Women's History -- Women's Organizations

1927-1997

1923-2002; Active in the League of Women Voters, as well as the Democratic-Nonpartisan League

The Langdon Woman's Club Records consist primarily of scrapbooks, meeting minutes, and financial information. Other materials include: constitution and by-laws, parliamentary procedure information, guest books, yearbooks, membership and activity information, several histories, and correspondence. The records date from 1929-1989.

The Minot League of Women Voters Records has been divided into three series.

The records of the Newcomers Club of the University of North Dakota consists of the constitution, by-laws, membership lists, meeting minutes, executive board minutes, newsletters, and a scrapbook. The scrapbook contains organizational yearbooks, newspaper clippings, special event posters, publicity reports, invitations, and newsletters and is dated October, 1962 through May, 1974. The remaining records, 1950s-1970s, are arranged chronologically.

Please contact Special Collections for detailed information regarding this collection.

The North Dakota Chapter of the National Organization for Women Records consist of correspondence, membership lists, bylaws, newspaper clippings, conference proceedings, financial information, and issues statements. The collection is divided into four series: Series 1: North Dakota NOW Council Series 2: Local NOW Chapters Series 3: NOW Regional Conferences Series 4: National level - National Organization for Women

The North Dakota Coordinating Council for the Equal Rights Amendment (CCERA) Records consist of material related to the campaign to ensure ratification in North Dakota. Newsletters, pamphlets and press releases created by CCERA, as well as material produced by groups and organizations affiliated with CCERA, are included.  Other documents including meeting minutes, newspaper and periodical clippings, correspondence, and lobbying material are also part of the collection.