Summary Information
League of Women Voters of Oshkosh, Wisconsin Records
1925-1984, 2003-
- League of Women Voters of Oshkosh (Wis.)
Oshkosh Mss Y
5.0 cubic feet (10 archives boxes and 1 carton)
UW-Oshkosh Polk Library / Oshkosh Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Records of the League of Women Voters of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, an Oshkosh area civic group involved in studying local community and political issues, influencing political decisionmaking, and encouraging voter participation. Included are general records such as minutes, bulletins, by-laws, correspondence, a history, membership lists, a few financial records, reports to the national league, scrapbooks of newsclippings, files on local study issues, and a manuscript and reference materials for Know Your Community, Oshkosh, Wisconsin: A Guide to Local Government and Services, published by the Oshkosh League in 1976. Local study issues illustrate societal and political concerns of the Oshkosh League, and include fragmentary correspondence, notes, near-print materials, clippings, and other papers on a few topics. Of greatest importance are the files from the League's study of the City Council-City Manager form of government under consideration by the City of Oshkosh during the 1960s.
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Biography/History
The Oshkosh League of Women Voters was created in January 1942 as the League of Women Voters of Winnebago County. The present name was adopted in 1947. The League has conducted voter registration drives, supplied voter information, made studies on various issues concerning local government, and taken positions on matters of public policy. It is governed by an elected president and an executive board. The Oshkosh League is affiliated with the Wisconsin and National League of Women Voters.
Scope and Content Note
The records of the League of Women Voters of Oshkosh are organized into two parts. The material from the original accessions, processed in the archives in 1978, constitutes the first seven boxes, dates 1925-1973, and contains administrative records as well as some correspondence, clippings, and scrapbooks. Part 2, which was put in order in 1986, comprises boxes 8-10, dates 1947-1984, and also contains administrative records, correspondence, scrapbooks and records relating to local issues.
Part 1, Original Accessions, 1925-1973
The collection contains a variety of papers dealing with administrative, financial and publicity matters. The records have been arranged in ten categories: Annual Reports; Minutes, Reports, Financial Records and Membership Lists; Bulletins; Correspondence; Studies; Receipts and Disbursements Ledger; Publicity Clippings; Other Wisconsin Local League Materials; Oshkosh Miscellany; and Scrapbooks. Though the collection dates from 1925, the early materials are limited to newsclippings and the bulk of the collection oeiginated after 1942.
Annual Reports, 1945-1965, include financial and membership reports and evaluations of League activities. Mimeographed local Bulletins, 1947-1973, generally contain dates of activities, League announcements, and news notes. Incoming and outgoing Correspondence, 1945-1965, pertains largely to the Wisconsin League of Women Voters and government officials. The League Studies, 1956-1972, contain printed complete studies, with notes and other related materials. Also included are four Scrapbooks, 1925-1969, containing news clippings and other materials relating to the League of Women Voters and its activities. The earliest of these scrapbooks was compiled by Mrs. Edward Noyes. The news clippings dated prior to 1942 deal only with the State and National League of Women Voters.
Part 2, 1986 Additions, 1947-1984, 2003-
The records in the 1986 additions are arranged into two subseries: General Records and Local Study Issues. The General Records include League bulletins; by-laws; a history; lists of chapter presidents and members a few minutes, notes, and other materials used in drafting by-laws of the Winnebago County Council LWV affiliate; a small file of correspondence of Oshkosh president, Helen Herlache; a few letters arranging interviews between League members and Congressional representatives; minutes and associated reports and programs from annual and board of directors' meetings; and scrapbooks. The four scrapbook volumes contain clippings of the activities of League and its members, and were compiled by Mrs. Edward Noyes. Other records of a general nature include a few legal and financial papers regarding a bequest to the Oshkosh LWV by Amy Davies, a small file on the national LWV's fiftieth anniversary celebration, a draft manuscript and reference material used to compile “Know Your Community, Oshkosh, Wisconsin: A Guide to Local Government and Services,” published by the Oshkosh League in 1976; and reports to the national LWV.
Records of Local Study Issues are fragmentary, and mainly consist of near-print study and informational materials generated by the state and national LWV organizations. Most of the files concern issues of national scope, such as apportionment and the Dirksen Amendment, the Bricker Amendment, District of Columbia Home Rule, the Electoral College, loyalty and security during the 1950's, representative government, and the urban crisis. Of greatest interest is the file on the City Council-City Manager form of government, studied by the League when the City of Oshkosh was considering a change in government structure during the 1960s.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by the Oshkosh League of Women Voters, 1965; and via Mrs. Edward Schwartz, president, Oshkosh, 1971-1973; via Mrs. Jack Propp, Oshkosh, 1973-1976; via Michele Missner, Oshkosh, 1980; and via Edward Noyes, Oshkosh, 1985. Accession Number: M65-434, M71-027, M72-142, M73-142, M73-014, M73-124, M73-328, M74-370, M76-481, M80-059, M85-467
Processed by Bruce Bruemmer and Menzi Behrnd-Klodt, August 1978; Additions processed by Menzi Behrnd-Klodt, March 1986.
Contents List
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Oshkosh Mss Y
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Series: Part 1, Original Collection, 1925-1973
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Box
1
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1
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Annual reports, 1946-1967
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Minutes, reports, financial records, and membership lists
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Box
1
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2-8
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1942-1967
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Box
2
Folder
1
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1968-1969
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Box
2
Folder
2-6
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Bulletins, 1947-1973
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Box
3
Folder
1-3
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Correspondence, 1945-1965
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Studies
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Box
3
Folder
4
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Printed studies, 1956-1972
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Box
3
Folder
5
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Educational study materials, 1962-1963
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Box
3
Folder
6
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City Manager study materials, 1964
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Box
4
Folder
1
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High school dropout study materials, 1964
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Box
4
Folder
2
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Receipts and disbursements ledger, 1950 May-1961 April
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Box
4
Folder
3-4
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Publicity clippings, 1945-1949, 1963-1964
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Box
4
Folder
5
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Other Wisconsin local league materials, 1959-1971
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Box
4
Folder
6
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Oshkosh League miscellaneous, undated
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Box
5-7
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Scrapbooks, 1925-1969
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Series: Part 2, Additions, 1947-1984, 2003-
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Subseries: General records
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Box
8
Folder
1-3
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Bulletins, 1969-1976, 1978, 1979 October
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Box
11
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Bulletins, 2003-
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Box
8
Folder
4
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By-laws, history, list of chapter Presidents, and position papers
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Box
8
Folder
5
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Winnebago County Council minutes, notes, and resource material for by-laws, 1965-1969
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Box
8
Folder
6
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Correspondence of President Helen Herlache,
1965 January 21-1969 October 31
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Box
8
Folder
7
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Correspondence regarding Congressional interviews,
1967 January 27-March 7
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Box
8
Folder
8
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Bequest of Amy Davies to Oshkosh League of Women Voters (LWV) legal papers and tax returns, 1977
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Box
8
Folder
9
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Fiftieth Anniversary celebration, 1968-1969
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Box
8
Folder
10
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“Know Your Community, Oshkosh, Wisconsin: A Guide to Local Government and Services:” manuscript / published by Oshkosh LWV, 1976
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Box
8
Folder
11
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Reference material for “Know Your Community”
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Meetings
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Annual meetings
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Box
8
Folder
12
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Programs, minutes, and treasurer's reports,
1967-1974, 1977
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Board meeting minutes
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Box
8
Folder
13
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1968 May, 1971 January-1972 December
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Box
9
Folder
1-2
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1973-1975
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Box
9
Folder
3
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Membership lists, 1947-1978
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Box
9
Folder
4
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Annual reports to National LWV, 1966-1971
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Box
10
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Scrapbooks, 1969-1973, 1973-1981, 1981-1983 March, 1983 March-1984
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Subseries: Local study issues
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Box
9
Folder
5
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Apportionment and the Dirksen Amendment, 1963-1970
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Box
9
Folder
6
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Bricker Amendment, 1952-1954, undated
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Box
9
Folder
7
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City Council-Manager form of government, 1964-1979
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Box
9
Folder
8
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District of Columbia home rule, 1953-1967
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Box
9
Folder
9
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Education
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Box
9
Folder
10
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Electoral College, 1968-1969
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Box
9
Folder
11
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Loyalty and security, 1951-1958
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Box
9
Folder
12
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National continuing responsibilities, 1948-1967
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Box
9
Folder
13
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Representative government, 1969-1970, 1977
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Box
9
Folder
14
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Tax rate limitation, undated
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Box
9
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15
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Urban crisis, 1977 or 1978
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