Series XIII. TASK FORCES AND CONFERENCE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEES
Scope and Contents
Series XIII, TASK FORCES AND CONFERENCE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEES, 1964-1994 (#42.1-50.79, 84.1-84.13). In its first few years, NOW created task forces to address specific areas of concern to members: campus contacts, child care, employment, public accommodations, marriage and family, image of women, education, politics, religion, women in sports, international status of women, and poverty. Beginning in the late 1970s, the term "task force" was replaced by "committee." Many of the issues remained the same, although some of the committees had slightly altered names. Within many of the "committee" files, there are documents created by the earlier task forces. NOW created a very complex structure of committees and Board oversight. See policy manuals (Series I) and minutes (Series II) for more information. Although there are some photocopied clippings in the series that follow, most clippings will be weeded, arranged and microfilmed at a later date, and are in Series XLVII. This series is arranged in three subseries.
Additional records concerning task forces and Conference Implementation Committees are located in Series III and Series VIII. For court cases and briefs filed by NOW on related issues, see Series XXXIX and Series XL.
Most of these records originated in the national office, many belonging to Jane Wells-Schooley, Vice President-Action, and are more focused on administrative details, such as membership and procedures, than on task force activities. The Compliance Task Force records were created by Lynne Darcy, Credit Task Force records were created by Sharyn Campbell, Susan Onaitis, and Linda Cohen, and the Task Force on University Compliance records were created by Ellen Morgan.
Dates
- Creation: 1959-2002
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1966-1998
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
TERMS OF USE
Access. The majority of the collection is unrestricted.
Access to folders #103.3-103.4 requires the written permission of NOW until January 1, 2017. Access to folders #67.13 and 87.58 requires the written permission of NOW until January 1, 2018. Access to folders #67.8-67.9 requires the written permission of NOW until January 1, 2019. Access to folder #108.36 requires written permission of NOW until January 1, 2020.
Grievance files and financial records are closed for 50 years. Certain confidential records are closed to all research use for specified periods; included are individual documents access to which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Time limits for closure of NOW Foundation records (Series XXII, #88.1-88.11) will be determined by mutual agreement between NOW and the Schlesinger Library at a future date; the finding aid notes that such records are closed pending negotiations.
As of December 2015, written permission of the National Organization for Women is required only for documents 20 years old or less.
Extent
206.27 linear feet ((185 cartons, 23 file boxes, 8 half file boxes, 14 file card boxes, 3 folio+ boxes) plus 10 folio folders, 5 folio+ folders, 3 oversize folders, 1 supersize folder, 136 photograph folders, 2 folio photograph folders, slides, 9 reels microfilm (M-152), and electronic records)Creator
- From the Collection: National Organization for Women (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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