Title: Women Against Violence Against Women Records
Inclusive Dates: 1976-1978

Creator:

• Women Against Violence Against Women

Call Number: Mss 570

Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

A photocopied handwritten journal kept by WAVAW coordinator Julia London, with a few additional leaflets and press releases, of a coalition of women formed in March 1976. Strongest in California, the group also had chapters throughout the country, which formed in opposition to the movie Snuff, portraying the supposed dismemberment on screen of an actress. Following the successful curtailment of the movie's run, WAVAW turned its attention to record album covers with abusive images of women, in particular those of Warner Brothers, Elektra, and Atlantic records, and the 1978 Rolling Stones cover and billboard, “Black and Blue.” London's journal includes notes concerning organizational strategies used in the movie and record cover campaigns, media coverage and involvement, and cooperation with other women's groups. Drafts of press releases are also included, as are names and addresses of friends and supporters. A separate folder contains printed press releases, flyers, and leaflets of WAVAW.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00570

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Acquisition Information

Presented and loaned for copying by Julia London, Oakland, California, 1979, 1981. Accession Number: M79-212, M81-327

Processing Information

Processed by Menzi Behrnd-Klodt, August 1981.

Box   1 Folder   1-5	Julia London's Journal, December 1976-July 1977, August-October 1978
Box   1 Folder   6	Press Releases, Leaflets, Flyers, 1976-1978