League of Women Voters of Duluth records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the business records of the organization including minutes, annual reports, and correspondence, information on local study items, selected newspaper clippings scrapbooks, and audiocassettes and films on various topics. Local topics include information on changes in the form of government, municipal finances, education, and land use.
Dates
- 1924-2009
Creator
- League of Women Voters (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The Duluth chapter of the League of Women Voters was organized in 1922, Mrs. H. J. Gannis was president.In 1946, when the League of Women Voters changed its name to the League of Women Voters of the United States, the Duluth chapter became the League of Women Voters of Duluth. The National office assigned League Number MN408.
The League of Women Voters of the United States was “designed to succeed” the National American Women Suffrage Association. The League was formed to teach women the mechanics of voting and to enlighten them upon current issues. Today its membership is open to both men and women. The League has local chapters in all fifty states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
The League of Women Voters of the United States is a non-partisan organization. Its members, who join at the local level, study local, state, and national issues, coming to a consensus (represented by majority and minority reports) on the position the League will take on each. However, the League does not endorse candidates or political parties.
Extent
20.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains the business records of the organization including minutes, annual reports, and correspondence, information on local study items, selected newspaper clippings scrapbooks, and audiocassettes and films on various topics.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
Other Finding Aids
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library.
- Annual reports Subject Source: Local sources
- Audiocassettes Subject Source: Local sources
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.)--Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Electoral politics Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Films Subject Source: Local sources
- Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Nonprofit organizations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Organizations Subject Source: Local sources
- Publications Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Local sources
- Women Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women--Political activity--Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the League of Women Voters of Duluth records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
