Newcomb Archives
Karline Tierney Collection
2007-116
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Newcomb Archives
- Creator - Compiler
- Tierney, Karline
- Title
- Karline Tierney Collection
- ID
- 2007-116
- Date [inclusive]
- Between 1972 and 1983
- Extent
- 2.5 Cubic feet 4 storage boxes
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
Karline Tierney was extremely active in the 1970s and early 1980s Feminist movement in Louisiana. The majority of her activities revolved around attempts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in her state. Ms.Tierney was an adamant proponent of the ERA and was a member several pro-ERA organizations. She was one of the key founders of the Louisiana ERA Coalition and was the Louisiana State Co-Director of ERA United. Ms.Tierney was also the State Coordinator of Women in Politics and Chairwoman of the Louisiana Division of AAUW (American Association of University Women). In addition, Karline Tierney was also involved in NOW (National Organization for Women) and WPC (Women’s Political Caucus).
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains materials relating to Karline Tierney’s ERA activities and involvements.The bulk of this collection consists of personal correspondences, newspaper clippings, and organizational documents from the women’s organizations in which Ms.Tierney was an active member. Included in this collection are several membership lists of her various organizations and also the publications of national, state, and local chapters of these women’s organizations. Please note that on the insides of some folders (especially in box 3) are short notes left by Ms. Tierney for explanation or clarification of the materials contained in those folders. The Karline Tierney collection would be of particular interest to those researching the ERA in Louisiana.
Organization and Arrangement
The material in this collection has been arranged into four storage boxes (two large boxes and two small 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 unfolded, whenever possible, and all metal fasteners have been removed.
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
Personal Name(s)
- Tierney, Karline
Subject(s)
- Women's Movement -- Louisiana
- Women's Studies.
Collection Inventory
NAB 075 Box 1 of 4General noteFounding Meeting – ERA Coalition (December 1973) ERA Coalition The Equal Rights Amendment: Its Scope and Effect Louisiana Constitutional Convention, 1973 Catholic Women Women in Politics Founding of the Louisiana Women’s Political Caucus Louisiana Women’s Political Caucus Bylaws Louisiana Women’s Political Caucus Reports (early 1980s) 1973 ERA Resources 1974 – The Big Push ERA United of Louisiana Projects/Action ERA Central Newsletters Correspondence after 1974 failure ERA Other States’ Advice Misc. Pro-ERA organizations (Housewives for ERA, church organizations, etc.) |
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NAB-076 Box 2 of 4 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General noteCorrespondence 1974 Telecommunications (Wats Line) Info Newspaper Clipings '72-'74, Correspondence '72-'74 Workshops for 1974 Louisiana Ratification League of Women Voters of the United States Legislative Action ERA Kit Common Cause Action Program for the Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment 1973 Louisiana Conference for ERA Coalition Groups 1974 1973 & 1974 ERA Coalition Phone Calls 1973 phone calls (original notebook) ERA Steering Committee 1974-1975 ERA Steering Committee 1974-1975 - Notebook (original) 1975 ERA Correspondence A New Day! After ERA failed nationally 1982 |
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NAC-287 Box 3 of 4 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General noteERA Bumper Stickers May 1974 ERA Clippings AFL-CIO Convention - Spring 1974 Workshops by National Groups - Spring 1974 Sponsored by Common Cause Spring 1974 Telephone Calls - Common Cause Workshops (original notebook) Support Material/Resources Methodist Film Strips 1974 Contact people in various groups 1974 ERA phone calls (original notebook) 1974 ERA phone calls (copies of notebook) Basic 1974 History (two folders) Publications of UAW, Common Cause, National American Woman Suffrage Association, etc. 1974 ERA United office records - Addresses 1974 ERA United office records - Sales Items 1974 ERA United office records - Speech Notes 1974 ERA United office records - Governor 1974 ERA United office records - State by state status 1974 ERA United office records - Maps 1974 ERA United office records - Resource Material - Against 1974 ERA United office records - Pro Resources (two folders) 1974 ERA United office records - Common Cause 1974 ERA United office records - LWV ERA KIT The New York Times Magazine - June 24 1973 Assorted Pro-ERA pamphlets and flyers "Training the Woman to Know Her Place: The Social Antecedents of Women in the World of Work" National Woman's Party literature ERAmerica national ERA strategy session: August 18-19 1979 Pamphlets Women in Politics: 1871-1973 "Equal Rights Amendment Project" League of women Voters of the United States 1073 Resource Kit Background Resources used in the 1970s Common Cause Action Program for the Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment Legal Material from Sylvia Roberts 1972 Vote and Griffiths Feminism B.R. '73 - Clippings & NWPC Louise Johnson Letter ERA United organizing meeting December 1973 ERA Central New Orleans ERA Coalition Alexandria Volunteers 1973 & 1974 Late '73 - Early '74 Cards sent to Legislators Speeches |
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NAC-288 Box 4 of 4 1.0 Cubic feet 1 box General noteERA 1973 New Orleans ERA United 1974 Fall ERA January 1975 ERA United Newsletter 1975 Catholics Act for ERA 1975-1980 ERA 1975 Clippings/Letters ERA 1976 Resource Materials "Shackly Speaks" original May 1976 Men for ERA 1976 Alan Alda visit 1976 ERA Clippings 1976 ERA Monitors 1976 ERA 1976 Women's Magazines 1976 ERA 1977 ERA Clippings 1977 ERA Notes and Clippings 1978 E. Chittick's trip 1979 ERA Valerie Harper 1979 ERA United 1979 ERA Supporting Groups 1976-1979 ERA National Women's Party Newsletters 1979-1980 ERA White House Party 1980 ERA Clippings 1980 (2 folders) ERA Clippings 1981 ERA Clippings Summer 1982 ERA Labor Day Rally 1982 Louisiana ERA Funeral Day 1982 New Day ERA Action for Equality ERA Project Book from Anita Miller At Ease with ERA ERA and NOW - Slides ERA Brochures ERA Bulletin and Journals "Equal Rights for Men and Women: Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 4 of the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives 1971" and "Drake Law Review" Vol 24 No 2 Winter 1975 |
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