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SERIES Identifier: MC 818

Series I. HISTORY AND GOVERNANCE, 1978-ca.2012 (#1.1-4.11, E.1)

Scope and Contents

Series I, HISTORY AND GOVERNANCE, 1978-ca.2012 (#1.1-4.11, E.1), contains incorporation papers, paperwork to register the Women's Bar Association as a lobbying organization, and annual reports. It also contains articles and by-laws, as well as signed forms from members consenting to changes to by-laws. In addition, there are organizational planning documents, including reports on long-range planning (1989 and 1997) and a strategic marketing plan (1999).

The series also includes information about the Women's Bar Association and its history in the form of academic papers, press releases, and clippings about the Women's Bar Association. Clippings concern support or opposition for bills, events, and member activities, and are from a variety of publications, the bulk being from the local Massachusetts newspapers, the Boston Globe, and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Most clippings had been gathered in binders, which were dismantled by the archivist into folders. Most of these binders appear to have been compiled by the Media Committee, and include press releases and press contact lists. These binders also contain committee records, such as minutes, budgets, memorandum, reports, letters, and email among members. Media committee records are included here; see Series V and VI for records for other Women's Bar Association committees.

Women's Bar Association publications, including the WBA Newsletter, WBA News & Notes, the WBA Quarterly, the Women's Bar Review, and the WBA Law Journal have been transferred to the Schlesinger Library's printed material collection. Additional publications by the Women's Bar Association, including its reports about part-time work, can also be found in the library's book collection. The series also contains the Women's Bar Association web site, which is being captured periodically as part of Harvard University Library's Web Archive Collection (WAX). The series is arranged alphabetically.

Dates

  • Creation: 1975-2012

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions:

Access. Most of the collection is open for research. Researchers must sign a special permission form to use the collection. Folder #19.4 is closed until January 1, 2041.

Extent

21.4 linear feet ((48 file boxes, 1 folio+ box) plus electronic records)

Physical Location

Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.

Repository Details

Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository

The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.

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