A Guide to the Records of the Florida National Organization for Women
Finding aid created by Paola Pizzichini and Dept. Staff
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
May 2010
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Florida National Organization for Women | |
| Title: | Records of the Florida National Organization for Women | |
| Dates: | 1971-2003 | |
| Abstract: | The Records of the Florida NOW include officers' and members' correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, budgets, newsletters, and other records which chronicle the development and activities of Florida NOW from its founding in 1973 until 2003. | |
| Extent: | 13 Linear feet. 29 boxes. | |
| Identification: | MS 123 | |
| Language(s): | English | |
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Items from this collection have been digitized and are available online in the UF Digital Collections. For more information please see the note below. | |
Biographical/Historical Note
The Florida National Organization for Women, or Florida NOW, is a state chapter of the National Organization for Women, which was founded in 1966 and is the largest organization of female activists in the United States. Created as an organization that promoted equality for all women, it has supported the elimination of all discrimination in society. The Florida NOW chapter was established by NOW in 1973 in order to coordinate the activities of local NOW chapters in the state, to promote the foundation of new chapters, and to increase membership. Florida NOW commits itself to the affirmation of equal rights for women, the elimination of all forms of racism and sex discrimination, the recognition of gay and lesbian rights, the respect of abortion and reproductive rights, and the fulfillment of economic equality for women.
At least as early as 1972 there was a legislative coordinator in Florida, perhaps reporting to and funded by National NOW. In the latter part of 1972, Andrea Westmoreland of Deland stated that she had been appointed by NOW Regional Director Judy Lightfoot as coordinator for Florida, apparently with the assignment of organizing a statewide group. (Cf. Legislative Coordinator Correspondence, Kwea, 1971-1973). Details of the organizing process are vague, but within a year, an organized group with bylaws, elected officers, council meetings and an annual conference was in place. Karen Coolman was the first coordinator, and Gwen Cherry, the chairone.
Florida NOW was initially headed by an elected chairone. In 1974 this position was replaced by a State Coordinator and by a president in 1979. The elected state officers constitute an executive committee consisting of President, Vice-President, Legislative Director, Treasurer, Administrative Secretary, and Membership Director. The Florida NOW president presides at the state conference and at meetings of the state council and is responsible for all the official oral and written communication of Florida NOW. The president is also the official contact person between local chapters and regional and national officers of NOW. The president is also in charge of maintaining records of the status of chapters and members in the state. State officers, at-large delegates to the council, and at-large delegates to the national conference are elected at annual state conferences. State council meetings are held between conferences. State officers and one delegate from each local chapter attend these meetings to discuss planning for the state conference and other administrative issues.
The legislative coordinator was a principal officer in the organization as the director of the legislative office. The legislative office hired volunteer and paid staff and lobbyists and maintained a physical office in Tallahassee. This office appears to have been one of the most visible aspects of Florida NOW, possibly even more so than the State Coordinator or President. Although the coordinator was elected by the membership and was an officer of Florida NOW, the position itself and the Legislative Office appear to have been largely independent, releasing statements and taking actions on it own, and working directly with the local chapters and with National NOW.
Local chapters are chartered by National NOW, not by Florida NOW, and so are not directly subordinate to the state organization. Some of the local chapters are older than Florida NOW. Chapters in the process of organizing are called convening chapters until they are fully chartered. Many convening chapters were never chartered, and chartered chapters sometimes became inactive, or reorganized.
For further information, refer to the Florida NOW (www.flnow.org) and NOW (www.now.org) websites.
Scope and Content
The Records of the Florida National Organization for Women (Florida NOW) include officers' and members' correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, budgets, newsletters and other publications, reports on activities, documents collected by Florida NOW, and other records which chronicle the development and activities of Florida NOW from its founding in 1973 until 2003. The Florida NOW records were acquired over a period of several years, and new accruals to the collection are expected in the future. The collection is divided into two accessions: Accession I is comprised of records covering the 1970s and 1980s; Accession II covers the 1990s and the 2000s. Each Accession is further subdivided into multiple series of records.
Accession I originally was acquired in two separate batches. The first batch covered the period 1973-1979 and primarily came from the files of the State Coordinators, the principal state officer. An additional batch subsequently was received from the legislative office. The legislative office records largely duplicated the coordinator's records for the years 1973-1976, although individual items may have existed only in the legislative office file. The legislative office records extended the scope of the records to 1982. It also appeared that some of the coordinator's and perhaps other officers deposited their own records with the legislative office, so the records from the legislative office also extended the coordinators' files. Because of this overlap, the coordinators and legislative office file are now integrated.
The bulk of the records in Accession I are from the period 1973-1982, approximately the same period of time as which the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) went before the states for ratification. Local chapters are represented through correspondence, newsletters, and reports of activities. The records reflect all aspects of the organization, its officers, council, committees and taskforces, state conventions, interaction with national NOW, with the local chapters in Florida, and with outside groups and individuals. Other than organizational activities, a wide range of political and social topics are reflected, principally efforts to gain passage of ERA, abortion, and many forms of gender discrimination. Many records reveal NOW's political and lobbying efforts. Accession I is divided into four series: Administrative Records, Legislative Office Files, Equal Rights Amendment Files, and Local Chapters.
The Administrative Records Series in Accession I contains by-laws, directories, correspondence and other records of the coordinators/presidents and other officers, proceedings of the State Council and annual conferences, committees, taskforces, including the Political Action Committee and the Political Research Office, and the newsletter. Also included are semi-official, and non-NOW files, which reflect topics of interest to NOW members, including papers on consciousness raising, Florida NOW history, the International Women's Year (1976), and regional and national groups. This Series is largely composed of the coordinator's and president's papers, although it includes records covering other officers, groups, and activities. The files for the Council meetings, for example, will contain the background material which the coordinator as the presiding officer and chief executive gathered regarding agenda items, as well as the actual minutes, agenda, and reports presented at the meeting. In general, it would be wise to consult the appropriate coordinator's correspondence files when doing research on any topic. The coordinators/presidents represented in this series are Karen Coolman (1973-1974), Margaret Barovitch (1974-1976), Valerie Adams (1976-1977), Rebecca Berg (1977-1978), Genece Minshew (1979-1980), Eileen Cudney (1980-1981), and Pat Kennedy (1981-1982). The largest groups of files are from Barovitch, Berg, and Minshew.
The Legislative Office Series in Accession I contains the correspondence, memoranda and other records of the legislative coordinators, lobbyists, and the Legislative Office, including the Legislative Bulletin. Also included are many legislative and political records created or collected by Florida NOW. Major topics include constitutional revision, Democratic State Party Conventions, and Florida legislative elections and actions. The series contains subject files on abortion, gender discrimination, and many other subjects of legislative concern, and a set of files on individual legislators.
The Equal Rights Amendment Series in Accession I shows the struggle by Florida NOW and other groups to obtain ratification of the amendment by the Florida Legislature. The records reflect many direct activities undertaken by Florida NOW, legislative and political actions, the involvement of National NOW, the networking of Florida NOW with other pro-ERA organizations and with the various coalition groups established to coordinate pro-ERA with the work, including ERA Florida, and general pro- and anti- activity in the State. Records from one such group, ERA '74, apparently were left with the Florida NOW legislative coordinator and are included with the collection here. A set of the records deal with the national convention boycott of Florida, the Florida NOW induced tourist boycott, and with other boycott attempts. The ERA Countdown Campaign records show the many actions to obtain ratification during the year preceding the June 1982 deadline. A set of public opinion polls by Lou Harris is included. The principal business of Florida NOW during the decade covered by these records was the struggle to ratify the amendment. Although this series of records is devoted exclusively to ERA, the topic is pervasive throughout the whole of the records. Much of the coordinators' and legislative officers' correspondence revolve around the ERA, and it was the stimulus for much of the legislative intelligence gathering and other activities.
The files in the Local Chapters Series of Accession I typically contain correspondence between the local chapter and Florida NOW, chapter newsletters, and reports on local activities. In addition to working for ERA, local chapters were typically active in combating local discrimination, consciousness raising, and promoting rape awareness. The local chapter files are largely from the coordinator/president files on the chapter, supplemented by some records from the legislative office. When dealing with chapter questions both the chapter files and the coordinator's files should be checked. Chapter files include both chartered and convening chapters.
Accession II records primarily are from files of past presidents of Florida NOW, particularly Toni Van Pelt and Clarice Pollock who held office in the 1990s and the early 2000s. The bulk of the records consist of presidential correspondence and files documenting almost all of the functions and duties of the president. A lot of the correspondence is in the form of printed e-mail messages.
There are also files about Van Pelt and Pollock's activities for F.R.E.E. (Floridians Representing Equity and Equality), a state registered non profit organization founded in 1997 and formed by supporters to defend equal opportunity in Florida. The chair of this organization was Leon Russell, President of the Florida Conference of Branches of NAACP. Florida NOW was one of the sponsors along with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights the National Bar Association, the National Association of Social Workers (NAWS), and the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA).
The records in Accession II are organized in five series. The Administrative Series contains Florida NOW presidential correspondence and related documents, state conference materials, state council minutes, documents about meetings, directories, and financial reports. The Legislative Series: contains subject files about abortion, same-sex marriage, health and human services, lawsuits, petitions and lobbyists. The F.R.E.E. Series: contains files concerning equal opportunity, affirmative action, trial documents, financial reports, and handouts. The Local Chapters Series includes correspondence between local chapters and Florida NOW (especially concerning annual reports about local activities), local newsletters and bulletins. The Audio-Visual Series includes photographs, VHS video tapes, and audio tapes pertaining to Florida NOW activities.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
The collection is open for research.
Related or Separated Material
Related materials can be found in the Records of the League of Women Voters of Florida at the University of Florida Smathers Libraries.
Administrative Information
Alternate Form of Material
Digital reproductions of items in this collection are available online via the University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC). Please read the Permissions for Use statement for information on copyright, fair use, and use of UFDC digital objects.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Records of the Florida National Organization for Women, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Acquisition Information
Acquired in several accruals over a period of years from the Florida National Organization for Women.
Processing Notes
Accession I was processed by Special Collections staff; Accession II was processed by Paola Pizzichini in 2009. A large amount of correspondence in Accession II consists of e-mail messages printed out using sheets often already printed on the verso side. Some Fax messages are partially or totally unreadable because of the deterioration of thermal paper. During processing, many of the original documents were reproduced and photocopies were substituted or added.
Contents List
Accession I - Florida NOW Records 1971-1989 |
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Accession I originally was acquired in two separate batches. The first batch covered the period 1973-1979 and primarily came from the files of the State Coordinators, the principal state officer. An additional batch subsequently was received from the legislative office. The legislative office records largely duplicated the coordinator's records for the years 1973-1976, although individual items may have existed only in the legislative office file. The legislative office records extended the scope of the records to 1982. It also appeared that some of the coordinator's and perhaps other officers deposited their own records with the legislative office, so the records from the legislative office also extended the coordinators' files. Because of this overlap, the coordinators and legislative office file are now integrated. The bulk of the records in Accession I are from the period 1973-1982, approximately the same period of time as which the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) went before the states for ratification. Local chapters are represented through correspondence, newsletters, and reports of activities. The records reflect all aspects of the organization, its officers, council, committees and taskforces, state conventions, interaction with national NOW, with the local chapters in Florida, and with outside groups and individuals. Other than organizational activities, a wide range of political and social topics are reflected, principally efforts to gain passage of ERA, abortion, and many forms of gender discrimination. Many records reveal NOW's political and lobbying efforts. Accession I is divided into four series: Administrative Records, Legislative Office Files, Equal Rights Amendment Files, and Local Chapters. |
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Accession I Series 1: Administrative Records 1973-1987 |
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The Administrative Records Series in Accession I contains by-laws, directories, correspondence and other records of the coordinators/presidents and other officers, proceedings of the State Council and annual conferences, committees, taskforces, including the Political Action Committee and the Political Research Office, and the newsletter. Also included are semi-official, and non-NOW files, which reflect topics of interest to NOW members, including papers on consciousness raising, Florida NOW history, the International Women's Year (1976), and regional and national groups. This Series is largely composed of the coordinator's and president's papers, although it includes records covering other officers, groups, and activities. The files for the Council meetings, for example, will contain the background material which the coordinator as the presiding officer and chief executive gathered regarding agenda items, as well as the actual minutes, agenda, and reports presented at the meeting. In general, it would be wise to consult the appropriate coordinator's correspondence files when doing research on any topic. The coordinators/presidents represented in this series are Karen Coolman (1973-1974), Margaret Barovitch (1974-1976), Valerie Adams (1976-1977), Rebecca Berg (1977-1978), Genece Minshew (1979-1980), Eileen Cudney (1980-1981), and Pat Kennedy (1981-1982). The largest groups of files are from Barovitch, Berg, and Minshew. |
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By-Laws, Directories, and State Coordinators 1973-1986 |
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| 1 | 1 | Florida NOW Bylaws (Includes a copy of the National NOW bylaws). 1973-1986 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Florida NOW Directories. 1973-1980 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Florida NOW Chapters, Officers, and Delegates (Directory). 1985 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | State Chairone. 1974 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | State Coordinator (Coolman). 1973-1974 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | State Coordinator (Barovitch). 1974 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | State Coordinator (Barovitch). 1975 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | State Coordinator (Barovitch). 1975 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | State Coordinator (Barovitch). 1976 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | State Coordinator (Barovitch) - Log of Activities. 1974-1976 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 11 | State Coordinator (Adams). 1976-1977 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 12 | State Coordinator (Berg) Correspondence. 1977-1979 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 13 | State Coordinator (Berg) Correspondence with Gov. Askew re: political appointment of women. 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 14 | State Coordinator/President (Berg/Minshew) Correspondence with and statement re: Governor Graham and staff, primarily concerning appointments. 1978-1980 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 15 | State Coordinator (Berg) Public relations. 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
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President and Other State Officers 1973-1985 |
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| 2 | 1 | State President (Minshew) Correspondence. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | State President (Minshew) Correspondence, Campaign material, and resignation statement. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | State President (Minshew) Correspondence, lists, etc. re: filling of committee positions, legal counsel, etc. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | State President (Minshew) Correspondence. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | State President (Cudney) Correspondence. 1980-1981 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | State President (Kennedy) Correspondence. 1981-1982 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Assistant State Coordinator - Correspondence. 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | State Vice-President. 1980-1981 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | State Treasurer - Central Dues Collection. 1979-1981 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 10 | State Treasurer - Correspondence. 1974-1976 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 11 | State Treasurer - Correspondence. 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | State Treasurer - Correspondence. 1977-1981 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 13 | State Treasurer - (George) - Correspondence. 1981-1984 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 14 | State Treasurer - Fundraising. 1975-1977 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 15 | State Treasurer - Reports. 1973-1985 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 16 | State Membership Secretary - Correspondence. 1979-1980 | |||||||||||
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State Council Meetings 1973-1987 |
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Includes agendas, minutes, and other documents relating to Council Meetings. |
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| 3 | 1 | State Officers' Meeting Minutes. 1973 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | State Council. 1973-1974 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | State Council. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | State Council. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | State Council. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | State Council. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | State Council. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 8 | State Council. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 9 | State Council. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | State Council. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 11 | State Council. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | State Council. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 13 | State Council. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 14 | State Council. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 15 | State Council. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 16 | State Council. 1985-1986 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 17 | State Council. 1987 | |||||||||||
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State Conference, Committees, and Task Forces 1973-1986 |
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Includes programs, announcements, reports of activities, resolutions, and other records. |
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| 4 | 1 | State Conference. 1973 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | State Conference. 1974 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | State Conference. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | State Conference. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | State Conference. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | State Conference, Resolutions. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | State Conference - Committee assignments and reports. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | State Conference - Program, reports, correspondence, and resolutions. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 9 | State Conference. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 10 | State Conference (Includes Resolutions and President's report). 1981 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 11 | By-laws Committee. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 12 | Educational Taskforce. 1976-1979 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 13 | Finance Committee, Correspondence, budget requests, recommendations, etc. 1973-1979, [n.d.] | |||||||||||
| 4 | 14 | Fundraising Committee. 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 15 | Joint Committee on Structure and Finance. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 16 | Legal Referral Task Force. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 17 | Lesbian Rights Task Force (Gay Task Force) including Lesbian Mothers Defense Committee. 1979-1981 [n.d.] | |||||||||||
| 4 | 18 | March for Women's Lives Committee. 1986 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 19 | Multi-Chapter Committee and Workshop. [1976-1977] | |||||||||||
| 4 | 20 | Right to Choose Task Force, Memorandum. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 21 | State Compliance Task Force. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 22 | Women's Reproductive Task Force. 1981 | |||||||||||
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Florida NOW PAC, Political Research Office, and Newsletter 1973-1986 |
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| 5 | 1 | Florida NOW PAC, Bylaws, Correspondence, financial records, meetings. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Florida NOW PAC, Correspondence, financial records, meetings. 1979-1980 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Florida NOW PAC, Correspondence, financial records, meetings. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Florida NOW PAC, Correspondence, financial records, meetings. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Florida NOW PAC - 1980 Campaign. Notes on candidates, solicitations, clippings. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | Florida NOW PACs - late report filing. 1986 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | [Coolman, Karen?] "What is PAR [Political Action Research] Mimeographed Statement. [ca. 1974?] | |||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | Conte, Jo. "The New Right in Florida, Who It Is and What It Wants". 1979 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 9 | Conte, Jo. "Political Research, or 'How to Find Out What the Good Ole Boys Know and Hide,'". 1979 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 10 | "Florida Analysis Project - a Progress Report," accompanied by correspondence, report, and political research notes. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 11 | "Florida Analysis Project - Selected Findings," by Jo Conte. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 12 | Political Research Office Proposal. Goals, Budget, Program Narrative, Reports on the Right Wing and Political Research. [1977-1978] | |||||||||||
| 5 | 13 | Political Research Task Force, Program and Budget Proposal. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 14 | Political Research Tasks and other notes. [1979] | |||||||||||
| 5 | 15 | Political Research - Information Gathered on Jack Eckerd Corporation Foundation. 1975-1982 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 16 | NOW in Florida (Newsletter) v. 1-4. 1973-1976 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 17 | Florida NOW News, v.5-. 1977-? | |||||||||||
| 5 | 18 | Newsletter editor - Correspondence, Reports. 1976-1980 | |||||||||||
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Miscellaneous and Unofficial Florida NOW, National NOW, and Southern Regional Conference Records 1974-1986 |
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| 6 | 1 | Chapter Development Leadership - Correspondence, notes. 1979-1980 [n.d.] | |||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Consciousness Raising Workshops (Primarily papers of Toni Head, re: Workshops, National CR committee, and grievance against National NOW officers. 1976-1983 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Consciousness Raising - "CR Rules," packet from CR Weekend Workshop, 1980, and Guidelines to Feminist Consciousness Raising by Harriett Perl and Gay Abarbanell [1979]. 1979-1980 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Disney Now - Application to Convene Disney Chapter of Now. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | First Women's Bank of Florida (Proposed New Bank). 1975 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Florida NOW Archives - Correspondence re: preservation of Florida NOW records. 1974-1976 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Florida NOW Convenors' Kit. [ca. 1975] | |||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | Florida NOW Feminist Calendar by Clay Bennett. 1986 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 9 | Florida NOW History Project (Attempt to record history of first ten years of Florida NOW. Includes lists of officers, chronology of important events, and pamphlet, A Brief History of NOW in Florida). 1983 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 10 | Florida Now Press Kit, August. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 11 | Florida NOW Press Releases. 1979-1980,1986 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 12 | International Women's Year. Records of Florida NOW's participation and other material of the Florida Women's Conference, Orlando. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 13 | National NOW Brochures. | |||||||||||
| 6 | 14 | National NOW Board of Directors Member - Correspondence. 1975-1980 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 15 | Notebook - Miscellaneous Florida NOW notes, lists, copies of letters, etc. Some entries are by Rebecca Berg. [1976] | |||||||||||
| 6 | 16 | NOW News Is Good News; a Public Relations/Media Guide for Now Chapters. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 17 | "N.O.W.'s Role in the U.S. Legislature: Accomplishments and Goals," Prepared by Sheila Kay Riley. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 18 | Recipes for Revolution, a Compilation of Useful Hints and guidelines by members of Florida NOW (Activities, skills, resources). [ca. 1957] | |||||||||||
| 6 | 19 | Southern Regional Conference (NOW) Meeting, (Atlanta). 1976 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 20 | Southern Regional Conference (NOW) Meeting, (Jacksonville). 1977 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 21 | Southern Regional Conference (NOW) Meeting, (Raleigh). 1979 | |||||||||||
Accession I Series 2: Legislative Office 1971-1987 |
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The Legislative Office Series in Accession I contains the correspondence, memoranda and other records of the legislative coordinators, lobbyists, and the Legislative Office, including the Legislative Bulletin. Also included are many legislative and political records created or collected by Florida NOW. Major topics include constitutional revision, Democratic State Party Conventions, and Florida legislative elections and actions. The series contains subject files on abortion, gender discrimination, and many other subjects of legislative concern, and a set of files on individual legislators. |
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State Legislative Coordinator and Office Correspondence and Records 1971-1985 |
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Legislative Coordinator Correspondence files also includes general legislative office correspondence and that of lobbyists and other staff. |
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| 7 | 1 | State Legislative Coordinator (Keawe) Correspondence. 1971-1973 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 2 | State Legislative Coordinator (Hayward) Correspondence. 1973-1974 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | State Legislative Coordinator (Hayward) Correspondence. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | State Legislative Coordinator (Wilson) Correspondence. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | State Legislative Coordinator Correspondence re: Title XX (Child care). 1975-1977 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | State Legislative Coordinator Correspondence. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | State Legislative Coordinator Correspondence with State Treasurer (Minshew). 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 8 | State Legislative Coordinator Correspondence with U.S. Senator Richard (Dick) Stone. 1976-1980 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 9 | State Legislative Coordinator Correspondence. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 10 | State Legislative Coordinator Correspondence re: Abortion. 1976-1977 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 11 | State Legislative Coordinator Correspondence with State Coordinator (Berg). 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 12 | State Legislative Coordinator Correspondence. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 13 | State Legislative Office Correspondence. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 14 | State Legislative Coordinator Correspondence. 1980-1982 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 15 | State Legislative Office Correspondence, Executive Director. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 16 | State Legislative Coordinator Correspondence. 1983-1985 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 17 | State Legislative Coordinator Mailings to State Chapters, Officers, Council, etc. 1975-1976 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 18 | State Legislative Coordinator Mailings to State Chapters, Officers, Council, etc. 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 19 | State Legislative Coordinator Mailings to Chapter Legislative Contacts. 1979-1980 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 20 | State Legislative Office. Chapter Legislative Meeting and Multi-Chapter Workshop. Legislative Strategy Meeting. 1976-1977 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 21 | State Legislative Office. Legislative Committee, Meetings, and Task Force. 1975-1977 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 22 | State Legislative Office. Legislative Workshop and Training Session. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 23 | State Legislative Office. Legislative Meeting, Orlando - Minutes, Agenda, Meeting Packet. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | State Legislative Office Press Releases. 1977-1981 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 2 | State Legislative Office Telephone Log. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | NOW in Florida Legislative Bulletin, v.1, no.1 - v.5, no. 4. | |||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | NOW in Florida Legislative Bulletin (nos. 1-10). 1985 | |||||||||||
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Political Papers 1976-1986 |
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| 8 | 5 | State of Florida Constitutional Revision Commission. Records re: Florida NOW participation, also general information and Florida League of Women Voters Kit. 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | "Yes on 2," Material from Florida Now and Other Organizations re: Florida Constitutional Amendment 2 (Little, ERA, 1978). 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | Constitutional Revision 3 on Reapportionment - Correspondence and Background Material. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | Florida Democratic Party State Convention. Journal, Platform, and other Official Material. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 9 | Florida Democratic Party State Convention. Florida NOW Documents, including "strategy," correspondence, platform petitions and other women's issues materials. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 10 | Florida Democratic Party State Convention. Journal, Platform, and other Official Material. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 11 | Florida Democratic Party State Convention. Florida NOW Documents, including "Outline of NOW Activities," correspondence, platform petitions, other women's issues, and Florida Democrats for Kennedy material. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | Election Results Analysis, Florida Senate and House. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 2 | Brevard Coalition for Equality - Candidate Interviews for Primary Elections, Sept. 12, 1978, and Suggestions for Setting Up Candidate Interview. [1978?] | |||||||||||
| 9 | 3 | Candidate Information - Information on selected candidates, including advertisements, correspondence, and statements of endorsement. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Candidate List with Florida NOW annotations and List of Candidates Who Support ERA. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 5 | Florida Election Campaign - Endorsement Information and Florida Women's Political Caucus Endorsements. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Analysis of Florida House and Senate candidates with Florida NOW-PAC priority and other assessment. [1980] | |||||||||||
| 9 | 7 | Background Data on Candidates for Florida Legislature. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 8 | Correspondence and notes re: possible candidates. 1979-1980 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | Florida NOW-PAC Records re: elections. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | Profiles of Florida Legislators and Districts. [1980] | |||||||||||
| 9 | 11 | Various records relating to the Florida legislative elections. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 12 | Candidate Questionnaire - Bob Graham for Governor. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 13 | Correspondence from Candidates Backed by NOW, Endorsement letter, and NOW Press Release on Florida. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 14 | Florida NOW Research and Positions on Pending Legislation. [1978?] | |||||||||||
| 9 | 15 | NOW Lobbying Day Agenda. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 16 | Ireland, Patricia. "Notes from Workshop on Political Action," Memorandum to Eileen Cudney. Accompanied by notes by Ireland and others on a similar, or possibly the same workshop. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 17 | Note on "Conversation with Legislators," [Roberta Fox, Jack and Elaine Gordon] re: 1981 Legislative Prospects, following the elections. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 18 | Sample Forms from National NOW to Record Vote Count Information. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 19 | "A Last Look at the 1981 Legislative Session," [by the Legislative Coordinator, Tina Slaney?]. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 20 | Legislative Session, 1981. Bills backed by NOW, Reports on Committee hearings, lobbyist report, etc. 1980?-1981 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 21 | Legislative Coordinator's Report on the session. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 22 | Notes on Special Session. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 23 | Memorandum to Ellie [Smeal] re: Insurance company contributions to Dempsey Barron and W.D. Childers and about potential ERA contributors. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 24 | Constituent Visit Reports on the session. 1983 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 25 | Summary of Bills. 1983 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 26 | Legislative Agenda. 1985 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 27 | List of Bills Tracked, Companion Bills, Synopsis and Recommendations in the Legislative Session. 1986 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 28 | Special Election, Dade County Legislative Seat. 1982 | |||||||||||
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| 10 | 1 | Abortion Clinic Licensing - Proposed Legislation (SB53). Copy of bill, Committee testimony, Reactions of Florida NOW and Others. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Abortion Clinic Licensing - Proposed Legislation (SB1220 with 1978). Copy of bill, roll-call, NOW notes, etc. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | Abortion Clinic Licensing - Memo, Correspondence, etc. re Rulemaking. Copy of proposed rule. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | Abortion Clinic Licensing - Proposed legislation (HB1240). 1980 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | Abortion Legislation (Proposed) - Florida legislature. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | Abortion Legislation (Proposed) - Florida legislature. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | Abortion Legislation (Proposed) - Florida legislature. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | Abortion Legislation (Proposed) - Florida legislature. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | Abortion Legislation (Proposed) - Florida legislature, Medical Practices Act (HB 1814). 1979 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | Abortion Legislation (Proposed) - Florida legislature. 1984 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 11 | Abortion Legislation (Proposed) - Florida legislature - Parental notification. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 12 | Abortion - Access to Abortion, Panel Discussion, NOW Conference. [ca. 1979?] | |||||||||||
| 10 | 13 | Abortion - American Civil Liberties Union of Florida - Right to Choose Lobby, Statement and Reports (#1-3, 1978) and Correspondence. 1978 [n.d.] | |||||||||||
| 10 | 14 | Abortion - Attorney General of Florida (Robert L. Shevin) Analysis of Supreme Court Decisions Regarding Abortion and Their Effect upon the Florida Abortion Statue, Feb. 2, 1973, and Letter of Opinion. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 15 | Abortion - Charts and Notes re: Florida legislators position on abortion and religion. [ca. 1979?] | |||||||||||
| 10 | 16 | Abortion - "Con-Con" (Proposed Constitutional Convention on Abortion) Script for Telephone Call, Statements by Patricia Ireland and Florida NOW. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 17 | Abortion - Florida Abortion Council - Letter to Rep. Terry O'Malley, re: Abortion Clinic Licensing and Regulation. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 18 | Abortion - Florida Abortion Rights Action League. Press Release, Legislative reports, form letter. 1979-1980 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 19 | Abortion - Florida Choice - Flyer and Legislative Kit. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 20 | Abortion - Medicaid Funds for Abortion - Testimony to Florida House, April 6, 1978, by Howard S. Gitlow. Also notes on Hearing by Florida NOW Observer [Lis Handley?] and Statements by Elaine Gordon and Tina Slaney, etc. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 21 | Abortion - "Pro-Choice Strategy and Tactics," NARAL/ACLU Seminar (1978). Program, announcements, and notes by Florida NOW Participant [Tina Slaney?]. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 22 | Affirmative Action Plan - Department of Education (Florida). 1979 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 23 | Affirmative Action Plan - State University System of Florida. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 24 | Anthony, Susan G., Legal Holiday. 1975-1977 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 25 | Birth Certificates for Illegitimate Births - Court Case. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 26 | Birth Certificates for Illegitimate Births - Legislation. 1976-1977 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 27 | Cancer Screening - Proposed Legislation. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 28 | Contraceptives and Minors - Legislation. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 29 | Crime Victim Compensation - Proposed Legislation. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 30 | Discrimination by Liquor Licensees - Proposed Legislation. 1986 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 31 | Discrimination in State Employment - Testimony by Jo Conte; Statistics gathered by the Legislative Office for Testimony. 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 32 | Displaced Homemaker Legislation (Florida). 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Displaced Homemaker Legislation (U.S. Congress). 1976-1977 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Divorce. 1975-1978 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Draft and Women. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | Educational Equity Act. 1983 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 5 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Sheridan and Department of Environmental Regulation). 1976 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 6 | Family Law. 1976, 1980 [n.d.] | |||||||||||
| 11 | 7 | Family Planning - Proposed Legislation. 1977-1981 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 8 | Health Care Costs - Proposed Legislation. 1984 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 9 | Homemaker Retirement Bill (U.S. Congress). 1978 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 10 | Human Rights Act (Florida) Legislation. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | Human Rights Act (Florida) - Florida Commission on Human Relations, Rule. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 12 | Maternal Death - Proposed Legislation. 1983-1984 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 13 | Maternity Leave - Proposed Legislation. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 14 | Mothers and Babies in Prison (Florida Clearinghouse on Criminal Justice) - Court Cases and Legislation. 1979-1981 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 15 | Name Change. 1977-1979 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 16 | Pregnancy Discrimination. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 17 | Pregnant Student Programs. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 18 | Prostitution. 1975-1979 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 19 | Reapportionment - "1982: Gerrymandering: A Fair Reapportionment," Preliminary Draft [from Common Cause] May 13, 1981, with letter from Executive Director. 1981-1982 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 20 | Sexist Language - "Practical Guide to Non-Sexist Language," NOW. 1986 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 21 | Sexual Assault against Children - Proposed Legislation. 1977-1985 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 22 | Sexual Battery - Proposed Legislation. 1984 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 23 | Sexual Harassment - Proposed Legislation. 1984 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 24 | Spouse Abuse - Proposed Legislation. 1976-1980 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 25 | Spouse Abuse (Questionnaire completed by Florida State Attorneys). 1975 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 26 | Spouse Abuse (Refuge Information Network of Florida Newsletter). 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 27 | Sterilization. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 28 | Strip Searches. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 29 | Tax Relief - Circuit Breaker Bill. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 30 | Teenage Pregnancy. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 31 | Veterans Preference. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 32 | White House Conference on Families. 1980 | |||||||||||
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Florida Legislators' Files 1973-1987 |
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| 12 | 1 | Barrett, David L. (H-44). 1976-1980 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 2 | Brown, Hyatt (H-31). 1975-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 3 | Campbell, Gene (H-82). [ca. 1978] | |||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | Cherry, Gwendolyn S. (H-106). 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 5 | Considine, John J. (H-82). 1974-1977 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 6 | Conway, William. [1976-1978] | |||||||||||
| 12 | 7 | Coolman, Karen (H-86). 1976 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 8 | Crenshaw, Ander (H-24). [ca. 1974?]-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 9 | Dixon, Earl (H-23). [ca. 1974]-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 10 | Flinn, Gene (H-116). [ca.1976?-1980] | |||||||||||
| 12 | 11 | Forbes, John R. (H-17). [ca.1974-1978] | |||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | Fox, Roberta (H-40), includes photograph. 1976-1980 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 13 | Fox, Roberta - Letters Received, opposing the ERA. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 14 | Hazleton, Don F. (H-78). 1976 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 15 | Healey, Edward J. (H-81). 1977-[1980?] | |||||||||||
| 12 | 16 | Hutto, Earl (H-1). [ca. 1974]-1977 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 17 | James, William G. (H-80). 1976 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 18 | Kirkwood, Lawrence R. (Larry) (H-38). 1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 19 | Lockwood, William H. (H-104). 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 20 | Mann, Frank (H-90). 1976-1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 21 | McPherson, Scott (H-92). 1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 22 | Melvin, Jerry G. (H-5). | |||||||||||
| 12 | 23 | Mica, John L. (H-39). 1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 24 | Malloy, John Cyril (H-118). 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 25 | Moore, Tom R. (H-56) with photograph. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 26 | Nelson, William (H-47). [ca. 1974] | |||||||||||
| 12 | 27 | Poorbaugh, Jack (H-77). 1973 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 28 | Rish, William J. (H-9). [1974?]-1977 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 29 | Robinson, Jame (H-46). 1976 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 30 | Singleton, Mary (H-116). [ca. 1973] | |||||||||||
| 12 | 31 | Smith, Eric (H-19). [1974?]-1977 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 32 | Tucker, Dan (H-11). 1977-1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 33 | Background information on selected legislators and statements on their ERA position (Removed from portfolio with note: Req. background made for Claudine Schneider[?] 3/17/82.). 1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 34 | Anderson, Dick (S-40). [1978?]-1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 35 | Castor, Betty (S-21). 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 36 | Chamberlain, Don (S-19). 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 37 | Dunn, Edgar M., Jr. (S-10). 1976-1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 38 | Firestone, George (S-36). 1974-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 39 | Gallen, Tom (S-24). 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 40 | Glisson, Tom (S-11). 1974-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 41 | Gorman, Bill (S-15). 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 42 | Graham, Robert (S-33). 1974-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 43 | Jenkins, Dan (S-7). 1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 44 | Johnston, Harry (S-26). 1981-1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 45 | Lewis, Tom (S-27). 1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 46 | MacKay, Kenneth H. "Buddy" (S-6). 1975-1979 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 47 | Maxwell, Clark, Jr. 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 48 | Neale, Pat (S-24). 1978-1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 49 | Plante, Kenneth A. (S-14). 1975-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 50 | Poston, Ralph. 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 51 | Saylor, Henry (S-20). 1985-1987 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 52 | Scarborough, Dan (S-7). 1973-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 53 | Spicola, Guy (S-22). 1976-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 54 | Skinner, Sherrill "Pete" (S-5). 1974-1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 55 | Williamson, George A. (S-29). 1976 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 56 | Wilson, Lori (S-16). 1975-1978 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 57 | Trask, Alan. 1974-1982 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 58 | Zinkel, William (S-32). 1973-1977 | |||||||||||
Accession I Series 3: Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Series 1973-1982 |
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The Equal Rights Amendment Series in Accession I shows the struggle by Florida NOW and other groups to obtain ratification of the amendment by the Florida Legislature. The records reflect many direct activities undertaken by Florida NOW, legislative and political actions, the involvement of National NOW, the networking of Florida NOW with other pro-ERA organizations and with the various coalition groups established to coordinate pro-ERA with the work, including ERA Florida, and general pro- and anti- activity in the State. Records from one such group, ERA '74, apparently were left with the Florida NOW legislative coordinator and are included with the collection here. A set of the records deal with the national convention boycott of Florida, the Florida NOW induced tourist boycott, and with other boycott attempts. The ERA Countdown Campaign records show the many actions to obtain ratification during the year preceding the June 1982 deadline. A set of public opinion polls by Lou Harris is included. The principal business of Florida NOW during the decade covered by these records was the struggle to ratify the amendment. Although this series of records is devoted exclusively to ERA, the topic is pervasive throughout the whole of the records. Much of the coordinators' and legislative officers' correspondence revolve around the ERA, and it was the stimulus for much of the legislative intelligence gathering and other activities. |
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| 13 | 1 | Florida Now ERA Direct Mail Campaign [fundraising]. 1973-1974 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Florida Now Statewide Action Plan for Opening Day ERA 'Rally in Tally'. [1974] | |||||||||||
| 13 | 3 | Florida Parades for the ERA - Correspondence, Planning Documents, etc. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 4 | Florida Parades for the ERA - Margaret Barovich's file. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Florida Parades for the ERA - Financial records. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Florida Parades for the ERA - Newspaper clippings. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Florida Parades for the ERA - Program, songbook, reminiscences. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 8 | Florida Parades for the ERA - Remarks of Reubin O'D. Askew to E.R.A. Supporters, Tallahassee. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 9 | Celebrity Visits in Florida for ERA. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 10 | Florida NOW ERA Caravan - Background information, correspondence. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 11 | Florida NOW ERA Caravan - Planning, Publicity. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 12 | Florida NOW ERA Caravan - Schedules and Program for Tallahassee Rally. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | Florida NOW ERA Caravan - Packet of Pro-ERA material. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 14 | ERA Letter Writing Campaign. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 15 | ERA Vigil (Tallahassee) General Information. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 16 | Papers Collected for a Scrapbook of ERA Campaign Activities. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 17 | National ERA March on Washington (Alice Paul Memorial March). 1978 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 18 | "Project Radio ERA"; memo. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 19 | ERA Fundraiser - Gloria Steinem Visit. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 20 | National Walk-a-thon for Equal Rights Kit. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 21 | ERA YES. ERA National Outreach Campaign Kit. [1981?] | |||||||||||
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ERA Administrative Records 1974-1982 |
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| 14 | 1 | NOW ERA Emergency Fund, Correspondence and financial records. 1974-1975 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 2 | National NOW Campaign for Unratified States (1975) Correspondence and records. 1974-1975 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 3 | Florida NOW ERA Strategy Meetings and ERA Strategist Newsletter. 1974-1975 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 4 | Florida NOW - ERA Strategy Report and Budget. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 5 | ERA - Budget Sheets and Financial Arrangements with National NOW - Correspondence, records. 1976-1977 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 6 | Correspondence with National NOW. 1976-1977 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 7 | National NOW ERA Strike Force. "The Florida Report,". 1977 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 8 | Florida NOW Miscellaneous Correspondence and records re: ERA, [n.d.] June, 1977-[Dec.]. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 9 | Florida NOW Budget, correspondence, plan, etc. for ERA Vote in 1979 (Operation Outreach, ERA Strike Force, letters to E. Smeal and National NOW). 1978 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 10 | Florida NOW. ERA Legislative Strategy, 1979 Session. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 11 | Smith, Barbara. Letters to Eleanor Smeal re: ERA ratification and boycott in Florida. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 12 | Florida NOW ERA Update, ERA Media Proposal, Ratification Overview, and Report of Meeting with National NOW. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 13 | Pinzel, Bonnie. Memo to Eleanor Smeal re: Reuben Askew and ERA. [1982?] | |||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | Summary of Telephone conversation between Ellie Smeal and Eileen Cudney. 1980 | |||||||||||
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Legislative and Political Activities 1973-1982 |
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| 14 | 15 | Coolman, Karen. "Analysis of the Florida House Vote on the ERA-1973," and Record of votes. Includes a second copy with memo by Margaret [Menzel?] attached. 1973 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 16 | "ERA, 1975," Memorandum to Margaret Barovich, President, Florida NOW, from Nikki Beare, Florida NOW Lobbyist for the Session. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 17 | Correspondence between R. L. Berg and Florida's U.S. Senator and Representatives on ERA Extension Resolution. 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 18 | Material on the ERA Extension Resolution from Florida and National NOW. [1977-1978] | |||||||||||
| 14 | 19 | Florida NOW ERA Activities, 1978 Legislative Session. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 20 | Florida NOW. ERA Testimony to the [Florida] Senate Rules Committee. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 21 | Mixson, Wayne (Lt. Governor). Press Release and copy of letter to Gov. Graham re: Mixson's support for the ERA. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 22 | ERA Strategy - Status Meeting with Governor Graham by Lis Handley. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 23 | Graham, Robert (Governor) Memoranda on Graham's political background [by Ruth Whitney?]. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 24 | Graham, Robert (Governor) Letters to [Florida NOW members?] on support for ERA. 1981-1982 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 25 | Chiles, Lawton. Letter to Mary Tomlinson re: abortion, ERA, etc. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 26 | Askew, Reubin. Memorandum of Meeting with Askew by P[atricia] I[reland] on passage of ERA. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 27 | Graham, Robert. Constituent Visit Report Forms of Meetings with Graham. Also reports of meeting with Adele Graham and Lt. Gov. Mixson. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 28 | "Bribery v. Political Contribution in Florida," legal memo re: NOW contributions and ERA vote. [Original label: Lippmann and Hart - bribery law memo]. 1982 | |||||||||||
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| 15 | 1 | League of Women Voters (Florida) - Correspondence with Florida NOW and Records of ERA Coalition Meeting. 1973 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 2 | ERA-74 - Records of coalition formed to ratify ERA in Florida in 1974. 1973 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 3 | ERA-74 - Records of coalition formed to ratify ERA in Florida in 1974. 1974 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 4 | Florida State Coalition for ERA - Financial Report. 1975-1976 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 5 | Florida State Coalition for Equality [Originally named Florida '76-'77 Coalition] Records, Correspondence, Newsletter, etc. 1975-1976 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 6 | ERA Florida, Correspondence, records, etc. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 7 | ERA Florida, Correspondence, records. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 8 | ERA Florida - Miscellaneous papers relating to legislative strategy. 1976-1977 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 9 | ERA Information Center, Correspondence, records. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 10 | ERA Media Campaign - Examples of advertisements, correspondence, notes. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 11 | Florida ACLU and Florida League of Women Voters. Memoranda re: coalition and other ERA issues, with annotations Florida NOW annotations. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 12 | Minutewomen of Florida vs. ERA Florida, NOW, and Edna Saffey [threatened suit] - Correspondence, clippings, newsletter. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 13 | Florida ERA Network, Inc. Bylaws, Correspondence, Records, etc. 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 14 | Florida ERA Network, Inc. ERA Newsnet, v. 1, no.1 --7. 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | State Working Group for ERA; Report from Mary [Lidkea] to Genece[Minshew]. [1978?] | |||||||||||
| 15 | 16 | [ERA Florida, 1979-1980] Reports of ERA Groups Meetings, organized by Billie M. Bobbitt, Florida, Sept., 1979 - June, 1981, includes newsletter ERA Florida, nos. 1 - 2,March- June, 1981. Also called Florida State Organizations' Working Group. 1979-1981 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 17 | Women's Equality Weekend (Tampa, April 11-12, 1981) sponsored by ERA Florida groups. 1981 | |||||||||||
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ERA Groups and General Records 1973-1982 |
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| 16 | 1 | American Association of University Women, Florida Division. Memo from Mrs. R. E. Niffenegger on ERA ratification strategy. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 2 | Betty Friedan in Florida, 1977 - Newspapers Clippings, April 4 - 12, 1977.Bobbitt, Billie M. "Equal Rights-Heritage of Democracy". 1980 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 3 | Bobbitt, Billie M. "Equal Rights-Heritage of Democracy". 1980 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 4 | Butzin, Peter (Common Cause/Florida) Text of Speech on ERA. [ca. 1978?] | |||||||||||
| 16 | 5 | Catholics Act for ERA - Packet of Letters Sent to Dade County Legislators. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 6 | Common Cause in Florida. Memo RE: October as ERA Month for Common Cause. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 7 | "Drafting Women," WECA (Tallahassee's) Television Editorial. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 8 | ERA and Feminist Songs from various sources. [ca. 197?] | |||||||||||
| 16 | 9 | ERA clippings from Florida newspapers. 1973-1977 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 10 | ERA clippings from Florida newspapers. 1978-1982 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 11 | ERA Coalition Senate District 5-Memo to Linda Vaughan and Marie Bowden [ERA Florida] and Memo on Successes and Suggestions for State Wide Action submitted by Polly Doughty. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 12 | "ERA. Equal Pay or Equal Gay," brochure from the Concerned Mothers Political Action Committee (Miami). [ca. 1977?] | |||||||||||
| 16 | 13 | Equal Rights Amendment: Boon for Women? or Boondoggle [anti-ERA pamphlet with rebuttal by staff of Florida NOW Legislative Office. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 14 | Ewing, Joseph R. Educational Program to Promote Passage of the ERA. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 15 | Florida Farm Bureau Federation. Presentation of Mildred Rutherford to Florida House Health and Rehabilitative Services Committee, re: Opposition to ERA. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Florida Legislature Votes against the Equal Rights Amendment," unsigned statement. [1977?] | |||||||||||
| 16 | 17 | "Florida Statutes Potentially Affected by the Equal Rights Amendment," prepared by the Big Bend Coalition to Support the ERA. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 18 | Florida Women's Political Caucus (including National Women's Political Caucus) Memos and election analysis. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 19 | Florida Women's Political Caucus Newsletter, v. 4, no.1. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 20 | Floridians for ERA. Membership material and Bulletin. 1979-1980 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 21 | Gainesville Organizations for the Equal Rights Amendment. Flyer and copy of petition, November. 1973 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 22 | Good Government Society. By-laws, correspondence, meeting reports, political analysis, and newsletter. 1977-1978 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 23 | Henderson, Warren (Fl. Senator). Position Paper on the Equal Rights Amendment. 1976 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 24 | Homosexual Marriages and ERA, opinions on same sex marriage by attorney general of Florida and other states. 1975-1977 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 25 | Mother's Day March for Equal Rights. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 26 | Panels for Equality (National Council of Jewish Women) - Text for pro-ERA seminars. [1973] | |||||||||||
| 16 | 27 | People Power. Press release, membership brochure. [1978?] | |||||||||||
| 16 | 28 | Pro-ERA Brochures and Statements from Florida Groups. [ca. 1973-1982] | |||||||||||
| 16 | 29 | Pro-ERA brochures and statements from various sources. [1973?-1982?] | |||||||||||
| 16 | 30 | Psychic (Carol Ann Liaros) Prediction of ERA Victory. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 31 | Religious Committee for the ERA (New York) Prayer Vigil Kit. [1982?] | |||||||||||
| 16 | 32 | School Board of Collier County vs. Nadine Steele, teacher fired for taking off to participate in an ERA rally, with Florida NOW statement. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 33 | Steers, Jr., Newton I. (Maryland Senator) - Copy of mailgram to Mallory E. Horne (Florida Senate President) in Support of ERA. 1974 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 34 | [STOP ERA?] Fliers opposing ERA with notes on the verso. [1977?] | |||||||||||
| 16 | 35 | WCKT Sunbeam (Miami) - Television Commentary in Support of ERA. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 36 | WKIS (Orlando) - Radio Commentary by Gene Burns in Support of ERA. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 37 | Wilson, Lori. Remarks of Senator Lori Wilson, and "Why ERA Is in Trouble in the South," (2 versions) address before the Florida Senate. 1974-1977 | |||||||||||
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| 17 | 1 | Berg, Rebecca L., and Irving Cowan (Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood, Fl.) - Correspondence re: Boycott and ERA. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 2 | Boycott Committee Proposal - Letter from Peggy Psaledakis, Co-chair, Florida Direct Action, to Ellie Smeal, submitting Boycott Committee Proposal, accompanied by portfolio of reports, correspondence, promotional material, clippings, etc. 1979-1981 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 3 | Boycott Committee Resolutions, no. 6-7; submitted by Orlando Area NOW. [1980?] | |||||||||||
| 17 | 4 | Boycott Correspondence. 1979 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 5 | Boycott Correspondence. 1980-1981 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 6 | "Boycott Florida for the ERA," envelope containing Standard Speech for E.R.A. Boycott and "Statistics on Tourism in Florida". [ ca. 1979] | |||||||||||
| 17 | 7 | "Calls to Action Teams, Re: Miami Beach," Phone Scripts re: lifting Miami Beach Boycott. [Feb., 1982?] | |||||||||||
| 17 | 8 | Citrus Boycott (Proposed). 1975-1976 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 9 | Citrus Boycott, (Proposed). 1981 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 10 | Correspondence and Records re: Boycott by non-NOW Organizations. 1978-1979 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 11 | Disney World. Correspondence between Disney World and Florida NOW officials and other material re: ERA and boycott. 1980-1981 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 12 | "ERA Boycott, or Personcott," TV Commentary (WECA-27). 1979 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 13 | ERA Boycott Packet: Letter from Boycott Committee, State Plan of Activities, Standard Speech, "The Fine Art of Picketing," pamphlet, and other material. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 14 | Florida NOW Boycott Press Releases and TV Editorial. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 15 | Florida NOW Boycott Newsletter, June. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 16 | Florida NOW. Memorandum to National NOW Officers and Board, re: Florida Now Boycott Campaign. 1980 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | Form cover letter s. Eileen K. W. Cudney requesting support for boycott with background. [ca. 1981] | |||||||||||
| 17 | 18 | Gordon, Jack. Letter to Eleanor Smeal, advising against statewide Florida boycott. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 19 | Hone, Ellen. Boycott Scenario, Proposed activities, approved by Orlando NOW. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 20 | National NOW Statements on Boycott and Kit. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 21 | Newspaper clippings re: Florida ERA Boycott. 1977-1980 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 22 | Notes on Scheduled Florida Conventions and on Cancellations. 1978-1982 | |||||||||||
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| 17 | 23 | Broward County Catholic Project; memo from Marie Laberge and Janine Beer to Eileen Cudney and Gloria Sackman-Reed. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 24 | Broward County ERA Countdown Campaign- Miscellaneous records. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 25 | Capitol March for ERA (June 7, 1982) - Records of participating organizations, etc. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 26 | Case, Bettye Anne. "ERA Activities Conclude," statement for Association for Women in Mathematics Newsletter, with note to Gloria Sackman-Reed. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 27 | ERA Action Team Leaders in Florida. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 28 | ERA Countdown Campaign - Announcement of Campaign, correspondence, list of team leaders. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 29 | ERA Countdown Campaign - Correspondence and documents re: ERA. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 30 | ERA Countdown Campaign - Eleanor Smeal's Florida Speaking Tour (Nov. 30-Dec. 11, 1981) - Press Release, Correspondence, news clippings, etc. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 31 | ERA Countdown Campaign - Media Guidelines, Correspondence with Media. 1981-1982 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 32 | ERA Legislative Program, 198Material concerning ERA in the 1982 regular legislative session. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 33 | ERA Lobby Days (March, 1982) including Lawyers' Lobby Day (March 24) - Miscellaneous materials. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 34 | ERA Missionary Project - Memo from Jean Conger to Pat Ireland, et al. re: Missionary Project. In a folder with Project promotional material, labeled "Team #4, Gloria Sackman-Reed,". 1981 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 35 | ERA Missionary Project - Letter from Peggy Norman, Florida Coordinator, to Eleanor Smeal, and Reports from Broward County. 1981-1982 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 36 | ERA Missionary Project - Letter from Peggy Norman, Florida Coordinator, to Gloria [Sackman-Reed] with final report on the project, and various project records, including analysis of southwestern Florida counties, Broward County Site Coordinator's Weekly Reports, clippings, and other correspondence. 1981-1982 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 37 | ERA Missionary Project - Project Update from Jean Conger to Ellie Smeal, and other background on the Project. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 38 | ERA Missionary Project (Pensacola) Site Coordinator's Reports. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 1 | ERA Radio Media Campaign - Correspondence. 1981-1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 2 | Evangelical Women's Caucus - Pro-ERA Material and Records of Activities in Florida. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 3 | Florida Impact. Pro-ERA Materials sent to Florida legislators. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 4 | Florida NOW Communications to the National NOW Times re: ERA campaign and Senator Jack Gordon's illness with copy of telegram to Gordon. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 5 | Florida State Legislature Opening Day, January 18, 198Material describing various NOW lobbying activities, including reception and prayer vigil. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 6 | Florida State Legislature Special Session - Documents regarding ERA activities and final vote by legislature. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 7 | [Notes on Broward County ERA Support; transmitted by Marcia Niemann to Gloria Sackman-Reed. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 8 | Resolutions of political and labor groups supporting the ERA in Florida. 1981-1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 9 | South Florida NOW ERA Countdown Campaign. Correspondence with Media. 1981 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 10 | State of Florida ERA Countdown Project - Records of pro-ERA Coalition, including State Organizations Working Group. 1981-1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 11 | [Senators Who Switched Vote on ERA]; memorandum from "Joy" to Gloria [Sackman-Reed]. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 12 | Susan B. Anthony Birthday - Documents relating to NOW reception, participation of descendant's of Anthony and of Elizabeth C. Stanton and of U.S. Representative Pat Schroeder, Governor Graham's proclamation, and legislative day. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 13-25 | Harris, Lou, and Associates. A Study of Attitudes toward Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in Florida. Conducted for KNOW, Inc., (Study No. 822008 and 822031) Includes Results of a State-Wide Survey and Special Over sample of Ten Senate Districts and One Congressional District. Also includes Remarks of Louis Harris at a Tallahassee Press Conference. 1982 | |||||||||||
| 19 | 1-3 | Logs of Legislator's Positions on ERA (1 binder and 2 folders). 1982 | |||||||||||
Accession I Series 4: Local NOW Chapters 1972-1989 |
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| 20 | 1 | Brevard County NOW. Emerge (Newsletter) v.1,1 (June, 1974 ) - v.3, no. 12, (July, 1977). Emerge was not originally an official NOW publication, but received news from West Brevard NOW [and] South Brevard NOW. Beginning Oct. 1976 published by Central Brevard Chapter. 1974-1977 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 2-3 | Brevard, West Brevard and Central Brevard County NOW - Bylaws, correspondence (Brevard County NOW became inactive in 197Some members joined the West Brevard Chapter, which reorganized as Central Brevard County NOW in 1975 and was deactivated in 1980.). 1973-1980 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 4 | Brevard County (South) NOW - Correspondence, 1973 - 1978, and Newsletter. 1977 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 5-7 | Broward County NOW - Correspondence and newsletters. 1973-1977 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 8 | Broward County (East) NOW - Correspondence and newsletter. 1974 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 9 | Broward County (South) NOW - Correspondence and newsletter. 1973-1975 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 10 | Broward County Health Planning Council (Correspondence regarding a seat on the Broward County Health Planning Council, disputed among the various Broward County NOW chapters.). 1974-1975 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 11 | Charlotte County NOW - Correspondence and newsletter. 1975-1979 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 12 | Clearwater NOW - Correspondence and newsletter. 1973-1975 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 13-17 | Dade County NOW - Correspondence, Now News, Dade NOW Times, Legislative Task Force - Newsletter and Report, ERA Move-A-Thon, etc. 1973-1981 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 18 | Dade County (North) NOW - Correspondence. 1973-1980 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 19-20 | Dade County (South) NOW - Correspondence and newsletter (Continued as Miami Kendall NOW). 1973-1975 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 21-22 | Daytona Beach NOW - Correspondence and newsletter (Also known as Daytona-Ormond Chapter). 1973-1977 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 23 | Deland-Stetson NOW - Correspondence. 1973-1980 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 24 | Escambia County Now, Newsletter. [1982] | |||||||||||
| 21 | 1 | Fort Lauderdale NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 2-3 | Fort Myers Lee County NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1973-1977 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 4 | Fort Walton Beach - Correspondence and newsletter. 1974-1975 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 5 | Gainesville - University of Florida NOW - Correspondence. 1973-1979 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 6 | Gainesville - University of Florida NOW - Newsletters. 1973-1980 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 7 | Gainesville Area Now - Gainesville NOWletter, v.7, no.3. 1989 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 8 | Hernando County Now, Correspondence and Newsletters. 1979-1980 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 9-10 | Indian River Area NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1973-1980 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 11-15 | Jacksonville NOW - Correspondence, documents re: feminine hygiene advertising, documents re: sex-bias in Duval County schools, Jacksonville Women's Movement (Newsletter) and Jacksonville NOW Times (Newsletter). 1973-1982 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 16 | Key West (Monroe County) NOW - Correspondence and newsletter (Superseded by Monroe County Now). 1973-1977 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 17 | Lake County NOW - Correspondence. 1977-1979 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 18-19 | Manatee (formerly Palmetto) NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter (Organized as Manatee-Sarasota Chapter from 1980; sometimes called Sarasota-Bradenton Chapter). 1974-1980 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 20-21 | Marion County NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1983-1980 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 1-2 | Miami Kendall (formerly Dade South) NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1975-1979 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 3 | Monroe County Now (Superseded Key West Now) Correspondence. 1977-1979 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 4-5 | Naples NOW - Correspondence and Newsletters (New Woman; NOW of Naples News). 1973-1981 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 6 | New College NOW (Proposed) - Correspondence. 1978 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 7 | New Port Richey NOW - Correspondence (Continued as Pascoe County NOW). 1975 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 8-9 | Orlando NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter (News for NOW). 1973-1978 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 10 | Osceola County NOW - Correspondence. 1974-1975 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 11 | Palm Beach County (North) NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1973-1974 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 12-15 | Palm Beach County (South) NOW - Correspondence, fliers on women's issues, newsletters. 1973-1982 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 16-17 | Palm Beach County (West) NOW - Bylaws, Correspondence, Newsletter (West Palm Beach NOW). 1974-1980 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 18 | Panama City NOW - Correspondence. 1973-1976 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 19 | Pascoe County NOW (formerly New Port Richey NOW) - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1975-1979 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 1-2 | Pensacola NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1973-1978 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 3 | Perry NOW - Correspondence. 1973-1974 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 4-5 | Pinellas County NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1975-1982 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 6 | Pinellas County- Upper Pinellas NOW - On the Move, v.5, no.7. 1987 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 7-8 | Polk County NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1973-1982 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 9 | Pompano Beach (North Broward) NOW - Correspondence (This chapter was never formally chartered). 1973 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 10 | Putnam County NOW - Correspondence. 1975 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 11-12 | St. Augustine NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1975-1980 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 13 | St. Johns County - Correspondence. 1973-1974 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 14 | St. Petersburg NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1973-1974 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 15-16 | Sarasota NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1973-1978 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 17-18 | Seminole County NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1977-1980 | |||||||||||
| 24 | 1-4 | Tallahassee NOW - Correspondence and Activities, Newsletter (NOW Tally), Newsletter, TNT (Tallahassee NOW Times). 1973-1987 | |||||||||||
| 24 | 5-10 | Tampa NOW - Correspondence and Newsletter. 1972-1980 | |||||||||||
| 24 | 11 | Upper Keys NOW Times. 1987 | |||||||||||
| 24 | 12 | Vero Beach NOW - Correspondence. 1973-1974 | |||||||||||
Accession II - Florida NOW Records 1992-2003 |
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Accession II Series 1: Administrative Records 1992-2002 |
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| 25 | Florida NOW contact lists. 1999-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Member - Public records. 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Florida NOW Chapters' monthly membership rosters. 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Florida NOW Membership report. 2002 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | State President Van Pelt announcements and press releases. 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Siobhan Correspondence - Broward NOW. Gannon Grievance (President Van Pelt correspondence). 1997-1998 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | State President Pollock correspondence (on grievance). 2001-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | State President Pollock correspondence. 2001-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | State President Pollock press releases. 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Florida NOW State Councils Agendas. 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Florida NOW State Councils minutes. 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Financial reports. 1996-1997 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Press releases. 1997-1998 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | FL NOW State Council agendas and minutes (includes "Florida NOW" newsletters sent to Clarice Pollock). 1997-2000 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | FL NOW State Council agendas. 2001-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | FL NOW State Council minutes. 2001-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | State Conference Books: Women Victorious; Many Lives, Many Women, a Fork in the Road Preparing for the New Century; Elect Women for a Change. 1992-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Florida NOW Conference - Resolutions. 1996 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Conference Registration - correspondence about. 2002 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | FL NOW Budget (financial reports). 2000-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 2003 State Conference (about organization of State Conference). 2002 | ||||||||||||
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| 26 | Florida Commission on the Status of Women, 9th annual report. 2000 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Florida Progressive Coalition Summit - Nadine Smith's (Equality Florida) correspondence and summit materials. 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Legislative Workshop. 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Partners for Public Education Luncheon Meeting. 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Florida NOW PAC (Political Action Committee) - Questionnaire for Florida House, Senate, and Governor's candidates. 2002 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Fund Risers Gordon and Schwenkmeyer, Inc. (presidents Van Pelt and Pollack's correspondence, financial reports, and documents about telemarketing activity). 2001-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Fund Riser Hudson Bay Company (Correspondence, financial reports, and documents about telemarketing activity). 1999-2002 | ||||||||||||
Accession II Series 2: Legislative Records 1997-2002 |
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| 26 | Abortion and same-sex marriage (President Van Pelt's correspondence with Florida Governor). 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Catholic Hospitals (President Clarice Pollock's correspondence). 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Florida Legislature Rosters. 2000-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Florida Parental Notice of Abortion Law. 1997-1999 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Florida Parental Notice of Abortion Law (Presidents Van Pelt and Pollock's correspondence, petitions, statements). 1998-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Health and Human Services. 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | License Plate. 1999-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Lobbyist. 1999-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Lobbyist. 2001-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | People Over Politics - Reapportionment Petition Drive (President Pollock correspondence with Florida NOW activists and League of Women Voters of Florida). 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Redistricting. 2000-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Tort Reform Lawsuit (President Van Pelt correspondence and petition documents). 1999-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | NOW Legislative Update (National Newsletter). 2001-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | FL NOW Newsletter. 2001-2002 | ||||||||||||
Accession II Series 3: F.R.E.E. (Floridians Representing Equity and Equality) 1999-2001 |
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| 27 | F.R.E.E. (documents about affirmative action, press releases, correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial reports, and pamphlets). 1999 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | F.R.E.E. (2001 Coalition Conference meeting minutes, balance sheet, and other documents). 2000-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Discrimination in Public Education and Employment (Trial documents and correspondence about the petition versus Florida Board of Regents and the State Board of Education for a case of discrimination in Public Education). 2000 | ||||||||||||
Accession II Series 4: Local Chapter Records 1992-2003 |
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| 28 | Bay County NOW - Annual report and newsletters. 1994-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Broward NOW - Annual report, board meeting minutes, Women's Equality Day Luncheon books, and "Broward NOW News". 1996-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Dade City Area NOW. 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Dade County NOW - Correspondence, annual reports, "Dade NOW Times". 1993-1997 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Escambia NOW - Correspondence, annual reports, "Escambia News Network". 1994-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Florida International University NOW at Biscayne Bay Campus. 1998-2000 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Florida International University NOW at University Park (Miami). 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Fort Myers NOW. 1998-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Gainesville Area NOW - Correspondence, annual reports, "Gainesville NOW Letter". 1997-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Gainesville Central Area Judy Levy NOW - Correspondence, annual report, "Gainesville Central Area Judy Levy NOW Letter". 2000-2003 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Gainesville UF/SFCC NOW - Correspondence, handouts, conference materials. 1995-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Hernando County NOW - By-Laws, minutes, "Hernando County Newsletter". 1998-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Indiana River NOW - Correspondence, "Indian River NOW" ("IR NOW News"). 2000-2003 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Jacksonville Area NOW - newsletter. 2000-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Keys NOW - Annual report, "Florida Keys Times". 1994-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Key West NOW - Handouts, annual report, correspondence, "In the KWNOW". 1996-1998 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Marion/Lake NOW - Newsletter. 2000-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Martin St. Lucie Chapter - Newsletter. 1993-1997 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | North Miami NOW - Correspondence, annual reports, "North Miami NOW". 1998-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | North Palm Beach County NOW. 2002 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | NW Hillsborough NOW - Correspondence, annual reports. 1995-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Okaloosa NOW - "The Okaloosa Feminist Papers". 1996-1998 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Orlando Area NOW. 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Pasco County NOW - Newsletter. 2000-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Pinellas County. 2000-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Pinellas NOW - Correspondence, newsletter. 1999-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Sarasota-Manatee NOW - Correspondence, Annual reports, "NOW Hear This". 1993-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | South Miami NOW. 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | South Palm Beach County NOW - Correspondence, newsletter. 1994-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Tallahassee NOW - Annual report, correspondence, "Tallahassee NOW Times". 1995-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Tampa NOW - Correspondence, annual report, press releases, "Tampa NOW Action Bulletin". 1992-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | University of Miami. 1997-1998 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Upper Pinellas County. 1998-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | USF/Campus NOW. 2000-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Volusia/Flagler NOW - Annual report, newsletter. 1992-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | West Palm Beach Chapter NOW - Correspondence, "NOW Newsletter", "West Palm Beach Chapter Newsletter". 1994-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | West Pinellas - Newsletter. 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | West Polk NOW. 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | West Volusia NOW - Annual report, newsletter. 1992-2001 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Winter Park Area NOW - Annual reports, handouts, newsletter. 1992-2001 | ||||||||||||
Accession II Series 5: Audio-Visual Materials 1997-2002 |
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| 29 | Photo Album. Circa 2001-2002 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | VHS video tape: Feminist Majority Foundation, Never Go Back. The Threat to Legalized Abortion. | ||||||||||||
| 29 | VHS video tape: "Affirmative Action". | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Audio Tape: Toni Van Pelt, GTE Conference Connections. March 2, 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Audio Tape: Toni Van Pelt, GTE Conference Connections (2 copies). March 3, 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Audio Tape: Toni Van Pelt, GTE Conference Connections. March 23, 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Audio Tape: Toni Van Pelt, GTE Conference Connections. August 14, 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Audio Tape: Toni Van Pelt, GTE Conference Connections. November 30, 1997 | ||||||||||||
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| 29 | Audio Tape: Toni Van Pelt, GTE Conference Connections. June 6, 1999 | ||||||||||||
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| 29 | Audio Tape: Toni Van Pelt. January 2, 2000 | ||||||||||||
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