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Sally Roesch Wagner Papers

A description of her papers at Syracuse University

UNPROCESSED - NOT OPEN FOR RESEARCH

Finding aid created by: Michele Combs
Date: 16 Feb 2026

Revision history:

Biographical History

Sally Roesch Wagner (1942-2025) was an American author, activist, lecturer and historian. She founded the Women's Studies Program at California State University, Sacramento, and taught there for many years. After receiving a grant to study suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage, Wagner became very interested in Gage's work and legacy; she eventually bought a home that once belonged to Gage, and turned it into the Matilda Joslyn Gage Center in Syracuse, New York. Beginning in 1997 she was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Syracuse University, where she taught courses on the history of women's suffrage, Haudenosaunee women's history, and other social justice and equal rights movements.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Sally Roesch Wagner Papers contains research files, memorabilia, printed material, writings, and other material related to Wagner's research, teaching, and writing.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact SCRC for more information.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Subject Headings

Persons

Wagner, Sally Roesch.

Corporate Bodies

Matilda Joslyn Gage Center.
Six Nations.

Subjects

Feminism -- United States.
Feminists -- United States.
Iroquois women.
Women -- Suffrage.
Women's rights -- United States.

Places

Syracuse (New York)

Genres and Forms

Clippings (information artifacts).
Correspondence.
Manuscripts for publication.
Research files.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Sally Roesch Wagner Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Sally Roesch Wagner Estate, 2025-2026.

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