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National Organization for Women, West Georgia College Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: LH-0075

Scope and Content

Newsletters, scrapbooks, photographs, proclamations, and other materials.

This collection consists primarily of two scrapbooks which contain clippings, correspondence, questionnaire, lists of organizational events, photographs, and programs. Some of the programs are autographed; one by astronaut Sally Ride and another by NOW National President Eleanor Smeal (1977-1982, 1985-1987). Also included in the collection are formal proclamations by Carroll County politicians.

Dates

  • 1982-1988

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to all users; No restrictions

Conditions Governing Use note

Rights held by the University of West Georgia.

Biographical Note

Joanne R. Artz received her B.A. from the University of Vermont, A.M. L.S. from the University of Michigan, and her M.A. from West Georgia College. She served as the president of the Georgia Library Association from 1981-1983, and as its secretary-treasurer in the Government Documents Interest Group. While at West Georgia College, she served on the faculty as the Librarian Associate Professor from 1981-1997, as well as the Faculty Advisor for the National Organization for Women from 1982-1988. During her involvement with the NOW, she served as the secretary and newsletter editor in 1983, the president in 1985, and the public information officer in 1986. She participated in the NOW Georgia State Conference in 1984 and 1986, and served as the head advocate for the chapter's Take Back the Night walk in 1987.

She most recently served as the Assistant Director and Head of User Services at the David L. Rice Library at the University of Southern Indiana.

Extent

0.59 Linear feet (1 box, 1 oversized folder)

Language

English

Overview

This collection includes documents and scrapbooks pertaining to the West Georgia College chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW).

Arrangement note

Materials are arranged alphabetically by file title.

Provenance

Joanne R. Artz, member of NOW from 1982-1988, donated these materials on September 8, 1994.

Processing Information note

Records processed by Blynne Olivieri June, 2014.

Graduate Student Jennah Marston reorganized the materials and added more notes about the collection July, 2019.

Title
National Organization for Women, West Georgia College Chapter records LH-0075
Subtitle
LH-0075
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Blynne Olivieri and Jennah Marston
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English

Repository Details

Part of the University of West Georgia Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections, Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton GA 30118-2000 United States