National Organization for Women San Joaquin County Chapter
Archives (1972-2020)
Nicole Grady Mountjoy
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National Organization for Women San Joaquin County Chapter
Archives (1972-2020)
Collection number: MSS 347
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
- Processed by:
- Nicole Grady Mountjoy
- Date Completed:
- 2021
- Encoded by:
- Nicole Grady Mountjoy
© 2013 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: National Organization for Women San Joaquin County
Chapter archives
Dates: 1972-2020
Collection number: MSS 347
Creator:
National Organization for Women
San Joaquin County Chapter
Collection Size:
1 linear foot
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: The papers of the San Joaquin County of
California Chapter of NOW. Including clippings, correspondence, reports,
newsletters, promotional material, and ephemera.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
Preferred Citation
National Organization for Women San Joaquin County Chapter archives. MSS
347. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific
Library.
Biography / Administrative History
Taken from the
NOW Origins brochure, "The
National Organization for Women (NOW) was born June 30, 1966 out of the fury
and frustration of 28 women attending the Third National Conference of
Commissions on the Status of Women in Washington, D. C." At the conference,
"delegates were prohibited by the Administration's rules for the conference
from even passing resolutions recommending that the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforce its legal mandate to end sex
discrimination." NOW is a civil rights organization dedicated to achieving full
equality for women. The organization's first statement of purpose was, "To take
action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American
society now, assuming all the privileges and responsibilities thereof in fully
equal partnership with men."
Currently NOW chapters focus on six priority issues including
reproductive rights, ending sex discrimination/constitutional equality,
promoting diversity and ending racism, economic justice, stopping violence
against women, and LGBTQIA rights. This collection is comprised of the San
Joaquin County of California Chapter that became a chartered member of NOW May
2, 1972.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers of the San Joaquin County of California Chapter of NOW.
Including clippings, correspondence, reports, newsletters, promotional
material, and ephemera.
Arrangement
Collection is organized in original order of creator.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
National Organization for Women - San
Joaquin County Chapter (Calif.)
Feminism
Feminism - United States
Women's rights - United States
National Organization for
Women
Women's rights
Women - Legal status, laws,
etc.
Discrimination in employment
Sex discrimination
Equality before the law - United States
Stockton (Calif.) - History
Annual Reports, 1991-2020
Financial Information, 1980s-2020s
Minutes of the Business and Board Meetings,
1971-1974
Board Minutes (Secretary), 1975-1977
Special Brief Minutes (starting July 19, 1977)
Meeting Minutes, 1997-2006
Record of correspondence by Secretary, 1971-1974,
1978-1979
Correspondence, 1972-2020
Political Action Committee (PAC) Report, 1992
Misc. Clippings, brochures, etc.
Fight the Right March, April 14, 1996
Banner Pattern and Instructions
Ephemera: buttons, stamps, and business cards
