GSU Library Research Guides: Feminist Action Alliance History Project: Non-GSU Manuscript Collections

Atlanta History Center

Atlanta Women's Network Records, 1978-1989, undated (MSS No. 710)
This collection contains records documenting the establishment and operation of the Atlanta Women's Network. Areas of the organization documented include the Board of Directors, committee creation and work, luncheon and other event planning, and business operations. The bulk of papers consist of correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, marketing ephemera, newsletters and publications, and rosters and directories. Of particular note are articles of incorporation, by-laws, and surveys on goals and priorities.

Janet Rechtman Papers, 1976-1980, undated (MSS No. 839f)
This collection contains documents from the Atlanta Women’s Poetry Workshop (AWPW) as well as articles and poetry written by Janet Rechtman and other Atlantans. Materials include feminist newsletters, AWPW correspondence regarding grant applications and non-profit tax laws, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax exemption documents, AWPW member ephemera, a poetry booklet from the Atlanta Jewish Community Center, and a poetry reading poster advertisement from the Atlanta neighborhood Little Five Points.

Emory University

Feminist Action Alliance (Atlanta, GA) Records, 1973-1984 (MSS No. 568)
The collection consists of the organizational records of the Feminist Action Alliance, Inc., for the period 1974-1983. The records include membership material, correspondence, minutes, publications, committee working files, funding proposals, public relations materials, newsletters, and program materials documenting the Alliance’s administrative and programmatic efforts. Within each series or group of related records, the most recent papers are filed first followed by earlier materials. The records document the administrative and programmatic efforts of the Feminist Action Alliance for the years 1974-1983.

There are also records relating to the 1982 conference, "Working Together: Companies and Two Career Families," jointly sponsored by the Feminist Action Alliance and the Women’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor. Included among these papers is a copy of a Research Atlanta report, "Child Care: An Issue for Parents, Employers and the Community," distributed in 1983.