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League of Women Voters of Iowa records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0020
Abstract
State-level branch of the national non-partisan League of Women Voters which seeks to promote political responsibility through educating and informing the public on selected governmental issues and promoting action on those issues. Arrangement 1971 Accession, 1917 to 1991 (boxes 1-61)
Local leagues, 1939-1970 (boxes 1-5,19-32)
Administrative, 1920-1968 (boxes 6-16)
National, 1934-1966 (boxes 16-17)
Iowa Voter, 1943-2001 (box 18)
Topical, 1938-1972 (boxes 32-42, 45-58, 60-61)
Histories, 1917-1969 (boxes 42-44, 59)
Voter service, 1947-1966 (box 44)
1975 Accession, 1938-1973 (boxes 62-92)
Local leagues, 1968-1971 (boxes 62-67)
Administrative, 1940-1973 (boxes 67-79)
Topical, 1938-1971 (boxes 79-83, 84-91)
Voter service, 1948-1969 (boxes 83-84)
1981 Accession
Local leagues, 1928-1979 (boxes 93-100)
1984 Accession, 1955-1980 (boxes 100-107)
Topical, 1955-1980 (boxes...
Dates:
1917-2001
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
League of Women Voters of Johnson County records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0021
Abstract
Local branch of the national non-partisan League of Women Voters which seeks to promote political responsibility through educating and informing the public on selected governmental issues and promoting action on those issues.
Dates:
1920-2009
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Des Moines records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0243
Abstract
This non-partisan group studied and acted upon the many local issues including the following: the council-manager form of city government, home rule for local and county government, reapportionment of legislative districts of the Iowa General Assembly, desegregation and integration of Des Moines public schools, and the need for affordable housing in the community.
Dates:
1936-1995
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
League of Women Voters of Mount Vernon-Lisbon records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0205
Abstract
The league has been involved in various projects and studies throughout its history, reflecting changing political issues while maintaining a core concern for the community of Mount Vernon.
Dates:
1948-1996
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
League of Women Voters of Muscatine records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0636
Abstract
During the 1980s and 1990s, the LWV of Muscatine conducted a number of studies on Muscatine county issues, including the ambulance 911 system, law enforcement, county courthouse space needs, alternative forms of county government, housing, education, land use, hazardous waste, local option tax, the U.S. Highway 61 Bypass, and the Muscatine fire station.
Dates:
1943-2000
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
League of Women Voters of Sioux City records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0229
Scope and Contents
The League of Women Voters of Sioux City records date from 1978 to 1993 and measure 2.5 linear inches. The bulk of the collection consists of newspaper clippings from the Sioux City Journal and the Des Moines Register chronicling local debates in the late 1970s about Sioux City's urban renewal and city government structure. Clippings on how other Iowa cities were handling these issues in their communities are included. The home rule charter folder includes the proposal submitted by the Sioux City Charter Commission to the mayor and city council, which called for re-structuring the city's government; among other things, the new charter would have given more power to the mayor. The proposed charter was hotly debated for several months and defeated in a narrow vote; the League opposed the charter. The urban renewal newspaper clippings describe conflicts over how to maintain a vital business sector, and an investigation into charges that a developer had misused...
Dates:
1978-1993
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Lowell Club (Boone, Iowa) records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0091
Mahaska County Farm Bureau Women's Committee records
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: IWA0429
Abstract
Arrangement
Women's division of the local Farm Bureau.
Arrangement
4 folders, shelved in SCVF.
Dates:
1929-2002
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
March for Women's Lives, Iowa Delegation records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0578
Abstract
On April 25, 2004, pro-choice activists went to Washington, D.C., to participate in the March for Women's Lives, a protest against the pro-life policies of President George W. Bush's administration.
Dates:
2004
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Marion Federation of Women's Clubs records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0643
Midwest Federation of Chaparral Poets (Iowa Chapter) records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0562
Abstract
The Iowa Chapter of Chaparral Poets met twice yearly (fall and spring); they studied poetry, conducted a poetry contest and wrote poetry for submission to Midwest Chaparral magazine. The organization was formed in 1942 and disbanded in 2001.
Dates:
1977-2001
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Midwest Women's Studies Association records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0649
Abstract
Regional branch of the National Women's Studies Association.
Dates:
1979-1992
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Modern Idea Club of Thurman Iowa records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0535
Abstract
Fremont County, Iowa women's club that was responsible for opening a public library in the small town of Thurman in 1936.
Dates:
1902-1998
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Monday Afternoon Club (Fort Madison, Iowa) records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0526
Abstract
Cultural women's club in Fort Madison, Iowa which focused on intellectual improvement through study and reading.
Dates:
1900-2016
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Mothers for Natural Law records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0395
Abstract
Organization opposed to genetically modified organisms.
Dates:
1998-2001
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Muscatine Garden Club records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0653
Abstract
Founded in 1929 to promote the knowledge and love of gardening.
Dates:
1930-1996
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Muscatine Herb Pals records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0654
Abstract
Study group organized to stimulate the advancement of herb gardening and herb use.
Dates:
1946-1994
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
Muscatine Migrant Committee records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0745
Abstract
Migrant agency that advocated for agricultural laborers employed temporarily on eastern Iowa farms.
Dates:
1962-2005
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
National Abortion Rights Action League of Iowa records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0640
Abstract
Local chapter of the national association.
Dates:
1990-2001
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
National Association of Women in Construction, Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Chapter records
Collection
Identifier: IWA0372
Abstract
The local chapter gives scholarships to students interested in construction careers, sponsors an annual golf outing and provides social networking opportunities for women who work in construction.
Dates:
1978-2005
Found in:
Iowa Women's Archives
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