Women in community organization

Scope and Contents

This collection includes materials pertaining to Carrie Koeturius and her career at and connections with West Virginia University. Koeturius is an alumna of WVU, and has worked at WVU as manager of its Conference Center (1984), served as co-chair of the WVU Conference on Women and Creativity (1984), and was recipient of the Mary Catherine Buswell Award (1984). In 1984 she moved to California. Formats include clippings, correspondence, conference materials and publications, etc.

Overview

Papers and other materials of Justitia, the Law Students Wives’ Club (1952 – 1983) of West Virginia University College of Law. Founded by June Santee and Pat Simonton in 1957, Justitia was a women’s organization designed to offer a community of support to law student wives, to create an opportunity to socialize, and support their husbands and the WVU College of Law through meetings, publications, fundraisers and activities.

Scope and Contents Two binders of "Womyn's Community Newsletters" (briefly titled "Women's Community Newsletter") of the Womynkind Foundation of Charleston, WV. These newsletters include short stories, poetry, and art created by various local female and LGBTQ+ authors and community members, monthly event calendars, assorted advertisements and flyers for other women's and LGBTQ+ organizations, and other material. This collection also includes several budgets for potluck dinners and other events put on by the...