Patricia S. Konstam papers, 1959 -- 1980

Summary Information

Abstract

Patricia S. Konstam, a 1959 M. Div. graduate of Union Theological Seminary, worked for 20 years as a business reporter for the San Antonio Express-News and as a freelance writer. The collection contains books from Konstam's private collection as well as numerous newsletters, magazines, and other denominational publications that are no longer in print and illustrate the efforts of religious professional and lay women to reconcile the women's liberation movement with their faith, and concerns such topics as: women in the church; women's liberation; and social justice issues. Titles include Genesis II, Lilith, The Jewish Women's Quarterly, Network Quarterly, and the Yellow Ribbon.

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series organized by publication type, and grouped roughly alphabetically by either author or title.

• Patricia S. Konstam papers, 1959 -- 1980

Description

Scope and Contents

This collection contains books from Konstam's private collection as well as numerous newsletters, magazines, and other denominational publications that are no longer in print. Much of the material illustrates the efforts of religious professional and lay women to reconcile the women's liberation movement with their faith and concerns such topics as: women in the church; women's liberation; and social justice issues. Titles include Genesis II, Lilith, The Jewish Women's Quarterly, Network Quarterly, and the Yellow Ribbon.

• Patricia S. Konstam papers, 1959 -- 1980

  This series contains books from Konstam's private collection as well as numerous newsletters, magazines, and other denominational publications that are no longer in print. Much of the material illustrates the efforts of religious professional and lay women to reconcile the women's liberation movement with their faith and concerns such topics as: women in the church; women's liberation; and social justice issues. Titles include Genesis II, Lilith, The Jewish Women's Quarterly, Network Quarterly, and the Yellow Ribbon.

Burke Library record group:

Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship (AWTS)

Using the Collection

Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Onsite storage.

Conditions Governing Use

Some material in this collection may be protected by copyright and other rights. Information concerning copyright, fair use, and reproduction requests can be consulted at Columbia's Copyright Advisory Office.

Preferred Citation

Item description, AWTS: Patricia S. Konstam papers, 1959-1980, box #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Patricia Konstam donated her papers to the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship in 1999 with a further addition of 1980 National Organization of Women Conference material in Sept. 2014.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Processing Information

Folded materials were flattened. Newspaper clippings were photocopied on acid free paper. Staples, rubber bands, and metal clips were removed and replaced with plastic clips. All materials were placed in acid-free folders and boxes. The finding aid was created by Leslie Reyman in 2001, updated by Ruth Tonkiss Cameron in 2004, and edited by Leah Edelman in 2022.

Revision Description

2022-03-21 PDF converted to EAD and description updated by Leah Edelman.

Subject Headings

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Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Patricia S. Konstam, a 1959 M. Div. graduate of Union Theological Seminary, worked for 20 years as a business reporter for the San Antonio Express-News and as a freelance writer.