League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area records Guide to the League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area records Mss. 76 L47

Guide to the League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area records Mss. 76 L47


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 76 L47
Title
League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area records 1932-2021
Quantity
11.25 Linear Feet
Creator
League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area Records
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Acquisition Information:

76 L47 (1976.37)  Williamsburg Chapter of the League through Mrs David Kranbuehl. 1983.41      Gift of the local Chapter (through Peggy Kossler). 1994.63A    Gift of the League of Women Voters of Williamsburg through Mrs. Peggy Kossler. 2008.98        LWV via  Barbara Worthen. For information on additions made after 2008 please contact a staff member for details. 2016.084  Gift of the League of Women Voters via Barbara Worthen. 2016.101 Gift of the League of Women Voters via Barbara Worthen

Accruals:

Additions to the collection are ongoing. The finding aid will be updated to reflect accruals to the collection.


Historical Note:

The League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area has also been known in the past as the League of Women Voters of Williamsburg, Va., and the League of Women Voters of Williamsburg-James City County. These names appear to have been used at times interchangeably. at .

Scope and Contents

Records of the League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area (LWVWA). Includes minutes, agendas, correspondence, publications, reports, photographs, memorandums, newsletters, president's files, video recordings and newspaper clippings. Topics covered include among others arms control, national security issues and domestic legislation, information relating to lobbying, etc.

Related Material

Videocassettes, audiocassettes, and floppy disks from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.

Separated Material

7 floppy discs from the 2003-2004 President's files, two VHS tapes, audio cassette tapes, and one Betacam tape have been moved to the Mss. Audiovisual Collection. These items, while separated physically for storage, have been intellectually moved back into this collection.


Subjects and Indexing Terms


Container List

id62207
Series 1: Mss. 76 L47
Scope and Contents

Records of the Williamsburg-James City County, Va. chapter of the League of Women Voters. Includes minutes, agendas, correspondence, publications, reports, photographs, memorandums, and newspaper clippings. Addition to the Collection of materials relating to arms control, national security issues and domestic legislation, information relating to lobbying, and newsletters.

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id62520
Series 2: Accession 1983.41 Addition
1971-1974
Scope and Contents

Bulletins, agendas and correspondence concerning the Equal Rights Amendment.

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id62208
Series 3: Accession 1994.63A Addition
Scope and Contents

Addition to records of the League of Women Voters of Williamsburg-James City County

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id66146
Series 4: Accession 2006.53 Addition
Scope and Contents

An inventory for this accession is available at http://vip.lib.virginia.edu:8080/cocoon/vivaead/published/wm/viw00118.xml.frame

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id62209
Series 5: Accession 2008.98 Addition
Scope and Contents

League of Women Voters Records. No inventory for this accession.

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id71254
Series 6: Accession 2010.342 Addition
1992-2005
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Acc. 2010.342 consists of miscellaneous newsletters, 1992-2002; Voter Service records, 2002-2005; President's files, 2002-2005; a studies binder on Restorative Justice, 2003-2005; and two VHS and one Betacam tapes: Fall candidates forums for Virginia Delegates (2), 2003; and LVWUS "Shakedown Your Vote", 2004.

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id247997
Series 7: Accession 2014.184
1976-1997
Scope and Contents

This series contains bulletins of the League of Women Voters of Virginia from 1976-1986 and bulletins from the Williamsburg Area League of Women Voters from 1984-1997.

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id304590
Series 8: Accession 2016.084 and 2016.101, 2000- 2008
Scope and Contents

One VHS tape titled: 75 Years of a Great Idea, 2006 and 2008 League of Women Voters National Convention packets and photographs, publicity information, voter services for 2003, study on homeslessness in the Williamsburg area for 2004, 2000- 2008 facts for voters booklets, treasurer folders for 2003-2008, and Board of Directors resumes 2003- 2008.

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Series 9: Accession 2018.236
English
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Series 10: Accession 2019.334
Mixed Materials Box: 1 League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area Records
1 Linear Feet
1968, 2010-2016English
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Series 11: Accession 2023.144
Scope and Contents

This series contains an addition of newsletters, correspondence, memorandums, and event papers.

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Series 12: Accession 2023.148
Scope and Contents

This series contains membership trifolds, one dating to 2020, one undated; multiple issues of newsletters from 2016-2019 and 2021; five notebooks with photographs and newspaper clippings dating from 1991 to 2020 as well as documents of annual meeting workbooks and minutes from 2017-2021. Folders of board minutes from 2019-2021 are also included.

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