4772 Women in Communications, inc., records Inventory Accession No: 4118-003 Special Collections Division University of Washington Libraries Box 352900 Seattle, Washington, 98195-2900 USA (206) 543-1929 This document forms part of the Preliminary Guide to the Women in Communications, Inc. Records. To find out more about the history, context, arrangement, availability and restrictions on this collection, click on the following link: http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/permalink/womenincommunicationsincseattleprofessionalchapter4118/ Special Collections home page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/ Search Collection Guides: http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/search
WOMEN IN COMMUNICATIONS.SEATTLE PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER GUIDE History Women in Communications, formerly known as Theta Sigma Phi, is a national honorary society of journalists. Theta Sigma Phi was established in l909 at the University of Washington. The purpose of the organization is to unite women journalists, to honor women who have distinguished themselves in the field, to raise standards for journalism, and to improve conditions for women working in the profession. The name was changed to Women in Communications in l972. Scope and Content The records are primarily of the Seattle chapter from l933 to l991. They include correspondence, minutes, reports, convention proceedings, directories, and publications. There are also photographs, scrapbooks, audio and video tapes, and memorabilia. The records also include some records of the national organization and material related to the Hospitalized Veterans' Writing Project, which the organization supported from 1954 to 1973. This accession is a merger of two sets of records of the organization. Accession No. 4118-90-25 was received 3/l9/1990 and Accession No. 4118-2 was received 8/6/1993, both from Barbara Krohn. The records were processed in 1994 and measure 12 cubic feet.
WOMEN IN COMMUNICATIONS. SEATTLE PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER INVENTORY 1/1 HISTORICAL FEATURES 1/2 ORGANIZATIONAL FEATURES 1/3 CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 1971-90 1/4-8 GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 1950-90 MINUTES 1/9-12 Executive Board 1966-91 1/13-19 Regular Meetings 1949-85 1/20 Dinner and Spaghetti Meetings 1957-74 REPORTS Year End: 1/21-24 Chapter Activities (and Master Plan Evaluations) 1948-84 1/25 President Elect 1973-79 1/26 First Vice-President 1967-68,1976-77 1/27 Second Vice-President 1975-79 1/28 "State of the Chapter" 1974-78 1/29 Membership Committee 1958,1978-82 1/30 Nominating Committee 1/31 Secretary's Year-end Reports 1973-79 1/32 Historian's 1966-83 1/33 Scholarship Committee 1978 1/34 Other Committees 1957-90 CONFERENCE AND CONVENTION FILES 1/35-56 Matrix Table Convention Papers 1934-84 13/1 Programs to Golden Anniversary Banquet 1959 2/1-28;3/1-4 Matrix Table Convention Papers 1985-89 3/5 Matrix Table General Chair's Book 1987 3/6 Matrix Table General Papers Concerning 1988-89 1988-89 3/7 Master List of Persons Honored at Matrix Table 1937-66 12 List of Persons Honored at Matrix Table 1931-44 3/8 Matrix Honors 1981-82 11 Videocassette of Matrix Table 1989 3/9-10 Matrix Table Miscellaneous 3/11-21 Press Breakfast 1954-64 3/22-28 Career Conference 1966-72 3/29 High School Career Conference 1969-72 WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
Page 2 3/30-35 Publicity Workshops (Clinics) 1956-84 3/36 Continuing Education Workshops 1980-82 3/37 Professional Workshops 1970-78 3/38 Re-entry/Part-time Work Workshop 1976 3/39 Teachers' Workshop 1970-71 ROSTERS AND DIRECTORIES 3/40-44 Seattle Chapter 1934-85 11 Seattle Chapter 1980-81 3/45 List of Officers and Committee Heads 1950-91 3/46 List of Officers and Alumnae 1956-61 3/47 Directories 1954-93 4/1-16 MEMBERSHIP RECORDS 1982-91 SUBJECT SERIES 4/17 Advancement Fund of WIC 1975 4/18 Annual ASUW Communications Banquet 1958 4/19 Artwork, Stationery, Blank Forms 4/20 "Assignment: Journalism" (high school course) 1974-76 4/21 Big-Little Sisters Program 1965-68 4/22 Campus Liason 1965-66 4/23 Chapter Marketing Guide n.d. 4/24 Clarion Awards 1974-85 4/25 Furnishings and Service for WIC Seattle Officer 1977 4/26 Georgina Davis Award (Founder's Award) 1972-83 4/27 Gamma Alphi Chi 1953 4/28 High School Press Project 1976-77 4/29 International Women's Year: Seattle Newspaper Coverage of 1975 4/30 Issues (ERA, FOI) 1978-84 4/31 Job Descriptions of Officer Posts in WIC 1954-77 4/32 Job Referral Service 1979 4/33 Master Plan for Development 1974-83 4/34 "Meet the Headliners" Project 1978 4/35 New Professionals Committee ca.1975 4/36 Nomination for Jane Kilburn 1984 4/37 Nominations of Anne Hecker 1972-77 4/38 Parliamentary Wise: Practical Pointers on Parliamentary Procedures n.d. 4/39 Programs Sponsored by Seattle Chapter 1971-79 5/1 Strategic Plan for WIC, Seattle 1983-87 5/3 Washington Women United 1983-84 KITS 5/4-5 Annual Membership Kit 1989-90 KITS (cont.) 5/6 Annual Treasurer's Kit 1986-87
Page 3 5/7 Membership Kit 1986-87 5/8 President Kit for 1975-76 5/9 WIC's (Seattle) Dues Increase 1990-92 5/10 Work (Member) Kit 1934-36 HANDBOOKS 5/11 Professional Chapter 1973 5/12-16 Publicity 1974-87 MANUALS 5/17 Chapters ca. 1948-56 5/18 President of Professional Chapter ca. 1976 5/19-27 NEWSLETTERS 1971-93 13 NEWSLETTERS: Pro/Con 1981-85 5/28-38 FINANCIAL RECORDS 1971-91 6/1 AWARD 1976 6/2 PROGRAM: "Women in Journalism" Banquet 1949 6/3-8; 13 PHOTOGRAPHS AND SLIDES n.d. 13 PHOTOGRAPHS (enlarged) n.d. 6/9-10 PRESS RELEASES 1974 12 SCRAPBOOKS 1937-41 13 SCRAPBOOKS 1934-69 6/11-25 CLIPPINGS ca. 1930-89 6/26 MISCELLANY 1965-91 6/27 EPHEMERA 1970-91 11 CHINESE STAMP AND RED INK n.d. Subgroups 6/28 W.I.C. SEATTLE PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER. SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE 1961-79
Page 4 WOMEN IN COMMUNICATIONS [NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS] 6/29-30 Historical Features 6/31 Organizational Features 6/32 Constitution and By-laws 1934-72, 1981 6/33-46 Mailings (includes correspondence, summaries, convention reports, etc.) 1927-48 7/1-13 Mailings 1948-60 7/14-15 Reports 1942-83 Conference and Convention Files 7/16-47 National Convention (includes 75th Anniversary, Seattle, 1984) 1981-84 8/1-6 National Conventions 1984 8/7 Career Conference 1980 8/8 National Professional Conference 1981 8/9 Pro/Con National Conference 1982 8/10-14 Directories and Rosters 1965-87 Publications 8/15-27 The Matrix 1918-55 9/1-11 The Matrix 1956-81 9/12 The Professional Communicator 1986 Newsletters 9/13 Alumnae-at-Large 1938-56 9/14 The Matrix Times 1991 9/15-19 General Newsletters 1970-80 9/20 Bulletins: Leadership Bulletin 1981-83 9/21 Mailing Lists 1933-46 Subject Series 10/1 Elections 1964 Subgroups (cont.) WOMEN IN COMMUNICATIONS [NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS] (cont.) 10/2 Georgina Davis Historic Exhibit 1982 10/3 Issues (ERA, FOI) 1983-84 10/4 Male Members ca. 1972
Page 5 10/5 Jo Caldwell Meyer Honor Scholarship 1972 10/6 National Logo 1973 10/7 Nomination of Jane Kilburn for V.P. ca. 1985 10/8 Scholarships (national) ca. 1956 10/9 Rent-A-Writer (previously Tandem Helpers) 1968-73 10/10 Theta Sigma Phi Initiation Ceremony n.d. 10/11-84 Photographs - from chapters (includes clippings) n.d. 10/85-86 Clippings 10/87 Miscellany 1964-82 10/88 Ephemera 1969-84 11 Audiocassette: Women, Men, and Media: Where Do We Go From Here? 1989 11 Film: 75th Anniversary 1984 11 75th Anniversary Diamond Plate 1984 11 75th Anniversary Guest Book 1984 10 HOSPITALIZED VETERANS' WRITING PROJECT 10/89 Historical Features 10/90 General Correspondence 1954-73 10/91 Publications: Veterans' Voices 1955-73 11/1 Publications: Veterans' Voices 1974 11/2 Publications: Miscellaneous 1954 Subgroups (cont.) 10 HOSPITALIZED VETERANS' WRITING PROJECT (cont.) Subject Series 11/3 Announcements and Rules of Writing Contests 1952-70 12 Certificate of Appreciation 1957 11/4 Papers for Writing Aids n.d. 11/5 Winners of Writing Contents 1953-70
Page 6 11/6 Newsletter: HVWP Reporter 1951-52 11/7 Photographs 11/8 Press Releases 1958 11/9 Clippings 11/10 Ephemera 1954-65 WOMEN IN COMMUNICATIONS. PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION 11/11-13 General Correspondence 1973-84 11/14 Conferences and Conventions 1984-85 11/15 Report: First Regional Meeting 1971 DAVIS, GEORGINA 11 Notebooks ca. 1959 11 Scrapbook and Reminiscence ca. 1960 11 Audiocassette 1979 11 Candlestick Holders n.d. 11/17-19 HECKER, ANNE 1950-84 End of Subgroups 12,13 OVERSIZED MATERIAL (As described above)