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Suzanne Kessler Papers, 1985 - 2010

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Summary

Creator:
Kessler, Suzanne J., 1946-
Abstract:
The Suzanne Kessler Papers consist of documents created by Suzanne Kessler related to her research and work about gender socialization and medical treatment of intersex individuals as children. This collection spans Kessler's work from 1985 - 2010. Early interviews with physicians were are dated from 1985-1986. Correspondence with individuals and intersex activist groups are dated 1989-1999. Audio recordings are stored on two cassette tapes and one DVD.
Extent:
1 Linear Foot
1 Record Box
Authors:
Finding Aid created by Tanner Schudlich using ArchivesSpace, 17 October 2024.

Background

Scope and Content:

The Suzanne Kessler Papers are arranged in folders with no series or subseries. Box 1 of 1 contains interview transcriptions, correspondence interviews, media and professional publications, and presentation transparencies.

Biographical / Historical:

Suzanne Kessler is a Social Psychologist and Professor Emerita at Purchase College, State University of New York known for her work surrounding the medical and psychological treatment of people with intersex traits using ethnomethodological approaches. This collection primarily pertains to Kessler's research that informed her 1998 book, Lessons from the Intersexed.

Kessler, Suzanne. Lessons from the Intersexed. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1998.

Purchase College, SUNY. 'Suzanne Kessler.' Accessed October 17, 2024. https://www.purchase.edu/live/profiles/129-suzanne-kessler.

Acquisition Information:
Gift of Suzanne Kessler, 2024.
Processing information:

Materials were arranged based on creator's original order and housed in archival folders.

Arrangement:

This collection has been structured as closely as possible to the creator's original arrangement as the collection was received in 2024.

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Collection is open for research.

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Copyright has not been transferred to the Regents of the University of Michigan. Permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s).

PREFERRED CITATION:

Suzanne Kessler Papers, University of Michigan Library (Special Collections Research Center)

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Collection

Suzanne Kessler Papers, 1985 - 2010
Total components 21
Last indexed 2025-02-09