MS 310 – Connections, Toledo’s Newspaper for Women

Title	MS 310 – Connections, Toledo’s Newspaper for Women
Introduction	The Connections Collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections by Prudence W. Stone on May 31, 1983. The Collection includes publication files, financial files, subscription files, correspondence and a complete set of Connections 1978-1983. No restrictions exist on the use of this collection. Duplication is permitted for the purposes of preservation and research. The collection was processed and register prepared in June 2015 by Elizabeth Hile at Bowling Green State University.
Agency History	Connections, Toledo’s Newspaper for Women was first published in September and October of 1978. Fifty-two volumes of the bi-weekly women’s newspaper were printed from the first edition, published October 26, 1978, to the last in April 1983. Under the direction of Suzanne White Yeager, Patricia Kirchnew Appold and Suzanne Dotts Bocciarelli, the newspaper focused on a variety of subjects pertaining to both domestic and professional women. Home, education, consumerism, employment, health, sports, money, law, reviews, entertainment and religion were key themes within the Connections series, which aimed to provide readers with lifestyle information that supported women's roles as major consumers and decision makers.
Series Description	SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscription information including rates, schedules and renewals. CORRESPONDENCE 1982-1983 Arranged Chronologically A mix of miscellaneous correspondence both addressed to and by Connections staff. AD CONTRACTS 1980-1981 Arranged Chronologically Contains advertisement contracts from various companies, as well as Connections’ Policy on Advertising Contracts. AD SAMPLES Contains samples of advertisements including but not limited to, The Heritage Sampler, Margie Roth, and The Lavender Triangle. NEWS RELEASES 1982-84 No Arrangement Contains samples of news releases as received by Connections. NEWSPAPERS 1978-1983 Arranged Chronologically Complete collection of Connections newspapers POSTERS National Women’s History Month poster National Women’s History Week poster
Inventory	Box 1 Folder Subscriptions Correspondence, 1982-1983 Ad Contracts, 1980-1981 AD Samples News Releases, 1982-84 Oversized Material National Women’s History Month poster, n.d. National Women’s History Week poster, n.d.