TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Historical Note
Scope and Content Note
Organization of Collection
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
1. History
2. Administrative Records
3. Projects
4. Subject Files
5. Publicity Materials
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A Guide to the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio
Area Records,
1930-1997 (bulk 1947-1980)
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| Creator: | League of Women Voters of
the San Antonio Area |
| Title: | League of Women Voters of
the San Antonio Area Records
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| Inclusive Dates: | 1930-1997 |
| Creator Abstract: | The League of
Women Voters of the San Antonio Area is a non-partisan organization promoting
active and informed participation of citizens in government. |
| Content Abstract: | The collection
contains annual reports, meeting minutes, membership directories, newsletters,
state convention materials, financial records, publications, statements of
position, newspaper columns, Voter's Guide, and newspaper clippings.
Collectively the records document the organization's topics such as downtown
revitalization, education, economic development, health, housing, environment,
and issues in state and local government including revision of the Texas
Constitution. |
| Identification: | MS 05 |
| Extent: | 5.4 linear
feet (about 4,000 items) |
| Language: | Materials are in English. |
| Repository: | Archives and Special
Collections Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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The League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area is a non-partisan
organization promoting active and informed participation of citizens in
government. In 1940, Mrs. Claude Hill, then President of the Texas League of
Women Voters, worked with Mrs. Clayton (Myra) Scott and Mrs. George (Georgia)
H. Smith to start the San Antonio League. The organization held its first
meeting in August of 1940.
The San Antonio League conducts annual meetings, and regularly holds
board and general meetings. General meetings for the entire membership occur at
least four times a year for all members to attend and exchange opinions. Small
groups within the San Antonio League, called Units, also meet regularly. Unit
meetings serve to maximize member participation by encouraging members to
participate in gathering information, solving problems, planning actions,
developing programs, and discussing League programs and activities. At each
unit meeting, report forms (as opposed to minutes) are completed to document
discussions.
The League does not endorse or oppose candidates or political parties,
however, the League does research, write, and support statements of position on
certain political issues. The San Antonio League has held positions on issues
regarding municipal council-manager government, revision of the Texas
Constitution, the presidential impeachment process, San Antonio Missions
National Historic Park, Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, and growth and land use
issues in San Antonio. The League takes action providing information, building
public opinion, and supporting/opposing legislation. One of the most recognized
and visible projects of the League is the Voter's Guide, published in the local
newspaper before election time. The Voter's Guide provides non-partisan
information on candidates and issues on the ballot of an upcoming election.
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The collection contains records that document the organization's
structure, history, purpose, positions on political issues, and projects. The
San Antonio League researches positions on political issues concerning
education, economic development, health, housing, justice, and water resources,
among others.
League of Women Voters is divided into five series: History,
Administrative Records, Projects, Subject Files, and Publicity. History is
particularly strong in recounting the beginning years of the organization from
1940-1946. However, a compiled written history for subsequent years does not
exist in the series.
Administrative Records consists of annual reports, meeting minutes,
membership directories, newsletters, state convention materials, and financial
records. This series is effective in documenting the San Antonio League's
organizational structure, however, it is limited in documenting the level of
cooperation between the national, state, and other local chapters of the
League.
Ways in which the League set out to meet its purpose and role in the
public are evident in Projects. This series documents positions the League took
on pending local issues concerning topics such as downtown revitalization,
education, and the environment; as well as issues in state and local government
such as revision of the Texas Constitution. Position statements and Viewpoint
newspaper columns are especially strong in documenting the League's stand on
particular issues. Also included in this series is a near complete set of
Voter's Guide for the years 1961-1993. The League researched and compiled
Voter's Guide to inform citizens on candidates and issues before an
election.
Subject Files provide insight into issues of interest to the San
Antonio League. Some of these files contain reference materials that complement
Projects.
Publicity is extremely fragmentary in its coverage. Television and
radio publicity materials only date in the 1970s and newspaper clippings on the
San Antonio League's activities cover a 15 year span from 1965-1979. Also
included are national and local promotional publications of the League.
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Organization of Collection
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| | Series 1. History, 1930-1990 |
| | Series 2. Administrative Records, 1947-1993 |
| | Series 3. Projects, 1953-1997 |
| | Series 4. Subject Files, 1951-1984 |
| | Series 5. Publicity, 1947-1993 |
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Access Restrictions
Original audiovisual materials are closed to patron use. Some use copies are available in the collection. Otherwise, collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Permission to publish from the League of Women Voters Records must be
obtained from the UTSA Library, Archives.
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| Organizations |
| | League of Women Voters of
the San Antonio Area. |
| Topics |
| | Elections--Texas--San
Antonio. |
| | Local
government--Texas--San Antonio. |
| | Municipal
government--Texas--San Antonio |
| | Planning--Texas--San
Antonio |
| | Political
participation--Texas--San Antonio. |
| | Public welfare--Texas--San
Antonio |
| | Women--Texas--San
Antonio--Societies and clubs--History. |
| | Women civic
leaders--Texas--San Antonio |
| | Women in
politics--Texas--San Antonio. |
| Locations |
| | Edwards Aquifer
(Tex.) |
| | San Antonio Missions
National Historical Park (San Antonio, Tex.)--History. |
| | San Antonio
(Tex.)--Women. |
| | Texas--Politics and
government. |
| Genres/Formats |
| | Annual
reports. |
| | Brochures. |
| | Clippings. |
| | Correspondence. |
| | Directories. |
| | Financial
records. |
| | Minutes. |
| | Pamphlets. |
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Information about the League of Women Voters of the San Antonio Area
can also be found in the
William and Fay Sinkin Papers, located at UTSA
Archives and Special Collections.
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[Identification of item], League of Women Voters of the San Antonio
Area Records, 1930-1997, MS 5, Archives and Special Collections, University of Texas at San Antonio Library.
Received as a gift from the League of
Women Voters of the San Antonio Area in 1994 (Acc. 1994-003); subsequent additions date 2001-2007 and are unprocessed, with the exception of the Voter's Guide from 1997 in this collection.
Processed by Toni Jeske, Processing Archivist, December 1998.
Voter's Guide, 1997, added to the collection by UTSA Archives staff at undetermined date.
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1. History
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| Contains a detailed history of the first six years of the San
Antonio League. In addition, the series contains a few newspaper clippings and
letters written by long time members that offer brief historical information on
the San Antonio organization. |
| Arranged chronologically |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 1 | | San Antonio League of Women Voters,
1940-1946 |
| 2 | | "A History of the League
Program",
1949 |
| 3 | | Historical summaries,
1930, 1969, 1987-1990 |
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2. Administrative Records
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| Included are records of organizational structure, annual reports,
membership directories, minutes, state convention materials, and financial
records. Of particular note is a near complete set of board minutes from the
organization's inception through 1978, annual and general meeting minutes
spanning 1947-1975, and a run of
The Voter newsletter from
1965-1979. |
| Arranged by type |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 4 | | Organizational structure,
1946-1967 |
| | | Annual Reports |
| 5 | | | 1970-1979, 1990 |
| | | Annual and General Meeting Minutes |
| 6 | | | 1947-1966 |
| 7 | | | 1967-1975, 1990 |
| | | Board Minutes |
| 8 | | | 1947-1948 |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 1 | | | 1949-1951 |
| 2 | | | 1952-1953 |
| 3 | | | 1954 |
| 4 | | | 1955-1956 |
| 5 | | | 1957-1958 |
| 6 | | | 1959-1961 |
| 7 | | | 1962-1964 |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 1 | | | 1965-1966 |
| 2 | | | 1967-1968 |
| 3 | | | 1969 |
| 4 | | | 1970-1971 |
| 5 | | | 1972 |
| 6-7 | | | 1973-1975 |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 1 | | | 1975-1978 |
| 2 | | | 1984 |
| 3 | | Unit Reports and Interest Indicators,
1953-1971 |
| | | Membership Lists |
| 4 | | | 1953-1959 |
| 5 | | | 1966-1987 |
| | | Newsletter
"The Voter" |
| 6 | | | 1965-1966 |
| 7 | | | 1966-1968 |
| 8 | | | 1968-1969 |
| Box | Folder |
| 5 | 1 | | | 1973-1975 |
| 2 | | | 1975-1976 |
| 3 | | | 1977-1979 |
| 4 | | | 1984 |
| 5 | | Local Program Book,
1990-1993 |
| | | State Convention Materials |
| 6 | | | 1956 |
| 7 | | | 1968 |
| 8 | | | 1979 |
| | | Financial Records |
| 9 | | | Audits,
1952-1976 |
| 10 | | | Budgets,
1954-1973 |
| 11 | | | Exemption Tax Forms,
1964-1975, 1980 |
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3. Projects
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| This series contains correspondence and informational materials
used for projects on which the San Antonio League worked. Projects mainly
concern education, and local and state government. Also included are Statements
of Position (1964-1978), and significant runs of
Viewpoint newspaper columns
(1953-1966), and
Voter's Guide (1961-1993). |
| Also available is a use copy of a 1963 audio recording entitled Woman's Place (UC-MS005/1). |
| Arranged alphabetically by project |
| Box | Folder |
| 6 | 1 | | American Heritage Foundation Entry,
1962 |
| 2 | | Child Watch training photographs and negatives,
1982 |
| | | Downtown Revitalization Forum |
| 3 | | | General,
1975-1976 |
| 4 | | | Proposals,
1972, 1975 |
| 5 | | | Financial Records,
1975-1976 |
| 6 | | | Matching Funds,
1975 |
| | | School District Surveys |
| 7 | | | Bexar County Metropolitan Youth Agency, Youth Needs
Survey,
1977 |
| 8 | | | Harlandale, Alamo Heights, and Edgewood Schools,
undated |
| 9 | | | Houston Independent School District,
1981-1982 |
| 10 | | | Northeast Independent School District,
1978-1982 |
| 11 | | | Southside Independent School District,
1977 |
| | | Local and State Government Issues |
| 12 | | | Information about Citizen's Handbook,
1957-1958 |
| 13 | | | Citizen's Handbooks,
1957-1964 |
| 14 | | | City Council-Manager Issue,
1944-1961 |
| Box | Folder |
| 7 | 1 | | | County Government,
1956-1988 |
| 2 | | | Key to the City Handbook,
1960-1961 |
| 3 | | | Local Government Handbook: a guide to
local Government in the San Antonio metropolitan area,
1974-1975 |
| 4 | | | Planning and zoning issues,
1964-1966 |
| 5 | | | Political Fair Photographs,
1962 |
| | | Statements of Position |
| 6 | | | 1964-1974 |
| 7 | | | 1974-1977 |
| 8 | | | Local action,
1976-1978 |
| 9 | | | National action,
1976-1977 |
| | | Viewpoint Newspaper
Columns |
| 10 | | | International and National issues,
1953-1955 |
| 11 | | | State Constitutional Revision,
1954-1957 |
| 12 | | | City Council Manager Charter,
1957 |
| 13 | | | Federal Fiscal Policy Structure,
1957 |
| 14 | | | Foreign Trade and United Nations,
1957 |
| 15 | | | Individual Liberties, Loyalty-Security,
1958 |
| Box | Folder |
| 8 | 1 | | | Multi-topical,
1958-1966 |
| Box | Folder |
| OM1 | | | Voter's Guide |
| 1 | | | 1961-1981 |
| 2 | | | 1982-1986 |
| 3 | | | 1987-1993, 1997 |
| Box | Folder |
| 8 | 2 | | Woman's Place audio tape
reel (Use Copy UC-MS005/1),
1963 |
| 2 | | Woman's Place audio tape
reel (CLOSED: original audio recording),
1963 |
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4. Subject Files
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| Contains reference materials such as newspaper clippings,
brochures, and publications on issues of interest to the organization. Topics
include issues related to education and state and local government. |
| Arranged alphabetically by subject. |
| Box | Folder |
| 8 | 3 | | China Study,
1959-1967 |
| | | Education |
| 4 | | | Effectiveness of Schools,
1977, 1980, 1983 |
| 5 | | | Governor's Advisory Committee on Education,
1968, 1980 |
| 6 | | | Informational Background Materials,
1968-1984 |
| | | | Publications |
| 7 | | | | 1977, 1980 |
| 8 | | | | 1982-1985 |
| 9 | | | Reference Articles,
1970 |
| 10 | | | United San Antonio Business/Community Network for
Education,
1983 |
| | | Local and State Government Issues |
| 11 | | | Campaign Financing,
1973 |
| 12 | | | Charter Revision Commission,
1976 |
| 13 | | | Government Budget Process,
1974-1975 |
| Box | Folder |
| 9 | 1 | | | Loyalty and Security,
1953-1959 |
| 2 | | | Civil Action documents of Sierra Club, et al v. George
W. Romney, et al,
undated |
| 3 | | | San Antonio Subdivision
Regulations, Chapter 36 of City Code,
undated |
| | | | Texas Constitutional Revision |
| 4 | | | | 1954-1969 |
| 5 | | | | 1966-1984 |
| Box |
| Slide Cabinet | | | | | Slides,
undated |
| Box | Folder |
| 9 | | | Publications |
| | | | General |
| 6 | | | | 1947-1968 |
| 7 | | | | 1967-1983 |
| 8 | | | Constitution and Political Parties,
1951-1957 |
| Box | Folder |
| 10 | 1 | | Rejected draft of Master Plan for
San Antonio,
1979 |
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5. Publicity Materials
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| This series contains a few public service spot scripts and
recording, newspaper clippings, and national and local promotional brochures
and pamphlets meant to educate the public on the role of the League of Women
Voters. |
| Arranged by type. |
| Box | Folder |
| 10 | 2 | | Publications of the League of Women Voters,
1950, 1971-1986, 1993 |
| | | Newspaper clippings |
| 3 | | | 1965-1968 |
| 4 | | | 1968-1970 |
| 5 | | | 1978-1979 |
| 6 | | Certificates of Award,
1958, 1968 |
| | | Television and Radio publicity |
| 7 | | | Print materials,
1976-1978 |
| 8 | | | Public service spot 16mm film,
1976 |
| Box |
| Slide Cabinet | | | | Slides for Local Scenes,
undated |
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