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Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
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Cage
626
Women in Communications, Inc.
Women in
Communications, Inc. Records
1925-1992
9 containers.
4 linear feet of shelf space.
Includes annual reports, financial
reports, national convention materials, correspondence, newsclippings and local
business records.
Collection materials are in
English.
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.
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.
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.
This collection is open for research use.
[Item Description]. Cage
626, Women in
Communications, Inc. Records . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
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.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Women in Communications, inc. Washington State University
Chapter--Archives
Women in Communications, inc. Washington State University
Chapter--Records and correspondence
Scribbler's Club. WaPS.
Theta Sigma Phi. WaPS.
Women in Communications, inc.
Women in
journalism--Societies, etc.
Women in
communication--Societies, etc.
Journalism,
College--Societies, etc.
Women journalists--Societies, etc.
Women
Colleges and Universities
Washington (State)
Journalism
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series 1: Theta Sigma
Phi
1
1
Alpha Zeta Chapter Organization
and Historic Materials
1925-1932
Business Records and
Correspondence
1
2
1947-1948
1
3
1948-1949
1
4
1949-1950
1
5
1950-1951
1
6
1951-1952
1
7
1952-1953
1
8
Secretary's Record
1952-1963
Business Records and
Correspondence
1
9
1953-1954
1
10
1954-1955
1
11
"Extras" Annual Variety
Show
1954-1969
Business Records and
Correspondence
1
12
1955-1956
1
13
1956-1957
2
14
Newsclippings
1956-1957
2
15
Business Records, Correspondence,
Newsclippings
1957-1958
2
16
Woman of Achievement
Awards
1958-1965
2
17
Board of Control, Minutes,
Agendas, Miscellaneous Records
1960-1963
2
18
Finances
1960-1969
2
19
Matrix Table Banquet
1961-1967
2
20
Matrix: The Magazine for Women in Journalism and
Communications
1961-1968
2
21
Membership
1966-1971
2
22
National Meeting, Agenda and
Keynote Speech
1967
2
23
Bylaws
1969
1972
Series 2: Women In Communications,
Inc.
3
24
Activities
1970-1979
3
25
Finances
1971-1973
3
26
Correspondence
1971-1977
3
27
Membership
1971-1977
3
28
National Newsletters
1972-1976
3
29
Annual National
Meeting
1973
4
30
Advisor's Papers
1973-1974
4
31
Newsletters, Regional
1973-1976
4
32
Graduate
Correspondence
1973-1977
4
33
Membership
1973-1979
4
34
Regional Conference
1974
4
35
Bylaws
1974-1975
4
36
Grants, Fellowships, Production
Study
1974-1976
4
37
Matrix Table Banquet
1974-1982
4
38
National Reports
1974-1977
5
39
Career Guidelines
1974-1982
5
40
Leadership Bulletins
1974-1985
5
41
Historical
Information
1976-1977
5
42
Miscellaneous National
Headquarters Materials
c.1980
5
43
National and Regional Conferences
and Communications
1980-1985
5
44
Business Records
1981-1982
5
45
Chapter Reactivation
1981-1982
6
46
Membership
1981-1982
6
47
The Professional Communicator
1981-1982
6
48
Bylaws and Annual
Reports
1981-1984
6
49
Newsletters, Minutes, and
Miscellanea
1981-1985
6
50
Activities
1981-1987
6
51
Historical Summary
1982
6
52
Regional Conference
1982
6
53
Minutes
1982-1983
6
54
Membership
1982-1985
7
55
Flyers and Brochures
1982-1985
7
56
Finances
1982-1986
7
57
Charlotte Friel Memorial
Lecture
1982-1988
7
58
Miscellaneous
Publications
1983-1988
7
59
Regional Conference and
Miscellanea
1983-1985
General Records
7
60
1985-1986
8
61
1986-1987
8
62
1988-1989
8
63
Finances
1989-1990
General Records
8
64
1989-1990
8
65
1990-1991
8
66
1991-1992
9
Over-sized Scrapbook, Notebooks,
and Miscellanea