MSS 119
Betty Newcomb collection, 1951-1985.
4 boxes
Biography
Betty Newcomb, a Maryland native, moved to Muncie with her husband Robert and their
three sons in 1958. She taught English at Southside High School in 1963 and 1964. Newcomb
left Southside in 1964 to travel to Europe with her husband a Ball State University English
professor, who taught several months in London. In 1965, the Newcombs returned to Muncie
where Mrs. Newcomb taught English ad Ball State University. In October of 1973, Betty
Newcomb was offered a position as director of Affirmative Action on the Ball State campus,
fulfilling a requirement wherein all higher education and public institutions receiving federal
contracts had to appoint a high level administrator to oversee an affirmative action program. It
was the director’s responsibility to analyze the institution’s employment records to ensure that
the percentages of women and minorities in the workforce matched national levels and to
monitor all employment decisions within the institution, investigating all sexual harassment
charges.
Ms Newcomb had a long involvement with women’s and minorities’ rights. She joined the
League of Women Voters in 1959, soon after the Muncie League was formed. She also helped
organize NOW (the National Organization of Women) and was in on the beginning of the proERA (Equal Rights Amendment) locally. She counts as one of the milestones of her life getting
to share a committee with Alice Paul, the author of the Equal Rights Amendment. Ms. Newcomb
and her family moved from Muncie back to her native Maryland in 1987.
Scope
The collection consists of materials dealing with the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA),
the National Organization of Women (NOW) and the League of Women Voters, including bylaws, correspondence, newsletters, and related materials for all three organizations.
Revised by M. Read, 7/2007
MSS 119
Container List
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Equal Rights Amendment, 1968-74
Abortion, April 1970 - November 1973
Abortion, undated
Alternate Proposals - NOW
Betty Newcomb - SLC, Indiana, June 1972- August 1973
Betty Newcomb - SLC, Indiana, undated
By-Laws Amendment - NOW, August 1971- March 1972
By-Laws Committee Correspondence, July 1971-August 1973
By-Laws Committee Correspondence, October 1973 - April 1974
By-Laws Committee Correspondence, May 1974- April 1975
By-Laws Committee Correspondence, undated
By-Laws Committee - NOW, December 1970- July 1971
By-Laws Committee - NOW, undated
By-Laws - Mail Ballot, September -November 1973
By-Laws - 1974 Conference, February 1973- January 1974
By-Laws - 1974 Conference, February 1974- February 1975
By-Laws - 1974 Conference, undated
By-Laws - NOW, July 1970 - April 1973
By-Laws - NOW, May - October 1973
By-Laws - NOW, June 1973
By-Laws - NOW, January 1974 - March 1975
By-Laws - NOW, January -April 1974
By-Laws - NOW, December 1974 - May 1975
By-Laws - NOW, undated
By-Laws - NOW, May - August 1974
By-Laws - NOW, September - November 1974
By-Laws - NOW, undated
By-Laws - NOW, undated
By-Laws - NOW, undated
By-Laws - Plenary Session
By-Laws - Proposals for Future Changes, 1973
California ERA, January 1971 - December 1972
California ERA, undated
Charter Input - NOW, December 1972 - January 1973
Communications - NOW, January 1971 – August 1972
Communications - NOW, undated
Coordinating Committee, October 1966- September 1973
Coordinating Committee, October 1966- September 1973
Coordinating Committee, misc., 1968-1973
Correspondence - NOW, July 1968 – November 1972
Correspondence - NOW, February - June 1973
Districts - NOW, February - October 1972
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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action, August 1974 - January 1984
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policies and Procedures Handbook, 1979
Equal Rights Amendment, March 1970 - 1974
Equal Rights Amendment, January 1972 - February 1975
Equal Rights Amendment, January 1973
Equal Rights Amendment, January 1971 - January 1973
Equal Rights Amendment, April – October 1973
Equal Rights Amendment, December 1974- April 1975
Equal Rights Amendment, March 1980- May 1982
ERA, undated
ERA, undated
ERA, undated
ERA - Citizens' Advisory Council, undated
ERA - Clippings, 1977 - 1982
ERA - Congressional Votes, September 1960- October 1976
ERA - Coordinating Committee, October 1970- November 1973
ERA - Coordinating Committee, October 1970 November 1973
ERA - Coordinating Committee, misc., October 1970 - November 1973
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ERA Correspondence, September 1960- November 1976
ERA Correspondence, January 1974 - July 1977
ERA Correspondence, undated
ERA Correspondence - Addresses, June 1971- February 1973
ERA Correspondence - Addresses, March 1973- December 1975
ERA Correspondence - Addresses, undated
ERA Correspondence - Addresses, undated
ERA Correspondence - Addresses, undated
ERA Correspondence - Addresses, undated
ERA Correspondence - misc., undated
ERA Correspondence - Newsletters, October 1960 - September 1975
ERA Correspondence - Newsletters, January 1977 - April 1978
ERA Correspondence - Newsletters, May 1978- August 1979
ERA Correspondence - Newsletters, undated
ERA Correspondence - NOW, October 1967- December 1973
ERA - HERA, January - July 1974
ERA - HERA, August 1974 - June 1975
ERA - HERA, misc., undated
ERA - Legislation, November 1971 - March 1973
ERA - Legislative Communication June 1970 - February 1971
ERA - Legislative Communication,
ERA - Legislative Communication, February 1972 - June 1986
ERA - Legislative Communication, undated
ERA - Men, 1974 - 1975
ERA - misc., November 1954- August 1971
ERA - misc., May - July 1972
ERA - misc., August - November 1972
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ERA - misc., December 1972- September 1974
ERA - misc., 1974 - 1983
ERA - misc., 1975 – 1977
ERA - Newspapers, March 1981- February 1982
ERA - NOW, Original Meeting, December 1972 - July 1973
ERA - NOW, Recent Material, March 1970 - March 1973
ERA - NOW, Recent Material, January 1974 - April 1975
ERA - NOW, Recent Material, undated
ERA - Organizational Material, September 1973 - May 1974
ERA - Organizational Material, June - November 1974
ERA - Organizational Material, December 1974 - January 1975
ERA - Organizational Material, undated
ERA - Organizational Material, undated
ERA - PAC, March 1976
ERA - People, February 1972- June 1974
ERA - People, undated
ERA Survey, Spring 1976
Equal Rights League, February 1969- April 1970
Equal Rights League, August 1970- January 1971
Equal Rights League, March 1971- January 1975
Equal Rights League, undated
Equal Rights League, undated
Existing NOW By-Laws, July 1971
HERA, January 1971 - June 1973
HERA, July - August 1973
HERA, September 1973 - August 1974
HERA, undated
HERA - Tenth District Meeting, March 1974
HERA - Tenth District Meeting, undated
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International Chapters - NOW, September 1973 - March 1974
International Feminist Conference - NOW April - May 1973
International Feminist Conference - NOW June 1973 - March 1974
International Feminist Conference - NOW undated
International Feminist Conference – NOW undated
International Feminist Conference – NOW undated
J-Course, Indiana University, October 1973
League of Women Voters, undated
League of Women Voters - Correspondence, January 1970 - November 1974
League of Women Voters - ERA, October 1951 - April 1971
League of Women Voters - ERA, May 1970 - May 1971
League of Women Voters - ERA, January - May 1972
League of Women Voters - ERA, June 1972 - September 1973
League of Women Voters - Muncie, August 1955 - May 1958
League of Women Voters - Muncie, December 1968 - March 1973
League of Women Voters - Muncie, undated
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League of Women Voters - NOW, joint membership with ERA, November 1969 May 1970
League of Women Voters - NOW, joint membership with ERA, September 1970 January 1972
League of Women Voters - NOW, joint membership with ERA, February 1972 September 1975
League of Women Voters - NOW, joint membership with ERA, undated
Legislators - Speech information, February 1973 - January 1975
Legislators - Speech Information, February 1975
Legislators - Speech information, undated
Legislators - Speech information, undated
NOW - Abortion, January 1973- January 1974
NOW - Child Care, July 1971- October 1972
NOW - Compliance, November 1971- January 1973
NOW - Correspondence, April 1970- February 1973
NOW - Correspondence, December 1973- August 1975
NOW - Correspondence, undated
NOW - Correspondence, undated
NOW - Correspondence, undated
NOW - Ecumenism, December 1972
NOW - Education, July 1972- February 1973
NOW - ERA, May 1966 - December 1977
NOW - ERA, undated
NOW - ERA, undated
NOW - ERA Ratification, January 1973
NOW - FCC, February - March 1973
NOW - Finance/Fundraising, ?1970 - October 1972
NOW - Finance/Fundraising, undated
NOW - General Information, 1971 - 1973
NOW - League of Women Voters, September 1973
NOW - Legislative Office, September 1971 - December 1973
NOW - Legislative Office, March - April 1974
NOW - Legislative Office, undated
NOW - Legislation, undated
NOW - Local Chapters, ?1969- March 1973
NOW - Local Chapters, February 1970
NOW - Local Chapters, December 1972- February 1974
NOW - Local Chapters, February 1974
NOW - Local Chapters, April 1973-November 1977
NOW - Local Chapters, undated
NOW - Local Chapters, undated
NOW - Justice, January 1972
NOW - Marriage/Divorce, July 1971
NOW - Masculine Mystique
NOW - misc., July 1971-April 1972
NOW - misc., May 1972- October 1976
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NOW - misc., undated
NOW - misc., undated
NOW - National Board Correspondence, May 1973 - March 1974
NOW - National Board Correspondence, April - August 1974
NOW - National Board Correspondence, January 1975 - April 1984
NOW - National Board Correspondence, undated
NOW - National Board Correspondence, undated
NOW - National Conference, April 1977
NOW - National Office, January - September 1973
NOW - National Office, October 1973
NOW - National Office, November 1973
NOW - National Office, December 1973 - January 1974
NOW - National Office, February 1974
NOW - National Office, undated
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NOW - National Office Correspondence, February 1971 - August 1973
NOW - National Office Correspondence, March 1971 - March 1973
NOW - National Office Correspondence, January 1972 - February 1973
NOW - National Office Correspondence, March - May 1973
NOW - National Office Correspondence, October - November 1973
NOW - National Office Correspondence, December 1973 - January 1974
NOW - National Office Correspondence, February 1974
NOW - National Office Correspondence, March 1974 - October 1976
NOW - National Office Correspondence, March - April 1974
NOW - National Office Correspondence, May - July 1974
NOW - National Office Correspondence, August - November 1974
NOW - National Office Correspondence, December 1974 - December 1975
NOW - National Office Correspondence, undated
NOW - National Office Correspondence, undated
NOW - Newsletters/Publications, August 1974 - October 1975
NOW - Newspapers, July - December 1977
NOW - Newspapers, January - March 1978
NOW - Newspapers, April - July 1978
NOW - Newspapers, September - November 1978
NOW - Newspapers, December 1978 - March 1979
NOW - Newspapers, November - September 1980
NOW - Newspapers, March - September 1982
NOW - Newspapers, October 1982- February 1983
NOW - Newspapers, March - May 1983
NOW - Newspapers, June - December 1973
NOW - Politics, September 1970- June 1972
NOW - Poverty, February - December 1972
NOW - Public Relations, August- December 1972
NOW - Stockholder Action Program, undated
NOW - Volunteerism, September 1971- November 1972
NOW - Women's Image, December 1972
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NOW - Working Women, May 1970
National Women's Political Caucus, April 1971 - August 1974
National Women's Political Caucus, undated
Petitions to Support ERA, undated
Review of Chapter By-Laws, ERA, September 1967 - November 1971
Review of Chapter By-Laws, ERA, January - December 1972
Review of Chapter By-Laws, ERA, January - November 1973
Review of Chapter By-Laws, ERA, undated
Sex-Bias Task Force, August 1974
Task Force - Grievances and Conflicts, July 1973 - February 1974
Tenth District Indiana Women's Political Caucus, December 1971 - March 1972
Tenth District Indiana Women's Political Caucus, April 1972
Tenth District Women's Political Caucus, March 1970 - March 1973
Tenth District Women's Political Caucus, April 1972
Tenth District Women's Political Caucus, undated
Tenth District Workshop, January 1972- April 1973
Tenth District Workshop, undated
Women's Liberation Front - Bloomington, November 1969 - July 1972
Women's Liberation Front - Bloomington, August 1972 - January 1975
Women's Liberation Front - Bloomington, undated
Women's Political Caucus - Indiana, May 1971 - September 1971
Women's Political Caucus - Indiana, October - November 1971
Women's Political Caucus - Indiana, December 1971 - March 1972
Women's Political Caucus - Indiana, undated
Women's Studies - Administration, October 1971 - December 1972
Women's Studies - Administration, undated
Women's Studies - Administration, undated
Women's Studies Bibliography, May 1975
Women's Studies Course, Fall-Spring 1973
Women's Studies - Evaluation, December 1973
Women's Studies - Evaluation, November 1973