Collections : [New York State Modern Political Archive]

The series contains administrative materials created at the chapter, regional, state and national levels of the National Organization for Women. This includes meeting minutes, by-laws, financial reports, conference materials, legislative and lobbying files, task force materials and correspondence. The national, regional and statewide materials were acquired and retained at the local level, many by Sue Stevens Larsen, an Albany Area Chapter president in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Albany Area NOW Chapter files consist of event flyers, press releases, correspondence, meeting minutes and newspaper clippings which document day-to-day activities. Please note that the New York State Council Meeting files may include just meeting materials for some years, while folders for other years contain plans, possibly discussed at meetings, event materials, and correspondence. At this is how the organization arranged the files, archivists retained this original order.

This series contains correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, newsletters, fact sheets, photographs, brochures and special event materials on a range of topics relevant to the National Organization for Women--Albany, N.Y. Chapter. NOW materials in this series may be from the national, regional, statewide, or local levels. Please note that many national event files, such as the marches and rallies held in Washington, D.C., contain Albany-specific activities and news, including logistics plans for local attendees. The Albany Area Chapter newsletters often feature flyers for special events or other chapter correspondence mailed with or stapled to the respective newsletters. Sometimes the original mock-up for an issue is included. The files entitled "Newspaper Articles of Interest" are newspaper clippings retained and organized by the chapter.