Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- League of Women Voters of Montana
- League of Women Voters of Billings
- League of Women Voters of Bozeman
- League of Women Voters of Butte
- League of Women Voters of Flathead County
- League of Women Voters of Great Falls
- League of Women Voters of Havre
- League of Women Voters of Helena
- League of Women Voters of Liberty County
- League of Women Voters of Missoula
- League of Women Voters of Ravalli County
- League of Women Voters of South Lincoln County
- Addendum, 1963-2004
- Names and Subjects
League of Women Voters of Montana records, 1921-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- League of Women Voters of Montana
- Title
- League of Women Voters of Montana records
- Dates
- 1921-2004 (inclusive)19212004
- Quantity
- 12.4 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- MC 180
- Summary
- The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization. Records (1921-1989) of the Montana branch include general correspondence arranged by president; financial records; minutes; organizational materials; reports to the national office; subject files; miscellany; and clippings. There are also records for local branches of the League around the state.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The League of Women Voters (LWV), a national membership organization works on the national, state, and community levels of government to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in their government. The League takes action in support of or in opposition to selected governmental issues, but it does not support or oppose candidates nor support or oppose political parties. Nonpartisanship is an established policy. A citizen eighteen or older joins at the local level and works through the local League on the three levels beginning with community government. In 1974 membership was opened to men. On February 14, 1920, Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, at its six-months-premature victory celebration of the upcoming ratification of the 19th Amendment at convention in Chicago, spearheaded the founding of the LWV as a way to educate newly franchised voters.
Montana women had been granted the vote in 1914 and were eager to join the League. The first Montana League organization meeting was held in Great Falls on April 26, 1920, where plans were made to establish bylaws for the regional convention. This convention was held in Butte on May 25, 1921, and Mrs. A.F. Rice of Butte was elected president. The first convention established the objectives and policies of the Montana League of Women Voters to work toward efficient government, the good of public welfare in government, and international cooperation to prevent war. The League declared that it would not align itself with any political party but that it could endorse measures and policies. The League also declared that it would urge every woman to become a registered voter. Early Montana League members included Jeannette Rankin, Maggie Smith Hathaway, Frieda Fligelman, Belle Fligelman Winestine, and Dr. Mary B. Atwater.
The Montana League was a loosely structured organization in the state during the early 1920s and 1930s with the members meeting in Helena during the legislative sessions. The League was inactive during the World War II years. After 1946 the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) provided funds from the Carrie Chapman Catt Trust to employ an organizing secretary who would work to organize local and state Leagues in six western states. Irene Sweeney, national organizer, came to Montana to organize local Leagues in six selected communities. By 1952 local Leagues were established in Billings, Butte, Great Falls, Havre, Helena, and Missoula. The next step was to bring these local Leagues into a state organization. In 1953 a meeting of 29 delegates was held in Helena, and Laura Nicholson, a Helena member, was elected to begin the organizational work. The State Organization Committee coordinated a program of study of state government, with each local League investigating some phase of government. In April 1955 the first state convention was held in Butte. Catherine Jones of Missoula was elected first state president, an agenda was adopted, a budget prepared, and the LWVMT has continued under this format ever since. The LWVMT brings together the local Montana Leagues and works at the state government level.
In 1988 there were eight local Leagues; Billings, Bozeman, Flathead County (Kalispell, Whitefish), Great Falls, Liberty County (Chester), Helena, Missoula, and Ravalli County (Hamilton). Interested citizens who live outside established local Leagues may join as members-at-large (MALS) and they become the responsibility of the state board. Several local Leagues which have dissolved continue their members in MAL status including Butte, Miles City, and Havre. LWVMT is financed by local Leagues' per-member payments set by the state Board of Directors. Officers and Board members are elected at its biennial convention. In 1987 for the first time LWVMT hired a paid lobbyist, funded by contributions from members.
The LWVUS works at the national level of government, supporting and opposing issues on which a grass roots position has been taken. There are Leagues in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Hong Kong. Headquarters for the national elected officers and Board of Directors is in Washington, D.C. Officers and Board members receive no salary. The LWVUS is financed by membership dues and contributions from members and interested public citizens. The League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) is a separate educational arm, responsible for raising funds to enable the LWVUS to carry on its program of work in the field of political activity. LWVEF has a paid professional staff, researches the critical political, social, and economic issues, and prepares educational materials for wide distribution. The League works on governmental issues chosen by the membership. Six months before the biennial national convention, local Leagues begin a discussion of issues and send in recommendations for the national program. The national Board considers these issues and sends a "Proposed Program" to Leagues for a second round of discussion. Final decisions are made by majority vote of delegates in convention. State and local programs are selected by the same general democratic procedure as in the national program. The program is divided into two parts: current agenda, issues selected for concentrated study and concerted action (such as environmental quality or welfare reform); and continuing responsibilities, positions on issues to which the League has given sustained attention and on which it may continue to take action (such as land use or voting rights). Position statements formed through the process of discussion and consensus at the local unit meetings are summarized, printed, and made available to members who may use them to lobby at the local government level. Position statements adopted by the LWVMT are summarized and published in the group's handbook. Topics of concern to the LWVMT in the past have included Montana institutions, executive reorganization, and constitutional revision. LWVMT members and officers may serve as volunteer lobbyists during the legislative sessions. All local and state Leagues are active in Voters Service, publish factual information on issues, conduct candidates meetings, register voters, hold candidates debates, monitor polling places, and work to get out the vote.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The records of the League of Women Voters of Montana include general correspondence (1953-1989) arranged by president; financial records (1955-1981); minutes (1953-1989) of Board, Council, and Convention meetings; organizational materials (1921-1989) including standards for organizations, Convention programs, lists of officers, etc.; reports (1956-1987) to National League and of the Board; speeches (1981); subject files (1954-1988) including agenda items and other topics arranged alphabetically; miscellany (1956-1976); and clippings (1952-1986).
Records of the local Leagues are arranged in additional subgroups, arranged alphabetically (Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Flathead County, Great Falls, Havre, Helena, Liberty County, Missoula, Ravalli County, and South Lincoln County). Materials in the local League subgroups include general correspondence, financial records, minutes, organizational materials, reports, miscellany (including agenda items, studies, etc.), and clippings.
The addendum, 1963-2004 include miscellany correspondence of league member Harriett Meloy (1966, 1980, 1987-88, 1990, 1993-1994, 2000-2001); minutes of the Helena League (1999); miscellany (1963, 1975, 1991-1996, 2000-2002); organization materials of the Helena League (1997, 1980-1981, 1993, 1996) and Ravalli County League (2000); printed materials (1966, 1968, 1973, 1988, 1994-1995, 2002-2004); subject files (1963-2001) including legislative items and other topics arranged alphabetically; writings (1971-1974) that include environmental quality statements; clippings (1996, 1998); and newsletters (1976-2004). The majority of the records are arranged alphabetically by subject files, titles, and subgroups. Many of the subject files are relate to environmental quality, air quality, and legislative actions.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged by subgroup and series. Some material housed as volumes. See Location of Collection above and inventory below for more information.
Location of Collection
11:7-7 (Boxes 1-21)Location of Collection
89:4-7 (Boxes 22-31)Location of Collection
88:7-5 (Volumes 1-2)Acquisition Information
Acquisition information available upon request
Separated Materials
Printed materials, artifacts, and photographs have been separated to the Library, Museum, and Photo Archives respectively. See inventory below for more information.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
League of Women Voters of Montana Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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General Correspondence |
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Box/Folder | ||
1 / 1 | State Organization Committee Chairperson's file:
Laura Nicholson, Helena |
1953-1955 |
1 / 2 | President's file: Catherine Jones, Missoula
(includes president's reports) |
1955-1959 |
1 / 3 | President's file: Marjorie Lou Foster, Missoula
(includes president's reports) |
1959 |
1 / 4 | President's file: Marjorie Lou Foster, Missoula |
1960-1963 |
1 / 5 | President's file: Virginia Griffing, Great Falls
(includes president's bulletins) |
1963-1965 |
1 / 6 | President's file: Virginia Griffing, Great Falls |
1966-1967 |
1 / 7 | President's file: Dorothy Eck, Bozeman |
1967-1968 |
1 / 8 | President's file: Dorothy Eck, Bozeman |
1969-1970 |
2 / 1 | President's file: Jean Anderson, Billings |
1970-1971 |
2 / 2 | President's file: Jean Anderson, Billings |
1972-1973 |
2 / 3 | President's file: Gladys Elison, Missoula |
1973-1974 |
2 / 4 | President's file: Mary Hempleman, Great Falls |
1974 |
2 / 5 | President's file: Mary Hempleman, Great Falls |
1975 |
2 / 6 | President's file: Mary Hempleman, Great Falls |
1976-1977 |
2 / 7 | President's file: Priscella McLean, Ravalli |
1977-1979 |
3 / 1 | President's file: Ardelle Hurlburt, Havre |
1979-1981 |
3 / 2 | President's file: Margaret Davis, Helena |
1981-1983 |
3 / 3 | President's file: Diane Young, Great Falls |
1983-1985 |
3 / 4 | President's file: Jenny R. Redfern, Billings |
1985-1986 |
3 / 5 | President's file: Chris Ebling, Great Falls |
1986-1988 |
3 / 6 | President's file: Joy Bruck, Helena |
1988 |
3 / 7-9 | Miscellaneous |
1955-1988, undated |
Financial Records |
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Box/Folder | ||
3 / 10-13 | Budgets; financial reports; treasurer's reports |
1955-1989 |
4 / 1 | Taxes |
1968-1981 |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
4 / 2 | State Organization Committee Meetings; State Board
meetings |
1953-1959 |
4 / 3-7 | State Board meetings |
1960-1989 |
4 / 8 | State Convention and State Council meetings |
1955-1984 |
Organization |
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Box/Folder | ||
4 / 9 | Adopted state program |
1975-1987 |
4 / 10 | "Basic Documents" of organization (photocopies from
National League) |
1921-1937 |
5 / 1 | Bylaws |
1955-1981 |
5 / 2 | Incorporation and trade names |
1952-1985 |
5 / 3 | Lists of state officers, board members, local
League officers, and committee chairs |
1956-1987 |
5 / 4 | Standards for provisional, state, local Leagues and
members-at-large; non-partisan policy; memberships for men citizens; guidelines for
local Leagues, committee chairs, lobbyist, Board members, finance drives, etc. |
1961-1986 |
5 / 5-6 | State Convention programs |
1955-1963, 1965-1989 |
5 / 7 | State Council programs |
1958-1984 |
Photographs |
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Box/Folder | ||
5 / 8 | List of photographs separated to Photo Archives |
undated |
Printed Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
5 / 9 | The Montana Voter, (statewide newsletter, scattered
issues) |
1974 March- 1990 March |
5 / 10 | List of printed material separated to the Library
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Reports |
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Box/Folder | ||
6 / 1-3 | State annual reports to National League |
1956-1979, 1987 |
6 / 4-7 | State Board report |
1961-1972, 1975-1983 |
Speeches |
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Box/Folder | ||
6 / 8 | re the League by Laura Nicholson |
1981 |
Subject Files |
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Box/Folder | ||
7 / 1-2 | Agenda item: Montana Constitution (scattered) |
1954-1972 |
7 / 3 | Agenda item: Montana Constitution with emphasis on
fiscal relationship between local and state government |
1956 |
7 / 4 | Agenda item: constitutional revision study |
1969-1972 |
7 / 5 | Agenda item: Constitutional Convention (includes
League members as delegates to Convention) |
1972 |
7 / 6 | Agenda item: local government review and workshop |
1963-1974 |
7 / 7 | Agenda item: national government re examining the
presidency |
1975-1978 |
7 / 8 | Agenda item: national government re "Freedom Agenda
Project" (re individual liberties) |
1955-1965 |
7 / 9 | Agenda item: national government re opposition to a
constitutional limitation on tax rates |
1962 |
7 / 10 | Agenda item: state government re campaign finances
and practices |
1975 |
7 / 11 | Agenda item: state government re executive
reorganization |
1959-1966 |
8 / 1 | Agenda item: state government re finance and budget
processes |
1980-1981 |
8 / 2 | Agenda item: state government re unicameral
legislature |
1971-1977 |
8 / 3 | Agenda item: human resources re welfare (includes
child care) |
1970-1988 |
8 / 4 | Agenda item: Montana institutions (Montana State
Hospital; mental health) |
1958-1977 |
8 / 5 | Agenda item: Montana institutions (Boulder River
School and Hospital; Montana Children's Home at Twin Bridges; Eastmont Training
Center) |
1967-1975 |
8 / 6-8 | Agenda item: Montana institutions (State Prison;
criminal justice system; includes Gay Ashton's correspondence) |
1967-1977 |
8 / 9 | Agenda item: international relations re foreign
trade |
1962-1980 |
9 / 1 | Agenda item: international relations re Panama
Canal |
1977 |
9 / 2 | Agenda item: international relations re United
Nations |
1961-1976 |
9 / 3-4 | Agenda item: natural resources re energy (includes
Colstrip 3 and 4; coal tax) |
1972-1988 |
9 / 5-6 | Agenda item: natural resources re environmental
quality (air pollution; solid waste management; water pollution; strip mining;
includes Harriet Marble's correspondence) |
1967-1987 |
9 / 7 | Agenda item: natural resources re land use |
1973-1978 |
9 / 8 | Agenda item: natural resources re land and water
use seminars |
1971-1973 |
9 / 9 | Agenda item: natural resources re water quality of
Missoula and Yellowstone Basins |
1971-1973 |
10 / 1-2 | Agenda item: natural resources re water studies
(includes water marketing) |
1957-1985 |
10 / 3 | Agenda item: public school finance |
1966-1982 |
10 / 4 | "Canon 35" review (cameras in courtroom) |
1977-1980 |
10 / 5 | Capital City Status of Women Committee |
1970-1972 |
10 / 6-7 | Columbia River Basin Task Force |
1978-1983 |
10 / 8 | Courts/Public Education Task Force |
1982-1983 |
10 / 9 | Equal Rights Amendment (includes Belle Winestine
Recognition Day; National ERA research project with editing done by Margaret S.
Davis) |
1973-1988 |
10 / 10 | Kootenai River Dam project |
1980-1983 |
10 / 11 | "Know Your State" booklet |
1965-1987 |
10 / 12 | League of Women Voters of Montana vs Montana High
School Association (re discrimination in high school athletics) |
1985-1987 |
11 / 1-5 | Legislative Action (re League Day at legislature;
position statements; reports on legislative interviews; testimony prepared for
legislature; fact sheets; correspondence of Daphne Bugbee) |
1961-1989 |
11 / 6-7 | Members-At-Large/Organization Committee (re MALS at
Miles City, Alberton, Lewistown, etc.) |
1952-1981 |
11 / 8 | Montana Investment Study project |
1981 |
11 / 9 | The Montana Jefferson Meetings (re bicentennial of
U.S. Constitution) |
1986-1987 |
11 / 10 | Nuclear Energy Education Project (includes energy
puppet shows) |
1979-1982 |
11 / 11 | Jeannette Rankin statue |
1984-1985 |
11 / 12 | Tri-State Humanities Project (re coal and water
development) |
1974 |
11 / 13 | Voters service (candidates debates) |
1984-1988 |
12 / 1-2 | Voters service (candidates questionnaires, etc.) |
1956-1978 |
12 / 3 | Workshops (re finance, leadership training,
litigation, publication, practical politics, membership-management) |
1963-1987 |
Miscellany |
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Box/Folder | ||
12 / 4 | Financing the League questionnaires (from Missoula,
Helena, Billings Locals; finance drive information) |
1975 |
12 / 5 | List of artifacts separated to the Museum |
undated |
12 / 6-7 | National program planning recommendations from
local leagues |
1961-1976 |
12 / 8 | Proclamation for League of Women Voters Week in
Montana; list of Montanans attending national convention; map of Leagues; letterhead |
1956, 1960, undated |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
12 / 9-10 | League of Women Voters of Montana |
1952-1986 |
League of Women Voters of Billings Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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General Correspondence |
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Box/Folder | ||
13 / 1-2 | Miscellaneous (scattered) |
1957-1982, undated |
Financial Records |
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Box/Folder | ||
13 / 3 | Budgets, financial reports |
1959-1977 |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
13 / 4-8 | General League meetings; Board meetings |
1952-1974, 1977-1980 |
Organization |
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Box/Folder | ||
13 / 9 | Membership and officer lists; bylaws |
1956-1980 |
Printed Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
13 / 10 | The Billings Voter, newsletter of the Billings
League |
1973 April |
13 / 11 | List of printed materials separated to the Library
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Reports |
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Box/Folder | ||
13 / 12 | Annual reports (includes recommendations to
National League) |
1953-1966 |
14 / 1 | Annual reports (includes recommendations to
National League) |
1967-1980 |
Miscellany |
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Box/Folder | ||
14 / 2-3 | Agendas; "concensus" forms re local League's
position on various issues; studies (re United Nations' Day, nursing homes, local
government, state government, schools, water, custodial institutions, delinquency,
voters service, judicial system, etc.) |
1956-1982 |
14 / 4 | Programs; histories of Billings League;
informational booklets |
1960-1987 |
Volume | ||
1 | Scrapbook |
circa 1975-1985 |
5 | Scrapbook |
circa 1950-1959 |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
14 / 5 | re Billings League |
1958-1973 |
League of Women Voters of Bozeman Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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General Correspondence |
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Box/Folder | ||
14 / 6 | Miscellaneous |
1958-1978, undated |
Financial Records |
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Box/Folder | ||
14 / 7 | Budgets, finance drive report |
1956, 1978-1980, undated |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
14 / 8-10 | General League meetings; Board meetings |
1955-1969, 1973-1983 |
Organization |
||
Box/Folder | ||
14 / 11 | Membership and officer lists; bylaws; application
for Provisional League status |
1956-1972 |
Printed Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
14 / 12 | List of printed materials separated to Library
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Reports |
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Box/Folder | ||
15 / 1-2 | Annual reports (includes recommendations to
National League) |
1958-1969, 1979-1981 |
Miscellany |
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Box/Folder | ||
15 / 3 | Agendas; "concensus" forms of local League's
position on various issues; studies (re Gallatin County rest home, fair housing,
city-county government, institutions, energy conservation grant, voters service,
etc.) |
1959-1987 |
15 / 4 | Brochures; programs |
1966, 1972, undated |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
15 / 5 | re Bozeman League |
1983, undated |
League of Women Voters of Butte Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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General Correspondence |
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Box/Folder | ||
15 / 6-7 | Miscellaneous (scattered) |
1952-1979 |
Financial Records |
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Box/Folder | ||
15 / 8 | Budgets; financial reports |
1952-1979 |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
15 / 9 | General League meetings; Board meetings (includes
organizational meeting for League of Women Voters of Montana, 1951) |
1951-1954 |
15 / 10-12 | General League meetings; Board meetings |
1955-1964, 1974-1975 |
Organization |
||
Box/Folder | ||
15 / 13 | Membership and officer lists; bylaws; applications
for Provisional and local League status |
1951-1964, 1974-1975 |
Printed Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
15 / 14 | List of printed materials separated to Library
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Reports |
||
Box/Folder | ||
15 / 15 | Annual reports (includes recommendations to
National League) |
1955, 1958-1976 |
Subject Files |
||
Box/Folder | ||
16 / 1 | Membership drives; financial drives |
1955-1975 |
Miscellany |
||
Box/Folder | ||
16 / 2 | Agendas; "concensus" forms re local League's
position on various issues; studies (re local government, schools, voters service,
etc.) |
1955-1982 |
16 / 3 | Programs; brochures |
1955-1975 |
16 / 4 | Spot announcements for radio; television puppet
shows; radio scripts from candidate forums |
1956-1960, undated |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
16 / 5 | re Butte League |
1955-1963, 1975,undated |
League of Women Voters of Flathead County Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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General Correspondence |
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Box/Folder | ||
16 / 6 | Miscellaneous |
1954-1959, 1974-1987 |
Financial Records |
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Box/Folder | ||
16 / 7 | Budgets; financial reports |
1956-1981 |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
16 / 8 | General League meetings; Board meetings |
1955-1958 |
16 / 9 | General League meetings; Board meetings |
1976-1983 |
Organization |
||
Box/Folder | ||
16 / 10 | Membership and officer lists; bylaws; application
for local League status |
1957-1987 |
Printed Material and Maps |
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Box/Folder | ||
16 / 11 | List of printed materials and maps separated to
Library |
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Reports |
||
Box/Folder | ||
16 / 12 | Annual reports |
1976-1981 |
Miscellany |
||
Box/Folder | ||
16 / 13 | Agendas; "consensus" forms re local League's
position on various issues; studies (re state and local government, traffic routes,
etc.) |
1975-1981 |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
16 / 14 | re Flathead County League |
1954-1982 |
League of Women Voters of Great Falls Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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General Correspondence |
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Box/Folder | ||
16 / 15 | Miscellaneous |
1955-1987 |
Financial Records |
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Box/Folder | ||
16 / 16 | Budgets; financial reports |
1955-1986 |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
17 / 1-3 | General League meetings; Board meetings |
1955-1987 |
Organization |
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Box/Folder | ||
17 / 4 | Membership and officer lists; bylaws |
1955-1986 |
Printed Materials |
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Box/Folder | ||
17 / 5 | List of printed material separated to Library
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Reports |
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Box/Folder | ||
17 / 6-7 | Annual reports (includes recommendations to
National League) |
1958-1981 |
Miscellany |
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Box/Folder | ||
17 / 8 | Agendas; "concensus" forms re local League's
position on various issues; studies (re water, sewage disposal, institutions,
schools, energy, local government, voter service, etc.) |
1960-1982, undated |
17 / 9 | Programs; promotional materials |
1963-1986 |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
17 / 10 | re Great Falls League |
1955-1986 |
League of Women Voters of Havre Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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General Correspondence |
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Box/Folder | ||
17 / 11 | Miscellaneous |
1955-1975, undated |
Financial Records |
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Box/Folder | ||
17 / 12 | Budgets; financial reports; audit reports; pledges;
finance drives |
1955-1976 |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
17 / 13-14 | General League meetings; Board meetings |
1955-1975 |
Organization |
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Box/Folder | ||
18 / 1 | Membership and officer lists; bylaws |
1955-1975 |
Printed Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
18 / 2 | List of printed materials separated to the Library
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Reports |
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Box/Folder | ||
18 / 3 | Annual reports (includes recommendations to
National League) |
1958-1975 |
Miscellany |
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Box/Folder | ||
18 / 4 | Agendas; "concensus" forms re local League's
position on various issues; studies (re state and local government, campaign
finances, voters service, libraries, institutions, water, city recreation, etc.) |
1968-1975 |
18 / 5 | Programs; brochures; etc. |
1965-1970, undated |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
18 / 6 | re Havre League |
1956-1973 |
League of Women Voters of Helena Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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General Correspondence |
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Box/Folder | ||
18 / 7-8 | Miscellaneous |
1954-1988, undated |
Financial Records |
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Box/Folder | ||
18 / 9 | Budgets; financial reports; expenditures |
1952-1988 |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
18 / 10-12 | General League meetings; Board meetings |
1952-1982, 1985-1988 |
Organization |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 1 | Membership and officers lists; bylaws; application
for local League status; duties of Board |
1952-1988 |
Printed Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 2 | Helena Voter and Voter, newsletters of Helena
League (scattered) |
1978-1994 |
19 / 2a | Capital City Bulletin, newsletter of Helena League |
1967-1969 |
19 / 3 | Capital Report, legislative newsletters of Helena
League (scattered issues) |
1979-1989 |
19 / 4 | List of printed material separated to Library
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Reports |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 5-6 | Annual reports (includes recommendations to
National League) |
1958-1981 |
Miscellany |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 7-8 | Agendas; "concensus" forms re local League's
position on various issues; studies (re local government, recreation, sanitation,
child care, library services, natural resources, housing, finance drive, education,
voters service, taxation, state government, water, zoning, etc.) |
1955-1986, undated |
19 / 9 | History of the League; programs; brochures |
1961-1980, undated |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 10 | re Helena League |
1957-1988 |
League of Women Voters of Liberty County Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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General Correspondence |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 11 | Miscellaneous |
1973-1979 |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 12 | Board meeting |
1978 January 5 |
Organization |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 13 | Membership and officer lists; bylaws; application
for Provisional League status |
1972-1987 |
Printed Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 14 | List of printed material separated to Library
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Reports |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 15 | Annual reports (includes recommendations to
National League) |
1972-1981 |
Miscellany |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 16 | Agendas; "concensus" forms re local Leagues
position on various issues; studies (re local government, etc.) |
undated |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
19 / 17 | re Liberty County League |
1976 |
League of Women Voters of Missoula Return to Top
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General Correspondence |
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19 / 18 | Miscellaneous |
1955-1987, undated |
Financial Records |
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20 / 1 | Budgets; financial reports |
1955-1976 |
Minutes |
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20 / 2-5 | General League meetings; Board meetings |
1955-1983 |
Organization |
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Box/Folder | ||
20 / 6 | Membership and officer lists; bylaws; unit
organization |
1951-1987 |
Printed Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
20 / 7 | Voter, newsletters of Missoula League |
1991 September - 1992 February |
20 / 8 | List of printed materials separated to the Library
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Reports |
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Box/Folder | ||
20 / 9-10 | Annual reports (includes recommendations to
National League) |
1955, 1959-1981 |
Miscellany |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 1-2 | Agendas; "concensus" forms re local League's
position on various issues; studies (re city-county government, education,
sanitation, voters service, library, hunger, water, Indians, etc.) |
1955-1987 |
21 / 3 | History of the League; handbook for members;
summary of activities; brochures |
1954-1971 |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 4 | re Missoula League |
1954-1970, undated |
League of Women Voters of Ravalli County Return to Top
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General Correspondence |
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21 / 5 | Miscellaneous |
1969-1988 |
Financial Records |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 6 | Budgets; financial reports |
1970-1982 |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 7 | General League meetings; Board meetings |
1970-1978 |
Organization |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 8 | Membership and officer lists; bylaws; application
for Provisional League status |
1969-1988, undated |
Printed Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 9 | List of printed materials separated to Library
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Reports |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 10 | Annual reports (includes recommendations to
National League) |
1970-1981 |
Miscellany |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 11 | Agendas; "concensu" forms re local League's
position on various issues; studies (re local government, floodplain, land use,
water supply, voters service, job corps, etc.) |
1970-1980 |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 12 | re Ravalli County League |
1972, 1976 |
League of Women Voters of South Lincoln County Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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General Correspondence |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 13 | Miscellaneous |
1975-1981 |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 14 | General League meetings; Board meetings |
1976-1982 |
Organization |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 15 | Membership and officer lists; bylaws; application
for Provisional League status |
1976-1977, undated |
Printed Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 16 | List of printed material separated to Library
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Reports |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 17 | Annual reports |
1976-1984 |
Miscellany |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 18 | Agendas; studies (re analysis of Troy and Libby,
land use, coal tax, etc.) |
1978-1986 |
21 / 19 | Calendar of events; media list |
1978 |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
21 / 20 | re South Lincoln County Provisional League |
1975-1979 |
Addendum, 1963-2004Return to Top
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Correspondence |
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22 / 1-2 | Miscellany, Harriett Meloy |
1966, 1980, 1987-88, 1990, 1993-1994, 2000-2001 |
22 / 3 | Helena League |
1999 |
Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
22 / 3 | Helena League |
1999 |
Miscellany |
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Box/Folder | ||
22 / 4 | Miscellany |
1963, 1975, 1991-1996, 2000-2002 |
Organization |
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Box/Folder | ||
22 / 5 | Board of Directors List |
1997 |
22 / 6 | Helena League: Bylaws, Membership Kit, Membership Lists |
1980-1981, 1993, 1996 |
22 / 7 | Helena League: Miscellany |
2000-2004 |
22 / 8 | Helena League: Officials Directory |
1981, 1986 |
22 / 9 | Ravalli County League |
2000 |
Printed Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
22 / 10 | LWV 1994-95 State Program |
1994-1995, 2004 |
22 / 11 | LWV Published Booklets |
1966, 1968, 1973 |
22 / 12 | LWV The National Voter Magazine |
1988, 2002-2003 |
Subject Files |
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Box/Folder | ||
23 / 1-2 | Air Quality |
1971-1972, 1974 |
23 / 3 | Air Quality: Montana Air Standards |
1971-1972 |
23 / 4 | Air Quality: Montana Air Pollution Bill |
1967-1972 |
23 / 5-10 | Air Quality |
1963-1967, 1970-1974, 1978 |
24 / 1-4 | Air Quality |
1968-1977 |
25 / 1-2 | Air Quality |
1980-1981, 1990 |
25 / 3 | Environmental Quality: Water |
1973, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1990-1991 |
25 / 4-11 | Environmental Quality |
1970-1971, 1979-1991, 1996-1998 |
26 / 1 | Health Care |
1992-1994 |
26 / 2 | League Day at the Legislature (March 12, 1999) |
1999 |
26 / 3-6 | Legislative: 1989 Special Session- Education Equalization |
1989, 1996-1997 |
26 / 7 | Legislative: Abortion & Women's Health |
1989, 1993 |
26 / 8 | Legislative: Annual Sessions Legislation |
1981 |
26 / 9 | Legislative: Childcare |
1989-1990 |
26 / 10-13 | Legislative: Coal Tax |
1979-1988, 1991, 1995 |
27 / 1 | Legislative: Constitutional Convention- 1972 |
1972 |
27 / 2-3 | Legislative: Constitutional Convention- 1990 Ballot Question |
1990 |
27 / 4 | Legislative: Court Unification |
1990-1992 |
27 / 5-7 | Legislative: Education |
1983-1990, 1997 |
28 / 1-3 | Legislative: Legislation |
1981-1989, 1995, 1997 |
28 / 4-9 | Legislative: Lobbying |
1980, 1982, 1985-1989, 1990-1995, 1997 |
28 / 10 | Legislative: Missouri River Basin |
1982 |
28 / 11 | Legislative: Montana Environmental Policy Act |
n.d. |
28 / 12-15 | Legislative: Montana Government Structure: D.C. Voting Rights, Reinventing Government, Unicameral, US-MT Representative Government |
1980, 1982-1991, 1993-1994, 1997 |
29 / 1 | Legislative: Montana Major Facilities Siting Act |
1987 |
29 / 2 | Legislative: Nuclear Energy Education Project (NEEP |
1982 |
29 / 3 | Legislative: State Finance Study |
1980-1985 |
29 / 4 | Legislative: State Prisons |
1994, 2000-2001 |
29 / 5 | Legislative: Subdivision Regulation |
1980, 1986, 1988, 1992 |
29 / 6-8 | Legislative: Testimony |
1995 |
29 / 9 | Legislative: Welfare Reform |
1988-1989 |
29 / 10-12 | Montana Taxation |
1995 |
30 / 1 | Pay Equity |
1982-1985 |
30 / 2 | Trade |
1964, 1966, 1979 |
Writings |
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Box/Folder | ||
30 / 3 | Environmental Quality Statements |
1971-1974 |
Clippings |
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Box/Folder | ||
30 / 4 | Clippings |
1996, 1998 |
Newsletter |
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Box/Folder | ||
30 / 5-10 | Newsletter: LWV Capitol Reports |
1980-1983, 1989-1993, 1995 |
30 / 11 | Missoula League: The Voter |
1990-1991 |
30 / 12 | Ravalli County League: The Voter |
1990-1991 |
30 / 13 | Bozeman League: The Voter |
1991 |
30 / 14-15 | Helena League: The Voter |
1991-2004 |
31 / 1-3 | Montana League: The Voter |
1976, 1989, 1990 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Air quality--Montana
- Air--Pollution--Montana
- Coal--Taxation--Montana
- Constitutional conventions--Montana
- Education--Montana
- Elections--Montana
- Energy development--Montana
- Environmental policy--Montana
- Environmental quality--Montana
- Finance--Montana
- Government reorganization--Montana
- Healthcare--Montana
- Land use--Montana
- Legislation--Montana
- Lobbying--Montana
- Lobbying--Montana
- Local government--Montana
- Missouri River Basin--Montana
- Prisons--Montana
- Testimony--Montana
- Voter registration--Montana
- Water--Pollution--Montana
- Water-supply--Montana
- Welfare reform--Montana
- Women in politics--Montana
- Women's health--Montana
- Women--Societies and clubs--Montana
Corporate Names
- League of Women Voters of Montana (creator)
Geographical Names
- Billings (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Bozeman (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Butte (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Flathead County (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Great Falls (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Havre (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Helena (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Kalispell (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Libby (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Liberty County (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Lincoln County (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Missoula (Mont.)--Politics and government
- Montana--Politics and government
- Ravalli County (Mont.)--Politics and government