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Virginia Held papers Held, Virginia Ms.2015.012 10.25 Linear Feet (8 record center cartons, 4 file boxes, and 1 half-file box) 1950-2020 This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Virginia Held, scholar of the ethics of care and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate School. The collection dates from 1950 to 2020 and includes correspondence, meeting materials, conference materials, draft writings, and handwritten notes documenting Held's academic career and research interests of social and political philosophy, ethics, feminist philosophy, group responsibility, and terrorism. English . Held (Virginia) papers Biographical / Historical

Virginia Held received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1968 after receiving her bachelor's degree from Barnard College. She became a lecturer at Hunter College in 1965 and then Assistant Professor in 1969. In 1973 she entered a tenured position at City University of New York and earned full professorship in 1977. She has been Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate School since 1996. Held is most well known for her book "The Ethics of Care: Personal, Political, and Global" (2006) and her contributions to the field of ethics and social and political philosophy.

 Personal Series 1 1950-2020 English. Barnard College reunion materials; includes booklets, schedule, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1990 English. 1 1 Biographical statement and related materials 2012, 2014, 2020 12 1 Correspondence with Sally Rudick; includes correspondence re: Rudick's death and memorial 2002-2013 English. 1 2 Interview materials for "Radical Philosophy" radio show in Melbourne Australia; includes correspondence and handwritten notes 2017 12 2 Student paper: "Ethical Judgements:" typed draft May 1950 English. 9 1 Administrative Files Series 2 1969-2016 American Philosophical Association: correspondence re: bylaws and amendments 1972 1 3 American Philosophical Association: correspondence re: secretary treasurer search 2001 1 4 American Philosophical Association: correspondence and drafts re: presidential address 2002 1 5 American Philosophical Association: correspondence and flyers: topics include elections, funding, and affiliations 2001-2005 1 6 American Philosophical Association: correspondence and flyers: topics include meetings and general announcements 2000-2005 1 7 American Philosophical Association: correspondence and handwritten notes re: December meeting December 2000 1 8 American Philosophical Association: correspondence and handwritten notes: topics include committees and programming 2001-2003 1 9 American Philosophical Association Committee on Law and Philosophy: correspondence 1981-1984 1 10 American Philosophical Association Committee on the Status and Future of the Profession: correspondence and clippings 1997-1998 1 11 American Philosophical Association Executive Committee: correspondence re: meetings and reports 1981-1982 1 12 American Philosophical Association Executive Committee: correspondence: topics include decisions, reports, and memos 1979-1981 1 13 American Philosophical Association Executive Committee: correspondence: topics include voting, elections, and reports 1978-1999 1 14 American Philosophical Association Nominating Committee: correspondence 1985-1986 1 15 American Philosophical Association Program Committee; includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1979 English. 1 16 American Political Science Association: handwritten meeting notes September 1969 1 17 American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (AMINTAPHIL): correspondence: topics include committees and meetings 1980-1982 1 18 American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (AMINTAPHIL): correspondence: topics include committees and meetings 1983-1984 1 19 American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (AMINTAPHIL): correspondence: topics include committees and meetings 1984-1993 1 20 American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (AMINTAPHIL): meeting materials; includes correspondence, annotated readings, and handwritten notes 1986 English. 1 21 American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (AMINTAPHIL): meeting materials; includes correspondence, program, and handwritten notes January 1983 English. 1 22 American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (AMINTAPHIL): meeting materials; includes "From Harm to Disrespect: A Comment" by Virginia Held 1981 English. 1 23 American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (AMINTAPHIL): meeting materials; includes "Reason and Economic Justice" by Virginia Held 1983-1984 English. 1 24 American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (AMINTAPHIL): pamphlets and handwritten notes re: AMINTAPHIL History 1974, 1979 1 25 American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy: correspondence and handwritten notes re: membership and meetings 1968-1973 1 26 The Author's Guild: newsletters and correspondence re: meetings 1976-1978 1 27 Bowling Green State University: correspondence re: "Ethics and the Environment Project": includes television script 1979 1 28 Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs; includes correspondence and notes re: "Hoffman/ Smith discussion group members" 1983 English. 1 29 Center for Philosophy and Public Policy: correspondence and handwritten notes re: Advisory Board 1983-1984 1 30 City University of New York: application for Faculty Research Award and related correspondence 1978-1979 English. 9 2 City University of New York: committee materials; includes minutes and handwritten notes for the Admissions Committee, Evaluation Committee, Faculty Membership Committee, Structure Committee, and Student Steering Committee 1980-1983 English. 1 31 City University of New York: comprehensive examination for ethics and social and political philosophy; includes correspondence and drafts 1983-2000 English. 1 32 City University of New York: correspondence and clippings re: budget crisis 1995-1996 2 1 City University of New York: correspondence and clippings re: speaking engagements 1973, 1975 - 1992 2 2 City University of New York: correspondence and handwritten notes re: Genevieve Lloyd's "Feminist Philosophy and the Idea of the Feminine" 1986 2 3 City University of New York: correspondence and handwritten notes re: Interdisciplinary Study Research Committee 1980-1981 2 4 City University of New York: correspondence and handwritten notes re: Kornblith Chair on Ethics search committee 1989-2000 2 5 City University of New York: correspondence and handwritten notes re: Professor Michael Levin and his belief that black students are intellectually unsuitable for the philosophy department 1991 2 6 City University of New York: correspondence and handwritten notes re: student advisers 1981-1990 2 7 City University of New York: correspondence and handwritten notes re: visit to Bucknell University 2009-2010 12 3 City University of New York: correspondence and handwritten notes: topics include grading, course schedules, and advisor appointments 1980-1994 2 8 City University of New York: correspondence, handwritten notes, and clippings re: Vietnam War and protests on campus 1970 2 9 City University of New York: correspondence and meeting materials re: doctoral faculty, general memos and announcements 1981-1987 2 10 City University of New York: correspondence re: application for endowed chair in the humanities at the University of Kentucky 1992 English. 7 1 City University of New York: correspondence re: appointment of adjunct Mark Weinstein 1983 2 18 City University of New York: correspondence re: "Canada trip" 1977-1978 2 11 City University of New York: correspondence re: Denison University's "Gendered Boarders" program; includes handwritten notes 2006-2007 English. 9 3 City University of New York: correspondence re: dissertation and letters of recommendation for Peter Rajsingh 1992-1998 2 12 City University of New York: correspondence re: "Finland trip" 1991-1992 English. 9 4 City University of New York: correspondence re: general announcements 2004, 2006 2 13 City University of New York: correspondence re: letters of recommendation for Carole Pateman 1985-1989 2 14 City University of New York: correspondence re: letters of recommendation for Marjo Rauhala-Hayes 1995-1996 2 15 City University of New York: correspondence re: letters of recommendation for Linda McAlister 1994 2 16 City University of New York: correspondence re: luncheon on children and welfare: includes clippings 1986-1987 2 17 City University of New York: correspondence re: review of conference proposal: includes annotated proposal draft 1983 2 19 City University of New York: correspondence re: reviewing Juliet Guichon's thesis for the University of Toronto 1997 English. 7 2 City University of New York: correspondence re: socially responsible investing 2000-2001 2 20 City University of New York: correspondence re: student job placement 1986 2 21 City University of New York: correspondence re: talk on moral theories and moral judgement: includes handwritten talk draft 1986 2 22 City University of New York: correspondence re: tenure evaluation for Lionel McPherson 2005 2 23 City University of New York: correspondence re: travel to Vanderbilt University 2003 English. 7 3 City University of New York: correspondence re: Women's Studies certificate program 1977-1991 English. 7 4 City University of New York: correspondence re: Women's Studies Policy committee 1985 English. 7 5 City University of New York: correspondence with Allyson Robichaud re: letters of recommendation 1997-1999 2 24 City University of New York: correspondence with Amilie Rorty re: letters of recommendation and evaluations 1994 2 25 City University of New York: correspondence with Betsy Postow re: comments on her paper 1975-1976 2 26 City University of New York: correspondence with Boran Boric re: his dissertation 2000-2001 2 27 City University of New York: correspondence with Camillo Bica re: letters of recommendation: includes handwritten notes 1992 - 1997, 2016 2 28 City University of New York: correspondence with Daniel Leate re: papers 2001 2 29 City University of New York: correspondence with David Braybrooke re: letters of recommendation 1975-1977 2 30 City University of New York: correspondence with Diana Meyers re: letters of recommendation 1989-2008 2 31 City University of New York: correspondence with Eleanor Curran re: her dissertation 1997-1998 2 32 City University of New York: correspondence with George Soll 1973-1979 English. 7 6 City University of New York: correspondence with Hugo Bedau re: letters of recommendation 1973-1979 2 33 City University of New York: correspondence with Iris Young 2002 English. 7 7 City University of New York: correspondence with Karen Kovach re: letters of recommendation and general information: includes correspondence re: Kovach's death and memorial 1999-2012 2 34 City University of New York: correspondence with Laura Purdy re: letters of recommendation and professional development 1989-1992 2 35 City University of New York: correspondence with Margaret Walker 1997-2004 English. 7 8 City University of New York: correspondence with Mary Lyndon Shanley re: letters of recommendation 1990-1991 2 36 City University of New York: correspondence with Maureen Linker re: dissertation, letters of recommendation, and professional development 1994-1996 2 37 City University of New York: correspondence with Michael Slote 2007-2012 English. 7 9 City University of New York: correspondence with Omar Dahbour re: his writings and professional development 1991-2006 2 38 City University of New York: correspondence with Patricia Smith re: letters of recommendation 2003 2 39 City University of New York: correspondence with Peter Bonjanic 2008-2011 English. 9 5 City University of New York: correspondence with Peter Brown re: Society of Philosophy and Public Affairs advisory committee 1975 2 40 City University of New York: correspondence with Peter French 1973 English. 7 10 City University of New York: correspondence with Peter Singer re: "Democracy and Disobedience" by Virginia held 1974 2 41 City University of New York: correspondence with R. Baker re: commenting on his book 1974 2 42 City University of New York: correspondence with Rebecca Painter re: book proposal 1998-1999 2 43 City University of New York: correspondence with Richard Falk 1972-1973 English. 9 6 City University of New York: correspondence with Richard Wasserstrom 1972-1973 English. 7 11 City University of New York: correspondence with Robert Simon re: letters of recommendation 1973-1975 2 44 City University of New York: correspondence with Susan Moller Okin re: letters of recommendation and professional development 1977-1979 2 45 City University of New York: correspondence with Thomas Hawk 2010 English. 7 12 City University of New York: Executive Committee in Philosophy materials; includes minutes, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1980-1989 English. 2 46 City University of New York: fellowship applications 1974-1989 English. 9 7 City University of New York: flyers and clippings re: "PSC -CUNY Welfare Fund" and the Affordable Care Act 2010 2 47 City University of New York: handwritten notes re: "comments on Munzer's 'Property Rights in External Things'" n.d. 2 48 City University of New York: handwritten notes re: comment on Vladimir Mshveniradze's "Meditations on New Political Thinking" 1987 2 49 City University of New York: legal files: Lilia Melani vs Board of Higher Education of the City of New York, sex discrimination case; includes claim forms and correspondence 1984-1985 English. 2 50 City University of New York: PhD program materials; includes course and student listings, colloquium schedules, and correspondence 1975-1990 English. 2 51 City University of New York: strike materials; includes correspondence, clippings, and posters re: protest against tuition increase 1989 English. 3 1 City University of New York: strike materials; includes correspondence, clippings and 1991 English. 3 2 Council for the Humanities of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research: correspondence re: research proposal review 2011 3 3 Encyclopedia of Global Justice: correspondence re: entry on Held; includes typed drafts 2011 English. 9 8 Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy: correspondence re: contributions 1980-1988 English. 9 9 Montclair State College Visiting Committee; includes correspondence, committee report, and handwritten notes 1987-1988 English. 3 4 National Endowment for the Humanities: grant applications: includes correspondence 1977-1980 3 5 National Endowment for the Humanities: grant proposal: "Ethics of Psychology": includes correspondence 1983 3 6 Social Theory and Practice [journal]: correspondence re: Virginia Held's comments on papers 1981-1996 3 7 Society for Business Ethics: newsletters, clippings, and calls for papers 1984-1989 3 8 Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs: correspondence and clippings re: Angela Davil Bail 1972 3 9 Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs: correspondence, clippings, and handwritten notes re: march on Washington against Nixon administration 1973 3 10 Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs: correspondence and newsletters 1970-1973 3 11 Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs: Executive Committee materials: includes correspondence, clippings, and resolutions 1970-1973 3 12 Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs; includes clippings and correspondence re: Symposium on War Crimes and Moral Responsibility 1971-1983 English. 7 13 Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs; includes correspondence, newsletters, and membership materials (1 of 2) 1970-1995 English. 7 14 Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs; includes correspondence, newsletters, and membership materials (2 of 2) 1970-1995 English. 7 15 Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs: meeting materials; includes correspondence and agendas 1975 English. 3 13 "Thyssen Philosophy Group:" correspondence and handwritten notes 1980 English. 7 16 University of Maryland Center for Philosophy and Public Policy: correspondence re: Advisory Board Meetings 1978-1986 3 14 Various institutions: handwritten notes and correspondence re: "to do" 1998-2000 12 4 Conferences Series 3 1968-2018 English. American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Conference on the Rules of Scholarly Self-Government: writings and notes 1970 English. 3 15 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics: Working Group on Philosophy, Science, and Technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; includes correspondence and writings 1971 English. 3 16 American Philosophical Association, 1984; includes correspondence and typed draft of "Philosophy and International Problems" by Held 1984 English. 9 10 American Philosophical Association, 1987; includes correspondence, handwritten notes, and typed draft of "Voluntarism and Feminist Ethics: Marilyn Friedman" possibly by Held 1987 English. 9 11 American Philosophical Association, 1990; includes correspondence and typed draft of "Developing Feminist Philosophy" by Held 1990-1991 English. 9 12 American Philosophical Association, 1991; includes correspondence, handwritten notes, and readings 1991 English. 9 13 American Philosophical Association, 1994; includes handwritten notes and untitled typed draft 1994 English. 9 14 American Philosophical Association, 2004; includes correspondence and typed draft of "Legitimate Authority in Non-State Groups Using Violence" by Held 2004 English. 9 15 American Philosophical Association, 2008; includes clippings, handwritten notes, and typed draft of "Demonizing Opponents" by Held 2008 English. 9 16 American Philosophical Association, 2011; includes correspondence and typed draft of "Care, Empathy, and Justice: Comment on Michael Slote's Moral Sentimentalism" by Held 2011 English. 9 17 American Philosophical Association, 2018; includes typed and handwritten Dewey lecture drafts and related correspondence 2013-2018 12 5 American Philosophical Association, 2018; includes typed and handwritten Dewey lecture drafts, planning materials, and related correspondence 2018 12 6 American Political Science Association, 2009; includes correspondence, handwritten notes, and typed draft of "Morality and International Law" by Held 2009 English. 9 18 American Psychological Association: Rights of Children colloquium: includes correspondence and clippings 1981-1988 3 17 American Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (AMINTAPHIL): War, Peace, and Disarmament; includes speech, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1984 English. 3 18 Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, University of Montana: Ethics in the Professions and Practice: conference pamphlet 1997 English. 3 19 Author Meets Critic: Feminist Morality; includes handwritten talk draft and correspondence 1995 English. 7 17 Bertram Morris Colloquium on Social Philosophy; includes schedule, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1989 English. 9 19 Broadcasting in the Public Interest: A Humanistic Appraisal of Telecommunications Policy Issues; includes clippings, correspondence, agenda, and "The Public Interest in an Urban Democracy: A Political Perspective" by Held 1978-1981 English. 7 18 Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions: Human Rights and American Foreign Policy Conference; includes participants list, papers, and handwritten notes 1983 English. 3 20 Centre for Advanced Research in Phenomology: Fifth Annual Meeting: program and handwritten notes 1973 English. 3 21 City University of New York: Conference for the Study of Political Thoughts; includes invitation and participants list 1976-1978 English. 3 22 City University of New York: Philosophy Colloquium: Actions as Universals; includes flyer and handwritten notes 1968, 1978 English. 3 23 City University of New York: Socialists Scholars Conference; includes clippings, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1975-1992 English. 3 24 Columbia University School of Law: Legal Theory Workshop; includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1982-2008 English. 3 25 Conference for the Study of Political Thought; includes correspondence and Held's "Comment on B. Williams" March 1975 English. 7 19 Conference on Creativity and Values; includes agenda, correspondence, and "Thinking Creatively About Values" by Held 1998-1999 English. 7 20 Dalhousie University: The Scottish Contribution to Social and Political Philosophy; includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1976 English. 3 26 Democracy and East Asian Traditions: typed drafts of letter re: Held's experiences in Korea and China 2002 English. 7 21 Enlightenment, Rights, and Revolutions in Legal and Social Thought; includes booklet, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1987-1989 English. 9 20 Ethics conference at Felician College: correspondence and handwritten notes 2007 English. 9 21 Ethics and Foreign Intervention; includes correspondence, clippings, and "Military Intervention and the Ethics of Care" by Held 2006 English. 7 22 Feminist Ethics and Social Theory; includes correspondence and program 2007 English. 9 22 Feminist Moral, Social, and Legal Theory; includes correspondence and typed draft of "New Introduction to 'Non-Contractual Society" by Held 1986 English. 9 23 Fourth International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women; includes correspondence, participants list, and schedule 1989 English. 7 23 "Gert's Moral Theory;" includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1999 English. 9 24 Global Feminist Ethics and Politics; includes schedule and handwritten notes 2007 English. 7 24 The History of Value Inquiry; includes program, clippings, and correspondence 2003 12 7 Scope and Contents

includes correspondence with Alison Jaggar. See also the Alison M. Jaggar (MS.2021.001) papers at Brown University.

 Hokkaido University Center for Applied Ethics and Philosophy: Fifth International Conference on Applied Ethics; includes correspondence and handwritten notes 2010-2011 English. 3 27 International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, 1975 World Congress on Equality and Freedom; includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1975-1976 English. 3 28 International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, 1991 World Congress; includes correspondence and clippings 1991-1992 English. 9 25 International Conference on Political Violence; includes correspondence, clippings, and "The Media and Political Violence" by Held 1996 English. 7 25 Is Feminist Philosophy Philosophy?; includes correspondence, schedule, and "Feminist Interpretations of Social and Political Thought" by Held 1993-1995 English. 7 26 Legal Theory Workshop; includes correspondence and "Terrorism and Military Intervention" by Held 2007 English. 7 27 Moral and Political Aspects of Terrorism: A Conference in Memory of Gregory Kavka; includes program, handwritten notes, and typed talk draft by Held, "Terrorism and War" 2003 12 8 The New School: Conference on Methods in Philosophy and the Sciences: annotated draft of Virginia Held's talk 1974 English. 3 29 The New School: Conference on Methods in Philosophy and the Sciences; includes flyers and handwritten notes 1974-1999 English. 3 31 The New School: Conference on Methods in Philosophy and the Sciences: pamphlets, handwritten notes, and "Non-contractual Society: The Post-patriarchal Family as Model" by Virginia Held 1987-1988 English. 3 30 Pacem in Terris Institute: International Convocation; includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1972 English. 3 32 The Philosopher and the Legislative Process; includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1982-1983 English. 9 26 Philosophy in a Feminist Voice; includes correspondence, readings, and handwritten untitled talk draft 1999 English. 7 28 Philosophy in the Life of a Nation: An International Symposium for the Bicentennial of the American Revolution: correspondence 1975-1979 English. 9 27 Philosophy in Ordinary Life; includes correspondence and "Can the Ethics of Care Handle Violence?" by Held 2008-2009 English. 7 29 Programs in Public Philosophy: Philosophy and the Holocaust; includes correspondence and pamphlets 1979 English. 3 33 Radical Philosophy Association: various conferences; includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1974-1989 English. 3 34 Radical Philosophy Association: Violence, Systemic, Symbolic, and Foundational; includes poster and correspondence 2010 12 9 Sixth East-West Philosophers Conference; includes participants list, correspondence, handwritten notes, and "Freedom and Media Culture" by Held 1989 English. 7 30 Tufts University: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; includes clippings and agenda 1979 English. 3 35 Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy; includes correspondence, papers, and "Feminist Ethical Theory" by Held 1998 English. 7 31 University of Pittsburgh: Feminist Ethics and Social Policy Conference; includes booklets, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1993 English. 3 36 Teaching Series 4 1971-2011 City University of New York: Kant; includes handwritten and typed notes 1984, 1993 English. 3 37 City University of New York: New Developments in the Ethics of Care; includes syllabus, handwritten lecture notes, and correspondence 2009 12 10 City University of New York: Plato's Republic: handwritten lecture notes n.d. English. 3 38 Columbia University: Political Economy Seminar: correspondence 2004-2006 English. 3 39 Columbia University: Seminar on Political and Social Thought: correspondence and flyers 1971-2005 English. 3 40 Dartmouth College: Philosophy 1; includes lecture notes and syllabus 1984 English. 3 41 Hunter College: Energy Policy Studies; includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1978 English. 9 28 Hunter College: Faculty Seminar on Women's Studies; includes handwritten notes, correspondence, and readings 1978-1979 English. 7 32 Hunter College: Introduction to Ethics: lecture notes, syllabus, and assignment prompts 1971 English. 3 42 Hunter College: Social and Political Philosophy; includes syllabus and handwritten lecture notes 1996 12 11 Mills College: Legal and Moral Philosophy; includes correspondence and schedule 1981 English. 3 43 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: Capitalism, Socialism, and Morality; includes handwritten notes and reading list 1981 English. 4 1 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: Economic Rights: correspondence re: expenditures and payments 1982 English. 4 2 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: Economic Rights: correspondence re: grant and budget 1980-1981 English. 4 3 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: Economic Rights: correspondence re: participants list 1981 English. 4 4 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: Economic Rights: handwritten and typed lecture notes 1981 English. 4 5 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: Economic Rights: participant evaluations and final report 1981 English. 4 6 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: Economic Rights: student arrangements 1981 English. 4 7 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: Economic Rights: syllabi and reading list 1981 English. 4 8 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: selection process material: correspondence with Anita Silver and Eva Kittay 2001-2002 English. 4 9 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: selection process material: course proposal evaluations 1981-1982 English. 4 10 Unidentified Institution: Racism and Sexism in a Changing America: syllabus and handwritten notes n.d. English. 4 11 Writings and Related Series 5 1965-2018 English. Abstracts by Virginia Held for various articles 1977, 1984, 1991 4 12 Article: "Abortion and Rights to Life;" includes draft, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1973 - 1976, 1981, 1992 English. 4 13 Article: "Advertising and Program Contents;" includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1984 English. 4 14 Article: "Can A Random Collection of Individuals Be Morally Responsible;" includes drafts, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1970 English. 4 15 Article: "Can the Ethics of Care Handle Violence?;" includes correspondence and typed draft 2010 English. 9 29 Article: "Civil Disobedience and Public Policy;" includes correspondence and clippings 1971 English. 4 16 Article: "Coercion and International Affairs;" includes draft, clippings, and handwritten notes circa 1972 - 1974 English. 4 17 Article: "Coercion and Coercive Officers;" includes correspondence, clippings, and partial draft 1969-1974 English. 4 18 Article: "Dictionary of Business Ethics: Power;" includes correspondence and proofs 1994-1996 English. 4 19 Article: "The Division of Moral Labor and the Role of the Lawyer;" includes draft, correspondence, and clippings 1980-1983 English. 4 20 Article: "Dworkin, Law, and Morality;" includes typed draft and correspondence 1979 English. 9 30 Article: "Encyclopedia of Ethics;" includes correspondence and tables 1987 English. 7 33 Article: "Encyclopedia of Ethics;" includes correspondence and typed drafts 1992-2001 English. 7 34 Article: "Encyclopedia of Philosophy Supplement:" correspondence and drafts of "Feminist Social and Political Philosophy" by Held (1 of 2) 1994 English. 7 35 Article: "Encyclopedia of Philosophy Supplement:" correspondence and drafts of "Feminist Social and Political Philosophy" by Held (2 of 2) 1994 English. 7 36 Article: "The Equal Obligations of Mothers and Fathers:" correspondence, clippings, and drafts 1978-1979 English. 4 21 Article: "The Equal Obligations of Mothers and Fathers:" correspondence, handwritten notes, and photocopy of printed draft 1980-1982 English. 4 22 Article: "Ethics;" includes annotated typed drafts and correspondence 1980 English. 9 31 Article: "Feminist Morality and the Role of Law;" includes typed drafts, correspondence, an handwritten notes 1991-1993 English. 7 37 Article: "Feminist Reconceptualizations in Ethics;" includes drafts and correspondence 1994-1997 English. 4 23 Article: "Freedom of Expression in Complex Cultures;" includes typed draft, handwritten notes, and correspondence 1985 English. 9 32 Article: "Freedom of Information and Government Research;" includes typed draft and correspondence 1980 English. 8 1 Article: "Individual and Collective Responsibility: Massacre at Mylai;" includes drafts and correspondence 1970-1972 English. 4 24 Article: "Justice and Harriet Taylor:" correspondence and clippings 1971 English. 4 25 Article: "Justice and Harriet Taylor;" includes draft and handwritten notes circa 1999 English. 4 26 Article: "Justification: Legal and Political;" includes clippings, typed draft, and offprint 1973-1976 English. 9 33 Article: "Justification Legal and Political;" includes printed draft, handwritten notes, and correspondence 1975 English. 4 27 Article: "Law, Morality, and the Criticism of Law:" typed drafts n.d. English. 9 34 Article: "Law, Politics, and Morality:" typed draft and correspondence 1973 English. 8 2 Article: "Legitimate Authority in Non-State Groups Using Violence;" includes typed draft, correspondence, and research materials 2004-2005 English. 8 3 Article: "Marx, Sex, and the Transformation of Society;" includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1974 English. 4 28 Article: "The Meshing of Care and Justice;" includes drafts and correspondence 1994-1995 English. 4 29 Article: "The Monist: Reasonable Progress and Self Respect:" drafts and correspondence 1972 English. 4 30 Article: "Mothering Versus Contract;" includes correspondence and photocopy of printed draft 1989 English. 4 31 Article: "The Normative Import of Action;" includes typed drafts and correspondence (1 of 2) 1997-1998 English. 8 4 Article: "The Normative Import of Action;" includes typed drafts and correspondence (2 of 2) 1997-1998 English. 8 5 Article: "On the Liberation of Cultural Expression;" includes typed draft and handwritten notes 1985 English. 9 35 Article: "On the Meaning of Trust;" includes typed draft and correspondence 1967-1968 English. 8 7 Article: "On Models of Deliberation;" includes draft, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1970 English. 4 32 Article: "On Rawls and Self Interest;" includes research articles, proofs, and handwritten notes 1972, 1975, 2002 English. 4 33 Article: "On Understanding Political Strikes;" includes typed draft and clippings 1981 English. 8 6 Article: "Participatory Political Theatre;" includes drafts and correspondence 1980-1988 English. 4 34 Article: "The Polity;" includes draft and handwritten notes 1965 English. 4 35 Article: "Professional Reform or Participatory Democracy;" includes draft and printed copy 1970, 1977 English. 4 36 Article: "Property Rights and Interests:" correspondence and annotated draft 1978-1979 English. 4 37 Article: "Rationality and Social Value in Game-Theoretical Analysis;" includes offprints and handwritten research notes 1966-1985 English. 8 8 Article: "Reasonable Progress and Self Respect;" includes draft talk, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1973-1975 English. 4 38 Article: "Reply to Moody-Adams;" includes annotated typed drafts and correspondence 1995 English. 8 9 Article: "Striking Against the Political System;" includes typed drafts, correspondence, and handwritten ntoes 1970-1971 English. 8 10 Article: "Taking Responsibility for Global Poverty;" includes typed drafts and correspondence (1 of 2) 2016-2018 12 12 Article: "Taking Responsibility for Global Poverty;" includes typed drafts and correspondence (2 of 2) 2016-2018 12 13 Article: "The Terms of Political Discourse: A Comment on Oppenheim;" includes typed raft, research materials, and correspondence 1972-1973 English. 8 11 Article: "Why We Cannot Trust;" includes typed draft and correspondence 1976-1978 English. 8 12 Book: Philosophy, Morality, and International Affairs; includes agreement, reviews, and correspondence 1977-1979 English. 5 1 Book: Philosophy and Political Action: correspondence with Kai Nielson re: contribution 1972-1974 English. 5 2 Book: Philosophy and Political Action; includes reviews, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1971-1975 English. 5 3 Book: Property, Profits, and Economic Justice: bibliography 1970-1979 English. 5 4 Book: Property, Profits, and Economic Justice: correspondence re: reprints permissions 1979 English. 5 5 Book: Property, Profits, and Economic Justice: correspondence and draft introduction 1979 English. 5 6 Book: Property, Profits, and Economic Justice: correspondence, agreement, and royalty statements 1979-1980 English. 5 7 Book: Property, Profits, and Economic Justice: handwritten notes 1979 English. 5 8 Book: Property, Profits, and Economic Justice: handwritten and typed drafts 1979 English. 5 9 Book: Property, Profits, and Economic Justice; includes correspondence, drafts, and cover proofs 1979 English. 5 10 Book: The Public Interest and Individual Interests: correspondence and reviews 1972-1980 English. 5 11 Book: The Public Interest and Individual Interests; includes correspondence and royalty statements 1970-1977 English. 5 12 Book: Reasonable Politics: agreement, correspondence, and handwritten notes 1969 English. 5 13 Book: Rights and Goods Justifying Social Action: correspondence and draft 1983 English. 5 14 Book: Rights and Goods Justifying Social Action; includes correspondence and handwritten notes 1985 English. 5 15 Chapter: "Care Ethics and the Social Contract;" includes typed draft and correspondence 2014-2018 13 1 Chapter: Caring Relations and Principles of Justice; includes annotated typed draft, handwritten notes, and correspondence 1998-2000 English. 8 13 Chapter: "Ethnic Conflict and the Ethics of Care;" includes typed drafts and related correspondence 2014-2017 13 2 Chapter: Freedom and Feminism; includes annotated typed draft and correspondence 1991-1993 English. 9 36 Chapter: Gender Identity and the Ethics of Care in Globalized Society; includes correspondence and annotated typed draft 2006-2008 English. 9 37 Chapter: Right and the Presumption of Care; includes typed draft, correspondence, and clippings 1998-2001 English. 8 14 Comment: "Comment on Claudia Card's 'Evils and Inequalities';" includes typed drafts and correspondence 1998-1999 English. 8 15 Comment: "Comment on Margaret Gilbert's 'Reconsidering the Actual Contract Theory of Political Obligation';" includes typed and handwritten drafts and correspondence 1994-1995 English. 8 16 Comment: "Comment on Sterba's book;" includes typed draft and correspondence 1999-2000 English. 8 17 Conference paper: "Rights and the Presumption of Care;" includes draft and correspondence 1999-2003 English. 5 16 Forward: Ethics and International Affairs: correspondence and typed draft 1999 English. 8 18 Review by Virginia Held: "Democracy" by Ross Harrison; includes typed draft and correspondence 1995 English. 9 38 Review by Virginia Held: "Duties Beyond Borders" by Stanley Hoffman; includes correspondence, handwritten notes, and typed draft 1982 English. 9 39 Review by Virginia Held: "Hume's Theory of Justice" by Jonathan Harrison; includes annotated typed drafts and correspondence 1981-1983 English. 8 19 Review by Virginia Held: "Impartiality in Moral and Political Philosophy" by Susan Mendus; includes typed draft and correspondence 2002-2004 English. 8 20 Review by Virginia Held: "Love and Human Separateness" by Ilham Dilman; includes typed drafts and correspondence 1987 English. 9 40 Review by Virginia Held: "Moral Objectives, Rules, and the Forms of Social Change" by David Braybrook; includes typed draft and correspondence 1999 English. 8 21 Review by Virginia Held: "The Politics of Community: A Feminist Critique of the Liberal Communitarian Debate" by Elizabeth Frazer; includes typed and handwritten drafts and correspondence 1994 English. 8 22 Review by Virginia Held: "The Practice of Political Authority" by Richard Flathman 1981 5 17 Review by Virginia Held: "Radical Future of Liberal Feminism" by Zillah Eisenstein; includes draft and correspondence 1981 English. 5 18 Review by Virginia Held: "Reason and Morality" by Alan Gewirth: photocopy and handwritten draft circa 1980 English. 8 23 Talk: "The Contribution of Feminist Philosophy;" includes typed draft and contract 1999 English. 8 24 Talk: "Culture or Commerce: The Liberation of Expression;" includes handwritten talk draft, flyer and correspondence 1983-1984 English. 8 25 Talk: "Energy and the Business Ethic;" includes correspondence and handwritten and typed talk draft 1979 English. 5 19 Talk: "The Ethic of Care: Its Foundations, Its Future;" includes handwritten draft and correspondence 2011 English. 8 26 Talk [?]: "Ethics and the Search for the Public Interest;" includes typed drafts and clippings 1974 English. 9 41 Talk [?]: "The Evaluation of Social programs:" typed drafts, handwritten notes, and clippings 1966-1969 English. 10 1 Talk: "Feminism, Care, and the Changing Compositions of Philosophy;" includes typed draft, handwritten notes, and correspondence 2016 13 3 Talk: "Feminism, Democracy, and Media Culture;" includes typed draft and projector slides 1999 English. 8 27 Talk: "Feminist Moral Inquiry: The Role of Experience;" includes typed drafts and correspondence 2001-2002 English. 8 28 Talk [?]: "Feminist Reshaping of Society:" typed draft n.d. English. 10 2 Talk: "Freedom and Media Culture;" includes annotated typed draft and correspondence 1989-1990 English. 8 29 Talk: "Gender Identity and the Ethics of Care;" includes correspondence and typed draft 2006 English. 10 3 Talk: "Justice and Utility: Who Cares;" includes typed drafts and correspondence 1995 English. 8 30 Talk: "The Justification of Autonomy;" includes correspondence and draft 1990 English. 5 20 Talk: "Kinds of Terrorism;" includes typed drafts, clippings, and correspondence 2002 13 4 Talk: "Military Intervention and Terrorism;" includes typed draft and correspondence 2006 English. 10 4 Talk: "Social Values of the Future;" includes drafts and handwritten notes 1967 English. 5 21 Talk: untitled re: "gender and violence and terrorism;" includes typed draft, clippings, and handwritten notes 2001-2002 13 5 Talk: "Wasserstrom Panel;" includes typed drafts, correspondence, and clippings 2000 English. 8 31 Subject Files Series 6 1965-2012 "Action:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 10 5 "Aesthetics:" clippings and handwritten notes 1994, 2000 English. 5 22 "Affirmative Action;" includes clippings, readings, and correspondence 1974-1986 English. 5 23 "Affirmative Action, for dissent;" includes clippings and correspondence 1995 English. 5 24 "Africa and African American philosophy;" includes clippings, flyers, and correspondence 1977, 1983, 1996 English. 5 25 "Aggregation, voting:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 5 26 "Animals;" includes clippings, readings, and handwritten notes circa 1978 English. 5 27 "Applied ethics and professional ethics;" includes handwritten notes and correspondence 1984-1987 English. 5 28 "Aristotle:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 5 29 "Bennett-Bloom debate:" clippings and reading 1988-1989 English. 5 30 "Bentham:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 5 31 "Causality;" includes clippings and handwritten notes 1991-1992 English. 5 32 "Community and political participation:" clippings and handwritten notes circa 1991 English. 5 33 "Contemporary ethics:" handwritten notes n.d. 13 6 "Civil liberties and individual privacy:" clippings 1978-1984 English. 5 34 "Condorcet:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 5 35 "Dan Bell;" includes clippings, handwritten notes, and papers by Bell 1965-1977 English. 5 36 "Descartes:" handwritten notes and annotated readings n.d. English. 10 6 "Dreams:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 10 7 "Ethics of care:" handwritten notes and photocopy of "The Heart of Justice" by Held circa 2008 13 7 "Ethics-Science analogy:" readings and handwritten notes n.d. English. 10 8 "Expression:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 10 9 "Freedom and liberation:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 5 37 "Freedom and Liberty:" handwritten notes and readings n.d. English. 8 32 Freedom of the press: clippings and readings circa 1979 English. 5 38 "Hobbes:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 10 10 "Hume:" readings and handwritten notes n.d. English. 10 11 John Jacques Rousseau: readings and handwritten notes n.d. English. 5 39 "Law and philosophy of law;" clippings and handwritten notes 1974, 1977, 1983, 2004 English. 5 40 "Legislator's dilemma, paradox:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 5 41 "Leibniz:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 5 42 "Liberalism:" clippings and handwritten notes 1977, 2001 English. 5 43 "Locke and Filmer:" readings and handwritten notes circa 1988 English. 5 44 "Marx and Marxism;" includes annotated readings and handwritten notes 1977, 1987 English. 5 45 "Marx - notes on McLellan selections:" handwritten notes 1987-1999 English. 5 46 "Medical ethics;" includes clippings and correspondence 1984, 1987, 1988, 2002 English. 5 47 "Morals by Agreement:" handwritten notes re: David Gauthier's work n.d. English. 8 33 "Multiculturalism:" clippings, flyers, and handwritten notes 1991-1993 English. 5 48 "Nixon and moral values;" includes clippings and handwritten notes 1972-1974 English. 6 1 "Obscenity, pornography, and prostitution;" includes clippings and handwritten notes 1973-1994 English. 6 2 "Oxford University Press:" clippings and handwritten notes circa 1978 English. 6 3 "Parapsychology;" includes correspondence and handwritten notes n.d. English. 6 4 "Philosophy of language and philosophy of mind:" clippings and handwritten notes 1980, 1985, 1988, 1994 English. 6 5 "Philosophy of science:" handwritten notes and " Causal Statements" paper by Virginia Held circa 1964 English. 6 6 "The politics of language:" clippings and handwritten notes n.d. English. 6 7 Psychiatry and psychology: clippings 1983, 1987, 2011, 2012 English. 6 8 Rationality; includes clippings and handwritten notes 1983-1984 English. 6 9 Revolutions: readings and handwritten notes n.d. English. 6 10 Sex and love; includes clippings and correspondence 1973, 1984 - 1990 English. 6 11 Social networks and roles; includes readings and handwritten notes 1971-1981 English. 6 12 "Trust;" includes clippings, correspondence, and "Trust, Trustworthiness, and American Society," and "A Philosopher's Harsh View of Energy and the American Business Ethic" by Held 1978-1983 English. 8 34 "Utilitarianism:" handwritten notes n.d. English. 8 35 Various topics: "ideas for future articles;" includes handwritten notes 1967-1987 English. 10 12 Restricted Materials Series 7 1980-2010 Journal, 1976-1978 1976-1978 English. 11 1 Journal, 1979-1989 (1 of 3) 1979-1989 English. 11 2 Journal, 1979-1989 (2 of 3) 1979-1989 English. 11 3 Journal, 1979-1989 (3 of 3) 1979-1989 English. 11 4 Manuscript reviews 1980-1994 6 13 Manuscript reviews 1981-1987 6 14 Manuscript reviews 1988-1994 6 15 Manuscript reviews 1995-2002 6 16 Manuscript reviews 2003-2010 6 17 Manuscript reviews 2011-2016 English. 8 36 Collection information Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Virginia Held, scholar of the ethics of care and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate School. The collection documents Held's academic career and research interests of social and political philosophy, ethics, feminist philosophy, group responsibility, and terrorism. The collection is composed of biographical materials, correspondence, teaching materials, files related to Held's publications, conference papers, and research files. The collection spans from 1950-2020 and is arranged into 7 series.

Series 1, PERSONAL, 1950 - 2020, includes biographical and interview materials. Topics include her Barnard College reunion and correspondence between Held and Sally Rudick and includes correspondence about Rudick's death and memorial. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type.

Series 2, ADMINISTRATIVE FILES, 1969 – 2016, highlights Held's professional responsibilities and interests. Materials include correspondence, clippings, and handwritten notes, relating to professional organizations, committee work, and her professorship at City University of New York. This series is arranged alphabetically by organization then by record type.

Series 3, CONFERENCES, 1968 – 2018, contains materials related to conferences attended by Held in various capacities including attendee and presenter. Conferences include the Working Group on Philosophy, Science, and Technology, Ethics in the Professions and Practice, Conference on Methods in Philosophy and the Sciences, and Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Materials include correspondence, agendas, and handwritten notes. This series is arranged alphabetically by organization then by title of the conference.

Series 4, TEACHING, 1971 – 2011, contains materials for courses taught by Held. Topics include political economy, political and social thought, and legal and moral philosophy. 10 folders titled "National Endowment for the Humanities" chronicle a summer seminar on capitalism, socialism, and morality, and economic rights, organized and taught by Held with a grant from the National Endowment Materials include correspondence, syllabi, and handwritten notes. This series is arranged alphabetically by institution then by course title.

Series 5, WRITINGS AND RELATED, 1965 – 2018, documents Held's various writing projects including book projects, journal articles, and talks. Materials include drafts, correspondence, clippings, and handwritten notes. This series is arranged alphabetically by project type then by title.

Series 6, SUBJECT FILES, 1965 – 2012, contains readings, clippings, and handwritten notes regarding a variety of research topics including affirmative action, causality, pornography, and language. Folders in quotations are the original folder titles, all other folder titles were created by the processor. This series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Series 7, RESTRICTED MATERIALS, 1976 - 2016, includes 5 folders of manuscript reviews by Held for various publications. These folders are arranged by year and is closed until January 1, 2047, after which date those folders will open without restrictions. This series also includes four folders of handwritten journal entries. These folders are arranged by year and are closed until 10 years after Held's death.

 Use of the materials

All researchers seeking to publish materials from the collections of the John Hay Library are requested to complete a Notice of Intent to Publish, available on the John Hay Library website or by request, prior to reproducing, quoting, or otherwise publishing any portion or extract from this collection. Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.

 Preferred Citation

Virginia Held papers, MS.2015.012, Box [#], Folder [#], Pembroke Center Archives, John Hay Library, Brown University.

 Arrangement

This collection is arranged into 7 series. Series 1. Personal – arranged alphabetically by record type Series 2. Administrative Files – arranged alphabetically by organization then by record type Series 3. Conferences – arranged alphabetically by organization then by title of the conference Series 4. Teaching – arranged alphabetically by institution then by course title Series 5. Writings and Related – arranged alphabetically by project type then by title Series 6. Subject Files – arranged alphabetically by subject Series 7. Restricted Materials – arranged by year and is closed until January 1, 2047, after which date this series will open without restrictions

Access to the collection

There are no restrictions on access for analog materials, except that Series 7, RESTRICTED MATERIALS. Folders 6.13 - 6.17 and folder 8.36 are closed until January 1, 2047. Folders 11.1 - 11.4 are closed until 10 years after Held's death. 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. Advance notice is required to view any audiovisual media or born-digital records that may exist in this collection. Audiovisual media and born-digital records in this collection may not have been reformatted yet. Researchers may request access to copies by contacting the John Hay Library with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. Access to original physical audiovisual or born-digital media is restricted.

 Administrative information Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Virginia Held

 Additional information Related Materials

See also the Society for Women in Philosophy collection that documents the society's origins and history as well as its organizational and interpersonal proceedings throughout the years.

 Names Feminist Theory Archive. Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women. Subjects Feminist ethics Political science—Philosophy Political violence Social sciences—Philosophy Terrorism and mass media Terrorism--Moral and ethical aspects.