Papers of the League of Women Voters of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, 1944-1975.

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Papers of the League of Women Voters of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, 1944-1975.

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The collection consists chiefly of mailings to members from the local and national League on items of local, state, and national interest. Topics discussed include an Albemarle County zoning ordinance; Albemarle County public schools; the Bricker amendment; the U.S. contribution to the United Nations; the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act; the 1949 Virginia suffrage amendments to eliminate the poll tax and liberalize registration; tuition grants; Charlottesville slum clearance; local revenue taxes and candidate positions. The collection also contains copies of scripts of WCHV broadcasts, 1947 April 21-25, on the history of Albemarle and Charlottesville with tie-ins to post World War II local issues, and a broadside of an editorial from the Rockbridge County News, 1948 August 5, endorsing Francis Pickens Miller for governor.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Miller, Francis Pickens, 1895-1978

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Government official. From the description of Papers of Francis Pickens Miller [manuscript], 1885-1976. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647825652 ...

League of Women Voters of Charlottesville and Albemarle County (Va.)

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United Nations

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