Women's Approach to Community Harmony (WATCH) records, 1963-1966

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Summary

Title:
Women's Approach to Community Harmony (WATCH) records
Dates:
1963-1966
Abstract:
Women's Approach to Community Harmony (WATCH) formed in 1963 as a fact-finding organization in North Highlands; its purpose was to familiarize community members with the pros and cons of controversial community issues. This collection is comprised of a scrapbook of news clippings, correspondence, meeting invitations and photographs documenting the organization's activities.
Extent:
.1 Linear Feet (1 Archival Folder)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Women's Approach to Community Harmony (WATCH) records, MC 52, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is comprised of a scrapbook of news clippings, correspondence, meeting invitations and photographs documenting the activities of Women's Approach to Community Harmony (WATCH), 1963–1966.

Biographical / historical:

Women's Approach to Community Harmony (WATCH) formed in 1963 as a fact-finding organization in North Highlands, a community north of Sacrramento. Its express purpose was to familiarize community members with the pros and cons of controversial community issues. The group invited candidates for local office to deliever their platforms, and they hosted talks and debates on a variety of concerns, from the installation of a golf course to the rise in venereal disease among local teens.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Amanda G. DeWilde
Date Prepared:
Copyright 2017
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2017-11-14 09:38:46 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Women's Approach to Community Harmony (WATCH) records, MC 52, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
828 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 264-2976
sacroom@saclibrary.org
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