Newcomb Archives
Merritt, Francine
2007-82
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Newcomb Archives
- Creator - Creator
- Merritt, Francine
- Title
- Francine Merritt Collection
- ID
- 2007-82
- Date [inclusive]
- Between 1972 and 1981
- Extent
- 5.0 Cubic feet 5 boxes
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
Dr. Francine Merritt, Ph.D., was a professor in the Speech Department of Louisiana State University throughout the 1970s. She served on the executive board of the Baton Rouge Branch of the American Association of University Women and was active in the A.A.U.W.'s push to gain greater equality for women in education. Dr. Merritt was also an adamant proponent of the Equal Rights Amendment, and was a member of several pro-ERA organizations. Examples of her involvement include acting as the position of Common Cause Coordinator for the Equal Rights Amendment in Louisiana, as a member of the Baton Rouge chapter for the National Organization for Women, and as a member of Women in Politics (the Baton Rouge affiliate with the National Women's Political Caucus).
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains materials relating to Dr. Merritt's involvement in ERA and A.A.U.W. The bulk of the collection consists of personal correspondences, newspaper clippings, and organizational documents from the women's organizations in which Dr. Merritt was an active member. Also included in this collection are publications from national and state chapters of most of these organizations. Contained in box 3 are several cassette tapes that contain recordings of pro- and anti-ERA efforts. The Francine Merritt Collection would be of particular interest to those researching the ERA in Louisiana, or specifically in Baton Rouge, during the 1970s.
Organization and Arrangement
The material in this collection has been arranged into five storage boxes that correspond to the boxes in which it was originally received. In most cases, the original subject headings of the folders have been maintained. All attempts have been made to preserve the original order of the material.The papers in this collection have been laid flat and metal fasteners have been removed. Also contains cassette tapes that can be found in the oral history collection.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Newcomb Archives
Newcomb Center for Research on WomenSeltzer-Gerard Reading Room
62 Newcomb Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
504 865 5762
vorhoff@tulane.edu
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- American Association of University Women. (AAUW)
- National Organization for Women. (NOW)
Occupation(s)
- Activists
Personal Name(s)
- Merritt, Francine
Subject(s)
- Politics
- Women's Movement -- Louisiana
Collection Inventory
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NAC 272 Box 1 of 5 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General noteConstitution Ratification efforts in FL and NC Congressional Record Education/Title 9/Athletics Fake Letters Foreign Jobs/Job Discrimination Names Opposition Organizations to Contact People (Pro-ERA) Abortion-Sterilization Abortion Affirmative Action Athletics Bakke Battered women Bibliography Alimony-Support Child (Day) Care Child Custody/Divorce Contraception/Sex Education Credit Draft-Military Economic Mrs. Ford Extension Editorials Higher Education Insurance Opposition Jury Duty Kanowitz Labor Men Military Letters Polls Presbyterian Press-Media Reagan Ratifications Radical Right Recession Referendum Religion/1st Amendment Religion Rubin Schlafly Mrs. Shirah State Laws, Rights State ERAs Supporters Supreme Court Title IX LA Women Teaching, Teachers (contract) Total Woman The Legal Status of Homemakers in Louisiana The Louisiana Historical Quarterly, July 1936 Women's Conference |
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NAC 273 Box 2 of 5 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General noteNEED Better Way-Jones Assorted Documents relating to equality (ERA Title IX, etc.) Misc. (3 folders) News Clippings Jan. 19-Feb. 23, 1978 Sam Ervin and Yale Law Journal ERA Organization Plan for Louisiana, 1979 ERA 1972 ERA 1973 ERA 1974 ERA 1975 ERA 1976 ERA 1977 ERA 1978 ERA 1979 to 1979 Schlafly reports Kilpatrick Sylvia Porter Rusher Stop ERA Women's Christian Temperance Union California Colorado, Georgia, Pennsylvania Alimony Support Cases Illinois Indiana Missouri New York, New Jersey Maryland-Steers ERA in Viriginia "Blessed are the Debonair," by Margaret Case Harriman |
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NAC 274 Box 3 of 5 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General noteCassette tapes-Index Louisianan Commission on the Status of Women House of Representatives Session on the ERA, 1977 ERA/Anti's WWWW Birches/Courtney Daggett Legislative History Sam Ervin Credit Church-Religion ERA pro and anti Chrisitian Science Monitor Letter Writing Provost's Lectures ('73) Speeches by FM Lions 10-22-73 Enquirer (Polls, etc.) Louisiana Bill of Rights International Women's Year, 1975 League of Women Voters-State and Baton Rouge National Women's Health Network Washington Women's Representative WEAL (Women's Equality Action League) Women Activist (Ed. Crater) Ohio-Women of Industry Common Cause Keefer - Status Reports Monitor League of Women Voters Working Women (March 1978 and November 1979) TIME (March 20, 1972) Ms. (March 1974) |
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NAC 275 Box 4 of 5 1.0 Cubic feet General noteFreedom train Women's Suffrage Women in American Society Louisiana Suffrage Anti-Suffrage and Responses The Labor Leader ERA 1973 & 1973 Magazine Articles Membership to Organizations Labor/Economic Support/Alimony Support/Marriage Equal Pay legal Newsletter of the Louisiana Council on Human Rights, December 1977 Politics Religion Misc. (letters, news clippings, etc.) Community Property Nevada ERA Articles on the ERA Louisiana Legislature Woody Jenkins Lobbying Petitions Maps-Louisiana ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) American Association of University women Pamphlets Common Cause ERAmerica ERA United General Info: American Auto Workers, Housewives for the ERA, CCC, CCSW, Occidential Life, NWPC, NFRW, AFSCME) Labor and the ERA Pamphlets (AFL, CLUW, etc.) League of Women Voters (F.M. Freeman) Equality in Education-American Association of School Administrators The ERA-What it means to Louisiana Men and Women (League of Women Voters of Louisiana) National Association of Women Lawyers Men and the ERA (ERA United of Louisiana and NFBPWC) Q&A pamplets (including National Women's Party) General Info: Carter Campaign, Reader's Digest, U.S. Department of Health, education, and Welfare, Congressional Regor 92, Journal of Women..., Public Affairs Pamphlet, Center for a Women's own Name, etc.) NOW Pamphlets Religion and the ERA-pamphlets Women in Literature, Film, Theater-Pamphlets The Equal Rights Handbook, by Riane Tennenhaus Eisler Stickers |
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NAC 276 Box 5 of 5 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General noteEqual Management 1978 Mitchell Pat's Project Louisiana Community Property Law EEO Governor's Conference 1977 Louisiana Women's Conference Responses to Ervin Women's Campaign Fund ACLU "Created Equal" Newsletter The Louisiana Patriot ERA Legislation Support Congressional Records, Women's Firsts, and Misc. Congressional records (2 folders) National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs - Fall 1981 Affirmative Action - Title IX AAUW Journal, Newsclippings, Letters ERA-Capital Area My Legislative Function (AAUW) AAUW-LSU-Rep Corporate Membership in AAUW AAUW Luncheons AAUW Journal AAUW Baton Rouge Division Title IX documents Graduate Women (magazine) - March/April 1979 Constitutional convention (Bill of Rights) Common Cause Women's Week Delta Kappa Gamma Society Equality in Higher Education Franklin Folger National Women's Party Women in Politics (2 boxes) NWPC (National Women's Political Caucus) |
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Cassette TapesGeneral noteIndex of Cassette Tapes - Francine Merritt Collection: The following are brief descriptions of the cassette tapes that are part of this collection. The tapes can be found in the Oral History Collection at Newcomb College Center for Research on Women. 1. Women's Rights History: One hour recording of television show, hosted by Mary Tyler Moore -ca. 1976 2. Lecture: Women who deserved to be on the Freedom Train: --Nominations for women who were left off -1975 --Side 2: the poems of e.e. cummings 3. Legal Aspects -ERA: 4. The effects of the proposed ERA on Community Property Laws of Louisiana: --Positive and negative --With Dr. Reily and Dr. Metz 5. Debate: The ERA: --esp. responses to the emotional arguments raised in opposition to the ERA; 6. AAUW State Convention: --Speaker: Mrs. J. Heidiche-artistic expression --Additional AAUW topics: Woman-Searching for Self; Balancing Tensions; Values and Growth 7. Discussion: ERA Lobbying 8. The writing of Educational Materials (Pamphlets) regarding Louisiana Community Property Laws 9. Debate on ERA: Is a Constitutional Amendment necessary, or can legislative laws achieve the same goals?: --With Roberta Madden 10. NOW San Antonio Conference, 1980: Guest Speakers at Plenary Session: --Joan Suarez, President of San Antonio AFL-CIO --Kristin Lims, Songwriter/Singer --Ellie Smeal, NOW 11. WN2 What About Women's Lib? By Norman H. Wells: --Cincinnati, Ohio Preacher --Anti-ERA 12. Interview with Babs Minhinnette, Chair of Females Opposed to Equality: --"Topic" WJBO News Radio 1150, Baton Rouge --1973 --Anti-ERA 13. Interview with Babs Minhinnette, Chair of Females Opposed to Equality: --"Topic" WJBO News Radio 1150, Baton Rouge --February 7, 1974 --Anti-ERA **Problem tapes: 1. Dr. Metz, 2-25-73 --Dr. Metz, 2-26-73, Channel 9 interview --Legal aspects -tape is broken; 2. Lecture 4&5: the biology of a shark 3. Green tape with Disco Music and recording of high school classroom |
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