SARA M. EVANS:
An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Evans, Sara M. (Sara Margaret), 1943- | |
| Title: | Wage justice research files. | |
| Dates: | 1952-1989 (bulk 1985-1987). | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Audio tapes of, and notes about, interviews with politicians, legislators, and union representatives; conference materials; questionnaires; academic papers and articles; and other materials relating to a study of comparable worth for Minnesota state government employees. | |
| Quantity: | 6.0 cubic feet (6 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The files include the full set of questionnaires (1985) from a pay equity study for Minnesota state employees and the project's final report (1988). There are also articles (1985-1989) on comparable worth by Evans and Barbara J. Nelson (directors of the project), extensive materials from comparable worth conferences (1982-1988), and a good deal of background material and newspaper clippings (1952-1989) relating to issues of comparable worth and pay equity.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Sara M. Evans Wage Justice Research Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 14,885
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017305140104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 143.C.19.7B | 1 | Notes and cassette tapes of interviews by Sara M. Evans and Barbara J. Nelson, 1984-1987. 4 folders and 10 sound cassettes in 1 folder. | |||||||||
| Evans and Nelson interviewed legislators, politicians, labor leaders, government and business personnel, and state employees for an in-depth study on comparable worth for public employees in the state of Minnesota. Included are cassette tapes of interviews and interview notes. | |||||||||||
| Tapes. 2 sound cassettes in 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Arvonne Fraser, June 11, 1985. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Public Radio. | |||||||||||
| Mike Schuster, undated. | |||||||||||
| National Public Radio. | |||||||||||
| University of Minnesota Conference on Comparable Worth, 1985. 44 folders. | |||||||||||
| Conference program and session notes, panelists' names and papers, publications, and newspaper clippings relating to a conference, "New Directions in Comparable Worth: Minnesota and the Nation." | |||||||||||
| Evans, Sara M. and Barbara J. Nelson: | |||||||||||
| "Comparable worth," 1988. | |||||||||||
| "Comparable worth for public employees: implementing a new wage policy in Minnesota," 1988. | |||||||||||
| "Comparable worth in Minnesota: implementing an innovative wage policy, " 1986. | |||||||||||
| "Comparable worth: the paradox of technocratic reform," 1989. | |||||||||||
| "The impact of pay equality on public employees: State of Minnesota employees' attitudes toward wage policy innovation," 1988. | |||||||||||
| "Initiating a comparable worth wage policy in Minnesota: notes from the field," 1986. | |||||||||||
| "Mandating local change in Minnesota: state required implementation of comparable worth by local jurisdictions," 1988. | |||||||||||
| "Pay equity in Minnesota: state and local wage policy innovation," 1987. | |||||||||||
| Nelson, Barbara J.: | |||||||||||
| "Comparable worth: a brief review of history, practice and theory," 1985. | |||||||||||
| "Initiating a 'comparable worth' wage policy for public employees in Freedonia," 1986. | |||||||||||
| Wage Justice: further developments, 1988-1989. | |||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings, printed material, working papers, and newsletters relating to the implementation of comparable worth. | |||||||||||
| National and local newspaper articles on pay equity, A-F, 1982-1988. 28 folders. | |||||||||||
| Alphabetical by newspaper or state name | |||||||||||
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| 143.C.19.8F | 2 | National and local newspaper articles on pay equity, G-P, 1952-1989. 55 folders. | |||||||||
| Arranged by article title. | |||||||||||
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| 143.C.19.9B | 3 | National and local newspaper articles on pay equity, S-W, 1971-1988. 32 folders. | |||||||||
| Arranged by newspaper or state name. | |||||||||||
| Wage Justice: information for final draft, 1987. | |||||||||||
| Reporters writing on comparable worth, 1985-1987. | |||||||||||
| Articles relating to pay equity, undated and 1981-1982. | |||||||||||
| Conferences and organizations relating to comparable worth, 1982-1988. | |||||||||||
| Includes conference notes, programs, newsletters, and other printed material. | |||||||||||
| American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), 1985. | |||||||||||
| APPAM, 1986. | |||||||||||
| Americans for Democratic Action, 1984. | |||||||||||
| Association of Minnesota Counties: Pay Equity Panel, January 28, 1986. | |||||||||||
| Barnard College: Corporate Symposium on Pay Equity, March 24, 1987. | |||||||||||
| Berkeley Policy Notes, Fall 1986. | |||||||||||
| Center for Sex Equity in Schools (University of Michigan), 1979-1984. | |||||||||||
| Center for Women in Government (State University of New York at Albany), 1983. | |||||||||||
| Child Care Workers Alliance, 1985. | |||||||||||
| Coalition of Labor Union Women Conference, September 27, 1986. | |||||||||||
| Coalition to Advance Pay Equity, 1985. | |||||||||||
| Comparable Worth: History and Public Policy, June 20, 1985. | |||||||||||
| Institute for Research in History, Russell Sage Foundation. | |||||||||||
| Comparable Worth Conferences Notes, 1984-1987. | |||||||||||
| GOP Feminist Caucus, 1985. | |||||||||||
| Industrial Relations Center, 1985. | |||||||||||
| Industrial Relations Institute (University of Minnesota) Conference, October 11, 1984. | |||||||||||
| Institute for Research in History. | |||||||||||
| Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (New York), 1983-1985. | |||||||||||
| International Personnel Management Association, 1984. | |||||||||||
| League of Women Voters, 1984-1985. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Mayor's Women's Commission (Duluth), October 23, 1984. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis Advisory Committee on Pay Equity, May 21, 1984. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Humanities Commission (Grant Application), 1985. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Women's Consortium, 1984-1987. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Women's Political Caucus, 1985-1986. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous associations. | |||||||||||
| National Association of Working Women (9 to 5), 1985-1988. | |||||||||||
| National Commission on Pay Equity, 1988. | |||||||||||
| National League of Cities, 1984. | |||||||||||
| National Research Council, February 26-28, 1987. | |||||||||||
| Pay Equity Resource Center (Berkeley, California), 1987. | |||||||||||
| Women Historians of the Midwest (WHOM), March 7, 1987. | |||||||||||
| Women's Equity Action League (WEAL), 1984. | |||||||||||
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| 143.C.19.10F | 4 | Questionnaire, 1985. | |||||||||
| A blank copy of a 16-page questionnaire for state employees designed by the Minnesota Center for Social Research at the University of Minnesota. Employees were questioned about length of service, actual work experiences, training, results of the pay equity adjustment, political beliefs, and personal information. | |||||||||||
| Public employees study results, 1988. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Statistical results of job survey. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota State Salary Plan, 1985. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Questionnaires, 1985. 3 bundles. | |||||||||||
| Completed questionnaires from which the statistical summary was made. There is more information contained in the questionnaires than was compiled into the final study or used in the book, Wage justice: comparable worth and the paradox of technocratic reform. | |||||||||||
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| 143.C.20.1B | 5 | Questionnaires, 1985. 4 bundles. | |||||||||
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| 143.C.20.2F | 6 | Questionnaires, 1985. 4 bundles. | |||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Local officials and employees -- Salaries, etc. -- Minnesota.
- Pay equity -- Minnesota.
- Wage surveys -- Minnesota.
- Wages -- Women -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Nelson, Barbara J., 1949-
- Places:
- Minnesota -- Officials and employees -- Salaries, etc. -- Comparative studies.
- Document Types:
- Comparative studies.
- Questionnaires.
- Titles:
- Wage justice : comparable worth and the paradox of technocratic reform.
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