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York County League Of Women Voters - Accession 161, League Of Women Voters, York County Jan 2019

York County League Of Women Voters - Accession 161, League Of Women Voters, York County

Manuscript Collection

The York County League of Women’s Voters is a political organization active in encouraging citizen participation in the electoral process and the government in general. The collection consists of bylaws, constitutions, correspondence, membership lists, newsletters, publications, program notes, minutes, annual reports, model cities information, project information, and questionnaires concerning the creation, activities and early history of the League.


Church Women United In Columbia Records - Accession 191, Church Women United, Columbia, Sc Jan 2015

Church Women United In Columbia Records - Accession 191, Church Women United, Columbia, Sc

Manuscript Collection

The Church Women United In Columbia was founded in 1915 as the Women’s Interdenominational Missionary Union whose purpose was to work for the betterment of social and economic conditions in the city of Columbia, South Carolina. The collection consists of constitutions, bylaws, minutes, correspondence, reports, financial records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, lists, and other records relating to the history and civic activities of the organization.


National Organization For Women (Now) South Carolina Records - Accession 142, National Organization For Women, South Carolina Jan 1980

National Organization For Women (Now) South Carolina Records - Accession 142, National Organization For Women, South Carolina

Manuscript Collection

The National Organization for Women (NOW) South Carolina Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, agenda notes, financial records, newsletters, pamphlets and brochures, flyers, handbooks, newspaper clippings, and a tape recording relating to the organization's work to improve the status and life of South Carolina Women and their efforts toward the state ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) , the 1984 Mondale-Ferraro campaign, and other issues concerning the women of South Carolina. Also contains information on the National and Southeast Region NOW organizations.


Juanita Willmon Goggins Papers - Accession 155, Juanita Willmon Goggins Jan 1978

Juanita Willmon Goggins Papers - Accession 155, Juanita Willmon Goggins

Manuscript Collection

The Juanita Willmon Goggins Papers include correspondence, speeches, biographical data, reports, studies, newspaper clippings, photographs and other papers documenting the political career of Goggins who was the first African-American woman elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. Subjects include home rule for York County, African-Americans in politics, sickle cell anemia, appropriations, taxes, and public education in York County.


Episcopal Churchwomen Of The Diocese Of Upper South Carolina Records - Accession 169, Episcopal Churchwomen Of The Diocese Of Upper South Carolina Jan 1978

Episcopal Churchwomen Of The Diocese Of Upper South Carolina Records - Accession 169, Episcopal Churchwomen Of The Diocese Of Upper South Carolina

Manuscript Collection

The Episcopal Churchwomen of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina Records consist of histories, minutes, reports, correspondence, financial records, program notes, photographs, newspaper clippings, journals, handbooks, yearbooks, and scrapbooks relating to the history of the Episcopal Church in the Upstate of South Carolina and women’s role in the Church. Of particular interest are the records relating to the Bishops Committee on Race Relations and the Bi-Racial Committee, which was concerned with a Voorhees College disturbance in which black power militants seized control of the college facilities in 1967.


South Carolina Council For The Common Good Records - Accession 117, Council For The Common Good, South Carolina Jan 1977

South Carolina Council For The Common Good Records - Accession 117, Council For The Common Good, South Carolina

Manuscript Collection

The South Carolina Council for the Common Good Records consist of constitutions, bylaws, correspondence, minutes, reports, yearbooks, brochures, financial records, membership lists, and newspaper clippings relating to the council’s governance and its activities, including its work to improve child welfare (1959, 1967-1968); its lobbying against Richard Nixon’s 1970 cutback of public library funds (1969-1971); its lobbying for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (1970-1973); its work to promote passage of jury service to women in South Carolina; and its efforts to strengthen the South Carolina Status of Women’s Conference (1965-1977).


South Carolina Clergy Consultation Service For Problem Pregnancy Records - Accession 66, South Carolina Clergy Consultation Service For Problem Pregnancy Jan 1977

South Carolina Clergy Consultation Service For Problem Pregnancy Records - Accession 66, South Carolina Clergy Consultation Service For Problem Pregnancy

Manuscript Collection

The South Carolina Clergy Consultation Service For Problem Pregnancy Records consist of correspondence, financial records, case study questionnaires and reference materials, documenting the efforts of the Pro-Choice organization (SCCCS) to provide counseling service for women seeking abortions. The SCCCS opened its services in 1970. Correspondents include Rev. Howard Moody, National Clergy Consultation Service Coordinator; South Carolina Senators Ernest F. Hollings, and Strom Thurmond; and South Carolina Congressman James R. Mann.


Margaret Mae Bryant Papers - Accession 21, Margaret Mae Bryant Jan 1976

Margaret Mae Bryant Papers - Accession 21, Margaret Mae Bryant

Manuscript Collection

The collection consists of Dr. Bryant’s professional and organizational files, biographical data, correspondence, and speeches. Most of the material relates to her publishing efforts, her work as a faculty member at Brooklyn College, and her involvement with professional organizations, especially the New York branch of the American Association of University Women. Most of the material extends form 1950-1975. A list of the more prominent individuals who corresponded with Margaret Bryant has been included as an appendix to the inventory. (For more extensive and comprehensive list of correspondents, see the list included in the collection control file.)


Mary E. Frayser Papers - Accession 1, Mary E. Frayser Jan 1974

Mary E. Frayser Papers - Accession 1, Mary E. Frayser

Manuscript Collection

The Mary E. Frayser Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, reports, clippings, minutes, histories, family histories, constitutions and bylaws, membership lists, program notes, photographs, and other papers, relating to her work with the South Carolina Extension Service (1912-1940) Winthrop College, her involvement with the South Carolina Council for the Common Good (1935-1952), the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs (1926-1952), the South Carolina Status of Women Conference (1945-1952), the South Carolina Division of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) (1929, 1935-1949), the South Carolina Interracial Institute (1938-1942), the South Carolina Division of the Southern Regional Council (1944-1951), and the South …