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Bibliographic Record Display

• Title:Rosemary Brown fonds
  
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• Author/Creator:Brown, Rosemary, 1930-2003.
  
• Published/Created:1968-2003, predominant 1974-1992
  

• Holdings

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  • Location:RBSC ASRS - (Confirm availability: email rare.books@ubc.ca) Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: RBSC-ARC-1077
    
  • Number of Items:64
    
  • Status:c.1 Box 14 Requested
    c.1 Box 26 Requested
    c.1 Box 35 Requested
    c.1 Box 47 Requested
    c.1 Box 52 Requested
    c.1 Box 63 Requested
    
  • Location Has:Box 1-63
    Box 55a is restricted use until 2036
    
    

   
• Subject(s):Brown, Rosemary, 1930-2003.
  
• Description:7. 59 m of textual material; 79 photographs; 1 video cassette tape
  
• Summary:The fonds consists of correspondence, speeches, subject files, research notes, lecture material, and articles on various issues, such as discrimination, inequality of women, affirmative action, and sexual assault as well as two books, Being Brown: Autobiography and African Canadian.
  
• Biography/history note:Rosemary Brown was a social worker, politician, writer, and social activities. Born in Jamaica in 1930, she moved to Canada in 1950 where she obtained an undergraduate degree in Women's Studies from McGill Univeristy and a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of British Columbia. In 1972 she was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the New Democratic Party and served as a MLA for 14 years until 1986 when she retired from politics. Afterwards, she held various positions: Professor in Women Studies at Simon Fraser University, CEO for MATCH International, and Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Rosemary passed away in 2003.
  
• Notes:Title based on the contents of the fonds.