Finding Aid for the Lois Crouch Papers, 1949-1988 LSC.1565

Finding aid prepared by Caroline Cubé,1998.

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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections

Title: Lois Crouch papers

Creator: Crouch, Lois

Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1565

Physical Description: 1 oversize_boxes (20 boxes (10 linear ft.))

Date (inclusive): 1949-1988

Abstract: Lois Crouch (1915- )was the director of the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles (1948-50), a member of the Commission for the Reorganization of Los Angeles City Government (1951-52), chairman of the sub-committee on citizens participation for the Citizens Urban Renewal Advisory Commission of Los Angeles (1957) and secretary of the advisory board for the UCLA YMCA (1956-58). The collection consists of papers relating to Crouch's involvement in the United Way (1979-87), the California Federation of Women's Clubs (1963-93), and the League of Women Voters and others.

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Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Lois Crouch, 1988, 1993 and 1994.

Preferred Citation

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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9912181033606533

Biography

Crouch was born in Denver, Colorado, on February 13, 1915; BA (1936) and MA (1937), UCLA; director, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles, 1948-50; member of task force, Commission for the Reorganization of Los Angeles City Government, 1951-52; became chairman, sub-committee on citizens participation, Citizens Urban Renewal Advisory Commission of Los Angeles in 1957; secretary, advisory board, UCLA YMCA, 1956-58; member, Faculty Wives Club, UCLA.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of papers relating to Crouch's involvement in such organizations as the United Way (1979-87), California Federation of Women's Clubs (1963-93), League of Women Voters, and others. Includes minutes, reports, correspondence, and printed materials.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:

United Way (Boxes 1-3,23,29).
Kellogg Fund (Box 3).
League of Women Voters (Box 4-9,11,24).
Personal (Boxes 10,17).
Pacific Palisades Women's Club (Box 11).
General Federation of Women's Clubs (Boxes 12-13,21-23,28).
California Federation of Women's Clubs (Boxes 14-23,25-27).
Miscellaneous (Boxes 20-21,27).
Epsilon Sigma Omicron (Box 21).
Citizens' Urban Renewal Committee (Boxes 21,24).
Redevelopment (Box 24).
Kellogg Foundation and United Way (Boxes 28-29).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Online resources.

Women civic leaders -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives.

Women -- Societies and clubs -- Archives

California Federation of Women's Clubs

Crouch, Lois--Archives.

League of Women Voters of California

United Way of America.

California Federation of Women's Clubs

District Bulletins

box 14, folder 1

1963-1967.

box 14, folder 2

1968-1970.

box 14, folder 3

1970-1973.

box 14, folder 4

1974-1976.

box 14, folder 5

1976-1978.

box 14, folder 6

1978-1985.

box 14, folder 7

1982-1984.

box 14, folder 8

1985-1990.

box 14, folder 9

June 1989-September 1993.

box 15, folder 1

Reports and workshops, 1970-1972.

box 15, folder 2

District president's reports, 1976-1978.

box 15, folder 3

Marina District 1977-1978.

box 15, folder 4

District president questionaires, 1977-1978.

box 15, folder 5

State Board minutes correspondence, 1976-1977.

box 15, folder 6

Activities--district and state, 1976-1978.

box 15, folder 7

State Board, May 1977-June 1978.

box 15, folder 8-9

Leadership development material.

box 16, folder 1

Marina district conventions, programs, The Call, 1981-1993.

box 16, folder 2

Press chairman material.

box 16, folder 3-4

District Executive Committee Board and Council meetings, minutes, etc. June 25, 1976-May 1978.

box 16, folder 5-6

Leadership development material.

box 17, folder 1

State chairman's bulletin, 1972-1974.

box 17, folder 2

District deans of chairmen bulletin, 1972-1974.

box 17, folder 3-4

Marina parliamentary study group.

box 17, folder 5

Federation kit, (?). 1977/1978

box 17, folder 6

District 18 Dean of chairmen report and material, 1972-1974.

box 17, folder 7

Marina Satellites.

box 17, folder 8

Procedures book, 1988-1990.

box 18, folder 1

District fashion show / fine arts festival programs, ca. 1967-1975.

box 18, folder 2

District lists of officers, 1976-1977.

box 18, folder 3

Convention agendas for Executive committees, 1978.

box 18, folder 4

Yearlings' calendar, 1967-1968.

box 18, folder 5

District mimeo material, 1966-1977.

box 18, folder 6

District material, 1972.

box 18, folder 7

Marina district proposed budgets, , and 1984/1985 1987/1988 1974/1975.

box 18, folder 8

District financial reports, 1970-1974.

box 18, folder 9

District financial reports, 1974-1978/1979.

box 18, folder 10

State chairman's bulletin, 1972-1974.

box 18, folder 11

Mailing list--leadership development, 1972.

box 18, folder 12

Installation guides, ca. 1968-1975.

box 19, folder 1

Programs--district council, fine arts festival, fashion show, 1967-1972.

box 19, folder 2

District second vice president, 1972-1974.

box 19, folder 3

District first vice president, 1974-1976.

box 19, folder 4

State board meetings, 1972-1974.

box 19, folder 5

State board meetings, 1976-1978.

box 19, folder 6

District by-laws and warrants, 1982-1984.

box 19, folder 7

Parliamentary law study club, and 1894/1987 1990-1993.

box 19, folder 8

District philanthropy report, 1987-1989.

box 19, folder 13

Appointment calendar, June 1976-May 1978.

box 20, folder 1

State convention speeches, 1978.

box 20, folder 2

Leadership material, 1953, 1977.

box 20, folder 3

California Federation of Women's Clubs (CFWC) publications.

box 20, folder 8

Marina District 18--annual convention programs, ca. 1968-1989.

box 21, folder 2

Forms, questionaires, memos, ca. 1971-1974.

box 22, folder 1

Leadership development, 1972-1973.

box 22, folder 2

P's and Cues, 1975-1976.

Marina District

box 22, folder 8

1969.

box 22, folder 9

1970.

box 22, folder 10

1971.

box 23, folder 1

1973.

box 23, folder 2

1974.

box 23, folder 3

1975.

box 23, folder 4

1976.

box 23, folder 5

Parliamentary law study club year book, 1978-1979, 1979-1980, 1980-1981.

box 23, folder 6

Parliamentary law study club year book, 1985-1986, 1986-1987.

box 23, folder 7

Satellites yearbook, 1970-1980.

box 27, folder 8

Marina chapter, 1972, 1977.

box 23, folder 10

Pacific Palisades Woman's Club yearbook, 1966-1971.

box 23, folder 11

Pacific Palisades Woman's Club yearbook, 1972-1978.

box 23, folder 12

Frances Harriet Munger Club of Los Angeles, 1977-1978.

box 25, folder 1

Los Angeles district--year book, 1955-1956.

box 25, folder 2

[No further description available]. 1993-1994.

box 25, folder 3

Resolutions and procedures, 1972.

box 25, folder 4

[No further description available]. 1964-1966.

Procedures

box 25, folder 5

1966-1968.

box 25, folder 6

1970-1972.

box 25, folder 7

1972-1974.

box 25, folder 8

1974-1976.

box 25, folder 9

1972-1974.

Yearbooks

box 25, folder 10

1957-1958.

box 25, folder 11

1958-1959.

box 25, folder 12

1959-1960.

box 25, folder 13

1960-1961.

box 25, folder 14

1961-1962.

box 25, folder 15

1962-1963.

box 26, folder 1

1963-1964.

box 26, folder 2

1964-1965.

box 26, folder 3

1965-1966.

box 26, folder 4

1966-1967.

box 23, folder 8

1967-1971.

box 26, folder 5

1967-1968.

box 26, folder 8

1970-1971.

box 27, folder 1

1971-1972.

box 23, folder 8

1972-1975.

box 27, folder 2

1972-1973.

box 27, folder 3

1973-1974.

box 27, folder 4

1974-1975.

box 27, folder 5

1975-1976.

box 27, folder 6

1978-1979.

box 27, folder 7

1979-1980.

box 23, folder 9

1978-1983.

box 22, folder 3

1982-1983.

box 22, folder 4

1983-1984.

box 21, folder 3

1986-1987.

Membership and Procedures

box 26, folder 6

1968-1969.

box 26, folder 7

1969-1970.

box 27, folder 10

Leadership development, 1968-1972.

Citizens Urban Renewal Advisory Committee

box 24, folder 1

1960.

box 24, folder 2

1961.

box 24, folder 3

1962.

box 24, folder 4

1963-1964.

box 24, folder 5

1964-1965.

box 24, folder 6

University of Southern California master plan.

box 24, folder 7

Temple urban renewal project, ca. 1960-1961.

box 21, folder 7

[No further description available]. 1957.

box 21, folder 8

[No further description available]. 1958-1965.

Epsilon Sigma Omicron

box 21, folder 5

Reading lists - thru Jan. '74.

Kellogg Foundation

box 3, folder 7

[No further description available]. 1981-1982.

box 3, folder 8

Evaluation material, ; meetings, 1983 1982-1983.

box 3, folder 9

[No further description available]. 1982-1984.

box 3, folder 10

[No further description available]. 1984.

box 3, folder 11-12

[No further description available]. 1985-1986.

box 3, folder 13

[No further description available]. 1987.

Kellogg Foundation and United Way

Training Center

box 28, folder 6

1985-1986.

box 28, folder 7

1987.

box 29, folder 1

1988.

box 29, folder 2

1989.

box 29, folder 3

1990.

box 29, folder 4

1991.

League of Women Voters

box 4, folder 1

Miscellaneous.

box 4, folder 2

National voter, 1963-1993.

box 4, folder 3

Los Angeles voter, 1965-1968.

box 4, folder 4

Los Angeles county voter, 1965-1969.

box 4, folder 5

California voter, 1958-1993.

box 4, folder 6

League of Women Voters (LWV) of Los Angeles--The voter, 1992-1993.

box 4, folder 7

Convention--state board minutes, May 19-22, 1952.

box 4, folder 8

League of Women Voters (LWV) of California--convention, April 30-May 2, 1993.

box 4, folder 9

League of Women Voters (LWV) of California--organization committee kit, October 18, 1951.

box 4, folder 10

Legistlative action.

box 4, folder 11

League resource material on Los Angeles city government.

box 5, folder 1

Card file (A - N).

General Physical Description note: 3 x 5 cards, in envelope.

box 5, folder 2

Card file (Q - Z).

General Physical Description note: 3 x 5 cards, in envelope.

box 5, folder 3

Calendar, 1952.

box 5, folder 4

State item / lit--section 1, League of Women Voters (LWV) kit. 1953-1954.

box 5, folder 5

State item / lit--section 2 (finance), November 1953.

box 5, folder 6

Ingelwood--correspondence & memos, 1953.

box 5, folder 7

League of Women Voters (LWV) of California--convention (1954)-- correspondence.

box 5, folder 8

Platform revision, 1953.

box 5, folder 9-10

League of Women Voters (LWV) of California--miscellaneous material, 1953.

box 5, folder 11

Calendar, 1950.

box 5, folder 12

Miscellaneous government publications.

box 6, folder 1

Material on slum clearence from Housing Authority, etc. - planning for meeting pre West unit 1940.

box 6, folder 2

Convention material, 1949-1953.

box 6, folder 3

Annual reports, 1949-1950.

box 6, folder 4

Convention material, 1949.

box 6, folder 5

Board meeting--Los Angeles.

box 6, folder 6-7

Board of directors--minutes--complete set--unit council annual meeting, 1951-1968.

box 6, folder 8

League of Women Voters (LWV) county council.

box 6, folder 9

State board minutes--convention minutes--budgets, June 1950.

box 6, folder 10

National voter--trends--action.

box 7, folder 1

Social welfare.

box 7, folder 2

Party responsibility and cross-filing.

box 7, folder 3

Cards--Valentine's & birthday.

box 7, folder 4

Get well cards, 1967.

box 7, folder 5

Tickets.

box 7, folder 6

Correspondence--miscellaneous.

box 7, folder 7

Personal.

box 7, folder 8

Photos.

box 7, folder 9

Newspaper clippings.

box 8, folder 1

Pocket guide to LA county, 1954.

box 8, folder 2

Local current agenda (?)--personal.

box 8, folder 3

League of Women Voters (LWV) of the U.S.--miscellaneous political material.

box 8, folder 4

League of Women Voters (LWV) of Los Angeles county--county council, 1954.

box 8, folder 5

League of Women Voters (LWV) of the U.S.--21st national convention (Denver, Colorado), 1954.

box 8, folder 6

Organizational materials.

box 8, folder 7

National platform--proposed revision, 1954.

box 8, folder 8

National League of Women Voters (LWV) material.

box 9, folder 1

Miscellaneous.

box 9, folder 2

Voter's service.

box 11, folder 1

Conservation, 1950-1952.

box 11, folder 2

Finance--state government, 1952.

box 11, folder 3

National economic items, ca. 1941-1950.

box 11, folder 4

Legislative activity, 1951-1953.

box 11, folder 5

Legislative newsletter, 1951-1953.

box 11, folder 6

Ballot measures, 1949-1952.

box 11, folder 7

Planning, (publications). 1949-1994

box 11, folder 8

Convention and other League of Women Voters (LWV) material. 1987

box 11, folder 1

Conservation, 1950-1952.

box 11, folder 2

Finance--state government, 1952.

box 11, folder 3

National economic items, ca. 1941-1950.

box 11, folder 4

Legislative activity, 1951-1953.

box 11, folder 5

Legislative newsletter, 1951-1953.

box 11, folder 6

Ballot measures, 1949-1952.

box 11, folder 7

Planning, (publications). 1949-1994

box 11, folder 8

Convention and other League of Women Voters (LWV) material. 1987

box 24, folder 10

25 years of great ideas, 1946.

box 24, folder 11

[No further description available]. 1993-1994.

box 29, folder 10

Newsletters 1992-1995

Other / Miscellaneous

box 20, folder 4

O'Hair letter.

box 20, folder 5

Energy publications.

box 20, folder 6

Miscellaneous publications.

box 20, folder 7

Order of the Eastern Star--Acacia Rose Croix.

box 21, folder 1

Various club yearbooks, ca. 1974-1987.

Personal Items

box 10, folder 1

Roberts rules of order (revised), Signed Winston Crouch. 1921.

box 10, folder 2

Key to Dearborne, Michigan.

box 10, folder 3

Heart-shaped candy box. Inscribed inside.

box 17, folder 9

Photographs, clippings, publicity.

box 17, folder 10

Awards, curriculum vitae, publicity, letters of thanks.

Pacific Palisades Women's Club

box 11, folder 9

Parliamentarian work, 1975.

box 11, folder 10

Federation executive secretary, 1968-1970.

box 11, folder 11

Bulletins, October 1967-1979.

Redevelopment

box 24, folder 8

General plan for Little Tokyo, 1962.

box 24, folder 9

Centroplis--The plan for central city Los Angeles, 1964.

General Federation of Women's Club

box 22, folder 7

Membership handbook, 1982.

box 12, folder 1

Western States' Conferences, 1973 and 1974.

box 12, folder 2

Adminstrative program book, 1988-1989.

box 12, folder 3

Legislative material, 1975-1978.

box 12, folder 4

Membership, 1973-1977.

box 12, folder 5

Publications re membership, program planning, leadership, ca. 1966-1975.

box 12, folder 6

Convention, 1976.

box 12, folder 7

Publications.

State Convention

box 13, folder 1

1968.

box 13, folder 2

1970.

box 13, folder 3

1971.

box 13, folder 4

1972.

box 13, folder 5

1973.

box 13, folder 6

1974.

box 13, folder 7

1975.

box 13, folder 8

1976.

box 13, folder 9

Conventions, 1972, 1974, 1976.

box 13, folder 10

National convention, 1974.

box 13, folder 11

Conventions, 1973, 1977.

box 13, folder 12

Publications.

box 13, folder 13

Membership program, 1973-1974.

box 21, folder 4

Membership material.

box 21, folder 6

Programs, 1966-1970.

box 22, folder 5

Manual, 1978-1980.

box 22, folder 6

Administrative program, 1980-1982.

box 28, folder 2

Administration, 1971-1972.

box 23, folder 13

Resolutions constitution & bylaws, 1969.

box 28, folder 1

Program material, 1971-1972.

box 28, folder 3

Program material, 1972-1974.

box 28, folder 4

Program material, 1976-1978.

box 28, folder 5

Phoenix, 1978.

U.S. Marine Corps

box 27, folder 9

How to respect and display our flag, 1974.

United Way

Community Issues Council

box 1, folder 1

1983.

box 1, folder 2

1983.

box 1, folder 3

1985-1986.

box 1, folder 4

Corporate Community Issues Council, 1982-1983.

box 1, folder 5

Western Region--New Board orientation, 1979.

box 1, folder 6

Western Region--Planning Council, 1979-1980.

Corporate Planning Council

box 1, folder 7

Activities and meetings, 1980-1981.

box 1, folder 8

Manual, 1979-1981.

box 2, folder 1

[No further description available]. 1979-1980.

box 2, folder 2

[No further description available]. 1981-1982.

box 2, folder 3

Corporate Planning Council, 1982.

box 2, folder 6

Community Issues Council, 1981-1984.

Western Region Planning Council

box 2, folder 4

1982.

box 2, folder 5

1982-1983.

box 2, folder 7

1982-1986.

box 2, folder 8

1983.

box 2, folder 9

1984-1985.

Western Region

box 2, folder 10

Allocations, Volunteer Orientation Manual. 1982-1983.

box 3, folder 1

Allocations, 1984-1985.

box 3, folder 2

Allocations, 1985-1986.

box 3, folder 3

Allocation Reports, 1985-1986.

box 3, folder 4

Allocation Reports, 1986-1987.

box 3, folder 5

[No further description available]. 1986-1988.

box 3, folder 6

Annual Report, 1978-1979.

box 23, folder 14

[No further description available]. 1990.

box 29, folder 5

Planning council, 1983.

box 29, folder 6

Strategic planning process, 1988.

box 29, folder 7

Annual report, 1988-1989.

box 29, folder 8

Executive summary, 1990.

box 29, folder 9

Strategic implementation outline, 1990-1994.