Women's Organizations at Vanderbilt Collection

Historical Note and Scope and Content

This small collection of 0.21 linear feet contains records of seven women’s organizations at Vanderbilt University operating during the middle 1970’s until the early 1980’s. The seven organizations are:

1. Nashville University Women’s Council
2. Southeastern Women’s Studies Association
3. Staff Women’s Association
4. Vanderbilt Professional Women
5. Vanderbilt Women’s Faculty Organization
6. Women’s Center
7. Women’s Concerns Exploration Group

File Listing

Nashville University Women’s Council

1. Application for membership
   Articles on Women’s Issues
   Correspondence, 1975 - 1979
   Equal Rights Amendment
   Introduction to NUWC
   Minutes of meetings, 1978
2. Newsletters, 1977 - 1978
   Notes
   Notices of meetings, workshops, luncheons, special events, etc., 1976 - 1979
3. Organizations of Women ( Recruitment Directory )
   Outline of NUWC’s purposes
   Procedures and arrangements for meetings
   Program for meeting, 1978
   Reports on meetings, 1975 - 1976
4. Steering committee lists, 1976 - 1979
   Steering committee minutes, 1977 - 1979
   Survey and questionnaires re: NUWC

Southeastern Women’s Studies Association

5. Applications for membership
   Business meeting agenda, 1980
   By-Laws
   Logos ( samples )
   Membership List, 1980
   Notices of conferences
   Treasurer’s report, 1980

Staff Women’s Association

6. Newsletters, 1977
   Notices of meetings, 1976 - 1977

Vanderbilt Professional Women

7. Materials on conference for Tennessee Women in Higher Education
   Membership application for WEAV
   Notices of meetings, 1980 - 1983
   Report of questionnaire results and announcement of plans

Vanderbilt Women’s Faculty Organization

8. Article, 1982
   By-Laws
   Calendar of Events, 1978 - 1981
   Circular letters to members, 1979 - 1982
   Minutes of meetings, 1979 - 1980
   Notices of meetings, 1979 - 1983
   Officers, 1979 - 1980; 1982 - 1983

Women’s Center

9. Article – “A Balanced Life Style” by Alene H. Moris
   Notices of meetings
   Brochures
   Calendar of Events
   Circular letters, 1979
   Schedules for special classes

Women’s Concerns Exploration Group

10.      Notices of meetings, 1975

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