ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN COMMUNICATIONS. TWIN CITIES
CHAPTER:
An Inventory of An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical
Society
Manuscripts Collection
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| Creator: |
Association for Women in
Communications. Twin Cities Chapter (Minn.), creator.
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| Title: | Organization records. |
| Dates: | 1923-2003 (bulk
1953-2003). |
| Language: | Materials in English.
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| Abstract: | Minutes, presidents files, financial information, program
committee files, newsletters, membership booklets, subject files, scrapbooks, and
miscellaneous material relating to a local chapter of an organization founded in
1923 as a local chapter of Theta Sigma Phi, a national society for women in
journalism and communications. |
| Quantity: | 5.75 cubic feet (6 boxes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for
shelf locations. |
The organization was founded at the University of Washington in Seattle in 1909 as
Theta Sigma Phi, a national society for women engaged in the fields of journalism
and communications. The Twin Cities chapter was founded in 1923. The name of the
national association was changed to Women in Communications, Inc. in 1972 and in
1996 the association was reorganized as the Association for Women in
Communications.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item here]. Association for
Women in Communications. Twin Cities Chapter (Minn.). Organization Records.
Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 13,062; 13,112; 14,555; 14,671; 15,266; 15,516; 15,601;
15,728; 15,914; 16,021.
Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project
grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
(NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 990017158310104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| 147.H.11.8F | 1 | Bylaws and revisions. 1959-1985. 2 folders. |
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| | Policies and procedures manual, 1973. |
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| | Board of Directors handbook, 1998. |
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| | Board of Directors handbook, 2001-2002. |
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| | Board of Directors minutes: 1969-1999. 22 folders. |
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| Location | Box |
| 147.E.12.2F | 2 | Board of Directors notebooks, 1980-1986. 80 folders. |
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| Location | Box |
| 147.A.4.3B | 3 | Board of Directors notebooks, 1985-1987,
1999-2002. 25 folders. |
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| | President's notebooks, 1990-1993. 6 folders. |
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| | Secretary's notebook, 1994-1995. |
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| | Treasurer's reports, 1988-1992. |
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| | Taxes, 1992-1993. 2 folders. |
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| Location | Box |
| 146.K.16.7B | 4 | Member to member (newsletter), September 2000-April 2003. |
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| | Membership, 1972-1973, 1977, 1989-1991. 2 folders. |
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| | Membership booklets (handbooks and directories), 1953-1979, 1984-2003. 3 folders. |
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| | Membership research report. 2001. |
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| | Student Membership: Campus chapter, 1971-1972. |
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| | Internship directories, 1988-1990, 1994. |
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| | Program Committee, 1979-1988. 8 folders. |
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| | Program Committee, 1988-1990,
1992-1999. 4 folders. |
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| | Programs guidebook, 1995. |
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| | Progress of Women Committee, 1972-1979. |
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| Location | Box |
| 149.K.14.1B | 5 | Subject Files: |
| | | WICI Reunion '87: Where we've been, Where we're going, 1987. |
| | | Advancement fund, 1979. |
| | | Annual membership kit, 1990, 1998. 2 folders. |
| | | Annual president's kit, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999. |
| | | Awards programs (Crystal Clarion Communications Competition), 1982-2000. 2 folders. |
| | | Awards publicity, 1989. |
| | | Brochures, 1989-1994. 2 folders. |
| | | Communication budget, 1986-1991. |
| | | Community concerns, 1981-1988,
1995-1996. 3 folders. |
| | | Conferences, 1972-1973, 1994. |
| | | Continuing education, 1982-1983. |
| | | Day on the job, 1973-1980. |
| | | Focus group qualitative research report (membership and
programming evaluation), 1990. 2 folders, including 2 audio cassette recordings. |
| | | Gloria Steinem and Margaret Sloan talk, March 5,
1973. |
| | | IABC chapter survey, 2002. |
| | | Journalism education task force, 1973-1977. |
| | | Job mart, 1988-1991. |
| | | Marketing study task force, 1988. |
| | | Mini courses, 1972. |
| | | Miscellaneous, 1967-1987, 1993-1994. 5 folders. |
| | | New members reception, 1988-1990. |
| | | Newspaper clippings, 1984-1986. |
| Location | Box |
| 147.E.12.3B | 6 | | On to Moscow project, 1959. |
| | | On to Moscow project: Slide show, 1959. 1 box of 35 mm transparencies. |
| Location | Box |
| 149.K.14.1B | 5 | | Photographic materials. |
| | | | Includes prints from the collections of the Minnesota Historical
Society. |
| | | Sample letters. |
| | | Scholarship fund, 1973. |
| | | Speakers bureau, 1976-1979. |
| | | Special events: |
| | | | Miscellaneous fliers and brochures, 1969-1994,
1998-2002. 3 folders. |
| | | | Save Some Green professional development seminar, 1991-1992. |
| | | | Silent auction, 1994. |
| | | | Two Keys to Success seminar, 1989. |
| | | Writers' festivals, 1954-1957. |
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| Location | Box |
| 147.E.12.3B | 6 | Scrapbooks, 1969-1976. 4 volumes. |
| | | Programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material. |
| | | 0.25 cubic feet empty [letter size] |
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:
- Communication -- Minnesota -- Societies.
- Professional associations -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan
Area.
- Women -- Societies and clubs.
- Women executives -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
- Women in communication -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan
Area.
- Women in the advertising industry -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan
area.
- Women journalists -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
- Place:
- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minn.) -- Clubs.
- Soviet Union -- Description and travel.
- Organizations:
- Women in Communications, inc. Twin Cities Chapter
(Minn.).
- Type of Documentation:
- Scrapbooks.
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