Levine, Suzanne, Papers, 1972-1987 (C3956)
2.7 linear feet, 3 audio cassettes
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INTRODUCTION
Papers of Suzanne Levine, managing editor and vice-president of Ms. Magazine. The papers consist of correspondence, photographs, memos, publicity, readers' surveys and editorial notes.
DONOR INFORMATION
The Suzanne Levine Papers were donated to the University of Missouri by Suzanne Levine on 11 December 1989 (Accession No. 4935). They are part of the National Women and Media Collection.
RESTRICTIONS
Consult with the reference staff about restrictions on this collection.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
After graduating with honors from Radcliffe College in 1963, Suzanne Levine began her journalism career as an editor and writer for Seattle Magazine, Time/Life Books, Mademoiselle, McCall's, and Sexual Behavior Magazine. She joined Ms. Magazine as managing editor when it was founded in 1972 and was later named vice-president of the company.
She was executive producer of the Ms. Magazine HBO special "She's Nobody's Baby: A History of American Women in the 20th Century" which won a Peabody Award for Journalism. She also co-edited several books Ms. has published.
She has been a Poynter Fellow at Yale University and a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Pomona College in addition to lecturing at several journalism schools and workshops. She has been honored by the Association for Education Journalism and Mass Communication and is an active member of the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). She is a founding member of the Women's Media Group and a board member of the Women's Action Alliance.
Levine is married to attorney Robert Levine and has two children, Joshua and Joanna.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Suzanne Levine Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, memos, publicity, readers' surveys, and editorial notes and document Levine's work at Ms. Magazine and the professional organizations of which she is part. The papers are arranged in four series:
The Ms. Magazine series is comprised of correspondence and editorial notes arranged alphabetically by the article's author, and photographs, memos, publicity, story ideas, and reader's surveys, also arranged alphabetically by topic. This series is the bulk of the collection and gives researchers a good idea of the editorial process at a major magazine.
The Ms. Foundation series contains correspondence, memos, and story ideas for the Ms. Book series, the syndicated Ms. TV show, and Ms. HBO specials which were funded, in part, by the Ms.Foundation for Education and Communication. This series is arranged alphabetically by topic.
The Personal series includes personal correspondence, information on the fellowships awarded to Levine and the college and organization boards she has sat on, including Radcliffe College and the Women's Action Alliance. This series is arranged alphabetically by topic.
The Professional Organizations series contains correspondence, notes, and memos from the various professional organizations Levine is involved in such as the Women's Media Group and American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). This series, arranged alphabetically by the organization's name, shows how the magazine industry dealt with the issues of pornography, journalism education, and sexism.
The Volumes series contains a history of the 1970s, and two books edited or written by Levine.
FOLDER LIST
| f. 1 | Advertising, 1973-1982 |
| f. 2 | Amen, Carol, 1984 |
| f. 3 | American Women's Opinion Poll, 1980 |
| f. 4 | Analysis of Ms., 1978 |
| f. 5 | Anniversary Issue, 1982 |
| f. 6 | Anniversary Promo, 1982 |
| f. 7 | Aronson, Virginia, 1984 |
| f. 8 | Ansbacher Report, 1987 |
| f. 9 | Automotive--GM, Ford, 1977 |
| f. 10 | Beyer, Lynn, 1981-83 |
| f. 11 | Borut, Don, 1984 |
| f. 12 | Bretecher, Claire, 1976 |
| f. 13 | Bretecher, Claire, 1978 |
| f. 14 | Bretecher, Claire, 1973-1978 |
| f. 15 | California Home Economics Association, 1975 |
| f. 16 | Class of '63, 1973 |
| f. 17 | College Board, 1978-1979 |
| f. 18 | College Board/College Issue, 1979 |
| f. 19 | College Issue, 1979 |
| f. 20 | College Issue, 1979 |
| f. 21 | College Issue, 1979 |
| f. 22 | College Issue, 1979 |
| f. 23 | Confidential Memos, 1980 |
| f. 24 | Correspondence--Complaints, 1975-1984 |
| f. 25 | Demographics, 1976 |
| f. 26 | Disney Info, 1972-1973 |
| f. 27 | Distaffers, 1975 |
| f. 28 | Edit Meetings, 1976 |
| f. 29 | Edit Meetings, 1977 |
| f. 30 | Edit Meetings, 1978 |
| f. 31 | Edit Meetings, 1984 |
| f. 32 | Edit Meetings, 1987 |
| f. 33 | Eisenberger, Katherine, 1978 |
| f. 34 | Ephron, Nora--Speech, 1979 |
| f. 35 | Fairfax, 1987 |
| f. 36 | Fallici, Oriana, 1977 |
| f. 37 | Foozpahs, 1975-76 |
| f. 38 | Funding, 1980 |
| f. 39 | Futures, 1973 |
| f. 40 | Goldenberg, J. L., 1977 |
| f. 41 | Graham, Mike, 1982-1983 (see also a.c. 1) |
| f. 42 | Harvard Job Placement, 1974 |
| f. 43 | Hite Report |
| f. 44 | Impressions of Ms. Employees |
| f. 45 | Kirkhorn, Michael, 1978 |
| f. 46 | Koch, J., "Teeth," 1977-1979 |
| f. 47 | LaBelle, 1975 |
| f. 48 | Langer, Judith, 1983 |
| f. 49 | Langer Report, 1983 |
| f. 50 | Lennon, John--Transcript, 1980 |
| f. 51 | Lesbian Feminist Liberation, 1973-1975 |
| f. 52 | Letters Reports, 1977 |
| f. 53 | Levine, Suzanne--Biography, c. 1986 |
| f. 54 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1975-1978 |
| f. 55 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1979-1983 |
| f. 56 | Mitchell, Pat--Centerfolds, 1985 |
| f. 57 | Ms. Books, 1980 |
| f. 58 | Ms. General Info (History), 1983 |
| f. 59 | Ms. Media Test Schedule, 1975 |
| f. 60 | Ms. Reader's Survey, 1975-1983 |
| f. 61 | Ms. Redesign, 1978 |
| f. 62 | Ms. Subscriber Info, 1976 |
| f. 63 | Ms. Women's Movement Network |
| f. 64 | National Enquirer, 1979 |
| f. 65 | New Ms., 1980 |
| f. 66 | New Ms., 1987 |
| f. 67 | "New" Ms. Woman of the 80s, 1978 |
| f. 68 | Payments, 1983-1984 |
| f. 69 | Personal Report--File |
| f. 70 | Pogrobin, Letty Cottin--Speech, 1973 |
| f. 71 | Publicity, 1972-1977 |
| f. 72 | Radio Active Ms. |
| f. 73 | Raggedy Ann, 1980-1981 |
| f. 74 | "Redstockings," 1975 |
| f. 75 | Review November 1974 Issue, 1974 |
| f. 76 | Ryan, Pat, 1984-1987 |
| f. 77 | Speeches, 1974 |
| f. 78 | Staff Resources, c. 1980 |
| f. 79 | Stannard, Una, 1973 |
| f. 80 | Story Ideas, 1975-1983 |
| f. 81 | Stressmap Lawsuit, 1987 |
| f. 82 | Study of Ms. Subscribers, 1973 |
| f. 83 | Women's Movement Conference, 1974 |
| f. 84 | Writers' Union, 1984 |
| f. 85 | Card, Emily, 1983-1987 |
| f. 86 | Card, Emily, Teleconference, 1983 |
| f. 87 | HO, 1981-1983 |
| f. 88 | Lazin, Sarah, 1985-1987 |
| f. 89 | Letters to Editor Book, 1981-1987 |
| f. 90-90a | Ms. Decade of Women Book, 1979-1980 |
| f. 91 | Ms. Fiction Anthology, 1979-1981 |
| f. 92 | Ms. Foundation, 1973-1978 |
| f. 93 | Ms. Guide to a Woman's Health, 1980-1981 |
| f. 94 | Ms. Media, 1986 |
| f. 95 | Ms. on Marriage, |
| f. 96 | Ms. TV, 1984-August 1986 |
| f. 97 | Ms. TV September 1986-December 1986 |
| f. 98 | PBL--Media, 1985-1986 |
| f. 99 | Reference Encyclopedia, 1980 |
| f. 100 | Continuity, 1976-1977 |
| f. 101 | Correspondence, 1973-1982 |
| f. 102 | Poynter Fellowship, 1982 |
| f. 103 | Radcliffe Committee, 1977-1978 |
| f. 104 | Radcliffe Quarterly Review, 1982-1984 |
| f. 105 | Temple University, 1985 |
| f. 106 | Women in Communications, 1975 |
| f. 107 | Women's Action Alliance, 1977-1983 |
| f. 108 | Women's Action Alliance--Evaluation, 1979 |
| f. 109 | Women's Action Alliance--Non-Sexist Child Development Project, 1979 |
| f. 110 | Women's Expo, 1979 |
| f. 111 | Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1982-1984 |
| f. 112 | AMSE--Agency for International Development, 1980 |
| f. 113 | AMSE--Correspondence, 1975-1985 |
| f. 114 | Women's Media Group, 1977-1986 |
| v. 1 | The Decade of Women: A Ms. History of the Seventies in Words and Pictures |
| v. 2 | She's Nobody'd Baby: A History of American Women in the Twentieth Century |
| v. 3 | Father Courage: What Happens When Men Put Family First |
| a.c. 1 | Sales Meeting--Readers's opinions of "Who Ms. Is," 1982 (see also f. 41) |
| a.c. 2 | Listeners's attitudes of Levine's book Baby, WBT, Charlotte, NC, n.d. |
| a.c. 3 | Interview with author Stephanie Brush by Gloria Steinem and Levine, n.d. |
INDEX TERMS
These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.
- Bretecher, Claire
- Cartoons and caricatures
- Equal Rights Amendment
- Fallaci, Oriana (1930-2006)
- Feminism
- Lennon, John (1940-1980)
- Levine, Suzanne (1941- )
- Ms.
- National Women and Media Collection
- Periodicals
- Women journalists
- Women--Mass media
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