Guide to the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville Records, 1911-[ongoing]
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Guide to the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville Records, 1911-[ongoing]
Collection number: BANC MSS 73/107 c
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Contact Information:
- Collection Processed By:
- Lynette J. Stoudt
- Date Completed:
- August 2004
- Finding Aid written by:
- Lynette J. Stoudt
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville records,
Date (inclusive): 1911-[ongoing]
Collection Number: BANC MSS 73/107 c
Creator:
League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville (Calif.)
Extent:
Number of containers: 12 cartons, 1 oversize box, 3 oversize folders
Linear feet: 15.0
Repository: The
Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: The League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville (LWVBAE) Records, 1911-[ongoing], consist of administrative
files, program material, and election services records. Program material includes records of league studies, positions, and
action relating to local, state, and national issues. Local areas of concern include government structure, city finances,
planning, government services, education, and social policy. Election services material relates to voter education and voter
registration. The records include Board of Directors agendas and meeting minutes, bylaws, correspondence, financial statements,
notes, reports, and clippings. Records in the collection date from 1911 to 2001, with the bulk dating from 1939-1992.
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], League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville Records, BANC MSS 73/107 c, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Related Collections
Photos of the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, BANC PIC 1973.045
League of Women Voters annual meeting, Phonotape 1386 A
League of Women Voters of the Bay Area records, BANC MSS 2004/162 c
League of Women Voters of the Bay Area 75th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage Oral History Project recordings, Phonotape 3704
C and BANC CD 526
Motion pictures from the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area records, Motion Picture 978 C
Photos of the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area, BANC PIC 2004.150
Separated Material
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library.
Sound recordings have been transferred to the Microforms 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.
League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville (Calif.)--Archives.
League of Women Voters of Berkeley (Calif.)--Archives.
Clubs--California--Berkeley.
Political activists--California--Berkeley.
Voter registration--California--Berkeley.
Women--California--Berkeley--Societies and clubs.
Women in politics--California--Berkeley.
Women political activists--California--Berkeley.
California--Politics and government.
Cashbooks.
Clippings.
Minutes.
Scrapbooks.
Administrative Information
Provenance
The League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville Records were given to The Bancroft Library by Phyllis V. Clement,
President, League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville, on October 7, 1992. Additions were made on April 9,
1996, and during 2002-2003. Future additions are expected.
Funding
Funding for the processing of the records provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Organizational History
The League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville (LWVBAE) was first established as the Berkeley Center of the
California Civic League in 1911, when women won the right to vote in California. The League of Women Voters of the United
States was established in 1920, the same year that the 19th amendment was ratified. One year later, the California Civic League
merged with the League of Women Voters to became the California Unit of the League of Women Voters of the United States. At
the same time, the Berkeley Center of the California Civic League became the Berkeley League of Women Voters. The most recent
administrative change occurred in 1994, when Albany and Emeryville were added to the service area of the Berkeley League and
the name was changed to the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville.
The LWVBAE is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, political organization that acts on select governmental issues in the public interest.
Since its establishment, the League has maintained two major goals: to encourage active and informed citizen participation
in government, and to act on public policy issues based on League positions. League positions are reached after research and
study has been conducted on topics of interest, and agreement on the positions has been reached through member consensus.
The topic of the League's first study during 1911 was incineration. Other early issues that concerned the League include prohibition
(which the League strongly supported), equal rights, fair housing, libraries, recreation, school desegregation, counseling
and guidance in public schools, sanitary landfills, storm sewers, health and mental health, recycling, juvenile justice, and
labor relations. The League's current local support positions fall under several broad subjects including government structure,
city finances, city planning, government services, education, and social policy. The current positions reflect long-standing
themes in the League's mission to address and act on issues of public interest.
In addition to League action on issues of public interest, the League provides a variety of election services to encourage
informed citizen participation in government, including voter registration campaigns, the publication and distribution of
educational materials, the provision of speakers to local groups, and by sponsoring candidates' meetings. The LWVBAE Election
Services program officially began in 1924 when it sponsored public candidate's meetings. However prior to its formal establishment,
in 1916 the LWVBAE supplied the Alameda County Clerk with over four hundred copies of a League publication, the
Election Primer, for distribution to each precinct. In addition to voter education activities, voter registration services were also established
early in the League's history and continue to play an important role in the League's mission.
Scope and Content of Collection
The League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, and Emeryville Records (LWVBAE), 1911-[ongoing], consist of administrative
files, program material, and election services records. Program material includes records of League studies, positions, and
action relating to local, state, and national issues. Local areas of concern include government structure, city finances,
planning, government services, education, and social policy. Election services material relates to voter education and voter
registration. The records include Board of Directors agendas and meeting minutes, bylaws, correspondence, financial statements,
notes, reports, and clippings. Records in the collection date from 1911 to 2001, with the bulk dating from 1939-1992.
Records generated at the regional, state, and national levels of the League of Women Voters organization are present in this
collection due to the interaction among the various leagues and the League of Women Voters hierarchical organizational structure.
The administrative records from other leagues are primarily located in Subseries 1.12, Other Leagues. Smaller concentrations
of material from other leagues that pertain to studies, positions, action, and election services are interfiled throughout
Series 2 and Series 3.
The earliest records in the collection date from 1911 and consist of meeting records and one file on Women Suffrage. Meeting
records are located in Subseries 1.1, Board of Directors, and in Subseries 1.6, Meetings. The file on Women Suffrage is located
in Series 4. Subject Files. The collection also contains early financial material, dating from 1917, located in Subseries
1.10.
Records on studies, positions, and action are located in Series 2, and date from 1936 when local leagues conducted a teacher
tenure study. Topics of other studies, positions, and action in the collection include: the structure of Berkeley government
(1950s-1980s); Berkeley city finances (1950s-1970s); housing in Berkeley, including issues such as rent control and low and
moderate income housing (1940s-1990s); health and mental health issues (1950s-1970s); recreation (1940s-1970s); local libraries
(1950s-1990s); education (1940s-1980s); child welfare (1930s-1970s); and California's Central Valley project and other water
resources (1930s-1970s). With the exception of documentation that is present in early meeting records, material relating to
the League's earliest studies, positions, and action (ca. 1911-1930s) is largely missing from the collection.
LWVBAE publications and associated records are located in Series 1. Administrative Files, and in Series 3. Election Services.
General publications are located in Subseries 1.8, Publications, and include:
About Berkeley Schools;
Berkeley, Know Your Town: A Handbook of Local Government;
Local League Handbook: Berkeley Supplement; and
What the League of Women Voters Means to Berkeley. The file on
Berkeley Voter includes records only, as the publications were removed and cataloged separately. Publications that were created and distributed
as part of the LWVBAE Election Services are located in Subseries 3.2, Information Services, and include
Candidates' Questionnaire,
Pros and Cons, and
Voters Guide to Candidates and Issues.
Records of the LWVBAE are also held by the California Historical Society and include correspondence, minutes, reports, and
action surveys, dating from 1959 to the 1960s.
SERIES 1:
Administrative Files, 1911-2001, undated.
Physical Description:
Cartons 1-5; Carton 6, folders 1-9; Oversize Box 1, folders 1-10
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically. Divided into twelve subseries: Board of Directors, Correspondence, Annual Reports, Organizational
Papers, Committees, Meetings, Program Material, Publications, Public Relations, Financial Records, Office Files, and Other
Leagues.
SUBSERIES 1.1:
Board of Directors, 1911-1992.
Physical Description:
Carton 1; Carton 2, folders 1-12
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries primarily consists of Board of Directors meeting minutes dating from the establishment of the Executive Board
in 1911 to 1992. Meeting minutes from the years 1911-1947 are contained in minute books. In addition to minutes, the minute
books also contain other material that is adhered to pages, including editions of LWVBAE publications
Bulletin and
Voters' News. Also included in this subseries are meeting agendas, memos, and Board of Directors policies dating from the late 1960s to
the early 1990s.
carton 1, folder 1-3
Meeting agendas, 1969-1992
carton 1, folder 4-15
Executive Board, 1911 Nov-1964 Apr
carton 1, folder 16-18
Board of Directors, 1964 May-1969 Apr
carton 2, folder 1-10
Board of Directors, 1969 May-1992 May
SUBSERIES 1.2:
Correspondence, 1931-1999, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 13-24
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically, then chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains incoming and outgoing letters, memos, and lists of correspondence. Outgoing administrative correspondence
is mostly from the president and various chairpersons and deals primarily with administrative issues such as meeting and event
notification, clarification of league positions and programs, and personnel issues. Also included in this subseries are LWVBAE
appointment recommendations to local boards and commissions. The bulk of this subseries dates from the 1950s to 1990.
carton 2, folder 13-22
Administrative correspondence, 1931-1999, undated
carton 2, folder 23
Appointment recommendations to local boards and commissions, 1953-1986
carton 2, folder 24
Lists of correspondence sent by President Pat Wadleigh, 1989-1991
SUBSERIES 1.3:
Annual Reports, 1939-ca. 1987.
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 25-28
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries consists of annual reports dating from 1939 to 1977. Reports for the years 1966 to 1971 and from 1978 to the
present are not contained in this collection.
carton 2, folder 25
Administrative report, ca. 1987
carton 2, folder 26
Annual report to members, 1972-1977
carton 2, folder 27-28
Annual reports, 1939-1965
SUBSERIES 1.4:
Organizational Papers, ca. 1919-1989.
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 29-30
Scope and Content Note
This small subseries consists only of the LWVBAE constitution, bylaws, and records regarding proposed bylaw changes.
carton 2, folder 29-30
Constitution and bylaws, ca. 1919-1989
SUBSERIES 1.5:
Committees, 1938-1992, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 31-35; Carton 3, folders 1-3; Oversize Box 1, folder 1
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by committee name.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries consists of committee records including reports and correspondence. Committee material is also located in Series
2., Studies, Positions, and Action, as committees were set up to oversee studies and projects. Public Relations Committee
material is interfiled in Subseries 1.9 as part of the Public Relations general file. Correspondence from committee chairpersons
is also located in Subseries 1.2, in the Administrative Correspondence files. In general, the committee files are incomplete
in their coverage of issues through the years.
carton 2, folder 31
Action Committee, 1986-1989
carton 2, folder 32
Education Committee, 1951, 1970-1972
carton 2, folder 33
Housing Committee, 1940-1979
carton 2, folder 34
Membership Committee, 1987-1992
carton 2, folder 35
Nominating Committee, 1988-1992
carton 3, folder 1
Public Assistance Committee, 1938-1940, undated
oversize box 1, folder 1
Works Progress Administration organization chart, undated
carton 3, folder 2
Public Relations Committee, 1953
SUBSERIES 1.6:
Meetings, 1911-2000, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 3, folders 4-16
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains meeting agendas, minutes, correspondence, reports, and unit outlines from LWVBAE annual, regular,
special, and unit meetings. Also included in this subseries are records from Alameda County Council meetings. Minute books
containing regular, annual, and special minutes also contain other material that is adhered to pages, including editions of
LWVBAE publications
Bulletin and
Voters' News, clippings, and meeting invitations.
carton 3, folder 4
Alameda County Council records, 1951-1968, undated
carton 3, folder 5
Annual meeting records, 1971-2000
carton 3, folder 6-8
Regular meetings, 1911 Oct-1924 May
carton 3, folder 9-15
Regular, annual, and special meetings, 1924 Aug-1990
carton 3, folder 16
Unit meeting records, 1954-1969, 1999, undated
SUBSERIES 1.7:
Program Material, 1944-2001, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folders 1-3
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains correspondence, notes, reports, and other material that documents programs of the LWVBAE. Included
in this subseries are activity reports that detail monthly activity on program items that were sent to the League of Women
Voters of California state chairman. Also included are continuing responsibility review materials and statements of the league's
continuing responsibilities. The Program Planning file includes records documenting the development of local studies and project
planning, as well as the development of the league's overall program of work.
carton 4, folder 1
Activity reports, 1955-1962
carton 4, folder 2
Continuing responsibilities, 1960-1969
carton 4, folder 3
Program planning, 1944-2001, undated
SUBSERIES 1.8:
Publications, 1936-2001, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folders 4-17
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries consists of records relating to newsletters, directories, brochures, and calendars published by the LWVBAE.
The
Berkeley Voter file contains records only, as the publications were removed and cataloged separately, all other files contain publications.
Editions of
Bulletin and
Voters' News may also be found adhered in minute books located in Subseries 1.1 Board of Directors, and Subseries 1.6 Meetings. Also included
in this subseries is a Publications File notebook containing reports, orders, notices, and correspondence pertaining to publication
activity during 1959 to 1961. Publications relating specifically to the Election Services program, including
Candidates' Questionnaire,
Pros and Cons, and
Voters Guide to Candidates and Issues, are located in Subseries 3.2, Information Services.
carton 4, folder 4
About Berkeley Schools, 1975-1977
carton 4, folder 6-7
Berkeley, Know Your Town: A Handbook of Local Government, 1963-1968
carton 4, folder 8
Berkeley schools calendar, 1971-1977
carton 4, folder 9
Berkeley Voter, 1969-1987, undated
carton 4, folder 11
League directories, 1966-2001
carton 4, folder 12
Local League Handbook: Berkeley Supplement, 1961-1966
carton 4, folder 13
Member Handbook, 1993-1995
carton 4, folder 14-16
Publication files notebook, 1959-1961
carton 4, folder 17
What the League of Women Voters Means to Berkeley, 1940
SUBSERIES 1.9:
Public Relations, 1923-1988, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folders 18-32
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains public relations annual reports, correspondence, press clippings, press releases, and radio spot announcement
records. Because public relations for Election Services (formerly Voter Services) was handled jointly by the Voter Services
chairman and the Public Relations chairman, material regarding Election Services issues, such as candidate meetings and the
publication
Pros and Cons, is located in this subseries within the Correspondence file. However, the bulk of Election Services records are located in
Series 3.
carton 4, folder 18
Annual reports, 1960-1973, undated
carton 4, folder 19-20
Correspondence, 1953-1982, undated
carton 4, folder 21
Instructions and guidelines, 1954-1970, undated
carton 4, folder 22
1924-1925 press clippings, 1924-1925
carton 4, folder 23-24
1926-1928 press clippings, 1926-1940
carton 4, folder 25-26
1929-1930 press clippings, 1923-1930
carton 4, folder 27
1930-1935 press clippings, 1930-1935
carton 4, folder 28
1938-1939 press clippings, 1938-1939
carton 4, folder 29
Press clippings, loose, 1947-1981, undated
carton 4, folder 30-31
Press releases, 1962-1988, undated
carton 4, folder 32
Radio spot announcements, 1955-1976, undated
SUBSERIES 1.10:
Financial Records, 1917-1993, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folders 1-15; Oversize Box 1, folders 2-9
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains records regarding accounts, audits, and budgets. Records include cashbooks, statements, reports, and
correspondence. The Cashbooks, dating from 1917 to 1953, coupled with the Treasurer's Reports, dating from 1953 to 1992, provide
a continuous picture of the league's financial condition through much of its history.
carton 5, folder 1
Annual dues fable, undated
carton 5, folder 3-5
Budget material, 1955-1993
carton 5, folder 6
Berkeley Civic Center, 1917 May-1925 May
carton 5, folder 7
Berkeley League of Women Voters, 1925 Jun-1933 May
carton 5, folder 8
Untitled, 1940 May-1950 Sep
carton 5, folder 9
Untitled, 1952 Feb-1953 Jan
carton 5, folder 10
Chart of accounts, 1975-1976, undated
oversize box 1, folder 2-3
oversize box 1, folder 4-8
oversize box 1, folder 9
Summaries and budget outgo, 1958-1970
carton 5, folder 11
Statements for miscellaneous accounts, 1970, 1990-1991, undated
carton 5, folder 13-15
Monthly and quarterly, 1953-1992, undated
SUBSERIES 1.11:
Office Files, 1953-2000, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folders 16-28
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains general office files including calendars, league histories, lists of officers and members, and a file
on events sponsored by the LWVBAE.
carton 5, folder 17
History of the Berkeley league, 1961, undated
carton 5, folder 18
League of Women Voters Week proclamations, city of Berkeley, 1970, 1974
carton 5, folder 19
Lists of officers, directors, and chairmen, 1953-1964
carton 5, folder 20-25
Membership lists, 1961-1964, 1966-1967
carton 5, folder 26
Membership survey form, blank, undated
carton 5, folder 27
Special events, 1958-2000
carton 5, folder 28
Treasurer job analysis, 1960
SUBSERIES 1.12:
Other Leagues, 1924-1991, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folders 29-46; Carton 6, folders 1-9; Oversize Box 1, folder 10
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically by level of league and then alphabetically by type of record.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains administrative records collected by the LWVBAE that relate to other leagues, including the League
of Women Voters of the Bay Area, the League of Women Voters of California, and the League of Women Voters of the United States.
Records include agreements, bylaws, brochures, continuing responsibility statements, financial records, meeting and convention
records, lists of officers, clippings, pamphlets, program material, and reports.
League of Women Voters of the Bay Area
carton 5, folder 29
Agreements and bylaws, 1961, 1970
carton 5, folder 30
Annual and general meeting records, 1960-1965
carton 5, folder 31
Bay Area Monitor project, 1984-1989
carton 5, folder 32
Board of Directors, observers, and committees list, 1970-1971
carton 5, folder 34
Convention records, 1980-1988
carton 5, folder 35
Council records, 1979-1991
carton 5, folder 36
Program material, 1959-1991, undated
League of Women Voters of California
carton 5, folder 37
Brochure and pamphlets, ca. 1957, undated
carton 5, folder 38
Continuing responsibilities, 1957-1967
carton 5, folder 39-40
Convention kits, 1960-1961, 1963, 1965
carton 5, folder 41
Program material, 1935-1987
League of Women Voters of the United States
carton 5, folder 42
Biographical statement about Miss Anna Lord Strauss, 1952-1953
carton 5, folder 43
Brochures and pamphlets, 1932-1970, undated
oversize box 1, folder 10
Oversize clippings, 1952, 1954, undated
carton 5, folder 46
Continuing responsibilities, 1959-1964
carton 6, folder 1
Financial statements, 1946-1948
carton 6, folder 2
Local League Handbook, 1962
National convention records
carton 6, folder 3-4
1966 convention, 1963-1966, undated
carton 6, folder 6-7
Program material, 1924-1973, 1984-1990
carton 6, folder 8
School Survey Guide, 1969
carton 6, folder 9
Voters' service program, 1929-1931
SERIES 2:
Studies, Positions, and Action, 1936-1998, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 6, folders 10-41; Cartons 7-9; Carton 10, folders 14-16; Oversize 1 A
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically. Divided into four subseries: Local Issues, State Issues, National Issues, and Legislative Interviews.
SUBSERIES 2.1:
Local Issues, 1936-1998, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 6, folders 10-41; Carton 7; Carton 8, folders 1-27; Oversize 1 A
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically by LWVBAE support positions, then alphabetically by the name of the study, position, or action.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains material relating to local studies, support positions, and action. Records in this subseries include
correspondence, position statements, reports, meeting records, clippings, and notes. Records were largely filed by topic under
the support position in which they pertain. LWVBAE support positions listed in this subseries include government structure,
city finances, planning, government services, education, and social policy. Each of these support positions has one or more
general action and position files associated with it, as well as several files on specific studies, positions, or action.
Around 1980, the league began interfiling the general action and position records in chronological order rather than organizing
them by support position. As a result, the General Action and Positions files dating from 1980 to 1993 are located at the
end of this subseries and are not organized under any particular support position.
carton 6, folder 10
Action and positions, 1966-1980
carton 6, folder 11
Alameda County charter amendments, 1956, undated
carton 6, folder 12
Boards and commissions study, Berkeley, 1953
carton 6, folder 13
Charter review, Berkeley, 1974-1989, undated
carton 6, folder 14
Citizen's assistant study, Berkeley, 1969-1981
carton 6, folder 15
City council action, Berkeley, 1985-1987
carton 6, folder 16
City-county study, Berkeley, 1956-1958, undated
carton 6, folder 17
Council-manager form of government study, Berkeley, 1971, undated
carton 6, folder 18
Economic Development Office, Berkeley, 1985
carton 6, folder 19
Human Relations and Welfare Commission, Berkeley, 1959-1979, undated
carton 6, folder 20
Initiative ordinance no. 2 implementation, fair representation, Berkeley, 1975
carton 6, folder 21
Special districts study evaluation, Bay Area, 1958-1959
carton 6, folder 22-23
Task force on effectiveness of boards and commissions, Berkeley, 1985-1992, undated
carton 6, folder 24
Budget, Berkeley, 1958-1979, undated
oversize folder 1 A
Chart of finances, 1949-1957, undated
carton 6, folder 25
In lieu taxes, University of California, Berkeley, 1956-1962, undated
carton 6, folder 26-29
Municipal employees salary study, Berkeley, 1954-1957, 1960-1962
carton 6, folder 30
Property tax study consensus, Bay Area, 1976
carton 6, folder 31
Action and positions, 1946-1979
carton 6, folder 32
Bay Area land use study consensus, 1973
carton 6, folder 33
Bay Area study on regional transportation, Berkeley consensus, ca. 1990
carton 6, folder 34
Davis v. City of Berkeley, et al. amicus curiae, 1988
carton 6, folder 35
Downtown plan, Berkeley, ca. 1983, 1987
carton 6, folder 36
Fair housing, Berkeley, 1962-1963
carton 6, folder 37
Housing and racial minorities in Berkeley, ca. 1944
carton 6, folder 38
Housing survey, Berkeley, 1949-1950
carton 6, folder 39
Local zoning and land use study consensus, Berkeley, 1972
carton 6, folder 40-41
Low and moderate income housing, Berkeley, 1940-1982
carton 7, folder 2
Survey of state universities on acquiring property for non-academic expansion, 1957
carton 7, folder 3
Rent control, Berkeley, 1950-1951, undated
carton 7, folder 4
Rent control study consensus, Berkeley, 1992
carton 7, folder 5
Transportation study 1970-1971, Berkeley, 1971
carton 7, folder 6
University of California long range development plan, Berkeley, 1989-1990
carton 7, folder 7
Urban renewal, Berkeley, 1957-1970
carton 7, folder 10-11
West Berkeley Industrial Park, 1963-1974, undated
carton 7, folder 12
Health and mental health, 1960-1978
carton 7, folder 15
Alameda County Charities Commission study, 1938-1940, undated
carton 7, folder 16
Berkeley city/county health and ambulance services, 1955-1959
carton 7, folder 17
Berkeley municipal recreation study, 1954-1956, undated
carton 7, folder 18
Berkeley Public Library and its relationship to the community study consensus, 1990
carton 7, folder 19
Berkeley Recreation Commission study, 1954-1955
carton 7, folder 20
Cable television, Berkeley, 1987-1988, 1992
carton 7, folder 21
Center for Independent Living, Berkeley, 1984-1986
carton 7, folder 22
Claremont library branch extension, Berkeley, 1972-1973, undated
carton 7, folder 23
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program, Berkeley, 1977-1979
carton 7, folder 24
Dispute resolution program, Berkeley, 1986
carton 7, folder 25-27
Flouridation study, Bay Area, 1959-1960, undated
carton 7, folder 28
Health services study, Berkeley, 1974-1975
carton 7, folder 29
Library services study, Berkeley, 1959, undated
carton 7, folder 30
Live Oak Community Center, Berkeley, 1952-1954
carton 7, folder 31
Mental health program, Berkeley, 1950-1960
carton 7, folder 32
Minority employment in Berkeley: A survey of employers, 1968-1969
carton 7, folder 33
Action and positions, 1945-1981, undated
carton 7, folder 34
Berkeley school board size study, undated
carton 7, folder 35
Berkeley school finance study, 1964, 1966, undated
carton 7, folder 36
Counseling services in Berkeley secondary schools study, 1979-1980
carton 7, folder 37
County superintendent of schools, 1975-1980, undated
carton 7, folder 38
Cragmont school study, Berkeley, 1955-1956
carton 7, folder 39
Family life education study, Berkeley, 1949
carton 7, folder 40
Financial reporting, Berkeley Unified School District, 1988
carton 7, folder 41
Guidance and counseling services for the Berkeley Unified School District study, 1960-1961, undated
carton 7, folder 42
Principal selection, Berkeley Unified School District, 1971-1976, undated
carton 8, folder 1
School budget, Berkeley Board of Education, 1974-1979
carton 8, folder 2
School building needs, Berkeley, 1956-1975
carton 8, folder 3-4
School desegregation, Berkeley, 1960-1979, undated
carton 8, folder 5-6
Staff evaluation study, Berkeley Unified School District, 1978-1987, undated
carton 8, folder 7
Teacher collective bargaining, Berkeley Unified School District, 1974-1978, undated
carton 8, folder 8-11
Teacher strike, Berkeley Unified School District, 1974-1978, undated
carton 8, folder 12
Teacher tenure study, Berkeley, 1936-1941, undated
carton 8, folder 13
Action and positions, 1967-1978
carton 8, folder 14
Adoption study, Bay Area, 1949-1951, undated
carton 8, folder 15
Child welfare, Berkeley, 1939-1952, undated
carton 8, folder 16
Equal rights in employment, Berkeley, 1963-1965, undated
carton 8, folder 17
Interracial problems, Berkeley, 1962, undated
carton 8, folder 18
Japanese Americans, Berkeley, 1944, undated
carton 8, folder 19
Juvenile justice study, Berkeley, 1976
carton 8, folder 20
Meeting basic human needs study consensus questions, Berkeley, 1989-1990
carton 8, folder 21
Population trends, Berkeley, 1963-1964
carton 8, folder 22-27
General action and positions, 1980-1998
SUBSERIES 2.2:
State Issues, 1938-1992, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 8, folders 28-33; Carton 9, folders 1-30
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains material relating to state issues of interest to the LWVBAE including education, governmental structure,
elections, labor, school busing, housing, and water resources. Records in this subseries include correspondence, clippings,
study guides and kits, brochures, pamphlets, notes, and reports.
carton 8, folder 28-31
Action and positions, 1939-1992, undated
carton 8, folder 32
Adult education study guide, 1945
carton 8, folder 33
Agriculture study, 1980-1982, undated
carton 9, folder 1
Alcoholic beverage control, 1953-1954, undated
carton 9, folder 2
No. 65, regarding California school finance, 1977, undated
carton 9, folder 3
No. 4114 (Vasconcellos), providing for public access to school district negotiations and board accountability, 1974-1980, undated
carton 9, folder 4
California legislature, 1964-1968, undated
carton 9, folder 5
California water plan, 1966-1970
carton 9, folder 6
Central Valley project, California, 1939, 1947, undated
carton 9, folder 7
Constitution revisions, 1939-1954
carton 9, folder 8
Cross filing in California primary elections, 1947, 1952, 1961
Education study, 1955-1957
carton 9, folder 12
Labor relations, 1942, 1946
carton 9, folder 13
Legislative process study, 1949, 1955
carton 9, folder 14
Local government in California and citizen participation survey, 1973, undated
carton 9, folder 15
Organization of executive branch, State of California, 1952-1953
carton 9, folder 16
Primary elections, California, 1948-1960, undated
carton 9, folder 17
No. 1, regarding school busing, 1978-1979, undated
carton 9, folder 18
No. 10, requiring election to establish public housing projects, 1950-1951
carton 9, folder 19
No. 14, creating state housing agency, 1948
carton 9, folder 20-21
No. 14, ensuring right of any person to purchase or rent real property, 1963-1967, undated
carton 9, folder 22
Redistricting, 1979-1989, undated
carton 9, folder 23
No. 525, finding California finance system to be unconstitutional, 1977
carton 9, folder 24
No. 1737, regarding California secondary education reform, 1976
carton 9, folder 25-27
Serrano, et al. v. Priest, et al. and implementation of assembly bill no. 65, 1971-1977, undated
carton 9, folder 28
State personnel, 1938-1953, undated
carton 9, folder 29
State's role in local government study, 1960-1963
carton 9, folder 30
Voting rights consensus, 1972
SUBSERIES 2.3:
National Issues, 1941-1992, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 9, folders 31-42; Carton 10, folders 1-13
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains material relating to national issues of interest to the LWVABE including governmental structure, equal
rights, foreign policy, foreign trade, labor, national security, reproductive choices, and water resources. Records in this
subseries include correspondence, clippings, brochures, pamphlets, notes, and reports.
carton 9, folder 31-33
Action and positions, 1946-1992, undated
carton 9, folder 34
Anti-inflation controls, 1941-1951
carton 9, folder 35
Apportionment of state legislature, 1965-1967, undated
carton 9, folder 36
Congress study, 1970-1971, undated
carton 9, folder 37
Drinking water project and perceptions survey, 1987
carton 9, folder 38
Equal Rights Amendment, 1971-1984, undated
carton 9, folder 39
Equality in education and employment study, 1966
carton 9, folder 40-42
Foreign policy, 1954-1963
carton 10, folder 1
Foreign policy, 1964-1967, undated
carton 10, folder 3
Foreign trade policy study, 1969-1973, undated
carton 10, folder 4
Labor-management relations, 1946-1948
carton 10, folder 5
Loyalty-security, 1957-1968
carton 10, folder 6
Mutual security, 1948-1957
carton 10, folder 7
National security study, 1983-1987, undated
carton 10, folder 8
Reciprocal trade agreements, 1947, 1953
carton 10, folder 9
Reproductive choices, 1982-1983
carton 10, folder 10
United Nations, 1949-1965, undated
carton 10, folder 11
Washington D. C. government, 1967-1986, undated
carton 10, folder 12-13
Water resources, 1954-1964
SUBSERIES 2.4:
Legislative Interviews, 1952-1991.
Physical Description:
Carton 10, folders 14-16
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains reports and correspondence relating to legislative interviews conducted by the LWVBAE.
carton 10, folder 14
Congressional interviews, 1952-1989
carton 10, folder 15
Local legislator interviews, 1966-1987
carton 10, folder 16
State legislator interviews, 1952-1991
SERIES 3:
Election Services, 1946-2001, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 10, folders 17-52; Carton 11; Carton 12, folders 1-43; Oversize 2 A; Oversize 3 A
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically. Divided into three subseries: Election Files, Information Services, and Voter Registration.
SUBSERIES 3.1:
Election Files, 1955-2000, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 10, folders 17-52; Carton 11; Carton 12, folders 1-14
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by election year, then alphabetically by type of election.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains records of elections including candidate information, ballot issue material, and league positions
on issues. Elections documented in this subseries include Berkeley municipal elections from 1955-1981; general elections from
1958-1992; Peralta Junior College district elections from 1965-1985; primary elections from 1956-1992; the 1982 Albany municipal
election; and miscellaneous special elections. Records in this subseries include correspondence, brochures, voter's guides
and pamphlets, sample ballots, notes, and clippings.
carton 10, folder 17
1955 municipal election, Berkeley, 1955
carton 10, folder 18
1956 primary election, 1956
carton 10, folder 19
1958 general election, 1958
carton 10, folder 20
1960 general election, 1960
carton 10, folder 21
1962 general election, 1962
carton 10, folder 22
1962 primary election, 1962
carton 10, folder 23
1964 general election, 1964
carton 10, folder 24
1965 municipal election, Berkeley, 1965
1965 Peralta Junior College district bond election
carton 10, folder 25
General, 1963-1965, undated
carton 10, folder 27
1966 general election, 1966
carton 10, folder 28
1966 primary election, 1966, undated
carton 10, folder 29
1967 Peralta Junior College district election, 1967
carton 10, folder 30
1968 general election, 1968
carton 10, folder 31
1968 primary election, 1968
carton 10, folder 32
1969 municipal election, Berkeley, 1969
carton 10, folder 33
1970 general election, 1970-1971
carton 10, folder 34
1970 primary election, 1970
1971 municipal election, Berkeley
carton 10, folder 35
Auditor candidates, 1971, undated
carton 10, folder 36
Council candidates, 1971, undated
carton 10, folder 37
Mayor candidates, 1971, undated
carton 10, folder 38
School board candidates, 1971, undated
carton 10, folder 39
Candidates and endorsements, 1971
carton 10, folder 40
Clippings, 1970-1971, undated
carton 10, folder 42
Police charter amendment, 1969-1971, undated
1971 Peralta Junior College district election
carton 10, folder 47
General, 1972-1973, undated
carton 11, folder 2
7th Congressional district, 1972, undated
carton 11, folder 3
16th Assembly district, undated
carton 11, folder 4
17th Assembly district, 1972, undated
carton 11, folder 5
County central committees, 1972
carton 11, folder 6
County supervisor, 1972, undated
carton 11, folder 7
Democratic party, 1971-1972, undated
carton 11, folder 8
Republican party, 1972, undated
carton 11, folder 9
State senator 11th district, undated
carton 11, folder 12
Propositions 9 and 10, 1972, undated
1972 special municipal election, Berkeley
Charter amendments H and I
1973 municipal election, Berkeley
carton 11, folder 21
Ballot issues, 1973, undated
carton 11, folder 22
Council, 1972-1973, undated
carton 11, folder 23
School board, 1973, undated
carton 11, folder 24
Clippings, 1972-1973, undated
1973 special municipal election, Berkeley
carton 11, folder 25
City councilman recall, 1973, undated
carton 11, folder 26
General, 1972-1973, undated
carton 11, folder 27
Clippings, 1972-1973, undated
carton 11, folder 28
1973 special state election, Proposition 1, 1973, undated
carton 11, folder 29
1974 general election, 1974, undated
carton 11, folder 30
1974 primary election, 1974
carton 11, folder 31
1975 municipal election, Berkeley, 1974-1975, undated
carton 11, folder 32
1975 special municipal election, Berkeley Board of Education director recall, 1973, 1975
carton 11, folder 33
1976 Associated Students of the University of California election, 1976
carton 11, folder 34
1976 general election, 1976
carton 11, folder 35
1976 primary election, 1976
carton 11, folder 36
1976 special election, Alameda County Board of Education Trustee Area no. 1, Peralta Township, 1976
carton 11, folder 37
1977 municipal election, Berkeley, 1977, undated
carton 11, folder 38
1977 Peralta Community College district election, 1977
carton 11, folder 39
1978 general election, 1978
carton 11, folder 40
1978 primary election, 1978, undated
carton 11, folder 41
1979 municipal election, Berkeley, 1979
carton 11, folder 42
1979 Peralta Community College district election, 1979
carton 11, folder 43
1980 general election, 1980
carton 11, folder 44
1980 primary election, 1980, undated
carton 11, folder 45
1981 municipal election, Berkeley, 1981
carton 11, folder 46
1982 municipal election, Albany, 1982
carton 11, folder 49
1982 primary election, 1982
carton 11, folder 50
1982 special municipal election, Berkeley, measure A, 1982
carton 11, folder 54
Measures A-J, 1983-1984, undated
carton 11, folder 55
Propositions 25-41, 1984, undated
carton 11, folder 56
General, 1983-1984, undated
carton 11, folder 58
1984 special municipal election, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Commissioners, 1984
1985 Peralta Community College district election
carton 11, folder 59
General, 1977-1985, undated
carton 12, folder 4
1986 runoff election, Berkeley city council, 1986, undated
carton 12, folder 5-6
1988 general election, 1988-1989
carton 12, folder 7
1988 primary election, 1988
carton 12, folder 8-9
1990 general election, 1990
carton 12, folder 10
1990 primary election, 1990
carton 12, folder 11
1992 general election, 1992-1993
carton 12, folder 12
1992 primary election, 1992
carton 12, folder 13
1998 general election, 1998
carton 12, folder 14
2000 general election, 2000
SUBSERIES 3.2:
Information Services, 1946-1998, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 12, folders 15-39; Oversize 2 A; Oversize 3 A
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains correspondence, meeting and event records, publications, and reports relating to the league's mission
to educate the public on election and voting issues. Included in the subseries are records of the Speaker's Bureau, election
consulting services, and material on the information box program. Publications relating to voter education in this subseries
include
Candidates' Questionnaire,
Pros and Cons, and
Voters Guide to Candidates and Issues. Because public relations activity for Election Services (formerly Voter Services) was handled jointly by the Voter Services
chairman and the Public Relations chairman, material regarding Election Services issues, such as candidate meetings and
Pros and Cons, is also located in Subseries 1.9, Public Relations, in the Correspondence file.
carton 12, folder 15
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) public meeting, 1966, undated
carton 12, folder 17
Candidates meetings, 1964-1998, undated
carton 12, folder 19
How We Monitor Local Elections and Make Good Money, 1992
carton 12, folder 20
Correspondence, 1946-1988
carton 12, folder 21
Course on community government, 1967-1975, undated
carton 12, folder 23
Evaluation of Voters Service Information program, 1964
carton 12, folder 24
Financial statement, 1971
carton 12, folder 25
Information boxes, 1970-1979
carton 12, folder 26-29
Candidates' Questionnaire, 1946-1986
oversize folder 2 A
Oversize editions of
Candidates' Questionnaire, 1963-1964, 1966, 1968, 1973
carton 12, folder 30
Correspondence, 1966-1992, undated
carton 12, folder 31
Facts for Voters brochure, 1966
oversize folder 2 A
Oversize editions of
Pros and Cons, 1976-1998
carton 12, folder 33
Voters Guide to Candidates and Issues, 1984
oversize folder 3 A
Oversize editions of
Voters Guide to Candidates and Issues, 1966-1982
carton 12, folder 34
Voting Record: Berkeley City Council, 1949-1972
carton 12, folder 36
Speaker's Bureau, 1960-1984
carton 12, folder 37
Voter education project, 1966
carton 12, folder 38
Voter service/citizen information guidelines: procedures for coordinating efforts with other organizations, undated
carton 12, folder 39
Workshop on "How to Run An Effective Campaign," 1984-1986, undated
SUBSERIES 3.3:
Voter Registration, 1966-2001, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 12, folders 40-43
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains records from the LWVBAE voter registration program including correspondence, instructions, pamphlets,
and material from the 1984 voter registration campaign, "Taking Charge."
carton 12, folder 40
Correspondence, 1966-1992
carton 12, folder 41
Instructions to voter registrars and registration information, 1980
carton 12, folder 43
"Taking Charge" campaign, 1983-1984, undated
SERIES 4:
Subject Files, 1911-1987, undated.
Physical Description:
Carton 12, folders 44-52; Oversize Box 1, folder 11
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains miscellaneous material including forms, pamphlets, reports, and publications. Also included is a file
of information on Women Suffrage in Berkeley dating from 1911.
carton 12, folder 44
Berkeley city directories and organization charts, 1959-1967, undated
carton 12, folder 45
Bernice Hubbard May: A Tribute by Her Friends and Associates, testimonial dinner, April, 1971
carton 12, folder 46
"Child Labor 1912 to 1937," by Beatrice McConnell,
The Child, vol. 1, no. 9-10, March-April, 1937
carton 12, folder 47
Fair Campaign Practices Commission campaign filing manual and forms, Berkeley, 1986-1987
carton 12, folder 48
Pamphlets on how to contact state legislators, 1979
carton 12, folder 49
Report of Citizens Advisory Committee on Municipal Revenue to Council Committee on Municipal Revenue, Berkeley, 1962
carton 12, folder 50
Report of the Berkeley School Master Plan Committee to the Board of Education, Berkeley Unified School District, Vol. 1, 1967
carton 12, folder 51
Women Suffrage, Berkeley, 1911, undated
oversize box 1, folder 11
Equal Suffrage Page,
The Courier, 1911
carton 12, folder 52
"Women Who Never Talk: LWV's Observers Force Secret Meetings Into Open With Their Silent Presence, Encourage Improvement,"
by Carmel Martinez,
National Civic Review, vol. LIV, no. 10, p. 535, November, 1965
