The League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank, a chapter of the League of Women Voters of the United States, is a grassroots nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government through voter registration, public education, and advocacy. The materials in the collection document the chapter's activities throughout its existence (1941-2020) and include administrative operational files, as well as project and program files. There are also some materials that document the activities and operations of other local, regional, state, and national level chapters of the League. The collection consists primarily of textual materials and includes some ephemera, photographs, news clippings, and audiovisual materials.

The League of Women Voters (LWV) is a grassroots nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government, and operating at the local, regional, state and national levels. It was founded in 1920. The League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank (LWVGB) was one of the local leagues that comprised the regional League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County (LWVLAC). The members of the Glendale/Burbank chapter were also members of the of the leagues that operated in the hierarchy above them: the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County, the League of Women Voters of California, and the League of Women Voters of the United States. The League of Women Voters of Glendale was established in 1941. In 1988 the League of Women Voters of Glendale changed it's named to the League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank. Then, in 2020 The League of Women Voters Glendale/Burbank dissolved as a separate corporation and merged into the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles (LWVLA).

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