Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Weaver, Mary Jo
- Abstract:
- Mary Jo Weaver served as a professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University from 1975 until her retirement in 2006. Her teaching career, scholarly activities, professional service, and publications are represented in the contents of this collection.
- Extent:
- 4 cubic feet
- Language:
- Materials are in English
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Mary Jo Weaver papers, Collection C371, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Born on December 16, 1942, Mary Jo Weaver began her scholastic career by obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Ohio Dominican College in 1964. She then went on to receive a Master's Degree in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1968 before becoming the first lay woman to receive a PhD in Theology from Notre Dame with her 1973 dissertation, "Pneuma in Philo of Alexandria." During this time, Dr. Weaver also served as an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, from 1972 to 1975.
Dr. Weaver's teaching career within the Indiana University Department of Religious Studies spanned the period from 1975 until her retirement in 2006. She now holds the title of Professor Emerita. In addition to teaching, she also served in a variety of administrative roles both within the University and in a number of professional organizations as well.
Throughout her career, Dr. Weaver has been actively involved in research and publishing on subjects relating to American Catholicism, contemporary Christianity, women and religion, and mysticism and spirituality. These research interests are also reflected in the classes she taught at IU, most notably in her courses "American Catholicism," "Introduction to Christianity," "Women and Religion," and "Star Trek and Religion."
- Scope and Content:
This collection contains materials ranging from 1972 to 2010 that document the career of Mary Jo Weaver, a Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University. This collection is divided into six series: Biographical records, Publications and writings, Presentations, Teaching materials, Audio/Visual materials, and Research notes, grants, and correspondence.
The first series, Biographical records, is arranged alphabetically and contains materials from 1973 to 2008. This series is comprised of materials that document Dr. Weaver's teaching, research, and professional activities throughout her career, including faculty summary reports for the classes she taught at IU, her degree from the University of Notre Dame, awards she won, statements about her work written both autobiographically by her and by others, and correspondence, a scrapbook, and a certificate related to her retirement from teaching at IU.
The Publications and writings series is arranged chronologically and spans the period from 1972 to 2010. It is further organized into three subseries: Monographs, Articles, and Miscellaneous writings. The Monographs subseries contains books and chapters of books written by or edited by Dr. Weaver. The Articles subseries contains articles written by Dr. Weaver that appeared in scholarly journals and religious publications. The Miscellaneous writings subseries contains Dr. Weaver's doctoral dissertation, in addition to editorials, pamphlets, and reviews written by Weaver, as well as reviews written about her publications.
The Presentations series is arranged chronologically and contains copies of lectures and sermons given by Dr. Weaver from 1974 to 2001. These presentations were given at churches, professional conferences, and at other universities, and often featured topics exploring liberal and conservative Catholic viewpoints as well as the relationship of women and the Church.
The Teaching materials series is arranged alphabetically by the name of the class and contains items from courses taught by Dr. Weaver from the 1970s to 2005 at IU and the Pontifical Josephinum, as well as adult education classes early in her career. These materials are comprised of syllabi, reading lists, exams, and lectures and lecture notes. Of note in this series are the three folders of materials related to Dr. Weaver's course on Star Trek and Religion.
The Audio/Visual materials series is a chronologically arranged collection of cassette tape recordings of Dr. Weaver's radio appearances and conference presentations from 1983 to 1996, as well as a VHS tape recording of Dr. Weaver from 1995 (stored separately; consult Archives staff for details). The audio tapes within this series include Dr. Weaver's various appearances on NPR and other radio programming and feature topics about issues including women and the Catholic Church as well as Pope John Paul II's 1995 visit to the United States. The videotape also discusses women and Catholicism.
The Research notes, grants, and correspondence series contains research notes on a variety of topics, reports and other correspondence related to grants awarded to Dr. Weaver, as well as correspondence about the publication of her book Introduction to Christianity. Additionally, general correspondence regarding Dr. Weaver's administrative duties at IU, her professional involvement in a variety of organizations, and her publications is included in this series.
- Acquisition information:
- Accession 2010/100
- Appraisal information:
Student evaluations of courses taught by Dr. Weaver were not found to have long term historical value and were removed from this collection.
- Custodial history:
Gift of Mary Jo Weaver, November 2010.
- Processing information:
Processed by Sarah Venables.
Completed in 2011.
- Arrangement:
This collection is organized into six series: Biographical records, Publications and writings, Presentations, Teaching materials, Audio/Visual materials, and Research notes, grants, and correspondence. The Publications and writings series is further organized into three subseries: Monographs, Articles, and Miscellaneous writings.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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The Promotion and Tenure file is closed to researchers at this time.
Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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The donor(s) of this collection has not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Mary Jo Weaver papers, Collection C371, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Herman B Wells Library E4601320 East Tenth StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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812-855-1127archives@indiana.edu