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PA NOW State Convention, Allentown - Press Packet & Coverage, 1977

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 8
Identifier: II

Scope and Contents

From the Series: Series II consists of five sub-series focusing on local NOW chapters, PA NOW Times publishing material, conferences and conventions, Pennsylvania NOW subject files, and administrative records.

The sub-series dedicated to local NOW chapters contains files for Lehigh Valley NOW, Allentown NOW, Bethlehem NOW, Easton NOW, and Hunterdon County NOW.

The sub-series dedicated to PA NOW Times publishing material includes documents such as magazine mock-ups and advertising documents.

The sub-series dedicated to NOW conferences and conventions has documents related to Pennsylvania NOW conferences and conventions, NOW mid-Atlantic regional conferences as well as for national NOW conferences.

Pennsylvania NOW-related subject files sub-series is dedicated to Pennsylvania NOW-related subject files which date from the mid 1960s to early 1980s. Included in this sub-series are files related to abortion and body politics, Pennsylvania NOW events, court cases and testimonies, boycott information, Pennsylvania NOW board election materials, various NOW Newsletters, senate bills, various re-printed readings, as well as other causes Pennsylvania NOW fought for such as divorce, childcare, women in the military, and Title IX.

The last sub-series is dedicated to NOW administration records such as mailing lists, leadership lists and mailings, chapter handbooks, membership and chapter reports, policy manuals, correspondence, motions and resolutions, executive committee, state board, and mid-Atlantic regional meeting agendas and minutes, as well as all financial administrative documents such as budgets, cash and operating statements, and tax exemption information.

Dates

  • 1977

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 20 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh Valley LGBT Community Archive Repository

Contact:
Muhlenberg College, Trexler Library Special Collections
2400 Chew Street
Allentown PA 18104 USA