Established in 1994, the Women and Leadership Archives (WLA) collects, preserves, and makes available permanently valuable records of women and women’s organizations which document women’s lives, roles, and contributions. The WLA grew out of the need to care for the records of Mundelein College and expanded to collect papers of women leaders and women’s organizations. Collection strengths include the subject areas of activism and women’s issues; authors; education; environmental issues; public service; social justice; women religious; and the fine, performance, and visual arts.

WLA is part of the Gannon Center and Loyola University Libraries and serves a wide variety of users, ranging from students and scholars to the general public. The WLA makes records available at the Archives in Loyola’s Piper Hall, offers remote reference services, presents programs, and provides online resources. Staff includes a Director, Assistant Archivist, and graduate assistants from Loyola’s Public History Program.

For further information:

• Women and Leadership Archives website
• Mundelein College Resources, including the Skyscraper Newspaper, yearbooks, class photos, and college photos
• Collections of individual and organization’s records at the WLA
• Donating Records to the Women and Leadership Archives

If you would like additional information, please contact WLA Director Emily Reiher at ereiher@luc.edu or 773-508-8432.