Mae Morris papers
Collection Overview
This collection includes publications, clippings, conference materials, speeches, ephemera, and other materials relating to Mae Morris and her involvement with Federally Employed Women, Inc. (FEW). The publications feature assorted journal articles, magazine pieces, and newspaper clippings focused on feminism, political activism, and issues affecting working women. The conference materials relate to various professional events, seminars, and workshops Mae Morris attended throughout her career. Additionally, the collection contains drafts of speeches prepared by Morris and other conference speakers, as well as posters, button pins, and a sweatshirt relating to the women’s liberation movement.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1997
Creator
- Morris, Mae, 1928-2025 (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection has been minimally processed, but is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Biographical Note
Mae Morris (1928-2025) served as the Federal Women's Program (FWP) Coordinator for NASA’s Kennedy Space Center from 1975 to 1977. Throughout her career, Morris was actively involved in Federally Employed Women, Inc. (FEW), an organization founded in 1968 to end gender discrimination, promote diversity, and advance women’s careers in the federal government. She was elected national president of FEW in 1976.
Full Extent
4.5 linear feet (7 document boxes, 1 flat box, 1 oversize paper folder)
Abstract
Assorted professional papers of Mae Morris, including publications, speeches, conference materials, and other ephemera relating to her involvement in Federally Employed Women, Inc. (FEW) and the larger Women’s Rights Movement.
Collection Arrangement
- Publications, 1966-1997
- Federally Employed Women, Inc. (FEW), 1972-1989
- Speeches, 1966-1997
- World Conference of the United Nations: Decade for Women, 1979-1980
- Conferences, seminars, and workshops, 1966-1997
- Artifacts and ephemera, 1966-1997
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2006 by Mae Morris.
Processing Information
Minimally processed by Sarah Meyer, January 2026. For preservation purposes, the collection was re-housed upon receipt by transferring materials into acid-free boxes and placing loose materials into acid-free folders. This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Title
- Inventory of the Mae Morris papers, 1966-1997
- Status
- Minimal Record
- Author
- Minimally processed by: Sarah Meyer; finding aid created by: Sarah Meyer
- Date
- 2026
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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