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Identifier

Accession 299

Inclusive Dates

1953-1980

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

3000 pieces, 1.50 linear feet

Language

English;

Historical Note

Florence Richard "Dickie" Baxter (1930-?) was a club woman and former president of the South Carolina Business and Professional Women’s Club.

Scope and Content Note

Florence Richard "Dickie" Baxter (1930-?) was a club woman and former president of the South Carolina Business and Professional Women’s Club. The Florence Richard Baxter Papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, bylaws, financial records, publications, brochures, newspaper clippings, and legislative voting profiles, mainly relating to the South Carolina Business and Professional Women’s Club activities in support of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ratification in the South Carolina General Assembly and the activities of such South Carolina Women’s organizations as the Columbia chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW), the South Carolina Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment, and Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina.

Provenance

The papers of Florence Richard Baxter were deposited with our Archives on February 12, 1980 by Mrs. Baxter.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Florence Richard

LC Subject Headings

Baxter, Florence Richard--Archives; South Carolina Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs; National Organization for Women; South Carolina Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment; Businesswomen--South Carolina--Societies and clubs; Women in the professions--South Carolina--Societies and clubs; Equal rights amendments--South Carolina; Constitutional amendments--Ratification

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