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League of Women Voters of Fluvanna County records or LWV of Charlottesville, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 16811

Content Description

This collection comprises records of the League of Women Voters of Fluvanna County, Virginia, and documents the organization's work to protect and expand voting rights. The records include meeting minutes, dues and expense ledgers, newsletters, guidebooks for voting rights, meeting minutes and reports, photographs, buttons, and nametags. A list of members and an official request for League recognition that includes bylaws is also present. The League of Women Voters Fluvanna Chapter (VA-128) was established in 1999 and later merged in 2012 with the League of Women Voters of Charlottesville-Albermarle County (VA-100) under the name League of Women Voters of Charlottesville Area (VA-100). Included in the collection is the documentation of the merger.

Dates

  • Creation: 1981-2012

Creator

Extent

0.8 Cubic Feet (2 letter-sized document boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into 3 series. Series 1. Meeting minutes, water study, and history; Series 2. Budget; Series 3. Correspondence, newsletters, membership lists, and voting. 2 files were added to this collection from addition 1 (ViU-2023-0032). There are more additions to be processed.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Frances Shultz to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 14 January 2023.

Related Materials

This collection is related to MSS 5432-a League of Women Voters of Albemarle; MSS 2860 League of Women Voters of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia.

Subject

Title
League of Women Voters of Fluvanna County records and LWV of Charlottesville
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
2023-10-16
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States