Arkansas League of Women Voters Records
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Not requestable
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 (Corporate Entity)
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)
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.
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.
Processing Information
Processed by Nan Lawler; completed in February 1988
- Title
- Arkansas League of Women Voters Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nan Lawler
- Date
- February 1988
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu