RIAMCO

Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online

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Rhode Island Women's Health Collective records (A.97.109)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Collection Overview

Title: Rhode Island Women's Health Collective records
Date range: 1973-1997
Creator: Rhode Island Women's Health Collective
Extent: 15 linear feet
(14 record center cartons, 1 file box, and 1 half-file box)
Abstract: This collection contains the records of the Rhode Island Women's Health Collective, a non-profit organization that operated from 1975 to 1999 with the mission of improving the health of women and their families through education, advocacy and mutual support. Topics in the collection include pregnancy and childbirth, birth control, maternal and child health, cancer and cancer screening, and women's mental health. Materials include administrative files, financial records, grant materials, event materials, photographs, research materials, and electronic records on removable carriers dating from 1973-1997.
Repository: John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Collection number: A.97.109