The records have been arranged into two series: General Records and Local Study Issues. Most date from the 1940's, although there are some correspondence and clippings from earlier years. There are a few gaps in the records from the 1950's.
General Records illustrate the organizational structure and activities of the Green Bay League through minutes and agenda of regular and special board of directors' meetings; monthly bulletins to members; a few issues and copies of Forward, the state LWV bulletin, in which Green Bay LWV activities and members are mentioned, apparently gathered for use in writing the Green Bay history; by-laws; minutes and reports of annual county conventions and meetings; and records of the 1948 and 1977 state conventions held in Green Bay. The correspondence and clippings file primarily consists of clippings of local League activities, with a few letters. This file, which appears to have been kept by the Green Bay president, is by no means a comprehensive record of League work. A small file of similar materials is present for the De Pere League. Financial records are also sparse; consisting only of form letters, clippings, and other papers used in conducting finance drives. To celebrate its 50th anniversary in 1979, the Green Bay League formed a history committee to research and write a booklet. There are a few committee minutes and papers in the collection, together with the completed booklet and several drafts, notes, and reference materials gathered by committee chair Marion Gould.
Other general League records include annual membership booklets, with lists of officers, dating from 1941 to 1972, with many gaps; a statement of the League's non-partisanship policy; lists of officers, chairmen, and board members; Green Bay LWV publications; detailed annual reports to the state and national LWV; monthly reports to the state LWV, dating from 1937, with many gaps; scripts for two skits; and radio scripts for public service messages. Nine scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings on general Green Bay League activities, 1946-1969; and on LWV work concerning air pollution, county government, and redistricting. The disc recordings include “League of Women Voters,” broadcast on radio station WBAY, Green Bay, October 14, 1950 (2 discs, 78 rpm); and “Congressional Strings on the Public Purse,” presented by the League of Women Voters of the United States, with Mr. John G. Lee, Dr. George Galloway, and Miss Susan Burr (1 disc, 33 1/3 rpm).
Among the Green Bay Local Study Issues were many suggested or authorized by the state and national organizations, as well as several of particularly local interest. However, the issues studied most recently by the Green Bay League reflect increasing concern with state and national topics. The files generally contain near-print “study materials” sent out by the state and national LWV to direct the activity of the local League; local studies, reports, and clippings collected by local members; letters and LWV policy statements used to inform and persuade local and state legislators; and occasionally, reports of the results of League lobbying. Local study issues included: air pollution, city-county budgets, county government, county public and mental health, establishment of a countywide assessor position, education and unified school districts, the Electoral College, environmental quality, the Equal Rights Amendment, fair housing, foreign trade, hunger, construction of the I-43 and I-57 highways, juveniles and social services, land use, Brown County library service, mass transit, metropolitan government, “proposals for the reorganization of the Brown County Sheriff Department,” reapportionment, the school board election process, the school budget, solid waste management, voters service, water pollution and water quality, and welfare in Brown County.
