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Marion Moos Papers

Accession #: Ms203
Title: Marion Moos Papers
Participants:
Physical Description: 8 linear ft (9 boxes)
Description: The collection includes biographical material on Marion; fragmentary incoming correspondence, 1975-2007; records of the Past-Time Feminist Bookstore, including merchandise sold and photographs, 1973-1979; records of the Spokane NOW Chapter, 1972-1990s, and Washington State and national NOW materials; International Women's Year (IWY) materials from Washington State, national, and international conferences, 1975-1987; International Women's Day (IWD) materials, 1989-2007; materials on aging and women and aging, 1981-2007, including the Spokane Chapter of the Older Women's League records; records relating to the use of Riverfront Park, including Citizens Opposing River Encroachment (CORE), Save the Original Park (STOP), and Coalition for Riverfront Park (CRP); materials from the Spokane Regional Women's Commission; materials on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women and the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 1989-2003; records of the Spokane Chapter of the United Nations Association, 2000-2007; materials on the Washington Water Power Company, 1980-1996; early records of Washington Women United (WWU), 1978-1987; materials on women's issues; materials reflecting Marion's involvement with the Spokane YWCA, 1982-1989; and publications, including books, periodicals, and essays on women's issues, 1964-2005. Other records reflect Marion's interests and involvement in aging, women's, human rights, and environmental issues.
Category: Manuscript Collection
Related Objects:
Ms203.1.1.1 (The Spokesman-Review, Supplement, Newspaper, Spokesman-Review "YOU" Magazine Featuring Marion Moos, March 25, 1979)
Credit Line: [identification of item], Marion Moos Papers (Ms 203), Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture/Eastern Washington State Historical Society, Spokane, WA.

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