This collection contains the records of the Pine Bluff Women’s Center of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The organization was established in 1975, the purpose being to serve the needs of women in Jefferson County.
Among the activities of the PBWC were programs to deal with rape and other violence against women, career development, education, assertiveness training, and racism. Leaders of the organization, to an especial interest in seeking passage of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment in the mid 1970’s.
The “Women of the Arkansas Delta” oral history project resulted in the publication in 1976 of a book by the same title. The PBWC Records contain the oral history interview cassette recordings as well as the book itself.
The Center dissolved itself in 1992 due to several of the organization’s members and leaders moving outside the county. The collection was donated to the UCA Archives by Ms Becky Kilmer, a founder and leader of the group.
Box 1
File 1 – Constitution, By-Laws, and Historical Sketch, 1975
File 2 – Legal Documents, 1975-1992
File 3 – Correspondence, 1981-1986
File 4 – Annual Reports (1977-1980), and Membership List (1979-1981)
File 5 – Programs, Brochures, and other related Materials, 1979-1981
File 6 – Jefferson County Now Chapter Materials, 1982-1986
File 7 – Newspaper Clippings, PBWC and Jefferson County Now Chapter, 1979-1986
File 8 – Book: “Women Of The Arkansas Delta”, by The Pine Bluff Women’s Center, Inc., December 1976
File 9 – Book: “Women Of The Arkansas Delta”, by The Pine Bluff Women’s Center, Inc., Layout Materials
File 10- Photographs- “Women Of The Arkansas Delta”
File 11- Photographs (1976-1977), and Scrapbook (1975-1981) of the Pine Bluff Women’s Center
File 12- “I Do A Job” Slide Show Materials, undated
End of Box 1
Box 2
Women of the Arkansas Delta- Cassette Tapes of Oral History Interviews
Tape 1 – (A) Maeleen Clay Arrant- Pine Bluff, February 25, 1976
(B) Maeleen Clay Arrant- Pine Bluff, February 25, 1976
Tape 2 – Jeffie Lee Britt- Snow Lake, March 25, 1976
Tape 3 – Ora Brown- Pine Bluff, undated
Tape 4 – (A) Geneva Byrd- Tucker, undated
(B) Geneva Byrd- Tucker, undated
Tape 5 – June H. Davis- Altheimer, July 22, 1976
Tape 6 – (A) Mrs. O.G. Dawson- Pine Bluff, undated
(B) Mrs. O.G. Dawson- Pine Bluff, undated
Tape 7 – Chanah Reid Foti- Pine Bluff, undated
Tape 8 – Brenda Burns (side 1)- April 5, 1975, Ava Thornton (side 2)- Snow Lake, March 25,1975
Tape 9 – (A) Idella Kimbrough- Gould, undated
(B) Idella Kimbrough- Gould, undated
Tape 10- Emma Merlo (side 1) – Pine Bluff, undated Mrs. Eva Jean Pearson (side 2)- Pine Bluff, undated
Tape 11- Margie Mills- Elaine, undated
Tape 12- (A) Lucyle Cantley- Pine Bluff, undated
(B) Lucyle Cantley- Pine Bluff, undated
End of Box 2
Box 3
Tape 1 – Jackie Parker- Pine Bluff, undated
Tape 2 – Mrs. Evajane Pearson- Pine Bluff, undated
Tape 3 – Lily Peter- Marvell, undated
Tape 4 – Mildred Laureles (side 1)- Snow Lake, undated- Ava Thornton (side 2)- Snow Lake, March 25, 1976
Tape 5 – (A) Jessie Tidwell- Pine Bluff, undated
(B) Jessie Tidwell- Pine Bluff, undated
(C) Jessie Tidwell- Pine Bluff, undated
Tape 6 – Annie R. Zachary- Marvell, undated
Tape 7 – Women of the Arkansas Delta, Committee Meeting, December 1976
Tape 8 – Addie (old china shops) undated
Tape 9 – Dorothy Traichoff, undated
End of Box 3
End of Collection