Name/Title
Archives of the League of Women Voters of Lake Forest/Lake BluffEntry/Object ID
2001.115.1Scope and Content
Local League records and publications date from 1926. The bulk of the collection includes board meeting minutes, newsletters, membership lists/directories, administrative documents, correspondence, historical materials, news clippings, publications including community guidebooks and directories, and some digitized videos of public candidate debates and topical programs. The records are arranged in chronological order within each category. Many League documents were lost in a basement flood in the mid 90s. Some gaps have been filled from the files of individual league members.Context
Description of the Organization:
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan grassroots organization, works to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. The League empowers voters and defends democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation at the local, state, and national levels.
History of the Organization:
After women won the right to vote in 1920 with the passage of the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution, the League of Women Voters of Lake Forest was founded in 1926 and the League of Women Voters of Lake Bluff in 1930. Early emphasis in both leagues was placed on women’s participation in government, including get-out-the-vote campaigns and support for state legislation allowing women to serve on juries. The two local leagues cooperated at times to offer programs. The leagues merged in 1989 to form the League of Women Voters of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff.
Records and Publications of the Organization:
Records and publications of the League of Women Voters of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area are collected at the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff and at the Lake Bluff History Museum. Records and publications of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) are collected at the US Library of Congress, Manuscript Division. Records and publications of the League of Women Voters of Illinois (LWVIL) are collected at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Special Collections (Richard J. Daley) Library. Records and publications of the League of Women Voters of Lake County are maintained by that League and will likely be collected at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County.Lexicon
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MinutesNomenclature Primary Object Term
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Creator
League of Women VotersDate(s) of Creation
1926 - 2022