Holdings Student Affairs Student Scrapbooks and Papers Joyce D. Meyer Papers Finding Aid Holdings Student Affairs Student Scrapbooks and Papers Joyce D. Meyer Papers Finding Aid By Jessica Followell
Title: Joyce D. Meyer Papers, 1961-2018
ID: 41/20/271
Primary Creator: Joyce D. Meyer (1957-)
Extent: 1.1 cubic feet
Arrangement: Thematical and chronological order.
Date Acquired: 02/13/2018. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Equal Rights Amendment, Feminism, Hillel Foundation, Illinois Politics, LGBT Community, LGBT Students, Student Activism, Student Protests
Papers of Joyce D. Meyer include information from her school years at Gale Elementary School and copies of the Sullivan High School Streak underground newspaper and the Chicago Jewish Youth Council Social Action Newsletter. This series contains records of Meyer's coursework and teaching assistantship during her time at the University of Illinois (1970s-1980s). As a feminist and LGBT rights activist, Meyer collected flyers, articles, and newspaper clippings about the Equal Rights Amendment (1980) and the Grassroots Group of Second Class Citizens (1982-1983). Meyer's 1982 Sangamon County Jail journal and correspondence are maintained within this record series. Multiple petitions and letters and Meyer's work with WEFT, Parkland College Lesbian/Gay Organization, the Women's Resources Center's Feminist Activity Academy, and the Archives Research Center are also included. Newspaper clippings, campaign information, and primary results document Meyer's run for Champaign City Council in 1990-1991.
The record series also contains chains used for original Days of Rebellion (June 1982), an anti-apartheid armband (Artifact #601), and multiple protest buttons and stickers are included.
Meyer attended the University of Illinois in the late 1970s and early 1980s, where she studied political science (BA 1981) and social work (MSW 1984). Her feminist interests and activism began while Meyer was in high school. By the 1980s, Meyer participated in many activist groups, like the Grassroots Group of Second Class Citizens who protested for the Equal Rights Amendement and the Divest Now movement which demonstrated against apartheid in South Africa. In 1990, Meyer became the first openly gay candidate to run for Champaign City Council. She served as a part-time faculty member at Parkland College 1993-2012 where she sponsored the Native American film series and was active in the part-time faculty union.
Equal Rights Amendment
Feminism
Hillel Foundation
Illinois Politics
LGBT Community
LGBT Students
Student Activism
Student Protests
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/4120271.pdf
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