New N.O.W. Member Folder, 1971-1974
Scope and Contents
Series IV contains two subseries, Subseries 1. N.O.W. Organizational Records, and Subseries 2. Publications. Included in Subseries 1 is a Starting a N.O.W. Convenors Kit, new member materials, chapter correspondence and form letters, and N.O.W. ephemera. The Starting a Convenors Kit is a box that was mailed to Dee Keys containing instructions along with N.O.W. programs, policies and administrative documents. Also included in Subseries 1 is a new memeber folder containing documents that are intended for a new N.O.W. member to become familiar with, such as programs and policies as well as informative reading lists. A file with chapter correspondence and form letters from the nation office of N.O.W. is contained in Subseries 1. The topics in the documents include abortion, poverty and welfare, divorce, and women's liberation. Subseries 1 also contains programs from two N.O.W. State of California conventions and one N.O.W. National Convention program. Lastly, Subseries 1 contains ephemera from N.O.W. chapter meetings and events. Subseries 2 contains publications such as Our Bodies Our Selves, Notes from the Third Year of Women's Liberation, Circle One Self Health Handbook, 51% Publications magazines, Chrysalis magazines, Women: A Journal of Liberation magazines and a Burr McIntosh Monthly magazine.
Bulk Dates: 1970-1983
Dates
- Creation: 1971-1974
Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 14 boxes (5.838 linear feet)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
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