Spawned from the National American Woman Suffrage Association's 72-year campaign for woman's suffrage, the National League of Women Voters was formed in Chicago in October of 1920. That year, housewives and professional women started the Illinois state league to "foster education in citizenship to increase the effectiveness of women's votes, and further better government." The League maintained a non-partisanship reputation while focusing on key issues of interest to women such as a woman's status in the United States, social issues, and preventing war. Throughout its history, the League of Women Voters of Illinois has distributed election and government information to members and non-members alike. Each year league members create specific programs of action that direct lobbying efforts on issue-oriented subjects at the local, state, and national level of government. Membership in the League has fluctuated throughout the 20th Century. When the Depression occurred, membership dropped from over 10,000 to just under 3,000. After decades of increasing membership numbers, a major decline in participation occurred in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Illinois League of Women Voters accepted its first male member in 1976 and in 1984 a man was elected president of the National League of Women Voters' for the first time. The league has maintained its budget through membership dues, donations, and several yearly fundraising drives. Because of its status as a non-profit, budget problems continually plagued the women's organization.
The Illinois League of Women Voters has lobbied for many legislative reforms. The league successfully lobbied for passage of the Sheppard-Towner Act (1921) that brought aid for expectant mothers and child care for working class and impoverished families. Additionally, the League supported the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (1938) and amendments to the Civil Rights Act and Economic Opportunity Act (1967 and 1969 respectively). On a national and global front, the League lobbied for the United Nations Charter (1945), the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (1969), and the Water Resources Planning Act (1965). The Illinois League of Women Voters called for several state constitutional conventions to allow women on juries, to reapportion Congressional districts, and to provide for easier passage of Constitutional Amendments. In the 1960s and 1970s, the league began arguing for more comprehensive urban planning policies, environmental preservation, and bureaucratic accountability. Also during this time, the Illinois League filed amicus curiae briefs in several court cases. These cases included Tometz v. the Board of Education of Waukegan City School District No. 61 (which involved gerrymandered school boundaries that perpetuated racial segregation), and the Metropolitan Sanitary District v. U.S. Steel (Lake Michigan pollution). In 1981, the League decided to hold its biannual convention in Wisconsin because Illinois had rescinded its vote on the Equal Rights Amendment. The league continued to host several local, state, and national office debates throughout the 1970s and 1980s. During the latter decade, the league focused more on print media to educate voters in the state of Illinois.
"Facts: League of Women voters of the United States, 1973-1974." Pamphlet. Box 20 Folder 154
"Illinois League of Women Voters Constitution." 1922. Box 18 Folder 136
"1920-1970: Fiftieth Anniversary League of Women Voters of Illinois." Booklet. Box 21 Folder 155
This collection reflects the activities of the League of Women Voters of Illinois. The bulk of the collection consists of reports, pamphlets, booklets and correspondence between the state board of directors and local league presidents. Though the league began operations in 1920, most of the documents within this collection relate to the years between 1950 and 1982. Though the collection contains documents from around Illinois, members and local leagues in and around the Chicagoland area produced most of the materials. The collection contains board reports, staff correspondence, newsletters, memoranda, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, brochures, various governmental studies, court cases, and candidate questionnaires.
The League of Women Voters of Illinois is divided into three series: Administrative Records, Voters Service, and League Program. The first series, Administrative Records, is further divided into Board Reports, Membership Services, Conventions, and Budget and Finances. The series illustrates the bureaucratic structure of the league and communication between state and local league officials. The Voters Service series is divided into two sub-series: Community Education and Candidate Information. The series depicts how the League of Women Voters gathered candidate information and disseminated the information to the general public. Finally, the League Program series highlights various lobbying efforts and platforms in which the Illinois League held great interest. The final series is divided into two sub-series: League Platform and Legislative Seminars.
Materials in this collection were donated over the course of several years to the University of Illinois at Chicago Daley Library, Special Collections by the League of Women Voters of Illinois. Originally five separate collections, the LWVIL accessions were arranged into one by the cataloger in June 2004. A supplement was subsequently processed in September 2006.
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Series I: Administrative Records
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| Box | Folder |
| | Scope and Content: Series contains all administrative records relating to the bureaucratic structure of the League of Women Voters from 1916 to the present. This series includes annual reports, board minutes, local league minutes, correspondence, financial records, membership rolls, and two letters from Susan B. Anthony. |
| Box | Folder |
| | Sub-series I: Board Reports, Memoranda, and Minutes |
| Box | Folder |
| | | Scope and Content: The League of Women Voters of Illinois' central office communicated with local leagues throughout the state. The state board of directors produced a comprehensive activities report every year to the national office in Washington, D.C. This sub-series covers the years 1922 to the present and includes official board reports, memoranda to league officials, and state sequence materials. Toward the end of this sub-series, the state sequence materials provide an in depth look at how the league operated on a day-to-day basis. |
| Box | Folder |
| 1 | 1 | | Annual State Report to National League of Women Voters,
1949-1951 |
| 2 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1951-1952 |
| 3 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1952-1953 |
| 4 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1953-1954 |
| 5 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1954-1955 |
| 6 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1955-1956 |
| 7 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1956-1957 |
| 8 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1957-1958 |
| 9 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1958-1959 |
| 10 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1959-1961 |
| 11 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1961-1962 |
| Box | Folder |
| 2 | 12 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1962-1963 |
| 13 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1962-1963 |
| 14 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1963-1964 |
| 15 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1963-1964 |
| 16 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1963-1964 |
| 17 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1964-1965 |
| 18 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1964-1965 |
| Box | Folder |
| 3 | 19 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1965-1966 |
| 20 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1965-1966 |
| 21 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1965-1966 |
| 22 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1965-1966 |
| 23 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1965-1966 |
| 24 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1965-1966 |
| 25 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1965-1966 |
| 26 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1966-1967 |
| 27 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1967-1968 |
| 28 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1968-1969 |
| Box | Folder |
| 4 | 29 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1969-1970 |
| 30 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1970-1971 |
| 31 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1970-1972 |
| 32 | | Annual State Report to LWVUS,
1972-1973 |
| 33 | | National LWV By-Laws, 19,
1928-1942 |
| 34 | | Board of Directors Rosters,
1922-1951 |
| 35 | | State Board Nominees and Rosters,
1961-1981 |
| 36 | | State Board of Directors Training,
1965-1979 |
| 37 | | Annual State Organizational Report,
1926-1948 |
| 38 | | Annual State Organizational Report,
1947-1948 |
| 39 | | Annual State Organizational Report,
1949-1965 |
| Box | Folder |
| 5 | 40 | | Board Resources for Provisional Local Leagues,
1968-1972 |
| 41 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1951-1953 |
| 42 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1953-1955 |
| 43 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1955-1957 |
| 44 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1958-1959 |
| 45 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1959-1961 |
| Box | Folder |
| 6 | 46 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1961-1963 |
| 47 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1963-1965 |
| 48 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1965-1968 |
| 49 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1968-1969 |
| 50 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1970 |
| 51 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1971-1972 |
| Box | Folder |
| 7 | 52 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1973-1976 |
| 53 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1977-1979 |
| 54 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1980-1982 |
| 55 | | Board Minutes and Reports,
1980-1984 |
| 56 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1980-1981 |
| 57 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1981-1982 |
| 58 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1982-1983 |
| Box | Folder |
| 8 | 59 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1982-1983 |
| 60 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1983-1985 |
| 61 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1984-1985 |
| 62 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1985-1986 |
| 63 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1985-1986 |
| 64 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1985-1986 |
| 65 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1985 |
| Box | Folder |
| 9 | 66 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1985-1986 |
| 67 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1985 |
| 68 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1985 |
| 69 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1986 |
| 70 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1986 |
| 71 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1986 |
| 72 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1986 |
| 73 | | Board Minutes, Memoranda, and Reports,
1986 |
| Box | Folder |
| 10 | 74 | | Memoranda to State Board,
1973-1977 |
| 75 | | Board Memoranda to Local Leagues,
1973-1983 |
| 76 | | Board Memoranda to Local Leagues,
1983-1990 |
| 77 | | Board Handbook and Resources,
1974-1983 |
| 78 | | Board Handbook and Resources,
1977 |
| 79 | | Board Handbook and Resources,
1983-1989 |
| 80 | | State Sequence Materials,
1987-1991 |
| Box | Folder |
| 11 | 81 | | State Sequence Materials,
1988-1990 |
| 82 | | State Sequence Materials,
1989 |
| 83 | | State Sequence Materials,
1989 |
| 84 | | State Sequence Materials,
1989-1990 |
| 85 | | State Sequence Materials,
1989-1990 |
| 86 | | National Sequence Materials,
1989-1990 |
| Box | Folder |
| 12 | 87 | | National Sequence Materials,
1989-1990 |
| 88 | | National Sequence Materials,
1990 |
| Box | Folder |
| 77 | 644 | | LWVIL Bylaws,
1921-1999 |
| 645 | | Executive Committee Minutes,
1982-4 |
| 646 | | Executive Committee Minutes,
1984-86 |
| 647 | | Executive Committee Minutes,
1987-1994 |
| 648 | | Executive Committee Minutes,
1997-2000 |
| Box | Folder |
| | Sub-series II: State Board Correspondence, Membership Services, and Rosters |
| Box | Folder |
| | | Scope and Content: As a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (the precursor to the League of Women Voters), Susan B. Anthony fought throughout the 19th and early 20th century for women's right to vote. Two of her letters to younger members of the association can be found in this sub-series. Consisting of materials from1922 to the present, the sub-series also contains newspaper clippings and written correspondence between the league president and local league members. |
| 89 | | Letter from Susan B. Anthony,
undated |
| 90 | | Letter from Susan B. Anthony,
undated |
| 91 | | National League of Women Voters Correspondence, 1926-1935,
1980 |
| 92 | | National and State League Correspondence,
1927-1955 |
| Box | Folder |
| 13 | 93 | | National and State League Correspondence,
1928-1970 |
| 94 | | National League Publications,
1949-1960 |
| 95 | | National League Correspondence and Publications,
1951-1953 |
| 96 | | Photographs and Correspondence,
1932-1963 |
| 97 | | Personal Correspondence,
1947-1949 |
| 98 | | Correspondence to New Local Leagues,
1954-1974 |
| 99 | | State and Local President Correspondence,
1951-1962 |
| 100 | | State and Local President Correspondence,
1967-1972 |
| Box | Folder |
| 14 | 101 | | State and Local President Correspondence,
1968-1971 |
| 102 | | State and Local President Correspondence,
1973-1975 |
| 103 | | State and Local President Correspondence,
1975-1978 |
| 104 | | State and Local President Correspondence,
1978-1981 |
| 105 | | State and Local President Correspondence,
1978-1981 |
| 106 | | State and Local President Correspondence,
1981-1985 |
| Box | Folder |
| 15 | 107 | | League Correspondence,
1974-1983 |
| 108 | | United States' Senator Dixon Letters,
1982-1991 |
| 109 | | Newspaper Clippings,
1928-1948 |
| 110 | | Newspaper Clippings,
1928-1959 |
| 111 | | Illinois Voter Newsletter,
1929-1964 |
| 112 | | Newspaper Clippings,
1974-1976 |
| 113 | | Newspaper Clippings,
1979-1985 |
| 114 | | Newspaper Clippings,
1979-1986 |
| 115 | | Newspaper Clippings,
1980-1989 |
| 116 | | Newspaper Clippings,
1986-1988 |
| Box | Folder |
| 16 | 117 | | Professional Woman's League Club,
1933-1939 |
| 118 | | Membership Drives and Statistics,
1922-1957 |
| 119 | | Membership Statistics,
1950-1988 |
| 120 | | Membership Committee Correspondence,
1961-1984 |
| 121 | | Membership Correspondence,
1974-1982 |
| 122 | | Membership Chair Correspondence,
1963-1983 |
| 123 | | Membership Chairman Handbook and Other Publications,
1970-1987 |
| 124 | | Membership Surveys,
1979-1980 |
| Box | Folder |
| 17 | 125 | | Membership Surveys,
1979-1980 |
| 126 | | Membership Correspondence,
1982-1985 |
| 127 | | Political Pamphlets and League Membership, 1922-1941,
1958 |
| 128 | | League Programs,
1925-1930 |
| 129 | | League Pamphlets and Publications,
1927-1955 |
| 130 | | League Pamphlets and Publications,
1929-1979 |
| 131 | | Membership Organization Committee,
1947-1966 |
| 132 | | Organization Committee Correspondence,
1971-1985 |
| 133 | | Organization Committee Correspondence,
1974-1982 |
| 134 | | State Board Nominating Committee,
1967-1981 |
| 135 | | League Cartoon Illustrations,
undated |
| 649 | | Former State Board Members,
1920-2001 |
| 650 | | Board Lists,
1922-2002 |
| 651 | | History, State League Anniversaries,
1940-1971 |
| 652 | | History, IL Suffrage,
1915-1982 |
| Box | Folder |
| 78 | 653 | | ILLWV Bulletin,
1922-1926 |
| 654 | | Flora Cheney, 1st President, LWVIL,
1920-1922 |
| 655 | | History, Anthony Letter, Convention Program,
1920 |
| 656 | | History, Catalogs of Publications,
1938-1968 |
| 657 | | History, LWVUS Anniversaries,
1946-1971 |
| 658 | | History, Plaque Ceremony,
1981 |
| 659 | | History, UNICEF Gala,
1982 |
| 660 | | History, Susan B. Anthony,
1982-1983 |
| 661 | | History, State League History,
1920-1983 |
| 662 | | State Board Profile,
1975-1989 |
| Box | Folder |
| 79 | 663 | | History, LWVIL,
1969-1990 |
| 664 | | Institutional History,
1961-1990 |
| 665 | | Local League History, Draft,
1990 |
| 666 | | History, National Publications,
1932-1992 |
| 667 | | History, Info on Leaders,
1989-1998 |
| 668 | | LWVIL History,
1920-2000 |
| 669 | | Fiftieth Anniversary Campaign Materials,
1969-1970 |
| Box | Folder |
| 80 | 670 | | Fiftieth Anniversary Campaign Materials,
1969-1970 |
| 671 | | History-60th Birthday and Anecdotes,
1980 |
| 672 | | Wanda Jackson Party,
1980 |
| 673 | | 70th Anniversary,
1995 |
| 674 | | 80th Anniversary Party,
1999-2000 |
| 675 | | 80th Anniversary-Officials and 50 Year Members,
1999-2000 |
| 676 | | President's Letter,
1984 |
| 677 | | President's Letter,
1984-1985 |
| 678 | | President's Letter,
1985-1992 |
| 679 | | President's Mailing,
1981 |
| Box | Folder |
| 81 | 680 | | President's Mailings,
1981-1982 |
| 681 | | President's Mailings,
1982 |
| 682 | | President's Mailing,
1982-1983 |
| 683 | | President's Mailing,
1983 |
| 684 | | President's Mailing,
1983 |
| 685 | | Correspondence,
1978-1986 |
| 686 | | Photos,
undated |
| 687 | | Photos,
1920s-1960s |
| Box | Folder |
| 82 | 688 | | Photos,
1920s-1960s |
| 689 | | Photos,
1940s-1960s |
| 690 | | Photos,
1970s |
| 691 | | Photos,
1980s |
| 692 | | Photos,
1990s |
| 693 | | Photos,
2000s |
| 694 | | Mounted Photos,
1980-2001 |
| 695 | | Formal Photos, State Board and Presidents,
1920-2001 |
| 696 | | Copied Photos and Negatives of Past LWVIL Presidents and Board Reps,
1920s- |
| Box | Folder |
| 83 | 697 | | Resumes,
1957-1969 |
| 698 | | Clippings,
1920s-1970s |
| 699 | | Clippings,
1920s-1970s |
| 700 | | Clippings,
1950s-1960s |
| 701 | | Scrapbook of Clippings,
1957-1967 |
| 702 | | Scrapbook of Clippings,
1972-1973 |
| Box | Folder |
| 84 | 703 | | Scrapbook of Clippings,
1973-1975 |
| 704 | | Media/PR Articles and Contacts,
1997-1998 |
| 705 | | Articles About League,
2000 |
| 706 | | Letters to the Editor,
1995-2002 |
| 707 | | General PR Clippings, Local League Press,
1957-2002 |
| 708 | | Bicentennial Info,
1973-1975 |
| 709 | | Bicentennial,
1975 |
| 710 | | Women's History Week,
1982 |
| 711 | | State Organization-PR, LWV Week,
1964-1986 |
| 712 | | Post Office Tea and Suffrage Stamp Unveiling,
1998 |
| 713 | | Election Reform Press Conference,
2000 |
| 714 | | Events, Media, Contacts,
1997-2001 |
| 715 | | Springfield Office Future,
1987-1988 |
| Box | Folder |
| | Sub-series III: Conventions, Interim Meetings, and Program Conferences |
| Box | Folder |
| | | Scope and Content: On a biannual basis, members from across the state convened to discuss future league programs and agendas. In other years, local presidents would meet with the state board to plan for upcoming conventions and program conferences. In 1981, the state convention was held in southern Wisconsin to protest the Illinois legislature rescinding its endorsement of the Equal Rights Amendment. Materials also depict interim meetings and program conferences. This sub-series relates to the years 1922 to the present and consists of convention minutes, transcripts, publicity and various brochures. |
| Box | Folder |
| 18 | 136 | | League State Convention,
1922-1926 |
| 137 | | Convention Speeches and Agendas, 19,
1922-1961 |
| 138 | | State Convention,
1925-1928 |
| 139 | | Convention Speeches and Agendas,
1922 |
| 140 | | Convention Programs, 19,
1926-1950 |
| 141 | | State Convention,
1929-1939 |
| Box | Folder |
| 19 | 142 | | State Convention,
1929-1939 |
| 143 | | League National Convention Materials,
1930-1944 |
| 144 | | League National Convention Materials,
1978-1986 |
| 145 | | League State Convention,
1932-1939 |
| 146 | | League State Convention,
1938-1949 |
| Box | Folder |
| 20 | 147 | | Convention Minutes and By-Laws,
1940-1944 |
| 148 | | League State and National Convention Agendas,
1940-1947 |
| 149 | | League State Convention, 1953; Statistics and Convention Reports,
1945-1953 |
| 150 | | State Convention Reports and Statistics,
1953 |
| 151 | | State Convention Speeches and Schedules,
1955 |
| 152 | | State Convention Expenses,
1965-1973 |
| 153 | | State Convention Materials,
1970-1971 |
| 154 | | State Convention Reports,
1971-1975 |
| Box | Folder |
| 21 | 155 | | State Convention Agenda and 50th Anniversary Program,
1971 |
| 156 | | State Convention Minutes,
1971 |
| 157 | | Convention Speeches and Reports,
1973 |
| 158 | | Convention Budgets,
1972-1982 |
| 159 | | Convention Schedules and Agendas,
1973-1975 |
| 160 | | Convention Transcript,
1973 |
| 161 | | Convention Transcript,
1973 |
| 162 | | Convention Policies and Schedules,
1975 |
| 163 | | Convention Policies and Schedules,
1975 |
| 164 | | Convention Speeches,
1975 |
| Box | Folder |
| 22 | 165 | | Convention Transcript,
1975 |
| 166 | | Convention Transcript,
1975 |
| 167 | | Convention Transcript,
1975 |
| 168 | | Convention Transcript,
1977 |
| 169 | | Convention Transcript,
1977 |
| 170 | | Convention Correspondence and Agenda Setting,
1979 |
| 171 | | Convention Press Folder,
1979 |
| 172 | | Convention Secretary and President's Reports,
1969-1981 |
| Box | Folder |
| 23 | 173 | | Convention Reports, Transcripts, and Photographs,
1977 |
| 174 | | Convention Reports and Agendas,
1977 |
| 175 | | Convention Packets,
1977 |
| 176 | | Public Service Award Nominations,
1977 |
| 177 | | Convention Workers and Credentials,
1969-1981 |
| 178 | | Convention Transcripts,
1979 |
| 179 | | Convention Transcripts,
1979 |
| 180 | | Convention Press and Public Relations,
1977-1979 |
| Box | Folder |
| 24 | 181 | | Convention By-Law Changes,
1981-1987 |
| 182 | | Convention Preparations,
1980-1981 |
| 183 | | Convention Preparations,
1980-1981 |
| 184 | | Convention Transcript and Agenda,
1981 |
| 185 | | Convention Transcript,
1981 |
| 186 | | Convention Forms and Newspaper Clippings,
1981 |
| 187 | | Convention Transcript,
1981 |
| 188 | | Convention Reports and Agendas,
1981 |
| 189 | | Convention Planning and Reports,
1981 |
| Box | Folder |
| 25 | 190 | | Convention Correspondence and Planning,
1981 |
| 191 | | Convention Correspondence and Planning,
1978-1981 |
| 192 | | Convention Correspondence and Planning,
1979-1981 |
| 193 | | Convention Booklets and Guidelines,
1976-1981 |
| 194 | | Convention Correspondence and Speeches,
1980-1983 |
| 195 | | Convention Schedules and Reports,
1975-1983 |
| 196 | | Convention Transcript,
1983 |
| 197 | | Convention Transcript,
1983 |
| Box | Folder |
| 26 | 198 | | Convention Transcript,
1983 |
| 199 | | Convention Brochures, Reports, and Correspondence,
1983 |
| 200 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1950-1961 |
| 201 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1955-1960 |
| 202 | | President's Council and State Meetings,
1960-1963 |
| 203 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1962 |
| 204 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1963 |
| 205 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1964 |
| 206 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1964 |
| Box | Folder |
| 27 | 207 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1965 |
| 208 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1966 |
| 209 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1966-1967 |
| 210 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1967 |
| 211 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1968 |
| 212 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1968 |
| 213 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1970 |
| 214 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1970 |
| 215 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1971 |
| 216 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1972 |
| 217 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1973-1974 |
| 218 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1974 |
| 219 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1976 |
| 220 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1977 |
| 221 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1978 |
| 222 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1979-1980 |
| 223 | | Local President's Interim Council,
1982 |
| 224 | | State Meetings and Board Training,
1964-1966 |
| 225 | | State Meetings and Board Training,
1967 |
| 226 | | Leadership Conference,
1986 |
| 227 | | Regional Meetings,
1956-1962 |
| 228 | | Regional Meetings,
1963-1967 |
| Box | Folder |
| 28 | 229 | | Regional Meetings,
1968 |
| 230 | | Regional Meetings,
1970-1972 |
| 231 | | Regional Meetings,
1973-1975 |
| 232 | | Regional Meetings,
1976-1977 |
| 233 | | Regional Meetings,
1978-1980 |
| 234 | | Regional Meetings,
1981 |
| 235 | | Regional Meetings,
1982-1983 |
| 236 | | Regional Meetings,
1984-1986 |
| 237 | | Program Conference Brochures,
1959-1960 |
| 238 | | Program Conference Meetings,
1961-1963 |
| 239 | | Program Conference Meetings,
1964 |
| 240 | | Program Conference Meetings,
1964-1967 |
| 241 | | Program Conference Meetings,
1968-1972 |
| Box | Folder |
| 29 | 242 | | Program Conference Brochures and Photographs,
1971-1973 |
| 243 | | Program Conference Brochures and Correspondence,
1973-1974 |
| 244 | | Program Conference Meeting and Newspaper Clippings,
1976 |
| 245 | | Program Conference Meetings and Gubernatorial Debates,
1978 |
| 246 | | Program Conference Meeting, 19,
1980 |
| 247 | | Program Conference and State Meetings,
1971-1974 |
| 248 | | State Meetings,
1969-1970 |
| 249 | | State Meetings and Presidential Orientation,
1971-1974 |
| 250 | | State Meetings and Membership Rosters,
1970-1977 |
| 251 | | State Meetings and Publications,
1976-1977 |
| Box | Folder |
| 30 | 252 | | State Meetings and Correspondence,
1977-1978 |
| 253 | | State Meetings, Rosters, and Reports,
1979-1980 |
| 254 | | State Meetings, Rosters, and Reports,
1980 |
| 255 | | State Meetings and Leadership Conference,
1981-1982 |
| 256 | | State Meetings and Workshops,
1983-1984 |
| 257 | | Local League Program Groups,
1975-1990 |
| 258 | | Local League Reports and Meetings,
1975-1980 |
| 259 | | Committee and Meeting Guides,
1986 |
| 260 | | Indiana-Illinois League of Women Voters Conference,
1953-1955 |
| 716 | | Convention Guide,
1991-1993 |
| 717 | | Convention and Interim Council Minutes,
1982-1997 |
| Box | Folder |
| 85 | 718 | | Program, 1st LWV Convention and Scholarly Paper, 1920,
1969. 1995 |
| 719 | | Convention,
1997 |
| 720 | | Plenary Speakers, Convention,
1997 |
| 721 | | Convention Summary Reports,
1987-1999 |
| 722 | | Convention Budgets and Evaluation Summaries,
1988-1999 |
| 723 | | Possible Speakers,
1988-1999 |
| 724 | | Convention,
1999 |
| 725 | | Convention, Hotel and Budget,
1999 |
| 726 | | Convention,
1999 |
| 727 | | Convention President's Messages,
1975-2001 |
| 728 | | President's Scripts, Convention,
1977-2001 |
| Box | Folder |
| 86 | 729 | | Something Special Awards,
1987-1991 |
| 730 | | Making a Difference Bulletin,
1989-1997 |
| 731 | | Citizen of Action Awards,
1994-1999 |
| 732 | | Carrie Chapman Catt Awards,
1995-2002 |
| Box | Folder |
| | Sub-series IV: Budget and Finances |
| Box | Folder |
| | | Scope and Content: As a non-profit corporation, the League of Women Voters of Illinois was continually in need of funding for its various projects and educational programs. Funding for the league came from membership dues, donations, and various fundraising campaigns. In fiscal year 1972-1973, local leagues spent 59 percent of the local, state, and national budgets. Materials in this sub-series cover the years 1921-1991 and include local and state budgets, treasury reports, and fundraising programs. |
| 261 | | Budget and Finances, 1921-1922,
1947 |
| 262 | | Budget and Finances,
1924-1925 |
| 263 | | Budget and Finances,
1924-1945 |
| Box | Folder |
| 31 | 264 | | Membership and Financial Records,
1923-1939 |
| 265 | | League Reports and Finances,
1934-1946 |
| 266 | | State Financial Reports,
1940-1951 |
| 267 | | State Financial Reports,
1948-1952 |
| 268 | | State Budget and Finances,
1959-1969 |
| 269 | | State Budget and Finances,
1958-1962 |
| 270 | | State Budget and Finances,
1961-1962 |
| 271 | | State Budget and Finances,
1962-1964 |
| Box | Folder |
| 32 | 272 | | State Budget and Finances,
1962-1966 |
| 273 | | Financial Handbook,
1963 |
| 274 | | Local Financing and Fundraising Memoranda,
1968-1987 |
| 275 | | Fundraising Brainstorming and Reports,
1971-1973 |
| 276 | | Budget Committee,
1970-1975 |
| 277 | | State Budgets and Presidential Reports,
1973-1975 |
| 278 | | State and Local League Budgets,
1975-1979 |
| 279 | | Local Treasurers and Budget Committee,
1975-1982 |
| 280 | | Treasurer's Reports,
1961-1982 |
| Box | Folder |
| 33 | 281 | | Treasurer's Reports,
1961-1982 |
| 282 | | Treasurer's Reports,
1980-1986 |
| 283 | | State Budget and Treasurer's Reports,
1986-1991 |
| 284 | | Fundraising, Donations, Finances,
1960-1974 |
| 285 | | Fundraising Solicitations,
1977-1980 |
| 286 | | Fundraising Solicitations,
1979-1980 |
| Box | Folder |
| 34 | 287 | | Fundraising Solicitations,
1981-1982 |
| 288 | | League of Women Voters "Annie" Benefit Show,
1979 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series II: Voters Service
|
| Box | Folder |
| | Scope and Content: This series documents the League of Women Voters of Illinois' voter education programs. The Voters Service series covers the years 1916 to the present and contains political party platforms, voter registration, voter surveys, candidate questionnaires, voter guides, newspaper clippings, and photographs. |
| Box | Folder |
| | Sub-series I: Community Education, Voter Guides, and Publications |
| Box | Folder |
| | | Scope and Content: Because the League of Women Voters of Illinois maintained a decentralized bureaucratic structure, many local leagues outside of Chicago ran voter registration and education drives in smaller communities. They received most of their materials from the state and national offices concerning political party platforms, but candidates for office consistently provided local leagues in their home districts with specific opinions on local issues and government. This sub-series consists of the years 1916 to the present and contains pamphlets, voter guides, election statistics, and correspondence. Sub-series comprises 2.5 linear feet of textual materials (5 boxes). |
| Box | Folder |
| 34 | 289 | | Voting and Publicity Publications,
1916-1970 |
| 290 | | Political Party Platforms,
1924-1948 |
| 291 | | Political Party Platforms and Newspaper Clippings,
1934-1947 |
| 292 | | Political Party Platforms,
1962-1980 |
| 293 | | Election Statistics,
1924-1928 |
| 294 | | Election Statistics,
1930-1932 |
| 295 | | Voting Surveys and Polls,
1926-1927 |
| Box | Folder |
| 35 | 296 | | School of Citizenship, Role of Political Parties,
1921-1955 |
| 297 | | Legislative Lessons for Illinois Voters,
1928-1932 |
| 298 | | Model Election Brochures,
1961 |
| 299 | | Political Education and Participation,
1968-1969 |
| 300 | | Illinois Voter Survey and Newsletter,
1969-1970 |
| 301 | | Publications Report,
1965 |
| 302 | | Voter Registration Guidelines,
1972 |
| 303 | | Voter Registration,
1976 |
| 304 | | Voter Registration,
1976 |
| 305 | | Voter Registration,
1976 |
| 306 | | Voter Registration,
1982-1984 |
| 307 | | Voter Registration,
1983-1984 |
| 308 | | Discussion Leader Guide,
1974 |
| 309 | | Education Fund Correspondence,
1971-1974 |
| Box | Folder |
| 36 | 310 | | Community Law and Justice Education Memoranda,
1973-1977 |
| 311 | | Community Law and Justice Education Memos and Reports,
1975-1978 |
| 312 | | Illinois Humanities Council,
1975 |
| 313 | | Voter Education Primary Guide,
1974 |
| 314 | | Education Fund,
1981 |
| 315 | | Voters Service Committee,
1981-1982 |
| 316 | | Voter Education Library Publications,
1983 |
| 317 | | Voter Education and Newspaper Clippings,
1983 |
| 318 | | Education Fund and National Debate on Security,
1984-1987 |
| Box | Folder |
| 37 | 319 | | Primary Education and Project Memoranda,
1988 |
| 320 | | Illinois Voter Newsletter and Correspondence,
1976 |
| 321 | | Voter Guide and Publication Costs,
1978 |
| 322 | | Illinois Voter Newsletter and Correspondence,
1976 |
| 323 | | Voter Guide and Correspondence,
1978 |
| 324 | | Voter Guide Correspondence,
1980 |
| 325 | | Voter Guide Correspondence,
1981-1982 |
| 326 | | Voter Guide Preparation Reports,
1982 |
| 327 | | Voter Guide Correspondence,
1983-1984 |
| 328 | | Voter Guide Correspondence,
1984 |
| Box | Folder |
| 38 | 329 | | Voter Guide,
1976 |
| 330 | | Voter Guide,
1978 |
| 331 | | Voter Guide,
1980 |
| 332 | | Voter Guide,
1982 |
| 333 | | Voter Guide,
1982 |
| 334 | | Voter Guide,
1984 |
| 335 | | Voter Guide,
1986 |
| 336 | | Voter Guide,
1986 |
| 337 | | Voter Guide,
1988 |
| Box | Folder |
| 39 | 338 | | Grocery Bags,
undated |
| 339 | | United Nations Week,
1964 |
| Box | Folder |
| 86 | 733 | | Illinois Voter,
1936-1953 |
| 734 | | Illinois Voter,
1947-1957 |
| 735 | | Illinois Voter,
1954-1966 |
| 736 | | Illinois Voter,
1958-1967 |
| 737 | | Illinois Voter's Handbook,
1969 |
| 738 | | Illinois Voter,
1968-1971 |
| Box | Folder |
| 87 | 739 | | League Resources-IL Voter's Handbook,
1962-1976 |
| 740 | | Illinois Voter,
1977-1985 |
| 741 | | Illinois Voter,
1980-1987 |
| 742 | | Illinois Voter,
1988-1990 |
| 743 | | Illinois Voter,
1991-1998 |
| 744 | | Voter's Guide,
1986 |
| 745 | | Voter's Guide,
1988 |
| 746 | | Voter's Guide, Candidate Forms,
1988 |
| 747 | | Voter's Guide Correspondence and Information,
1988-1990 |
| Box | Folder |
| 88 | 748 | | League Education Fund Publications,
1985-1991 |
| 749 | | Education Fund Minutes,
1986-1988 |
| 750 | | Education Fund Minutes,
1988-1992 |
| 751 | | Education Fund Minutes,
1992-1994 |
| Box | Folder |
| | | Oversized, LWV Voter Guides, 1976-1982 |
| Box | Folder |
| | Sub-series II: Debates and Candidate Information |
| Box | Folder |
| | | Scope and Content: In the mid-1970s, the League of Women Voters began to host debates between candidates running for national, state, and local offices. As a non-partisan organization, many candidates felt the league to be not only legitimate but the best way to connect with individual voters. This sub-series contains materials from 1946 to the present and includes correspondence, reports, candidate questionnaires, newspaper clippings, and the rules of each debate the league administered. |
| Box | Folder |
| 90 | 340 | | Voters Service Correspondence and Reports,
1960-1983 |
| 341 | | Voters Service Correspondence and Reports,
1978-1984 |
| 342 | | Candidate Questionnaires,
1946-1954 |
| 343 | | "Hard Question,
" 1976-1977 |
| 344 | | State Office Primary Debates,
1975-1976 |
| 345 | | Presidential Debate Correspondence,
1976 |
| 346 | | Presidential Forum Expenses and Correspondence,
1976 |
| 347 | | Presidential Primary Forum Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings,
1976 |
| Box | Folder |
| 40 | 348 | | Presidential Forum Correspondence and Brochures,
1976-1977 |
| 349 | | Presidential Primary Forum Reports and Correspondence,
1976 |
| 350 | | Gubernatorial and Senatorial Debates,
1978 |
| 351 | | Gubernatorial and Senatorial Debate Media Questionnaires,
1978 |
| 352 | | Gubernatorial and Senatorial Debate Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings and Audio Tape,
1978 |
| Box | Folder |
| 41 | 353 | | Republican and Democratic Presidential Primary Debates,
1979-1980 |
| 354 | | Candidate Information and Memoranda,
1980 |
| 355 | | Candidate Information and Memoranda,
1980 |
| 356 | | Republican Primary Debate and Transcript,
1980 |
| 357 | | Presidential and Senatorial Debates Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings,,
1982-1984 |
| 358 | | Candidate Questionnaires and Guides,
1982 |
| 359 | | Candidate Questionnaire Correspondence,
1982 |
| Box | Folder |
| 42 | 360 | | Candidate Questionnaires,
1982 |
| 361 | | Candidate Questionnaires,
1982 |
| 362 | | Gubernatorial Questionnaires and Debates, 19,
1982 |
| 363 | | Gubernatorial Debate Correspondence and Photographs,
1982 |
| 364 | | Gubernatorial Debate Newspaper Clippings,
1982 |
| 365 | | State Election Debate Correspondence,
1983-1984 |
| 366 | | Voter Registration and Candidates,
1983-1988 |
| 367 | | Candidate Questionnaires,
1984 |
| Box | Folder |
| 43 | 368 | | Candidate Questionnaires,
1984 |
| 369 | | Candidate Questionnaires,
1984 |
| 370 | | Candidate Questionnaires,
1984 |
| 371 | | Candidate Questionnaires,
1984 |
| 372 | | Candidate Questionnaires,
1984 |
| 373 | | Candidate Questionnaires,
1984 |
| 374 | | Presidential Debate Memoranda,
1984 |
| 375 | | Senatorial Debates,
1984 |
| 376 | | Senatorial Debates News Releases,
1984 |
| 377 | | Gubernatorial Debate Preparation,
1985-1986 |
| 378 | | Debate Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings,
1986 |
| 379 | | Senatorial Debate Correspondence,
1986 |
| Box | Folder |
| 44 | 380 | | Debate Preparation and Correspondence,
1986 |
| 381 | | National Security Debate Materials,
1986 |
| 382 | | State Secretary of State Debate Correspondence,
1986 |
| 383 | | News Media Coverage and Debate Discussion,
1986 |
| 384 | | Election Coverage and Reporting,
1976 |
| 385 | | Election Coverage and Reporting,
1978 |
| Box | Folder |
| 45 | 386 | | Election Coverage and Reporting,
1978-1982 |
| 387 | | Election Coverage and Reporting,
1980-1983 |
| Box | Folder |
| 88 | 752 | | Replies of Elected Officials,
1992 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series III: League Program
|
| Box | Folder |
| | Scope and Content: Though the league never endorsed a political candidate for office, this women's organization lobbied and in favor of several policies at the local, state, and national level. The league argued for racial equality, environmental protection, civil liberties, welfare legislation, judicial reform, the Gateway Amendment to the Illinois Constitution, and the reapportionment of legislative seats in Illinois and at the national level. This series includes the years 1921 to the present and contains publications, correspondence, league studies, court case documents, brochures, and ERA buttons. |
| Box | Folder |
| | Sub-series I: League Platform and Lobbying |
| Box | Folder |
| | | Scope and Content: Each year members of the League of Women Voters of Illinois would vote on a league platform and agenda for work. This democratic process led the league into lobbying and fighting for reforms in government at the local, state and national level. This sub-series contains documents from 1921 to the present, including brochures, programs, league studies, booklets, court cases files, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. This sub-series documents the Illinois league's presence at the state house as well as at county courthouses and at school board meetings. |
| Box | Folder |
| 88 | 388 | | State League Programs and Non-Profit Work,
1924-1957 |
| 389 | | National League Programs,
1928-1942 |
| 390 | | Leadership Training,
1953-1970 |
| 391 | | National and State League Continuing Responsibilities, 19,
1933-1969 |
| Box | Folder |
| 46 | 392 | | State League Continuing Responsibilities,
1921-1955 |
| 393 | | State League Continuing Responsibilities and Programs,
1953-1966 |
| 394 | | Planning the League Year,
1976-1981 |
| 395 | | Planning the League Year,
1977-1982 |
| 396 | | Planning the League Year,
1981-1986 |
| 397 | | Planning the League Year,
1982-1989 |
| Box | Folder |
| 47 | 398 | | Legislative Platforms and Operating Budget,
1975-1978 |
| 399 | | Studies in State Government,
1950-1951 |
| 400 | | Studies in State Government,
1950-1951 |
| 401 | | Studies of County Government,
1971-1972 |
| 402 | | Studies of County Government,
1971-1973 |
| 403 | | Studies of County Government and "Home Rul,
" 1970-1973 |
| 404 | | Lobbyist Registration Forms,
1978-1979 |
| 405 | | League Endorsements of State Legislation,
1951-1955 |
| 406 | | Bricker Amendment in Support of the United Nations,
1956-1958 |
| 407 | | Legislative Lobbying,
1959-1969 |
| 408 | | Illinois Voter Newsletter Lobbying Efforts,
1961-1970 |
| Box | Folder |
| 48 | 409 | | Legislative Lobbying,
1963-1970 |
| 410 | | Legislative Lobbying,
1971-1972 |
| 411 | | Legislative Lobbying,
1983 |
| 412 | | Legislative Lobbying,
1984-1985 |
| 413 | | Northeast Illinois Planning Commission,
1974-1979 |
| 414 | | Exploring America's Future Survey,
1974 |
| 415 | | Exploring Illinois' Future,
1976-1980 |
| 416 | | Transportation Studies,
1979-1980 |
| Box | Folder |
| 49 | 417 | | Planning Committee for the World's Fair,
1983-1984 |
| 418 | | Gateway Amendment Lobbying,
1950 |
| 419 | | Gateway Amendment Lobbying,
1950 |
| 420 | | Gateway Amendment Lobbying,
1950-1959 |
| 421 | | Municipal League Correspondence,
1963-1964 |
| 422 | | Legislative Reapportionment Debate,
1950-1965 |
| 423 | | Legislative Reapportionment Debate,
1951-1963 |
| 424 | | Legislative Reapportionment Debate,
1952-1954 |
| Box | Folder |
| 50 | 425 | | Legislative Reapportionment Debate,
1960-1965 |
| 426 | | Legislative Reapportionment Debate,
1962-1965 |
| 427 | | State Constitution Convention Lobbying,
1933-1945 |
| 428 | | Constitutional Convention Lobbying,
1945-1947 |
| 429 | | Constitutional Convention Lobbying,
1948-1959 |
| 430 | | Constitutional Convention Lobbying,
1951-1956 |
| 431 | | Constitutional Convention Lobbying, Newspaper Clippings, and Speeches,,
1961-1969 |
| Box | Folder |
| 51 | 432 | | Constitutional Convention Correspondence,
1961-1968 |
| 433 | | Constitutional Convention Correspondence,
1961-1969 |
| 434 | | Constitutional Convention Questionnaires,
1963 |
| 435 | | Constitutional Amendments and General Session Correspondence,
1963-1964 |
| 436 | | League Mock Constitutional Convention,
1964-1969 |
| Box | Folder |
| 52 | 437 | | DuPage County Mock Constitutional Convention,
1965 |
| 438 | | Constitution Study Commission,
1965-1969 |
| 439 | | Constitutional Convention Brochures and Correspondence,
1969-1970 |
| 440 | | Amendments to the Illinois Bill of Rights,
1969 |
| 441 | | Legislative Reform Proposals,
1975-1976 |
| 442 | | Open Meetings Act,
1975-1982 |
| 443 | | Rumor Control Advice,
1983 |
| 444 | | Public Relations Campaign,
1972-1986 |
| Box | Folder |
| 53 | 445 | | Illinois Government Restructuring,
1977-1978 |
| 446 | | Illinois Government Restructuring,
1977-1983 |
| 447 | | Revenue Amendment Debate,
1949-1957 |
| 448 | | Revenue Amendment Debate,
1952 |
| 449 | | Revenue Amendment and Tax Restructuring,
1951-1966 |
| 450 | | Revenue Amendment and Tax Restructuring,
1953-1971 |
| 451 | | Revenue Amendment Debate,
1955-1956 |
| 452 | | Revenue Amendment Debate,
1956 |
| 453 | | State Tax Information and Correspondence,
1957-1968 |
| 454 | | State Tax and Revenue Debate,
1968-1965 |
| 455 | | Reports on State Tax Structure,
1959-1962 |
| Box | Folder |
| 54 | 456 | | Revenue Amendment and Tax Restructuring,
1960-1963 |
| 457 | | Revenue Amendment and Tax Restructuring,
1960-1969 |
| 458 | | State Tax Reform Correspondence and Lobbying,
1961-1966 |
| 459 | | State Tax Comparisons and Brochures,
1962-1967 |
| 460 | | Tax Reform Correspondence and Lobbying,
1962-1966 |
| 461 | | Revenue Amendment Surveys and Correspondence,
1966 |
| 462 | | Revenue Amendment Poll and Correspondence,
1966 |
| 463 | | Revenue Amendment Lobbying,
1966 |
| 464 | | Tax Reform and Regulation Publications,
1966-1970 |
| 465 | | Revenue Amendment Lobbying,
1969-1971 |
| 466 | | Property Tax Reform Packet,
1973 |
| 467 | | Direct Primary Lobbying,
1931-1953 |
| Box | Folder |
| 55 | 468 | | Permanent Voter Registration Lobbying,
1930-1953 |
| 469 | | Permanent Voter Registration Lobbying,
1931-1936 |
| 470 | | Voting Machine Debates,
1933-1957 |
| 471 | | Election Law Lobbying,
1937-1939 |
| 472 | | Permanent Voter Registration,
undated |
| 473 | | State Election Law Lobbying,
1953-1982 |
| 474 | | Election Law Lobbying,
1956-1983 |
| 475 | | Election Law Lobbying,
1958-1982 |
| 476 | | Voter and Election Regulations and Laws,
1947-1976 |
| Box | Folder |
| 56 | 477 | | Election Oversight Instructions,
1954-1960 |
| 478 | | Election Correspondence and Polls,
1960-1961 |
| 479 | | Election Supervision and Judge Training,
1960-1961 |
| 480 | | Election Consensus Report and Correspondence,
1961 |
| 481 | | Election Consensus Reports and Questionnaire,
1970-1971 |
| 482 | | Voter Registration Agenda,
1980-1984 |
| 483 | | Lobbying for Women's Right to be Jurors,
1931 |
| 484 | | Civil Service and Merit System Reform Lobbying,
1934-1960 |
| 485 | | Civil Service Reform Lobbying,
1934-1956 |
| 486 | | Judicial Kits and Court Reform,
1951-1958 |
| 487 | | Judicial Regulation and Reform Lobbying,
1955-1967 |
| 488 | | Judicial Regulation and Reform Lobbying,
1961-1970 |
| Box | Folder |
| 57 | 489 | | Judicial Reform Correspondence,
1964-1966 |
| 490 | | Judicial Reform Lobbying, 1964,
1981 |
| 491 | | Judicial and Legislation Reform,
1970 |
| 492 | | Judicial Merit System Reform,
1975-1982 |
| 493 | | Judicial Primer and Administrative Structure to Illinois Judicial Branch, 1937,,
1950-1960 |
| 494 | | Structure of Government Chairman Reports,
1949-1951 |
| 495 | | Child Welfare and the Illinois Youth Commission,
1939-1959 |
| 496 | | Child Welfare and Juvenile Legislation,
1949-1975 |
| Box | Folder |
| 58 | 497 | | Juvenile Delinquency and the Court,
1963-1965 |
| 498 | | Illinois Youth Commission,
1963-1965 |
| 499 | | Juvenile Delinquency and Welfare Agenda,
1964-1965 |
| 500 | | Juvenile Court Watch,
1967-1977 |
| 501 | | Juvenile Court Watch,
1974-1981 |
| 502 | | Juvenile Court Watch Publications,
1980-1981 |
| 503 | | "How To Watch Juvenile Court" booklet,
1979 |
| Box | Folder |
| 59 | 504 | | Illinois Court Watching Reports and Audio Tape,
1972-1977 |
| 505 | | Local Court Watching Project,
1974-1975 |
| 506 | | Illinois Court Watching Project,
1974-1980 |
| 507 | | Illinois Court Watching Press Clippings,
1974-1977 |
| 508 | | Cook County Court Watching Project,
1974-1977 |
| 509 | | DuPage County Court Watching Project,
1974-1977 |
| 510 | | Champaign and Warren County Court Watching Project,
1974-1977 |
| 511 | | Rock Island, St. Clair, and Winnebago County Court Watching Project,,
1974-1977 |
| Box | Folder |
| 60 | 512 | | Other Illinois Counties Court Watching Project,
1974-1977 |
| 513 | | Court Watching Project Funding and Reports,
1974-1977 |
| 514 | | Court Watching Project Appendices and Reports,
1974-1977 |
| 515 | | "Keeping an Eye on the Court" Folder Kit,
undated |
| 516 | | "How to Watch a Court - Part I," Publication,
1975 |
| 517 | | "How to Watch a Court - Part II," Publication,
1975 |
| 518 | | Illinois Court Watching Project Final Report,
1974-1975 |
| 519 | | Illinois Court Watching Final Report,
1976-1977 |
| 520 | | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Reports and Correspondence,
1945-1963 |
| Box | Folder |
| 61 | 521 | | Anti-Subversion Legislation Opposition,
1946-1953 |
| 522 | | Anti-Subversion Legislation Opposition,
1954-1955 |
| 523 | | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Reports and Correspondence,
1950-1951 |
| 524 | | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Publications and Judicial Action,
1952-1960 |
| 525 | | Civil Liberties and Welfare Information,
1950-1954 |
| Box | Folder |
| 62 | 526 | | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Commission,
1972-1977 |
| 527 | | Civil Liberties Surveys and Agendas,
1970-1972 |
| 528 | | Civil Rights and the Fair Employment Practices Act Correspondence,
1944-1967 |
| 529 | | Equal Rights Task Force Survey,
undated |
| 530 | | Equal Rights Amendment Newspaper Clippings,
1977-1979 |
| 531 | | Equal Rights Amendment Newspaper Clippings,
1978 |
| Box | Folder |
| 63 | 532 | | Equal Rights Amendment Task Force Grant from the Playboy Foundation,,
1982-1983 |
| 533 | | Equal Rights Amendment Task Force Press Releases,
1981-1983 |
| 534 | | "Guide to Women's Rights in Illinois" booklet,
1983 |
| 535 | | Public Policy and Community Action Booklets,
1983-1985 |
| 536 | | Sheppard-Towner Act and Welfare Agenda,
1921-1942 |
| 537 | | Welfare Lobbying and Aid to Dependent Children Revisions,
1928-1951 |
| 538 | | Welfare Lobbying and Correspondence,
1928-1959 |
| 539 | | Adoption Law Revisions,
1931-1943 |
| Box | Folder |
| 64 | 540 | | Child Labor and Welfare Legislation,
1933-1942 |
| 541 | | Unemployment Relief Correspondence and Reports,
1932-1935 |
| 542 | | Welfare Debate for the Aged and Disabled,
1934-1947 |
| 543 | | State Welfare Chairman and Lobbying,
1938-1961 |
| 544 | | Public Health Awareness Program,
1940-1953 |
| 545 | | Child Welfare and Child Labor Correspondence,
1943-1945 |
| 546 | | Legislative Strategy and Lobbying,
1943-1961 |
| 547 | | Public Housing and Human Relations Commission Publications,
1956-1977 |
| Box | Folder |
| 65 | 548 | | Welfare Non-League Resources,
1959-1960 |
| 549 | | Child Welfare Lobbying,
1963-1974 |
| 550 | | Equal Housing for Welfare Recipients and Minorities,
1966-1970 |
| 551 | | Equal Housing Publications and Reports,
1964-1968 |
| 552 | | Equal Housing Publications and Reports,
1967-1969 |
| 553 | | Commission on Human Relations and Welfare,
1966-1970 |
| 554 | | Housing and Community Grant Brochures,
1974-1982 |
| Box | Folder |
| 66 | 555 | | Welfare Lobbying and Pamphlets,
1980-1981 |
| 556 | | Legislative Program and Education,
1924-1951 |
| 557 | | Reorganizing Illinois Education,
1923-1959 |
| 558 | | School Financing and Administrative Correspondence,
1952-1972 |
| 559 | | Education Financing with Bonds,
1960 |
| 560 | | Community College Lobbying,
1965-1966 |
| 561 | | Freedom Agenda Conference,
1954-1956 |
| Box | Folder |
| 67 | 562 | | Freedom Agenda Conference Correspondence,
1954-1956 |
| 563 | | Freedom Agenda and Office of Economic Opportunity Lobbying,
1954-1973 |
| 564 | | Foreign Trade Survey,
1954-1955 |
| 565 | | Foreign Policy Committee Reports,
1957 |
| 566 | | Foreign Economic Policy Correspondence,
1960 |
| 567 | | Sanitation and Environmental Lobbying,
1967-1977 |
| 568 | | Northeast Illinois Planning Commission and Sanitation,
1971 |
| 569 | | Environmental Policy and Lobbying,
1973-1982 |
| 570 | | Environmental Agenda and Lobbying,
1967-1976 |
| Box | Folder |
| 68 | 571 | | Environmental Projects on Lake Michigan with Army Corps of Engineers,
1972 |
| 572 | | Environmental Projects,
1975-1976 |
| 573 | | Environmental Projects and Reports,
1975-1979 |
| 574 | | Environmental Projects,
1977-1978 |
| 575 | | Environmental Projects,
1975-1979 |
| 576 | | Environmental Projects,
1979-1981 |
| 577 | | Regional Transportation Studies,
1972-1983 |
| Box | Folder |
| 69 | 578 | | Urban Crisis Committee,
1977 |
| 579 | | Urban Planning Lobbying,
1980-1981 |
| 580 | | Urban Planning Lobbying,
1980-1981 |
| 581 | | Handgun Control Lobby,
1975-1982 |
| 582 | | Litigation Workshop,
1977 |
| 583 | | Fair Housing and Jones v. Mayer Case,
1967-1969 |
| 584 | | McInnis v. Ogilvie Case,
1968-1969 |
| 585 | | Fair Housing and Gautreaux v. Romney Case,
1969-1975 |
| Box | Folder |
| 70 | 586 | | League of Women Voters, et al. v. Fields, et al. Case,
1971-1975 |
| 587 | | League of Women Voters, et al. v. Fields, et al. Case,
1978-1980 |
| 588 | | Environmental Court Cases,
1971 |
| 589 | | Environmental Court Cases,
1971-1973 |
| 590 | | Metropolitan Housing v. Arlington Heights Case,
1974-1976 |
| Box | Folder |
| 71 | 591 | | Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing,
1975-1978 |
| 592 | | American national Bank v. Kusper Case and Legislative Reaction,
1976-1978 |
| 593 | | Lopez, et al. v. Fitzgerald Case,
1977 |
| 594 | | City of Springfield v. Fair Employment Practices Commission, et al. Case,
1978 |
| 595 | | State of Illinois v. Beck Case,
1972-1973 |
| 596 | | Select Joint Committee on Regulatory Agency Reform Meeting,
1980 |
| 597 | | Newspaper Clippings,
1998-2000 |
| 753 | | Coalition v. State Coalition,
1980 |
| 754 | | Coalition v. State Board of Election,
1980 |
| Box | Folder |
| 89 | 755 | | Open Meetings Act, Board of Ed. v. Katz,
1991 |
| 756 | | Local Government League Resource,
1967-1985 |
| 757 | | National Women's Political Caucus-150th Anniversary of Seneca Falls, July,
1998 |
| Box | Folder |
| | Sub-series II: Legislative Seminars and Workshops |
| Box | Folder |
| | | Scope and Content: In order to educate its members on government and voting, the League of Women Voters of Illinois created several legislative seminars and workshops. These seminars instructed women on their rights as citizens, the legislative process, and how to effectively run meetings and budgets at a local level. This sub-series, illustrating the years 1922-1989, contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, booklets, newsletters, and buttons. |
| 598 | | Women's Legal Rights and Citizenship Status,
1923-1969 |
| Box | Folder |
| 72 | 599 | | Lucy Stone Playbill and Report on the Federal Government,
1930-1938 |
| 600 | | Township government and Party Organization Publications,
1934-1948 |
| 601 | | Biographies of Several American Women,
1976 |
| 602 | | Get Out the Vote Campaign,
1922-1940 |
| 603 | | Legislative Programs,
1923-1940 |
| 604 | | Legislative School and League Appropriations, 1927-1957,
1979 |
| Box | Folder |
| 73 | 605 | | Legislative School, 19,
1959-1965 |
| 606 | | Brainstorming for the Legislative School,
undated |
| 607 | | Government and Economic Reports and Handbooks,
1936-1939 |
| 608 | | Local Government Studies and Publications,
1965-1967 |
| 609 | | League Publications on Leadership,
1956-1968 |
| 610 | | Voter Publications and Press Release Guides,
1982 |
| 611 | | Legislative Newsletters,
1935-1954 |
| Box | Folder |
| 74 | 612 | | Legislative Newsletters,
1955-1963 |
| 613 | | Legislative Newsletters,
1965-1972 |
| 614 | | Legislative Newsletters,
1973-1978 |
| 615 | | Legislative Newsletters,
1979-1987 |
| 616 | | National Lobby Day and Legislative Newsletters,
1981-1987 |
| 617 | | League Publications on Youth, Government, and Voting,
1971-1989 |
| Box | Folder |
| 75 | 618 | | Organizational Publications,
1974-1987 |
| 619 | | League Brochures,
1983-1987 |
| 620 | | President's Workshop,
1982 |
| 621 | | Legislative Seminars,
1974-1982 |
| 622 | | Legislative Seminars,
1983 |
| 623 | | Legislative Seminars,
1983 |
| 624 | | Legislative Seminars,
1984 |
| 625 | | Legislative Seminars,
1985 |
| 626 | | Legislative Seminars,
1985 |
| 627 | | Legislative Seminars,
1986 |
| 628 | | Legislative Seminars,
1987 |
| 629 | | Legislative Seminars,
1987 |
| Box | Folder |
| 76 | 630 | | Legislative Seminars,
1988 |
| 631 | | Legislative Visiting Days,
1988 |
| 632 | | Legislative Seminars,
1989 |
| 633 | | Legislative Handbooks and Kits,
1989-1990 |
| 634 | | Legislative Action Phone Trees,
1989 |
| 635 | | The Art of Budget Building,
1973 |
| 636 | | "Order of Business" pamphlet,
1977 |
| 637 | | "Keeping Records" pamphlet,
1977 |
| 638 | | "Project Guides" pamphlet,
undated |
| 639 | | "Personal Checklist for Presidents" pamphlet,
undated |
| 640 | | "What Makes a Good Meeting?" pamphlet,
1980 |
| 641 | | League Lingo,
1980-1983 |
| 642 | | Planning Guide,
1979 |
| 643 | | Equal Rights Amendment Campaign Buttons,
1978 |
