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League of Women Voters, Spokane Chapter, Records, 1950-2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator
League of Women Voters, Spokane Chapter
Title
League of Women Voters, Spokane Chapter, Records
Dates
1950-2007 (inclusive)
Quantity
19 linear ft., (19 boxes)
Collection Number
Ms 128
Summary
The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization whose purpose is to encourage informed and active participation of all citizens in government and politics. The league actively functions at the local, state and national levels. This collection consists of records of the Spokane Chapter from 1953-2007, in addition to materials produced by the Washington State league and the national league.
Repository
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
archives@northwestmuseum.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is not restricted.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Funding for preparing and encoding the finding aid for the accruals was provided through a grant awarded by the Washington State Women's History Consortium.
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Historical Note

The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization whose purpose is to encourage informed and active participation of all citizens in government and politics. Membership is open to men and women 18 years of age and older. The League actively functions at the local, state and national levels.

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Content Description

The collection consists of the records of the Spokane Chapter from 1953-2007, in addition to materials produced by the Washington State league and the national league. The original accession (boxes 1-14) appears to have been compiled and stored by two individuals, Julia Fields and Margaret Portman. The original provenance of this part of the collection has been lost.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher

Preferred Citation

League of Women Voters, Spokane Chapter, Records (Ms 128), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into five series: two on the Spokane Chapter, one on the Washington State League of Women Voters, one on the National League of Women Voters, and one of accruals recieved after 1995. The accruals series uses its own box and folder numbering which is not tied to the 1995 accession.

Custodial History

The 1995 accession appears to have been compiled and stored by two individuals, Julia Fields and Margaret Portman. The original provenance has been lost. The 2005 accession was recieved from Pam Behring and provenance has been preserved.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Pamela C. Behring, 1995 (L95-55) and 2005 (L2004-23).

Future Additions

Two to three linear feet are expected to accrue every five years.

Processing Note

Processed to the file folder level.

Bibliography

League of Women Voters of the Greater Spokane Area, Radiation in Eastern Washington: Following the Trail of Nuclear Waste (Spokane, Washington: League of Women Voters of the Greater Spokane Area, 1985).

League of Women Voters of the Greater Spokane Area, Solid Waste Study: Spokane County (Spokane, Washington: League of Women Voters of the Greater Spokane Area, 1978).

Mower, Lois, Government in Spokane County (Spokane, Washington: League of Women Voters of the Greater Spokane Area, 1969).

Related Materials

National League of Women Voters Records, 1918-1974, are at the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division. Some are available on microfiche.

League of Women Voters of Washington Records, 1920-1998, are at the University of Washington Libraries.

League of Women Voters - Pullman Records, 1950-1980, are at the Washington State University Libraries.

Spokane Federation of Women's Organizations Records (MsSC 262)

Julia Davis Stuart Papers (Ms 97)

Marion Moos Papers (Ms 203)

American Association of University Women, Spokane Branch Records (Ms 184)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Radioactive wastes
  • Voter registration--Spokane (Wash.)
  • Voting--Societies, etc.
  • Voting--Spokane (Wash.)
  • Women in politics--Societies, etc.
  • Women in politics--Spokane (Wash.)
  • Women--Spokane (Wash.)--Societies and clubs

Personal Names

  • Fields, Julia
  • Portman, Margaret

Corporate Names

  • League of Women Voters, Spokane Chapter--Archives
  • League of Women Voters (U.S.)
  • League of Women Voters of Washington

Geographical Names

  • Spokane (Wash.)--History
  • Spokane (Wash.)--Politics and government--1889-1950
  • Spokane (Wash.)--Politics and government--1951-
  • Spokane (Wash.)--Societies, etc.--Politics and government
  • Spokane (Wash.)--Societies, etc.--Women
  • Spokane County (Wash.)--History

Form or Genre Terms

  • Manuscript Collections

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Behring, Pamela (creator)

Finding aid prepared by H. W. Johnston
1997

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