MEMORABILIA,, 1986

The Linda L. Cunningham collection documents Linda Cunningham's career as a female artist activist during the 1970s and 1980s. It is approximately 1 cubic foot in size, comprising 2 1/2 manuscript boxes and 1 oversized archival box. Her work with two different art activist organizations is represented in the collection, the Coalition of Women Art Organizations and the Women's Caucus for Art. Records include organizational bylaws, press statements, event programs, newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, negatives, and event planning documents. Majority of the collection consists of items that Cunningham personally generated or collected as part of her activism. A substantial portion of the collection documents the Women Artist Visibility Event II (WAVE II), which Cunningham organized. There are newspaper articles, photographs and letters that record the planning process and the response to the events from across the country. The Collection comprises two series: 1) ORGANIZATIONAL PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS, 1977-1995, and 2) MEMORABILIA,, 1986.

Oversized items, including posters and newspapers, are housed in oversized storage boxes. The collection contains 3 t-shirts that are housed separately with oversized items from the collection. Folders retain the names given by the creator, as does the order of the documents within each folder. The folders are organized alphabetically within four groupings, the National Women's Conference, CWAO, WCA and WAVE II.