League of Women Voters of Utah records

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 0544

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The League of Women Voters of Utah records contain the administrative files of this non-partisan political organization, including correspondence, financial documents, meeting minutes, and national convention materials. This collection primarily consists of documents from the Salt Lake City chapter, with smaller amounts of information from chapters across the state and the national league.

Boxes 36 and 37 are digitized.

Dates

1948-2009

Creator

League of Women Voters 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.

Historical Note

The League of Women Voters of Utah was founded in 1951 and consists of chapters in Cache, Davis, Grand, Washington, and Weber counties and Salt Lake City and Cedar City. The League has focused on local issues such as the Jordan River Parkway, City-County unification, Salt Lake County master plan, as well as hosting candidate debates and registering voters.

Extent

48.5 Linear Feet (105 Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The League of Women Voters of Utah records (1948-2009) contain the administrative files of this non-partisan political organization, including correspondence, financial documents, meeting minutes, and national convention materials. This collection primarily consists of documents from the Salt Lake City chapter, with smaller amounts of information from chapters across the state and the the national league.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Irene Fisher in 1977.

Addenda donated by the League of Women Voters of Utah in 1995 and 2002, Nancy Melling in 1996 and Tina Hose in 2010.

Related Materials

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

Separated Materials

See also the League of Women's Voters of Salt Lake City photograph collection (P0129) and video tapes (A1066) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Mark Jensen in 1997, Karen Carver in 2002, and Julia Huddleston in 2012.

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