Nancy Dibner papers
Collection Scope and Content
The Nancy Dibner papers are divided into five series. Series 1 holds her papers concerning the National Organization for Women (NOW). Series 2 holds her papers concerning the formation of the Maine Chapter of NOW. Series 3 contains all the white papers and pamphlets on subjects of interest to NOW in the 1970s, which varied from abortion to zero population growth. Series 4 contains two small personal files, and series 5 is a collection of feminist buttons and political stickers of the early 1970s.
Dates
- 1966-2007
- Majority of material found within 1970-1973
Creator
- Dibner, Nancy (Person)
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Curator of the Maine Women Writers Collection.
Biographical/Historical Note
Nancy Cushman Dibner is best known for her work in the formation of the NOW Maine Chapter in the early 1970s. She was born in Buffalo, New York on March 23, 1926 and educated at the Scarborough School in Westchester County, New York. She married Martin Dibner in 1945, with whom she had two sons. Nancy Dibner died in Falmouth, Maine on January 25, 2007.
Extent
3 linear feet (3 boxes (148 folders))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection has been organized into five series. Within the five series, all the files are in alphabetical order. Most of the files have the original file names from Dibner and there is a great deal of overlap between and within the series: for example, the Equal Rights Amendment is in each of the first three series and in multiple files within each series.
- Abortion Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Aging Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Barth, Ramona
- Birth control Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Buttons (Information artifacts) Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Christmas cards Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Clippings Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Correspondence Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Dibner, Nancy
- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ephemera Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
- Equal rights amendments Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Falmouth (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Feminism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- League of Women Voters (U.S.)
- License plates Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Marriage Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- National Organization for Women
- Newsletters Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
- Obituaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
- Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stickers Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Women's rights Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Nancy Dibner papers, 1970-1973
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ann Morrissey
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Maine Women Writers Collection Repository
Abplanalp Library
University of New England
716 Stevens Avenue
Portland Maine 04103 United States
mwwc@une.edu