XII. PROGRAM COMMITTEE FILES, 1971-1989.

Files of the program chairman, usually the first vice president of the state federation. Document types include correspondence, reports, speeches, contracts, receipts, broadsides, and newspaper clippings.

Documents all types of programs including workshops, seminars, fashion shows, dinners, and luncheons. Also includes programs held at state board meetings and state conventions. Topics were usually of interest to working women such as women in business, women in politics, legal issues affecting women, and small business administration. Correspondence is primarily with speakers, state and national officers and local club presidents. The program chairman served as a liaison between the national, state and local clubs, facilitating national objectives at the local level.

Also includes administrative correspondence related to the Mary L. Johnston Scholarship, the National Issues Management Award, and the State Assistance Award Program, which supported local club programs.

Of particular interest are letters from Senators Bill Bradley and Frank Lautenberg (1984) regarding the federation's legislative objectives.