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Preferred Citation:

Elaine Themo Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2008.118 was received sometime before 2007.

Processing Information:

Processed by Steven Bookman in October 2008.

Biographical Information:

Elaine M. Themo was a professor in the Department of Sociology at the College of William and Mary from 1966-2000. Her appointments: Assistant Professor of Sociology, 1966-1971; Associate Professor of Sociology, 1971-2000; On leave of per sure research, 1998-1999. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and reports from 1974-1993 pertaining to Dr. Elaine Themo's research and teaching career in the Department of Sociology at the College of William and Mary. Included in the collection are proposals for Women's Studies workshops as well as for a Women's Studies program at William and Mary; correspondence, reports, and publications about Sexual Harassment in general as well as at William and Mary; and news clippings about sexist fraternity posters at the College.

Related Material

Department of Sociology Records (UA 195); R. Wayne Kernodle Papers (UA 6.044).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--Women's Studies Program
• College of William and Mary. Dept. of Sociology
• Correspondence
• Fraternities--Social
• Photographs
• Publications
• Reports
• Sexual harassment.