J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Network magazine records
Network (Firm: Utah)
MS 0537
7 linear feet
14 boxes
1978-1989
The Network magazine records (1978-1989) consists of business records and other documents pertaining to the creation and operation of this Salt Lake City publication. Among the records are budget materials, publishing contracts, advertising plans, subscription and distribution records, sales records and seminar notes, correspondence, writer's guidelines, salary and personnel files, and information about various women's groups. Also present are issues of the magazine from 1978 to 1989.
English
Mary Gaber, Jinnah Kelson, and Lynne Van Dam saw the need for an intelligent magazine that would address women's issues and appeal to women in Utah, whether they were in the business world or not. Published through the Phoenix Center, the first issue was produced in April of 1978 and contained this statement of purpose: "Like you, we are quietly but determinedly searching for a comfortable balance between our private and our personal lives. In our search, we have come across specific helpful people and places, and we want to share them with you. Through Network, we want to offer you practical guidance from experts and contacts with the state's most active employers. In short, we want to help Utah's working women understand and use 'the system' to which we are newly committed but in which we are too often strangers and often alone." The Magazine received a great deal of praise from its subscribers, but suffered financially at first. In 1981, the publishing company became Network Publishing, and then Webster Publishing. The dynamic editing skills of Karen Shepherd kept the praise coming. Dozens of regional feminist magazines were started in the late 1970s, but most folded for economic reasons. Network was a success, and an important turning point for the progress of women in Utah, as well as for magazine publishing in Utah. The last issue was published in 1989.
The Network magazine records (1978-1989) is made up of business records and other documents pertaining to the creation and operation of this Salt Lake City publication. Among the records are budget materials, publishing contracts, advertising plans, subscription and distribution records, sales records and seminar notes, correspondence, writer's guidelines, salary and personnel files, and information about various women's groups. Also present are issues of the magazine from 1978 to 1989.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Karen Sheperd (editor) and Junnah Kelson in 1989.
Processed by Jennifer Breaden in 1990.
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Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Network (Firm: Utah)--Records and correspondence
Periodicals--Publishing--Utah
Women's periodicals, American--Utah
Women publishers
Women--Utah--Periodicals
Women--Utah--Social conditions--20th century--Periodicals
Feminism--Utah--20th century--Periodicals
Journalism
Media and Communication
Sexuality
Magazines (Periodicals)
Directories
Conference materials
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Records (Documents)
Business correspondence
Promotional materials
Organization files
Financial records
Plans (reports)
Business Records
Budgets
1980-1986
1
1-2
Business Plan
1
3
Minority Business Enterprise Eligibility Application
1
4
Consulting Bills
1
5
News Clipping
1
6
Correspondence
1980-1981
1
7
History
1
8
Network Planning
1979
1
9
Phoenix Institute Contracts
1
10
Minutes of General and Editorial Board Meetings
1
11
Editorial Board, Statement of Purpose
1
12
Ogden Editorial Board, Surveys and Goals
1
13
Stockholder Information
1
14
Marketing Records
Advertising
2
1-3
Feedback
2
4
KUED and KSL
2
5
Media Center
2
6
Flyers Offering Advertising Space
2
7
Stationery
2
8
Survey
2
9
Promotional Pieces
2
10
Subscription Materials
2
11
Distribution
2
12
Kennecott Proposal
2
13
King's English Bookstore
2
14
Mailing Lists
2
15-18
Women's Groups
1980-1988
2
19
Retreats and Focus Groups
2
20-22
Friends of the Magazine
2
23
Parties and Seminars
2
24
Mounted Covers
2
25-28
Correspondence and Writer's Guidelines
Correspondence with Local Organizations
3
1-5
Notes, Brochures, and Speeches by Women's Organizations
3
6
Writers Guidelines and Workshops
3
7-11
Personnel and Salary
Personnel Policies for Webster Publishing
4
1
Salaries
4
2-3
Employee Files
4
4-9
Correspondence with Interns
4
10
Conferences, Committees, and Publications
Gold Award Publications
5
1
Intermountain Health Care
5
2-3
Draft for Utah International Women's Year Plan
5
4
Society of Professional Journalists
5
5
Women's Equity Action League
5
6
Women Concerned about Nuclear War
5
7
Public Relations and Notes
5
8
Governor's Conference to Integrate Women Into the Work Force
5
9-10
Governor's Committee on Women and Industry
5
11
Poverty Conference
5
12
Cinderella Complex
5
13
"Some Thoughts at Christmastime"
1978
5
14
Media Report to Women
5
15
Women Journalism Review
1985
5
16
Women's Index
Index
1981
6
1
The Women's Index and Resource Guide
1982
6
2
Budget and Planning
6
3-5
National Responses
6
6
Article in Woman's Day
1981
6
7
Notes and Contracts
6
8
Oklahoma Directory of Women in Business and Professions
1979
6
9
Out of Town Entries
6
10
Radio Copy
6
11
Published Issues
Network Issues
1978-1979
7
Network Issues
1980-1981
8
Network Issues
1982-1983
9
Network Issues
1984
10
Network Issues
1985
11
Network Issues
1986
12
Network Issues
1987
13
Network Issues
1988-1989
14