Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 226
Inclusive Dates
1976-1978
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
4,000 pieces 2 linear feet
Language
English
Historical Note
The South Carolina International Women's Year Conference was held on June 10 and 11, 1977 to formulate "grass-roots opinions for the National Conference" that was held November 18-21 in Houston, Texas and so "the South Carolina woman [could] gain knowledge of her heritage and hope for her horizons."
Scope and Content Note
The South Carolina International Women's Year Conference Records focuses on the workings of the various committees which organized the (SCIWY) Conference and provided essential information on the planning and execution of the state meeting. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda notes, reports, speeches, financial records, newspaper clippings, press releases, election tally sheets, delegate applications, questionnaires, brochures, photographs, cassette tape recordings and publications pertaining mainly to the (SCIWY) Conference but also to the National Conference.
Provenance
The records of the South Carolina International Women’s Year Conference were given to the Archives on various dates in 1978 by Marianna Davis, Permanent Chairperson of the Conference.
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "South Carolina International Women's Year Conference Records - Accession 226". Finding Aid 291.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/291
LC Subject Headings
South Carolina International Women's Year Committee--Archives; Women--South Carolina
