National Federation of Press Women, Inc., Records, 1910- (C3973)

5 linear feet, 16 audio cassettes, 3 rolls of microfilm

MICROFILM

INTRODUCTION

The records of the National Federation of Press Women, an organization consisting of affiliated state professional associations of press women, includes correspondence of officers, annual convention materials, histories of the organization and its members, publications, and affiliate information. The federation promotes the professional development of journalists.

DONOR INFORMATION

The National Federation of Press Women, Inc., Records were donated to the University of Missouri by the NFPW through Lois Wolfe on 10 October 1989 (Accession No. 4928). Additions to the records were made on 21 February 1991 through Betty Spencer (Accession No. 5023), 14 May 1991 through Annette Sanders (Accession No. 5040), 4 December 1991 through Betty Spencer (Accession No. 5126), 7 July 1992 through Betty Spencer (Accession No. 5196), 26 May 1994 through Betty Spencer, 9 April 1998 and 1 March 1999 through Peggyann Hutchinson (Accession No. 5434).

ORGANIZATIONAL SKETCH

The National Federation of Press Women, Inc., (NFPW) first met on 6 May 1937. Helen Miller Malloch, who arranged the meeting between four women's press organizations, was elected president. Membership, which comprises members of state affiliates and members-at-large, has grown to almost 5,000 members.

The organization promotes journalism education through contests for high school students and professional journalists, as well as conducting workshops to improve the skills of journalists. They have taken an active role in advocating first amendment rights and women's rights by testifying before Congress and participating in organizations like the Student Press Law Center.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The NFPW, Inc., Records consist of the correspondence of officers, annual convention materials, histories of the organization, biographical information and oral histories of its members, publications, photographs, and affiliate information. The records are arranged into nine series:

• Offices
• Conventions and Meetings
• Programs
• Publications
• Affiliates
• Photographs
• History
• Subject Files
• Audio/Visual

The Offices series is divided into nine subseries, one for each of the main offices of the NFPW:

• Archivist
• Editor of Press Woman
• Historian
• President
• Public Relations Director
• Treasurer
• 1st Vice-President
• 2nd Vice-President
• 3rd Vice-President

Each subseries contains correspondence and annual reports from each respective office. The subseries are arranged chronologically.

The Conventions and Meetings series contains publicity clippings and convention handbooks from the annual conventions and agendas, reports, and minutes from the board meetings. This series is arranged chronologically. The Programs series documents the contests, workshops, and other programs run or supported by the NFPW. It is divided into four subseries:

• High School Contests
• Communication Contests
• Women/Communicator of Achievement
• Workshops and Programs

Included are lists of contest winners, contest descriptions, publicity clippings, and photographs of winners. This series helps to illustrate the NFPW's dedication to journalism education by means of their high school journalism contest, National Journalism Scholar's Academy, and On the Job With a Media Pro programs. This series is arranged chronologically within each subseries.

The Publications series is divided into five subseries for each publication of the NFPW. The first subseries consists of miscellaneous publications such as officers' manuals and is arranged alphabetically. The other publications are arranged chronologically within each subseries.

The Agenda contains news and notes on members, meetings, and legislative matters such as freedom of the press. It began publication in 1989 and generally is issued monthly.

The member directories run from 1945 to the present with the bulk coming from the 1990s. For most of the NFPW's history, the directories were published as an issue of Press Woman.

The Leader Letter is a monthly newsletter with notes on meetings and workshops. The issues run from 1953 to 1997 with the bulk running from the 1970s through 1990s.

Press Woman is the oldest and main organ of the NFPW. It started out in 1940 as the Bulletin but the title was quickly changed to Press Woman a year later. Press Woman issued a yearly member directory, usually in the summer. The publication covers member news, meetings, and issues facing female journalists such as equal pay, promotions, and appearance clauses for broadcasters. Press Woman is currently published bi-monthly. Issues from 1977 through 1988 are also available on microfilm.

NOTE: Each of these publications is missing one or more issues.

The Affiliates series provides histories and publicity clippings from each of the NFPW affiliate groups, including information on their founding and when they joined the NFPW. This series is arranged alphabetically. The Photographs series contains photographs from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Most of the photographs were taken at annual conventions and board meetings. Of special note are the group photographs of former presidents of the organization. They are arranged chronologically.

The History series contains some of the personal papers of founder, Helen Miller Malloch, and former president, Mattie M. Dykes. Photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings make up the bulk of these papers. Also included in this series are the printed histories of the NFPW written by the historian of the organization on a yearly basis, biographical data on former presidents and other officers, oral history transcripts of former presidents, and lists of officers and committees for each year. This series is arranged alphabetically.

The Subject Files series contains various materials such as brochures, Fiftieth Anniversary planning papers, member recognition and memorial services, and correspondence and publicity clippings regarding honorary members Helen Thomas and Jane Pauley. Also included are campaign literature, surveys, and testimony given by NFPW concerning freedom of information and discrimination against women broadcasters. This series is arranged alphabetically.

The Audio/Visual series consists of audio cassettes of oral interviews done with former presidents of the NFPW and an audio cassette featuring former president Mary Lou Webb from the Church of Latter Day Saints. Also included in this series are three rolls of microfilm containing issues of Press Woman from 1977 through 1988, copies of early correspondence and reports, and oral history transcripts.

FOLDER LIST

Offices Series

Archivist subseries

f. A1

Archivist, 1974-1985

Editor subseries

f. B1

Editor, 1960-1987

Historian subseries

f. C1	Historian, 1973-1975
f. C2	Historian, 1976-1981
f. C3	Historian, 1982-1991

President subseries

f. D1	President, 1938-1951
f. D2	President, 1952-1974
f. D3	President, 1976-1977
f. D4	President, 1978-1979
f. D5	President, 1980-1990

Public Relations Director subseries

f. E1

Public Relations Director, 1981-1988

Treasurer subseries

f. F1	Treasurer:	Billing Study, 1977-1978
f. F2	Treasurer:	Budgets, 1975-1995
f. F3	Treasurer:	Correspondence, 1969-1976
f. F4	Treasurer:	Correspondence, 1977 January-August
f. F5	Treasurer:	Correspondence, 1977 September-1978 June
f. F6	Treasurer:	Correspondence, 1978 July-1979 September
f. F7	Treasurer:	Correspondence, 1979 October-1980 May
f. F8	Treasurer:	Correspondence, 1980 June-1981 February
f. F9	Treasurer:	Correspondence, 1981 March-December
f. F10	Treasurer:	Correspondence, 1982-1985
f. F11	Treasurer:	Education Fund, 1980-1983
f. F12	Treasurer:	Education Fund, 1980-1983
f. F13	Treasurer:	Membership, 1937-1939
f. F14	Treasurer:	Membership, 1975-1983
f. F15	Treasurer:	State Cooperative Investment Plan, 1983-1984
f. F16	Treasurer:	Treasurer's Manual, 1984
f. F17	Treasurer:	Treasurer's Reports, 1970-1977
f. F18	Treasurer:	Treasurer's Reports, 1978-1989

1st Vice President subseries

f. G1

1st Vice-President, 1974-1977

2nd Vice President subseries

f. H1

2nd Vice-President, 1978

3rd Vice President subseries

f. I1

3rd Vice-President, 1978-1981

Conventions and Meetings Series

f. J1	1938-1946
f. J2	1947-1952
f. J3	1953-1956
f. J4	1957-1959
f. J5	1960
f. J6	1961-1962
f. J7	1963-1965
f. J8	1966-1968
f. J9	1969
f. J10	1970
f. J11	1971
f. J12	1972
f. J13-14	1973
f. J15	1974
f. J16	1975
f. J17-18	1976
f. J19	1977
f. J20-22	1978
f. J23-24	1979
f. J25	1980-1983
f. J26	1984-1985
f. J27-28	1986
f. J29-29	1987
f. J31	1988-1989
f. J32	1990-1991
f. J33	1992
f. J34	1993
f. J35	1994-1995
f. J36	Minutes, 1937-1995
f. J37	1996-1997
f. J38	1998
f. J39	1998

Programs Series

High School Contest subseries

Communication Contest subseries

f. K1	High School Contest, 1980-1983
f. K2	High School Contest, 1984-1986
f. K3	High School Contest, 1987-1995

f. L1	Other Contests, 1979-1992
f. L2	Communication Contests, 1938-1992
f. L3	Communication Contest Winners, 1959-1966
f. L4	Communication Contest Winners, 1968-1974
f. L5	Communication Contest Winners, 1976-1979
f. L6	Communication Contest Winners, 1985-1997

Women/Comunicators of Achievement subseries

f. M1

Women/Communicators of Achievement, 1959-1994

Workshops and Programs subseries

f. N1	National Journalism Scholar's Academy, 1993
f. N2	National Journalism Scholar's Academy, 1994
f. N3	National Journalism Scholar's Academy, Publicity, 1994
f. N4	National Journalism Scholar's Academy, Contracts, 1995
f. N5	National Journalism Scholar's Academy, 1995
f. N6	National Journalism Scholar's Academy, Publicity, 1995
f. N7	National Journalism Scholar's Academy, 1996
f. N8	Penney: Missouri Workshop, 1985-1988
f. N9	Penney: Missouri Workshop, 1985-1988
f. N10	On the Job With a Media Pro, 1982-1984
f. N11	On the Job With a Media Pro, 1982-1984
f. N12	Management Effectiveness Seminar, 1984
f. N13	Management Effectiveness Seminar, 1984
f. N14	Management Effectiveness Seminar, 1984
f. N15	Coors Literacy Grant Project, 1990
f. N16	Coors Literacy Grant Project, 1990
f. N17	Coors Literacy Grant Project, 1990
f. N18	Coors Literacy Grant Project, 1990

Publications Series

Miscellaneous Publications subseries

f. O1	60th Anniversary History Project, 1997
f. O2	Bulletin, 1940
f. O3	Convention Manual, c1975
f. O4	Directory of Speakers for Districts and Affiliates, n.d.
f. O5	Governance and History, 2000
f. O6	Leadership Manual, 1975
f. O7	Leadership Manual, 1983
f. O8	Officer's Manual, 1965

Agenda subseries

f. P1	Agenda, 1989-1995 May
f. P2	Agenda, 1995 September-December
f. P3	Agenda, 1996 January-April
f. P4	Agenda, 1996 May-October
f. P5	Agenda, 1996 November-1997 March
f. P6	Agenda, 1997 April-December
f. P7	Agenda, 1998 January-February
f. P8	Agenda, 1999 March-October
f. P9	Agenda, 1999 November-2000 August

Member Directory subseries

f. Q1	Member Directory, 1945, 1965
f. Q2	Member Directory, 1993
f. Q3	Member Directory, 1994-1995
f. Q4	Member Directory, 1995-1996
f. Q5	Member Directory, 1996-1997
f. Q6	Member Directory, 1998
f. Q7	Member Directory, 1999-2000

Leader Letter subseries

f. R1	Leader Letter, 1953-1976 August
f. R2	Leader Letter, 1976 September-1977 April
f. R3	Leader Letter, 1977 May-1978
f. R4	Leader Letter, 1979 February-1980
f. R5	Leader Letter, 1981-1982 March
f. R6	Leader Letter, 1982 April-1983 May
f. R7	Leader Letter, 1983 June-1984 April
f. R8	Leader Letter, 1984 May-1985
f. R9	Leader Letter, 1986 January-September
f. R10	Leader Letter, 1986 October-1987 April
f. R11	Leader Letter, 1987 May-1988 March
f. R12	Leader Letter, 1988 April-1989 April
f. R13	Leader Letter, 1989 May-1993 April
f. R14	Leader Letter, 1995 August-1997 August

Press Woman subseries

f. S1	Press Woman, 1940
f. S2	Press Woman, 1941
f. S3	Press Woman, 1942
f. S4	Press Woman, 1943
f. S5	Press Woman, 1944
f. S6	Press Woman, 1945
f. S7	Press Woman, 1946
f. S8	Press Woman, 1947
f. S9	Press Woman, 1948
f. S10	Press Woman, 1949
f. S11	Press Woman, 1950
f. S12	Press Woman, 1951
f. S13	Press Woman, 1952
f. S14	Press Woman, 1953
f. S15	Press Woman, 1954
f. S16	Press Woman, 1955
f. S17	Press Woman, 1956
f. S18	Press Woman, 1957
f. S19	Press Woman, 1958
f. S20	Press Woman, 1959
f. S21	Press Woman, 1960
f. S22	Press Woman, 1961
f. S23	Press Woman, 1963-1964
f. S24	Press Woman, 1965
f. S25	Press Woman, 1966
f. S26	Press Woman, 1967
f. S27	Press Woman, 1968
f. S28	Press Woman, 1969
f. S29-30	Press Woman, 1970
f. S31	Press Woman, 1976

Note: Press Woman, 1977-1988 also available on MICROFILM

f. S32	Press Woman, 1977
f. S33	Press Woman, 1978
f. S34-35	Press Woman, 1979
f. S36-37	Press Woman, 1980
f. S38-39	Press Woman, 1981
f. S40-41	Press Woman, 1982
f. S42-43	Press Woman, 1983
f. S44-45	Press Woman, 1984
f. S46	Press Woman, 1985 January-March
f. S47	Press Woman, 1987 February-May
f. S48-49	Press Woman, 1989
f. S50-51	Press Woman, 1990
f. S52-53	Press Woman, 1991
f. S54-55	Press Woman, 1992
f. S56-57	Press Woman, 1993
f. S58	Press Woman, 1994 January-June

Affiliates Series

f. T1	Affiliate Survey, 1983
f. T2	Correspondence with Affiliates, 1955-1985
f. T3	Regional Reports, 1960
f. T4	Region 6 Meeting, 1968
f. T5	Alabama, 1959-1996
f. T6	Alaska, 1961-1996
f. T7	Arizona, 1953-1996
f. T8	Arkansas, 1960-1996
f. T9	California, 1958-1996
f. T10	Capital, 1974-1996
f. T11	Colorado, 1956-1996
f. T12	Connecticut, 1996
f. T13	Delaware, 1992-1996
f. T14	Deutschland, 1989-1991
f. T15	Florida, 1960-1996
f. T16	Georgia, 1974-1996
f. T17	Idaho, 1960-1996
f. T18	Illinois, 1925-1996
f. T19	Indiana, 1945-1996
f. T20	Iowa, 1974-1996
f. T21	Kansas, 1960-1991
f. T22	Kentucky, 1974-1996
f. T 23	Louisiana, 1953-1996
f. T24	Maine, 1996
f. T25	Maryland, 1975-1996
f. T26	Michigan, 1964-1996
f. T27	Minnesota, 1952-1974
f. T28	Mississippi, 1972-1996
f. T29	Missouri, 1965-1996
f. T30	Montana, 1956-1996
f. T31	Nebraska, 1960-1996
f. T32	Nevada, 1950-1996
f. T33	New Jersey, 1960-1996
f. T34	New Mexico, 1951-1996
f. T35	New York, 1976-1992
f. T36	North Carolina, 1996
f. T37	North Dakota, 1950-1996
f. T38	Ohio, 1974-1996
f. T39	Oklahoma, 1956-1996
f. T40	Oregon, 1951-1996
f. T41	Pennsylvania, 1960-1996
f. T42	South Carolina, 1955-1996
f. T43	South Dakota, 1950-1996
f. T44	Tennessee, 1974-1996
f. T45	Texas, 1974-1996
f. T46	Utah, 1974-1996
f. T47	Virginia, 1960-1996
f. T48	Virginia, 1960-1996
f. T49	Washington, 1959-1996
f. T50	West Virginia, 1953-1996
f. T51	Wisconsin, 1945-1996
f. T52	Wyoming, 1960-1996
f. T53	Other, 1996

Photographs Series

f. U1	1980s-1990s
f. U2	1992 Conference
f. U3	1993 Conference
f. U4	1994 Fall Board
f. U5	1995 Conference and Fall Board

History Series

f. V1-3	Mattie Dykes, 1929-1974
f. V4-5	Helen Malloch, 1910-1963
f. V6	Biographies A-C
f. V7	Biographies D-H
f. V8	Biographies K-P
f. V9	Biographies R-T
f. V10	Biographies U-W
f. V11	Oral History Transcript: Marj Carpenter, 1993
f. V12	Oral History Transcript: Rosemary Carroll, 1991
f. V13	Oral History Transcript: Jo Cart, 1985
f. V14	Oral History Transcript: Jean Wiley Huyler, 1982
f. V15	Oral History Transcript: Lois Jacobs, 1987
f. V16	Oral History Transcript: Margaret E. Magee, 1983
f. V17	Oral History Transcript: Mildred Planthold Michie, 1982
f. V18	Oral History Transcript: Hortense Myers, 1982
f. V19	Oral History Transcript: Martha S. Reed, 1983
f. V20	Oral History Transcript: Charlotte Schexnayder, 1982
f. V21	Oral History Transcript: Louise Shadduck, 1982
f. V22	Oral History Transcript: Mabel Temby, 1985
f. V23	Oral History Transcript: Ulrich Troubetzkoy, 1985
f. V24	Oral History Transcript: Mary Lou Webb, 1989
f. V25	Oral History Transcript: Gwendolyn Fern Armstrong White, 1995
f. V26	Oral History Transcript: Naomi Whitesell, 1983
f. V27	Histories, 1945-1976
f. V28	Histories, 1981-1984
f. V29	Histories, 1985-1991
f. V30	Agnes Harkness Anderson Reminiscence, 1971
f. V31	Officer Lists, 1937-1979
f. V32-33	Committees, 1940-1973

Subject Files Series

f. W1	Amicus Brief: Craft v. Metromedia, 1984
f. W2	50th Anniversary, 1984-1987
f. W3	50th Anniversary State Proclamations, 1987
f. W4	Brochures, c1960-1993
f. W5	Campaign Literature: President, 1977-1983
f. W6	Campaign Literature: 1st Vice-President, 1969-1994
f. W7	Campaign Literature: 2nd Vice-President, 1991
f. W8	Campaign Literature: 3rd Vice-President, 1975-1985
f. W9	Campaign Literature: Secretary, 1961-1996
f. W10	Campaign Literature: Treasurer, 1977-1990s
f. W11	Campaign Literature: Miscellaneous, 1979-1993
f. W12	Constitution/Bylaws, 1970
f. W13	Foreign Tours, 1978-1984
f. W14	Foreign Tours, 1988-1995
f. W15	Honorary Member: Helen Thomas, 1978
f. W16	Honorary Member: Jane Pauley, 1979
f. W17	Legislative Testimony, 1981-1983
f. W18	Malloch Memorial Committee, 1963-1964
f. W19	Member Recognition, 1971-1981
f. W20	Member Recognition, 1982-1986
f. W21	Member Recognition, 1987-1991
f. W22	Memorial Service, 1973-1981
f. W23	Memorial Service, 1982-1985
f. W24	Memorial Service, 1986-1991
f. W25	Miscellaneous, 1941-1960
f. W26	Student Press Law Center, 1984-1991
f. W27	Surveys, 1944-1987

Audio/Visual Series

a.c. 1	Jo Cart, 1985
a.c. 2	Jean Wiley Huyler, 1982
a.c. 3	Lois Jacobs, 1987
a.c. 4	Lois Jacobs, 1987
a.c. 5	Margaret Magee, 1983
a.c. 6	Mildred Michie, 1982
a.c. 7	Hortense Myers, 1982
a.c. 8	Martha Reed, 1983
a.c. 9	Charlotte Schexnayder, 1982
a.c. 10	Louise Shadduck, 1982
a.c. 11	Mabel Temby, 1985
a.c. 12	Ulrich Troubetzkoy, 1985
a.c. 13	Mary Lou Webb, 1989
a.c. 14	Mary Lou Webb, 1989
a.c. 15	Naomi Whitesell, 1983
a.c. 16	Church of Latter Day Saints News Service, 1989
r. 1	Press Woman: January 1977-May 1983
r. 2	Press Woman: June 1983-October 1988, p. 15
r. 3	Press Woman: October 1988, p. 15-December 1988; Correspondence; Oral Histories

INDEX TERMS

These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.

• American Antiquarian Society
• Anderson, Agnes Harkness
• Ankeny, Helen
• Anna, Ruth
• Bedard, Irene R.
• Blacks--Cartoons and caricatures
• Bless, Bertha (1889-1977)
• Books--Censorship
• Bulkeley, Christy
• Cannon, Rae
• Carlile, Olga
• Carpenter, Marjorie
• Carroll, Rosemary
• Cart, Jo
• Cartoons and caricatures--Blacks
• Castro, Fidel (1927-)
• Censorship
• Cline, D.J.
• Communism--Attitudes toward
• Copeland, Lammot duPont
• Dole, Robert J. (1923-)
• Dykes, Mattie M.
• Energy crisis, 1970s
• Equal pay for equal work
• Fitzwater, Marlin (1942-)
• Freedom of Information Act, 1966
• Freedom of the press
• Freedom of the press and fair trial
• Goodbar, Octavia
• Huyler, Jean Wiley
• Illiteracy
• Jacobs, Lois
• Journalism--Study and teaching
• Kennedy, Kay
• Kleinhenz, Louise Eleanor
• Kushulis, Elizabeth
• MacDonald, Marie
• Malloch, Helen Miller (1888-1963)
• Martin, Roberta
• McBride, Mary Margaret
• McClendon, Sarah (1910-2003)
• Michie, Mildred Planthold
• Myers, Hortense
• National Federation of Press Women
• National Federation of Press Women—Constitution
• National Federation of Press Women—History
• National Federation of Press Women—Organizational Reform
• National Federation of Press Women—Publications
• National Women and Media Collection
• Pacifism, 1960
• Pauley, Jane (1950-)
• Penney-Missouri Awards Program
• Price, Velma
• Prosser, Catherine
• Puelicher, Gertrude M.
• Reed, Martha S.
• Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962)
• Rounds, Lynn
• Schexnayder, Charlotte
• Segregation
• Shadduck, Louise
• Smith, Hazel Brannon
• Sportswriters—Women
• Temby, Mabel
• Terrorism—Columbine, Colorado
• Terrorism—Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Thomas, Helen (1920-)
• Troubetzkoy, Ulrich
• University of Missouri, School of Journalism,
• University of Missouri—Journalism Week, 1940
• Vanderburg, Helen
• Webb, Mary Lou
• Weir, Ben
• White, Gwen
• Whitesell, Naomi
• Williams, Sara Lockwood (1891-1961)
• Wilson, Jean Gaddy (1944-)
• Wolfe, Lois Lauer
• Women and mass media
• Women broadcasters
• Women journalists
• Women sportswriters
• Women—Employment
• Woodman, Betzi (1913-1990)
• World War, 1939-1945—Homefront
• World War, 1939-1945—Japanese-Americans
• World War, 1939-1945—Women