The Journal
Historical Society Faces
Challenges of Promoting and Preserving
HerStory The Autumn 2001 JOURNAL of the Jackson County Historical
Society features Historical Society Faces Challenges of Promoting and
Preserving HerStory by Janice Lee.
Those researching the history of noteworthy local women
have found it a piecemeal task in the past: a scrap of information here,
another there, but rarely a comprehensive source to be found. In an interview with David Jackson, Director of Archives
and Education for the Jackson County Historical Society, Lee explores how the
Jackson County Historical Society is working to overcome the challenges of
preserving the stories of Jackson County women. It’s not rocket science, but it takes time and dedication;
volunteers and interns really help us get much accomplished.
Hazelle
Hedges Rollins of Hazelle’s Marionettes, as she activates her original
marionette “The Jester.” Specific suggestions on how individuals may preserve
documents and artifacts relating to women are available in the print version
of the JOURNAL. To discuss the possibility of donating materials to the
Jackson County Historical Society, contact
our archivist. To learn more
about volunteer and internship possibilities, contact our volunteer and development
coordinator. Janice Lee lives in Kansas City and is currently working
as an archival consultant for the Missouri Historical Records Grant Program,
preparing National Register of Historic Places nominations, and doing oral
history interviews for the History Speaks project. In her spare time she’s
engaged in an ongoing project of restoring her 94-year-old house, a.k.a. the
“Money Pit Maison.” Here are some World Wide Web links that help to
complement Lee’s exploration: Jackson
County Historical Society’s Women’s History Collections Special
Collections Department, Kansas City Public Library Western Historical
Manuscript Collections-Kansas City Guide to Women’s Collections Western
Historical Manuscript Collections-Columbia Guide to Women’s Collections: Women’s
History and Herstory on the Net (LOADS of informative links!) Congressional
Reports on Preserving Women’s History National
Museum of Women’s History National Black
Herstory Taskforce Successful
Women’s History Preservation Partnership Case Study in Indiana Women
and Historic Preservation To order this JOURNAL edition, subscribe or join JCHS click
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