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Series III contains information on the activities of the region V and its clubs. Due to the method in which the creators kept records, some of the files contain documents in addition to those described for each file. This series contains correspondence such as mail sent to the chair of Region V, communication from the chair to the club members, and mail received from the state level. The series includes bylaws, documents on how they were created, and amendments proposed to them. The DWCF uses "Robert's Rules of Order" to govern its procedures, and copies of it may be found here. The Chairperson's continuing files contain a variety of information, such as meeting minutes, correspondence, and newsletters. The Chronological file details budgets, minutes, and correspondence from 1993 to 1999. This series contains the quarterly reports of each club in Region V-- Boca-Delray-Boynton, Hillary Rodham, Martin County, Palm Beach County, and St. Lucie County-- as well as the region reports. The newsletter "The Democratic Woman," written by the president of the DWCF to be distributed to the regions and clubs, may also be found here. Executive Committee meeting minutes and materials, guidelines for forming new clubs, treasurer reports, and membership lists for Region V are also included. Newspaper clippings pertaining to the DWCF and Region V can also be found in this series, as well as information on planning region luncheons.

This series contains the bylaws, minutes from the Executive Committee meetings, membership lists, newsletters, treasurers' files, secretaries' files and incoming and outgoing region chair correspondence for Region VI. The series also contains chronological files, which include correspondence and meeting minutes; some years from the chronological files are incomplete. The quarterly reports for the clubs in the region-- Central Sarasota, Charlotte County, Collier County, Lee County, Manatee County, Sarasota County, and South Sarasota County--are included. Researchers should note that the quarterly reports for these clubs are missing the years 1973 to 1986. The President's files hold correspondence and newsletters sent from the state president to the region. Region chair reports summarized the clubs' quarterly reports and was sent to the clubs in Region VI. The Region Reports were sent to the state level and include reports from other regions.

This series contains organizational materials presumably collected by Region VII to provide information on the functions and purposes of each part of the DWCF. These include information on the purpose of the special committees, forming budgets and new clubs within the region, campaigning, bylaws, fund-raising, membership, and protocol. One file folder contains additional organizational materials, which include, but are not limited to, information on how to hold a meeting, the protocol for having guests, the importance of issuing newsletters, and how to cope with diversity. This series also contains meeting minutes and treasurer's reports.