- unitid
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{"value"=>"186369", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b22252520", "type"=>"local_b"}
{"value"=>"Sc MIRS Association 2008-29", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1985-1990", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1985/1990"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Association of Black Women in Higher Education audio and moving image collection"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 video_recordings", "unit"=>"video_recordings"}]}
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"7 audio_recordings", "unit"=>"audio_recordings"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Association of Black Women in Higher Education (ABWHE) is a professional organization founded in 1978. The collection consists of seven audio recordings of the 1985 ABWHE conference, and two videos of the 1990 ABWHE conference."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Association of Black Women in Higher Education", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The Association of Black Women in Higher Education (ABWHE) is a professional organization founded in 1978. The organization continues to maintain chapters throughout the country.</p> <p>The association was formed during a conference held in Albany, New York, themed \"Black Women in Higher Education,\" from which the organization took its name. Jacqueline Kane served as the founding president (1978-1981) and first program chair. Its mission is to promote the intellectual growth and educational development of Black women in higher education, eliminate social barriers that hinder them, communicate and document professional achievements of Black women and men, provide mentorship for Black youth, and work towards social justice.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection consists of seven audio recordings of the 1985 ABWHE conference, and two videos of the 1990 ABWHE conference held in Albany, New York. The recordings are grouped by conference year and then arranged alphabetically by title.</p> <p>The conference programs include panels, research presentations, and workshops. Topics covered in the 1985 conference include Black women's professional development, employment opportunities, grant writing, administration, and pedagogy. Presenters discuss obstacles such as racism and sexist stereotypes, and their effects on mental health and job performance.</p> <p>During the 1990 conference themed \"Issues Confronting Black Women in the Twenty-First Century,\" the issues discussed include the number of Black women entering the fields of health and science, financial literacy, Black women's political engagement in voting and legislation, and Afrocentric family dynamics. Other topics addressed include strategies and support programs for Black women navigating the corporate environment.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Association of Black Women in Higher Education, 2003.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>See the Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books Division for the Association of Black Women in Higher Education records, Sc MG 797.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Collection inventoried by <span class=\"name\">Amelia Carlin</span>. Collection processed and described by <span class=\"name\">Lyric Evans-Hunter</span>, archivist; and <span class=\"name\">Shola Lynch</span>, curator. Finding aid published in <span class=\"date\">2024</span>.</p>"}
- sponsor
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{"value"=>"An anonymous donor funded preliminary processing for this collection. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supported a research library-wide grant for the digitization, and funded the Schomburg for the description and production of the finding aid as part of The Next Century of Black Studies Project."}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Item scope and content notes and AMI identifiers revised for clarity by Lyric Evans-Hunter.", "date"=>"2024-04-16"}
- date_start
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1985
- keydate
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1985
- date_end
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1990
- date_inclusive_start
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1985
- date_inclusive_end
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1990
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Association of Black Women in Higher Education audio and moving image collection, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division, The New York Public Library"}