00326 ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN COMMUNICATIONS. TWIN CITIES CHAPTER: An Inventory of An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by Stephanie Grabowski, April 2, 1999, revised December 2001.Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. December 2010 Additions made to collection by Meagan Kellom and inventory updated by David B. Peterson. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Association for Women in Communications. Twin Cities Chapter (Minn.). Organization records. 1923-2003 (bulk 1953-2003). Materials in English. Minutes, presidents files, financial information, program committee files, 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. 5.5 cubic feet (6 boxes). See Detailed Description section for shelf locations. HISTORICAL NOTE

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.

RELATED MATERIALS

Newsletters of the chapter are available in the serials collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.

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: 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. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 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: 001715831

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 147.H.11.8F 1 Bylaws and revisions. 1959-1985. 2 folders. Charter, 1923. Policies and procedures manual, 1973. Board of Directors handbook, 1998. Board of Directors handbook, 2001-2002. Board of Directors minutes: 1969-1999. 22 folders. 147.E.12.2F2Board of Directors notebooks, 1980-1986.80 folders. 147.A.4.3B3Board of Directors notebooks, 1985-1987, 1999-2002.25 folders. President's notebooks, 1990-1993. 6 folders. Secretary's notebook, 1994-1995. Treasurer's reports, 1988-1992. Taxes, 1992-1993. 2 folders. Surveys, 1974. 146.K.16.7B 4 Membership, 1972-1973, 1977, 1989-1991. 2 folders. Membership booklets (handbooks and directories), 1953-1979, 1984-2003. 3 folders. Membership brochures. Membership research report. 2001. Student Membership: Campus chapter, 1971-1972. Internship directories, 1988-1990, 1994. Program Committee, 1979-1988. 8 folders. Program Committee, 1988-1990, 1992-1999. 4 folders. Programs guidebook, 1995. Progress of Women Committee, 1972-1979. 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. 149.K.14.1B 5 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. On to Moscow project, 1959. On to Moscow project: Slide show, 1959. 1 box of 35 mm transparencies. Photographic materials:

Including 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. 147.E.12.3B 6Scrapbooks, 1969-1976. 4 volumes.

Programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.