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Collection Access
League of Women Voters of Oak Park - River Forest records
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
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University of Illinois at Chicago,
801 S. MorganChicago, ILUSA
- Repository Number
- MSLWVO76
- Creator
- League of Women Voters of Oak Park & River Forest (Ill.).
- Title
- League of Women Voters of Oak Park - River Forest records
- Dates
- 1909-1976
- Quantity
- 1.5 linear feet.
- Abstract
- The Suburban Civic and Equal Suffrage Association of Oak Park, Illinois, was organized around 1909. The organization shortened its name to the Oak Park Civic League after women gained the right to vote and became the Oak Park League of Women Voters in 1924, later known as the League of Women Voters of Oak Park - River Forest.
- Language of the Material
- English
Administrative Information
Biography/Profile
The Suburban Civic and Equal Suffrage Association of Oak Park, Illinois, was organized around 1909. The organization shortened its name to the Oak Park Civic League after women gained the right to vote and became the Oak Park League of Women Voters in 1924, ultimately known as the League of Women Voters of Oak Park - River Forest. The group organized large meetings at which members of different political parties including progressive and third parties were invited to address pertinent issues of the day. Membership in the League declined from an overall high of 600 to only 56 members as of November 21, 1934. The organization began to regain its strength as time passed, however, and cooperated with other community organizations such as the Oak Park Council on International Affairs to produce larger events.
Scope and Content
The League of Women Voters of Oak Park - River Forest Records include by-laws, membership lists, ledgers, financial records, minutes, reports, publications, clippings, and an unpublished history of the group by Hazel Hanson. Minutes, financial records, and membership lists of the Suburban Civics and Equal Suffrage Association of Oak Park, Illinois are also included in these records.
Access Restrictions
Access restrictions -- Available without restriction.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Use restrictions -- Available without restriction.
Preferred Citation
League of Women Voters of Oak Park - River Forest records, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago
Indexed Terms
- Midwest Women's History
- Women--Societies and clubs
- Illinois
- League of Women Voters of Oak Park & River Forest (Ill.).
Inventory
- Title
- The Suburban Civics and Equal Suffrage Association (Oak Park, Ill.) - Ledger containing membership lists and financial records
- Dates
- 1909-1923
- Title
- Pamphlets - Suburban Civics and Equal Suffrage Association List of Members and By-Laws, Oak Park Civil League membership booklet
- Dates
- 1917 - 1922
- Title
- Minutes - Suburban Civics and Equal Suffrage Association, League of Women Voters
- Dates
- 1917-1927
- Title
- Minutes
- Dates
- 1920-1923
- Title
- Reports, publications
- Dates
- 1921-1938
- Title
- Board minutes
- Dates
- 1924-1936
- Title
- Financial records
- Dates
- 1927-1933
- Title
- Minutes
- Dates
- 1927-1943
- Title
- Minutes, clippings, notes, by-laws
- Dates
- 1928-1934
- Title
- Annual reports
- Dates
- 1933-1939
- Title
- Clippings
- Dates
- 1934-1937
- Title
- Board minutes
- Dates
- 1936-1945
- Title
- Clippings
- Dates
- 1937-1939
- Title
- Hanson, Hazel. Its Beginnings: The Oak Park League of Women Voters. 1976. (Soft-cover unpublished history)
- Dates
- 1976-1976
- Title
- Contents of scrapbook - Clippings
- Dates
- 1939-1940
- Title
- Contents of scrapbook - Clippings
- Dates
- 1940-1941