Commission on the Status of Women records

The collection contains materials related to the Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) at Kansas State University from 1974 to 1989. The commission was appointed in 1972 by President James McCain and was charged with studying the status of women at K-State, searching out opportunities for women to achieve complete equality with men, creating an understanding of the needs of women within the academic community, and developing recommendations for change. This collection contains reports, correspondence, and committee notes primarily from the time the donor, Linda Morse, was an active member of the Commission. Also included are interview materials from a 2016 interview between a student and Morse, such as the student’s questions, handwritten notes, and a draft of the paper resulting from the interview.

Related Materials: Related materials in the same repository:

• University Women’s Caucus papers, 1998; Box 1, Folders 11 and 12.
• James C. Carey papers, 1945–1988; Box 8, 1970–1975
• Office of the Provost records, 1936–2009; Series 1, Box 2, Folder 1: 1992–1996; Series 1, Box 13, Folder 30: 1986–1992
• Center for Student Development records