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Women in Communications, Inc. Records, 1925-1992

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Women in Communications, Inc.
Title
Women in Communications, Inc. Records
Dates
1925-1992 (inclusive)
Quantity
9 containers., (4 linear feet of shelf space.)
Collection Number
Cage 626
Summary
Includes annual reports, financial reports, national convention materials, correspondence, newsclippings and local business records.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

Theta Sigma Phi was a professional society for women in journalism started in 1909 by Georgina McDougall. The Alpha Zeta chapter affiliated with Washington State College was established in 1925, replacing the Scribbler's Club, a local group that also encouraged high standards in journalism for women. In 1972 the name of Theta Sigma Phi was changed to Women in Communications, Inc. (WICI) and at the same time the organization began accepting men into its membership. During the 1970s the organization languished, but in the early 1980s it was reactivated under the leadership of Professor Barbara Hanford.

Networking has been a major goal of the organization since its inception. Annual "Matrix Table" banquets that have brought in nationally recognized women in communications as speakers is one way Theta Sigma Phi and WICI have achieved this. Regional and national conferences have also been held regularly, and WSU students were frequent attendants at the regional meetings. In this way Women in Communications, Inc. has worked to establish links between students and professionals in the field.

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Content Description

The records consist of annual reports, financial reports, national convention materials, correspondence, and business reports related to annual banquets and fund raisers. Newsclippings and photographs are found throughout the records.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 626, Women in Communications, Inc. Records . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is organized into two series: Theta Sigma Phi and Women In Communications, Inc. The Theta Sigma Phi series covers the period 1925 to 1971, and contains business records, correspondence, newsclippings, and miscellaneous historic materials. The Women in Communication, Inc. series spans 1972 to 1992, and contains records, correspondence, and published materials related to both local activities as well as regional and national meetings.

The original chronological order of the collection has been preserved.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Washington State University chapter of Women in Communications, Inc. were donated to the Libraries by the Department of Communications at Washington State University in 1994.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Journalism, College--Societies, etc.
  • Women in communication--Societies, etc.
  • Women in journalism--Societies, etc.

Corporate Names

  • Scribbler's Club. WaPS.
  • Theta Sigma Phi. WaPS.
  • Women in Communications, inc.
  • Women in Communications, inc. Washington State University Chapter--Archives (creator)
  • Women in Communications, inc. Washington State University Chapter--Records and correspondence

Occupations

  • Women journalists--Societies, etc.

Finding aid prepared by Jean Johnson
2012

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