Issues Files, 1961-2011
- Extent:
- 8.4 cubic ft.
- Scope and content:
- The NOW-NYS Issues series contains journal articles, newspaper clippings, legislative and task force memoranda, committee and research reports, newsletters, leaflets and fliers, correspondence with NOW-NYS presidents and testimony at public hearings and legal proceedings. The series also contains posters and announcements of events, state and federal laws and proposed bills relating to discrimination and gender bias in education, labor, politics, abortion, women's health care, birth control issues, domestic relations (1981-1985), the Equal Rights Amendment, lesbian and gay rights, and the greater women's movement.
- Arrangement:
- Arranged alphabetically.
Contents
Using these materials
- Access:
- The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.
- Collection restrictions:
- Access to membership and mailing lists in Series 5 is restricted. All other series are unrestricted. Consult a staff member for further details.
- Collection terms of access:
- The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.