Janice L. Doane was born August 10, 1950 in Louisville, KY. She was a scholar of literary criticism and history and "Women's studies and issues" at Saint Mary's College of California where she taught courses in English and composition for 33 years. Doane served as chair of the English Department and revised the curriculum during her tenure. She developed the department's foundational courses and restructured the American literature survey to include the voices of women and people of color.
Doane attended the State University of New York at Buffalo for her B.A. and graduated cum laude in 1972 and she earned her Ph.D. there in 1981. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Doane was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University from 1983 through 1984. Her first book,
This collection consists of the professional papers of Janice L. Doane, scholar of literary criticism and history and "Women's studies and issues" at Saint Mary's College of California. The collection documents Doane's academic career, research, and writing. Materials include administrative files, correspondence, teaching materials, and typed drafts of articles, essays, and books. The collection dates from 1984 to 2016 and is arranged into 4 series.
Series 1, PROFESSIONAL, 1987 – 2016, contains professional administrative files, conference materials, correspondence, handwritten notes, and course planning materials. Topics include papers submitted and presented at Narrative an International Conference, "thoughts on trauma theory," and work with Devon L. Hodges. Original folder titles are written in quotations. The processor created all other folder titles. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type.
Series 2, WRITINGS RE: VARIOUS PROJECTS, 1999 – 2011, contains typed drafts of
Series 3, WRITINGS RE:
Series 4, RESEARCH, 2006 – 2011, includes annotated readings, handwritten and typed notes, and related correspondence. Topics are primarily related to Gertrude Stein's work and subsequent writings by Doane or cowritten by Doane and Devon L. Hodges. Original folder titles are written in quotations. The processor created all other folder titles. This series is arranged alphabetically by subject determined by Doane.
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Janice L. Doane papers, MS.2024.008, Box [#], Folder [#], Pembroke Center Archives, John Hay Library, Brown University.
This collection is arranged into 4 series.
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Gift of Sara Mott, Doane's daughter, beginning in 2022.