Women's State Legislative Council of Utah records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0228

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Women's State Legislative Council of Utah records (1926-2018) include minute books, rosters, reports, resolutions, membership information, histories, scrapbooks, news clippings, and correspondence, among other materials, concerning this Utah women's organization.

Dates

1926-2013

Creator

Women's State Legislative Council of Utah (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Organizational History

In 1920, Jeanette A. Hyde organized the Women's Legislative Comittee of Utah and acted as chair for five years. In 1925, Mrs. James J. Wolfe assumed the leadership. The organization drew up and adopted a constitution and by-laws in 1926 and changed the name to Women's Legislative Assembly of Utah. Three years later the name was changed again; this time to the Women's Legislative Council of Utah. The organization was incorporated in 1942 as the Women's State Legislative Council of Utah. The council formed several committees to study the areas of education, health, taxation, judiciary, and welfare. Members must join one of the five study committees. The first year of the biennium is a study year. The second year the committees sift through legislation pending before the state legislature. They propose resolutions in support or opposition of certain legislation. The organization is non-partisan and the constitution states that the purpose of the council is to "investigate and study subjects of state and national interest for the purpose of influencing and bringing to fruition beneficial legislation for the state of Utah."

Extent

18.25 Linear Feet (35 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Boxes 1-14 were donated in 1973-1987.

Boxes 15-20 were donated in 1987 and 1989.

Box 21 was donated in 1991-1992.

Box 22 was donated in 1995.

Boxes 23-24 were donated in 1996.

Box 25 was donated in 1997-1998.

Box 26 was donated in 1999.

Boxes 27-29 were donated in 2013. Boxes 30-35 were donated in 2018.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

Separated Materials

See also the Women's State Legislative Council Of Utah photograph collection (P0348) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Patricia Smith, Lisa Townsend, and others in 1988-1999.

Addenda processed by Betsey Welland in 2018 and Kristina Barksdale in 2024.

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