Anne Heineman Meyer papers, 1958-1988 [manuscript].

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Anne Heineman Meyer papers, 1958-1988 [manuscript].

Correspondence, minutes, papers, and reports relating to the Miami Beach Commission on the Status of Women and the Florida Commission on the Status of Women, of which Anne Meyer was chair, 1977-1980; conference and other material from the first National Women's Conference in Houston, Tex., 18-21 November 1977; papers relating to the Jewish Women's Political Caucus; miscellaneous items about women's topics, including interview notes from talks with Geraldine Ferraro; program files, correspondence, and tapes of the Anne Meyer Radio Show on WQAM in Miami, 1975-1983; correspondence, plans, minutes, and other materials relating to Meyer's various community activities, including the founding of the Colony Theater in Miami and citizen profiles she wrote for Miami Magazine; reports, news clippings, and writings dealing with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, especially about the presentation of a handmade rug to Rosalynn; and various civil rights reports dating back to 1958.

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