The Lisa Finlay Papers contains materials documenting Finlay's interest and participation in both the animal rights and ecofeminist movements. Some items are related to general animal rights or philosophical issues, but the majority focus on ecofeminism or the intersection between feminism and animal rights. Included are a variety of published and unpublished written materials, as well as materials from various animal rights and ecofeminist groups and events and audiovisual materials. The bulk of these audiovisual materials are the only known video copies of the 1993 ANGFAR (A New Generation for Animal Rights) Conference.
Lisa Finlay is an animal rights advocate with a specific interest in feminism. When she was a graduate student at North Carolina State University, animal rights activist Tom Regan served as a thesis advisor for her self-designed degree: "Forms of Oppression: Sexism, Racism, and Speciesism." As the coordinator and contact for the 1993 ANGFAR conference, Finlay was instrumental in the organization of this event. A long-time member of Feminists for Animal Rights (FAR), Finlay was hired as the organization's first director in 1994 and went on to serve the organization in a number of different capacities.
Lisa Finlay received bachelor's degrees from Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina and North Carolina Central University, before attending graduate school at North Carolina State University. During her time at North Carolina State University she combined her interests in feminism and animal rights, completing a self-designed Master of Arts in Liberal Studies in 1993 entitled "Forms of Oppression: Sexism, Racism, and Speciesism." Animal rights activist and, at that time, North Carolina State University professor Tom Regan served as her thesis advisor. Also in 1993, Finlay helped organize the A New Generation for Animal Rights (ANGFAR) conference at the New Brunswick Campus of Rutgers University. She was both the coordinator and main contact person for the conference.
A long-time member of Feminists for Animal Rights (FAR), Finlay served as the organization's volunteer regional coordinator in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. When the organization opened its national office in Chapel Hill in January 1994, Finlay was hired as FAR's first director. Finlay also served on the editorial committee and the production staff of the organization's biannual publication.
The Lisa Finlay Papers contains papers and artifacts documenting Finlay's interest and participation in the animal rights movement. Some of the materials are related to general animal rights or philosophical issues, but the majority focus on ecofeminism or the intersection between feminism and animal rights. The Unpublished Materials series includes a variety of written materials, including article and/or book chapter drafts and academic papers, as well as a colloquium paper, a fellowship proposal, and a lecture transcript. Articles, periodicals and book materials collected by Finlay are contained in the Published Materials series. The Organizations and Events series includes materials produced for specific events or by various animal rights or ecofeminist organizations. The largest concentration of materials in this series were produced by Feminists for Animal Rights. The final series, Audio-Visual Materials, consists of VHS-format videocassettes and a slide show with audiocassette narration. The majority of the VHS tapes are recordings from the 1993 ANGFAR conference.
The collection includes materials dating from 1987 through 1996, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1992 to 1994.
The collection is arranged in four series: Unpublished Materials, Published Materials, Organizations and Events, and Audio-Visual Materials.
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[Identification of item], Lisa Finlay Papers, MC 00366, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred by Tom Regan.
Processed by Jennifer E. McElroy, 2005 October
Encoded by Jennifer E.McElroy, 2005 November
The collection is organized into four principal series:
This series contains a variety of unpublished materials. Included are drafts of articles and/or book chapters, as well as academic and colloquium papers, a fellowship proposal, and a lecture transcript. Authors include Tom Regan, Lisa Finlay's master's thesis advisor and prominent animal rights activist, and Marti Kheel, the co-founder of Feminists for Animal Rights (FAR). The majority of the materials focus on ecofeminism or the intersection between feminism and animal rights, but some are related to more general animal rights or philosophical issues. Some of these materials may have been submissions or proposals for the 1993 ANGFAR conference and several of the papers have accompanying correspondence. This series is organized alphabetically by the author's last name.
The Published Materials series consists of three subseries: Articles, Periodicals, and Books.
The Articles subseries contains copies of articles and columns collected by Lisa Finlay. They are organized chronologically, by year of publication.
The Periodicals subseries consists of various magazines, newsletters, and self-published serials related to animal rights and other social issues. These materials are organized alphabetically by the title of the publication.
This subseries contains one book and a copy of one book chapter, collected by Lisa Finlay.
The Organizations and Events series consists of two subseries: Feminists for Animal Rights (FAR)and Other Organizations and Events.
The FAR subseries contains various materials produced by the FAR organization, including copies of their bi-annual ecofeminist publication, pamphlets, and thematic distribution materials. Also included is information on the organization's Companion Animal Rescue Effort (CARE), a program to house the pets of women fleeing domestic violence. This subseries is organized alphabetically according to material type.
The Other Organizations and Events subseries contains pamphlets, packets, and other materials produced by animal rights organizations, as well as materials produced for several ecological feminist events. This subseries is organized alphabetically by the name of the organization or event. Please note that the VHS cassettes of the 1993 ANGFAR (A New Generation for Animal Rights) Conference are part of the Audiovisual Materials Series.
The Audio-Visual Materials series consists of eight VHS-format videocassettes and a slide show with audiocassette narration. Seven of the videocassettes comprise the only collection of videos of the talks given at the 1993 ANGFAR (A New Generation for Animal Rights) conference. Lisa Finlay was the coordinator and contact person for the ANGFAR conference, which took place July 29 through August 1, 1993 at the New Brunswick Campus of Rutgers University. It featured workshops and a number of speakers, including Tom Regan. The final VHS tape is an independent production-"Ecofeminism Now!"-and the slide show is entitled "Culture of Violence: The Animal Connection."
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[Identification of item], Lisa Finlay Papers, MC 00366, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
