Records of Women and Gender in International Development
Scope and Content
This record group contains materials relating to the Women and Gender in International Development at Virginia Tech. This includes records documenting programs leading up to the current program, especially Women in World Development.
Sub-group I: Records of the Director of the Virginia Tech Women in Development Program, Mary Hill Rojas contains materials created and collected by Mary Hill Rojas in her role as director of the Women in World Development (WID) (later Women in Development and Women and Gender in International Development) program at Virginia Tech. Included are documents that led to the creation of WID, government and VPI publications and reports, newsletters and pamphlets relating to women in agriculture and development, a DVD of an interview, and professional documents from Rojas.
Dates
- 1978-2002, undated
Language of Materials
Materials in this record group are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research, except for restricted materials in Sub-group I: Records of the Director of the Virginia Tech Women in Development Program, Mary Hill Rojas. These materials are restricted in accordance with legal restrictions and to protect personally identifiable information for 75 years.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Copyright restrictions may apply to materials in the record group; other materials may be in the public domain. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
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Administrative History
The Women in World Development was renamed Women and Gender in International Development. It later became Women and Girls in Development (WGD) and then Women and Girls in International Development.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet (1 box and 1 folder)
Arrangement
The record group is organized in sub-groups by creator/collector.
Source of Acquisition
The Sub-group I: Records of the Director of the Virginia Tech Women in Development Program, Mary Hill Rojas were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2015.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Records of Women and Gender in International Development by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of Women and Gender in International Development was completed in March 2023. Additional subgroups will be processed as received.
- Title
- Records of Women and Gender in International Development, 1977-2002, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kat Zinn, Student Assistant, and Kira Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2023 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu