Business and Professional Women's Clubs of New York State, Inc. records,

Author:

Business and Professional Women's Clubs of New York State, Inc.

Call Number:

MSS APAP-117 local

Abstract:

These records document the history of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of New York State, Inc. (BPWNYS). The collection of includes the records of the state board meeting, annual legislative conference, annual convention, and publications produced by the Clubs. There are also a few photographs. The records and related materials concerning the annual legislative conferences and the annual state and national conventions are extensive. There are also quite a few issues of the BPWNYS's official magazine The Nike. There are significant gaps in the State Board Meetings, Conventions and Conferences, as well as the Publication series.

Historical Note:

Originally known as the New York State Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club, the Business and Professional Women's Club is devoted to providing New York's business and professional women with programs designed to improve their self-esteem and negotiation skills. The BPWNYS also acts as a forum for discussing issues that assail women in the workplace and for creating legislation to improve women's position in the business and professional worlds. The mission statement of the BPWNYS states that the purpose behind this organization is to "unite organizations of Business and Professional Women in order to come to a better knowledge and understanding of their conditions and needs in different sections of the state; to secure more equitable treatment and just recognition for women in business and the professions; [and] to gather and distribute information relative to vocational opportunities and to bring about a greater solidarity of feeling among women throughout the State."

Physical Description:

3.99 cu. ft

Access Terms:

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Notes:

Special Collections’ copy is part of the Archives of Public Affairs and Policy Collection. local

Subjects:

Business networks New York (State), Businesswomen New York (State), Professional associations New York (State), Trade associations New York (State), Women executives New York (State), Women New York (State) Societies and clubs, Women Social networks New York (State), Business networks, Businesswomen, Professional associations, Trade associations, Women executives, Women Social networks, and Women Societies and clubs

Genres/Forms:

Annual reports. aat, Articles of incorporation. aat, Bylaws. aat, Constitutions. aat, Handbooks. aat, Minutes. aat, Newsletters. aat, Periodicals. aat, Photographs. aat, and Programs. aat

Names:

Laughlin, Abbie (Gail), 1868-1952 and Zachert, Adeline Beth, 1877-

Corporate Names:

Business and Professional Women's Clubs of New York State, Inc, National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, New York (N.Y.). Commission on the Status of Women, National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, and New York (N.Y.). Commission on the Status of Women

Geographic Terms:

New York (State)