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Cage 625
Washington Women United
Records, 1983-1986

Washington Women United of Olympia, Washington, donated the records to Washington State University in April 1994. They comprise the second installation of records from the organization, the first of which the University received and processed in 1986, as Cage 529. Jean Johnson processed the records in this accession in August 1995.


Number of containers: 7
Linear feet of shelf space: 3.5

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Washington Women United, established in 1979, focuses on promoting equal rights for women through legislative action, education, and networking.

For further information concerning the organization's history, see the finding aid for the original installation of records listed under Cage 529.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The records consist of business records of the organization and contemporary information about the state legislature. The records are organized as five series: Business Records, Correspondence, Miscellanea, Women's Legislative Reception Reports, and Writings.

Business Records contain Board of Directors election results and applications, a committee report, financial information, meeting agendas and minutes, and membership lists and solicitation.
Within the Correspondence files are letters and memoranda to the Board of Directors, general correspondence and memoranda, and thank you letters to legislators. Letters from legislators to WWU are in the general correspondence files.
The Miscellanea series contains files on the 1985 Comparable Worth Action Project, general and primary elections, issues, legislative voting records, long range planning, telephone trees, town meetings, and the 1984 Women's Networking Conference.
The Women's Legislative Reception Reports series contains organizational information on the 1985 Reception, attendance lists, invitations, and copies of speeches WWU leaders delivered.
The Writings series includes the originals of legislative newsletters and Board of Directors materials, and WWU legislative reports and monthly newsletters.

CONTAINER LIST

BoxFolder  Description
Series 1: Business Records
Board of Directors
   Elections
11      1983
2      1984
3      1985
4   Applications, 1985
5Committees, Tax Coalition, 1985
6Finances, 1984
7Fund Raisers, 1983
Impact, 1985-1986
21   Advertising and Finances
2   Public Relations
3   Sales Records
Meetings
   Annual
4      1983
31      1984
2      1985
3      1983 Syllabus
   Board of Directors
4      1983
5      1984
6      1985
Memberships
7   Membership Expansion, 1983
8   Membership Survey, 1983
9   Organization Member Survey, 1984
10   Membership Solicitation, 1984
11   Direct Mail Solicitation, 1985
Minutes, Board of Directors Meetings
41   1983
2   1984
3   1985
 
Series 2: Correspondence
General
4   January-June, 1983
5   July-December, 1983
6    January-June, 1984
7   July-December, 1984
8   January-June, 1985
51   July-December, 1985
Thank You Letters to Legislators
2   1983
3   1984
4   1985
 
Series 3: Miscellanea
5 Comparable Worth Action Project, 1985-1986
Election
6   General, 1984
7    Primary, 1984
Issue Poll
8   1983
9   1984
61   1985-1986
2Issues, 1984
Legislative Voting Records
3   1984
4   1985
5Long Range Planning, 1985-1986
Telephone Trees
6   1983
7   1984
8   1985
9Town Meetings, 1985
10Women's Networking Conference, 1984
 
Series 4: Women's Legislative Reception Reports
11   1983
12   1984
71   1985 (includes some 1983-84 drafts)
 
Series 5: Writings
Originals of Board of Directors Activity and Legislative Newsletters
2   1983
3   1984
4    1985
WWU Legislative Reports and Legislative Newsletters
5   1983
6   1984-1985
WWU newsletters
7   1983
8   1984
9   1985