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Women's History Month Archival Showcase: Home

Welcome to the resource page for the 2025 Women's History Month Archival Showcase!

Graphic announcing Women's History Month Archival Showcase on March 18, 2025

Want to Get Involved with Archives?

  1. Follow us on social media! Our Instagram is @uofl_archives.

  2. Research with us!

  3. Come work with us!

    • Every semester, we have opportunities open for students who would like to engage with our collections outside of the classroom. These include:
      • Work-study positions
      • Internships for course credit
      • When available, funded student positions
    • If you are interested in joining our team, please contact Emma Beck, our Metadata Librarian, with a bit about your interest in working with ASC.

Collections on Display

All materials are in box 1 of their respective collections unless noted otherwise

Allie Corbin Hixson papers 

  • ERA-era chants and songs (Box 13) 

  • 1980 Women’s History Week clipping from the Courier Journal (Box 16) 

  • 1980 Women’s History Week proclamation photo (Box 16) 

  • “The Crumbling Pedestal” report (Box 16) 

  • 1992 March for Women’s Lives Sash (Box 18) 

  • “3 More in ‘94 ERA” bumper sticker (Box 18) 

  • 1977 “The Nation’s Blueprint for Equality” poster (Box 18) 

Anne McCarty Braden papers 

  • 1988 nuclear disarmament action announcement (Box 81) 

The Barry Bingham, Jr. Courier-Journal Photograph Collection 
  • Photo of 
Betty Jean Crutcher White scrapbook 
Black Student Union records 

  • Sept. 1968 issue of A-HEAD 

Carrie Neumayer papers 

  • Mr. Lady Records show poster 

Charlotte Wimp and Donald M. Butler papers 

  • UofL women’s basketball uniform (Box 4)

  • UofL women’s basketball team photo (Box 4)

  • UofL basketball scores against the University of Kentucky on February 27, 1915 (Box 4)

Dawn Wilson papers (finding aid coming soon)

  • Images of Dawn at various events relating to her work with the Fairness Campaign and Bluegrass Belles 

Ethel Wilson Ewen papers 

  • US War Department identification 

  • Log of WWI service placements 

Eva Sesmer and Herbert Mitchell Snyder papers 

  • Small WWI-era flag and ribbon (Box 2) 

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority records 

  • Sorority song sheet 

  • 12 month planning calendar 

  • Pledge of sisterhood 

Kentucky Civil Liberties Union/ACLU of Kentucky Records 

  • Clipping from the Courier Journal about the Kentucky Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (Box 7) 

Linda L. Wilson Louisville Municipal College collection 

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha program (Box 5) 

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha class photo (Box 6) 

  • Amelia B. Ray photo (Box 6) 

Lois Morris papers 

  • Poster for the National Council of Negro Women (Box 12) 

  • Poster for Lois Morris’s 1977 mayoral run (Box 17)

  • Poster for Mae Street Kid’s reelection bid for the Kentucky State House of Representatives (Box 17)

  • Poster for Mattie Jones’s 1988 run for the Kentucky State Senate (Box 17)

Louisville Cardinal newspapers 

  • September 26, 1985 issue (Box 14) 

Mattie Jenkins Papers/American War Mothers records 

  • Alice M. French Chapter of the American War Mothers banner (Box 4) 

National Organization for Women records 

  • 1997 Take Back the Night program (Box 6)

University of Louisville Dames Club records 

  • Gold pin 

  • Membership card 

VOICES of Kentuckiana records 

  • Drafts of speeches (Box 4) 

Williams-Nichols collection 

  • BGB Belleview (periodicals) 

  • Just Us (resource files) 

  • Just Us t-shirt (Box 28) 

  • Alicia Pedreira binder (Box 84) 

  • Photos of Alicia and Just Us (Box ?)

For Further Research

Want to explore our collections further? Here are some places to start!

  1. Women's history subject guide: This covers all areas of our collections and provides tips for finding and exploring women's stories throughout ASC.
  2. Digital Collections: Whether searching by subject terms or for specific women in our collections, our materials that have been digitized are great way to get an understanding of the types of areas we collect in.
  3. Oral History Center: We have a range of oral history collections dedicated to preserving the stories of women and gender diverse people. These include:
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