The Pauline Menes papers consist of material accumulated by Menes during her career as a delegate in the Maryland General Assembly. The collection covers the years 1970 to 1986. The bulk of the materials date from 1977 to 1978. Her papers include professional correspondence, agenda, minutes, newspaper clippings, press releases, certificates of achievement, photographs, studies and reports. Among the central topics covered in the papers are abortion, battered spouse and divorce legislation, the Metro, rape, the University of Maryland, numerous organizations in which she was involved, and the National Women's Conference.
This collection has recently been reprocessed. This means that materials may no longer appear in the same order as represented in this finding aid, and that more materials may have been incorporated into this collection. Please contact us before visiting the Special Collections reading room to view this collection.
This series consists of biographical newspaper clippings certificates of recognition. Materials are arranged by document type, then chronologically.
This series contains incoming correspondence and photocopies of outgoing correspondence, primarily to and from constituents, copies and draft and final legislation, newspaper clippings relating to legislative issues, and background information on particular issues. Issues covered are: abortion; battered spouses, including a personal account from a battered spouse that is restricted for 75 years or until the death of the author; disposition of property after a divorce or annulment; and legislation affecting women. Arrangement is chronological within each folder. Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Materials of a sensitive nature, such as those containing personally identifiable information, are restricted for 75 years or the life of the individual and may by screened and removed by special collections staff. Please speak with a staff member if you believe that materials have been unnecessarily removed.
This series is comprised of correspondence, studies, reports, minutes, publications, newspaper clippings, and background reading materials. The issues covered include credit, education, employment, Equal Rights Amendment, the Metro, rape, and the University of Maryland. Arrangement is chronological within each folder. Folders are arranged alphabetically by issue.
Pauline Menes papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.
Pauline Menes papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries. http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1261 Accessed January 22, 2025.
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