Houston Area NOW and Other Feminist Activities Collection, 1970-1996 | University of Houston Libraries

Scope and Contents: This collection is comprised of the files maintained by the members of the Houston Area NOW. Not all of the files pertain specifically to Houston NOW activities and organizations because several of the members were active in other NOW affiliated organizations. The collection takes up 10 linear feet and is organized into 9 boxes and 11 series: Houston area NOW; Texas NOW organization/s; Other state, regional and/or local NOW organizations; National NOW; NOW task forces and committees; NOW social and political activism; NOW and other feminist conferences; Houston area NOW affiliates; Publications; Newspaper clippings; NOW promotional material. The collection contains correspondence, financial records, promotional materials and an extensive series of publications and newspaper clippings relating to women’s rights and the NOW organization. Additionally the collection contains a variety of ephemera used to promote women’s rights, and the NOW organization including t-shirts, buttons, posters and other artifacts. Many of the long runs of newsletters and publications in this collection have been removed and catalogued separately. It has been noted in the finding aid when this has occurred.