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Machine-readable finding aid derived from Word Perfect. Date of source: December 1998 Processed by Ruth E. Bryan, December 1998; Finding Aid encoded by Ruth E. Bryan, North Carolina State University, Special Collections Research Center, June ?, 2000 Description is in English. 2005Converted to EAD 2002 2007 AprilUpdated in April 2007 by Linda Sellars Inventory of the Society for Technical Communication Records, 1956-1996 MC 250 North Carolina State University, Special Collections Research Center North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, 27695-7111, USA Processed by Ruth E. Bryan Date Completed December 1998 Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan

Descriptive Summary Society for Technical Communication Records, 1956-1996 Society for Technical Communication 8.217 boxes North Carolina State University, Special Collections Research Center For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Created in the 1950s and originally named the Society of Technical Writers and Publishers, the Society for Technical Communication (STC) is an organization "dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication" and "improving the quality and effectiveness of technical communication for audiences worldwide." The STC Records document the activities and personnel of this organization at both the national and chapter levels during the years 1956-1996. Information for Users Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

[Identification of item], Society for Technical Communication Records, MC 250, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State Libraries, Raleigh, NC.

Provenance

National organization records were donated Oct. 4, 1997 (Deed of Gift dated March 31, 1998) by William C. Stolgitis, Executive Director. Carolina Chapter records were donated Oct. 4, 1997 (Deed of Gift dated October 27, 1997) by Michael Andrew Uhl, President 1997-98.

Processing Information

Processed by Ruth E. Bryan

Completed December 1998

Historical Note

The Society for Technical Communication (STC) is an organization "dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication" and "improving the quality and effectiveness of technical communication for audiences worldwide." STC promotes technical communication to both its members and the public at large, mainly students. It provides its more than 20,000 members with opportunities for career development and networking, including an annual conference (the International Technical Communication Conference, ITCC), a newsletter (Intercom), a job database, and various inter-society competitions. In addition to these membership benefits, STC reaches the general public through a journal (Technical Communication), other publications by the STC Press, grants and scholarships to students and for research, and various public competitions.

STC was created in the 1950s out of the merger of three separate groups. The Society of Technical Writers and the Society of Technical Writers and Editors were both formed on the East Coast in 1953 and merged in 1957 to become the Society of Technical Writers and Editors (STWE). In 1957, this group merged again with the Technical Publishing Society, founded on the West Coast in 1954, to become the Society of Technical Writers and Publishers (STWP). In 1971, the organization changed its name to the Society for Technical Communication, and the title of its journal was changed from STWP Review to Technical Communication.

STC activities take place on a national, regional, and chapter level. There are 8 regions, with 20 local chapters in each one. Each chapter elects their own officials and committee chairs. Much of the focus of the national organization is on encouraging its chapters to increase membership, to publish a newsletter, and to conduct workshops, seminars, scholarships, and contests on the local level following guidelines set out by the various national committees. Each chapter is assigned a Director-Sponsor who is their official liaison to the Executive Council. Many STC members are involved with the organization on both a local and national level.

Currently 400-members strong, the Carolina Chapter, among other activities, produces its own newsletter, Carolina Communique. The chapter was founded as a branch in 1966 by Austin Farrell (with two others) and became a full-fledged chapter in 1967. A long-time member of STC, Farrell began his activities with STWE in 1957, carried on with STWP after the merger and continued his involvement as the organization grew through the 1980s. Before moving to Raleigh, he was a member of and held several key positions in the Mid-Hudson Chapter and co- founded and chaired the national organization's Standards Council. He was the Chapter's first President and held several offices throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Scope and Content Note

The STC Records document the activities and personnel of this organization at both the national and chapter levels during the years 1956-1996. These records relate not only to the organization itself, but also document the development of the technical communications field during these years, including the introduction and growth of "automatic text writing instruments" and computers.

However, the collection primarily reflects those committees and issues with which its major collectors were concerned during the years in which they were active in STC. One of these is Austin Farrell, and because of his involvement with the national Membership Committee and Standards Council in the 1960s and 1970s, the bulk of the national material lies in these committees and time periods. On the chapter level, because of Farrell's development of and membership in the Carolina Chapter, this chapter is more fully represented than others. In addition, two presidents of the chapter during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Joseph Saunders and Judith Hallman, kept most of their files. As a result the Executive Council and the Program Committee are well-documented for these years, including the chapter's relationship with its director-sponsor.

The collection is divided into four series: National Organization, Chapter Files, Publications, and Miscellaneous. While the files themselves are organized in chronological order by year, several series of publications were received by Special Collections in reverse chronological order and were kept in their original order. In addition, several individual documents are duplicated in electronic format, including issues for the 1987-1988 Carolina Communique. These are listed separately in the container listing. Similarly, the few photographs which are included in the collection are noted in the listing.

Organizations Society for Technical Communication Society for Technical Writers and Editors Society for Technical Writers and Pulbishers Society for Technical Communication, Carolina Chapter LC Subject Terms Technical writing Technical editing Technical publishing Technical writers Technical editors Technical publishers Technical writing--Congresses Communication of technical information--Congresses Forms of Material Electronic records Photographs Detailed Description of Collection MC 250 Series 1 National Organization

This series documents STC's administration, chapter affairs, recognition awards (and competitions), conferences, professional activities (including the Standards Council), and publications on the national level.

Administration 11Executive Council, Minutes, annual report, and strategic plan, 1976-1986 12Executive Council, General, 1965-1987, n.d. 13Bylaws, 1971 14Nominating Committee, 1960-1995, n.d. 15Goals Committee, 1964-1967 16Name-Review Committee, 1961 17Technical Communication, ca. 1960s-1986 Chapter Affairs 18General, 1981, 1988, n.d. 19Chapter Program Committee, 1967-1979, n.d. 110Membership Committee, 1961-1987 111Membership Data Processing, 1961-1976 112Regional Planning Committee, 1981 Recognition Awards 113Audiovisual Competition, 1980-1989 114Awards Banquet and General, 1982-1987(includes photographs) 115Chapter Newsletter Competition, 1973-1986 116Fellow and Associate Fellow, 1974-1996 117Publications Competition, 1973-1990 21Technical Art Competition, 1970-1987 Conferences 22ITCC and pre-cursor STWP Annual Convention, 1963-1978 23ITCC, 1980-1989 24Region 2 and Piedmont/Carolina, 1980, 1991 Professional Activities 25Certification Committee, 1983 26Community Service Committee, 1990 27Education and Development Committee, 1965-1982 28Employment Referral, and Consulting and Independent Contracting Committees, 1972-1991 29Research Grants Committee, 1973 210Standards Council, General, 1960-1969 211Standards Council, General, 1970 212Standards Council, General, 1971-1973 213Standards Council, General, Feb. 1974-Sept. 1974 214Standards Council, General, Sept. 1974-Dec. 1974 31Standards Council, General, Jan. 1975-Oct. 1975 32Standards Council, General, Oct. 1975-Dec. 1975 33Standards Council, General, 1976-1979 34Standards Council, General, 1980 35Standards Council, General, 1989-1991 36Standards Council, General, n.d. 37Standards Council, Membership Data Committee, 1965-1970 38Standards Council, Membership Data Committee, 1971-1986 39Standards Council, Membership Data Committee, Raw Data and statistics, 1969-1982 310Technical Committee, ca. 1960s Publications 311Newsletter (Tieline), 1967, 1980-1983 312Publications Program, 1974-ca. 1988 MC 250 Series 2 Chapter Files

This series contains records from various chapters, the bulk of which is newsletters. However, in addition to the Carolina Communique, the Carolina Chapter is well documented, including quarterly reports to its director-sponsor; its executive council; its nominating, program, membership, recognition awards, and public relations committees; and its professional activities.

Austin 41 The Austin Communicator, 1989, 1985 Boston 421963 43The Boston Broadside, 1984-1985 Bowling Green State University Student Chapter 44 interchange, 1984-1985 Carolina Quarterly Reports to Director-Sponsor 451973-1982 Executive Council 46Minutes and Meeting Notes, 1968-1989 47General, 1968-1974 48General, 1977-1979 49General, 1980-1981 410General, 1982-1984 411General, 1985-1990 411eeGeneral, 1990 electronic file Nominating Committee 412Associate Fellow, 1973-1995 413Fellow, 1968-1986 414Officers, 1968-1996 414eeOfficers, 1994-1996 electronic file Program Committee 4151974-1979 4161980-1983 511984-1987 521988 531989-1990, n.d. Membership and Mailing Lists 541974-1989, n.d. Recognition Awards 55Audiovisual Competition, 1980-1982 56High School Science Writing Competition, 1983-1984 57Online Communications Competition, n.d. 58Technical Art Competition, 1973-1990, n.d. 59Technical Publications Competition, 1977-ca.1989 59eeTechnical Publications Competition, 1987-1988 electronic file Professional Activities 510Education Committee, 1977-1995, n.d. 511Freelance Directory, 1985 512Job Bank Committee, n.d. Public Relations and News Releases 5131972-1984 (includes photographs) Newsletter 514 1978-1993, n.d. Carolina Communique 515Feb. 1969-Sept./Oct. 1974 516Jan. 1975-Sept. 1977 517March/April 1978-July 1981 61Sept. 1981-May 1983 62Oct./Nov. 1983-Dec. 1985 63Jan. 1986-Dec. 1987 63eeSept. 1987-Dec. 1987 elecronic file 64Jan. 1988-April 1989 64eeJan. 1988-April 1988 elecronic file 65Sept. 1989-1992, 1994 Columbia River Student Chapter 66Current, 1989 Delaware Valley 67News & Views, 1990 East Tennessse 681982-1983 James River 691990 Metrolina 610The Front Page, 1988 Metro Baltimore 611chesapeake bayline, 1988-1989 Mid-Hudson 6121960-1965 613The Data Link, July 1960-Sept. 1962 Monterey Bay 614Monterey Bay Communique, 1987-1988 Montreal Chapter 615Communique Montreal, 1989-1990 New York 616 1968 Niagra Frontier 6171989 618HYPERchat, 1989-1990 Northern New England 619The Nor'easter, 1988-1989 Orange County 620Techniscribe, 1983-1984 Phoenix 621The Rough Draft, 1984 Piedmont 622Piedmonitor, 1988-1990 Puget Sound 623Sound Off, 1982 Quad Cities 624The Bridge, 1983-1985 Rock Valley 625Rendezvous, 1989 Sacramento 626Capital Currents, 1990 San Francisco 627Active Voice, 1988-1989 Sierra-Panamint 628Petroglyph, 1987-1989 West Virginia 629Technically Speaking, 1989 Miscellaneous Newsletters 6301988-1990, n.d. MC 250 Series 3 Publications

This series is comprised of a variety of national publications, many from the early years of STC (1950s and 1960s), including newsletters and journals.

TWE Journal 711956-1957 STWP Bulletin/Newsletter 721965-1967 731956-1962 Intercom 74April 1995-Jan. 1995 751994 761993-1992 771991-1990 781989 811988 821987 831986 841985-1983 851982-1978 861977-1963 Independent Perspective 871993-1995 Oyez!Oyez! 881967 Tieline 89Feb. 1988-June/July 1989 810March 1985-Feb. 1982 811Dec. 1981/Jan. 1982-May 1979; April 1976-Oct. 1975 STWP Review 9April 1962-Oct. 1966 Technical Communications 9First Quarter 1967-Fourth Quarter 1970 10Jan./Feb. 1971-May/June 1971 Technical Communication 10Third Quarter 1971-Fourth Quarter 1983 11First Quarter 1984-Fourth Quarter 1990 12First Quarter 1991-Fourth Quarter 1993 Proceedings 131Society of Technical Writers and Editors, Proceedings of Seventh Annual National Convention, April 21-22, 1960 132Society of Technical Writers and Publishers, Proceedings: Eighth Annual Convention, 1961 133Society of Technical Writers and Publishers, Convention Proceedings: Eleventh Annual National Convention and Exhibition, May 14-16, 1964 134Society of Technical Writers and Publishers, Convention Proceedings: 12th Annual Convention, May 19-22, 1965 141Society of Technical Writers and Publishers, 1966 Convention Proceedings, May 11-14, 1966 142Society of Technical Writers and Publishers, Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Technical Communications Conference, May 8-11, 1968 143Society of Technical Writers and Publishers, International Convention: Copies of Papers Presented, May 8-11, 1968 144Society of Technical Writers and Publishers, First International Symposium, Dec. 9-12, 1968 151Society of Technical Writers and Publishers, 16th ITCC, May 14-17, 1969 152Society for Technical Communication, Proceedings: 21st International Technical Communications Conference, May 15-18, 1974 153Society for Technical Communication, Proceedings: 22nd International Technical Communications Conference, May 14-17, 1975 154Society for Technical Communication, Proceedings: 23rd International Technical Communication Conference, May 12-15, 1976 161Society for Technical Communication, Proceedings: 26th International Technical Communication Conference, May 16-19, 1979 162Society for Technical Communication, Proceedings: 27th ITCC: Technical Communication--The Bridge of Understanding, May 14-17, 1980 Vol. I 163Society for Technical Communication, Proceedings: 27th ITCC: Technical Communication--The Bridge of Understanding, May 14-17, 1980, Vol. II 171Society for Technical Communcation, Proceedings: 29th International Technical Communication Conference: Technical Communication--Charting the Course of Technology, May 5-8, 1982 172Society for Technical Communication, Proceedings: 30th International Technical Communication Conference: Spirit of Technical Communication, May 1-4, 1983 173Society for Technical Communication, Proceedings: 31st International Technical Communication Conference, April 29-May 2, 1984 181Society for Technical Communication, Proceedings: 33rd International Technical Communication Conference, May 11-14 1986 182Society for Technical Communication, Proceedings: 35th ITCC: Freedom to Communicate, May 10-13 1988 MC 250 Series 4 Miscellaneous

This series contains journal and newspaper articles, conference brochures, various advertisements, NCSU information, and publications including technical writing manuals, newsletters, and pamphlets that are unrelated to STC but document the field of technical communication during the 1960s-1970s.

191Advertisements, [c. 1960s-1980s] 192Class materials, 1982 193Conferences and workshops (includes 1 survey), 1966-1989 194INTECOM (International Council for Technical Communication), 1974 195Journal articles, 1961-1992, n.d. 196NCSU Technical Communication program, [c. 1980s] 197Newspaper articles and announcements, 1958-1975, n.d. 198Publications, including Metric Reporter, 1974 and IBM The World of Information Recording, [1978] 199US Standards Institute and Logistics Management Advisory Committee, 1968, 1971 1910Technical Writing I Study Guide, 1962 1911New Directions in Technical Writing and Communication, 1977