Thompson, Irene |
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Title: |
Irene Thompson Papers |
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Dates: |
1964-1985 |
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Extent: |
5 linear ft. 12 Boxes |
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Identification: |
Manuscript Collection 16 |
Irene Thompson was born March 30, 1919 in New York. She received a BA degree in English and Philosophy from Adelphi College
in 1939 and a MA degree in English from New York University in 1955. She began teaching English at the University of Florida
in 1966 after teaching high school English. In 1971, Thompson taught the University's first women's studies course, and went
on to become the first director of the Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research in addition to her role as a founding
member. Before her retirement in 1986, she also served as chairperson of the President's Committee on the Status of Women
at the University and contributed her wisdom and time to the salary equity tribunals held in the 1970s. Her publications
include articles on widowhood and feminist critical theory, as well as two books published by the Modern Language Association
on the topic of women in academia. She is Associate Professor Emerita of the English department at the University of Florida.
Correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, publications. The majority of the collection consists of files related to Thompson's
academic work at the University of Florida, particularly with women's issues. In addition to material pertaining to the College
of Arts and Sciences and the English Department, there are numerous general files, committee files, and files concerning the
Women's Studies program. This last group is especially valuable because it documents the founding, early administration, and
curriculum of the program. Of particular interest in the general and committee files are those materials pertaining to her
work reviewing salary inequities between men and women faculty and the files related to the status of women at UF.
In addition to the numerous university files, there are several files that reveal her activities as a member of professional
organizations including the Modern Language Association, the American Association of University Professors, and the South
Atlantic Modern Language Association. There are also a small number of personal and professional files that primarily document
her writings, addresses, and other work related to women's issues.
Access
Collection is open for research.
See also Series 6 in the University of Florida Archives, records of the Office of Academic Affairs related to minorities and
women's affairs. This series contains numerous files created by Thompson during her tenure as Academic Equity Officer and
Special Assistant to the Dean of Academic Affairs.
[Identification of item], Irene Thompson Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University
of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
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Organizations and Associations, 1968-1981
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Box 1 |
American Association of University Professors (1 of 4). 1968-1972
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American Association of University Professors (2 of 4). 1972-1973 |
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American Association of University Professors (3 of 4). 1973-1975 |
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American Association of University Professors (4 of 4). n.d. |
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Modern Language Association (1 of 4). 1974-1977 |
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Modern Language Association (2 of 4). 1977-1979 |
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Modern Language Association (3 of 4). 1979-1980 |
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Modern Language Association (4 of 4). n.d. |
Box 2 |
Modern Language Association - Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession (1 of 9). 1971-1977
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Modern Language Association - Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession (2 of 9). 1977-1978 |
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Modern Language Association - Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession (3 of 9). 1978 |
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Modern Language Association - Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession (4 of 9). 1978 |
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Modern Language Association - Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession (5 of 9). 1978-1979 |
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Modern Language Association - Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession (6 of 9). 1979-1980 |
Box 3 |
Modern Language Association - Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession (7 of 9). 1980
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Modern Language Association - Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession (8 of 9). n.d. |
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Modern Language Association - Commission on the Status of Women in the Profession (9 of 9). n.d. |
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Modern Language Association - Concerns Newsletter (1 of 2). 1975-1977 |
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Modern Language Association - Concerns Newsletter (2 of 2). 1978-1979 |
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Modern Language Association - Women's Caucus for the Modern Languages. 1975-1978 |
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Modern Language Association - Women's Caucus Conference on Aging (1977). 1977-1979 |
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National Women's Studies Association. 1972-1981 |
Box 4 |
South Atlantic Modern Language Association (1 of 2). 1972-1975
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South Atlantic Modern Language Association (2 of 2). 1975-1980 |
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Southeastern Women's Studies Association. 1977-1980 |
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Personal and Professional Files, 1971-1982 and n.d.
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Box 4 |
Essays on Religion. n.d.
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Gainesville Commission on the Status of Women. n.d. |
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Other Publications. n.d. |
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Popular Culture Conference. 1971-1973 |
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Public Talks on Women. 1972-1975 |
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Report V Program. n.d. |
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Southeastern American Studies Association Conference. 1973-1974 |
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Vita and Salary Equity Papers. 1972-1976 |
Box 5 |
Woman as Outsider in the Cavalier Southern University. 1975-1977
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Womanspirit Rising Conference. 1982 |
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Women as Victims. n.d. |
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University of Florida College of Arts and Sciences, 1970-1985
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Box 5 |
American Studies. 1972-1985
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College Assembly Meeting. 1972-1978 |
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General Files (1 of 3). 1971-1973 |
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General Files (2 of 3). 1973-1975 |
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General Files (3 of 3). 1981-1985 |
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Interdisciplinary Studies. 1970-1983 |
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University of Florida Department of English, 1972-1985
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Box 5 |
American Literature. 1981-1983
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Appointments Committee. 1980-1984 |
Box 6 |
General Files (1 of 2). 1972-1983
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General Files (2 of 2). 1984-1985 |
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University of Florida General Files, 1964-1985
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Box 6 |
Academic Affairs. 1973-1974
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Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee (1 of 3). 1974-1975 |
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Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee (2 of 3). 1975-1978 |
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Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee (3 of 3). n.d. |
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Affirmative Action Plan (1 of 2). 1970-1974 |
Box 7 |
Affirmative Action Plan (2 of 2). n.d.
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Alumni Affairs. 1971-1976 |
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American Institutes for Research Site Visit. 1981 |
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Association of Women Faculty. 1980-1981 |
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Board of Regents. 1974-1975 |
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Council of Academic Deans. 1973 |
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Course Offerings. 1980-1985 |
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Credit Union. 1972 |
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Faculty Educational Policy Group (1 of 3). 1964-1975 (bulk 1975) |
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Faculty Educational Policy Group (2 of 3). 1975-1977 |
Box 8 |
Faculty Educational Policy Group (3 of 3). 1977
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Faculty Evaluation Letters. 1977-1983 |
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Faculty Resource Committee. 1973 |
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Faculty/Student Complaints and Comments. 1971-1972 |
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Female Professors. 1974-1977 |
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Florida Blue Key. 1971 |
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Frontiers of the Mind. 1977-1978 |
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Graduate Faculty. 1983-1985 |
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Legislative Weekend. 1974 |
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Maternity Leave Policy. 1970-1972 |
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Miscellaneous. 1968-1981 |
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Salary Equity Tribunals - Allen. 1974-1976 |
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Salary Equity Tribunals - Damico . 1974-1976 |
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Salary Equity Tribunals - Longstreth . 1976 |
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Salary Equity Tribunals - Maple . 1974-1976 |
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Salary for UF Faculty. 1978-1979 |
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Sex Equity Study. 1978-1980 |
Box 9 |
Status of Women Committee (1 of 5). 1970-1971
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Status of Women Committee (2 of 5). 1971 |
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Status of Women Committee (3 of 5). 1972 |
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Status of Women Committee (4 of 5). 1972-1973 |
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Status of Women Committee (5 of 5). 1973-1974 |
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Surveys. 1979 |
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University College. 1971-1973 |
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University of Florida Women's Studies, 1967-1985
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Box 9 |
Advisors/Advisees. 1977-1979
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Bibliography. n.d. |
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Budget and Materials Requests (1 of 4). 1974-1975 |
Box 10 |
Budget and Materials Requests (2 of 4). 1975
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Budget and Materials Requests (3 of 4). 1979-1984 |
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Budget and Materials Requests (4 of 4). 1984-1985 |
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Certificate Program Files. 1978-1985 |
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Certificate Program - Report to LAS Committee. 1984 |
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Correspondence (1 of 5). 1971-1975 |
Box 11 |
Correspondence (2 of 5). 1975-1976
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Correspondence (3 of 5). 1977-1978 |
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Correspondence (4 of 5). 1979-1980 |
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Correspondence (5 of 5). 1981-1985 |
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Course Information (1 of 4). 1972-1977 |
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Course Information (2 of 4). 1977-1981 |
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Course Information (3 of 4). 1981-1984 |
Box 12 |
Course Information (4 of 4). n.d.
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Miscellaneous. n.d. |
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National Endowment for the Humanities Grant. 1975-1976 |
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Other Institutions' Programs and Courses. 1972-1979 |
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Other Publications. 1970-1979 |
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Press Clippings. 1967-1985 |
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Program Proposal. 1975 |
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Savant Project on the Status of Women. 1973 |
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Steering Committee. 1975-1979 |
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