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[Identification of item], Women-In-Action for the Prevention of Violence and Its Causes, Inc. Durham Chapter records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
The Women-In-Action for the Prevention of Violence and Its Causes, Inc., Durham Chapter records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift from Elna Spaulding in 1981, and as gifts from the WIAPVC in 1998 and 2008.
Processed by P. Jeannet, August 14, 1998
Encoded by Don Sechler, Meghan Lyon, 2010
Updated and prepared for digitization project by Jessica Carew and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico.
Accessions from 1981, 1996-0164, and 2008-0104 are described in this finding aid.
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This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
The beginnings of the WIAPVC can be traced to July 1968, when Elna (Mrs. Asa T.)
Spaulding was invited to attend a forum in New York City sponsored by the McCall
Corporation in which women from all over the United States were asked to discuss the
topic
The records of Women-In-Action for the Prevention of Violence and Its Causes, Inc. (WIAPVC), an interracial community service non-profit organization based in Durham, North Carolina, span the years 1968 to 1998. Materials document the organization's history beginning with its foundation in 1968, and include correspondence, by-laws, meeting agendas and minutes, budgets, articles of incorporation, clippings, photographs, a scrapbook, awards, and other documentation of its activities and milestones. The records contain information about the organization's various projects and workshops, and its relationship with the Women In Action Foundation of Durham, N.C., Inc. Persons associated with the organization included business, political, and community leaders and activists, among them Ann Atwater, Mrs. William A. Clement, Mrs. James E. Davis, Dr. Juanita Kreps, Mrs. H.M. Michaux, Mrs. Kenneth C. Royall, Margaret Rose Sanford, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, and Mrs. Albert Whiting. There are also letters of support from Senators B. Everett Jordan and Sam Erwin.
The bulk of the early items in the Correspondence Series, dating from 1968 to 1969, reflects the tenacity and persistence on the part of Spaulding, the first president, in seeking money for the organization's activities. She sought funding from national and North Carolina foundations and local businesses. Among the contributors were the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, the Grant Foundation, and the City of Durham. Money was also raised by dues paid by its members, which became a point of controversy for the organization.
The Administrative Files include agendas and minutes for WIAPVC's general, board, executive, and advisory committees. Agendas and programs for general meetings indicate that the leaders in the organization attempted to maintain a balance between focusing on some aspect of the group itself (such as its by-laws and self-evaluation) and programs of community-wide importance. The advisory committee evolved from the steering committee and was made up of subcommittee chairs.
Folders in the Subcommittees Series generally contain correspondence, reports, and guidelines. Records show that the number of subcommittees waxed and waned depending on the need for them. Subcommittees for which records exist include Civic Improvement, Education, Human Relations, and Police-Community Relations. The subcommittees undertook outreach and programs that were significant to Durham's community.
The organization's outreach activities are also documented in the Conferences, Workshops, and Projects series. Conferences and workshops sponsored by the organization reflect the group's efforts to improve itself, support other organizations, and reach out to provide service to the community. In the same series, WIAPVC projects indicate the wide range of interests and responsibilities which the organization sought to undertake. Among those represented in the files are the Center for School Support; the Clearinghouse, which offered information and referral services to Durham citizens for a variety of concerns; Cornwallis Housing Project, which helped provide recreational needs for youth residing in the project; the Cultural Experience Pilot Project, which allowed for 37 Durham junior high school students from low income families to spend three days in Washington; the Durham Emergency Energy Committee, which helped provide fuel to needy families in the Durham community; and various intern projects, in which students from the Duke Divinity School Field Education Program participated.
The bulk of the processed collection consists of the early records of the WIAPVC. Later years (1980s-1990s) are represented in Accession 1996-0164 and Accession 2008-0104, which include financial activities, projects, administrative files, reports, event planning information, newsletters, and awards ceremonies, and are minimally processed.
Arranged in the following series: Correspondence; Administrative Files; Financial Papers; Legal Papers; Writings and Speeches; Conferences, Workshops, and Projects; Subcommittees; Anniversaries; Other Organization and Committee Material; Awards; Clippings; Photographs; Women in Action Foundation of Durham, N.C., Inc. Records; Other WIAPVC Chapters (Raleigh, Wilmington); and Related Organizations and Programs.
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
Chiefly relates to fundraising efforts, the first anniversary dinner, various conferences, and projects, and to some extent work with other organizations in the community. Arranged chronologically.
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Includes constitution, by-laws, the minutes and agendas for the general, board, executive, and advisory committee meetings. Also several annual reports. Arranged chronologically within each category of material.
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Divided into three subseries, which are arranged chronologically within each subseries: Budget and financial statements, 1968-1970; Funding requests grants, 1970-1973; Contributions and various budgetary and financial materials, 1969-1980.
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Includes articles of incorporation, relicensing requests to solicit funds in North Carolina, and solicitation licenses. Arranged chronologically.
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Divided into five subseries.
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Conferences and workshops folders include correspondence, working papers,
brochures, and evaluation forms relating to meetings sponsored by the
organization. The April 1971 statewide workshop, which WIAPVC hosted, had as
its purpose the sharing of their experiences and successes with other
groups. North Carolina Governor Bob Scott gave the opening address and
Coretta Scott King telephoned a message to the assembled participants. The
Projects represented include services extended to children from low income families that provided for both recreational and cultural needs; work with the Durham Emergency Energy Committee, which cooperated with other Durham groups to supply fuel to needy families; and various intern projects staffed by Duke University students that helped WIAPVC with its activities. Arranged alphabetically by project.
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Includes correspondence, annual reports, and subcommittee guidelines. Also
photographs and clippings relating to some subcommittees. The Human
Relations Subcommittee sponsored several programs and activities which are
highlighted in the papers. They include the play
[Human Relations scrapbook removed to Ovsz. Box 41.]
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Brochures, news articles, and other planning material relating to WIAPVC's first and fifth anniversaries.
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Notes, evaluation forms, volunteer forms, newsletters, and other items.
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Includes information about awards given both to Elna Spaulding and to the organization, as well as videotapes of annual banquets from 1969 and 1991-1993.
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Chiefly from the
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Chiefly photographs of WIAPVC meetings and dinners. There are several of Elna Spaulding, but most people are unidentified.
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Includes correspondence, administrative files, and legal and financial papers related to the tax-exempt foundation created by WIAPVC when it did not have tax exempt status. Arranged chronologically within each category of material.
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Correspondence and other miscellaneous items relating to WIAPVC chapters in Raleigh and Wilmington, N.C. Arranged chronologically.
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Papers relating to both local (Durham) and non-local organizations, chiefly concerning racial, school integration, and human relations issues. Includes information about the McCall Forum on the Reduction of Violence held in July 1968 in New York, which precipitated the founding of the WIAPVC organization in Durham. Arranged alphabetically by organization.
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Administrative files from the 1980s-1990s, which include office files, financial records, project files, newsletters, and awards ceremonies. Contains some photographs.
Accession (2008-0104) (1.2 lin. ft.; 1988-1998) contains administrative files, including board of directors and executive group meeting minutes, periodic reports, financial information, and event planning information. Also included are copies of the WIA newsletter. Original folder titles were retained.