Summary Information
National Association of Women in Construction, Milwaukee Chapter: Records
1955-1980
- National Association of Women in Construction, Milwaukee Chapter (Wis.)
Milwaukee Mss 113
2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Records of the Milwaukee chapter of a trade association for women office workers in the construction industry. The collection includes by-laws, minutes, correspondence, committee files, national convention reports, and regional and local newsletters, and miscellaneous records.
English
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Biography/History
The National Association of Women in Construction was established in 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas after women office workers employed in the construction industry perceived a need for social and professional interaction. The stated objectives of NAWIC and its chapters are to unite women employed in the industry for their mutual benefit, to encourage cooperation among chapters, to promote fellowship, and to promote education and service to the construction industry. Achievement of the objectives is accomplished through various social, philanthropic, and educational activities. On the national, regional, and local level, members are informed through programs and seminars in construction techniques skills, while a scholarship program aids students studying construction-related subjects. Each chapter is assigned to a region served by a regional director and participates in a yearly regional forum designed to educate members and coordinate projects from the national level. At the national convention held each fall, the membership conducts national business, elects officers, and participates in workshops and business sessions. NAWIC publishes Image, a monthly newsletter, while each region and local chapter also issues its own periodic bulletin.
Ten years after the formation of NAWIC, a Milwaukee chapter (MIL-WIC) was established. In the meantime national membership had grown to 4,500 members in 131 chapters. (By 1980, the national association had 9,000 members in thirteen regions with 240 local chapters). Typical of the national membership, the Milwaukee chapter includes executives, secretaries, accountants, and administrative assistants as members.
An educational program by NAWIC entitled “Operation Womanpower” was begun in 1969. As this was its first national project, the Milwaukee chapter actively participated to help qualify women for more responsible positions in the industry. The program consisted of several phases, beginning with training in the basics of construction and moving up to degrees in architecture and engineering. Aside from regular membership meetings and various social function, MIL-WIC's local activities during its first decade included construction projects, membership promotion, and extension work. MIL-WIC also provided the impetus for organization of chapters in Madison (1970) and Racine/Kenosha (1972).
Scope and Content Note
The records of MIL-WIC have been arranged by administrative function; they consist of by-laws, minutes, committee files, national convention files, correspondence, newsletters, and miscellaneous records.
By-laws consist of the articles of incorporation and information on the chartering of the Milwaukee chapter, standard by-laws applicable to all affiliated chapters, regional by-laws, a charter, articles of incorporation, and by-laws at the national level, and local chartering notices.
Minutes of executive board and regular membership meetings include monthly treasurer's reports. They document routine matters and contain notations on committee reports and monthly speakers. The minutes are quite complete, 1965-1977, and include minutes of the chapter organizational meetings.
Committee files, 1966-1980, make up a major portion of the collection and are arranged alphabetically within this category. Many of the activities and functions on the local, regional, and national level were carried out through committee work. Some committees were added or terminated according to the needs and concerns of the chapter. The most well represented committee files are those of the construction projects, the fall planning conferences, regional forums, membership, professional education, programs, publicity, and spring seminars. Smaller files contain important material relating to education, service, and philanthropic activities.
National convention files appear complete for the years represented, 1966-1972, 1977, and generally include minutes from the annual meetings and nomination circulars for national elections.
The newsletter files contain publications issued by the national, regional, and Milwaukee chapter. Local newsletters are concentrated in the early and later years of the chapter, 1968-1970 and 1975-1980. The national newsletter, Image is poorly represented, while the regional and local publications are well represented in the years 1977-1980. Much of the information in the local newsletter duplicated information found in national press releases, the monthly minutes, or under the publicity heading in the committee files.
Miscellaneous records include a small file of general correspondence largely involving exchanges of information on procedural matters, thank-you letters, details of planning for regular meetings and programs, and similar routine matters; material relating to the installation of officers; official proclamations; treasurer's files on jewelry and gift items from the national office; national reports and publications; and an undated questionnaire rating MIL-WIC meetings.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Placed on deposit in December 1981, and donated in April 1982 by Chapter #105, via Christine Boon Andresen and Dawn Mortenson. Accession Number: M81-695
Processed by Amy Hague in July 1982 and by Bill Beaudreau in March 1988.
Contents List
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Series: By-Laws
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Milwaukee chartering and articles of incorporation, 1965, 1971
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Standard by-laws for affiliated chapters, 1963-1971
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Regional by-laws, 1977
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Box
1
Folder
4
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National charter and articles of incorporation, 1955, 1971
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Box
1
Folder
5
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National by-laws, 1963, 1969, 1971
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Box
1
Folder
6
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National charterings, 1970-1977
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Series: Minutes
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Chapter organizational meetings, 1965
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Board of Directors and regular membership meetings
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Box
1
Folder
8-18
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1965-1976, August
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Box
2
Folder
1-2
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1976, October-1978, August
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Series: Committees
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Anniversary dinner, 1970-1976
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Budgets, 1965-1979
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Box
2
Folder
5-7
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Construction projects, 1969-1977
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Box
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Folder
10
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Fall planning conferences, 1975-1978
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Forums
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Box
2
Folder
11-12
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Region Six, 1970-1972
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Box
2
Folder
13-16
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Region Thirteen, 1976-1978
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Box
2
Folder
17
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History and scrapbook, 1966-1971
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Membership
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Applications, 1965-1971, 1978
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Box
3
Folder
2
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Committee reports and promotional materials, 1966-1978
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Box
3
Folder
3
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Correspondence, 1966-1978
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Box
3
Folder
4
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Miscellany, 1976-1977
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Box
3
Folder
5
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Rosters, 1967, 1970-1977
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Box
3
Folder
6
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Nominations, 1970-1978
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Box
3
Folder
7
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Occupational research and placement, 1977-1978
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Box
3
Folder
8
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Organization and extension, 1970-72, 1975-77
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Box
3
Folder
9-10
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Professional education, 1969-1977
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Box
3
Folder
11-12
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Programs, 1967-1977
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Publicity
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Box
3
Folder
13
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1965-1971
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Box
3
Folder
14
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1971, Education and Public Relations: McKnight Publishing Co., IACI-World of Construction
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Box
3
Folder
15
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1971-1972
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Box
4
Folder
1-8
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1972-1980
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Box
4
Folder
9
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Scholarship Fund, 1970-1972
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Box
4
Folder
10-13
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Spring seminar, 1970, 1971, 1974-1978
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Series: National Conventions
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Box
4
Folder
14-17
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1966-1969
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Box
5
Folder
1-4
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1970-1972, 1977
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Series: Newsletters
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Box
5
Folder
6-10
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1968-1978
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Box
6
Folder
1-4
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1978-1980
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Series: Miscellaneous Records
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Box
5
Folder
5
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General correspondence, 1965-1977
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Box
6
Folder
5
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Installation of officers, 1966, 1977
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Box
6
Folder
6
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Mayoral and gubernatorial proclamations, 1967-1977
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Box
6
Folder
7
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National reports and publications, 1968, 1975-76
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Box
6
Folder
8
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Questionnaires, undated
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Treasurer's information
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Box
6
Folder
9
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Gift items, 1967, 1971
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Box
6
Folder
10
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Tax form 990, Publications, 1967-1976
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Box
6
Folder
11
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Untitled records, 1969-70, 1977
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