THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
1974-2001
Montgomery County Archives
The Red Brick Courthouse
29 Courthouse Square
Room G-09
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-1218
THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
1974-2001
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
The Commission for Women was established in 1972 to offer assistance to County women through an information and referral service and to promote equal opportunities for women in the community by identifying inequities in laws and policies and recommending and promoting possible solutions. The Commission is both a department of County government and an advisory board comprised of fifteen volunteer citizens nominated by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council to serve three-year terms. The Commission advises the County Executive, County Council, the public, and agencies of the County, State, and federal governments on issues of concern to the women of Montgomery County. The Commission's Legislative Action Committee sponsors legislative briefings and advises and counsels County, State, and federal officials on legislative matters relating to the concerns and legal rights of women. The Counseling and Career Center offers individual personal and career counseling and the information referral service continues to make available to County women numerous opportunities for employment, education, personal growth and development, and legal counsel.
PROCESSING PROCEDURES
General processing procedures consisted of discarding duplicates, unnecessary binders, and routine transmittals. Oversized documents and photographs were removed from the original location in their assigned series and placed in separate containers. Separation sheets were inserted in the original location within the folder to indicate the new location of any records placed elsewhere.
Preservation copying of newspaper clippings was performed whenever feasible.
PROVENANCE
Materials in this collection were transferred from the Commission for Women and from Rockville Library.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
These records comprises 0.33 cubic feet of material dating from 1974 to 1999. They include annual reports of the Commission; minutes, appointments, and newsletters; studies addressing the status of women in Montgomery County; reports relating to policies and procedures which affect women in the community; and event brochures and fliers.
Records are arranged in six series:
Series I: Administration
Series II: Minutes
Series III: Annual Reports
Series IV: Counseling and Career Center
Series V: Newsletters
Series VI: Printed Material.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Series I: Administration, 1987-1994 (2 folders)
This series contains appointments confirmed by the County Council for the years 1987 to 1990, and a memorandum and notices from the Maryland Commission for Women.
The folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
Series II: Minutes, 1987 to 1995 (2 folders)
Minutes in this series date from 1987, 1988, and 1993 through May 1995. Some of the minutes from these years appear to be missing, and there is a gap from July 1988 to December 1993.
Folders are arranged in chronological order.
Series III: Annual Reports, 1975-1998 (0.23 cu.ft.)
This series consists of the Commission's annual reports for several of the years between 1975 and 1998. The reports are arranged in chronological order.
Series IV: Counseling and Career Center, 1998-2001 (6 folders)
This series contains fliers, notices, and calendars of events announcing the programs, services, and workshops sponsored by the Center.
This series is arranged in chronological order, and then alphabetically within each year.
Series V: Newsletters, 1991-1998 (2 folders)
This series contains copies of some of the newsletters from the years 1991 to 1998. The newsletters are in chronological order.
Series VI: Printed Material, 1974-1998 (0.10 cu.ft.)
Records in this series include studies and reports on the status of women in Montgomery County and issues with which they are concerned.
These reports are arranged in chronological order, and then alphabetically within each year.
Box 1
Series I: Administration
Appointments, 1987-1990
Maryland Commission for Women, 1994
Series II: Minutes
1987-1988
1993-1995
Series III: Annual Reports
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
January 1979-June 1980, 1980
July 1980-June 1981, 1981
July 1982-June 1983, 1984
July 1985-June 1986, 1986
July 1986-June 1987, 1988
July 1987-June 1988, 1989
July 1988-June 1989, 1990
1991-1994
1996-1997, 1998
Box 2
Series IV: Counseling and Career Center
Counseling and Career Center Fliers, 1998
Counseling and Career Center Services, Programs, and Calendar of Events, September-October 1998, 1998
Counseling and Career Center Fliers for 1999, 1998-1999
Counseling and Career Center Services, Programs, and Calendar of Events 1999, 1998-1999
Counseling and Career Center Fliers, 2000
Counseling and Career Center Fliers, 2001
Series V: Newsletters
1991-1992
1994-1998
Series VI: Printed Material
Employment Patterns: The Case for Affirmative Action (Joint Report with Human Relations
Commission), 1974
Survey of County Women, 1978
Family Law Project Report, 1981
(A) Woman's Place: Fall 1985 Calendar of Events, 1985
Report of the Employed Parent Families Project, Volume 1: Family Oriented Personnel Policies of Montgomery County Agencies, 1986
Report of the Employed Parent Families Project, Volume 2: Responsiveness of Montgomery
County Public Agencies to Needs of Employed Parent Families, 1986
Report of the Coalition for Family Equity in the Courts, 1989
Report of the Status of Women of Montgomery County, 1997
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: It's Against the Law, [1998]