Scope and Content Note
The records of the National Federation of Democratic Women (NFDW) span the years 1960-2016 with the bulk of the material from the years 1988-2016. The collection was processed by the organization and is organized into the following series: Executive Board , Annual Convention , Regional Activities , Publications , Other Organizations , Oversize , and Digital Files .
The Executive Board series spans the years 1960-2016 and includes correspondence, history and bylaws of the NFDW, history committee reports, personal papers of the majority of the organization's presidents, and a chronological file. Among the papers of the presidents and executive board are letters from and pictures of significant political figures during the period. The series provides an overview of the activities of the NFDW from its origin in 1971 to the present.
The Annual Convention series spans the years 1974-2015 and contains information about most of the national conventions from 1975 to 2015, including convention programs and materials, pre-convention planning, local arrangements, financial records, awards, manuals, minutes, reports, and attendee's evaluations. The series provides researchers with a thorough view of the annual convention, the speakers and guests, the activities during the convention, and the cost for individual attendees as well as the entire organization.
The NFDW is divided into four regions--- eastern, midwestern, southern, and western. The Regional Activities series spans the years 1980-2013 and contains information about the regional organizations including reports from annual regional meetings.
The Publications series spans the years 1976-2015 and includes the NFDW's newsletter, The Communicator, dating from 1976 to 2015. The Communicator covers news from the NFDW president and officers, regional areas, and annual convention information. The series also includes other NFDW one-time publications, newsletter publication information, financial records, and photographs of members. Finally, there are materials on the publication of the newsletter on the internet, and web site materials from 2012 to 2015.
Other Organizations series spans the years 1972-2015 and contains information about related organizations to which the NFDW presidents, officers, and members belonged. Three members, including the president and two annually elected members of the NFDW, belong to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and this series provides a variety of information about the DNC, its activities, and meetings. In addition, there are papers from state Federation of Democratic Women's organizations, which are voting members of the National Federation of Democratic Women. Finally, there are materials from a variety of other women's and Democratic organizations.
The Oversize series spans the years 1975-1986 and consists of certificates and photographs.
The Digital Files series spans the years 2006-2015. The 171 files (5.84GB) consist of .doc, .docx, .xls, .pdf, and .vob files. The series contains minutes, handbooks and guides, bylaws, budget and expense files, position papers, and audiovisual files.