Citizens Information Service of Illinois records, 1953-1978.

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Citizens Information Service of Illinois records, 1953-1978.

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Newsletters, correspondence, reports, clippings, pamphlets, brochures, commencement programs, and other records of the Citizens Information Service of Illinois (CIS), a nonpartisan organization established by the League of Women Voters of Chicago to provide information on political issues and educate the public about community involvement. The collection includes materials on CIS's work with various Illinois community organizations, some pamphlets and brochures distributed by CIS, and summaries and reports on activities sponsored by CIS. Also present are graduation materials from CIS's Institute for Community Leaders.

24 sound recordings (1 box)

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Citizens Information Service of Illinois

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The Citizens Information Service of Illinois (CIS) was a nonpartisan organization established in 1953 by the League of Women Voters of Chicago to provide information on political issues and to educate the public about community involvement. Originally called the Metropolitan Civic Information Service, the organization changed its name in 1954 to Citizens Information Service of Metropolitan Chicago, and again in 1970 to the Citizens Information Service of Illinois. From the descriptio...

Citizen Information Service of Metropolitan Chicago

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Institute for Community Leaders (Chicago, Ill.)

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League of Women Voters of Cook County (Cook County, Ill.)

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The League of Women Voters of the United States was formed in 1919 when the Nineteenth Amendment enfranchising women was passed. It grew out of the National Women's Suffrage Association. The League of Women Voters of Chicago was organized in 1950, when ten Chicago-area chapters of the League of Women Voters of Cook County merged. The League's objectives are to encourage full participation in the electoral process and to lobby the government for legislation of special concern to women. Such issue...

League of Women Voters of Chicago

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The League of Women Voters of the United States was formed in 1919 when the Nineteenth Amendment enfranchising women was passed. It grew out of the National Women's Suffrage Association. The League of Women Voters of Chicago was organized in 1950, when ten Chicago-area chapters of the League of Women Voters of Cook County merged. The League's objectives are to encourage full participation in the electoral process and to lobby the government for legislation of special concern to women. Such issue...