Archives of the National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter
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Abstract
Title:
Archives of the National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter
Author/Creator:
National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter
Collection number:
2003-51
Size:
19.75 linear feet and 234 items
Bulk dates:
1975-1995
Inclusive dates:
1969-2002
Repository:
Archives and Manuscripts Department, University of Maryland Libraries, Hornbake Library, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-9058, Fax: 301-314-2709, Email: archives-um@umd.edu
Abstract:
The National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter, formed in the early 1970s as an organization devoted to action for women in areas such as equal rights and responsibilities in all aspects of citizenship, public service, employment, education, and family life, and it includes freedom from discrimination because of race, ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual preference/orientation, or parenthood. The files consist of administrative and research files, correspondence, minutes, photographs, and press releases.
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred citation:
Archives of the National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.
Publication rights:
Photocopies of original materials may be provided for a fee and at the discretion of the curator. Please see our Duplication of Materials policy for more information. Queries regarding publication rights and copyright status of materials within this collection should be directed to the appropriate curator.
Status:
This collection is PROCESSED.
Historical Note
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 to advocate for women's economic, political, and social equality through education, fundraising, lawsuits, legislative lobbying, protests, and rallies. Betty Friedan and Pauli Murray, two of the founding members, defined the organization's purpose: "to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men." NOW remains committed to fighting discrimination, racism, sexism, and homophobia; seeking to end violence against women; and advocating for women's access to reproductive health care, birth control, and abortion. For example, the organization was active in demonstrating in support of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision and campaigning in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
There are multiple levels of leadership in the organization, from the local chapter to state chapters to regional councils. On the national level, NOW consists of four elected officials (President, Vice President -- Action, Vice President -- Executive, and Vice President -- Membership), a National Board of Directors composed of elected representatives from nine regions of the United States, and national issues committees. It is NOW's members, however, who determine the organization's path and priorities at yearly conferences. The national leaders implement policies and actions determined by the conference, coordinate action across the country (for example, marches on Washington), and provide membership services and support to state and local chapters.
State NOW chapters similarly consist of a small group of officials elected at state conferences by the members of local chapters. State leaders implement policies determined at the state conferences, help members implement national NOW decisions on the local level, coordinate statewide actions (such as lobbying for or against a particular bill in a state legislature), and provide membership services to the local chapters. The Maryland Chapter of NOW was established in 1972 under the leadership of Casey Anne Hughes. The state organization coordinated activities in support of national actions such as campaigning for the ERA as well as supporting involvement in state and local politics. Beginning in the late 1970s, the state council raised funds to pay for a NOW lobbyist in Annapolis. The lobbyist was charged with keeping NOW's concerns for women's economic and political rights and, particularly, access to reproductive health care and birth control before the legislature and with keeping NOW members informed about current bills that affected women's issues.
State leaders struggled constantly with financial worries and disagreements over the division of power between national, state, and local chapters. In the later 1980s and 1990s, recruiting new members and finding candidates for NOW offices became increasingly difficult for the Maryland chapter, but members persevered, and, in 2004, the state boasted fourteen chapters.
For more information about the history of the National Organization for Women at the national and local levels, please see http://www.now.org/organization/faq.html, http://www.now.org/history/history.html, and www.marylandnow.org (last viewed June 2004).
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The archives of the National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter, date between 1969 and 2002 with the bulk of the materials falling between 1975 and 1995. The collection consists of clippings, committee reports, conference proceedings, correspondence, issue files, membership and leadership lists, minutes, and newsletters. Areas of emphasis include the relationship between state and local chapters of NOW, state conferences, newsletters, member recruitment, legislative action, and issues including abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment, and gay rights.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
The National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter, donated their archives to the University of Maryland Libraries in September 2002.
Processing Information
Processed by:
Processed by Sarah Heim, June 2004.
Processing note:
The collection was received in some disarray with many loose papers. Original order and folder divisions were preserved when apparent. Rusty fasteners were removed and replaced with plastic clips. Loose documents were organized, and all materials placed in acid-free folders. The folders were then arranged in acid-free boxes.
Encoded by:
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Jennie A. Levine.
Arrangement of Collection
The collection is divided into six series:
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Administrative Files, 1973-2001 (7 linear feet)
This series contains documents pertaining to the organization and administration of the Maryland Chapter of the National Organization for Women. Materials include correspondence, minutes, conference proceedings, committee reports, handbooks, membership materials, and clippings. Issues addressed include relations between local, state, regional, and national levels of NOW, recruiting new members, planning state conferences and other events, and electing officers.
Arrangement is alphabetical by subject.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bylaws, 1976-1983 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Bylaws -- Petition to change, 1985 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Chapters -- County and Area, 1995-2001 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Chapters -- Allegheny County, 1981 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Chapters -- Baltimore County - Bylaws, 1981 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Chapters -- Eastern Shore, 1998 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Chapters -- Montgomery County -- Bylaws conflict, 1995-1996 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Chapters -- Montgomery County -- Leadership conflict, 1977-1986 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Chapters -- Mailing list conflict, 1997-1998 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Chapters -- Takoma Park, 1992, 1999 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Chapters -- Washington County -- Leadership conflict, 1998 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Committees -- Consciousness Raising, 1977-1982 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Committees -- Consciousness Raising -- Coordinator, Dorothy Sucher, 1979-1980 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Committees -- ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) -- Task Force, 1978-1980 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Committees -- ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) -- Walkathon -- financial reports, 1981-1982 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Committees -- ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) --Walkathon -- Last Walk for ERA, 1981 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Elections Workshop, 1997 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances , 1980 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Contribution Requests, 1985 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Expenses, 1985 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- IRS challenge, 1985 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- National Account, 1985 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Receipts, 1982 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Goals and Policy Statements, 1983 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Flyers | series 1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Meetings, 1985 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Walkathon, 1982 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Communications Department -- Press Clip Samples, 1983 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Communications Department -- Selected Clips, 1983 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Conferences -- Mid-Atlantic Regional , 1977-1978 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Conferences -- Mid-Atlantic Regional , 1977-1978 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Conferences -- Mid-Atlantic Regional , 1983 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Conferences -- Mid-Atlantic Regional , 1986 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Conferences -- National , 1973 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Conferences -- National , 1975 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1977 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1978 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1979 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1980 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1981 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1982 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1983 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1984 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1985 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Conferences -- Other -- "Chapter and Leadership Development for the 1990s" , 1998 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1976 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1978 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1979 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1980 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1981 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1982 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1983 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Conferences -- State -- Press Packet, 1983 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1984 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1984 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1985 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1986 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1987 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 11 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1990 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 12 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1991 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 13 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1992 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 14 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1994 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 15 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1995 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 16 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1997 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 17 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1998 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| Conferences -- State, 2001 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Conferences -- State -- Organizational Procedures, undated | series 1 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Conferences -- State -- President's Remarks, 1981-1990 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Direct Mail advertising, 1999 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Feminization of Power campaign, 1988 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| Finances -- Audit, 1992 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 7 | |
| Finances -- Budget, 1982-1984 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 8 | |
| Finances -- Budget, 1995 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 9 | |
| Finances -- Correspondence, 1996 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 10 | |
| Finances -- Dues, uniform, 1980 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 11 | |
| Finances -- Expenses, 1994 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 12 | |
| Finances -- Fundraising, 1985 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 13 | |
| Finances -- Reports, 1992 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 14 | |
| Finances -- Summary , 2000 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 15 | |
| Handbooks and Guides, 1997 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 16 | |
| Handbooks and Guides -- Cooperative Leadership Manual, 1992 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 17 | |
| Handbooks and Guides -- Media Reform, 1976 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 18 | |
| Handbooks and Guides -- Policy Manual -- Administration, 1979 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 19 | |
| Handbooks and Guides -- Policy Manual -- Issues, 1979 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 20 | |
| Hotline , 1995-1998 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 21 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence , 1974-1998 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 22 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence , 1974-1998 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 23 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence , 1974-1998 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 24 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence [kept separate to maintain original division], November 1979-1986, 1990-2001 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence, November 1979-1986, 1990-2001 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence, November 1979-1986, 1990-2001 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence, November 1979-1986, 1990-2001 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence, November 1979-1986, 1990-2001 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 5 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence -- Hays-Hamilton, Barbara, 1996-1999 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 6 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence -- Hays-Hamilton, Barbara, 1996-1999 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 7 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence -- National, 1974-1979 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 1 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence -- Regional, 1977-1978 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 2 | |
| Leadership -- Lists, 1978-1980 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 3 | |
| Leadership -- Lists, 1992-1993 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 4 | |
| Leadership -- Lists, 1994-2001 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 5 | |
| Leadership -- Notes, 1997 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 6 | |
| Leadership -- Notes -- Handwritten, undated | series 1 | box 8 | folder 7 | |
| Leadership -- President -- Correspondence , 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Leadership -- President -- Correspondence , 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 9 | |
| Leadership -- President -- Mailings, 1983 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 10 | |
| Leadership -- Retreats, 1992-1994 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 11 | |
| Leadership -- Retreats, 1992-1994 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 12 | |
| Leadership -- Retreats -- Retreat Proposal, 1994 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 13 | |
| Leadership -- Vice-President, action, 1994 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 14 | |
| Leadership -- Vice-President, mailings, 1983-1984 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 15 | |
| Legal Defense and Education Fund -- Annual Report, 1982 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 16 | |
| Letterhead, undated | series 1 | box 8 | folder 17 | |
| Letterhead, undated | series 1 | box 8 | folder 18 | |
| Lobbyist in Annapolis, 1992-1998 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 19 | |
| Membership, 1983-1999 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 20 | |
| Membership -- At-Large members, 1998 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 21 | |
| Membership -- At-Large transfer project, 1995 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 22 | |
| Membership -- At-Large transfers, state plan for, 2000 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 23 | |
| Membership -- Correspondence , 1999 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 24 | |
| Membership -- Correspondence and forms, 1996 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 25 | |
| Membership -- Information, 1996-1999 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 26 | |
| Membership -- New Members packet, undated | series 1 | box 8 | folder 27 | |
| Membership -- Recruitment, 1998 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 28 | |
| Membership -- Recruitment -- Recruitment publication "Membership Recruitment and Retention", undated | series 1 | box 8 | folder 29 | |
| Membership -- Recruitment -- Recruitment material, undated | series 1 | box 8 | folder 30 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Council, 1977-1984 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 31 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Council , 1980-1982, 1993 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 1 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Council , 1980-1982, 1993 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 2 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Council -- Consciousness Raising Committee, 1977 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 3 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Council -- Information packet, 1979 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 4 | |
| National Board, 1983-1984, 1986, 1998-1999 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 5 | |
| National Board, 1983-1984, 1986, 1998-1999 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 6 | |
| National Board, 1983-1984, 1986, 1998-1999 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 7 | |
| National Board, 1983-1984, 1986, 1998-1999 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 8 | |
| National Board -- Calendar , 2001 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 9 | |
| National Board -- Chapters -- Convening and Chartering NOW Chapters, 1979 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 10 | |
| National Board -- Chapters -- Chapter Organization, 1981 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 11 | |
| National Board -- Chapters -- Chapter Development, 1984-1985 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 12 | |
| National Board -- Chapters -- Chapter Fundraising -- National Guidelines, 1985 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 13 | |
| National Board -- Chapters -- Chapter Media Use -- National Guidelines, 1977-1980 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 14 | |
| National Board -- Correspondence, 1982 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 15 | |
| National Board -- Elections, 1982 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 16 | |
| National Board -- Information, 1966-1975 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 17 | |
| National Board -- Mailings, 1983-1989 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 1 | |
| National Board -- Mailings, 1983-1989 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 2 | |
| National Board -- Mailings, 1983-1989 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 3 | |
| National Board -- Meetings, 1992-1993, 1999-2001 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 4 | |
| National Board -- Meetings, 1992-1993, 1999-2001 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 5 | |
| National Board -- Reports, 1976-1978 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 6 | |
| Publications -- Cracking the Glass Slipper: PEER's Guide to Ending Sex Bias in Your Schools, 1977 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 7 | |
| Publications -- Cracking the Glass Slipper: PEER's Guide to Ending Sex Bias in Your Schools, 1977 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 8 | |
| Publications -- Pamphlets -- Valuing Diversity, 1988 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 9 | |
| Publications -- Pamphlets -- Who Cares About Housewives, c. 1980 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 10 | |
| Resolution for resolving conflict in Maryland NOW, 1992 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 11 | |
| State Council, 1979, 1982-1994, n.d | series 1 | box 10 | folder 12 | |
| State Council, 1979, 1982-1994, n.d | series 1 | box 10 | folder 13 | |
| State Council, 1979, 1982-1994, n.d | series 1 | box 10 | folder 14 | |
| State Council, 1979, 1982-1994, n.d | series 1 | box 10 | folder 15 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Bylaws, 2000 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 16 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Bylaws, 2000 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 17 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Executive , 1986, 1991-1993 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 18 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Executive , 1986, 1991-1993 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 19 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Executive , 1986, 1991-1993 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 20 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Meetings, 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 1 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Meetings, 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 2 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Meetings, 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 3 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Meetings, 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 4 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1976-August 1980 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 5 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1976-August 1980 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 6 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1976-August 1980 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 7 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1976-August 1980 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 8 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 1 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 2 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 3 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 4 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 5 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 6 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 1 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 2 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 3 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 4 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 5 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 6 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 7 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 8 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 1 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 2 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 3 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 4 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 5 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 6 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 7 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 8 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 9 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 10 | |
| State Council -- Members, 1976-1979 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 11 | |
| State Council -- Other materials, 1975-1989 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 12 | |
| State Council -- Other materials, 1975-1989 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 13 | |
| State Council -- Other materials, 1975-1989 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 14 | |
| State Council -- Other materials, 1975-1989 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 15 | |
| State Council -- Other materials, 1975-1989 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 16 | |
| State Legislative Office, 1974 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 17 | |
| WOC [Women Organizing for Change] Alert List, 1996-1998 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 18 | |
| Workshops -- Coalition '98 meeting, 1996 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 19 | |
| Workshops -- Meeting notes, undated | series 1 | box 14 | folder 20 | |
| Workshops -- National Coalition Building Institute workshop proposal, 1995 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 21 | |
| Workshops -- Team Building workshop notebook, undated | series 1 | box 14 | folder 22 | |
| Valuing Diversity workshop led by NCBI staff, 1997 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 23 | |
| Young Feminist Summit, 1997 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 24 | |
Series 2: Newsletters, 1969-2002 (6.75 linear feet)
This series consists of National Organization for Women newsletters from the national, state, and local levels. Included are newsletters from the Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's County chapters of NOW, as well as Maryland state and national newsletters.
The newsletters are arranged by originating body, in order from the state to county level, and chronologically within each title.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National -- NOW Acts, 1969 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| National -- The Vocal Majority, 1970-1971 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| National -- The Vocal Majority, 1970-1971 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| National -- The Vocal Majority, 1970-1971 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| National -- Do it NOW, 1973-1976 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| National -- Do it NOW, 1973-1976 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| National -- Do it NOW, 1973-1976 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| National -- Do it NOW, 1973-1976 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1976-1979 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1976-1979 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1976-1979 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1976-1979 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1976-1979 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1976-1979 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1980-1983 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1980-1983 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1980-1983 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1980-1983 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1984-1989, 1998-2002 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1984-1989, 1998-2002 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1984-1989, 1998-2002 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1984-1989, 1998-2002 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1984-1989, 1998-2002 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| National -- National NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1984-1989, 1998-2002 | series 2 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Maryland -- Maryland NOW newsletters (Oversize), 1981-2000 | series 2 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Maryland -- Anne Arundel County -- NOW Newsletter, January 1992 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| Maryland -- Baltimore City -- Equalizer, December 1973, 1998-1999 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Maryland -- Baltimore City -- Equalizer, December 1973, 1998-1999 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Maryland -- Frederick County -- NOW Newsletter, 1993-1996 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Maryland -- Howard County -- Times, 1988-1998 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Maryland -- Montgomery County -- From NOW On, 1973, 1998-2002 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| Maryland -- Montgomery County -- From NOW On, 1973, 1998-2002 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 7 | |
| Maryland -- Northern Prince George's County -- The Feminist, 1977-1981 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 8 | |
| Maryland -- Northern Prince George's County -- The Feminist, 1977-1981 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 9 | |
| Maryland -- Northern Prince George's County -- The Feminist, 1977-1981 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 10 | |
| Maryland -- Northern Prince George's County -- The Feminist, 1977-1981 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 11 | |
| Maryland -- Northern Prince George's County -- The Feminist, 1977-1981 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 12 | |
| Maryland -- Northern Prince George's County -- The Feminist, 1977-1981 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 13 | |
| Maryland -- Washington Metro Area -- The Washington Equal Times, 1979 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 14 | |
| Other -- The Loyal Opposition: A Feminist Commentary on NOW Politics, 1981-1982 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 15 | |
| Other -- Maryland NOW Lesbian and Gay Task Force --The Leminist Letter, 1984-1985 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 16 | |
| Other -- New Jersey -- NOW-NJ Newsbreakers, March 1985 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 17 | |
Series 3: Issue Files, 1974-2000 (6 linear feet)
This series consists of files relating to particular issues that concerned Maryland National Organization for Women. Prominent among these are abortion and women's reproductive health, the Equal Rights Amendment, gay rights, and legislative action.
Arrangement is alphabetical by issue/subject
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion, 1981-1985, 1991-1999 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Abortion, 1981-1985, 1991-1999 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Abortion, 1981-1985, 1991-1999 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Abortion, 1981-1985, 1991-1999 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Abortion -- Campaign to Save the Right to Choose / Maryland for Choice, 1992 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Abortion -- Choice action packet, 1989 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Abortion -- Clinic violence, 1985-1986 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Abortion -- Clinic Violence -- Briefing Books, 1984 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Abortion -- Clinic Violence -- Briefing Books, 1984 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Abortion -- Clinic Violence -- Correspondence, 1984-1985 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Abortion -- Clippings, 1984-1985, 1990 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Abortion -- Clippings, 1984-1985, 1990 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Abortion -- Clippings, 1984-1985, 1990 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Abortion -- Clippings, flyers, other material, 1979-1982 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Abortion -- Day of Outrage, protest, 1975 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Abortion -- Lobbying, 2000 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Abortion -- March for Equality/Women's Lives, 1989 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Abortion -- March for Women's Lives, 1992 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Abortion -- Marylanders for the Right to Choose, 1978-1985, 1999 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Abortion -- Marylanders for the Right to Choose, 1978-1985, 1999 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Abortion -- Marylanders for the Right to Choose, 1978-1985, 1999 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Abortion -- Marylanders for the Right to Choose, 1978-1985, 1999 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Abortion -- Marylanders for the Right to Choose -- Gang of 47 Leader's Packet, 1986 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Abortion -- Medicaid, 1993 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Abortion -- Mobilize for Women's Lives, 1989 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Abortion -- Mobilize for Women's Lives -- Official Information Packet, 1989 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Abortion -- National Vigil for Women's Lives, Sample Press Clips, 1985 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| Abortion -- Poll Workers' Packet, 1992 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| Abortion -- Pro-Life Family Protection League, 1981-1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Abortion -- Rally, July 4th, 1989 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Abortion -- Referendum Campaign, 1992 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Abortion -- Referendum Campaign -- Clippings, 1992 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Abortion -- Reproductive Rights Resource Kit, 1981 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Abortion -- Reproductive Rights Task Force, 1984 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Abortion -- Right-to-Choose groups, 1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Abortion -- The Unsilent Scream: Abortion and Women's Lives, 1985 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Abortion -- Witness for Women's Lives March and Rally, 1985 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Abortion -- Women's Health Rights, 1993-2001 and undated | series 3 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Assorted Clippings, 1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Christian Right -- The Activist's Handbook, Researching the Christian Right, 1993-1994 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Christian Right -- Promise Keepers, 1992-1997 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Employment, 1975-1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Employment , 1975-1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Employment -- Auction Benefit for Baltimore Working Women, 1984 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| Employment -- Child care, 1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 17 | |
| Employment -- Nabisco discrimination protest, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 18 | |
| Employment -- Pay equity, 1982-1984 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 19 | |
| Employment -- Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign, 1997 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 20 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment, 1981-1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 21 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment, 1981-1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 22 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment, 1981-1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 23 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Actions , 1982-1983 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 24 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Articles, 1980-1983 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 25 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Citizen Co-Sponsor Drive, 1988 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Clippings, 1982 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Clippings -- Insurance, 1983 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Countdown Campaign, 1981 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Countdown Campaign (revised), 1982 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Extension, 1977-1980 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Extension, 1977-1980 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Fact Sheets, 1982-1989 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Impact Project , c. 1980 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Information -- Excerpt from Sex Discrimination and the Law: Causes and , 1975 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| Remedies, 1974-1977 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Information -- League of Women Voters Facts and Issues, 1982-1984 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 12 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Insurance, 1982-1984 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 13 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Insurance, 1982-1984 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 14 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Insurance, 1982-1984 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 15 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Insurance, 1977 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 16 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- March , 1976 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 17 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Maryland ERA Legislative News , 1982 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 18 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Message Brigade, c. 1980 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 19 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- National Outreach Campaign Kit, 1979 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 20 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Public Relations, 1981 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Publications -- The Equal Rights Amendment: Guaranteeing Equal Rights for Women, 1976 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Publications -- A Guide to Federal Laws and Regulations Prohibiting Sex Discrimination, 1983-1987 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Publications -- NOW, 1977 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Publications -- NOW -- The Equal Rights Amendment: Ratification and the Seven-Year Provision, 1974, 1977-1982 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Publicity , 1974, 1977-1982 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Publicity , 1981-1982 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment - Ratification, 1979 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Rescission, 1983 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Reports, 1979 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Resolution on Maryland State ERA, undated | series 3 | box 5 | folder 11 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Sing-Along Feminist Songs, 1978 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 12 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Union Support, 1978-1981 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 13 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Walkathons , 1978-1981 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 14 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Walkathons , 1978-1981 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 15 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Walkathons , 1979 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 16 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- White House Council on the Family, 200-2002 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 17 | |
| Events (non-NOW), 1977-1998 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 18 | |
| Gay Rights , 1977-1998 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 19 | |
| Gay Rights , 1977-1998 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 20 | |
| Gay Rights , 1977-1998 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 21 | |
| Gay Rights , 1986 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 22 | |
| Gay Rights -- Action Ideas -- For Chapters, 1980-1983 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 23 | |
| Gay Rights -- Action Ideas -- For Individuals, 1983-1984 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| Gay Rights -- AIDS, 1981 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Gay Rights -- Articles -- "A Look at Gay Teachers" by Gay Rights National Lobby, 1981 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Gay Rights -- Articles - "Biblical Issues [about homosexuality]" by NOW, 1983 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Gay Rights -- Articles -- "Homophobia and Education" special issue of Interracial Books for Children v. 14 numbers 3 and 4, 1980 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Gay Rights -- Articles -- "If Your Constituents Ask" by Gay Rights National Lobby, 1984 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| Gay Rights -- Articles -- "Marriage as a Restricted Club," by Lindsey Van Gelder, 1980 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 7 | |
| Gay Rights -- Articles -- "What it Means to be a Lesbian" by Beverly Brubaker, 1970 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 8 | |
| Gay Rights -- Articles -- "Woman Identified Women" by Radicalesbians, 1982 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 9 | |
| Gay Rights -- Articles -- "You're Fired" by Gay Rights National Lobby, 1975-1983 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 10 | |
| Gay Rights -- Bibliographies, 1991-1992 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 11 | |
| Gay Rights -- Clippings etc., undated | series 3 | box 6 | folder 12 | |
| Gay Rights -- Homophobia -- Examples list, 1983 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 13 | |
| Gay Rights -- In NOW, meeting on, 1983 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 14 | |
| Gay Rights -- Legislation -- Summary, 1987 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 15 | |
| Gay Rights -- Letters re: HR 709, 1987-1991 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 16 | |
| Gay Rights -- Sodomy repeal, 1987 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 17 | |
| Gay Rights -- Sodomy repeal petition, c. 1980 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 18 | |
| Gay Rights -- Lesbians -- Music sampler, 1984 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 19 | |
| Gay Rights -- Lesbians -- Rights conference, 1985 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 20 | |
| Gay Rights -- Lesbians -- Rights conference, Mid-Atlantic region, 1981-1982 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 21 | |
| Gay Rights -- Lesbians -- Rights resources kit , 1981-1982 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 22 | |
| Gay Rights -- Lesbians -- Rights resources kit , 1985 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 23 | |
| Gay Rights -- Lesbians -- Rights workshop, PA NOW, 1977-1981 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 24 | |
| Gay Rights -- Public Relations -- Pamphlets, 1984 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 25 | |
| Gay Rights -- Public Relations -- Pamphlets -- National Gay Task Force pamphlet order form, undated | series 3 | box 6 | folder 26 | |
| Gay Rights -- Public Relations -- Poster, "Telltale Signs of Homosexuality", 1979 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 27 | |
| Gay Rights -- March, 1984 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 28 | |
| Gay Rights -- Military, 1980 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 29 | |
| Gay Rights -- Military -- U.S.S. Norton Sound case, undated | series 3 | box 6 | folder 30 | |
| Gay Rights -- Organizations -- Campaign to End Discrimination, 1992 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 31 | |
| Gay Rights -- Organizations -- Civil Rights Coalition Press Conference -- Press Packet, 1991-1992 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 32 | |
| Gay Rights -- Surveys -- Maryland Documentation [of Homophobia] survey, 1988 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| Gay Rights -- Organizations -- Free State Coalition for Justice, 1987 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| Gay Rights -- Surveys -- Maryland Documentation [of Homophobia] survey -- Report, 1987 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| Gay Rights -- Surveys -- Maryland Documentation [of Homophobia] survey -- Response, 1988 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
| Gay Rights -- Surveys -- Maryland Documentation [of Homophobia] survey -- Results, 1987 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 5 | |
| Gay Rights -- Surveys -- Maryland Documentation [of Homophobia] survey -- Update #1, 1987 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 6 | |
| Gay Rights -- Surveys -- Maryland Documentation [of Homophobia] survey -- Update #2, 1984-1985 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 7 | |
| Gay Rights -- Surveys -- Montgomery County Lesbian Survey, 1984-1991 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 8 | |
| Gay Rights -- Task Force , 1984-1991 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 9 | |
| Gay Rights -- Task Force , 1984-1991 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 10 | |
| Gay Rights -- Task Force , 1984-1991 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 11 | |
| Gay Rights -- Task Force , 1984-1991 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 12 | |
| Gay Rights -- Task Force , 1984-1991 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 13 | |
| Gay Rights -- Task Force , 1984-1991 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 14 | |
| Gay Rights -- Task Force , 1979-1989 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 15 | |
| Gay Rights -- Task Force -- Materials, 1986 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 16 | |
| Gay Rights -- Task Force -- Reports, 1994-2001 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 17 | |
| Legislation -- Agendas -- Legislative Agenda for Maryland Women, 1989-1992 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 18 | |
| Legislation -- Agendas -- NOW Agendas and Reports, 2000 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 1 | |
| Legislation -- Articles -- "The Women's Vote and the 2000 Elections", 1997 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 2 | |
| Legislation -- Bills -- House Bill 431 Anti-Discrimination Act, undated | series 3 | box 8 | folder 3 | |
| Legislation -- Bills -- House Bill 949 (marital property), 1984 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 4 | |
| Legislation -- Briefings -- Women's Legislative Briefing, 1979-1984 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 5 | |
| Legislation -- Commentary -- Eleanor Smeal, 1978 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 6 | |
| Legislation -- Correspondence, 1983-1984 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 7 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- 1984 Presidential Election , 1983-1984 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- 1984 Presidential Election , 1983-1984 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 9 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- 1984 Presidential Election , c. 1984 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 10 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- 1984 Presidential Election -- Anti-Reagan material, [1984] | series 3 | box 8 | folder 11 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Clippings, 1982 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 12 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Election Impact Report, 1995 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 13 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Programs -- "50 plus 1: Women's Electoral Campaign Training", 1992 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 14 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Programs -- "Elect Women for a Change", 1997 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 15 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Programs -- "Elections '98: Making an Impact", 1996 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 16 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Programs -- "Get Out the Vote", 1982 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 17 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Programs -- "Women Can Make the Difference", 1985-1989 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 1 | |
| Legislation -- Events -- Legislative Brunch , 1985-1989 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 2 | |
| Legislation -- Events -- Legislative Brunch , 1985-1989 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 3 | |
| Legislation -- Events -- Legislative Brunch , 1990-1991 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 4 | |
| Legislation -- Events -- Legislative Fundraiser, 1975-1983 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 5 | |
| Legislation -- Events -- Legislative Reception, 1975-1983 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 6 | |
| Legislation -- Events -- Legislative Reception, 1975-1983 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 7 | |
| Legislation -- Events -- Legislative Reception, 1975-1983 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 8 | |
| Legislation -- Events -- Legislative Reception, 1985 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 9 | |
| Legislation -- Hotline, 1989-1998 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 10 | |
| Legislation -- Information , 1989-1998 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 11 | |
| Legislation -- Information , 1989-1998 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 12 | |
| Legislation -- Information , 1975-1986 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 13 | |
| Legislation -- Lobbying , 1975-1986 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 14 | |
| Legislation -- Lobbying , 1994-1995 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 15 | |
| Legislation -- Lobbying -- Agenda, 1994 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 16 | |
| Legislation -- Lobbying -- Annapolis, 1982-1984 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 17 | |
| Legislation -- Lobbying -- Letters, c. 1986 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 18 | |
| Legislation -- Lobbying -- Materials, 1987-1988 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 19 | |
| Legislation -- Lobbying -- Women's Issues, 1973-1977 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 20 | |
| Legislation -- Office , 1973-1977 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 21 | |
| Legislation -- Office , 1978, 1992-1994, undated | series 3 | box 10 | folder 1 | |
| Legislation -- Office , 1978, 1992-1994, undated | series 3 | box 10 | folder 2 | |
| Legislation -- Office , 1978, 1992-1994, undated | series 3 | box 10 | folder 3 | |
| Legislation -- Office , 1986 | series 3 | box 10 | folder 4 | |
| Legislation -- Reports, 1982, 1989-1998 | series 3 | box 10 | folder 5 | |
| Legislation -- Reports , 1974-1980 | series 3 | box 10 | folder 6 | |
| Legislation -- Reports -- "NOW in Annapolis", 1974-1980 | series 3 | box 10 | folder 7 | |
| Legislation -- Reports -- "NOW in Annapolis", 1974-1980 | series 3 | box 10 | folder 8 | |
| Legislation -- Reports -- "NOW in Annapolis", 1974-1980 | series 3 | box 10 | folder 9 | |
| Legislation -- Reports -- "NOW in Annapolis", 1974-1980 | series 3 | box 10 | folder 10 | |
| Legislation -- Reports -- "NOW in Annapolis", 1974-1980 | series 3 | box 10 | folder 11 | |
| Legislation -- Reports -- "NOW in Annapolis", 1974-1980 | series 3 | box 10 | folder 12 | |
| Legislation -- Reports -- "NOW in Annapolis", 1986-1993 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 1 | |
| Legislation -- State -- General Assembly , 1986-1993 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 2 | |
| Legislation -- State -- General Assembly , 1986-1993 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 3 | |
| Legislation -- State -- General Assembly , 1986-1993 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 4 | |
| Legislation -- State -- General Assembly , 1986-1993 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 5 | |
| Legislation -- State -- General Assembly , 1986-1993 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 6 | |
| Legislation -- State -- General Assembly , 1989 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 7 | |
| Legislation -- State -- Reference, 2000 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 8 | |
| Media Activism, 1998 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 9 | |
| Media Activism -- Love Your Body campaign, 1990 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 10 | |
| Racism, [1980s] | series 3 | box 11 | folder 11 | |
| Sexual Harassment, c. 2000 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 12 | |
| Social Security information, 1987 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 13 | |
| Supreme Court -- Bork Nomination, 1997-1998 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 1 | |
| Violence Against Women -- Action against Judge Bollinger, 1996 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 2 | |
| Violence Against Women -- You Can't Beat A Woman march, 2000 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 3 | |
| Women's History -- Clippings, 1983 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 4 | |
| Women's History -- Maryland Women's History Week, 1980-1990 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 5 | |
| Women's History -- Profiles of Maryland Women, c. 1975 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 6 | |
| Women's History -- "We Were Always Here" unsigned article on women in history, 1979-1980 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 7 | |
| Women's Rights, 1980 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 8 | |
| World Conference of the United Nations' Decade for Women, 2000 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 9 | |
Series 4: Photographs, 1981-1988 (228 items)
This series contains photographs, slides, and negatives, both color and black and white. The events documented include state conferences, receptions honoring legislators and National Organization for Women lobbyists, protest marches, and an unidentified event held indoors at the University of Maryland. Some images are unidentified.
The arrangement is chronological.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Reception slides, color (7 items), 1981 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Unidentified [Legislative Reception?] slide, color (1 item), February 1981 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| NOW Legislative Brunch negatives, color (1 page), 1981 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| NOW State Conference negatives, color (3 pages), 1982 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| NOW State Council Meeting at Carol Klemm's negatives, color (1 page), May 1982 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Maryland NOW Conference negatives, black and white (6 pages), 1983 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Maryland NOW Conference contact sheet, black and white (12 pages), 1983 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| "McAtee" slides, color (22 items), 1986 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Slides labeled "University of Maryland" showing an indoor event, color (94 items), 1986 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Legislative Breakfast contact sheet, black and white (1 page), [1987?] | series 4 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Torch Run for Equality, Baltimore, contact sheet, black and white (2 pages) | series 4 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Posed photo of unidentified group with certificate or signed bill, photo signed by Mary Boergers, black and white (1 item), 1987 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Legislative Breakfast and State Conference photos, color (30 items), 1987 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Maryland State Conference photos, color (42 items), 1988 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Photo of unidentified woman speaking at podium, color (1 item), undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| 1981 State Conference negatives, black and white (3 items), 1981 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Framed photo of two unidentified women holding a Washington County, MD NOW banner. One woman wears a sash reading "March for Women's Equality Women's Lives." Color OVERSIZE. (1 item) (Oversize), [1989] | series 4 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
Series 5: Videotapes, 1989-2001 (5 items)
This series contains videotapes of National Organization for Women events, including a talk by Representative Connie Morella at a Maryland NOW State Conference; the March for Women's Lives in Washington, D. C.; a Mother's Day Rally sponsored by the Alliance for the Rights of Children; and a pro-choice video about abortion produced by the Fund for a Feminist Majority.
The arrangement is chronological.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion: For Survival, The Fund for the Feminist Majority DAMAGED, [1989] | series 5 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| "We Won't Go Back" Washington D.C., April 5, 1992 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Mother's Day Rally - Alliance for the Rights of Children, May 10, 1992 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| MD NOW State Conference - History panel, Rep. Connie Morella, May 16, 1992 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| March for Women's Lives, Washington D.C., April 22, 2001 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
Series 6: Memorabilia, undated (1 item)
This series consists of a NOW license plate that has been transferred to the Memorabilia collection (#1714).
There is currently no box inventory available for this series. Please refer to the series description above for a broad description of the materials.
Related Material
Collections within the Archives and Manuscripts Department with particularly close connections to the archives of NOW, Maryland Chapter, include the Papers of Mary K. Benjamin, the Papers of Mary Boergers, the Archives of the League of Women Voters of Maryland, the Archives of the League of Women Voters of Prince George's County, the Papers of Constance A. Morella, the Papers of Jo-Ann Orlinsky, the Dorothy Sucher Collection, and the Archives of the Women's Action Coalition of Prince George's County.
Other related materials in the collections of the University of Maryland Libraries include the current year of the National NOW Times, available in the current periodicals section of McKeldin Library, and volumes 1-6 (1974-1979) of NOW in Annapolis, a NOW-published digest of Maryland legislation relating to women, available in the Maryland Room. (Maryland Room Folio KFM1291.W6 N2).
The national archives of the National Organization for Women is located at The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College.
For other related archival and manuscript collections, please see the following subject guides.
Selected Search Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the University of Maryland Libraries' Catalog. Researchers desiring related materials about these topics, names, or places may search the Catalog using these headings.
Subjects
- Feminism -- Archival resources
- Gay rights -- Archival resources
- National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter -- Archives
- Pro-choice movement -- Archival resources
- Women�s rights -- Archival resources