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By Special Collections & University Archives Staff
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection includes publications, minutes, clippings, and scrapbooks. It is arranged in six series: Organizational Records, Issues and Concerns, Publications / Meetings / Conferences / Programs / Workshops, News Clippings / Photographs / Miscellaneous, and Scrapbooks.
Biographical Note
The Older Women's League (OWL) is a national membership organization addressing the special concerns of midlife and older women. Furthering public policy changes through research and education, OWL works to improve the image and status of the older woman, to provide mutual support for its members, and to achieve economic and social equity.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions:
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Acquisition Source:
Older Women's League, San Diego County Chapter
Related Materials:
Tish Sommers Papers
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Older Women's League, San Diego County Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Organizational Records],
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Series 2: Issues and Concerns],
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Series 3: Publications],
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Series 4: Meetings/Conferences/Programs/Workshops],
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Series 5: News Clippings/Photographs/Miscellaneous],
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Series 6: Scrapbooks],
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- Series 1: Organizational Records
- Box 1
- Folder 1: By-law/Policies, 1982-1997
- Folder 2: OWL Policy, circa 1989
- Folder 3: Organization Founders, 1980-1990
- Folder 4: OWL Organizing Manual, July 1981
- Folder 5: Member Directory, January 1983
- Folder 6: Board Member Directory, 1985
- Folder 7: Membership-computer print-outs, lists, directories, 1988-1998
- Folder 8: Membership, 1989-1998, 1992-1998
- Folder 9: Membership Recruitment-How To ..., 1984-1994
- Folder 10: General Meeting Minutes, 1980-1991
- Folder 11: Board Meeting Minutes, 1981-1991
- Folder 12: Board Meeting Minutes, 1992-1994
- Folder 13: Board Meeting, 1996-1998
- Folder 14: Annual Reports, 1984-1994
- Folder 15: Annual Reports (including Financial Reports), 1981-1983
- Folder 16: Bank Statements, 1988-1994
- Folder 17: Bank Statements, 1986-1988
- Folder 18: Correspondence, 1982-1987
- Folder 19: Correspondence, 1990s
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Installation of Officers, 1986, 1993
- Folder 2: Chapter Development, 1987-1992
- Folder 3: North County OWL, 1984-1988
- Folder 4: Fundraisers, 1981-1993
- Folder 5: OWL-Media Training Material
- Folder 6: Grants- proposals, application forms, correspondence, 1983-1993
- Folder 7: Newsletter procedure, 1984-1993
- Folder 8: Member Survey 1-19, 1985
- Series 2: Issues and Concerns
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Replies to health insurance survey, 1990
- Folder 2: The State of Our Health-Health Insurance Survey Report, 1991
- Folder 3: HICAP-Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program, 1991-1991
- Folder 4: Health Care Services-Issues, Expenses, etc.,, 1992-1994
- Folder 5: Health Access of San Diego-Correspondence, fact sheets, etc.,, 1990-1997
- Folder 6: Computer worksheets on HMO's, medical and long term care insurance
- Folder 7: Nursing Home Legislature, 1984
- Folder 8: Conciousness Raising, circa 1981-1992
- Folder 9: Pension Equity, 1983-1984
- Folder 10: Social Security, 1983-1984
- Folder 11: Social Security Pension, 1991-1994
- Folder 12: Housing Issues, 1990-1993
- Folder 13: Women's Coalition, 1983-1986
- Folder 14: Assembly and Senate Bills, 1980-1984
- Folder 15: Legislature, 1981-1986
- Folder 16: Legislature, 1984-1993
- Folder 17: Legislature National Issues, 1985
- Folder 18: Women'as Economic Agenda Project, 1989
- Folder 19: October Forum Council on Aging, 1992-1993
- Folder 20: Graphics, 1985-1990
- Folder 21: Earnings-sharing, 1983-1985
- Folder 22: Employment- issues, brochures, 1980-1984
- Folder 23: Joyce Beers Community Center, 1980-1984
- Folder 24: "Women's Health and Managed Care: Principles for Federal Legislature", circa 1997
- Folder 25: Testimony of Deborah Briceland-Betts, executive director, before the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, 1997
- Folder 26: Norma Jones Memorial Founds, 1991-1995
- Folder 27: Performance Arts Project, 1983-1984
- Folder 28: Voter Registration Project, 1983-1984
- Folder 29: Vote '92 Project
- Series 3: Publications
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Lsit of OWL Publications, 1990
- Folder 2: OWL Newsletter, 1980-1984
- Folder 3: "Owlspeak"- OWL Newsletters, 1985-1998
- Folder 4: OWL-CA News: The Official Newsletter of OWL of California, fall 1988-fall 1998
- Folder 5: OWL-Newsletter ofNAtional Office, 1981-1982
- Folder 6: The Official New of OWL-CA, 1991-1998
- Folder 7: Mother's Day Report, 1986-1998
- Folder 8: "The Path to Poverty"-An analysis of women's retirement income, May 1997
- Folder 9: Female and Old in Seattle-"King Country"-A report on the status of midlife and older women in our community, Fall 1987
- Folder 10: Gray Paper-"Older Women and Job Discrimination: A Primer"
- Folder 11: Gray Paper-"Till Death Do Us Part: Care giving Wives of Severly Disables Husbands"
- Folder 12: Gray Paper-"Death and Dying: a Staying in Control to the End of Our Lives"
- Folder 13: Making Ends Meet: Midlife and Older Women's Search for Economic Self-Sufficiency Through job training and Employment" by Vikki Gregory, 1990
- Folder 14: Field Advocate, July 1985-December 1998
- Folder 15: The OWL National Newspaper of the Older Women's League, March 1982-Summer 1998
- Folder 16: "OWL"
- Folder 17: "Older Women's League", circa 1987
- Folder 18: "A Matter of Life and Death", 1987
- Folder 19: "Long Term Care Campaign", 1993
- Folder 20: "People Just Like You", 1994
- Folder 21: "A Roof Over Your Head-Your Life Depends On It", 1994
- Series 4: Meetings/Conferences/Programs/Workshops
- Box 4
- Folder 1: OWL-CA Conference in Santa Clara, October 1990
- Folder 2: OWL Regional Meeting, 1984
- Folder 3: OWL-CA Regional Meeting-Minutes, March 1985
- Folder 4: OWL-CA Council Meeting, 1991
- Folder 5: OWL-CA Council Meeting, July 1992 and October 1992
- Folder 6: OWL-CA Council Meeting, January 1993 and October 1993
- Folder 7: OWL-CA Council Meeting, July 1994
- Folder 8: OWL-CA Council Meeting, June 1995
- Folder 9: OWL-CA Council Meeting, 1997
- Folder 10: 1st National Convention "Coming of Age", 1982
- Folder 11: 2nd National Convention, 1984
- Folder 12: 3rd National Convention "Sharing the Past, Shaping the Future", 1986
- Folder 13: 5th National Convention, 1993
- Folder 14: OWL National Convention-10th Anniversary, 1990
- Folder 15: Mother's Day Project, 1985
- Folder 16: OWL Mother's Day Report-"Women, Work and Pension: Improving the Odds for Secure Retirement", 1998
- Folder 17: Women's Opportunity Week, October 1992
- Folder 18: Growing Number: Growing Force, The White House Mini-Conference On Older Women, October 1980
- Folder 19: Eleanor Roosevelt-Centennial Celebration, 1984-1985
- Folder 20: Family Medical Leave Packet, 1991
- Folder 21: "The Complete Long Term Care Workshop" by Linda A. Jajake, February 1993
- Folder 22: Speaker's Bureau Workshop, 1986-1991
- Folder 23: "Save Our Bones: An OWL Forum on OWL Forum on Oesteoporosis", September 1994
- Folder 24: "You Can Make a Difference for Midlife and Older Women"-Conference, October 1998
- Folder 25: "Making the Difference: National and Local Together"-Workshop, circa 1984
- Folder 26: OWL Retreat, February 1992
- Folder 27: Legislative Workshop, January 1994
- Folder 28: OWL-CA Action Workshop, May 1990
- Folder 29: Health Care Workshop-QMB, SSI, social security, Medicare, etc..,, 1994-1998
- Folder 30: "Women over 60:The Challenges Ahead"-Workshop, October 1996
- Folder 31: National and State Legislative Report, 1984
- Folder 32: WOW 5th Anniversary Awards Celebrations, 1985
- Folder 33: OWL 7th Anniversary Awards Celebrations, 1987
- Folder 34: WOW 10th Anniversary Awards Celebrations, 1990
- Folder 35: Villers Doundation Project, 1989
- Folder 36: Legislative Report, 1983
- Folder 37: OWL Action Kit Universal Health, circa 1992
- Folder 38: "A Woman's Rhythms: Midlife PAssage and Beyond"- Workshop, circa 1995
- Folder 39: OWL-SD Chapter Conference, 1998
- Folder 40: OWL-San Diego County OWL Awards, 1985
- Folder 41: High Ten Raffle Donations, 1991
- Series 5: News Clippings/Photographs/Miscellaneous
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Image of Women-articles, comic strips/cartoons, 1981-1986
- Folder 2: Violence Abuse
- Folder 3: Eleanor Roosevelt-Centennial Celebration, 1984-1985
- Folder 4: Videos, 1991-1998
- Folder 5: Wonderful Older Women, 10th Anniversary OWL, October 3, 1990
- Folder 6: Awards-nominations, certificates, news clippings, 1980-199
- Folder 7: High Tea Raffle Donations, 1991
- Folder 8: Computer Disks-WPA: Disk Directory M Soft Office B: Lables
- Folder 9: Newspaper Clippings, 1978-1998
- Folder 10: Articles/Information re: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), 1990
- Folder 11: Xerox Articles, 1986-1990
- Folder 12: WOW Miscellaneous, 1993
- Folder 13: OWL Miscellaneous, circa 1983
- Folder 14: Important Papers, miscellaneous, 1980, 1990-1998
- Folder 15: 501-C-3 Status
- Folder 16: Miscellaneous, 1983-1985
- Folder 17: Photographs, miscellaneous
- Folder 18: Trophy Cup-San Diego Senior Olympics, Team Champions (OWL), 1989
- Series 6: Scrapbooks
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Book I- 1980-1983
- Folder 2: Book II- 1984-1985
- Folder 3: Book III- 1985-1987
- Folder 4: Book IV- 1989-1990
- Folder 5: Book V- 1980-1995
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