Maxine Turner papers

Collection

Identifier: W074

Staff Only
Not requestable

Scope and Content of the Papers

The collection consists of three buttons, and seven picket signs related to a 1996 protest against the Episcopal Church's refusal to ordain women as ministers. On the verso of two of the picket signs are revealing notes written by Turner. One button appears to be from a women's strike in 1975.

Dates

Creation: 1996, undated

Creator

Turner, Maxine T. (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.

Biography of Maxine Turner

Born in 1935, Maxine Turner was a Georgia Institute of Technology professor of literature and communication, a technical writing consultant (Corporate English, Inc.), and author of Technical Writing: A Practical Approach (Reston Publishing Company), Navy Gray, Engineering the Confederate Navy on the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers (Mercer University), and Naval Operations on the Apalachicola and Chattahoochee Rivers, 1861-1865 in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, vol.36, Nos. 3 & 4.

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet (in 3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

Born in 1935, Maxine Turner was a Georgia Institute of Technology professor of literature and communication, a technical writing consultant. The collection consists of a mailing list, two personal accounts, 17 photographs, three buttons, and seven picket signs related to a 1996 protest against the Episcopal Church's refusal to ordain women as ministers.

Arrangement

Unarranged.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Maxine Turner, May 2006 and July 2008.

Online Availability:

Several items have been digitized and are available online at Georgia State University Library Digital Collections.

Related Materials

Related Material in the University Library General Collection

Turner, Maxine T. Navy Gray: A Story of the Confederate Navy on the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, 1988.