MINNESOTA WOMEN'S NETWORK:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota Women's Network, creator.
	Title:	Minnesota Women's Network records.
	Dates:	1978-1987.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Minutes (1978-1987), correspondence (1978-1984), committee reports (1978-1987), conference and program material, subject files, membership surveys, video recordings, and printed material relating to an organization that began in 1977 as All the Good Old Girls, changed its name in 1983 to the Minnesota Women's Network, and disbanded in 1987.
	Quantity:	5.0 cubic feet (5 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

The organization began as an informal meeting group to give an opportunity for women to meet and exchange ideas, so as to help gain professional and business experience and promotions. The group sponsored weekly and monthly meetings featuring speakers, seminars, and trade fairs of women business owners.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Women's Network Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 12,849; 13,903; 14,663

Processing Information:

Processed by: Bonnie Beatson Palmquist, April 1993.

Catalog ID number: 990017294240104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
143.C.7.6F	1	History, 1979.


		Articles of incorporation and bylaws, 1978, 1983.


		Minutes, 1978-1987. 16 folders.
			Contains minutes, reports, financial information, and similar materials. Some years are better documented than others.


		Board of directors. Manual, 1985.


		Executive membership group. Minutes, 1981-1984. 4 folders.
			Contains minutes and survey (1984) of a group of women executives.


Location	Box
143.C.7.7B	2	Budgets, financial information, treasurer's reports, 1978-1987. 5 folders.


		Correspondence, 1978-1984. 8 folders.
			Correspondence is mainly of executive directors--Ann Peterson, Patti Etkin, Kay Clauson, and Mollie Smith--and is not complete.


		Committee minutes and reports:
			Communication, 1979, 1981-1985. 3 folders.
			Coordinating, 1983.
			Corporation of the year, 1982-1983.
			Executive forum, 1984-1985.
			Humanities seminar, 1978-1979.
			Finance, 1983, 1987.
			Fundraising and development, 1980-1986. 2 folders.
			Membership, 1983-1987. 2 folders.
			Nominating, 1984, 1986-1987.
			Product development, 1983-1984.
			Program, 1978-1987. 3 folders.
			Public relations, 1980-1984.
			Search, 1985.
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143.C.7.8F	3		Women's Trade Fair, 1982-1985. 2 folders.


		Conferences and programs:
			Professional development conference, 1983-1986. 3 folders.
			Skill building conference, 1982.
			Corporate liaison program, 1983.
			Management Assistance Program (MAP), 1983-1984.


		Subject Files:
			Advertising, 1983-1984.
			"After Five" connection, 1986.
			Annual meeting, 1982-1987.
			Anniversary celebration, 1982, 1984.
			Bigelow & Associates, Inc., 1985-1987. 2 folders.
				Management reports.
			Board members' résumés, 1981-1986. 2 folders.
			Board members' resignations, 1984-1986.
			Inquiries, 1983-1984.
			Membership surveys, 1979-1980, 1983-1984. 2 folders.
			Long range planning, 1981-1985. 6 folders.
			Manual (interns and staff), 1984.
			Miscellaneous.
			National Alliance of Professional and Executive Women's Networks, 1979-1980. 4 folders.
				Ann Peterson, an executive director of All the Good Old Girls, was active in this organization which held a conference in Minneapolis in 1980. Contains correspondence, lists, and conference material.
			Open house, 1983.
			Position description (executive director), 1978-1985.
			Procedures, 1982-1986.
			Program schedule, 1980.
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143.C.7.9B	4		Speakers bureau, 1984.
			Working women study, 1986. 3 folders.
				Includes material on the IDS Grant (1985-1986) that provided money for the study.


		News releases, 1983-1984.


		Newspaper clippings.


		Brochures and programs, 1979-1987.


		Printed material.


		Photographs, undated, 1979-1981.
			Mainly photographs of meetings; includes group photograph of steering committee.


		Membership directories, 1978-1986. 7 volumes.
			Executive group of the Minnesota Women's Network. Directory, 1983.


Video cassettes:
	"All the Good Old Girls," KSTP-TV commercials, July 15, 1981. 1 videocassette.
		30-second commercials made by the Wilson Learning Center.


Location	Box
142.F.7.7B	5	Legal documents and proposals and policies, 1978-1984. 1 volume.
			Includes articles of incorporation of All the Good Old Girls and Minnesota Women's Network, job descriptions, committee material, program proposals, and related materials.


		Scrapbooks, 1979-1981. 2 volumes.
			Compiled by Ann Peterson.


		Business cards of members.

RELATED MATERIAL

Related material: Newsletters of All the Good Old Girls (1978-1981), AGOG Networker (1981-1982), and Networker (1982-1987) are located in the Minnesota Historical Society serials collections.

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CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Businesswomen -- Minnesota.; Social networks -- Minnesota.; Surveys.; Women -- Minnesota -- Congresses.; Women -- Minnesota -- Societies and clubs.; Women -- Minnesota -- Social networks.; Women executives -- Minnesota.

Persons:: Clauson, Kay.; Etkin, Patti.; Peterson, Ann.; Smith, Mollie.

Organizations:: All the Good Old Girls, Inc.; National Alliance of Professional and Executive Women's Networks.

Document Types:: Advertising cards.; Conference papers and proceedings.; Video recordings.

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MINNESOTA WOMEN'S NETWORK:

OVERVIEW

HISTORICAL NOTE

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

RELATED MATERIAL

CATALOG HEADINGS