RG 1 — Chester County League of Women Voters / League of Women Voters of West Chester are

Record Group 1, Series I – Publications

Description:  Includes publications containing organizational activities and events as well as current event news, legislative activities, political and social issues, etc. Publications are from national, state, local branches of the League.  League affiliation is stated after the title if known. Alphabetically arranged by title and then chronologically within each title.

Box 1

Folder 1 – “Action”, National LWV, 1946

Folder 2 – “The Bulletin Board”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1949

Folder 3 – “Bulletin”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1951-1954

Folder 4 – “Bulletin”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1955-1956

Folder 5 – “Bulletin”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1957

Folder 6 – “Bulletin”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1958

Folder 7 – “Bulletin”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1959

Folder 8 – “Bulletin”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1960

Folder 9 – “Bulletin”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1961

Folder 10 – “Bulletin”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1962

Folder 11 – “Bulletin”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1963

Folder 12 – “Bulletin”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1964

Folder 13 – “Bulletin of the Pa. League of Women Voters”, July 1922

Folder 14 – “Bulletin of the Pa. League of Women Voters”, April 1923-July 1923

Folder 15 – “Bulletin of the Pa. League of Women Voters”, August 1923-December 1923

Folder 16 – “Bulletin of the Pa. League of Women Voters”, March 1924-July 1924

Folder 17 – “Bulletin of the Pa. League of Women Voters”, August 1924-December 1924

Folder 18 – “Bulletin of the Pa. League of Women Voters”, January 1925-February 1925

Folder 19 – “Bulletin of the West Chester League of Women Citizens”, August 1920

Folder 20 – “ChesterCounty Voter”, 1995-1996

Folder 21 – “Convention Briefs”, National LWV, 1940

Folder 22 – “The Issue”, Eastern Counties of the Pa. LWV, 1945

Folder 23 – “Member’s Magazine”, National LWV, 1940

Folder 24 – “Member’s Magazine”, National LWV, 1941

Folder 25 – “Member’s Magazine”, National  LWV, 1941

Folder 26 – “Member’s Magazine”, National LWV, 1942

Folder 27 – “Member’s Magazine”, National LWV, 1943

Folder 28 – “The National Voter”, LWV of the United States, 1951

Folder 29 – “The National Voter”, LWV of the United States, 1953

Folder 30 – “The National Voter”, LWV of the United States, 1954

Folder 31 – “The National Voter”, LWV of the United States, 1955

Folder 32 – “The National Voter”, LWV of the United States, 1956

Folder 33 – “Newsletter”, National LWV, 1937

Folder 34 – “Newsletter”, PhiladelphiaCountyLWV, 1942

Folder 35 – “Newsletter”, Women’s Club of Chester County, 1939

Box 2

Folder 1 – “The Pennsylvania Bulletin: Official Organ of the Pennsylvania League of Woman Voters”, March 1925-June 1925

Folder 2 – “The Pennsylvania Bulletin: Official Organ of the Pennsylvania League of Woman Voters”, July 1925-December 1925

Folder 3 – “The Pennsylvania Bulletin: Official Organ of the Pennsylvania League of Woman Voters”, January 1926-April 1926

Folder 4 – “The Pennsylvania Bulletin: Official Organ of the Pennsylvania League of Woman Voters”, May 1926-September 1926

Folder 5 – “The Pennsylvania Bulletin: Official Organ of the Pennsylvania League of Woman Voters”, October 1926-December 1926

Folder 6 – “The Pennsylvania Bulletin: Official Organ of the Pennsylvania League of Woman Voters”, January 1927-March 1927

Folder 7 – “The Pennsylvania Voter”, Pa. LWV, 1937, 1939

Folder 8 – “The Pennsylvania Voter”, Pa. LWV, 1940

Folder 9 – “The Pennsylvania Voter”, Pa. LWV, 1941-1942

Folder 10 – “The Pennsylvania Voter”, Pa. LWV, 1943

Folder 11 – “The Pennsylvania Voter”, Pa. LWV, 1950-1953

Folder 12 – “The Pennsylvania Voter”, Pa. LWV, 1954

Folder 13 – “The Pennsylvania Voter”, Pa. LWV, 1955-1957, 1967

Folder 14 – “West Chester Area Voter”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1964

Folder 15 – “West Chester Area Voter”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1965

Folder 16 – “West Chester Area Voter”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1966

Folder 17 – “The Voter”, LWV of the West Chester Area, 1966

Folder 18 – “The Voter”, LWV of the West Chester Area, January 1967-April 1967

Folder 19 – “The Voter”, LWV of the West Chester Area, Sept 1967-December 1967

Folder 20 – “The Voter”, LWV of the West Chester Area, January 1968-April 1968

Folder 21 – “The Voter”, LWV of the West Chester Area, May 1968-December 1968

Folder 22 – “Voter”, LWV of the West Chester Area, January 1969-April 1969

Folder 23 – “The Voter”, LWV of the West Chester Area, May 1969-November 1969

Folder 24 – “The Voter”, LWV of the West Chester Area, May 1970

Folder 25 – [Duplicates of above]

Record Group 1, Series II – Minutes

Description: Meetings of meetings of the LWV unless otherwise stated.  The ChesterCounty branch of the LWV is identified following the type of meeting minutes in each folder description.  Many folders also contain financial reports and other supporting records. Folders listed as “Minute Book”, contains other materials such as clippings, correspondence, financial records and related documents.

Box 3

Folder 1 – Minute Book, League of Women Citizens / League of Women Voters, Chester County, 1919-1920 / 1920-1922

Folder 2 – Women Suffrage Party of ChesterCounty, 1919

Folder 3 – League of Women Citizens, West ChesterPa., 1919

Folder 4 – League of Women Citizens, West ChesterPa., 1920

Folder 5 – Regular Monthly Meeting / Annual Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, 1920

Folder 6 – Regular Monthly Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, 1921

Folder 7 – Regular Monthly Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1921

Folder 8 – Annual Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1921

Folder 9 – Regular Monthly Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1922

Folder 10 – Regular Monthly Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1923

Folder 11 – Executive Committee Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Jan. 1923-July 1923

Folder 12 – Executive Committee Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Aug. 1923-Dec. 1923

Folder 13 – Regular Monthly Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1924

Folder 14 – Minute Book, “ChesterCountyLeague of Women Voters, Monthly Meetings”, 1924-1925

Folder 15 – Executive Committee Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Jan. 1924-May 1924

Folder 16 – Executive Committee Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, June 1924-Jan. 1925

Folder 17 – Executive Committee Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Feb. 1925-July 1925

Folder 18 – Executive Committee Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, July 1925-Nov. 1925

Folder 19 – Regular Monthly Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1925

Folder 20 – Regular Monthly Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1926

Folder 21 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Dec. 1926-June 1927

Folder 22 – Regular Monthly Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1927

Folder 23 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, June 1927-Feb. 1928

Folder 24 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, March 1928-Jan. 1929

Folder 24A – Executive Committee Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1928

Folder 25 – Minute Book, “Chester Co. League of Women Voters”, 1928-1935

Folder 26 – Minute Book, West Chester LWV, 1929-1937

Folder 27 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Feb. 1929-Dec. 1929

Folder 28 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Jan. 1930-Jan. 1931

Folder 29 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Feb. 1931-June 1931

Folder 30 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Sept. 1931-Jan. 1932

Folder 31 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Feb. 1932-June 1932

Folder 32 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, July 1932-Dec. 1932

Folder 33 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Jan. 1933-June 1933

Folder 34 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, July 1933-Dec. 1933

Folder 35 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Jan. 1934-May 1934

Folder 36 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, June 1934-Dec. 1934

Folder 37 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Jan. 1935-June 1935

Folder 38 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, July 1935-Dec. 1935

Box 4

Folder 1 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Jan. 1936-April 1936

Folder 2 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, May 1936-Dec. 1936

Folder 3 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Jan. 1937-June 1937

Folder 4 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, July 1937-Dec. 1937

Folder 5 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Jan. 1938-May 1938

Folder 6 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, June 1938-Dec. 1938

Folder 7 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, Jan. 1939-May 1939

Folder 8 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, June 1939-Dec. 1939

Folder 9 – Board Meeting, ChesterCountyLWV, 1940

Folder 10 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, Jan. 1957-April 1957

Folder 11 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, May 1957-Dec. 1957

Folder 12 – Annual Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1957-1962

Folder 13 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1958

Folder 14 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1959

Folder 15 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, Jan. 1960-May 1960

Folder 16 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, June 1960-Nov. 1960

Folder 16A – Chester County Council of the LWV, 1960

Folder 17 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, Jan. 1961-April 1961

Folder 18 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, May 1961-Nov. 1961

Folder 19 – Annual Membership Breakfast, West Chester LWV, 1961-1962

Folder 20 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, Jan. 1962-April 1962

Folder 21 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, May 1962-Oct. 1962

Folder 22 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, Jan. 1963-May 1963

Folder 23 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, June 1963-Dec. 1963

Folder 24 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1964

Folder 25 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1967

Folder 26 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, Jan. 1968-April 1968

Folder 27 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, June 1968-Dec. 1968

Folder 28 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, Jan. 1969-Sept. 1969

Folder 29 – Board Meeting, West Chester LWV, Sept. 1969-Dec. 1969

Box 5

1) Minute Book, includes reports and financial documents, West Chester LWV, 1964-1967.  Contents removed and separated into the following folders:

Folder 1 – 1964

Folder 2 – 1965

Folder 3 – 1966

Folder 4 – 1967

Record Group 1, Series III – Reports

Description: Includes a variety of documents dealing with LWV activities. Most reports were likely delivered at annual and monthly meetings.  The particular LWV branch from where the report originated is noted if known.

Box 5 (cont’d)

Folder 5 – “Report of Katherine M. Pyle, Chairman of Membership Drive”, 1921

Folder 6 – Committee Reports, 1936

Folder 7 – Annual Report, “Department of Government and Foreign Policy, 1936

Folder 8 – Committee Reports, 1937

Folder 9 – “Department and Committee Reports”, ChesterCountyLWV, 1938

Folder 10 – “Publications Report”, National LWV, 1939-1940

Folder 11 – “Committee and Department Reports”, ChesterCountyLWV, 1939

Folder 11A – “The League of Women Voters Looks at Constructive Program for Youth”, 1940

Folder 12 – “Board Report to Convention on Financial Support”, National LWV, 1940

Folder 13 – Calendar Report, 1956-1959

Folder 14 – Housing Report, West Chester LWV, [1957-1960]

Folder 15 – Report of Programs, 1957-1958

Folder 16 – “Report for the year on Loyalty-Security”, 1958

Folder 17 – National Convention, 1958

Folder 18 – Report on Water, 1958-1959

Folder 19 – Report of Bulletin, West Chester LWV, 1959

Folder 20 – Constitutional Revision, Annual Report, 1958-1959

Folder 21 – Voters’ Service Committee, 1958

Folder 22 – “Report on the DelawareRiver Basin Meeting”, 1963

Folder 23 – “Report on Harrisburg Trip”, [1964]

Folder 24 – “Report on Consensus on U.S.-China Relations”, 1968

Folder 24A – National Board Report, 1972

Folder 25 – Membership Report, n.d.

Folder 26 – United Nations Committee, n.d.

Folder 27 – Court Affairs, n.d.

Folder 28 – Library Committee Report, West Chester LWV, n.d.

Folder 29 – Housing / Foreign Policy, n.d

Record Group 1, Series IV – Correspondence

Description: Bulk of correspondence consists of (General) letters addressed to League members as part of mass mailings to inform them about events, political action, league activity, and other issues.  Personal correspondence addressed to a specific person is identified by author and placed in separate folder.

Box 5 (cont’d)

Folder 30 – Personal, Jennie Darlington, 1929, 1932

Folder 31 – Personal, Helen Read Fox, n.d.

Folder 32 – Personal, Shirley M. Shreiner, 1954

Folder 33 – Personal, Marguerite M. Wells, 1941

Folder 34 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1927, 1936-1937

Folder 35 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1938

Folder 36 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1939

Folder 37 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1940

Folder 38 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1941

Folder 39 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1942

Folder 40 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1943

Folder 41 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1944

Folder 42 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1945

Folder 43 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1946

Folder 44 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1947

Folder 45 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, 1948

Folder 46 – General, Chester County LWV, 1949-1954

Folder 47 – General, ChesterCountyLWV, n.d 

Record Group 1, Series V – Membership

Description: Includes list of members, membership cards and membership forms.  Member lists include contact information for members and lists of officers.  Box 6 contains 3” x 5” cards with member name and contact information [Box 6 in original box]

Box 5 (cont’d)

 Folder 48 – “Officers, Directors, Chairmen of Departments and Committees”, Chester County LWV, 1946-1947

Folder 49 – “Members in Kennett Square area”, West Chester LWV, 1955

Folder 50 – “West Chester League of Women Voters Membership, August 1920”, 1956

Folder 51 – Board roster, 1968-1969

Folder 52 – List of members, West Chester LWV, 1926

Folder 53 – List of members, Chester County LWV, 1940-1943

Folder 54 – List of members, West Chester LWV, 1953

Folder 55 – List of members, West Chester LWV, 1954

Folder 56 – List of members, West Chester LWV, 1956

Folder 57 – List of members, West Chester LWV, 1957

Folder 58 – List of members, West Chester LWV, 1963

Folder 59 – List of members, West Chester LWV, 1964

Folder 60 – List of members, West Chester LWV, 1965

Folder 61 – List of members, West Chester LWV, 1967

Folder 62 – List of members, West Chester LWV, 1969

Folder 63 – List of members, n.d.

Folder 64 – Membership cards, 1940-1952

Folder 65 – Membership forms, 1941-1956

Folder 66 – Pamphlet, “Know the League of Women Voters”, PhiladelphiaCountyLWV, n.d.

Folder 67 – Pamphlet, “Facts about the League of Women Voters”, 1941, 1950

Folder 68 – Pamphlet, “Why Join the League of Women Voters?”, 1934

Folder 69 – Pamphlet, “Open the Door to…Better Government”, 1946

Box 6 (stored in original box)

Card File, containing 3” x 5” index cards with member names, contact information and dues paid, 1925-1947

Record Group 1, Series VI – Voter Education

Description: Various materials used to educate members about politicians and political issues in Chester County, Pennsylvania and the United States.  The non-partisan voters guide includes biographical information for all candidates for public office.  Primary and general election tickets are lists of candidates with information about the office for which each candidate is running.

Also includes other documents used to educate league members about the workings and structure as well as the pertinent issues in local, state, and federal government.  Voter guides can also be found with RG2.

Box 7

Folder 1 – County Ticket, General / Primary Election, Chester CountyLWV, 1935, 1943

Folder 1A – Election Information for 1938, PhiladelphiaCountyLWV, 1938

Folder 2 – Legislative Reference Guide, ChesterCountyLWV, 1939, 1947, 1955, 1958

Folder 3 – State Ticket, Primary Election, ChesterCountyLWV, 1939

Folder 4 – State and CountyTicket, Primary Election, ChesterCountyLWV, 1941

Folder 5 – National, State and CountyTicket, Primary Election, ChesterCountyLWV, 1942

Folder 6 – Voters Guide, Chester County LWV, 1944-1946, 1948-1950

Folder 7 – Candidates for Judge of Supreme Court, 1949

Folder 8 – Non-partisan Voters Guide, General Election, West Chester LWV, 1951-1960

Folder 9 – Non-partisan Voters Guide, Primary Election, West Chester LWV, 1952-1962

Folder 10 – Broadside, economy, 1942, 1946

Folder 11 – Broadside, atomic energy / peacetime draft, 1946

Folder 12 – Broadside, legislation, 1940, 1951

Folder 13 – Broadside, World War II, 1942-1943

Folder 14 – Broadside, voting, 1936

Folder 15 – Broadside, World Court, [1923?]

Folder 16 – Pamphlet, “by the consent of the governed”, n.d.

Folder 17 – Pamphlet, “Institute of International Relations”, 1938

Folder 18 – Pamphlet, “Government of the People…”, 1980

Folder 19 – Pamphlet, “Support of the PA Plan for Non-partisan Selection of Judges”, 1969

Folder 20 – Questionnaire on CountyOffices, [192-]

Folder 21 – Questionnaire regarding current events and politics, [193-]

Folder 22 – Questionnaire on Courts of ChesterCounty, 1925, 1933-1936

Folder 23 – Questionnaire on Directors of the Poor, [192-]

Folder 24 – Qualifications for Voting, [192-]

Folder 25 – Taxation Questionnaire, [192-]

Folder 26 – Legislative Letter, Pennsylvania LWV, 1939, 1941

Folder 27 – Support for Congressional Bills, 1946

Folder 28 – Absentee Voting, proposed amendment, 1957

Folder 29 – Township / Borough Offices, details of responsibilities [c. 1930]

Folder 30 – An Outline of the Organization and Functions of the Chester County Courts, 1944

Folder 31 – Charts, local and state political offices, n.d.

Folder 32 – CountyCommittees, n.d.

Record Group 1, Series VII – Activities/Events

Description: Announcements and schedules that include details of activities sponsored by or of interest to League members.    

Box 7 (cont’d)

Folder 33 – Announcement, lecture by Carrie Chapman Catt, 1921

Folder 34 – Announcement, Program of CountyMeetings, 1922

Folder 35 – Announcement with personal note, 1923

Folder 36 – Announcement, lectures, 1938-1939

Folder 37 – Announcement, general events, 1939, 1941

Folder 38 – Announcements, lectures, 1940-1945

Folder 39 – Announcements, meetings, Chester County LWV, 1941-1958

Folder 40 – Announcements, study class, Chester County LWV, 1941-1948

Folder 41 – Announcements, Chester County LWV, 1950-1952

Folder 42 – Announcements, General, 1950-1956

Folder 43 – Announcements, Meetings, West Chester LWV, 1952-1954

Folder 44 – Announcements, Meetings, West Chester LWV, 1955-1958

Folder 45 – Notices, general events, 1925-1975

Folder 46 – Monthly Schedule, ChesterCountyLWV, 1939

Folder 47 – Monthly Calendar, West Chester LWV, October 1956

Folder 48 – Monthly Calendar, Chester County LWV, 1946-1947

Folder 49 – Pamphlets, Program Schedules, 1941-1942

Folder 50 – Program, Anniversary Convention, National LWV, 1940 

Record Group 1, Series VIII – General Files

Description: Miscellaneous materials identified by subject and/or document type.  Arranged chronologically.

Box 7 (cont’d)

Folder 51 – “Edmonds Act”, Act of Pennsylvania General Assembly No. 163, 1921

Folder 52 – Charter, Pennsylvania LWV, 1922

Folder 53 – Magazine List, suggested monthly readings, 1923

Folder 54 – By-Laws, ChesterCountyLWV, 1925, 1942, 1947

Folder 55 – Questionnaire, 1929, 1946

Folder 56 – Questionnaire on County Home, ChesterCountyLWV, [c. 1930]

Folder 57 – Health Survey of DelawareCounty, [c. 1930]

Folder 58 – “Borough Finances in Chester County, Pennsylvania: A Report on an Analytical Study of the Financial Records of Fifteen Boroughs”, Pennsylvania Economic Council, October 1934

Folder 59 – Playbill, “Three Corners Moon”, 1934

Folder 60 – Gold Note, sheet of bank notes, Pennsylvania LWV, 1936

Folder 61 – Pamphlet, “Legislative Council of Pennsylvania: Session 1937”, 1937

Folder 62 – National Youth Administration, interview with Walter S. Cowing, 1938

Folder 63 – Questionnaire, “Women’s Centennial Congress”, [1940]

Folder 64 – Proposed Program, National LWV, 1940-1944

Folder 65 – “Twenty Questions on the League of Women Voters”, National LWV, 1940

Folder 66 – “Reports on the Assessment Problem and School Picture in ChesterCounty Compiled by the West Chester League of Women Voters”, 1952

Folder 67 – Standard By-Laws for a Local League, revised 1954, 1966

Folder 68 –News Release, State Convention, Pennsylvania LWV, 1955

Folder 69 – “Child Welfare in ChesterCounty”, 1955

Folder 70 – “Notes from special discussion group at state convention”, 1955 

Folder 71 – Agenda, Annual Meeting, West Chester LWV, 1957-1967

Folder 72 – “Proposed Local Agenda Item”, West Chester, 1957-1958

Folder 73 – Memorandum, “Change in procedure for ordering publications”, 1958

Folder 74 – Bulletin, Tredyffrin Township LWV, 1959

Folder 75 – Highlights of the 1960 Council, Pennsylvania LWV, 1960

Folder 76 – Memorandum, “Disorder in the Cities”, 1967

Folder 77 – Pamphlet, “League of Women Voters of West Chester Area”, 1967

Folder 78 – Stamps, “Patriots! Vote Nov. 8”, n.d.

Folder 79 – “Suggestions for the Preservation or Disposal of Papers”, n.d.

Folder 80 – Job Description, secretary, n.d.

Record Group 1, Series IX – Financial Records

Description: Limited number of financial documents, including a Treasurer’s Book, 1925-1944.  Bulk of financial records can be found with reports and minutes (RG1, Series II and III).

Box 8

Folder 1 – National Support, 1939-1940

Folder 2 – Proposed Budget, 1940-1961

Folder 3 – Treasurer’s Report, 1958-1968

Folder 4 – Budget, 1961-1962

Folder 5 – Treasurer’s Book, Chester County LWV, 1925-1944

Folder 5A – Receipts, 1972

Record Group 1, Series X – Newspaper clippings/scrapbooks

Description:  Four scrapbooks covering the period from 1951-1964.  Also contains a small number of newspaper clippings.

Box 9

RG 2 — Southern Chester County League of Women Voters

Record Group 2, Series XI – Subject Files

Description: Original order maintained with documents arranged alphabetically under major subject headings – subject files have been separated by document type and titles added to description when possible.  Subject files include documents related to education and actions regarding issues confronted by the LWV in the second half of the 20^th century.  Many folders include information on the stance the League took on a variety of issues.  Contains informational literature regarding a number of topical issues from the 1960s to the 1990s. Copies of LWV publications (i.e.: National Voter and other League sponsored publications) can be found in subject files.  Publications of the League within the subject files will have “LWV Publications” as part of the folder description. 

Box 11

Folder 1 – Acid Rain, newspaper clippings, 1984

Folder 2 – Acid Rain, pamphlets, 1983

Folder 3 – Acid Rain, publications, 1986

Folder 4 – Agriculture, consensus report, 1988

Folder 5 – Agriculture, LWV publications, 1987-1989

Folder 6 – Agriculture, pamphlets, 1982

Folder 7 – Civil Rights, “United States Commission on Civil Rights”, 1983

Folder 8 – Child Care, memoranda, 1995

Folder 9 – Child Care, “Take Action on Child Care: An Organizing Kit for Local Leagues”, 1989

Folder 10 – Chesapeake Bay, newspaper clippings, 1984-1987

Folder 11 – Chesapeake Bay, LWV publications, 1984

Folder 12 – Chesapeake Bay, pamphlets, 1984

Folder 13 – Chesapeake Bay, publications, 1986-1991

Folder 14 – Chester County Women’s Coalition, 1986-1988

Folder 15 – Child Health Care, memoranda, 1989-1990

Folder 16 – Child Health Care, pamphlets, 1989-1991

Folder 17 – Child Health Care Study, interview form, 1990

Folder 18 – Citizens Jury, LWV publications, 1992

Folder 19 – Citizens Jury, newspaper clippings, 1992

Folder 20 – Citizens Jury, “Report of the Citizens Jury of Western Pennsylvania”, 1992

Folder 21 – Constables, “Constable Study of ChesterCounty”, 1990

Folder 22 – Constables, newspaper clippings, 1992

Folder 23 – Constitutional Amendment, A Modern Constitution for Pennsylvania Inc., pamphlets, 1965

Folder 24 – Constitutional Amendment, state government publications (Pennsylvania), 1961-1964

Folder 25 – Constitutional Convention, memoranda, 1965-1967

Folder 26 – Constitutional Convention, pamphlets, 1962-1967

Folder 27 – Constitutional Convention, statements, 1961-1967

Folder 28 – Constitutional Convention, “For this We Stand: Support Positions for Pennsylvania Constitution Revision”, 1960

Folder 29 – Constitutional Convention, “The Magistrates Courts: An (Philadelphia) Inquirer Special Report”, 1964

Folder 30 – Constitutional Convention, “Report of the Governor’s Commission on Constitutional Revision”, 1964

Folder 31 – Constitutional Convention, “Report of the Special Committee on Project Constitution”, 1964

Folder 32 – Consumer Protection, consensus report, 1976-1977

Folder 33 – Consumer Protection, notes, [1975]

Folder 34 – Consumer Protection, pamphlets, 1974-1975

Folder 35 – Consumer Protection, Pennsylvania Insurance Dept., 1975-1976

Folder 36 – Consumer Protection, Public Utilities Commission, 1973-1976

Folder 37 – Consumer Protection, study report, 1977

Folder 38 – Crossroads Project, 1992-1993

Box 12

Folder 1 – District Justice, LWV publications, 1987-1988

Folder 2 – District Justice, newspaper clippings, 1986-1991

Folder 3 – District Justice, project report, 1986-1987

Folder 4 – District Justice, pamphlets, 1987

Folder 5 – District Justice, reports, 1986-1987

Folder 6 – Collective Bargaining, consensus questionnaire, 1982

Folder 7 – Collective Bargaining, LWV publications, 1982-1983

Folder 8 – Collective Bargaining, public sector interviews, 1982

Folder 9 – Collective Bargaining, reports, 1982-1985

Folder 10 – Economics, LWV publications, 1986

Folder 11 – Economics, “Understanding Economic Policy: A Citizens Handbook”, 1990

Folder 12 – Education, Community College, 1992

Folder 13 – Education, Head Start, 1967

Folder 14 – Education, LWV publications, 1985-1986

Folder 15 – Education, memoranda, 1991-1995

Folder 16 – Education, newspaper clippings, 1991-1995

Folder 17 – Education, pamphlets, n.d.

Folder 18 – Education, reports, 1992

Folder 19 – Education, survey reports, 1978

Folder 20 – Education, Vo-tech study consensus, 1988

Folder 21 – Education, “PennsylvaniaSchool Board Members: Their Duties and Responsibilities”, 1972

Folder 22 – Education, “PilotChurchSchool Curriculum for Migrant Children”, 1964

Folder 23 – Education, “Proposed Revisions to the Regulations of the State Board of Education of Pennsylvania”, 1993

Folder 24 – Education, “Social Studies Supplement Kit: For American Government and Citizenship Courses”, 1963

Folder 25 – Education, “To Use These Talents: A Guide for the PennsylvaniaSchool Director”, 1969

Folder 26 – Emergency Medical Services, LWV publications, 1983

Folder 27 – Emergency Medical Services, reports, 1984

Box 13

Folder 1 – Energy, “A Citizen’s Guide to Electric Utilities”, 1985

Folder 2 – Energy, “Exploring Energy Choices: A Preliminary Report”, 1985

Folder 3 – Environmental Quality, LWV publications, 1980, 1992

Folder 4 – Environmental Quality, pamphlets, [1987]

Folder 5 – Environmental Quality, reports, 1991-1992

Folder 6 – Equal Rights Amendment, LWV publications, 1975, 1988

Folder 7 – Equal Rights Amendment, pamphlets, 1974-1984

Folder 8 – Equal Rights Amendment, reports, 1976

Folder 9 – Ethics Commission, Pennsylvania, 1979-1981

Folder 10 – Federal Government, general, 1977

Folder 11 – Federal Government, “Perspective on the Presidency”, 1973-1975

Folder 12 – Federalist Papers, “The Federalist Papers Reexamined”, 1976

Folder 13 – Groundwater, pamphlet / poster, 1992

Folder 14 – Groundwater, reports, 1991-1994

Folder 15 – Hazardous Waste, LWV publications, 1983

Folder 16 – Hazardous Waste, memoranda, 1985-1987

Folder 17 – Hazardous Waste, pamphlets, 1985

Folder 18 – Health Care, discussion guide, 1993

Folder 19 – Health Care, memoranda, 1992-1994

Folder 20 – Health Care, pamphlets, 1957-1966, 1991

Folder 21 – Health Care, position statements, 1992-1993

Folder 22 – Health Care, reports, 1966

Folder 23 – Health Department, clippings, 1992

Folder 24 – Health Department, consensus report, 1972

Folder 25 – Health Department, pamphlets, 1988

Folder 26 – Health Department, reports, 1976-1992

Box 14

Folder 1 – Human Resources, meeting basic human needs, 1986-1988

Folder 2 – Human Resources, consensus questions, 1966

Folder 3 – Human Resources, correspondence, 1966

Folder 4 – Human Resources, LWV publications, 1988

Folder 5 – Human Resources, memoranda, 1965

Folder 6 – Human Resources, pamphlets, 1971-1995

Folder 7 – Human Resources, poverty legislation, 1964-1967

Folder 8 – Human Resources, reports, 1982-1988

Folder 9 – Human Resources, “Puerto Rican Mushroom Pickers…An Introductory Study”, 1974-1975

Folder 10 – International Relations, 1995

Folder 11 – Housing, clippings, 1982, 1990-1995

Folder 12 – Housing, memoranda, 1991

Folder 13 – Housing, reports, 1981-1993

Folder 14 – Housing, “The Availability of Shelter for the Homeless in Southern ChesterCounty”, 1990

Folder 15 – Housing, “Manual of Remedial Measures to Deal with Housing Measures to Deal with Housing Problems”, The Housing Advisory Board to the ChesterCounty Commissioners, 1963

Folder 16 – Housing, “Report of the Housing Advisory Board to the Chester County Commissioners”, 1963

Folder 17 – Housing, “Rural Community Design Guide: A Community Participation Program”, ChesterCounty, 1995

Folder 18 – Housing, “Studies of the Economic Base of Southern ChesterCounty”, Pennsylvania Economy League, 1963

Folder 19 – Housing, “A Survey of ChesterCountyHousing Problems”, ChesterCountyCitizens Housing Committee, 1964

Folder 20 – Initiative and Referendum, clippings, 1991

Folder 21 – Initiative and Referendum, consensus questions, 1992

Folder 22 – Initiative and Referendum, LWV publications, 1991

Folder 23 – Initiative and Referendum, memoranda, 1991-1992

Folder 24 – Initiative and Referendum, reports, 1992

Folder 25 – Initiative and Referendum, state study, 1992

Folder 26 – Infrastructure, clippings, 1992

Folder 27 – Insurance Rates, Pennsylvania, 1986

Folder 28 – International Relations, consensus report, 1986

Folder 29 – International Relations, LWV publications, 1979-1986

Folder 30 – International Relations, memoranda, 1978-1994

Folder 31 – Juvenile Justice, clippings, 1984-1985

Folder 32 – Juvenile Justice, LWV publications, 1984, 1987

Folder 33 – Juvenile Justice, memoranda, 1983-1984, 1994

Folder 34 – Juvenile Justice, pamphlets, 1983-1988

Folder 35 – Juvenile Justice, “ChesterCounty Public/Private Partnership for Youth”, 1984

Folder 36 – Juvenile Justice, “Early Intervention for Children Risk”, 1994

Folder 37 – Judiciary, LWV publications, 1977

Folder 38 – Judiciary, pamphlets, 1976-1987

Folder 39 – Judiciary, Pennsylvania Economy League Inc., 1983

Folder 40 – Judiciary, reports, 1971-1984

Folder 41 – Judiciary, “Judicial Selection Governance Study”, Prepared by the Committee of 70 (Pennsylvania), 1983 

Box 15

Folder 1 – Land Use, consensus report, 1975

Folder 2 – Land Use, meetings, 1988-1983

Folder 3 – Land Use, memoranda, 1988-1994

Folder 4 – Land Use, pamphlets, 1989

Folder 5 – Land Use, reports, 1991

Folder 6 – Land Use, TocksIsland, 1975

Folder 7 – Legalization of Gambling, consensus questions and report, 1983

Folder 8 – Legalized Gambling, reports, 1983-1984

Folder 8A – Legislature, consensus report and questions, 1972-1973

Folder 9 – Legislature, interviews with state representatives, 1962-1966

Folder 10 – Legislature-State, pamphlets, 1963-1988

Folder 11 – Library, clippings, 1964-1966

Folder 12 – Library, memoranda, 1960-1988

Folder 13 – Library, memoranda, 1975-1985

Folder 14 – Library, pamphlets, 1962-1966

Folder 15 – Library, “ChesterCounty Library Tax: Campaign Handbook”, [1961]

Folder 16 – Local Government, broadside, Chester County Plan, n.d.

Folder 17 – Local Government, clippings, 1987

Folder 18 – Local Government, LWV publications, 1955, 1963, 1966, 1972

Folder 19 – Local Government, “Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code”, 1968, 1988

Folder 20 – Local Government, “A Voters Guide to Local Government”, 1993

Folder 21 – Migrant Workers, Original Skit: La Charla (Rap Session), script, n.d.

Folder 22 – Milk Marketing, clippings, 1975-1976

Folder 23 – Milk Marketing, LWV publications, 1976

Folder 24 – Milk Marketing, Pennsylvania Consumer Council, 1976

Folder 25 – Milk Marketing, reports/notes, 1968-1976

Folder 26 – Milk Marketing, “The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Law”, 1968

Folder 27 – National Government, “Impact on Congress, A Grassroots Lobbying Handbook”, 1987

Folder 28 – 911 [Emergency Service], 1991-1992

Folder 29 – Pennsylvania Government, pamphlets, 1969-1979

Folder 30 – Pennsylvania Government, reports, 1985-1987, 1994

Folder 31 – Politics, guides/handbooks, 1974

Folder 32 – Reproductive Choices-Public Policy [abortion], LWV publications, 1982, 1989

Folder 33 – Reproductive Choices-Public Policy [abortion], memoranda, 1982-1989

Folder 34 – Reproductive Choices-Public Policy [abortion], reports, 1982-1993

Folder 35 – School Tax Collection, study and action, 1980-1981

Folder 36 – School Tax Collection, “Hadley Symposium on Tax Cuts and Spending Limits”, 1979

Folder 37 – Solid Waste, clippings, 1986-1987

Folder 38 – Solid Waste, LWV publications, 1986

Folder 39 – Solid Waste, memoranda, 1980-1986

Folder 40 – Solid Waste, pamphlets, [1975-1987]

Folder 41 – Solid Waste, Phoenix Quarterly, 1977-1980

Folder 42 – Solid Waste, recycling, 1985-1989

Box 16

Folder 1 – Sunshine Law, Pennsylvania, 1986-1991

Folder 2 – Superfund, remedial program, 1987

Folder 3 – Superfund, sites in ChesterCounty, 1991

Folder 4 – Superfund, “Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal in Pennsylvania”, 1988

Folder 5 – Term Limits, merit selection, 1992-1994

Folder 6 – Transportation, memoranda, 1979

Folder 7 – Transportation, pamphlets, 1967, 1985

Folder 8 – Transportation, reports, 1979-1981

Folder 9 – Transportation, “Evaluation of Year 2000 Alternate Transportation Plans and Development of the Recommended Plan”, 1980

Folder 10 – Transportation, “Pennsylvania Department of Transportation: Past, Present & Future”, 1980

Folder 11 – Transportation, “Summary: Transportation Improvement Program”, DelawareValley Regional Planning Commission”, 1981

Folder 12 – Tuition Vouchers, 1994-1995

Folder 13 – United Nations, pamphlets, 1980-1981

Folder 14 – Urban Crisis, consensus questions, 1979

Folder 15 – Urban Crisis, publications, 1974-1979

Folder 16 – Urban Crisis, reports, 1979

Folder 17 – Vocational Education, clippings, 1991

Folder 18 – Vocational Education, “Monitoring Sex Equity…”, 1981

Folder 19 – Vocational Education, “Recommendations for Success”,  ChesterCounty, 1989

Folder 20 – Voters Service, clippings, 1988-1990

Folder 21 – Voters Service, guides, 1988-1993

Folder 22 – Voters Service, memoranda, 1984-1992

Folder 23 – Voters Service, pamphlets, 1973-1993

Folder 24 – Voters Service, posters, [1967]

Folder 25 – Voters Service, “Barriers to Voting: A Conference Report”, 1989

Folder 26 – Voters Service, “Mr. Madison’s Constitution and the Twenty First Century: A Citizen’s Discussion Guide”, 1987

Folder 26A – Voting, punch card / electronic, 1980-1981

Folder 26B – Voting, pamphlet, “Presenting the Votomatic”

Folder 27 – Voting Rights, memoranda, 1965, 1989

Folder 28 – Voting Rights, pamphlets, 1981

Folder 29 – Voting Rights, WashingtonD.C. Voting Rights Amendment, 1984

Folder 30 – Voting Rights, “All About Elections: Your Guide to the Electoral Process in Pennsylvania”, 1981

Folder 31 – Voting Rights, “A Citizen’s Guide to Understanding the Voting Rights Act”, 1984

Folder 32 – Water, testing, 1990-1991

Folder 33 – Women’s Issues, LWV publications, 1974-1996

Folder 34 – Women’s Issues, marriage, separation & divorce consensus questions, 1979

Folder 35 – Women’s Issues, “Face to Face with a Gallery of Women”, 1985

Folder 36 – Women’s Issues, “Women: The Key to Ending Hunger”, by Margaret Snyder, 1990

Record Group 2, Series XII – Publications

Description: LWV publications found within the records of the League of Women Voters of Southern Chester County.  Includes Non-Partisan Voter Guides published in local newspapers that contain information regarding candidates running for office. [Voter Guides can also be found in RG1]

Box 17

Folder 1 – “Know Your Area: A Study of Borough and Township Government in Southern ChesterCounty”, 1970

Folder 2 – “Know This Area”, 1978-1981

Folder 3 – “Know Your Area”, 1974-1977

Folder 4 – “Know Your Area: A Guide to Local Government”, 1986-1989

Folder 5 – “Know Your Area: A Guide to Local Government”, 1982-1986

Folder 6 – “Know Your Area: A Guide to Local Government”, 1990-1992

Folder 7 – “Know Your Area: A Guide to Local Government”, 1993-1996

Folder 8 – “League Lines”, newsletter, 1973

Folder 9 – “League Lines”, newsletter, 1974

Folder 10 – “League Lines”, newsletter, 1975

Folder 11 – “League Lines”, newsletter, 1976

Folder 12 – “League Lines”, newsletter, 1977

Folder 13 – “League Lines”, newsletter, 1978

Folder 14 – “League Lines”, newsletter, 1993

Folder 15 – “League Lines”, newsletter, 1994

Folder 16 – “League Lines”, newsletter, 1995

Box 18(Oversize, top shelf of row 8B)

Folder 1 – Non-Partisan Voters Guide, 1967, 1971-1974

Folder 2 – Non-Partisan Voters Guide, 1975-1979

Folder 3 – Non-Partisan Voters Guide, 1985-1989

Folder 4 – Non-Partisan Voters Guide, 1990-1994

Record Group 2, Series XIII – Administrative Files

Description: Annual Reports include yearly reports from various committees. Assorted other documents related to the League in Southern Chester County.

Box 19

Folder 1 – Action – Lobbying, 1988-1992

Folder 2 – Anniversary, League of Women of Voters 75^th Anniversary, 1995

Folder 3 – Annual Reports, 1963

Folder 4 – Annual Reports, 1964

Folder 5 – Annual Reports, 1965

Folder 6 – Annual Reports, 1967

Folder 7 – Annual Reports, 1974-1975

Folder 8 – Annual Reports, 1977

Folder 9 – Annual Reports, 1978

Folder 10 – Annual Reports, 1979

Folder 11 – Annual Reports, 1982

Folder 12 – Annual Reports, 1983-1984

Folder 13 – Annual Reports, 1990-1993

Folder 14 – Board Orientation, “Guidelines for League Boards”, 1980

Folder 15 – Board Orientation, 1986-1988

Folder 16 – Budgets, 1968-1972, 1991-1995

Folder 17 – Board Minutes and Agenda, Regular Board Meeting, 1981

Folder 18 – Board Minutes and Agenda, Regular Board Meeting, 1982

Folder 19 – Board Minutes and Agenda, Regular Board Meeting, 1983

Folder 20 – Board Minutes and Agenda, Regular Board Meeting, 1984

Folder 21 – Board Minutes and Agenda, Regular Board Meeting, 1985

Folder 22 – Board Minutes and Agenda, Regular Board Meeting, 1986

Folder 23 – Board Minutes, 1996

Folder 24 – Board Meeting Minutes, 1998

Folder 25 – Board Meeting Minutes, 1999

Folder 26 – By-Laws, state / national / local, 1946-1981

Folder 27 – Candidates Nights, clipping, 1992

Folder 28 – Candidates Nights, guidelines, 1982-1991

Folder 29 – Candidates Nights, memoranda, 1991-1993

Folder 30 – “The Case for Regional Cooperation”, Center for Greater Philadelphia, 1994

Folder 31 – Clipping, obituary, Alice Paul, 1977

Folder 32 – Consensus Positions, 1993

Folder 33 – County Council, ChesterCountyLWV, list of members, 1980-1994

Folder 34 – County Council, ChesterCountyLWV, meeting minutes, 1960-1988

Folder 35 – County Council, ChesterCountyLWV, memoranda, 1986-1989

Folder 36 – County Council, ChesterCountyLWV, Naturalization Ceremony, 1986

Folder 37 – County Council, “Agreement of the Chester County Council of the League of Women Voters of ChesterCounty”, 1976, 1986

Box 20

Folder 1 – Correspondence, 1966, 1971

Folder 2 – Correspondence, 1972

Folder 3 – Correspondence, 1973

Folder 4 – Correspondence, 1974

Folder 5 – Correspondence, 1975

Folder 6 – Correspondence, 1976

Folder 7 – Correspondence, 1977

Folder 8 – Correspondence, 1978

Folder 9 – Correspondence, 1979

Folder 10 – Correspondence, 1980

Folder 11 – Correspondence, 1981

Folder 12 – Correspondence, 1982

Folder 13 – Correspondence, 1985-1986

Folder 14 – Correspondence, 1991

Folder 15 – Debates, evaluation sheet, 1986

Folder 16 – Debates, memoranda, 1974-1988

Folder 17 – Debates, publications, 1984-1988

Folder 17A – Directory, Inter-League Organizations, 1967

Folder 18 – Finance, contributor list, 1994

Folder 19 – Finance, memoranda, 1982-1995

Folder 20 – Finance, “Proven Sales Strategies to Win Friends and Make Money”, 1991

Folder 21 – Guidelines, “A Convention Handbook”, National LWV, n.d.

Folder 22 – Guidelines, “Guidelines for League Boards”, 1975

Folder 23 – History, Brief Summary LWV History and Structure, n.d.

Folder 24 – History, By-Laws: League of Women Voters of Southern ChesterCounty, 1966

Folder 25 – History, ChesterCountyLWV, n.d.

Folder 26 – History, LWV publications, 1981, 1986

Folder 27 – History, list of board members and officers, 1970-1989

Folder 28 – History, luncheon meeting, Southern Chester County LWV, 1966

Folder 29 – History, miscellaneous, 1965-1993

Folder 30 – History, National LWV, [1980]

Folder 31 – History, “Fifty Years Old and Proud of it”, Pennsylvania LWV, 1970

Folder 32 – History, “League of Women Voters: In Perspective, 1920-1995”, 1995

Folder 33 – History, “Times and Tastes of the Southern Chester CountyLeague of Women Voters, 1962-1987”, 1987

Folder 34 – “History and Progress in ChesterCounty”, 1969

Folder 35 – Legislative Interviews, 1987-1988

Folder 36 – Legislative Interviews / Luncheon, reports, 1988-1997

Folder 37 – List, “Spanish Speaking People Serving the County”, n.d.

Folder 38 – Local Bulletin, 1985-1995

Folder 39 – Local Program, 1976-1988  

Box 21

Folder 1 – “Meaningful Meetings: The Role of the Resource Committee”, [1976]

Folder 2 – Meet the Candidates meeting, n.d.

Folder 3 – Membership, annual reports, 1972-1975, 1983-1987, 1991-1992

Folder 4 – Membership, broadsides, n.d.

Folder 5 – Membership, LWV Chester County, 1997-1998

Folder 6 – Membership, list of board members and officers, 1971-1972, 1992-1993

Folder 7 – Membership, list, 1968-1973, 1979, 1987

Folder 8 – Membership, Members Handbook, LWV Southern Chester County, 1994-1996

Folder 9 – Membership, membership questionnaire, 1993

Folder 10 – Membership, memoranda, 1981-1992

Folder 11 – Membership, pamphlets, 1989

Folder 12 – Membership, skit, 1980

Folder 13 – Membership, “New Member Handbook”, 1988

Folder 14 – Nominating Information, committee report, 1988-1993

Folder 15 – Observer Corps, governmental, 1972-1974

Folder 16 – Pamphlets, assorted, 1972-1989

Folder 17 – Pamphlets, Pennsylvania School Board, n.d.

Folder 18 – Policy Statements, 1967-1991

Folder 19 – President, local, [1986]

Folder 20 – Program, National Planning, 1992-1994

Folder 21 – Program Planning, local, 1971-1972, 1989-1990

Folder 22 – Proposal, Consolidation of League of Women Voter chapters in ChesterCounty, 1995

Folder 23 – Proposed Fiscal Policy, 1997

Folder 24 – Public Relations, 1964, 1990-1993

Folder 25 – Publishing, Local Government booklet, 1990

Folder 26 – “Recreation Guide to Southern ChesterCounty”, 1982

Folder 26A – Service Organizations, ChesterCounty,1973

Folder 27 – Socials, 1972-1991

Folder 28 – Socials, recipes, 1985

Folder 29 – Southeastern Pennsylvania Region LWV, By-Laws, 1973-1988

Folder 30 – Southeastern Pennsylvania Region LWV, Bulletin, 1991-1992

Folder 31 – Southeastern Pennsylvania Region LWV, minutes, 1966-1968, 1992-1995

Folder 32 – Treasurer’s Reports, 1966-1974

Folder 33 – Tri-League Luncheon, 1985-1992

Folder 34 – Video Voter’s Guide, 1991

Folder 35 – Voters Guide, memoranda, 1988-1991

Folder 36 – Newspaper clippings [originals, copies have been made and placed in appropriate folder]

Folder 37 – Duplicates