National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter archives
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Abstract
Title:
National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter archives
Author/Creator:
National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter
Collection number:
2003-51
Size:
36.25 linear feet and 250 items
Bulk dates:
1975-2004
Inclusive dates:
1966-2008
Collection Area:
State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Repository:
Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries, Hornbake Library, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-9212, Fax: 301-314-2709, Email: askhornbake@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:
National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter archives, 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 1966 and 2004 with the bulk of the materials falling between 1975 and 2004. The collection consists of clippings, committee reports, conference proceedings, correspondence, issue files, membership and leadership lists, minutes, newsletters, and recordings of state council meetings 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. Guide updated and revised by Kerry Schork, May 2011.
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.The collection also contains audio files on cassette tapes which were identified and then labeled. This collection includes digital files, stored on 5-inch and 3-inch floppy disks. The textual information on the digital files which could be retrieved was printed out and appropriately integrated into existing series.
Encoded by:
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Jennie A. Levine, November 2004.
Arrangement of Collection
The collection is divided into seven 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, clippings, and electronic records. 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 | |
| Bylaws -- Proposed Amendment, 1999-2000 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Chapters -- Allegheny County, 1981, 1996 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Chapters -- Anne Arundel County, 2006 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Chapters -- Baltimore County -- , 1981 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Chapters -- Bethesda, 2003 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Chapters -- County and Area, 1995-2001 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Chapters -- Eastern Shore, 1998 and 2004 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Chapters -- Frederick County, 1995, 2001 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Chapters -- Frederick County, 2001-2004 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Chapters -- Frostburg, 2004 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Chapters -- General -- Contacts, undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Chapters -- Howard County, 2003-2004 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Chapters -- Montgomery County -- Bylaws conflict, 1995-1996 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Chapters -- Montgomery County -- Mailing List Conflict, 1997-1998 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Chapters -- Montgomery County -- Leadership conflict, 1977-1986 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Chapters -- Prince George's County -- Northern, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Chapters -- Prince George's County -- Southern, 2002 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Chapters -- Salisbury, 2000 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Chapters -- St. Mary's County -- , 2001 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Chapters -- Takoma Park, 1992, 1999,2004 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Chapters -- University of Maryland -- Baltimore County, undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Chapters -- University of Maryland -- College Park, 1995 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Chapters -- Washington County -- Leadership conflict, 1998 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Clippings, flyers, announcements, 1984-1993, 2000-2001 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Committees -- Consciousness Raising, 1977-1982 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Committees -- Consciousness Raising -- Coordinator, Dorothy Sucher, 1979-1980 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Committees -- ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) -- Task Force, 1978-1980 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Committees -- ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) -- Walkathon -- financial reports, 1981-1982 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Committees -- ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) --Walkathon -- Last Walk for ERA, 1981 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee), 1981-1994 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Elections Workshop, 1997 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances , 1980 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Contribution Requests, 1985 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Expenses, 1985 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- IRS challenge, 1985 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 17 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- National Account, 1985 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 18 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Receipts, 1982 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 19 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Goals and Policy Statements, 1983 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Flyers, undated | series 1 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Meetings, 1985 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Committees -- PAC (Political Action Committee) -- Finances -- Walkathon, 1982 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Communications Department -- Press Clip Samples, 1983 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Communications Department -- Selected Clips, 1983 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Communications -- State, 1996-2000 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Conferences -- Mid-Atlantic Regional , 1977-1978 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Conferences -- Mid-Atlantic Regional , 1977-1978 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Conferences -- Mid-Atlantic Regional , 1983 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| Conferences -- Mid-Atlantic Regional , 1986 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| Conferences -- National , 1973 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 12 | |
| Conferences -- National , 1975 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 13 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1977 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 14 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1978 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 15 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1979 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1980 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1981 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1982 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1983 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1984 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Conferences -- National, 1985 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Conferences -- National, 2002 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Conferences -- Other -- "Chapter and Leadership Development for the 1990s" , 1998 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1976 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1978 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 11 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1979 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1980 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1981 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1982 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1983 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Conferences -- State -- Press Packet, 1983 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1984 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 7 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1984 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 8 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1985 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 9 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1986 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 10 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1987 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 11 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1988 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 12 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1989 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 13 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1990 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 14 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1991 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 15 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1992 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 16 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1994 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| Conferences -- State , 1995 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1996 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1997 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1998 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 5 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1997 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 6 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1998 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 1 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1999 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 2 | |
| Conferences -- State, 1999 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 3 | |
| Conferences -- State, 2001 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 4 | |
| Conferences -- State -- Organizational Procedures, undated | series 1 | box 8 | folder 5 | |
| Conferences -- State -- President's Remarks, 1981-1990 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 6 | |
| Conferences -- State, 2000 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 7 | |
| Conferences -- State, 2001 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Conferences -- State, 2002 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 9 | |
| Conferences -- State, 2004 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 1 | |
| Conferences -- State , 2005 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 2 | |
| Conferences -- State, 2006 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 3 | |
| Conferences -- Mid-Atlantic Feminist Festival, 2000 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 4 | |
| Direct Mail advertising, 1999 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 5 | |
| Electronic Records -- PAC, Bylaws, circa 1995 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 6 | |
| Feminization of Power campaign, 1988 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 7 | |
| Finances -- Audit, 1992 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 8 | |
| Finances -- Budget, 1982-1984 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 9 | |
| Finances -- Budget, 1995 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 10 | |
| Finances -- Budget, 1999-2000 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 11 | |
| Finances -- Correspondence, 1996 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 12 | |
| Finances -- Dues, uniform, 1980 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 13 | |
| Finances -- Deposits and Receipts, 1992-1996 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 14 | |
| Finances -- Deposits and Receipts, 1990-1991 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 15 | |
| Finances -- Deposits and Receipts, 1996-1998 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 16 | |
| Finances -- Deposits and Receipts | series 1 | box 9 | folder 17 | |
| Finances -- Deposits and Receipts -- First Women's Bank of Maryland, 1981-1990 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 18 | |
| Finances -- Expenses, 1994 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 1 | |
| Finances -- Fundraising, 1985 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 2 | |
| Finances -- Reports, 1992, 1996, 2000 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 3 | |
| Finances -- Summary , 2000 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 4 | |
| Finances -- Checks , 1983-1989 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 5 | |
| Handbooks and Guides, 1997 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 6 | |
| Handbooks and Guides -- Cooperative Leadership Manual, 1992 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 7 | |
| Handbooks and Guides -- Media Reform, 1976 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 8 | |
| Handbooks and Guides -- Policy Manual -- Administration, 1979 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 9 | |
| Handbooks and Guides -- Policy Manual -- Issues, 1979 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 10 | |
| Hotline , 1995-1998 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 11 | |
| Hotline , 1995-1998 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 12 | |
| Hotline , 1995-1998 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 1 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence , 1974-1998 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 2 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence , 1974-1998 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 3 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence , 1974-1998 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 4 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence [kept separate to maintain original division], November 1979-1986, 1990-2001 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 1 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence, November 1979-1986, 1990-2001 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 2 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence, November 1979-1986, 1990-2001 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 3 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence, November 1979-1986, 1990-2001 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 4 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence, November 1979-1986, 1990-2001 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 5 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence -- Hays-Hamilton, Barbara, 1996-1999 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 6 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence -- Hays-Hamilton, Barbara, 1996-1999 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 7 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence -- National, 1974-1979 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 1 | |
| Leadership -- Correspondence -- Regional, 1977-1978 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 2 | |
| Leadership -- Lists, 1978-1980 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 3 | |
| Leadership -- Lists, 1992-1993 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 4 | |
| Leadership -- Lists, 1996 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 5 | |
| Leadership -- Lists, 1994-2001 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 6 | |
| Leadership -- Notes, 1997 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 7 | |
| Leadership -- Notes -- Handwritten, undated | series 1 | box 13 | folder 8 | |
| Leadership -- President -- Correspondence , 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 9 | |
| Leadership -- President -- Correspondence , 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 10 | |
| Leadership -- President -- Mailings, 1983 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 11 | |
| Leadership -- Retreats, 1988 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 12 | |
| Leadership -- Retreats, 1992-1994 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 13 | |
| Leadership -- Retreats, 1992-1994 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 14 | |
| Leadership -- Retreats -- Retreat Proposal, 1994 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 15 | |
| Leadership -- Vice-President, action, 1994 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 16 | |
| Leadership -- Vice-President, mailings, 1983-1984 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 17 | |
| Legal Defense and Education Fund -- Annual Report, 1982 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 18 | |
| Letterhead, undated | series 1 | box 13 | folder 19 | |
| Letterhead, undated | series 1 | box 13 | folder 20 | |
| Lobbyist in Annapolis, 1992-1998 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 21 | |
| Membership, 1983-1999 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 22 | |
| Membership -- At-Large members, 1998 | series 1 | box 13 | folder 23 | |
| Membership -- At-Large transfer project, 1995 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 1 | |
| Membership -- At-Large transfers, state plan for, 2000 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 2 | |
| Membership -- Correspondence , 1999 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 3 | |
| Membership -- Correspondence and forms, 1996 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 4 | |
| Membership -- Information, 1996-1999 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 5 | |
| Membership -- New Members packet, undated | series 1 | box 14 | folder 7 | |
| Membership -- Recruitment, 1998 | series 1 | box 14 | folder 8 | |
| Membership -- Recruitment -- Recruitment publication "Membership Recruitment and Retention", undated | series 1 | box 14 | folder 9 | |
| Membership -- Recruitment -- Recruitment material, undated | series 1 | box 14 | folder 10 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Council, 1977-1984 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 1 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Council , 1980-1982, 1993 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 2 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Council , 1980-1982, 1993 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 3 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Council -- Consciousness Raising Committee, 1977 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 4 | |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Council -- Information packet, 1979 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 5 | |
| National Board, 1983-1984, 1986, 1998-1999 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 6 | |
| National Board, 1983-1984, 1986, 1998-1999 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 7 | |
| National Board, 1983-1984, 1986, 1998-1999 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 8 | |
| National Board, 1983-1984, 1986, 1998-1999 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 9 | |
| National Board -- Calendar , 2001 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 10 | |
| National Board -- Chapters -- Convening and Chartering NOW Chapters, 1979 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 11 | |
| National Board -- Chapters -- Chapter Organization, 1981 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 12 | |
| National Board -- Chapters -- Chapter Development, 1984-1985 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 13 | |
| National Board -- Chapters -- Chapter Fundraising -- National Guidelines, 1985 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 14 | |
| National Board -- Chapters -- Chapter Media Use -- National Guidelines, 1977-1980 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 15 | |
| National Board -- Correspondence, 1982 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 16 | |
| National Board -- Elections, 1982 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 17 | |
| National Board -- Information, 1966-1975 | series 1 | box 15 | folder 18 | |
| National Board -- Mailings, 1983-1989 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 1 | |
| National Board -- Mailings, 1983-1989 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 2 | |
| National Board -- Mailings, 1983-1989 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 3 | |
| National Board -- Meetings, 1992-1993, 1999-2001 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 4 | |
| National Board -- Meetings, 1992-1993, 1999-2001 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 5 | |
| National Board -- Meetings, 2000 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 6 | |
| National Board -- Reports, 1976-1978 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 7 | |
| Publications -- Cracking the Glass Slipper: PEER's Guide to Ending Sex Bias in Your Schools, 1977 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 8 | |
| Publications -- Cracking the Glass Slipper: PEER's Guide to Ending Sex Bias in Your Schools, 1977 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 9 | |
| Publications -- Pamphlets -- Valuing Diversity, 1988 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 10 | |
| Publications -- Pamphlets -- Who Cares About Housewives, c. 1980 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 11 | |
| Resolution for resolving conflict in Maryland NOW, 1992 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 12 | |
| State Council, 1979, 1982-1994, n.d | series 1 | box 16 | folder 13 | |
| State Council, 1979, 1982-1994, n.d | series 1 | box 16 | folder 14 | |
| State Council, 1979, 1982-1994, n.d | series 1 | box 16 | folder 15 | |
| State Council, 1979, 1982-1994, n.d | series 1 | box 16 | folder 16 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Bylaws, 2000 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 17 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Bylaws, 2000 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 18 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Executive , 1986, 1991-1993 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 19 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Executive , 1986, 1991-1993 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 20 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Executive , 1991-1994 | series 1 | box 16 | folder 21 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Meetings, 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 17 | folder 1 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Meetings, 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 17 | folder 2 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Meetings, 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 17 | folder 3 | |
| State Council -- Committees -- Meetings, 1982-1985 | series 1 | box 17 | folder 4 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1976-August 1980 | series 1 | box 17 | folder 5 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1976-August 1980 | series 1 | box 17 | folder 6 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1976-August 1980 | series 1 | box 17 | folder 7 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1976-August 1980 | series 1 | box 17 | folder 8 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 18 | folder 1 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 18 | folder 2 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 18 | folder 3 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 18 | folder 4 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 18 | folder 5 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, September 1980-1983 | series 1 | box 18 | folder 6 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 19 | folder 1 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 19 | folder 2 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 19 | folder 3 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 19 | folder 4 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 19 | folder 5 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 19 | folder 6 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 20 | folder 1 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1984-1991 | series 1 | box 20 | folder 2 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 1 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 2 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 3 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 4 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 5 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 6 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 7 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 8 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 9 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 1992-2001 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 10 | |
| State Council -- Meetings, 2003 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 11 | |
| State Council -- Members, 1976-1979 | series 1 | box 21 | folder 12 | |
| State Council -- Other materials, 1975-1989 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 1 | |
| State Council -- Other materials, 1975-1989 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 2 | |
| State Council -- Other materials, 1975-1989 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 3 | |
| State Council -- Other materials, 1975-1989 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 4 | |
| State Council -- Other materials, 1975-1989 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 5 | |
| State Council -- Other materials, 2003-2004 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 6 | |
| Chapter Affiliation Form, 1995 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 7 | |
| Chapter Affiliation Letter, undated | series 1 | box 22 | folder 8 | |
| State Legislative Office, 1974 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 9 | |
| WOC [Women Organizing for Change] Alert List, 1996-1998 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 10 | |
| Workshops -- Coalition '98 meeting, 1996 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 11 | |
| Workshops -- Meeting notes, undated | series 1 | box 22 | folder 12 | |
| Workshops -- National Coalition Building Institute workshop proposal, 1995 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 13 | |
| Workshops -- Team Building workshop notebook, undated | series 1 | box 22 | folder 14 | |
| Valuing Diversity workshop led by NCBI staff, 1997 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 15 | |
| Young Feminist Summit, 1997 | series 1 | box 22 | folder 16 | |
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, 1988, 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, 1995-1999 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Maryland -- Eastern Shore -- Celebration, 1996-1997 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Maryland -- Frederick County -- NOW Newsletter, 1993-1996 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Maryland -- Howard County -- Times, 1988-1998 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| Maryland -- Montgomery County -- From NOW On, 1973 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 7 | |
| Maryland -- Montgomery County -- From NOW On, 1988, 1998-1999, 2001 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 8 | |
| Maryland -- Montgomery County -- From NOW On, 1989, 1995-1999 | 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 -- Northern Prince George's County -- The Feminist, 1977-1981 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 14 | |
| Maryland -- Northern Prince George's County -- The Feminist, 1977-1981 | series 2 | box 6 | folder 15 | |
| Maryland -- Northern Prince George's County -- The Feminist , 1992 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| Maryland -- Southern Prince George's County -- The Time is NOW , 1985 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| Maryland -- St. Mary's County -- and NOW the news, 1987, 1988 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| Maryland -- Washington County NOW Newsletter, undated | series 2 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
| Maryland -- Washington Metro Area -- The Washington Equal Times, 1979 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 5 | |
| null -- Washington Metro Area -- The Nonprofit Agenda, 1999 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 6 | |
| Other -- The Loyal Opposition: A Feminist Commentary on NOW Politics, 1981-1982 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 7 | |
| Other -- Maryland NOW Lesbian and Gay Task Force --The Leminist Letter, 1984-1985 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 8 | |
| Other -- New Jersey -- NOW-NJ Newsbreakers, March 1985 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 9 | |
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 | |
| Against Our Will -- Rape and Incest Support Group, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Assorted Clippings, 1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Christian Right -- The Activist's Handbook, Researching the Christian Right, 1993-1994 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Christian Right -- Promise Keepers, 1992-1997 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Catholics for a Free Choice, 2009 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Employment, 1975-1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| Employment , 1975-1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 17 | |
| Employment -- Auction Benefit for Baltimore Working Women, 1984 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 18 | |
| Employment -- Child care, 1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 19 | |
| Employment -- Nabisco discrimination protest, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 20 | |
| Employment -- Pay equity, 1982-1984 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 21 | |
| Employment -- Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign, 1997 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 22 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment, 1981-1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 23 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment, 1981-1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 24 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment, 1981-1982 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 25 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Actions , 1982-1983 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 26 | |
| Equal Rights Amendment -- Articles, 1980-1983 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 27 | |
| 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 -- Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women, 2009 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- 1984 Presidential Election , 1983-1984 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 9 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- 1984 Presidential Election , 1983-1984 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 10 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- 1984 Presidential Election , c. 1984 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 11 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- 1984 Presidential Election -- Anti-Reagan material, [1984] | series 3 | box 8 | folder 12 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Clippings, 1982 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 13 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Election Impact Report, 1995 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 14 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Programs -- "50 plus 1: Women's Electoral Campaign Training", 1992 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 15 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Programs -- "Elect Women for a Change", 1997 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 16 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Programs -- "Elections '98: Making an Impact", 1996 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 17 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Programs -- "Get Out the Vote", 1982 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 18 | |
| Legislation -- Elections -- Programs, 1996 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 19 | |
| 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 -- 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, 1994-1998 | 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 | |
| Legislation -- State -- Reports, 1995 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 9 | |
| Maryland Coalition for Women's Employment, undated | series 3 | box 11 | folder 10 | |
| Media Activism, 1998 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 11 | |
| Media Activism -- Love Your Body Campaign, 1990 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 12 | |
| National Womens Law Center, 2006 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 13 | |
| Racism, [1980s] | series 3 | box 11 | folder 14 | |
| Sexual Harassment, c. 2000 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 15 | |
| Social Security information, 1987 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 16 | |
| 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, 1993 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 5 | |
| Women's History -- Maryland Women's History Week, 2001 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 6 | |
| Women's History -- Profiles of Maryland Women, c. 1975 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 7 | |
| Women's History -- "We Were Always Here" unsigned article on women in history, 1979-1980 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 8 | |
| Women's History -- Discover a New World, 1993 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 9 | |
| Women's History -- Discover a New World, 1993 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 10 | |
| Women's Rights, 1980 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 11 | |
| World Conference of the United Nations' Decade for Women, 2000 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 12 | |
Series 4: Photographs, 1981-1988 (241 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 | |
| 1981 State Conference negatives, black and white (3 items), 1983 | 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), 1987 | 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 | |
| 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 15 | |
| 1997 Legislative Fundraiser, 1997 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| 1997 Legislative Fundraiser, 1997 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| 1997 Legislative Fundraiser, 1997 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| 1997 Legislative Fundraiser, 1997 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Keep Abortion Legal Rally, undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
| Keep Abortion Legal Rally, undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 21 | |
| Keep Abortion Legal Rally, undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 22 | |
| Keep Abortion Legal Rally, undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 23 | |
| Keep Abortion Legal Rally, undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 24 | |
| Photo of unidentified woman speaking at podium, color (1 item), undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 25 | |
| The Tahara Project, undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 26 | |
| "I'm a Bawlmer Feminist Hon" Bikeride, undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 27 | |
| "I'm a Bawlmer Feminist Hon" Bikeride, undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 28 | |
| Unidentified Headshot, undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 29 | |
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 (4 items)
This series consists of a NOW license plate that has been transferred to the Memorabilia collection (#1714). It also contains 3 awards celebrating the NOW-Maryland Chapter as well as Women's History Month, which have been transferred to the Memorabilia Collection (#2400a, 2400b, and 2400c)
The box inventory for this series is not currently available online. Please refer to the series description above for a broad description of the materials or contact the department for more information.
Series 7: Audio Files, 2000-2001 (1.5 Linear feet)
This series contains audio recordings, held on cassette tapes, of the State Council Meetings of the National Organization for Women-Maryland Chapter. The meetings recorded on the cassette tapes took place from 2000-2001. This series also includes some undated recordings. Arrangement of the materials in this series in chronological.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 9/25/1999 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 9/25/1999 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 9/10/2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 9/10/2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 3/12/2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 3/12/2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, April 2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, April 2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 2/28/2001 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 2/28/2001 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 11/26/2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 11/26/2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 10/29/2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 10/29/2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, July 2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, February 2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, February 2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, circa 2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, circa 2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 1/28/2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 1/28/2000 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 21 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, 3/18/2001 | series 7 | box 1 | folder 22 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| MD NOW State Council Meeting, undated | series 7 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
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
- Womens rights -- Archival resources