Arkansas League of Women Voters Records

Collection

Identifier: MC 476

Staff Only
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Scope and Content Note

The material consists of annual reports, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and material relating to the organization of local leagues; reports, minutes, and correspondence of the state organization, as well as information and clippings pertaining to the League of Women Voters in general.

Dates

1953-1987

Creator

League of Women Voters of Arkansas (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920 as a nonpartisan organization to inform the electorate and increase citizen participation in government. Organization in Arkansas apparently began as early as the 1920s, but it was not until the early 1950s that a concerted effort resulted in official recognition of the League of Women Voters of Arkansas in 1955. Provisional and Local Leagues have been organized since that time. Special Collections is the repository of records for the state organization as well as some local units.

Extent

9.75 Linear Feet (20 Boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged and described in three series:

Local and Provisional Leagues. Boxes 1-14
Arkansas State League. Boxes 15-19
Photographs. Box 20

Acquisition Information

Material relating to the Arkansas League of Women Voters was donated to Special Collections by Betty B. Pickett, President, League of Women Voters of Arkansas, of Conway, Arkansas on October 18, 1983.

Related Materials

Records relating to the Arkansas League of Women Voters Records include:

Arkansas League of Women Voters Records Addendum 1960-1984 MC 934

Arkansas League of Women Voters Records Addendum II 1965-1984 MC 966

Conway League of Women Voters Records 1975-1986 MC 1411

Pine Bluff League of Women Voters Records 1952-1983 MC 904

Separated Materials

Included in the original donation were bulletins and other publications of the Local Leagues, as well as of the state and national organizations. These have been removed to the Arkansas Collection and cataloged in InfoLinks.