VACSATF – meetings and public hearings (2 folders). Files include statements, agendas, minutes of meetings, resolutions, handwritten notes. Statement of Linda Golodner, Fairfax County Commission for Women, undated; VACSATF: “Background materials on Sexual Assault,” October 1976; “Summary of the Six Public Hearings of the Advisory Task Force to Study Sexual Assault,” September 1977; Statement prepared by Priscilla Burbank, University of Virginia School of Law,” [1977]; Interim Report of the Advisory Task Force to Study Criminal Sexual Assault for the Virginia State Crime Commission, February 24 1978, 1976-1978
Scope and Contents
This addition to the COSAR files consist of 9 archival boxes (2.5 cubic ft.). It contains the working files of Betty Ardus and Ann Washauer, members of the Virginia State Crime Commission Advisory Task Force to Study Sexual Assault.
The files point out the grassroot work that was done in Virginia beginning with the foundation of the Alexandria Rape Victim Companion Program within the Commission for Women in 1974, the Tidewater Rape Information Service, ROAR (Richmond Organized Against Rape) and other local organizations.
Dates
- Creation: 1974 - 1981
Creator
- From the Collection: Ardus, Betty (Person)
- From the Collection: Washauer, Ann (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 5.7 Cubic Feet (14 archival boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
580 Massie Road
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22903 United States
archives@law.virginia.edu