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National Organization of Women
Records of Florida Chapters
Series 1: Administrative records
The Administrative Series (6 boxes) contains by-laws, directories, correspondence and other papers 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 /president's papers, although they contain records of 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 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 files are from Barovitch, Berg, and Minshew.
Topics: Bylaws, Directories, Officers, correspondence and papers, Council, Conference and Committees Records, Political Action Committee, National and Regional NOW, and Miscellaneous, 1972-1986.
Box 1:
Bylaws, Directories, and State Coordinators (15
folders) 1973-1986 [bulk 1973-1980]:
1. Florida NOW Bylaws [1973?] - 1986. (Includes a copy of the National NOW bylaws)
2. Florida NOW Directories, 1973-1980.
3. Florida NOW Chapters, Officers, and Delegates (Directory) ,1985
4. State Chairone, 1974.
5. State Coordinator (Coolman), 1973-1974.
6. State Coordinator (Barovitch),1974.
7. State Coordinator (Barovitch), Jan. - June, 1975.
8. State Coordinator (Barovitch), June - Dec. 1975.
9. State Coordinator (Barovitch),1976.
10. State Coordinator (Barovitch) - Log of Activities, 1974-1976
11. State Coordinator (Adams), 1976-1977.
12. State Coordinator (Berg) Correspondence, 1977-1979.
13. State Coordinator (Berg) Correspondence with Gov. Askew re: political appointment of women, 1977-1978.
14. State Coordinator/President (Berg/Minshew) Correspondence with and statement re: Governor Graham and staff, primarily concerning appointments, 1978-1980.
15. State Coordinator (Berg) Public relations, 1977-1978.
Box 2:
President and Other State Officers (16 folders) 1974-1985:
1. State President (Minshew) Correspondence, 1979.
2. State President (Minshew) Correspondence, Campaign material, and resignation statement, 1980.
3. State President (Minshew) Correspondence, lists, etc. re: filling of committee positions, legal counsel, etc. 1980.
4. State President (Minshew) Correspondence,1980.
5. State President (Cudney) Correspondence, 1980-1981.
6. State President (Kennedy) Correspondence, 1981-1982.
7. Assistant State Coordinator - Correspondence, 1977-1978.
8. State Vice-President, 1980-1981.
9. State Treasurer - Central Dues Collection, 1979-1981.
10. State Treasurer - Correspondence, 1974-1976.
11. State Secretary - Correspondence, 1977-1978.
12. State Treasurer - Correspondence, 1977-1981.
13. State Treasurer - (George) - Correspondence, July, 1981-1984.
14. State Treasurer - Fundraising, 1975 - 1977.
15. State Treasurer - Reports, 1973 - 1985.
16. State Membership Secretary - Correspondence, 1979-1980.
Box 3:
State Council Meetings (17 folders) 1973-1987 [bulk 1980]: (Includes agendas, minutes, and other documents relating to Council Meetings.)
1. State Officers' Meeting (First, September 9, 1973) - Minutes.
2. State Council 1973-74.
3. State Council 1975.
4. State Council, January, 1976.
5. State Council, March, 1976.
6. State Council, May, 1976.
7. State Council, July, 1976.
8. State Council, September, 1976.
9. State Council, November, 1976.
10. State Council, 1977.
11. State Council, 1978.
12. State Council, 1979.
13. State Council, 1980.
14. State Council, 1981.
15. State Council, 1982.
16. State Council, 1985-1986.
17. State Council, 1987.
Box 4:
State Conference , Committees, and Task Forces (22 folders) 1973-1981: (Includes programs, announcements, reports of activities, resolutions, and other records.)
1. State Conference 1973.
2. State Conference 1974.
3. State Conference 1975.
4. State Conference, 1976.
5. State Conference, 1977.
6. State Conference, Resolutions, 1977.
7. State Conference, 1979 - Committee assignments and reports, 1978-1979.
8. State Conference, 1979 - Program, reports, correspondence, and resolutions, 1978-1979.
9. State Conference, 1980.
10. State Conference (Includes Resolutions and President's report)1981.
11. By-laws Committee, 1981
12. Educational Taskforce, 1976-1979
13. Finance Committee, Correspondence, budget requests, recommendations, etc., 1973 - 1979, [n.d.]
14. Fundraising Committee, 1976-1978
15. Joint Committee on Structure and Finance, 1976
16. Legal Referral Task Force, 1975
17. Lesbian Rights Task Force (Gay Task Force) including Lesbian Mothers Defense Committee, 1979-1981 [n.d.]
18. March for Women's Lives Committee, 1986
19. Multi-Chapter Committee and Workshop [1976-1977]
20. Right to Choose Task Force, Memorandum, 1979
21. State Compliance Task Force, 1975
22. Women's Reproductive Task Force, n.d., 1981
Box 5:
Florida NOW PAC, Political Research Office, and Newsletter (18 folders) 1973 - 1986:
1. Florida NOW PAC, Bylaws, Correspondence, financial records, meetings, 1978.
2. Florida NOW PAC, Correspondence, financial records, meetings, 1979-1980.
3. Florida NOW PAC, Correspondence, financial records, meetings, 1981.
4. Florida NOW PAC - Correspondence, financial records, meetings, 1982.
5. Florida NOW PAC - 1980 Campaign. Notes on candidates, solicitations, clippings, 1980.
6. Florida NOW PACs - late report filing, 1986.
7. [Coolman, Karen?] "What is PAR [Political Action Research] Mimeographed Statement [ca. 1974?].
8. Conte, Jo. "The New Right in Florida, Who It Is & What It Wants," March 23, 1979.
9. Conte, Jo. "Political Research, or 'How to Find Out What the Good Ole Boys Know and Hide,'" August, 1979.
10."Florida Analysis Project - a Progress Report," accompanied by correspondence, report, and political research notes, 1979.
11. "Florida Analysis Project - Selected Findings," by Jo Conte, 1980.
12. Political Research Office Proposal. Goals, Budget, Program Narrative, Reports on the Right Wing and Political Research [1977-1978].
13. Political Research Task Force, Program and Budget Proposal, August 2, 1980.
14. Political Research Tasks and other notes [1979].
15. Political Research - Information Gathered on Jack Eckerd Corporation Foundation, 1975-1982.
16. Now in Florida (Newsletter) v. 1-4, 1973-1976.
17. Florida Now News, v.5- , 1977 -.
18. Newsletter editor - Correspondence, Reports, 1976-1980.
Box 6:
Miscellaneous and Unofficial Florida NOW, National NOW, and Southern Regional Conference Records (21 folders) 1974-1986:
1. Chapter Development Leadership - Correspondence, notes, 1979-1980 [n.d.].
2. Consciousness Raising Workshops, 1976-1983. (Primarily papers of Toni Head, re: Workshops, National CR committee, and grievance against National NOW officers.
3. Consciousness Raising - "CR Rules," packet from CR Weekend Workshop, 1980, and Guidelines to Feminist Consciousness Raising by Harriett Perl and Gay Abarbanell [1979].
4. Disney Now - Application to Convene Disney Chapter of Now [fanciful] 1980.
5. First Women's Bank of Florida (Proposed New Bank) 1975.
6. Florida NOW Archives - Correspondence re: preservation of Florida NOW records, 1974-1976.
7. Florida NOW Convenors' Kit [ca. 1975].
8. Florida NOW Feminist Calendar by Clay Bennett, 1986.
9. Florida NOW History Project, 1983 (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.
10. Florida Now Press Kit, August, 1979.
11. Florida NOW Press Releases, 1979-1980,1986.
12. International Women's Year, 1977. Records of Florida NOW's participation and other material of the Florida Women's Conference, Orlando, July 15-17, 1977.
13. National NOW Brochures [various dates].
14. National NOW Board of Directors Member - Correspondence [1975?] - 1980.
15. Notebook - Miscellaneous Florida NOW notes, lists, copies of letters, etc. [1976] Some entries are by Rebecca Berg.
16. NOW News Is Good News; a Public Relations/Media Guide for Now Chapters, 1979.
17. "N.O.W.'s Role in the U.S. Legislature: Accomplishments and Goals," Prepared by Sheila Kay Riley, April 1, 1976.
18. Recipes for Revolution, a Compilation of Useful Hints and guidelines by members of Florida NOW (Activities, skills, resources) [ca. 1957].
19. Southern Regional Conference (NOW) Meeting, (Atlanta), 1976.
20. Southern Regional Conference (NOW) Meeting, (Jacksonville), 1977.
21. Southern Regional Conference (NOW) Meeting, (Raleigh), 1979.
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