Title: League of Women Voters of Pierce-St. Croix Counties Records
Inclusive Dates: 1967-1995

Creator:

• League of Women Voters of Pierce-St. Croix Counties (Wis.)

Call Number: River Falls Mss DV

Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (3 archives boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the University Archives and Area Research Center, Chalmer Davee Library, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-River Falls, Chalmer Davee Library / River Falls Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of the League of Women Voters of Pierce-St. Croix Counties, a River Falls area civic group involved in studying local community and political issues, influencing political decision making, and encouraging voter participation. Included is correspondence (1970-1973); press releases (1967-1973); news clippings (1967-1974); candidate questionnaires; a membership list, a copy of a 1967 league study of city government; copies of the chapter's newsletter, The River Falls Voter (1967-1978); bulletins (1978-1995); and other records.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-rf00dv

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The League of Women Voters papers are divided into seven sections, as listed in the Contents List. The Know-Your-Town Study concerns the municipal government of River Falls. The miscellaneous category includes annual reports, calendars, candidate questionnaires, information on issues of the day, information from one chapter to another, internal memos from one member to another within the local chapter, membership drive information, membership lists, etc. The newspaper clippings document the activities of the chapter. The bulletins contain information on candidates, campaign planning and schedules, and workshops.

Acquisition Information

Portions presented by: Ellen Smith, River Falls, Wisconsin, 1985; Anne Anderson, River Falls, Wisconsin, 2012; source unknown for remainder. Accession Number: M87-390, M2012-102

Processing Information

Processed by M. Carol, July 1990.

River Falls Mss DV Box   1 Folder   1	Correspondence, 1970-1973
Box   1 Folder   2	Know-Your-Town Study, 1967
Box   1 Folder   3-4	Miscellaneous, 1968-1978
	Newspaper clippings
Box   1 Folder   5-8	1967-1972
Box   2 Folder   1-2	1973-1974
Box   2 Folder   3-5	Newsletters, 1967 September-1978 May
Box   2 Folder   6-7	Press releases, 1969-1973
Box   3	Bulletins, 1978-1995