Paula Giddings papers, 1918-2023

This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Paula J. Giddings, notable American writer, editor, and chronicler of African American women's history. She is the Elizabeth A. Woodson 1922 Professor Emerita of Africana Studies at Smith College and the author of four critically acclaimed books: When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America; In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement; Burning All Illusions: Writings from The Nation on Race 1866-2002 (Editor); and Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching, the leading biography of anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells. While at Smith, Giddings was the editor of Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism, a peer- reviewed journal featuring cutting-edge scholarship by and about women of color in the United States and internationally. Prior to teaching in the academy, Giddings was a free-lance journalist reporting on national and international issues, a book editor at Howard University Press and an associate editor and Paris Bureau Chief for Encore American & Worldwide News. The collection includes family photographs and memorabilia, personal and professional correspondence, book drafts, research materials, and print materials, and electronic records dating from 1918 to 2023.

Library: John Hay, Collections Annex
NOTE: This collection is housed off-site. Prior notice is needed for retrieval
Contact(s): pembroke_archives@brown.edu

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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
Paula Giddings papers, 1918-2023

Other Online Access:
RIAMCO: Guide to the Paula Giddings papers, 1918-2023

Related Collections:
Feminist Theory Archive

Notes:
Curatorial work provided by Mary Murphy and N'Kosi Oates, and processing provided by Amanda Knox, Julia Park, and Erin Perfect, on behalf of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women and the Brown University Library.