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Women's State Legislative Council Of Utah photograph collection, 1985-1987
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Women's State Legislative Council Of Utah photograph collection
- Dates
- 1985-1987 (inclusive)19851987
- Quantity
- 1 box
- Collection Number
- P0348
- Summary
- The Women's State Legislative Council Of Utah photograph collection photographs of council members at various functions such as board meetings and luncheons.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
In 1920, Mrs. Jeanette A. Hyde organized the Women's Legislative Committee of Utah and acted as Chair for five years. In 1925, Mrs. James J. Wolfe assumed 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. Later their name was changed again, this time to Women's Legislative Council of Utah. The organization was incorporated in 1942 as women's State Legislative Council of Utah.
When the constitution was revised in 1929, the by-laws provided for study committees in welfare, education, taxation, and resolutions. In 1935 the study groups were changed to Education, Health, Taxation, Judiciary, and Welfare, all of which remain today.
Membership is composed of delegates from organized groups of women in Utah of more than 20 members. Women not representing any organization may join as non-voting members. Officers of the organization are president, three vice presidents, recording secretary, treasurer, corresponding secretary, historian, and four directors. Officers, excepting directors, are elected for a two-year term. There are four affiliate councils on state level in Utah County, Ogden-Weber County, Cache Valley, and Box Elder County.
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 its constitution states that the purpose of Council is to "investigate and study subjects of state and national interest for the purpose of influencing and bringing to fruition beneficial legislation for state of Utah."
Membership dues began at $.50 per biennium and changed to $1.00 in 1931. In 1945, they were increased again to $2.00 which gives the organization an approximate budget of $600 to $700. This amount covers the cost of its publication of biennial booklet and mimeographing resolutions which are given to members of the state legislature.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The photographs in this collection are, unfortunately, poor color snapshots of the administration and members of the group at various functions and on committees and boards. The worst of them, which were smeared with ink, were disposed of. They are arranged in folders topically, and chronologically within the folders, when dated.
Folder 1-6 are the first part of the collection. The second part of the collection, donated later, is the addendum and is labeled as Box 1, addendum 1, folder 1-27.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | Folder 1 | General Sessions |
| 1 | Folder 2 | Board Meetings and Luncheons, 1985-1986 |
| 1 | Folder 3 | ”Get Acquainted Luncheon” 1987 |
| 1 | Folder 4 | Committees, 1985-1987 |
| 1 | Folder 5 | Admiration, 1985-1987 |
| 1 | Folder 6 | Lobby/General, 1980s |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 1 | Women's State Legislative Council Records (from scrapbook in MS228 (1999-2001) |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 2 | Installation - Bienniem Celebration 2003 March 12, 2003 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 3 | Board Meeting, January 14, 2004 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 4 | General Session, March 4, 2004 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 5 | General Session, September 22, 2004 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 6 | Lobby/Public Awareness Night, September 30, 2004 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 7 | General Session, October 27, 2004 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 8 | Holiday Luncheon, December 1, 2004 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 9 | General Session, January 19, 2005 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 10 | General Session, January 26, 2005 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 11 | General Session, February 2, 2005 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 12 | General Session, February 9 2005 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 13 | General Session, February 16, 2005 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 14 | Board Meeting, February 23, 2005 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 15 | General Session, March 2, 2005 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 16 | Friends are Flowers in the Garden of Life, August 10, 2005 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 17 | Installation- Biennium Celebration 2005, March 9, 2005 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 18 | General Session, February 13, 2008 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 19 | General Session, February 27, 2008 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 20 | Executive Board Meeting, February 27, 2008 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 21 | General Session, September 24, 2008 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 22 | Holiday Luncheon, December 3, 2008 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 23 | General Session, February 11, 2009 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 24 | General Session, February 25, 2009 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 25 | General Session, March 4, 2009 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 26 | Election for the 2009-2011 Biennium, March 11, 2009 |
| 1 | Addendum 1, Folder 27 | Nominees for Biennim 2009-2011, March 11, 2009 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- Women's State Legislative Council of Utah--History--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints--Color--1985-1987
