TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical and Historical Note
Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Houston Area Chapter
Texas and National
NOW
National Women’s Conference, 1977
Publications
Ephemera
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Betty Barnes NOW Collection,
1967-1986
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| Creator: | Barnes, Betty |
| Title: | Betty Barnes NOW
Collection
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| Dates: | 1967-1986 |
| Abstract: | The Houston
chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW) was founded in 1970.
This collection contains materials concerning the activities of the Houston
chapter, primarily in the mid-1970s. A large section of the collection
concerns the chapter’s Media Reform Task Force, as well as publications
and information on the National Women’s Conference. |
| Identification: | 2002-003 |
| Quantity: | 1.5 linear feet; 3
boxes |
| Repository: | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
Biographical Note
The Houston chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW)
was founded in 1970 and quickly increased its membership to over 300
individuals concerned with women’s rights and status. Betty Barnes was a
member, and was particularly active in the Houston chapter’s campaign to
eradicate sexist and discriminatory depictions of women in the media,
particularly on television programming and advertising.
Historical Note
The National Organization of Women (NOW) was founded in 1966
with equality for women as the primary goal. Today NOW has over five hundred
chapters in the United States and is the largest feminist organization in
the country. The organization’s website states that “Since its founding
in 1966, NOW’s goal has been to take action to bring about equality for
all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the
workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society;
secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end
all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and
homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society.” For more
information on NOW, please consult the organization’s website:
www.now.org.
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The collection contains material relating the Houston chapter of
NOW, dating mainly from the mid-1970s. Materials include publications and
information on the National Women’s Conference, with a large section of
the collection relating to the Houston chapter’s Media Reform Task Force.
When received in the archives, most of the material was sorted into folders
and binders labeled by the creator. This arrangement and the folder titles
have been adhered to as closely as possible. Related collections in the
Women’s Archives include the Janet Pierce NOW Collection, the Donna Medley
NOW and Feminism Collection, the Marjorie Randal National Women’s
Conference Collection, the Houston Area Women’s Center Records, and the
Nikki Van Hightower Papers.
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Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Use Restrictions
Special Collections owns the physical items in our collections, but copyright normally belongs to the creator of the materials or their heirs. The researcher has full responsibility for determining copyright status, locating copyright holders, and abiding by current copyright laws when publishing or displaying copies of Special Collections material in print or electronic form. For more information, consult the appropriate librarian.
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| Terms are either Library of Congress Subject Headings or taken from local sources. |
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| Subjects (Persons) |
| | Barnes, Betty |
| Subjects (Organizations) |
| | National Organization for Women. |
| | National Organization for Women. Houston Chapter |
| Subjects |
| | National Women’s Conference |
| | International Women's Year, 1975. Texas Houston. Congresses |
| | Feminism United States. |
| | Women United States Social conditions. |
| Formats |
| | Records |
| | Reports |
| | Publications |
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Betty Barnes NOW Collection, Courtesy of Special Collections,
University of Houston Libraries.
Donation by Betty Barnes, 2002
Joanie South-Shelley, 2003
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Houston Area Chapter
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| This series contains twenty-three folders
dating from 1971 to 1974, relating to the activities of the Houston Chapter
of NOW. It is divided into two series, Administrative and Media Reform Task
Force. The majority of material in this series concerns the Media Reform
Task Force and its relationship with Houston television station KPRC Channel
2. The Media Reform Task Force series is divided into four sub-series, each
of which reflects the division of the material by the creator of the
records. |
| | | Administrative |
| box | folder |
| 1 | 1 | | | Activities, 1970 |
| 2 | | | By-Laws, 1967 |
| 3 | | | Information/Task Forces, 1974 |
| 4 | | | Meeting Notes, 1971 |
| | | Media Reform Task Force |
| | | | Station Information, 1974 |
| box | folder |
| 1 | 5 | | | | Radio and Television Station Information,
part 1 |
| 6 | | | | Radio and Television Station Information,
part 2 |
| 7 | | | | Radio and Television Station Information,
part 3 |
| 8 | | | | Radio and Television Station Information,
part 4 |
| 9 | | | | Radio and Television Station Information,
part 5 |
| | | | Federal Communications Commission |
| box | folder |
| 1 | 10 | | | | Broadcast Media Guides, 1971-1972 |
| 11 | | | | FCC Instructions, 1972-1974 |
| 12 | | | | FCC General Data, 1973 |
| 13 | | | | FCC General Data, Press, 1972-1974 |
| | | | KPRC Channel 2 |
| box | folder |
| 1 | 14 | | | | Correspondence, 1974-1975 |
| 15 | | | | Data, 1973-1974 |
| 16 | | | | Monitering Analysis, 1974 |
| 17 | | | | Notes, |
| 18 | | | | Petition to Deny, Draft, 1974 |
| | | | KPRC Channel 2 Notebook |
| box | folder |
| 1 | 19 | | | | Correspondence, 1973-1974 |
| 20 | | | | General Information, 1974 |
| 21 | | | | Negotiation Correspondence, 1974 |
| 22 | | | | Petition to Deny, Draft, 1974 |
| 23 | | | | Questionnaire, 1974 |
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Texas and National
NOW
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| This series of four folders contains
two sub-series, Texas and National, relating to activities of these groups.
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| | | Texas |
| box | folder |
| 1 | 24 | | | Chapters, 1974 |
| 25 | | | Education and Legal Fund, 1986 |
| 26 | | | San
Antonio Convention, 1977 |
| | | National |
| box | folder |
| 1 | 27 | | | Task Force Summaries, 1974 |
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National Women’s Conference, 1977
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| The four folders in this series contain
material on the National Women’s Conference, held in Houston in
1977. |
| box | folder |
| 1 | 28 | | Briefing Book, part 1, 1977 |
| 29 | | Briefing Book, part 2, 1977 |
| 30 | | Proposed National Plan of Action, 1977 |
| 31 | | Conference Materials, 1977 |
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Publications
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| This series of sixteen folders contains
newsletter and books of relevance to the women’s movement. The Broadside
was the newsletter of the Houston chapter of NOW. |
| box | folder |
| 1 | 32 | | The Broadside, 1970-1971 |
| 33 | | The
Broadside, 1972-1973 |
| 34 | | The
Broadside,
1974 |
| 35 | | The Broadside, 1975 |
| 36 | | The Broadside, 1976 |
| 37 | | The Broadside, 1977 |
| box | folder |
| 2 | 38 | | The Broadside, 1978-1979 |
| 39 | | The Broadside, 1980-1981 |
| 1 | | The Broadside-Herizons, 1979 |
| 2 | | Texas State NOW Newsletter, 1977 |
| 3 | | Pointblank Times, 1975 |
| 4 | | Pointblank Times, 1976-1978 |
| 5 | | Lesbian Connection, 1986 |
| 6 | | Liberated Women’s Appointment Calendar,
1974 |
| 7 | | Liberated Women’s Appointment Calendar,
1975 |
| 8 | | Women at Work in Song and Narrative Calendar,
1974 |
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| 3 | | | Woman Suffrage, History,
Argument, and Results, 1917 |
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Ephemera
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| This series contains posters, aprons, and a
T-shirt. The posters are oversized and are stored in an oversized
envelope. |
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| 3 | | | Aprons, Houston Texas, Feminist Capital of the
World, two, undated |
| | | T-Shirt, Liberté, Egalité, Sororité, undated |
| box |
| 4 | | | Women are Not Chicks, poster, 1971 |
| | | NARAL Pro-Choice President, two posters,
undated |
| | | Keep Abortion Legal, poster, undated |
| | | Republican National Convention,
poster, 1992 |
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