Title: Sarah Harder Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1970-2000

Creator:

• Harder, Sarah

Call Number: Archives Series 586

Quantity: 7.4 linear ft. (1 archive box, 7 record center cartons)

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, McIntyre Library, Special Collections & Archives

Archival Locations:

UW-Eau Claire McIntyre Library / Eau Claire Area Research Ctr. (Map)

E6/5c-E6/5f

Abstract:

Sarah Harder was a professor and administrator from 1970 to 2000 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The collection includes biographical and administrative files.

Language: English

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Sarah Snell Harder was born in 1937 in Chicago. In 1963 she received bachelors' degrees in History and English from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. She received an M.A. in English from Bowling Green State University in 1966. In the mid-1960s, she married Harry Harder, and both were hired as faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1968.

Harder held many administrative positions at the university, including Assistant to the Chancellor for Affirmative Action and Education Opportunity, Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Educational Opportunity Programs, and Women's Studies Coordinator. From1968 to 2000 Sarah Harder was active in numerous campus and UW System committees, including the Affirmative Action Review Board, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Children's Center Advisory Board, Faculty and Curriculum Development Committee. She also served in university administrative roles, implementing programs for affirmative action, Title IX, and 504 regulations. Responsibilities as an administrator included developing university programs related to adults, minorities, disabled, and educationally underprepared students. She oversaw departments and programs such as the Academic Skills Center, Adult Opportunity Office, American Ethnic Coordinating Office, Upward Bound Program, and Special Services Projects for Disadvantaged Students. She also taught English courses and helped establish the Women's Studies program at UWEC.

Sarah Harder participated in many state, regional, national and international women's organizations. Most notably, she served as President of the Association of University Women from 1985 to 1989. She retired from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2000.

The collection includes biographical information and administrative files from Sarah Harder's tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The collection is divided into three series: Biographical Information and Publications, Women's Issues in Higher Education, and Programs and Events. Other materials related to Sarah Harder can be found in Archives Series 429: Affirmative Action Files, and Archives Series 486: Educational Opportunity General Files. Also, the Wisconsin Historical Society holds a collection of Sarah Harder's papers focusing on her involvement in the national and international women's movement.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public.

Use Restrictions

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Acquisition Information

Donated to the University Archives and Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire prior to March 2006 (accession 08-019).

Preferred Citation

We recommend the following citation model:

Sarah Harder Papers, 1970-2000. AS 586. Special Collections & Archives. McIntyre Library. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Eau Claire, WI.

Processing Information

Processed by Allen Ramsey in August 2007.

Arrangement of the Materials

By series

Personal Names

• Harder, Sarah

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Corporate Names

• University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. Educational Opportunity

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Subject Terms

• College teachers--Wisconsin--Eau Claire--Biography
• College administrators--Wisconsin--Eau Claire--Biography
• Women--Education (Higher)--Wisconsin--Eau Claire
• Affirmative action programs--Wisconsin--Eau Claire

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Genre Terms

• School Records

	Series: 1. Biographical Information and Publications, 1970-1998 Quantity: 0.4 linear feet (1 archive box)  Scope and Content Note: Series contains biographical information about Sarah Harder including essays, vita, speeches and publications.
Box   1 Folder   1	Photos, ca. 1970-1980
Box   1 Folder   2	Memorabilia (buttons), ca. 1970s
Box   1 Folder   3	Memorabilia, ca. 1970s
Box   1 Folder   4	Vita, 1990-1998
Box   1 Folder   5	Personal Correspondence, 1980-1998
Box   1 Folder   6-8	Writings and Speeches, ca. 1970-1985; 1986-1989; 1992-1998
Box   1 Folder   9	Publications About Sarah Harder, 1978-1997
Box   1 Folder   10	Voices from Eau Claire: Some Perspectives on Women and the Campus (based on interview with Sarah Harder), Circa 1978
	Series: 2. Women's Issues in Higher Education, 1970-2000 Quantity: 3.0 linear feet (3 record cartons)  Scope and Content Note: Series contains both UW System and University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire records of committee meeting minutes, reports, and supporting documentation. Also, the series includes materials about Title IX, of the 1972 Education Amendments, at the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire.	⇧
Box   2 Folder   1	UW System Task Force on Women's Studies—Final Report, 1974
Box   2 Folder   2	Presentation—Board of Regents, 1977
Box   2 Folder   3	Sarah Harder Reports, 1977-1978, 1981-1985
Box   2 Folder   4	Women's Task Force—Minutes, 1979-1980
Box   2 Folder   5	Women's Task Force—Academe and Staff, 1979-1980
Box   2 Folder   6	Status of Women Task Force—Report on Status of Women, 1980
Box   2 Folder   7	Status of Women Task Force—Reports (Blueprint for Achievement and Appendices), 1981
Box   2 Folder   8	Status of Women Task Force—Correspondence, Misc., 1981-1982
Box   2 Folder   9	UW System Status of Women Report, 1981-1984
Box   2 Folder   10	Women—UW System Report on Status, August, 1982
Box   2 Folder   11	UW System Task Force on Women, 1983-1987
Box   2 Folder   12	Status of Women Report—UW System, 1985
Box   2 Folder   13	Regent Study Group on Future of UW System—"Women as Students and Faculty", July, 1986
Box   2 Folder   14	Women & Future of UW System, 1987
Box   2 Folder   15	Women's Studies—Students "Equal Opportunities in Education—Eliminating Discrimination on Basis of Gender" UW System, 1989
Box   2 Folder   16	UW System Gender Data, 1990
Box   2 Folder   17	Gender Issues UW System and Academe, 1990-1991
Box   2 Folder   18	UW System Gender Policy & Statute, 1990-1991
Box   2 Folder   19	Report to UW-System Task Force on Status of Women, UW-Eau Claire, April, 1980
Box   2 Folder   20	UWEC Report to UW System Task Force on Status of Women, April, 1980
Box   2 Folder   21	UWEC Response to Task Force on Status of Women, ca. 1981
Box   2 Folder   22	Task Force on Women's Issue Survey, 1983
Box   2 Folder   23	Consultation and Reports to the Commission on Status of Women on Regents Task Force Recommendations, undated
Box   2 Folder   24	Commission on the Status of Women, 1973-1981
Box   2 Folder   25-26	PEER, 1981-1983
Box   2 Folder   27	Status of Women—Resource Committee, 1980
Box   2 Folder   28	Resource Committee on Women, 1980
Box   2 Folder   29-30	Commission on Status of Women, 1982-1983; 1982-1987
Box   2 Folder   31	Regents Task Force Women—Background Papers 2-33, undated
Box   3 Folder   1	UW Regents Task Force on Women, 1979-1981
Box   3 Folder   2	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Report on Employment-Status of Women, 1976, 1980
Box   3 Folder   3	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Salaries, 1980-1992
Box   3 Folder   4	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Regents Task Force on Women-Report, 1981
Box   3 Folder   5	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Regents Task Force on Women-Implement, 1986
Box   3 Folder   6	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Women/future Regents Document, 1986
Box   3 Folder   7	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Women/future, 1986-1988
Box   3 Folder   8	Women's Issues-Faculty—Status of Academic Staff—Women Following Swoboda, June, 1988
Box   3 Folder   9	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Equal Employment Annual Report-Swoboda, 1988-1992
Box   3 Folder   10	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Women in Admin., 1990
Box   3 Folder   11	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Tenure—Women and Minorities, 1990
Box   3 Folder   12	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Report on the Status of Women Employees, 1990
Box   3 Folder   13	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Management, 1990-1992
Box   3 Folder   14	Child Care—UW System, 1992
Box   3 Folder   15	Commission on the Status of Women-Focus Groups, 1999
Box   3 Folder   16	UWEC Resource Committee on Status of Women, 1980
Box   3 Folder   17	Individual/Intercultural Difference Committee, 1980-1985
Box   3 Folder   18	Women's Issues-Faculty—UW System Entry Profile, 1980-1992
Box   3 Folder   19	Women's Issues-Faculty—Staff Data, 1980-1991
Box   3 Folder   20	Women's Issues—Classroom Climate—"Classroom Climate: A Chilly One for Women", 1983
Box   3 Folder   21	"Mentoring Through Scholarly Collaboration", 1993
Box   3 Folder   22	Equal Justice Task Force—Judge Peterson, 1990
Box   3 Folder   23	Women's Issues-Faculty—Teacher Ed Gender Issues, 1989-1990
Box   3 Folder   24-27	Commission on the Status of Women, 1988-1991
Box   3 Folder   28	Task Force: Increasing the Retention of Women at UWEC, 1992-1993
Box   3 Folder   29	Commission on the Status of Women, 1992-1993
Box   3 Folder   30	Commission on the Status of Women/Task Force on the Retention of Women, 1993-1994
Box   3 Folder   31-32	Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), 1994-1995; June 1996-1997
Box   3 Folder   33	CSW-Meetings, February-May, 1996
Box   3 Folder   34	CSW, 35325
Box   3 Folder   35	Commission on the Status of Women Meeting—Handouts, 35346
Box   3 Folder   36	CSW-Arrowhead Room, 35409
Box   3 Folder   37-39	CSW, February 26, April 9, September 16, 1997
Box   3 Folder   40	CSW-Final Meeting, 35570
Box   3 Folder   41	Women's Issues-Diversity-Task Force on Diversity, 1993
Box   3 Folder   42	Women's Issues-Diversity-Friends of Diversity at UWEC, 1993
Box   3 Folder   43	"The Diversity Climate at UWEC", 1995-1999
Box   4 Folder   1	Task Force on the Status of Women, 1982-1983
Box   4 Folder   2	Academic Staff-Gender Equity, 1991-1993
Box   4 Folder   3	Title IX Legislation, 1970-1977
Box   4 Folder   4	Title IX Seminar, 27831
Box   4 Folder   5	Title IX Hearings UWEC, May, 1976
Box   4 Folder   6	Title IX Meeting, September 13-14, 1977
Box   4 Folder   7	AIAW Correspondence, 1980-1981
Box   4 Folder   8	UW System/Women's Athletics, 1989-1991
Box   4 Folder   9	Title IX Self Evaluations & Surveys (Blue Binder), ca. 1975-1976
Box   4 Folder   10	Title IX UWEC Chronology (Blue Binder), 1976-1977
	Series: 3. Programs and Events, 1970-2000 Quantity: 4.0 Linear Feet (4 record cartons)  Scope and Content Note: Series contains women's programming at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The majority of records document women's programs including Women's Day, Women's History Week and Month, and Challenges and Choices. The remaining materials include information about the Blue Ribbon Committee, Classified Staff Seminars, University Symposiums, Upward Bound and Workshops.	⇧
Box   5-8	Program and Events Series, circa 1970-1990