Series 1: Executive Board records, 1920 -- 2002
This series is open for research.
4.75 linear feet; 4.75 linear feet; 10 boxes
This series contains records kept by the executive board of the IAWM, including correspondence, executive board meeting minutes, a copy of the constitution, and organizational by-laws. The correspondence in this series is primarily between the executive officers of the IAWM. Also included are planning notes for assembly preparation, subject files, financial records, and reports from the IAWM historian.
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Box 1
Executive Board records, 1920 -- 2001
AAWM Articles of Incorporation and name change [1933-1964] Constitution and bylaws [1934-1967] Constitution and bylaws [1971-1995] Committee on the ecclesiastical status of women [1968-1971] (2f) Correspondence Log [1997-1998] Althouse, LaVonne [1992-2001 and n.d.] (2f) Arledge-Benko, Patricia [1992-2001 and n.d.] Dougherty, Mary Alice [1970-1974] (3f) Foster, Hazel [1920-1967]
Box 2
Correspondence, 1963 -- 2001
Foster, Hazel [1969-1989] (cont'd) Heffren, Hazel [1988-1989] Henderson, Jean [1993-1995] James, Beverly [1991-1992] Knapp, Helen June [1970-1974 and n.d.] (2f) LaRue, Mary Ellen [1971] Lyman, Mary [1963-1969] Mansfield, Marietta [1968-1971] Onesti, Karen L. [1991-2001 and n.d.] Ruach, Susan [1973-1976 and n.d] (3f) Ryan, Mary [1968-1979 and undated] (2f) Sykes, Betty [1991-1992, 2000 and undated] Thames, Pauline [1970-1971]
Box 3
Correspondence, 1972 -- 1996
spondence (cont'd) Thames, Pauline [19272-1974] (cont'd) (7f) Way, Peggy Ann [1970] Williams, Jeanne [1984] Zigmund, Helen [1975-1996] (5f)
Box 4
Executive Board Minutes, 1970 -- 2002
Box 5
Executive Board records, 1968 -- 2000
Historian of the IAWM - Records [1983 -1998] (2f) Membership Pin [1968-1974] Profiles of Women in Ministry Project [1991] (3f) Subject files Congress of Career Women Leaders [1973] Commission on Women in Ministry [1976] Equal Partners in Faith [1999-2000] European Women's Synod [1984-1996] Feminist Expo [1996] (2f) Feminist Expo [2000] (2f)
Box 6
Subject files, 1961 -- 2001
Rev. Vashti Murphy McKenzie [2000-2001] Newspaper clippings [1961-1999 and undated] (2f) New Zealand ordained Anglican women [1990] Pittsburgh '95 and Beyond (human rights conference) [1995] Priscilla's Letter [1999] "Priscilla Papers" [1988-2000] (5f)
Box 7
Subject files, 1971 -- 2000
Promise Keepers [1995-1999] Sexual harassment [1991-1993 and n.d.] Society for the Ministry of Women in the Church [1971] Southern Baptist Convention [1998-2000] Women's ordination [1984-2000 and n.d.] (2f) Women's suffrage (Celebrate '98) [1998]
Box 8
Treasurer of the IAWM, 1967 -- 2000
Annual report [1969-2000] Records [1967-1999] (23f)
Box 9
Treasurer of the IAWM record books, 1960 -- 1975
Box 10
Treasurer of the IAWM, 1975 -- 1988
Record books [1975-1988] (8f) Tax report [1976]
Series 2: Annual Assembly, 1922 -- 2002
This series is open for research.
0.75 linear feet; 0.75 linear feet; 2 boxes
This series contains records related to the annual gatherings held by the IAWM and its predecessor, American Association of Women Ministers (AAWM). Assemblies were held at a different location every year, including some international destinations in the 1990s. Women who attended these gatherings participated in bible studies, a business meeting, workshops, and social events. Materials include minutes of the assembly, correspondence, brochures, participant packets, budgetary information and planning material. Some years only have a copy of the assembly program.
This series is arranged chronologically.
Series 3: Regional Chapters, 1989 -- 2001
This series is open for research.
0.25 linear feet; 0.25 linear feet; 1 box
This series contains the records of the Pittsburgh Regional Association, including financial records, membership lists, board minutes, newsletters, clippings, and correspondence. IAWM, though a national association, was an organization designed to support the efforts of women in ministry and was comprised of smaller, regional chapters. These local chapters were governed by elected boards, collected dues, and held monthly activities such as luncheons and retreats.
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Series 4: Membership records, 1945 -- 2001
This series is open for research.
3 linear feet; 3 linear feet; 6 boxes
This series contains records kept by the IAWM secretary concerning the membership of the organization, including membership directories, prayer calendars, and individual and institutional membership records. The bulk of files record the payment of dues and a brief biography for each member, including the activities and accomplishments of members as noted in newspaper clippings, bulletins, photographs, and obituaries.
This series is arranged largely alphabetically.
Series 5: Photographs, 1972 -- 1999
This series is open for research.
0.25 linear feet; 0.25 linear feet; 1 box
This series contains photographs documenting the activities of the IAWM, including photos from annual assemblies. Most photos include identifying information on the back of the photograph; some photos are unidentified.
This series is arranged chronologically.
Series 6: The Woman's Pulpit, 1922 -- 2003
This series is open for research.
2 linear feet; 2 linear feet; 4 boxes
This series contains print, bound and microfilmed versions of The Woman's Pulpit; some issues are missing. The publication was published quarterly since 1922 under the same name, despite the name changes of the organization itself. The journal was first issued after the first Assembly to give an account of it to the membership, with information concerning the organization's history, programs, and activities, as well as news of member activities and accomplishments, poems, sermons, book reviews, and articles concerning women's ordination.
This series is arranged by format, then by date.
Series 7: Audiovisual materials, 1987 -- 1995
This series is open for research.
1 linear feet; 1 linear foot; 1 box; 3 audiocassettes; 3 audiocassettes; 1 videocassettes (VHS); 1 videocassette
This series contains recordings of sermons given by IAWM members and a Billy Graham evangelizing class. The video is a presentation given by Rev. Hilda Frank Seaters at the annual IAWM meetings held in Portland, OR (1994) and Memphis, TN (1995).
This series is arranged by format and then date.