Start Over Collection Center for Women in Government & Civil Society Records, 1976-2003

Board Correspondence, 1978-1982 0.175 cubic ft.

This subseries consists of correspondence - letters and memoranda sent to the members of the Board. Topics covered include changes in the CWG Board, BM conflicts of interest, CWG mission, nominations/elections to the Board, grants and donations, and issues such as career ladders, pay equity, rape legislation, and NYC Advisor Program. This subseries also includes the records of the Executive - Ad Hoc Advisory Committee consisting of memoranda and letters on funding and the establishment of the CWG and lists of members of the Committee and Board.

  1. University Archives
  2. Center for Women in Government & Civil Society Records, 1976-2003
  3. Board of Directors Governance File, 1977-1983

Board Members, 1977-1983 0.35 cubic ft.

This subseries consists primarily of letters of election and acceptance to the members of the Board of Directors of CWG. More substantive correspondence and some newsclippings on topics such as the establishment of the CWG, CWG training programs, workshops and research issues on comparable worth, career mobility and career ladders in State Government, discrimination, and Day Care Centers for State employees can be found in the following Board Member files: Karen Burnstein, Frances Berko, William McGowan, Robert E. Quinn, Delores Schmidt, Aldo Baaklini, Linda Tarr-Whelan, Pamela Tate and Anne Nelson. These files contain both correspondence to and from these Board members.

  1. University Archives
  2. Center for Women in Government & Civil Society Records, 1976-2003
  3. Board of Directors Governance File, 1977-1983

Board of Directors Governance File, 1977-1983 1 cubic ft.

This series consists of records of the Board of Directors relating to the governing of the CWG and is arranged in four subseries: Board Members, Executive Committee, Board of Directors Meeting Reports, and Board Correspondence. These records were created and maintained by the Administrative Office of the CWG for Center and Board operations.

  1. University Archives
  2. Center for Women in Government & Civil Society Records, 1976-2003

Board of Directors Meeting Reports, 1977-1983 0.35 cubic ft.

This subseries consists of quarterly reports of the Board of Directors which include agendas and minutes, the Director's Report to the BD, and the Financial Report. Some contain bylaws, but no financial report. Minutes are those of the previous meeting. Missing are the reports for March, 1979 and September, 1983. Topics covered in these reports include comparable worth/pay equity (1979-83), career mobility (1979-83), sexual harassment (1980-83), affirmative action, office technology, race and sex discrimination, and; CWG staffing, training programs, public education/networking and fund raising. This subseries also includes Board Lists for 1980, 1981 and 1982.

  1. University Archives
  2. Center for Women in Government & Civil Society Records, 1976-2003
  3. Board of Directors Governance File, 1977-1983

Board President Records, 1976-1979 0.25 cubic ft.

This series contains the retained records of the first President of the Board of Directors and co-founder of the CWG, Linda Tarr-Whelan and consists of correspondence (letters and memoranda's for 1977-6/79), agendas, proposal notes, photocopies of news clippings, Board and other reports. Topics 'included are sex discrimination in public employment, career mobility, and establishment of the CWG, affirmative action, funding and career planning. Some of the information contained in these files predate the founding of the CWG in 1978.

  1. University Archives
  2. Center for Women in Government & Civil Society Records, 1976-2003

Center for Women in Government & Civil Society Records, 1976-2003 23 cubic ft.

The Center for Women in Government & Civil Society (CWGCS) was established in 1978 to elimination of sex discrimination in New York State government employment. The Center part of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy and receives both public and private funding.
  1. University Archives

Correspondence (Day Files), 1977-1986 3.5 cubic ft.

Contains 1979-83 day files preceded by general incoming and outgoing correspondence files. This series consists of the central day files of the CWG. It includes letters, form letters, memoranda, project proposals, and project updates. Topics covered in this series includes career ladders, career mobility (1979-85), sex discrimination and discrimination of the handicapped, women and minority advancement, comparable worth/pay equity 1979-86), child care, and sexual harassment (1979-83), as well as Center training programs, and funding.

  1. University Archives
  2. Center for Women in Government & Civil Society Records, 1976-2003

Executive Committee, 1978-1981 0.175 cubic ft.

This subseries consists of correspondence, agendas, and minutes of the Executive Committee of the CWG Board of Directors. The major topics included are bylaws, nominations to the Board, funding, the CWG New York City project (1980-81), and pay equity study (1979-81), and training programs.

  1. University Archives
  2. Center for Women in Government & Civil Society Records, 1976-2003
  3. Board of Directors Governance File, 1977-1983

Executive Director's Subject Files, 1976-1988 1 cubic ft.

The series includes documents relating to the creation of the center, by-laws, Board of Director notices, minutes and agendas, and the Director's report to the Board. Also included are the Executive Committee agenda minutes and notices, budgets, financial records, fellowship programs, conferences held and activity summaries. Also included are proposals for reports, studies, and programs; bibliographies, brochures from Center programs, a news release file and news articles relating to the Center.

  1. University Archives
  2. Center for Women in Government & Civil Society Records, 1976-2003