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Katharine Tennyson papers, 1969-1973

0.5 linear feet

Katharine Tennyson was a nurse in Detroit, Michigan, who was an activist supporting reform of Michigan abortion laws in the early 1970s. The collection documents her work with various organizations, especially the Michigan Abortion Referendum Committee.
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Michigan Abortion Referendum Committee Records, 1969-1972

5 linear feet — 1.70 GB

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Organization formed to coordinate support for abortion reform in Michigan in the 1972 statewide election. The record group includes position papers, surveys, mailings, press releases, correspondence, visual materials, and clippings relating to the campaign.

The papers of MARC have been organized both chronologically and by type of material. Papers from the drive for legislation (1969-1971) are followed by materials from the petition drive (1971-1972) and the referendum campaign (1972). Campaign materials include the publicity and press releases of MARC, organizing materials, publicity distributed by the group opposed to Proposition B, the Michigan Right to Life Committee, and correspondence.