Guide to the League of Women Voters of Orange County Records
MS.R.088
Processed by Karen Rosen, Andre Ambrus, and Cyndi Shein; machine-readable finding
aid created by Cyndi Shein; updates made by Zoe MacLeod, 2019.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
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Title: League of Women Voters of Orange County records
Creator:
League of Women Voters of Orange County (Orange
County, Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.088
Physical Description:
17.5 Linear Feet
(17 boxes and 4 oversize folders) and 8.4 unprocessed linear
feet
Date (inclusive): 1946-2011
Abstract: The League of Women Voters of Orange
County (LWVOC), California is a nonpartisan organization committed to educating the public
about elections, the voting process, and political and social issues. This collection
comprises the records of the LWVOC beginning with 1957. It contains the records of the LWVOC
Inter-League Organization and its four chapters, Capistrano Bay, North Orange County,
Central Orange County Area, and Orange Coast. It documents league activities and reflects
the concerns of the league and the Orange County community, including environmental issues,
childcare, healthcare, transportation, and Orange County's bankruptcy in the
1990s.
Language of Material:
English .
Access
The collection is open for research.
Access to original audiovisual recordings is restricted; researchers may request use
copies.
Unprocessed additions may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of
Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the
creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please
contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
League of Women Voters of Orange County records. MS-R088. Special Collections and Archives,
The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Joan Cohen, Patricia Harrigan, Carol Kirkwood, Beverly Toy, and unknown 2001, 2005,
2007, 2011, 2013.
Accruals
Accruals are expected.
Processing History
Processed by Karen Rosen, 2002. Finding aid completed by Andre Ambrus, 2005. Revisions by
Cyndi Shein, 2008.
Historical Background
The League of Women Voters of Orange County (LWVOC), California is a grassroots
organization that encourages citizens to actively participate in government. It is open to
both men and women and is committed to educating the public about elections, the voting
process, and social and political issues. The LWVOC conducts studies on issues of public
concern, develops a position on each issue, and then takes action on the issue or advocates
for a cause.
The LWVOC traces its roots to the formation of the California Civic League in 1911,
following the success of the campaign to allow women the right to vote. The League of Women
Voters (LWV) was first proposed by Suffragist movement leader Carrie Chapman Catt at a
convention of the National Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in 1917. It was conceived of
as a nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization with representation from every state. Its chief
aims were to provide international support for woman suffrage, to watch over state
legislatures to prevent legal discrimination on the basis of sex, and to strive to make
American democratic institutions fair for all those governed by them. Following the adoption
of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, Catt suggested the reorganization of the two
million-strong NAWSA into the LWV, an organization that would work for progressive
legislation on a national and local level.
In 1921 Catt convinced the California Civic League to merge with the LWV when they adopted
the name California Civic League of Women Voters. In 1946 the name was changed to the League
of Women Voters of California. In the beginning the LWV California was comprised of local
leagues that belonged to either the northern or southern section. By 1963 the LWV California
was comprised of many area and county leagues. The LWVOC is an Inter-League Organization
(ILO) comprised of four local chapters: Capistrano Bay, Central Orange County, North Orange
County, and Orange Coast.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises the records of the League of Women Voters of Orange County
(LWVOC), California beginning with 1957. It contains records of the LWVOC Inter-League
Organization (ILO) and its four chapters, Capistrano Bay, North Orange County, Central
Orange County Area, and Orange Coast. Materials include articles of incorporation and
by-laws, league publications, meeting minutes, directories, correspondence, notes, personal
papers, fliers, news clippings, photographs, and audio and video recordings. The materials
reflect the concerns of the LWVOC and the Orange County community, including environmental
issues, childcare, healthcare, transportation, and Orange County's bankruptcy in the
1990s.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series and Series 2 is divided into four subseries:
- Series 1. Inter-League Organization records, 1957-2001. 6.5 linear feet
- Series 2. Chapter records, 1957-2005. 11 linear feet
- Subseries 2.1 Capistrano Bay chapter records, 1969-2002. 2 linear feet
- Subseries 2.2 North Orange County chapter records, 1959-2002. 3 linear feet
- Subseries 2.3 Central Orange County Area chapter records, 1957-1997. 5 linear
feet
- Subseries 2.4 Orange Coast chapter records, 1977-2005. 1 linear foot
The collection also contains five unprocessed additions:
- Accession 2009.015. Orange Coast Chapter chronological files unprocessed addition,
1977-2007. 2.4 linear feet
- Accession 2011.006. Orange Coast Chapter unprocessed addition, 1967-2004. 3 linear
feet
- Accession 2013.017. Position statement publications and documents unprocessed
addition, circa 1970-1993. 0.2 linear feet
- Accession 2013.029. Inter-League Organization and League of Women Voters of
California unprocessed addition, 1946-2009 (Bulk, 1977-2009). 2 linear feet
- Accession 2018.034. Orange Coast Chapter files, 1991-2011. 0.8 linear feet
Separation Note
Several Orange County publications were removed from this collection, shelved separately in
Special Collections and Archives, and cataloged in the online catalog
(https://www.lib.uci.edu/).
League of Women Voters of Orange County. "About the League." League of Women Voters
of Orange County, an Inter-League Organization, California.
http://ocilo.ca.lwvnet.org/about.html (accessed April 24, 2007).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographic prints -- California -- Orange County -- 21st
century.
Women -- Suffrage -- California -- Orange County -- History --
Sources
Child care -- California
Environmental management -- California
Women in politics -- California -- History -- Sources
Regional planning -- California -- History -- Sources.
Sound recordings -- California -- Orange County -- 20th
century.
Video recordings -- California -- Orange County -- 20th
century.
Photographic prints -- California -- Orange County -- 20th
century.
Inter-League Organization records Series 1.
1957-2003
Physical Description: 6.5 Linear
Feet
Access
Access to original audiovisual recordings is restricted; researchers may request use
copies.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series documents activities and projects of the League of Women Voters of Orange
County (LWVOC) Inter-League Organization (ILO). Materials include correspondence,
newsletters, meeting minutes, convention kits, financial records, notes, photographs,
news clippings, audio and video recordings, publications, and information resource
materials.
The majority of material consists of meeting minutes and official correspondence of the
LWVOC Inter-League Organization. These records document membership, delegates, officers,
meetings, and finances. Topical files reflect LWVOC activities and concerns. Video and
audio recordings document information and programs related to the activities of LWVOC,
including league-produced public access shows and public forums.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
box 1, folder 1-3
Action campaign
1972-1999
box 1, folder 4
Administrative miscellany
1981-1996
box FB-60, folder 2
County of Orange plaque
1999
box 17, folder 1, box 1, folder 12
Convention kits
1988-1999, 2000-2003
box 1, folder 13, box 17, folder 2
General
1993-1995, 2000-2001
box 1, folder 15
Financial drive
1978-1979
box 17, folder 3, box 1, folder 17-18
Directories and yearbooks
1966-1992, 1993-2002
box 17, folder 4-6, box 1, folder 20
Fundraising
1984-1987, 2000
box 1, folder 24
Orange County Focus
2000-2001
Voter (Orange Coast, Central Orange
County, Capistrano Bay)
2001
box 17, folder 8-14
President's administrative files
1998-2003
Scope and Content Note
Includes Executive Board agendas, minutes, and notes. Also includes correspondence,
resource directories, treasury report, budget, bylaws, policies, and retention
schedules. Original order was maintained.
box 1, folder 25
President's information
1996-2000
box 1, folder 26
Program position reviews
1996-1990
box 2, folder 1
Orange County Council agreement
1962
box 2, folder 20
President's roundtable
1980-1983
box 2, folder 21-23, box 3, folder 1-15
Committee and project files
box 17, folder 15
Action Committee: correspondence and notes
1996
box 17, folder 16
"Archives Project" to donate LWVOC materials to UCI
2001
box 17, folder 17
CenterLine Project: correspondence, policy discussion, and
clippings
2003
box 17, folder 18
Environmental Action (ENACT) Committee: agendas, correspondence, and other
materials
2001-2002
box 17, folder 19
Facts For Voters Committee: correspondence,, notes, and other
materials
1991-1995
box 17, folder 20
"Library Project" to establish relationships with local
libraries
2001-2002
box 17, folder 21
"Natural Resources Committee" correspondence
2001
box 17, folder 22
Orange County Library Advisory Board: bylaws, minutes, and other
materials
1999-2000
box 17, folder 23
Smartvoter Project
1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes meeting agendas from the Voters Service Committee.
box 17, folder 24-26
Water Committee: correspondence, meeting notes, and other
materials
1999-2001
box 5, folder 25
California government
1989-2000
box FB-60, folder 3
Congressional Times
undated
box 5, folder 26
Constitution, United States and
California
1984
box 5, folder 27-28
League of Women Voters Education Fund miscellaneous
publications
1972-1996
box 5, folder 29
Orange County Economic Conference workbook
1993
box 5, folder 30
Orange County government
1991-1994
box 4, folder 1
California State University, Fullerton forums
1996-1998
box FB-60, folder 4
Election guides
1966-1998
box 4, folder 7
Environmental protection
1975-1993
box 4, folder 10
Great American Write-in
1990
box 4, folder 13-14
Printed materials on the forum
1993-1994
Orange County ILO health care forum at Nixon Library
1994 April 6
box AV-2, item MS-R88-A002 to
A003
Archival originals
Physical Description: 2 audiocassettes
Access
Access to original audiocassettes is restricted; researchers may request
listening copies.
Health care forum, Nixon Library
1994
box AV-5, item MS-R88-V001
Archival original
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Access
Access to original videocassettes is restricted; researchers may request
viewing copies.
box 4, folder 15-19
Health care, Proposition 186
1993-1994
box 4, folder 20-22
Know your county
1959-1994
League fellowship, "Building political participation in Poland"
box 4, folder 23
Photographs and printed materials
1992-1993
Polish project
circa 1992-1993
box AV-5, item MS-R88-V002
Archival original
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Access
Access to original videocassettes is restricted; researchers may request
viewing copies.
box 4, folder 25-27
Orange County bankruptcy
1994-1996
box 4, folder 28
Orange County budget
1991
box 4, folder 29
Orange County demographics
1990-1997
box 4, folder 30-31
Orange County government
1963-1975
box 5, folder 1
Orange County growth
1972-1991
box 5, folder 2
Orange County growth report
1998
box 5, folder 3-5
Orange County growth study
1969-1986
box 17, folder 27
Orange County redistricting
2001-2002
box 5, folder 6
Orange County transportation commission
1979-1991
box 5, folder 7
Press clippings
1990-2001
box 5, folder 9
Ralph M. Brown Act
1994-1997
box 5, folder 10-13
Regional planning
1962-1994
box 17, folder 29
Speakers' training for presentations on the pros and cons of ballot
measures
1998, 2000
box 5, folder 14-16
Special districts
1961-1998
box 5, folder 19-20
Voter information
1966-2000
box 5, folder 21
Voter registration
1976-1997
box 5, folder 22
Voter rights, "Project Deadwood"
1985-1986
box 17, folder 30
Web resources for league members
2003
box 5, folder 24
Women and politics
1990-1999
Miscellaneous audiovisual materials
Access
Access to original audiovisual recordings is restricted; researchers may request use
copies.
Cohen, Suska, Kedzia, KPCC radio station, Pasadena, California
1992 May 31
box AV-2, item MS-R88-A001
Archival original
Physical Description: 1 audiocassette
Conversations with President Gordon, Joan Cohen
1996 November 08
box AV-5, item MS-R88-V003
Archival original
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Focus homeless
1990 October 24
box AV-5, item MS-R88-V004
Archival original
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
The homeless: from anger to action, Jessica
Dean (producer), KYOU-TV Santa Ana Public Access
1991 March 25
box AV-5, item MS-R88-V005
Archival original
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Making democracy work, 5th program: civic participation, Connie Haddad
(moderator)
1997 August 26
box AV-5, item MS-R88-V006
Archival original
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Opportunities for courts and communities, Judicial Council of California
(producer)
1998
box AV-5, item MS-R88-V007
Archival original
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Pros and Cons Made Easy, a Training Video,
by the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley
circa 1990-1998
box AV-5, item MS-R88-V008
Archival original
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
box 5, folder 31
Printed handout to accompany training film
circa 1990-1998
Video ballot, metro Dekalb, Fulton, Cobb
circa 1990-1998
box AV-5, item MS-R88-V009
Archival original
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Chapter records Series 2.
1957-2005
Physical Description: 11 Linear
Feet
Access
Access to original video recordings is restricted; researchers may request viewing
copies.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series documents activities and projects of the LWVOC's four league chapters,
Capistrano Bay, Central Orange County Area, North Orange County, and Orange Coast. The
materials include correspondence, newsletters, meeting minutes, notes, publications,
news clippings, a video recording, and resource files. Some subseries also include
information on inter-organizational activities.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged in four subseries. Arrangement within each subseries reflects
the original order of each chapter's records.
Subseries 2.1 Capistrano Bay chapter records
Subseries 2.2 North Orange County chapter records
Subseries 2.3 Central Orange County Area chapter records
Subseries 2.4 Orange Coast chapter records
Capistrano Bay chapter records Subseries 2.1
1969-2002
Physical Description: 2 Linear
Feet
Access
Access to original video recordings is restricted; researchers may request viewing
copies.
Organizational History
The Capistrano Bay chapter of the LWVOC was founded on May 16, 1968. It serves
communities in the southern coastal region of Orange County, California, including
Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, San Clemente, and San Juan Capistrano.
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries documents activities and projects of the League of Women Voters of
Orange County's Capistrano Bay chapter. Materials include correspondence, newsletters,
meeting minutes, notes, publications, a video recording, news clippings, and
information resource materials. It documents several community concerns, with an
emphasis in school-age childcare. In 1990 the Capistrano Bay chapter was chosen by the
national LWV to participate in the School-Age Child Care Project, which was designed
to help local league chapters serve as catalysts in targeted communities to increase
the availability of affordable, quality school-age childcare for low and
moderate-income families. This subseries also contains video recordings. In 1985 the
Capistrano Bay chapter produced a series of programs for local access television,
Focus on You The Citizen, to inspire citizens to
become involved in their communities.
Subseries Arrangement
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Capistrano Bay chapter files
box 6, folder 1
Annual meetings
1974-1994
box 6, folder 29, box 6, folder 4-10
Newsletter:
The Voter
1978-1994, 2001-2002
box 6, folder 11
Nominating committee
1987-1995
box 7, folder 1
Adopt-a-beach program
1991
box 7, folder 2
Agriculture workshop
1982
box 7, folder 7
San Clemente Human Resources Committee, Child Care Subcommittee
materials
1989-1990
box 7, folder 8
Corporate childcare
1988-1990
box 7, folder 9
Directory, Capistrano Bay area
1975-1992
box 7, folder 10-11
Printed materials related to the video production
1985
box AV-5, item MS-R88-V010
Programs 1-3
1985
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Access
Access to original videocassettes is restricted; researchers may request
viewing copies.
box 7, folder 16
Local parks study
1981-1993
box FB-61, folder 13
County of Orange Regional Recreation Facilities map
circa 1985
box 7, folder 17-18
San Clemente Youth Task Force
1992-1994
box 7, folder 19
Sanitation study
1984-1986
box 7, folder 21-22
Grants, correspondence, and other materials
1991-1994
box 7, folder 23
Grant expense vouchers and financial files
1991-1992
box 7, folder 25
Publication:
Expanding School-age Child
Care
(League of Women Voters Education Fund)
1992
box 7, folder 26-31
Study, Concordia and Las Palmas schools: correspondence, photographs,
and other materials
1990-1992
box 7, folder 32
School facilities study (Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982):
memoranda, publications, and other materials
1986-1988
North Orange County chapter records Subseries 2.2
1959-2002
Physical Description: 3 Linear
Feet
Organizational History
Established in 1985, the North Orange County chapter of the LWVOC serves the
northern, inland communities of Orange County, including Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton,
La Habra, Placentia, and Yorba Linda.
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries focuses on North Orange County issues such as the Fullerton Library
and Municipal Airport. It also documents county-wide issues such as housing,
education, and community services. Most of the topical files address predominantly
local issues; however, a small percentage of topical files also contain information
about state and national issues. Materials include correspondence, newsletters,
meeting minutes, notes, publications, studies, and clippings.
Subseries Arrangement
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
box 8, folder 1-4
Annual meeting kits
1959-1993, 2001
box 8, folder 7-14
Meeting minutes
1983-1993
box 10, folder 1-22
The Fullerton Voter
1962-1984
box 10, folder 25, box 8, folder 15-25
North Orange County Voter
1985-1995, 2001-2002
box 8, folder 26
The Toxic Times, by the League of Women
Voters of California
1988
box 8, folder 27-29
Pamphlets
1960-1987
Scope and Content Note
These pamphlets were produced by various LWV agencies and the LWVC Education
Fund.
box 8, folder 31
California community colleges
1986
box 8, folder 35
Civil Rights Restoration Act
1985
box 8, folder 37
Coalition of Orange County Community Clinics
1995
box 8, folder 38
Community education
1976-1981
box 8, folder 39
Community services study
1983
box 8, folder 40
Disneyland Award
1986-1987
box 8, folder 41
Drinking water perception survey
1987
box 8, folder 42
Education in California
1984-1987
box 8, folder 43
Education studies
1993-1995
box 9, folder 1
Equal Rights Amendment
1973-1976
box 9, folder 2
Federal finances
1985-1986
box 9, folder 3
Fiscal local programs
1983-1984
box 9, folder 4
Focus planning committee
1987-1988
box 9, folder 6
Fullerton Municipal Airport study
1971
box 9, folder 7
Government revenues in California
1968-1970
box 9, folder 10
Homeless in Orange County
1987-1989
box 9, folder 11
Housing elements forum
1968-1990
box 9, folder 12
Housing fact sheets
1990-1994
box 10, folder 23
Initiative and referendum in California
1982-1987
box 9, folder 13
Initiative reform in California
1982-1984
box 9, folder 14-15
Juvenile justice
1994-1996
box 9, folder 17
McColl Dump plan
1978-1987
box 9, folder 18
Meeting basic human needs
1986-1988
box 9, folder 19
Mental health consensus, NOC
1997
box 9, folder 20
North Orange County incorporation information
1961-1985
box 9, folder 21
Offshore oil/gas exploration, development, and production
1988
box 9, folder 22
Orange County government structure
1984-1987
box 9, folder 23
Orange County housing update
1990
box 9, folder 24
Orange County proposal for action on housing position
1983-1988
box 9, folder 25
Orange County proposed education position
1978-1981
box 9, folder 26
Orange County Transportation Commission
1986
box 9, folder 28
Post Board summaries
1987-1988
box 9, folder 30
Reapportionment in California
1986-1988
box 10, folder 24
Redistricting, Tom Huening initiative
1989-1990
box 9, folder 31
Solid Waste Management, NOC
1989-1990
box 9, folder 33
State and local finances
1993-1995
box 9, folder 34
State program folder
1985-1989
box 9, folder 38
Unmet health needs of the poor
1986-1987
box 9, folder 39
Voting rights review
1986-1987
box 9, folder 40
Waste prevention tool kit
1995
box 9, folder 41
Water quality reports
1983-1988
Central Orange County Area chapter records Subseries 2.3
1957-1997
Physical Description: 5 Linear
Feet
Organizational History
The LWVOC Central Orange County Area (COCA) has roots in the Santa Ana League. The
Santa Ana League was founded in 1959; in1968 it reorganized to form the
Santa-Ana-Tustin-Orange Area (SATOA) chapter. In 1978 the Anaheim-Garden Grove league
(founded in 1967) merged with SATOA to form the Central Orange County Area chapter
(COCA). COCA now serves communities in central Orange County, including Anaheim,
Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Los Alamitos, Midway City, Orange, Santa Ana,
Stanton, Villa Park, and Westminster.
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries documents the administration and activities of COCA and its
predecessors. The studies include research and related correspondence on community
concerns such as hazardous materials, education, libraries, and homeless persons. The
materials include agendas, news-clippings, correspondence, minutes, notes,
publications, and newsletters.
Subseries Arrangement
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by type of material. Topical files are
listed alphabetically by individual organization, concluding with inter-organizational
files.
box 11, folder 2
Anaheim Garden Grove, related correspondence
1974-1978
box 11, folder 3
Awards and certificates
1970-1997
box 11, folder 5
Candidates for Orange City Council
1972-1980
box 11, folder 7
Disneyland applications
1958-1996
box 11, folder 8
Financial statements, Anaheim Garden Grove
1967-1972
box 11, folder 9
Legislative interviews
1983-1993
box 11, folder 10
Membership materials
1968-1995
box 11, folder 11
Nonpartisan policy
1961-1978
Pre-provisional materials
box 11, folder 12
Application for recognition
1958-1959
box 11, folder 14
Anaheim-Garden Grove, application for local league status
1966-1968
box 11, folder 17
Anaheim-Garden Grove
1968-1978
Board, publicity and related materials
box 11, folder 19-21
Pre Provisional League of Santa Ana
1957-1959
box 12, folder 1-4, box 11, folder 22-28
Santa Ana League
1959-1969
box 12, folder 5-7
Anaheim Garden Grove
1967-1977
box 12, folder 20-21
Anaheim, Garden Grove
1967-1975
box 12, folder 22-25, box 13, folder 1-3
box 15, folder 38, box 13, folder 9-10
LWVOC, COCA Voter
1990-1996, 2001-2002
box 13, folder 14
Anaheim-Garden Grove, annual reports
1971-1978
box 13, folder 16-17
SATOA annual reports
1959-1979
box 13, folder 19
Anaheim redevelopment
1972-1975
box 13, folder 22
Education action
1970-1977
box 13, folder 24
Human relations
1970-1976
box 13, folder 25
Human welfare resources
1968-1972
box 13, folder 27
Local school finance
1965-1973
box 13, folder 28
Population growth
1971-1973
box 13, folder 29
Program planning
1971-1974
box 13, folder 30
Solid waste management
1972
box 14, folder 2
Transit consensus
1971-1974
box 14, folder 4
Wild Rivers Bill
1970-1971
box 14, folder 6
Constitution revision
1958-1967
box 14, folder 7
Education unification
1959-1966
box 14, folder 18
Financing state government
1958-1969
box 14, folder 10
Human resources development
1964-1966
box 14, folder 11
Know your city, Garden Grove
1965-1967
box 14, folder 12
Liberty amendment
1961-1969
box 14, folder 14
State legislature
1964-1965
box 14, folder 15
State/local government relations
1962-2964
box 14, folder 16
Strip annexation
1961-1962
box 14, folder 18
Administration of justice
1969-1971
box 14, folder 19
Assessments, property tax
1976-1977
box 14, folder 20
Bonds and ballots
1975-1976
box 14, folder 21
Campaign finance
1974-1978
box 14, folder 24
Congressional reform
1971-1976
box 14, folder 25
Collective bargaining
1974-1976
box 14, folder 29
Special programs
1975-1977
box 14, folder 31
Electoral colleges
1968-1977
box 14, folder 32
Employment study
1970-1976
box 14, folder 34
Energy, nuclear power
1974-1978
box 14, folder 35
Equal rights amendment
1969-1978
box 14, folder 40
The meaning of impeachment
1973-1974
box 14, folder 45
National Endowment for the Humanities
1975-1976
box 14, folder 46
NEOCCS (Northeast Orange County Circulation Study) Project
1974-1978
box 14, folder 47
Orange County government
1963-1973
box 14, folder 48
Orange County Greenbelt-Santa Ana River
1971-1976
box 14, folder 50
Presidential debates
1976
box 15, folder 1
Revenue sharing
1972-1975
box 15, folder 3
Personnel practices
1973-1974
box 15, folder 5
Special districts
1975-1976
box 15, folder 7
California agriculture
1982
box 15, folder 8
California constitution revision
1995-1996
box 15, folder 10
Education, school vouchers
1993
box 15, folder 11
Hazardous wastes, toxic materials
1985-1987
box 15, folder 12
Health care forum and consensus
1993-1994
box 15, folder 15
Housing updates
1991-1992
box 15, folder 16
Initiative and referendum
1983-1993
box 15, folder 17
National security
1983-1994
box 15, folder 18-19
State and local finances
1993-1994
box 15, folder 21
D.C. (District of Columbia) home rule
1959-1977
box 15, folder 24
Housing, community
1974-1987
box 15, folder 25
Juvenile justice
1977-1996
box 15, folder 32
Speakers Bureau
1963-1993
box 15, folder 34
Tustin, miscellaneous
1965-1976
box 15, folder 37
Water quality resources
1957-1992
Orange Coast chapter records Subseries 2.4
1970-2005
Physical Description: 1 Linear
Feet
Organizational History
The Orange Coast chapter of the LWVOC serves Orange County's northern and central
coastal communities as well as their inland neighbors, including Aliso Viejo, Costa
Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Newport
Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, and Seal Beach.
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries documents the history, activities, and concerns of the Orange Coast
chapter. The materials include minutes, bylaws, annual meeting kits, publications, and
studies.
Subseries Arrangement
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by type of material. Orange Coast chapter
materials are listed first, followed by inter-league files maintained by the Orange
Coat chapter.
Action items and projects
box 16, folder 1
Campaign contributions
1984, undated
box 16, folder 2
Correspondence, general
1977-1992,
box 16, folder 5
Letters to the editor and other clippings
1988-1992, 2005, undated
box 16, folder 6-8
Annual meeting kits (convention kits)
1970-1995
box 16, folder 9
Annual meeting minutes
1978, 1982-1984, 1994
box 16, folder 11
Awards presented to the Orange Coast chapter
1989-1993
box 16, folder 11-14
Board meeting minutes
1983-1994
box 16, folder 15
Budget proposals and treasurer's reports
1961-1991
box 16, folder 16
Bylaws
1977-1988, undated
box 16, folder 17
Chapter development and geographic boundaries
1981-1992
box 16, folder 18
Rosters of officers and directors
1961-1985
box 16, folder 19
Fliers
1979-1987, undated
box 16, folder 20
Irvine at a Glance by the Irvine Unit of
the LWVOC
1985
box 16, folder 21-23
Newsletters:
The Orange Coast
Voter
1981, 1987-1990, 2001-2002
box 16, folder 24
Cable TV regulations
undated
box 16, folder 25
Economic policy (U.S.)
1991, undated
box 16, folder 26
Hazardous materials
1985, 1987
box 16, folder 28
Offshore oil drilling
1989
box 16, folder 29
Minutes, reports, and other materials
1970-1991
Orange Coast Chapter chronological files unprocessed addition Accession 2009-015
1977-2007
Physical Description: 2.4 Linear
Feet
Access
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Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Access to original video recordings is restricted; researchers may request viewing
copies.
Scope and Content Summary
This accession comprises chronological files including newsletters, agendas, minutes,
topical files, studies, publications, films, videocassettes, and other records
documenting the activities and interests of the Orange Coast League of Women Voters
chapter. The addition to the collection was arranged in chronological order, with the
exception of a number of publications collected by the chapter and included in no
particular order.
box accn2009-015 001
Box 1
1977-2007
Scope and Content Note
Chronological files, 1977-1995.
box accn2009-015 002
Box 2
1977-2007
Scope and Content Note
Chronological files, 1996-2007.
box accn2009-015 003
Box 3
1977-2007
Scope and Content Note
Publications and videocassettes, 1980-2000, and undated.
Orange Coast Chapter unprocessed addition Accession 2011-006
1967-2004
Physical Description: 3 Linear
Feet
Access
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Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Access to original video recordings is restricted; researchers may request viewing
copies.
Scope and Content Summary
This accession comprises files including newsletters, agendas, minutes, reports,
publications, films, and other records documenting the activities and interests of the
League of Women Voters, mainly the Orange Coast chapter but including the Central Orange
County and Capistrano Bay chapters.
box accn2011-006 001
Box 1
1967-2004
Scope and Content Note
(1967-1994) LWV of Orange Coast; minutes, agendas; annual meetings; annual reports;
membership lists; program/event records; political action records; treasurer's
reports; LWV Orange Coast Voter newsletter; and election guides.
box accn2011-006 002
Box 2
1967-2004
Scope and Content Note
(1969-2004) LWV Orange Coast voter info, website info, program/event records; LWV
county/state program/political action records, publications, directories; and LWV
national publications, National Security Study records.
box accn2011-006 003
Box 3
1967-2004
Scope and Content Note
(1986-1997) VHS videocassettes: "Coastal Problems"; "Campaign Finance Reform," 1996;
LWV Education Fund "Staging League Debates," 1987; LWV "Focus on the Citizen," 1986 (3
cassettes); U-matic videocassettes: "Making Democracy Work," 1997 (6 cassettes);
"Paying for the American Dream," 1993 (1 of 3 cassettes); and "1996 Ballot Measures,"
1996.
box accn2013-017 001
Position statement publications and documents unprocessed addition Accession 2013-017
circa 1970-1993
Physical Description: 0.2 Linear
Feet
Access
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Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Scope and Content Summary
This accession includes publications, newsletters, fact sheets, and other documents
produced by the League of Women Voters of Orange County. Documents are primarily
position statements outlining the League's views on certain social issues, including
housing, transportation, welfare, and school unification. Includes a publication by the
League of California Cities Orange County Division on affordable housing.
Inter-League Organization and League of Women Voters of California unprocessed
addition
Accession 2013-029
1946-2009
1977-2009
Physical Description: 2 Linear
Feet
Access
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Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Scope and Content Summary
This accession is comprised of minutes, bylaws, clippings, publications,
correspondence, and other documents pertaining to Orange County Inter-League
Organization (OC ILO) and League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) position
statements, meetings, annual conventions, and other business. Records documenting LWVC
Education Fund initiatives are also present. Initiatives include studies on
transportation, juvenile justice, election systems, judicial independence, basic human
needs, and other social and political issues.
box accn2013-029 001
Box 1
1946-2009
Scope and Content Note
(1946-2009) Documents from annual conventions; minutes; Tin Cup Law documents; OC ILO
Transportation Study; Juvenile Justice Study; Juvenile Justice program VHS; Election
Systems Study; Judicial Independence; reapportionment; correspondence regarding OC
government; documents about LWV organization; guns; childcare; Families First
Commission; and League informational pamphlets.
box accn2013-029 002
Box 2
1946-2009
Scope and Content Note
(1977-2009) LWV Central OC directories; financial records; LWVOC minutes, agendas,
memoranda, correspondence, clippings; Treasurer's reports and financial records for
LWV - Central Orange County; County program planning documents; County observers
program; Pro/Con speaker training; OC facts and figures pamphlets; voter registration;
50/50 by 2020 initiative.
Unprocessed addition 2018 Accession 2018-034
1991-2011
Physical Description: 0.8 Linear
Feet(2 letter document boxes)
Access
This addition to the collection has not been processed but is open for research. Please
contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request
access.
Series Scope and Centent Summary
This addition to the collection contains annual meeting kits and issues of the Orange
Coast Voter.
box accn2018-034 001
Box 1
1991-2011
Scope and Content Note
Annual meeting materials; issues of The Orange County Voter.
box accn2018-034 002
Box 2
1991-2011
Scope and Content Note
Issues of The Orange County Voter.