Eleanor Crisler Babcock papers

Eleanor Crisler Babcock:

A Guide to Her Collection at Georgia State University Library

Georgia State University
Georgia State University
Special Collections and Archives
100 Decatur St., SE
Atlanta, GA 30303-3202
404-413-2880
Fax: 404-413-2881
archives@gsu.edu

1998

Scope and Content Note

The Eleanor Crisler Babcock Collection contains printed materials and artifacts related to ERA ratification efforts from the Georgia chapter of N.O.W., ERA Georgia, Inc., and HERA.

Biography of Eleanor Crisler Babcock

Eleanor Hope Crisler Babcock, born 8 November 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia, has worked as a homemaker, substitute teacher, mortgage loan counselor, and insurance claims clerical supervisor. In addition to membership in various women's rights organizations, she has been an active member of the Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Harmony Barbershop Chorus, and the United Methodist Church.

Active throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s in Georgia People of Faith for ERA, Housewives for ERA (HERA), the Georgia Chapter of N.O.W., and ERA Georgia, Inc., Babcock also lobbied Georgia legislators and marched in Washington, D.C. in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. She currently resides in Kennesaw, Georgia with her husband, Robert William Babcock, Sr.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Georgia State University Library online catalog (GIL). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Unrestricted access.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the Worldwide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Administrative Information

Citation

[item], [folder title], Eleanor Crisler Babcock papers, W025, Donna Novak Coles Georgia Women's Movement Archives, Special Collections and Archives Georgia State University, Atlanta.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Eleanor Crisler Babcock via Julia Marks Young, 16 April 1998.

Processing Information

Processed by E. Lee Elzroth and Wesley J. Chenault, May 1998.

Related Material

An interview with Eleanor Babcock, dated April 19, 2004 forms part of the Georgia Women's Movement Oral History Collection (W008).