Nonprofit organizations

Scope and Contents

This collection includes materials pertaining to Christine Weiss Daugherty, an advocate in issues related to women's economic equality, rural economic development, non-profit management, and more. Materials in this collection include correspondence, publications, business records, ephemera, photographs, and more.

Scope and Contents Records of Great Oak Farm, a camp for disadvantaged youth (1977-ca. 1996), in Lincoln County, West Virginia. The collection includes 1. organizational records, 2. administrative records, 3. operational records, 4. correspondence of Robert Weiss, the camp founder, and 5. material from comparable youth camp organizations.This collection is minimally processed. It essentially remains arranged in its original order except for the relocation of oversized materials, including a poster,...

Overview

Administrative records of the National Organization for Women (NOW), West Virginia Chapter, including records of task forces on the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion, and discrimination. There are also records of efforts to lobby the state legislature on behalf of women, as well as papers documenting relations with other civic groups on issues of economics, education, labor, and racism.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes WV FREE materials regarding reproductive rights advocacy. WV FREE is a reproductive health, rights and justice organization. Formats include newsletters, press clippings, flyers and news releases, printed materials, etc.