League of Women Voters of Houston: An Inventory of Its Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	League of Women Voters of Houston
	Title	League of Women Voters of Houston Collection
	Dates:	ca. 1929-1989
	Collection Number	RG E 013
	Extent	Approximately 20.5 linear feet: 15 document boxes, 1 record storage carton, 24 scrapbooks.
	Repository	Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

Historical Note

The Houston League of Women Voters has played a major role in the political activities of the city since the league evolved from the Texas Equal Suffrage Association in 1919.

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The records in this collection, dating from 1935 to 1975, include correspondence, Board minutes, financial reports and program materials. The organization of this material preserves the original filing system, and is organized into 5 series: President's Files, containing correspondence and arranged chronologically; Minutes to meetings, arranged chronologically; Financial Records, arranged chronologically; Program Materials, arranged according to subject; and Scrapbooks. The papers frequently cover national, state and local issues and the researcher should check the appropriate year for topics such as legal rights of women, income tax, zoning, education, mass transit, pollution, United Nations and others.

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Restrictions

Use Restrictions

None.

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Index Terms

	Subjects
		Afro-Americans--Suffrage--Texas--Houston
		Public libraries--Texas--Houston
		Urban renewal--Texas--Houston
		Voting--Texas--Houston
		Women in politics--Texas--Houston--Societies, etc.
		Zoning--Texas--Houston
	Subjects (Organizations)
		Houston Public Library (Texas)
		League of Women Voters of Houston

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Detailed Description



I. President's Files
box	folder
1	1	Mrs. Harmon Ulrich, correspondence, 1941-1943.
	2	Mrs. Ferd Morris, correspondence, 1944-1945.
	3	Mrs. Ed Kilman, correspondence, 1946.
	4	Mrs. A. A. Nielsen, correspondence, 1947-1948.
	5	Mrs. H. W. Cullen, correspondence, 1949-1950.
	6	Mrs. W. C. Spencer, correspondence, 1950-1951.
	7	Mrs. Carl Heman, Jr.,correspondence, 1951-1952.
	8	Mrs. R. Robertson, correspondence, 1952-1953.
	9	Mrs. J. W. Keerans, correspondence, 1953.
	10	Mrs. E. H. Hughes, correspondence, 1953-1954.
	11	Mrs. E. H. Hughes, correspondence, 1955
	12	Mrs. Malcolm F. Sher, correspondence, 1955.
	13	Mrs. Malcolm F. Sher, correspondence, 1956-1957.
box	folder
2	14	Mrs. W. A. Lewis, correspondence, 1957.
	15	Mrs. W. A. Lewis, correspondence, 1958.
	16	Mrs. W. A. Lewis, correspondence, 1959.
	17	Mrs. W. E. Joor, correspondence, 1959.
	18	Mrs. W. E. Joor, correspondence, 1960.
	19	Mrs. David Mendell, correspondence, 1961.
	20	Mrs. David Mendell, correspondence, 1962-1963.
	21	Mrs. S. H. Nitchie, correspondence, 1963.
	22	Mrs. S. H. Nitchie, correspondence, 1964.
	23	Mrs. S. H. Nitchie, correspondence, 1965.
box	folder
3	24	Mrs. K. Kamrath, correspondence, 1965.
	25	Mrs. K. Kamrath, correspondence, 1966.
	26	Mrs. Donald Berthelsen, correspondence, 1967.
	27	Mrs. Donald Berthelsen, correspondence, 1968-1969.
	28	Wattersworth / Fulton, correspondence, 1969.
	29	Wattersworth / Fulton, correspondence, 1970.
	30	Fulton / Cronquist, correspondence, 1970.
	31	Fulton / Cronquist, correspondence, 1971.
	32	Mrs. Donald Berthelsen, correspondence, 1971.
box	folder
4	33	Mrs. Donald Berthelsen, correspondence, 1972.
	34	Mrs. Donald Berthelsen, correspondence, 1972.
	35	Mrs. Donald Berthelsen, correspondence, 1973.
	36	Laura Keever, correspondence, 1973.
	37	Laura Keever, correspondence, 1973.
	38	Laura Keever, correspondence, 1974.
	39	Laura Keever , correspondence, 1974-1975.

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II. Minutes
box	folder
5	40	1934-1935.
	41	1936.
	42	1937-1938.
	43	1939.
	44	1940.
	45	1941-1942.
	46	1943-1944.
	47	1947.
	48	1948.
	49	1949.
	50	1950.
	51	1951.
	52	1952.
	53	1953.
	54	1954-1955.
	55	1956-1957.
	56	1958-1959.
box	folder
6	57	1960.
	58	1961.
	59	1962.
	60	1963.
	61	1964.
	62	1965.
	63	1966.
	64	1967.
	65	1968.
	66	1969.
	67	1970.

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III. Financial Records
box	folder
6	68	1933-1944.
	69	1945.
	70	1946-1947.
	71	1948-1949.
	72	1950-1951.
	73	1952-1953.
	74	1954, 1956.
	75	1957-1959.
	76	1960-1961.

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IV. Program Materials
box	folder
7	77	Biennial Convention, 1958.
	78	Annual meeting workbooks, 1966-1970.
	79	Annual meeting workbooks, 1971-1977.
	80	Voter information.
	81	Facts about LWV.
	82	Handbooks.
	83	Voter's Guides.
	84	Houston city government.
	85	Harris County.
	86	"Time for Action".
	87	Urban Renewal.
	88	Urban Renewal, pamphlets.
	89	Urban Renewal, clippings.
	90	Model City Program.
box	folder
8	91	Zoning.
	92	Zoning.
	93	Zoning.
	94	Zoning.
	95	Zoning.
	96	"Focus".
	97	"The Houston Voter," 1959-1965.
	98	Bulletins, 1965-1967.
	99	Bulletins, 1968.
	100	Bulletins, 1969-1970.
	101	Bulletins, 1971-1973.
	102	Bulletins, 1976-1978.
	103	"The Texas Voter".
	104	"The National Voter", 1962-1966.
	105	"The National Voter", 1967-1971.
	106	China.
	107	Misc.

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V. Scrapbooks
	Acquisition Information
	Volumes 1-3 were acquired in 1978. Volumes 4-30 were acquired in 1993 and 1997.
volume
1		Newspaper clippings: 1942-1954
volume
2		Newspaper clippings: 1955-1960
volume
3		Newspaper clippings: 1961-1963
volume
4		1947-1949
volume
5		1954-1963
volume
6		1964-1967
volume
7		History of LWV Gulf Coast Council, 1966-1972
volume
8		1968-1969
volume
9		LWV Houston Candidates Meeting, debates 1970-1986
volume
10		Runoff election, 1977
volume
11		1970-1971
volume
12		1972-1974
volume
13		1975-1979
volume
14		Debates, 1976-1988
volume
15		Candidates 1976-1977
volume
16		Get out the Vote, 1976
volume
17		Voter Education Project for Conoco, 1976
volume
18		Get out the Vote, 1978
volume
19		Debates, Judicial Candidate Meeting, 1980
volume
20		1980 Houston Republican Debates; 1976 Vice Presidential Debates
volume
21		1980-1982
volume
22		Candidates Meetings, Debates, 1981
volume
23		1984-1985
volume
24		April 1985 - February 1986
volume
25		1986
volume
26		December 1986 - September 1987
volume
27		1988 - 1990
volume
28		1988
volume
29		September 1987 - February 1988
volume
30		1989

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VI. Addendum: 1993 and 1997 Additions
	The 1993 and 1997 additions to the League of Women Voters of Houston Collection are centered around the activities of the activities of the group. The organization preserves the original filing system. It begins with correspondence arranged chronologically. It continues with board minutes, financial reports, league newsletters, league programs, program materials and miscellaneous items. The papers frequently cover local issues; the researcher check the appropriate year for topics. Boxes dealing with specific league programs and actions are maintained in their original donation at the time of donation.
	Addendum processed by Laura Finger, completed in October 2003.
box	folder
10	1	Presidential correspondence, 1931-1946
	2	Constitution and By-laws
	3	Membership Directory, 1949-1969
	4	Membership Directory, 1977-1979
	5	Membership Directory, 1981-1994
	6	Minutes, 1928-1929
	7	Minutes, 1975
	8	Minutes, 1976
	9	Minutes, 1977
	10	Minutes, 1978
	11	Minutes, 1979
box	folder
11	1	Minutes, 1980
	2	Minutes, 1981
	3	Minutes, 1982
	4	Minutes, 1983
	5	Minutes, 1984
	6	Financial Records, 1975-1979
	7	Financial Records, 1980-1984
	8	Newsletter, 1931-1947
	9	Newsletter, 1948-1957
box	folder
12	1	Houston League Bulletin, 1968-1973
	2	Houston League Bulletin, 1972-1974
	3	Houston League Bulletin, 1975-1980
	4	Houston League Voter, 1975-1979
	5	Houston League Bulletin, 1980-1984
box	folder
13	1	Get out the Vote Drive, 1977
	2	Jaclyn Grant with Urban League
	3	TX Edfund Grants, 1972-1977
	4	208 HGAH Grany, 1977-1978
	5	High School Government Class Grant, 1977
	6	Get Out the Vote Grant, 1977
	7	Tenneco Conference, 1977-1979
	8	Mott Foundation Grants, Desegregation Community, 1979
	9	Presidential Debates, 1980
box	folder
14	1	Amicus Brief, Air Pollution
	2	School Aid Act Grant, ESAA Grant, 1976-1977
	3	Amicus Brief, Houston Independent School District, 1977
	4	Growth Symposium, May 23, 1977
	5	Efforts to change election date, HC Board of School Trustees, 1979-1982
	6	Houston Council on Human Relations, 1980
	7	Local administration litigation, HISD desegregation
box	folder
15	1	Regional Newsletter, 1929
	2	Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1921-1930
	3	National Program on Social Hygiene
	4	National Voter, 1975-1979
	5	National Bulletin, December 1927 - October 1929
	6	Miscellaneous newspaper clippings
	7	Program materials, 1970-1979
	8	Program materials, 1980-1989
	9	Photos and miscellaneous program materials

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