Records, 1940-1994.

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Records, 1940-1994.

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Records, 1940-1961 and 1973-1994, consist chiefly of administrative and program files, 1949-1960. Administrative files include bylaws, board minutes, financial records, and membership lists. Program files contain correspondence, reference and other material on local, state, and national program items. Of particular interest are files regarding the city budget, 1949-1953, for Spartanburg, S.C.; foreign affairs, 1949-1960; prisons, prisoners, and chain gang labor, 1950-1954 [which the League considered along with the Council for Spartanburg County, whose bylaws are present in this file]; and matters of loyalty and security, 1945-1955, during Cold War years when the League was involved with the Freedom Agenda Program. Other program files document the record of memorial fund, 1950-1955, honoring Iowa suffragist Carrie Lane Chapman Catt; Farmers Market of Spartanburg, 1953-1954; Judiciary files include: Children's Court, 1947 and 1950; and Jury Service for Women, 1957-1958; and Voting Rights Act Monitoring Project, Sept. 1984-Oct. 1985 Also including 3 scrapbooks covering years, 1948-1952.

2.5 linear ft. (2 cartons)

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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League of Women Voters of Spartanburg (S.C.)

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Founded in 1948, the Spartanburg (S.C.) league was disbanded during the spring of 1960, and reorganized circa 1974-1975. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. From the description of Records, 1940-1994. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30137022 ...

Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947

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Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, suffragist, early feminist, political activist, and Iowa State alumna (1880), was born on January 9, 1859 in Ripon, Wisconsin to Maria Clinton and Lucius Lane. At the close of the Civil War, the Lanes moved to a farm near Charles City, Iowa where they remained throughout their lives. Carrie entered Iowa State College in 1877 completing her work in three years. She graduated at the top of her class and while in Ames established military drills for women, became the first...