Guide to the Evelyn M. Clar Papers, 1912-1993 (bulk 1950-1970)
Processed by Lynette J. Stoudt
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Guide to the Evelyn M. Clar Papers, 1912-1993 (bulk 1950-1970)
Collection number: BANC MSS 90/149 c
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Contact Information:
- Collection Processed By:
- Lynette J. Stoudt
- Date Completed:
- September 2004
- Finding Aid written by:
- Lynette J. Stoudt
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Evelyn M. Clar papers,
Date (inclusive): 1912-1993
Date (bulk): (bulk 1950-1970)
Collection Number: BANC MSS 90/149 c
Creator:
Clar, Evelyn Mickelberry, 1908-1989
Extent:
Number of containers: 4 cartons, 1 oversize folder
Linear feet: 5.0
Repository: The
Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: The Evelyn M. Clar Papers, 1912-1993, consist of records pertaining to Clar's work with various California organizations.
The bulk of the records relate to her work with the League of Women Voters of California. Records in the collection also document
Clar's involvement in the California Library Association, Friends of California Libraries, Friends of Sacramento Libraries,
and the League of Women Voters of Sacramento. The papers include Board of Directors records, bylaws, committee records, correspondence,
meeting and event material, program and project records, clippings, publications, and reports. Much of the material in the
collection relates to Clar's work on legislative committees and as a lobbyist in Sacramento. Records in the collection date
from 1912 to 1993, with the bulk dating from 1950 to 1970.
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must
be submitted in writing to the appropriate curator or the Head of Public Services for forwarding. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Evelyn M. Clar Papers, BANC MSS 90/149 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Related Collections
C. Raymond Clar papers, BANC MSS 75/66 c
Portraits of Charles Raymond Clar from C. Raymond Clar papers, BANC PIC 1975.082-POR
League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville records, BANC MSS 73/107 c
League of Women Voters of the Bay Area records, BANC MSS 2004/162 c
California Library Association records, BANC MSS 83/116 c, BANC MSS 81/172 c, BANC MSS 80/86 c, BANC MSS 85/109 c, BANC MSS
76/92 c, BANC MSS 79/135 c, and BANC MSS 70/112 c
Separated Material
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Clar, Evelyn Mickelberry, 1908-1989--Archives.
League of Women Voters of California.
California Library Association. Legislative Committee.
Friends of California Libraries.
League of Women Voters of Sacramento.
Associations, institutions, etc.--California.
Women--California--Societies and clubs.
Women in politics--California.
California--Politics and government.
Minutes.
Lobbyists--California.
Administrative Information
Provenance
The Evelyn M. Clar Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Evelyn M. Clar on December 19, 1973. Additions were made by
C. Raymond Clar on May 21, 1990, and May 16, 1995.
Funding
Funding for the processing of the records provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Biographical Information
Evelyn Mickelberry Clar was born on February 3, 1908, in Fresno, California. She grew up in Bakersfield, California, and graduated
from Kern Union High School in 1924. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1929 with an A.B. degree
in geography. A long-time resident of Sacramento, she was married to C. Raymond Clar in 1928 and had two daughters.
Evelyn Clar was active in several California organizations for more than thirty years. She was the Northern vice-president
of the League of Women Voters of California and served the league as a member of the standing rules, legislative, and organization
committees. She also worked as the state league's first lobbyist in Sacramento during the 1950s-1960s. Clar was the vice president
and president of the Sacramento League of Women Voters and served six years on the Sacramento league board as publicity, legislative,
and section chairman.
In addition, Clar served as the chairman of the legislative committee of the California Library Association. She worked as
a legislative observer for the Friends of California Libraries, and served as vice-president, president, and newsletter editor
of the Friends of Sacramento Libraries. Clar was also on the board of directors of the Mercy Clinic for Children in Sacramento.
In 1962, she was honored as Woman of the Year by the Young Women's Christian Association of Sacramento for her community service
with the Parent-Teacher Association.
After several years of affliction with arthritis, Evelyn Clar died on December 11, 1989, at the age of 81.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Evelyn M. Clar Papers, 1912-1993, consist of records pertaining to Clar's work with various California organizations.
The bulk of the records relate to her work with the League of Women Voters of California. Records in the collection also document
Clar's involvement in the California Library Association, Friends of California Libraries, Friends of Sacramento Libraries,
and the League of Women Voters of Sacramento. The papers include Board of Directors records, bylaws, committee records, correspondence,
meeting and event material, program and project records, clippings, publications, and reports. Much of the material in the
collection relates to Clar's work on legislative committees and as a lobbyist in Sacramento. Records in the collection date
from 1912 to 1993, with the bulk dating from 1950 to 1970.
Writings by Evelyn Clar are located throughout the collection. Articles written by Clar that were published in the
California Voter and manuscripts and typescripts of talks given by Clar are located in Series 2., League of Women Voters of California. Other
writings such as legislative reports by Clar, and the California Library Association's "Handbook for Legislative Action" are
located in Series 3., Other Organizations. In Series 3 there is also a League of Women Voters of Sacramento
Voter article written by Clar.
Many publications of organizations were retained in the collection since they served as reference material to Clar and are
annotated in many cases. Publications that were separated include League of Women Voters newsletters from the national, state,
and Bay Area leagues.
SERIES 1:
Biographical Material, 1942-1993, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 1-9
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists primarily of clippings and correspondence. Clippings are on both Evelyn Clar and her daughter Barbara.
There is also a folder of clippings on women in politics that were collected by Clar. Most of the correspondence in this series
is addressed to Evelyn Clar, however there is also correspondence to C. Raymond Clar in folders 1 and 9.
carton 1, folder 1
C. Raymond Clar correspondence and miscellaneous material, 1949-1992
carton 1, folder 2
Regarding Barbara Clar, 1948
carton 1, folder 3
Regarding Evelyn Clar, 1942-1968, undated
carton 1, folder 4
Regarding women in politics, 1949-1973, undated
carton 1, folder 5
From friends and family, 1952-1953, undated
carton 1, folder 6
From Friends of the Governmental Affairs Institute for German and Japanese Training Programs, 1951
carton 1, folder 7
Crawford McGinnis letters and typescript, 1945, 1956, undated
carton 1, folder 8
Grassroots: Women Who Made a Difference, entry form, 1993
carton 1, folder 9
Obituary and condolences, 1989-1990
SERIES 2:
League of Women Voters of California, 1912-1970, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 10-49; Cartons 2-3; Carton 4, folders 1-16; Oversize 1 C and 2 A
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Divided into three subseries: Administrative Files, Committee Records, and Action and Advocacy.
SUBSERIES 2.1:
Administrative Files, 1912-1970, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 10-49; Carton 2, folders 1-33; Oversize 1 C and 2A
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries consists of Board of Directors records, bylaws, convention and meeting records, continuing responsibilities,
current agendas, correspondence, program planning material, press releases, publications, and reports. Also included in this
subseries are articles written by Evelyn Clar for the
California Voter and manuscripts and typescripts of talks given by Evelyn Clar. Research materials for her talks date from 1912, however the
bulk of the records in this subseries begin with her involvement in the legislative activities of the League of Women Voters
of California during the 1950s.
carton 1, folder 10
1960-1961 Annual Report, 1961
carton 1, folder 11
1962-1963 Annual Report, 1963
carton 1, folder 12
1963-1964 Council Kit and Annual Report, 1964
carton 1, folder 13
1964-1965 Annual Report, 1965
carton 1, folder 14
1965-1966 Annual Report, 1966
carton 1, folder 15
1966-1967 Annual Report, 1967
carton 1, folder 16
1967-1968 Council Kit and Annual Report, 1968
carton 1, folder 17
1968-1969 Annual Report, 1969
carton 1, folder 18
Articles by Evelyn Clar published in
California Voter, 1958-1962
carton 1, folder 19
Bay Area finance exploratory committee meeting minutes, 1962
carton 1, folder 20
Meeting agendas, 1951-1956
carton 1, folder 21-22
Meeting minutes, 1951-1956
carton 1, folder 23
State board conference with national president, 1951
carton 1, folder 25
Bylaws amendment, undated
carton 1, folder 26
Continuing responsibilities and current agendas, 1951-1964, undated
carton 1, folder 27
1950 annual convention, 1950
carton 1, folder 28
1951 annual convention, 1951
carton 1, folder 29
1952 annual convention, 1952
carton 1, folder 30
1953 annual convention, 1953
carton 1, folder 31
1954 annual convention, 1954
carton 1, folder 32
1955 annual convention, 1955
carton 1, folder 33
1961 annual convention, 1961
carton 1, folder 34
1963 annual convention, 1963
carton 1, folder 35-41
Correspondence, 1929, 1949-1969, undated
oversize folder 1 C
Map of leagues in California, ca. 1950s
carton 1, folder 42
Criteria for league action, undated
carton 1, folder 43
Executive board member list, 1951-1952, 1951
League of Women Voters of the United States
carton 1, folder 45
Clippings, 1931, 1936, undated
oversize folder 2 A
Oversize clippings, 1951-1956, undated
carton 1, folder 46
Brief for Action, 1946-1952
carton 1, folder 47-48
Freedom Agenda, pamphlet series, 1954-1955
carton 1, folder 49
Memo, pamphlet series, 1945-1946
carton 2, folder 1
Memo, pamphlet series, 1947-1953
carton 2, folder 2-3
Miscellaneous pamphlets, 1940-1960, undated
carton 2, folder 4
Report from the Hill Legislative Newsletter, 1956
carton 2, folder 5
Map showing distribution of local leagues in California, 1950
carton 2, folder 6
Orientation program handbook, 1952
carton 2, folder 7
President's report to council, 1960
carton 2, folder 8
Press releases, 1953-1954, undated
carton 2, folder 9
Procedures for selection of program, determining legislative action, and determining position on ballot measures, 1950
carton 2, folder 10
Program activity report, Berkeley league, 1952
carton 2, folder 11-12
Program planning, 1946-1956, undated
carton 2, folder 13
Aid to Action: A Guide to Individual Action on California Legislation, 1963
carton 2, folder 14
California Legislature: Facts for Citizens, 1963
carton 2, folder 15
California Supplement to the Local League Handbook, 1959-1960, ca. 1959
carton 2, folder 16
California Supplement to the Local League Handbook, 1960-1961, ca. 1960
carton 2, folder 17
Education Bulletin, 1956-1957
carton 2, folder 18
Facts About California State Finances, 1950-1951, ca. 1951
carton 2, folder 19
Facts About California's Public Schools, 1959
carton 2, folder 20
Facts About LWV of California, 1955-1956, ca. 1956
carton 2, folder 21
Guide for Observers of Boards and Commissions, 1945
carton 2, folder 22
Guide to the Study of Political Parties, 1947
carton 2, folder 23
Legislative Bulletin, 1955-1961
carton 2, folder 24
Legislative Fact Sheets, 1954, 1956
carton 2, folder 25
Manual of the League of Women Voters of California, 1951-1952, 1951
carton 2, folder 26
Manual of the League of Women Voters of California, 1952-1953, 1952
carton 2, folder 27
Tools for Work on Local Government, 1961
carton 2, folder 28
Yearbook, 1961-1963, ca. 1961
carton 2, folder 29
Publications available at the state league office, 1952
carton 2, folder 31
Report on the state of the league, undated
carton 2, folder 32
Manuscripts and typescripts, 1959, undated
carton 2, folder 33
Notes and background material, 1912-1960, undated
SUBSERIES 2.2:
Committee Records, 1947-1963, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 34-50; Carton 3, folders 1-12
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by name of committee.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries consists of correspondence, meeting records, notebooks, notes, and reports documenting Evelyn Clar's participation
in several committees, including the Bay Area Ad Hoc Committee, the Budget Committee, the Legislative Committee, the Organization
Committee, and the Standing Rules Committee. The Organization Committee records contain files on the initial organization
of the Santa Rosa, South San Francisco, and Visalia leagues. Included in the Legislative Committee records are Clar's files
and notebooks from 1956-1961, which document her role as the league's first legislative secretary. As legislative secretary,
she facilitated legislative action by observing and reporting on the introduction and progress of bills in the California
legislature.
carton 2, folder 34
Bay Area Ad Hoc Committee, 1957
carton 2, folder 35
Budget Committee, 1951-1956
carton 2, folder 36-37
General, 1947-1963, undated
carton 2, folder 38
Guide for legislative interviews, 1955, undated
carton 2, folder 39-40
Legislative interviews, 1957-1959, undated
carton 2, folder 41-46
Files, 1956-1961, undated
carton 2, folder 47-50
Legislative session notebooks, 1953, 1956-1959
carton 3, folder 1-2
Legislative session notebooks, 1961
carton 3, folder 3-6
General, 1948-1956, undated
carton 3, folder 8
Local league standard bylaws, 1960-1962
carton 3, folder 9
Santa Rosa league organization, 1949-1953, undated
carton 3, folder 10
South San Francisco league organization, 1952, undated
carton 3, folder 11
Visalia league organization, 1951-1953, undated
carton 3, folder 12
Standing Rules Committee, 1948-1950, undated
SUBSERIES 2.3:
Action and Advocacy, , 1946-1967, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 3, folders 13-36; Carton 4, folders 1-16
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries consists of correspondence, project and study kits, clippings, action bulletins, notes, position statements,
and reports documenting league action and studies. Topics of action and studies in this subseries include California government,
cross filing, education, elections and reapportionment, housing, individual liberties, legislative processes, mental health,
public personnel, social welfare, state constitution revision, taxation, technical assistance, and trade.
carton 3, folder 13
Administrative agencies kit, 1946
carton 3, folder 14
Administrative and financial structure of public education in California study 1955-1957, results summary, 1959
carton 3, folder 15
Association of California Consumers, 1967, undated
carton 3, folder 16
Ballot measures, 1952-1962, undated
carton 3, folder 17-18
California government study kit, 1951-1953, undated
carton 3, folder 19
California legislature kit, 1963-1965, 1964
carton 3, folder 20
General, 1946-1962, undated
carton 3, folder 21
Clippings, 1956-1961, undated
carton 3, folder 22-23
Education, 1947-1963, undated
carton 3, folder 26-27
Elections and reapportionment, 1952-1963, undated
carton 3, folder 28
Focus on reapportionment kit, 1965
carton 3, folder 29
Government reorganization, 1952, 1956, undated
carton 3, folder 32
Clippings, 1951-1956, undated
carton 3, folder 33-34
General, 1948-1965, undated
carton 3, folder 35
Clippings, 1953-1963, undated
carton 3, folder 36
Legislative processes kit supplement, 1948
carton 4, folder 1-3
Mental health, 1947-1961, undated
carton 4, folder 5
General, 1946-1959, undated
carton 4, folder 6
Handbook on Public Personnel, 1959
carton 4, folder 7
Senate bill no. 562, 1959, undated
carton 4, folder 8
Social welfare, 1951-1963, undated
State constitution revision study
carton 4, folder 9-10
General, 1950-1963, undated
carton 4, folder 11
Abridged report of the committee to study ways and means to revise the state constitution, 1957
carton 4, folder 13
State legislative responsiveness and responsibility study, 1963-1966, undated
carton 4, folder 15
Technical assistance, 1953, undated
SERIES 3:
Other Organizations, 1948-1974, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folders 17-59
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by name of organization or committee.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of Board of Directors records, bylaws, correspondence, clippings, meeting records, notes, publications,
and reports documenting Evelyn Clar's involvement in several California organizations. Organizations and committees represented
in this subseries include the Advisory Committee for Library Services and Construction Act, Title III, the California Library
Association, Friends of California Libraries, Friends of Sacramento Libraries, and the League of Women Voters of Sacramento.
carton 4, folder 17
Advisory Committee for Library Services and Construction Act, Title III, correspondence, 1966-1967
California Library Association
carton 4, folder 18
Annual conference program, 1968
carton 4, folder 19
CLA Newsletter, 1969-1971
carton 4, folder 20
Correspondence, 1959-1974
Handbook for Legislative Action
carton 4, folder 22
California Librarian article regarding handbook, 1969
carton 4, folder 23
Correspondence, 1968-1970
carton 4, folder 27-28
Correspondence, 1967-1970
carton 4, folder 29
Meeting records, 1968-1970
carton 4, folder 32
Reports, mid-year and final, 1968
carton 4, folder 33
Resignation from committee, 1970
carton 4, folder 34
Resolution regarding Evelyn Clar, 1970
carton 4, folder 35
Mid-Winter meeting proceedings, 1969
Friends of California Libraries
carton 4, folder 36
Annual meeting agenda and minutes, 1969
carton 4, folder 37
Annual workshop material, 1965-1970
carton 4, folder 38
Board of Directors meeting agendas and minutes, 1966-1970
carton 4, folder 40
Correspondence, 1965-1970, undated
carton 4, folder 42
Legislation reports, 1967-1969, undated
carton 4, folder 43
Officers and committees lists, ca. 1966, 1968
carton 4, folder 44
Questionnaire on legislation program, 1969, undated
Friends of Sacramento Libraries
carton 4, folder 45
Board of Directors meeting minutes, 1970-1971
carton 4, folder 46
Bylaws, 1969, 1971, undated
carton 4, folder 48
Correspondence, 1968-1971
carton 4, folder 49
Friends of Sacramento Libraries Newsletter, 1965-1971
carton 4, folder 50
Officers and directors lists, ca. 1966, 1969, undated
carton 4, folder 51
Public library history note cards, ca. 1966
League of Women Voters of Sacramento
carton 4, folder 53
County probation departments information, 1948
carton 4, folder 54
History of action and studies, 1959
carton 4, folder 55
Meeting records, 1948, 1962
carton 4, folder 56
Directory of Officials and Boards, to be used in conjunction with
Sacramento County Government, 1960
carton 4, folder 57
Sacramento County Government, 1955
carton 4, folder 58
Reports, 1949, 1955, 1960-1961
carton 4, folder 59
Voter article written by Evelyn Clar, undated
