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League of Women Voters of Minneapolis Collection M/A 2000.143.01-02

League of Women Voters of Minneapolis Collection M/A 2000.143.01-02
creatorLeague of Women Voters of Minneapolis. (Minn.)
Title: League of Women Voters of Minneapolis Collection
Dates:1928-1999
Quantity: 2.0 boxes
Repository: James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library

History

The League was founded in 1919 to promote the political education of newly enfranchised women citizens. Locally, the League works to improve public policy in the city, region, and state. It focuses its efforts in three major areas: non-partisan voter information; research and action; and community development. The League publishes booklets on local government, elected offices, voting, and other key issues. They sponsor candidate and issue forums, "get out the vote" rallies, as well as being at the forefront of discussion on critical public issues. The League is a national organization that admits any women for membership who is of voting age.

Description of the Collection

The collection includes newspaper clippings (1920s, 1930s, and 1960s to 1990s), meeting minutes from the 1920s to the 1970s, and miscellaneous pamphlets, reports, booklets, handouts, announcements, programs, etc. Also, included are a bank ledger with receipts. This collection shows that the League covered a broad range of issues. Some included homelessness, immigration, election laws, and so on.

Related Material

In Special Collections Minneapolis Collection periodicals: League-O-Gram October 1939-May 1969, Minneapolis Voter September 1969-July 1987, and Voter 1987-2000, LWVMpls voter 2000-.

Subject Headings

Subjects

Elections--Minnesota--Minneapolis
Local elections--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
Municipal government--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
Political participation--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
Women in community organization--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
Women in politics--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
Women--Minnesota--Minneapolis--Societies and clubs.

Places

Minneapolis (Minn.)--Politics and government--Citizen participation.

Table of Contents

Bank ledger and receipts -- Box 1, Folder 1
Meeting minutes 1970-1979 -- Box 1, Folder 2
Meeting minutes 1960-1969 -- Box 1, Folder 3
Meeting minutes 1950-1959 -- Box 1, Folder 4
Meeting minutes 1936-1949 -- Box 1, Folder 5
Meeting minutes 1930-1939 -- Box 1, Folder 6
Meeting minutes 1928-1929 -- Box 1, Folder 7
Newspaper clippings 1990 -- Box 2, Folder 1
Newspaper clippings 1984-1988 -- Box 2, Folder 2
Newspaper clippings 1974,1978,1980 -- Box 2, Folder 3
Newspaper clippings 1942-1958 -- Box 2, Folder 4
Newspaper clippings 1940-1969 -- Box 2, Folder 5
Newspaper clippings 1940-1949 -- Box 2, Folder 6
Miscellaneous pamphlets, reports, programs, booklets, and handouts 1990-1999 -- Box 2, Folder 7
Miscellaneous pamphlets, reports, programs, booklets, and handouts 1980-1990 -- Box 2, Folder 8
Miscellaneous pamphlets, reports, programs, booklets, and handouts 1970-1979 -- Box 2, Folder 9
Miscellaneous pamphlets, reports, programs, booklets, and handouts 1928, 1939, 1941, 1960-1969 -- Box 2, Folder 10


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