Women in the News, 1976-1979 and undated

The National Organization for Women (Quad Cities Chapter) records, 1966-2004 and undated, is arranged into four series: Quad Cities NOW, State and Regional NOW, National NOW, and videorecordings.

The Quad Cities NOW series (1968-2004 and undated) contains materials pertinent to the organization at the local level, including the chapter's administrative records and newsletters, subject files, and press clippings, as well as photographs and artifacts. It has been arranged into nine subseries: Administrative (1972-1992 and undated), Contact Lists (undated), Newsletters (1970-2000 and undated), Miscellaneous Chapter Documents (1970-1994 and undated), Subject Files (1971-2004 and undated), Press Clippings (1970-2000 and undated), Photographs (1976-1989), Artifacts (undated), Texts (1968-1980), and Scrapbooks. The Administrative subseries contains board and business meeting minutes and financial and membership records. The Contact Lists subseries contains the contact information of current, former, and prospective members, as well as legislators and media contacts. The Newsletters subseries contains QC NOW chapter newsletters. The Miscellaneous Chapter Documents subseries contains materials generated by the chapter at the local level. The Subject Files subseries consists of subject files containing information about issues for which NOW advocates. The Press Clippings subseries contains clippings and publicity surrounding QC NOW campaigns and events. The Photographs subseries contains photographs of QC NOW members and events. The Artifacts subseries contains buttons, sashes, stationary, stickers, posters, and other items produced by the QC NOW chapter. The Texts subseries contains facsimile title pages from various books that have been separated from the collection and cataloged. The Scrapbooks subseries contains two scrapbooks from the 1980s pertaining to NOW activities and general Quad Cities news clippings.

The State and Regional NOW series (1974-1989 and undated) consists primarily of materials from various conventions and council meetings held throughout Illinois and the Midwest.

The National NOW series (1966-1995 and undated) includes some administrative papers in addition to materials from national conventions and national newsletters. It has been arranged into four subseries: Administrative (1966-1993 and undated), National Conferences (1972-1995), National NOW Times (1974-1994), and ERA Campaign (1972-1985 and undated). The Administrative subseries contains bylaws and policies, newsletters, financial reports, and other documents. The National Conferences subseries consists of meeting minutes and reports from various national conferences. The National NOW Times subseries contains copies of the national newsletter. The ERA Campaign subseries contains document related to the campaign for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, including ERA Subject Files and Press Clippings.

The Video Recordings series (1995) consists of one video recording that contains two public service announcements titled, "Affirmative Action" and "Violence Against Women". The tape is dated 21 July 1995.