Guide to the Women's Approach to Community Harmony (WATCH) records

Amanda G. DeWilde

Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library

828 I Street

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 264-2976

Fax: (916) 264-2884

Email: sacroom@saclibrary.org

URL: http://www.saclibrary.org

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Room

Title: Women's Approach to Community Harmony (WATCH) records

Identifier/Call Number: MC 52

Physical Description: .1 Linear Feet (1 Archival Folder)

Date (inclusive): 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.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Historical Note

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.

Scope and Contents

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.

Preferred Citation

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