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Preferred Citation:

Mary Holt Carlton Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift as Accession 2000.58.

Processing Information:

Processed by Ellen Strong in 2001.

Biographical Information:

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Scope and Contents

Papers of Mary Holt Carlton. Includes correspondence, speeches, by-laws, membership lists, and newspaper clippings and feminist-related items of Mary Holt Carlton, a Richmond, Va. activist and member of the Richmond chapter of the National Organization for Women. Includes papers relating to the founding of the Richmond chapter of NOW in 1970, as well as the Equal Rights Amendment and the abortion issue. Also contains letters from Zelda Nordlinger, state coordinator of the Richmond chapter of NOW.

Related Material

Zelda Nordlinger Papers (Mss. 98 N75), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. The bulk of M. H. Carlton's papers are housed at VCU.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Agendas (administrative records)
• Correspondence
• Equal Rights Amendment
• Feminism--United States
• National Organization for Women
• Richmond (Va.)--History--20th century
• Richmond (Va.)--Social life and customs
• Speeches, addresses, etc.

General

Other Information:

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Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/2000%20C37.pdf