Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 320
Harding, Fann
Papers, 1912-[ongoing]
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Harding, Fann |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1912-[ongoing] |
| extent: | 5.67 linear ft. (13 document boxes and oversized) |
| collection number: | MS 320 |
| repository: | Archives of Women in Science and Engineering, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Fann Harding Papers, MS 320, Archives of Women in Science and Engineering, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Fann Harding, a native of Kentucky, received her A.B. (1951) from Coker College in South Carolina and her M.S. (1954) and Ph.D (1958) in Anatomy from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She was employed as a Research and Teaching Assistant (1951-1953), Teaching Fellow (1953-1955), and Research Fellow (1955-1958) at the same university. In 1958 Harding began working at the National Institutes of Health in the National Heart Institute (changed in 1976 to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) and has held the following positions in the Research and Training Grants Branch: Analyst, Public Health Research Program (1958-1961); Scientist Administrator (1961-1964); Senior Health Scientist Administrator (1964-1969); Senior Health Scientist Administrator in the Thrombosis and Hemorrhagic Diseases Branch (1969-1972); Senior Health Scientist Administrator in the Division of Blood Diseases and Resources (1972-1974); and was Assistant to the Director of the Division of Blood Diseases and Resources (1974-1996). In addition, she was also Program Director for Extramural Research Training and Career Development in Blood Diseases and Transfusion Medicine (1974-1996); Executive Secretary to the Blood Diseases and Resources Advisory Committee (1974-1996); and Assistant Coordinator of the US-USSR Health Exchange Program (1974-1996). Harding was responsible for the development of a new area of medicine (transfusion medicine) through an NIH-funded program she created and headed from 1982-1996 when she retired to pursue sculpturing. Harding was the founding President (1970) of the NIH Organization for Women (now known as SHER, Self Help for Equal Rights), and a founding member of both the Association for Women in Science (1971) and the Federation of Organizations for Professional Women (1972). In the early 1970s she filed the first sex discrimination complaint against the National Institutes of Health, and won her case in 1974. She has received numerous awards, including the Ruth Patrick Award (1951); the NIH Sustained Performance Award (1973); and a Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Blood Banks (1990). She also is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is a member of Sigma Delta Epsilon, the National Woman's Party, the Microcirculatory Society, the International Society of Blood Transfusion, and the International Society of Lymphology. Dr. Harding has one daughter and currently resides in Washington, D.C. |
Collection description
This collection (1912-[ongoing]) contains a vita, correspondence, memoranda, printed materials, newspaper clippings, and newsletters. These papers document Harding's career at the National Institutes of Health, as well as her efforts on behalf of Self-Help for Equal Rights (SHER). Of particular interest is the correspondence and memoranda that Harding used to prove the NIH guilty of sex discrimination against her. There are also files and clippings pertaining to related sexual discrimination cases in science, including Margaret Jensvold, Sharon Johnson, Maureen Polsby, and Naomi Weissman; research on women (such as the women's movement and Bernadine Healey, the Director of the National Institutes of Health in the 1990s); and the founding of the Association of Women in Science and the Federation of Organizations for Professional Women. These papers provide a wide overview of the growth and impact of the women's movement, particularly on women working in the sciences. |
Organization
This collection is organized into seven series: |
Description of series
| Series 1 | Biographical Information | 1965-1993, n.d. |
| extent: | 4 folders | |
| description: | This series contains grade school papers and curriculum vitae. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
4 |
Curriculum Vitae |
1965 |
16 |
10 |
Biographical Notes |
1974-1992 |
16 |
11 |
Dr. Fann Harding: Biographical Notes |
1974-1993 |
1 |
1 |
Grade School Papers |
n.d. |
Description of series
| Series 2 | National Institute of Health Records | 1912-2003 |
| extent: | 72 folders | |
| description: | This series contains correspondence and memoranda concerning her National Institute of Health lawsuit (1958-1995), Self Help for Women group records (1969-1992) and related legal discrimination cases (1983-1994). | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
13 |
9 |
National Institute of Health: Organization for Women |
1912-1992 |
16 |
1 |
NIH: Articles, Correspondence, and Order of Judgment |
1917-1995 |
1 |
2 |
Correspondence and memoranda |
1958-1967 |
13 |
10 |
National Heart and Lung Institute: Personal Information |
1958-1972 |
13 |
12 |
NIH: Correspondence, Employee References, and Seminar Presentations |
1959-2003 |
13 |
13 |
Correspondence: NIH and Equal Employment Opportunity |
1962-1973 |
1 |
3 |
Correspondence and memoranda |
1965-1968 |
13 |
14 |
National Heart and Lung Institute: Equal Employment Opportunity |
1965-1973 |
14 |
1 |
NIH-Organization for Women: Statistics and Analysis |
1965-1975 |
14 |
2 |
National Institute of Health Organization for Women: Public Relations and Correspondence |
1967-1972 |
14 |
3 |
Testimony and Correspondence |
1967-1972 |
14 |
4 |
Harding's NIH Complaint Case (1 of 4) |
1967-1974 |
15 |
2 |
Harding's NIH Complaint Case (2 of 4) |
1967-1974 |
15 |
12 |
Harding's NIH Complaint Case (3 of 4) |
1967-1974 |
15 |
13 |
Harding's NIH Complaint Case (4 of 4) |
1967-1974 |
4 |
3 |
NIH-SHER: Correspondence and Memoranda |
1968-1971 |
14 |
7 |
NIH Memorandums |
1968-1972 |
14 |
5 |
NIH Extra Documents (1 of 2) |
1968-1973 |
14 |
6 |
NIH Extra Documents (2 of 2) |
1968-1973 |
1 |
5 |
Correspondence and memoranda |
1969 |
4 |
1 |
Self-Help for Equal Rights (SHER); NIH-SHER; Daycare |
1969-1971 |
15 |
1 |
Equal Opportunity Employment: Correspondence, Appendices and Reports |
1969-1972 |
15 |
3 |
NIH: F.E.D. |
1969-1975 |
4 |
2 |
Research: Women (includes clippings and articles) |
1969-1979 |
15 |
4 |
Proposed NIH Federal Women's Program |
1969-1986 |
1 |
6 |
Correspondence and memoranda |
1970 |
15 |
6 |
National Heart and Lung Institute Fact Books |
1970-1971 |
1 |
7 |
Correspondence and memoranda (including printed materials concerning Estelle Ramey) |
1970-1975 |
15 |
7 |
NIH-OW: SHER |
1970-1979 |
1 |
8 |
Correspondence and memoranda |
1971 |
2 |
1 |
Correspondence and memoranda (April-June) |
1971 |
2 |
4 |
Correspondence and memoranda (December) |
1971 |
2 |
2 |
Correspondence and memoranda (July-October) |
1971 |
2 |
3 |
Correspondence and memoranda (November) |
1971 |
15 |
10 |
Have You Really Come a Long Way, Baby? |
1971 |
4 |
4 |
NIH-SHER: History |
1971 |
4 |
5 |
NIH-SHER: Correspondence and minutes |
1971-1972 |
4 |
6 |
NIH-SHER: Correspondence and Memoranda |
1971-1974 |
15 |
15 |
Child Day Care |
1971-1975 |
3 |
2 |
Correspondence and memoranda (August-October) |
1972 |
2 |
6 |
Correspondence and memoranda (January-February) |
1972 |
2 |
8 |
Correspondence and memoranda (June-August) |
1972 |
2 |
7 |
Correspondence and memoranda (March-May) |
1972 |
3 |
1 |
Correspondence and memoranda (October-December) |
1972 |
5 |
2 |
NIH-SHER: Correspondence, memoranda and statistics |
1972 |
2 |
5 |
Title IX guidelines and worksheets |
1972 |
16 |
6 |
NIH Case |
1972-1990 |
5 |
1 |
NIH-SHER: Correspondence and Clippings |
1972-1992 |
16 |
7 |
Full Time Secretarial Position Replies |
1972-1995 |
3 |
3 |
Correspondence and memoranda |
1973 |
5 |
3 |
NIH-SHER: Newsletters |
1973-1985 |
3 |
5 |
Case decision |
1974 |
3 |
4 |
Correspondence and memoranda |
1974-1975 |
3 |
6 |
Correspondence and memoranda |
1976 |
3 |
7 |
Correspondence and memoranda (January-June) |
1977 |
3 |
8 |
Correspondence and memoranda (July-December) |
1977 |
16 |
15 |
Blood Disease and Resources |
1977-1992 |
3 |
9 |
Correspondence and memoranda |
1978-1979 |
3 |
10 |
Correspondence and memoranda |
1980-1988 |
6 |
5 |
Naomi Weissman case: Clippings and legal records |
1983-1994 |
5 |
4 |
NIH: Women in Science |
1989 |
6 |
3 |
Maureen Polsby case: Clippings |
1989-1990 |
5 |
7 |
Sharon Johnson case: Correspondence and legal records |
1990 |
6 |
2 |
Margaret Jensvold case: Correspondence, clippings and legal records |
1990-1993 |
3 |
11 |
Correspondence and memoranda |
1990-1995 |
5 |
6 |
Bernadine Healey: Clippings |
1991 |
6 |
1 |
Margaret Jensvold case: Clippings |
1991 |
5 |
5 |
Bernadine Healey: Correspondence and printed materials |
1991-1992 |
6 |
4 |
Maureen Polsby case: Clippings |
1992-1993 |
17 |
3 |
SHER: Margaret Jensvold |
1992-1997 |
17 |
4 |
NIH Sex Discrimination |
1994 |
17 |
6 |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Employee References |
1995 |
Description of series
| Series 3 | Association of Women in Science Records | 1961-2004, n.d. |
| extent: | 12 folders | |
| description: | The series contains correspondence, memoranda, and printed materials from the AWIS. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
7 |
6 |
Printed Materials |
1961-1973, n.d. |
6 |
6 |
Correspondence and Memoranda |
1970, n.d. |
6 |
7 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (January-June) |
1971, n.d |
6 |
8 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (July-December) |
1971, n.d. |
7 |
5 |
Newsletters |
1971-1974 |
15 |
14 |
Association of Women in Science: Education |
1971-1976 |
7 |
1 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (July-December) |
1972, n.d. |
6 |
9 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (January- June) |
1972, n.d. |
7 |
2 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (January- June) |
1973, n.d. |
7 |
3 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (July-December) |
1973, n.d. |
7 |
4 |
Correspondence and Memoranda |
1974-1991 |
17 |
2 |
Magazines: TIME, Ms., and AWIS |
1982-2004 |
Description of series
| Series 4 | Federation of Organizations for Professional Women (FOPW) | 1970-1995, n.d. |
| extent: | 32 folders | |
| description: | This series contains printed materials, correspondence, memoranda, and legal form for the FOPW. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
7 |
8 |
By-laws and brochure design |
1970 |
10 |
5 |
Printed Materials (Women's Organizations) |
1970-1972, n.d. |
7 |
7 |
Founding Papers (Also see oversized) |
1971-1972 |
8 |
1 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (July-September) |
1972 |
8 |
2 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (October-December) |
1972 |
7 |
9 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (January-June) |
1972 |
10 |
6 |
Printed Materials (Women's Organizations) |
1972-1980 |
16 |
5 |
Backgrounds and Organization |
1972-1987 |
8 |
3 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (January- March) |
1973 |
9 |
3 |
Expenses |
1973 |
8 |
4 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (April-June) |
1973 |
9 |
4 |
Registry |
1973 |
8 |
5 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (July-October) |
1973 |
9 |
5 |
Keynote Address (Dr. Theodore Cooper) |
1973 |
8 |
6 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (December) |
1973 |
16 |
8 |
Public Relations and Support |
1973 |
16 |
9 |
Book Festival |
1973-1995 |
9 |
1 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (May-July) |
1974 |
9 |
2 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (August-December) |
1974 |
8 |
7 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (January-April) |
1974 |
9 |
8 |
Internship Program |
1974-1975 |
10 |
2 |
Communication network |
1975 |
9 |
6 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (January-June) |
1975 |
9 |
7 |
Correspondence and Memoranda (July-December) |
1975 |
10 |
1 |
Internship Program |
1976 |
10 |
3 |
Correspondence and Memoranda |
1976-1979 |
10 |
7 |
Washington Women Directory |
1978 |
10 |
8 |
Correspondence and Memoranda |
1978-1980 |
10 |
9 |
Annual Meeting |
1979 |
10 |
4 |
Correspondence and Memoranda |
1980-1993 |
11 |
1 |
Legal Fund for Professional Women Fighting Discrimination and Ethical Misconduct Press Conference |
1991 |
11 |
2 |
Carbons and Blank Forms |
n.d. |
Description of series
| Series 5 | Meeting and Organizational Records | 1970-1996, n.d. |
| extent: | 14 folders | |
| description: | This series contains articles, clippings, and correspondence regarding women in the sciences. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
12 |
1 |
Media Treatment of Women Guidelines (Jean Kilbourne Publicity) |
1970s |
17 |
9 |
National Institutes of Health: Organizational Listing |
n.d. |
15 |
8 |
Department of Education and Welfare: Correspondence and Reports |
1970-1996 |
12 |
2 |
Medical College of South Carolina (correspondence and printed materials) |
1959-1967 |
11 |
6 |
American Associations for the Advancement of Science (Correspondence, reports, printed materials) |
1973-1975 |
11 |
8 |
Women's Health Initiative Program and Hearing (Correspondence and articles) |
1990-1992 |
11 |
10 |
National Women's Political Caucus (Clippings, newsletters, and membership lists) |
1971-1972 |
11 |
5 |
Professional Women's Caucus Program |
1970 |
11 |
3 |
NHLI/EEO Conference Speech (2 copies) |
1971 |
12 |
3 |
NIH Panel Discussion of HEW Guidelines |
1971 |
11 |
4 |
Letter Concerning Bias Against Women in Language |
1971 |
11 |
9 |
Lupus Foundation of America (Information and Memoranda) |
1989 |
11 |
7 |
Women's Health Initiative (Correspondence and articles) |
1991 |
11 |
11 |
NIH Meeting |
1993 |
Description of series
| Series 6 | Printed Materials | 1959-1997, n.d. |
| extent: | 27 folders | |
| description: | This series includes printed materials about women in the sciences. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
13 |
11 |
Certificates |
1959-1973 |
12 |
5 |
Articles, Flyers, and Newsletters) |
1969-1990 |
15 |
5 |
Printed Articles |
1969-1995 |
15 |
9 |
American Journal of Nursing: Sex Discrimination |
1971 |
15 |
11 |
United States Department of Labor: Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay |
1971 |
13 |
8 |
NIH Organization for Women flyers |
1971-1972, n.d. |
12 |
4 |
Printed Materials (flyers, brochures, handouts) |
1971-1994 |
12 |
8 |
Printed Materials (newspaper clippings and articles) |
197--199- |
12 |
7 |
Printed Materials (includes issue of Time on women, newspaper clippings and articles) |
197--1991 |
16 |
2 |
Affirmative Action Plan for Equal Employment Opportunity |
1972 |
16 |
3 |
Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint |
1972 |
16 |
4 |
Medical Correspondence |
1972-1974 |
13 |
4 |
Federation of Organizations for Professional Women: Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws |
1973-1975 |
16 |
12 |
Women's Organization Newsletters |
1975-1978 |
13 |
1 |
Clippings |
1975-1989 |
16 |
13 |
Newsletters: Alert, Radcliffe Quarterly, International Abolitionist Federation, and Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press |
1975-1996 |
16 |
14 |
Women Today, Washington, D.C. |
1977-1978 |
17 |
1 |
Organizational Newsletters |
1978 |
13 |
5 |
Clippings: Geraldine Ferraro Vice Presidential Campaign |
1984,1991 |
13 |
6 |
Eva Lange Case (Permission needed from Dr. Lange for use of these files) --Also see Eva Lange case in Oversized Series |
1985-1991 |
13 |
7 |
News clippings |
1986-1997 |
13 |
2 |
Clippings |
1991-1993 |
12 |
6 |
Printed Materials (articles, flyers and newsletters) |
1991-1993 |
13 |
3 |
Clippings |
1991-1996 |
17 |
5 |
Dr. Heidi S. Weissmann Articles |
1994-1995 |
17 |
7 |
Self Help for Equal Rights: Correspondence and Organization |
1996 |
17 |
8 |
Careers for Women |
n.d. |
Description of series
| Series 7 | Oversized Materials | 1972-1980 |
| extent: | 1 folder | |
| description: | This series includes two posters. | |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
Map Case |
|
Federal Laws and Regulations Concerning Sex Discrimination in Educational Institutions |
1972 |
Map Case |
|
Female Presidential Appointees Poster |
1980 |