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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Virginia Committee on Sexual Assault Reform (VACOSAR) – membership lists and some correspondence, 1977 - 1979

 File — Container: MSS 85-1 Box 14

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

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: 1977 - 1979

Creator

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

Contact:
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22903 United States