Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 341
League of Women Voters of Ames
Records, 1941-[ongoing]
Descriptive summary
| creator: | League of Women Voters of Ames |
| title: | Records |
| dates: | 1941- [ongoing] |
| extent: | 22.32 linear feet (40 document boxes, 2 half-document boxes, and 3 oversized boxes) |
| collection number: | MS 341 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | League of Women Voters of Ames Records, MS 341, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Historical note
The League of Women Voters of Ames was first represented at a meeting of the League of Women Voters of Iowa in 1925. The state league had been founded in 1920. The state group's mission was to "promote political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in government and to act on selected governmental issues." The Ames League's activities have varied since its founding, in response to local, state, and national needs. In 1925, the group's main activity was the annual presentation of a program to promote its mission. These presentations were called "Citizenship Schools" and were held in the ballroom of the Sheldon Munn Hotel in Ames, Iowa. In the later 1920's and early 1930's, the Ames League's activities expanded to include work on issues of disarmament, efficiency in government, child welfare, and the marriage laws of the state of Iowa. In the early 1940's, League activities focused on housing issues, including the cost of rental housing in Ames comparative to that of other college towns. Other concerns were juvenile delinquency; the lack of presence of women on the school board; and world peace; a program scheduled for 9 December 1941, just two days after the Pearl Harbor attack, was titled "Elements of a Lasting Peace." A major project in the 1940s was the production of a citizens' handbook; study groups gathered information on a variety of aspects of local and county government and the Ames School system. The handbook, "This is Ames" was published in 1948, and was widely distributed in Ames. Voter registration has been a continuing focus of activity. In I948 the League spearheaded an all out voter registration day in cooperation with several other local organizations; and in 1952, over 1500 residents were registered in one day. League members served as special deputy clerks at the four polls in Ames. In the 1950's, the League's programs centered on an Ames school district reorganization; hospital facilities; and the issue of annexation. In the 1960's, physical education facilities in Ames and fair housing regulations were central topics. Land use and use of natural resources, local housing code, city and county recreation, local transportation (Cy-Ride Bus System), juvenile justice and solid waste disposal were major topics of the 1970's. In 1980, the League's work focused on passage of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment. Education, childcare, local land use, environmental issues, and voters' services have been continuing areas of activity. |
Collection description
The collection documents the activities of the League of Women Voters of Ames (Iowa) from 1941 to the present. Administrative files document the internal work of governing bodies of the Ames League and include meeting minutes, correspondence, programs, directories, and reports. Materials generated for League members, such as the League's newsletter, the Ames Voter, are included, as are reports and brochures prepared by the Ames League for distribution to the general public. Scrapbooks documenting the League's activities are also included. Because of cross membership and other associations, administrative files of the state league are also included. Subject files include materials produced or gathered by the Ames League in support of its initiatives. These files are arranged topically, and include a variety of kinds of materials such as clippings, correspondence, reports, as well as guidelines and statements distributed by the National and State leagues for use by local leagues. Although the bulk of the collection is composed of materials generated by the Ames League, associated or supporting materials generated by other local Leagues, the Iowa League of Women Voters, and the National League are included in both the administrative and the subject files. |
Organization
The collection is arranged in three series: |
Description of series
| Series 1 | Administrative Files |
1941-[ongoing] |
| extent: | 11.4 linear feet (fifteen document boxes and three oversize boxes) |
|
| description: | Administrative files document the internal work of governing bodies of the Ames League and include meeting minutes, correspondence, programs, directories, and reports. Materials generated for League members, such as the League's newsletter, the Ames Voter, are included, as are reports and brochures prepared by the Ames League for distribution to the general public. Scrapbooks documenting the league's activities are also included. The series is listed chronologically. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title | Dates |
1 |
1 |
Annual program and directory |
1941-1995 |
1 |
5 |
Board meeting minutes |
1941-1946 |
3 |
7 |
Publicity | 1946-1954 |
1 |
6 |
Board meeting minutes | 1946-1947 |
22 |
1 |
This is Ames and Story County | 1946-1973 |
1 |
7 |
Board meeting minutes | 1948-1950 |
35 |
6 |
General Meeting Minutes | 1948-1955 |
3 |
3 |
Correspondence - president's files | 1950-1980 |
1 |
8 |
Board meeting minutes | 1951-1953 |
1 |
9 |
Board meeting minutes | 1954-1958 |
22 |
2 |
"This is Ames" | 1954-1988 |
22 |
3 |
Awards | 1954-1988 |
35 |
7 |
General Meeting Minutes | 1956-1964 |
36 |
OVR |
Scrapbooks (2) | 1956-1962 |
1 |
2 |
Annual reports | 1958-1967 |
22 |
4 |
Carrie Chapman Catt | 1958-1993 |
1 |
10 |
Board meeting minutes | 1959-1963 |
2 |
1 |
Board meeting minutes | 1964-1967 |
35 |
8 |
General Meeting Minutes | 1964-1968 |
22 |
5 |
"This is Ames" | 1964-1971 |
3 |
10 |
Ames Voter | 1966-1976 |
22 |
6 |
Bylaws | 1966-1996 |
22 |
7 |
Bylaws | 1967-1981 |
2 |
2 |
Board meeting minutes | 1968 |
1 |
3 |
Annual reports | 1968-1973 |
35 |
9 |
General Meeting Minutes (folder 1 of 2) | 1968-1974 |
35 |
10 |
General Meeting Minutes (folder 2 of 2) | 1968-1974 |
37 |
OVR |
Scrapbook | 1968-1980 |
3 |
1 |
Board policies | 1968-1980 |
23 |
1 |
Directories (2 of 2) |
1968-1982 |
23 |
2 |
City Hall |
1969 |
23 |
3 |
"Know your Country" |
1969 |
2 |
3 |
Board meeting minutes |
1969-1970 |
3 |
2 |
Budget |
1969-1986 |
23 |
4 |
Voters Guides |
1969-2000 |
3 |
8 |
Publicity |
1970-1974 |
3 |
9 |
Treasurer's report |
1970-1988 |
2 |
4 |
Board meeting minutes |
1971-1972 |
23 |
5 |
Annual Reports |
1971-1972 |
23 |
6 |
Invitational Letters to Organization |
1971-1982 |
3 |
6 |
Publications, Ames League |
1971-1993 |
24 |
2 |
School Board |
1972- |
23 |
7 |
Municipal Candidates |
1972-1991 |
24 |
1 |
Political Directories |
1972-2000 |
2 |
5 |
Board meeting minutes |
1973-1974 |
24 |
4 |
"This is Ames" |
1973-1983 |
24 |
3 |
Board Policies |
1973-1996 |
24 |
5 |
Ball Bearing Factory Incident |
1974 |
1 |
4 |
Annual reports |
1974-1980 |
35 |
11 |
General Meeting Minutes (1 of 2) |
1974-1980 |
39 |
1 |
General Meeting Minutes (2 of 2) | 1974-1980 |
24 |
6 |
"Ames" | 1975 |
2 |
6 |
Board meeting minutes | 1975-1976 |
24 |
8 |
Natural Resources Annual Reports |
1975-1980 |
24 |
7 |
Ames and Story County Information |
1975-1982 |
24 |
9 |
Letters to Candidates: School and City Programs |
1976-1991 |
2 |
7 |
Board meeting minutes |
1977-1978 |
3 |
11 |
Ames Voter |
1977-1980 |
24 |
10 |
Library |
1977-1983 |
24 |
12 |
Local Workshop: County Recreation |
1977-1986 |
24 |
11 |
Local Action: Parks and Recreation |
1977-1988 |
25 |
2 |
League Support for Steamline |
1978 |
25 |
1 |
City Facilities Studies |
1978- |
2 |
8 |
Board meeting minutes |
1979-1983 |
25 |
3 |
City Hall |
1980 |
25 |
5 |
Voter Registration: Mobile Registers |
1980-1982 |
39 |
2 |
General Meeting Minutes |
1980-1984 |
3 |
5 |
Proposal for NLWV at ISU |
1980-1986 |
25 |
4 |
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks |
1980-1986 |
25 |
6 |
Evaluation of Candidates |
1981 |
4 |
1 |
Ames Voter |
1981-1982 |
38 |
OVR |
Scrapbooks (2) |
1981-1996 |
3 |
4 |
Correspondence - president's files |
1981-1989 |
25 |
7-9 |
All-American City Award |
1982-1983 |
39 |
3 |
Board of Directors' Policies |
1982-1987, n.d. |
26 |
1 |
Finance Drive-Local |
1982-1994 |
26 |
2 |
Publicity (Local) |
1982-1995 |
25 |
10 |
Directories (2 of 2) |
1982-1998 |
26 |
3 |
Ames and Story County Citizen's Book |
1983 |
26 |
5 |
Attitude Survey |
1983 |
26 |
6 |
Copyright information on Community Service Project |
1983 |
26 |
7 |
Voters Service Notebook |
1983 |
4 |
2 |
Ames Voter |
1983-1984 |
26 |
4 |
Ames, Control/Defense Spending (US) |
1983-1989 |
2 |
9 |
Board meeting minutes |
1984-1985 |
39 |
4 |
General Meeting Minutes |
1984-1986 |
26 |
8 |
News Election |
1984-1990 |
26 |
9 |
LWV of Ames Supplies |
1985 |
4 |
3 |
Ames Voter |
1985-1986 |
26 |
10 |
Home Health Care Story County |
1986-1987 |
26 |
11 |
Non-Residential Parking |
1986-1988 |
39 |
5 |
General Meeting Minutes |
1986-1988 |
2 |
10 |
Board meeting minutes |
1986-1989 |
26 |
13 |
Voter Service Correspondence |
1986-1990 |
26 |
12 |
Position Statements |
1986-1994 |
26 |
14 |
City Hall Study |
1987 |
26 |
15 |
Voter Services |
1987 |
4 |
4 |
Ames Voter |
1987-1988 |
27 |
1 |
Toxic Waste Cleanup Day |
1988 |
27 |
2 |
Voter Registration |
1988 |
39 |
6 |
General Meeting Minutes |
1988-1990 |
4 |
5 |
Ames Voter |
1989 |
27 |
4 |
Depot Study |
1989 |
27 |
5 |
Story County Courthouse: Space Needs |
1989-1991 |
27 |
3 |
Carrie Chapman Catt Hall Project |
1989-1997 |
27 |
7 |
Ames Plan |
1990 |
28 |
3 |
Depot Study |
1990 |
28 |
8 |
REAP Act |
1990 |
28 |
2 |
Courthouse Study |
1990-1991 |
28 |
1 |
Correspondence |
1990-1992 |
28 |
4 |
General/Annual Meeting Agendas (1 of 3) |
1990-1992 |
27 |
9 |
Board Minutes |
1990-1994 |
28 |
5 |
Finance Reports |
1990-1994 |
28 |
7 |
Membership |
1990-1994 |
39 |
7 |
General Meeting Minutes |
1990-1994 |
27 |
6 |
Action Alerts/Responses |
1990-1995 |
27 |
11 |
Children at Risk of Abuse |
1990-1995 |
41 |
1 |
Observer Corps – Correspondence |
1990-1996 |
27 |
10 |
Budget |
1990-1999 |
27 |
8 |
Annual Meetings |
1990-2000 |
28 |
10 |
Town Meeting – Persian Gulf Crisis |
1991 |
28 |
9 |
Observer Report Forms |
1991-1992 |
28 |
12 |
ERA |
1992 |
28 |
11 |
Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics |
1992-1993 |
28 |
13 |
Ames Community School Facilities Report |
1993 |
28 |
16 |
Meeting and General Notes |
1993 |
41 |
2 |
Observer Corps – Miscellaneous materials |
1993, n.d. |
28 |
6 |
General/Annual Meeting Agendas 2of3 |
1993-1994 |
28 |
14 |
Correspondence |
1993-1995 |
28 |
15 |
Land Use Policy Plan (Ames) |
1993-1998 |
28 |
17 |
Presidential Talks/Representations |
1993-1999 |
28 |
18 |
Candidate Forums – Legislative Wake-ups |
1994 |
28 |
20 |
General Meetings |
1994-1996 |
39 |
8 |
General Meeting Minutes |
1994-1996 |
28 |
19 |
Carrie Chapman Catt Summer Workshop/Scholarship |
1994-1998 |
28 |
21 |
Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau |
1995 |
28 |
22 |
Ames: Planning/Land Use |
1995 |
29 |
1 |
Carrie Chapman Catt Hall dedication |
1995 |
29 |
2 |
Carrie Chapman Catt Plaza of Heroines |
1995 |
29 |
3 |
Correspondence |
1995 |
29 |
4 |
General meeting (March) |
1995 |
29 |
5 |
Archives |
1995 |
29 |
6 |
Oral histories |
1995 |
29 |
13 |
"How women got the vote in 1920 and the Role of Iowan Carrie Lane Chapman Catt" |
1995 |
29 |
7 |
Political directory and voter guide |
1995-1996 |
29 |
8 |
Publicity |
1995-1996 |
29 |
9 |
Voter service |
1995-1996 |
35 |
1 |
Meeting materials, general |
1995-1997 |
28 |
23 |
Board Minutes |
1995-1998 |
41 |
3 |
Observer Report Forms – Ames School Board |
1995-1998 |
43 |
25 |
Presidential Files – Jan Beran (1 of 2) |
1995-1998 |
44 |
1 |
Presidential Files – Jan Beran (2 of 2) |
1995-1998 |
29 |
10 |
All-America City Award Application |
1996 |
29 |
11 |
Ames Area Voter Coalition |
1996 |
29 |
12 |
By-laws, Board policies |
1996 |
29 |
14 |
Legislative wake-ups |
1996 |
40 |
12 |
Political directory and voter guide |
1996 |
29 |
15 |
Program planning |
1996 |
29 |
17 |
Town meeting on childcare |
1996 |
29 |
18 |
Town meeting/publicity |
1996 |
41 |
4 |
Observer report forms – Library board |
1996-1997 |
29 |
16 |
Story County hospital |
1996-1997 |
4 |
6 |
Ames Voter |
1996-1998 |
39 |
9 |
General Meeting Minutes |
1996-1998 |
41 |
5 |
Observer report forms – City council |
1996-1998 |
35 |
3 |
News clippings |
1996-1999 |
41 |
6 |
Observer report forms – Hospital board (Mary Greeley Medical Center) |
1996-1999 |
30 |
1 |
Voter service information |
1996-1999 |
30 |
2 |
Ames city election |
1997 |
40 |
13 |
Political directory and voter guide |
1997 |
30 |
6 |
Story County Hospital |
1997 |
30 |
3 |
Carrie Chapman Catt Award |
1997-1998 |
40 |
20 |
Program and directory |
1997-1998 |
30 |
7 |
Web page |
1997-1998 |
30 |
5 |
Board meetings, directories |
1997-1999 |
41 |
9 |
Observer Corps reports – Ames Planning and Zoning Commission |
1997-1999 |
30 |
4 |
Board meeting minutes |
1997-2000 |
30 |
8 |
Archives project |
1998-1999 |
40 |
21 |
Program and directory |
1998-1999 |
30 |
10 |
Boswell-McKibben debate |
1998 |
30 |
11 |
Candidates forums |
1998 |
30 |
12 |
Draft technical report: Responses to the focus group's concerns |
1998 |
40 |
14 |
Political directory and voter guide | 1998 |
30 |
14 |
Welcomefest | 1998 |
30 |
15 |
SCH Board/election | 1998 |
30 |
13 |
The Voter | 1998-1999 |
30 |
9 |
Ames School Board election | 1998-2000 |
30 |
16 |
Local study information | 1999 |
40 |
15 |
Poliical directory and voter guide | 1999 |
30 |
17 |
Story county development plan & technical report | 1999 |
30 |
18 |
Story county land use and growth management vision project | 1999 |
40 |
22 |
Program and directory | 1999-2000 |
30 |
19 |
The Voter | 1999-2000 |
41 |
10 |
Observer report forms – City council | 2000 |
40 |
16 |
Political directory and voter guide |
2000 |
| 41 | 14 | Annual Reports | 2000-2001 |
40 |
23 |
Program and directory |
2000-2001 |
| 40 | 34 | Annual meeting programs | 2000-2002 |
35 |
2 |
The Voter, newsletter |
2000-2003 |
40 |
1 |
News clippings |
2000- |
40 |
2 |
Board meeting minutes |
2001 |
40 |
17 |
Political directory and voter guide |
2001 |
40 |
24 |
Program and directory |
2001-2002 |
41 |
7-8 |
Observer Corps binder |
2001-2005 |
40 |
3 |
Board meeting minutes |
2002 |
35 |
4 |
Bylaws |
2002 |
40 |
4 |
Board meeting minutes |
2003 |
35 |
5 |
Transportation Needs in Story County | 2003 |
40 |
7 |
Correspondence and program announcements | 2003-2004 |
40 |
25 |
Program and directory | 2003-2004 |
40 |
28 |
Annual meeting | 2004 |
40 |
5 |
Board meeting minutes | 2004 |
40 |
6 |
The Voter, newsletter | 2004 |
40 |
26 |
Program and directory | 2004-2005 |
40 |
29 |
Annual meeting | 2005 |
40 |
8 |
Board meeting minutes |
2005 |
40 |
30 |
Bylaws (amended) |
2005 |
40 |
18 |
Political directory and voter guide |
2005 |
40 |
9 |
The Voter, newsletter |
2005 |
40 |
27 |
Program and directory |
2005-2006 |
40 |
31 |
Board meeting minutes |
2006 |
40 |
32 |
Board policies (revised) |
2006 |
40 |
33 |
Job descriptions |
2006 |
40 |
19 |
Political directory and voter guide |
2006 |
40 |
10 |
The Voter, newsletter |
2006 |
| 44 | 2 | Annual meeting | 2007 |
| 44 | 3 | Board meeting minutes | 2007 |
40 |
11 |
The Voter, newsletter |
2007 |
| 44 | 4 | Annual meeting | 2008 |
| 44 | 5 | Board meeting minutes | 2008 |
| 41 | 12 | The Voter, newsletter | 2008 |
| 41 | 13 | Political directory and voter guide | 2008 |
| 44 | 6 | Annual meeting | 2009 |
| 44 | 7 | Board meeting minutes | 2009 |
| 44 | 8 | Annual meeting | 2010 |
| 44 | 9 | Board meeting minutes | 2010 |
| 44 | 10 | Annual meeting | 2011 |
| 44 | 11 | Board meeting minutes | 2011 |
| 44 | 12 | Annual meeting | 2012 |
| 44 | 13 | Board meeting minutes | 2012 |
Description of series
| Series 2 | League of Women Voters of Iowa Files |
1956-2001, n.d. |
| extent: | 4.2 linear feet (10 document boxes) |
|
| description: | Administrative files of the Iowa League document the internal work of governing bodies of the state league and include meeting minutes, correspondence, programs, directories, and reports, as well as materials generated for League members and reports and brochures prepared by the Ames League for distribution to the general public. The series is listed chronologically. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
7 |
12 |
Local program planning |
1956-1989 |
6 |
5 |
State Convention reports |
1961-1969 |
4 |
8 |
State board meeting minutes |
1962-1966 |
17 |
1 |
History – Local and State |
1963-1990 |
7 |
2 |
State Council meetings |
1964-1970 |
17 |
2 |
Publicity/Publications |
1964-1990 |
7 |
9 |
Iowa local league handbooks |
1964-1998 |
5 |
3 |
State board reports |
1965 |
8 |
7 |
Iowa Voter |
1965-1970 |
5 |
4 |
State board reports |
1966 |
5 |
5 |
State board reports |
1966-1967 |
5 |
1 |
State board meeting minutes |
1967-1970 |
7 |
7 |
LWV 50th Anniversary Campaign |
1967-1977 |
8 |
5 |
"Strategy for Action" |
1967-1981 |
5 |
6 |
State board reports |
1968 |
8 |
3 |
Public relation materials |
1968-1973 |
8 |
9 |
Local Voters - Lemars, Cedar Rapids |
1969 |
5 |
7 |
State board reports |
1969-1970 |
17 |
3 |
County and regional government |
1969-1972 |
7 |
13 |
Planning tools |
1969-1973 |
6 |
1 |
LWV board tools and training |
1969-1989 |
17 |
5 |
Regional government study |
1970-1974 |
17 |
4 |
Municipal financing |
1970-1976 |
7 |
6 |
Resolutions for National Council |
1971 |
6 |
4 |
Bylaws |
1971-1989 |
6 |
2 |
Budget materials |
1973-1979 |
17 |
6 |
Iowa town and county information |
1973-1982 |
8 |
6 |
Study and action program |
1973-1988 |
8 |
8 |
Iowa Voter |
1974-1980 |
8 |
1 |
LWV Presidents' packet |
1974-1989 |
7 |
8 |
LWV - Guidelines for LWV President |
1975-1977 |
1 |
County home rule |
1975-1984 |
|
5 |
2 |
State board policies |
1976-1977 |
8 |
4 |
Reports to local leagues |
1976-1979 |
6 |
3 |
Budget materials |
1977-1988 |
7 |
5 |
National Convention |
1978 |
18 |
2 |
Area Education Agencies |
1978 |
18 |
4 |
Tuition tax credits |
1978-1987 |
18 |
3 |
Bottle bill |
1978-2002 |
6 |
6 |
State Convention |
1979-1981 |
18 |
5 |
Adult Corrections (Iowa) |
1981-1985 |
7 |
4 |
Membership materials |
1982 |
18 |
10 |
Taxes earmarking |
1982 |
18 |
6 |
Apportionment: School districts |
1982-1983 |
18 |
7 |
Comparable worth |
1982-1983 |
8 |
2 |
"LWV Prospectus: A Planning Guide for State and Local Leagues" |
1982-1986 |
18 |
8 |
County government |
1982-1988 |
18 |
9 |
Energy (Iowa) |
1982-1990 |
18 |
11 |
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) |
1983 |
18 |
13 |
Public information office |
1983-1984 |
7 |
11 |
Legislative Newsletter |
1983-1988 |
18 |
12 |
Program |
1983-1998 |
7 |
3 |
State Council |
1984-1986 |
18 |
14 |
ABC reporting |
1984-1988 |
18 |
16 |
Iowa Commission on the Status of Women |
1984-1990 |
18 |
15 |
Hazardous waste (Iowa) |
1984-1991 |
7 |
10 |
Long range planning |
1985-1987 |
4 |
7 |
Annual program - local leagues |
1985-1988 |
7 |
1 |
State Convention |
1985-1988 |
19 |
1 |
Pay equity |
1986 |
19 |
3 |
Precinct information |
1987-1988 |
19 |
2 |
Iowa tax system |
1987-1997 |
19 |
4 |
Caucus, party |
1988 |
19 |
5 |
Groundwater bill |
1988-1990 |
19 |
6 |
School finance |
1989 |
19 |
11 |
Natural resources |
1990 |
19 |
7 |
Bylaws |
1990-1993 |
19 |
8 |
Convention |
1990-1994 |
19 |
12 |
Study of state government |
1990-1994 |
19 |
10 |
Legislative newsletter |
1990-1997 |
19 |
13 |
Lee Kirkberg Action Award |
1991, 1996 |
20 |
1 |
Debate/candidates for U.S. Representative |
1992 |
20 |
2 |
State budget |
1992 |
19 |
14 |
Citizens information |
1992-2000 |
20 |
3 |
County government and officials |
1993 |
20 |
4 |
Ethics in government |
1993 |
20 |
5 |
Iowa Voter |
1993-1996 |
18 |
17 |
Legislature |
1994 |
20 |
6 |
Carrie Chapman Catt awards |
1994-1995 |
20 |
10 |
Directory of local leagues |
1994-1995 |
20 |
13 |
Issues briefing and strategy session |
1994-1995 |
20 |
15 |
Legislative study |
1994-1995 |
20 |
7 |
75th anniversary |
1995 |
20 |
8 |
75th anniversary convention guide |
1995 |
20 |
9 |
Child care |
1995 |
20 |
11 |
Iowa Child Care Coalition |
1995 |
20 |
12 |
Governor's volunteer award |
1995 |
20 |
14 |
Legislative lobbying |
1995 |
21 |
1 |
State convention |
1995 |
19 |
9 |
General / annual meeting agendas |
1995-1999, undated |
20 |
16 |
Political directory voter guide |
1995-2000 |
21 |
2 |
"A Voice for citizens: A force for change" |
1996 |
21 |
3 |
Carrie Chapman Catt awards |
1996 |
21 |
4 |
State convention |
1996 |
21 |
5 |
Voter news service |
1996 |
21 |
8 |
Juvenile Justice |
1997 |
21 |
10 |
Voter coalition |
1997 |
21 |
7 |
Iowa Voter |
1997-1998 |
21 |
6 |
Convention programs |
1997-1999 |
21 |
9 |
Making democracy work |
1997-1999 |
21 |
12 |
"Add women" campaign |
1998 |
21 |
13 |
Child care |
1998 |
21 |
14 |
Legislative bulletin |
1998-2000 |
21 |
11 |
Memoranda |
1998-2001 |
21 |
15 |
Campaign finance regulation in Iowa |
1999 |
21 |
17 |
Johnson County |
1999 |
21 |
16 |
Iowa Voter |
1999-2000 |
46 |
6 |
Legislator interviews |
2000 |
46 |
3 |
Strategic planning |
2001 |
46 |
4 |
LWV Legislative Newsletter |
2001 |
46 |
5 |
Land use position update |
2001 |
46 |
1 |
Convention programs |
2001-2002 |
46 |
2 |
Iowa Voter |
2001-2003 |
46 |
7 |
Convention program |
2009 |
21 |
18 |
Government structure: Iowa |
undated |
21 |
19 |
Carrie Chapman Catt quotations |
undated |
Description of series
| Series 3 | Subject Files |
1946-[ongoing] |
| extent: | 5.92 linear feet (14 document boxes) |
|
| description: | Subject files include materials produced or gathered by the Ames League in support of its initiatives. These files are arranged topically, and include a variety of kinds of materials such as clippings, correspondence, reports, as well as guidelines and statements distributed by the National and State leagues for use by local leagues. The series is listed alphabetically. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title | Dates |
9 |
1 |
"Action Alerts" |
1967-1974 |
9 |
2 |
"Action Alerts" |
1968-1979 |
9 |
3 |
"Action Alerts" |
1981-1982 |
9 |
4 |
"Action Alerts" |
1982-1988 |
9 |
6 |
Air |
1974-1990 |
9 |
7 |
Ambulance service |
1971 |
9 |
8 |
Ames Lake re-evaluation project |
1983-1987 |
10 |
9 |
Area education agencies |
1977-1979 |
32 |
6 |
At Issue |
1990 |
31 |
5 |
Block Grants (US) |
1982-1983 |
31 |
6 |
Bylaws (LWV-US) |
1982-1998 |
9 |
10 |
Campaign finance |
1973-1978 |
31 |
4 |
Campaign Finance Reform |
1978-2000 |
9 |
11 |
Child care |
1973-1974 |
9 |
12 |
"Cities in Transition" project |
1976-1977 |
9 |
13 |
Citizen information service |
1986-1989 |
32 |
7 |
Citizens Information Service |
1990-1991 |
9 |
14 |
Civil rights |
1969-1973 |
31 |
2 |
Consensus – discussion techniques |
1973-1981 |
9 |
15 |
"Consensus Question" |
1968-1970 |
10 |
2 |
Constitutional Amendments |
1972-1973 |
10 |
5 |
"Continuing Responsibilities" position papers |
1963-1968 |
32 |
19 |
Convention—LWV—US |
1992-1997 |
33 |
1 |
Diversity/Multicultural Projects |
1992-1996 |
34 |
6 |
Domestic violence Study Booklet |
1999 |
32 |
8 |
Drinking Water Survey |
1990 |
10 |
8 |
Education |
1967-1973 |
10 |
6 |
Education fund |
1964-1972 |
10 |
7 |
Education in Iowa |
1965-1980 |
10 |
10 |
Election laws |
1969-1970 |
11 |
1 |
Election laws |
1970-1972 |
11 |
2 |
Electoral college |
1968-1970 |
11 |
3 |
Employment |
1967-1977 |
11 |
4 |
Energy |
1974-1982 |
11 |
6 |
Equal Rights Amendment |
1973-1979 |
11 |
5 |
Equal Rights Amendment |
1973-1982 |
11 |
7 |
Foreign policy - China |
1971-1973 |
11 |
8 |
Freedom of information |
1976-1982 |
31 |
7 |
Gen. Pubs: Social Policy |
1982-1989 |
11 |
9 |
Government structure |
1974-1976 |
31 |
8 |
Hazardous Waste (Natural Resources – US) |
1982-1985 |
31 |
11 |
Health Care Reform |
1983-1999 |
31 |
1 |
History – national |
1960-1995 |
11 |
10 |
Home energy audit program |
1981-1982 |
11 |
11 |
Housing |
1970-1979 |
11 |
12 |
Housing code |
1969-1977 |
11 |
13 |
Human resources |
1967 |
12 |
1 |
Human services |
1978 |
33 |
9 |
Impact on Issues |
1996-1998 |
32 |
9 |
In Touch |
1990 |
12 |
2 |
Income assistance |
1967-1980 |
12 |
3 |
International relations |
1972-1974 |
12 |
4 |
International relations |
1974-1979 |
9 |
9 |
Iowa bottle bill |
1977-1978 |
10 |
1 |
Iowa Constitution Study |
1965-1970 |
10 |
3 |
Iowa Constitutional Amendments re: Team provision |
1982-1988 |
10 |
4 |
Iowa Constitutional Convention |
1978-1980 |
12 |
5 |
Judicial reform |
1969-1973 |
34 |
1 |
Juvenile Justice |
1996 |
12 |
6 |
Juvenile justice and Family Court |
1975-1977 |
12 |
7 |
Juvenile justice and Family Court |
1978-1979 |
12 |
8 |
Land use |
1972-1973 |
12 |
9 |
Land use |
1974-1977 |
12 |
10 |
Land use |
1981-1983 |
13 |
1 |
Land use - Zoning |
1973-1981, n.d. |
13 |
2 |
Law enforcement in Ames |
1966-1970 |
13 |
3 |
Legislation |
1967-1973 |
13 |
4 |
Legislative interviews | 1975-1989 |
13 |
5 |
Litigation |
1975 |
32 |
10 |
LNVEF – Recycling Project |
1990 |
32 |
11 |
LWVEF (Education Fund) |
1987-1990 |
33 |
7 |
LWVUS |
1995/1996 |
34 |
8 |
LWVUS Membership Information |
n.d. |
32 |
17 |
LWVUS Post-Board Summaries |
1991-1997 |
33 |
2 |
LWVUS Program |
1992-1996 |
32 |
12 |
LWVUS Report from the Hill |
1990-1995 |
33 |
4 |
LWVUS/Health Care |
1993-2000 |
32 |
1 |
Meeting Basic Human Needs |
1986-1988 |
13 |
6 |
Migrant workers |
1967 |
31 |
13 |
Military |
1984 |
13 |
10 |
Municipal financing |
1973-1976, n.d. |
31 |
12 |
National Security |
1983-1987 |
32 |
2 |
National Security |
1987 |
33 |
6 |
National Voter (1 of 3) |
1997- |
34 |
3 |
National Voter (2 of 3 |
1997- |
34 |
4 |
National Voter (3 of 3) |
1997 |
33 |
3 |
Natural Resources |
1992-1994 |
33 |
5 |
Natural Resources |
1993-1997 |
33 |
8 |
New Leagues (Local) |
1995 |
32 |
4 |
Nuclear Policies |
1988 |
13 |
11 |
Nuclear power |
1972 |
41 |
11 |
Observer packets and general information |
1981-1985, n.d. |
13 |
12 |
Overseas education fund |
1972 |
31 |
3 |
Parliamentary procedure |
1977 |
13 |
13 |
Pollution, Iowa |
1978 |
13 |
8 |
Presidential elections |
1975-1976 |
13 |
9 |
Press releases |
1971-1979 |
32 |
13 |
Program Planning (National) |
1990- |
13 |
14 |
Reapportionment |
1970-1981 |
13 |
15 |
Recreation - Ames |
1963-1977 |
9 |
5 |
Reorganization of administrative agencies |
1971-1975 |
32 |
14 |
Reproductive Choice |
1990-1991 |
31 |
9 |
Reproductive Choices |
1982-1990 |
14 |
1 |
Revenue sharing |
1973-1977 |
14 |
2 |
"Save Outdoor Swimming" |
1982 |
14 |
3 |
School finance |
1974-1979 |
14 |
4 |
School finance |
1980-1981 |
14 |
5 |
School lunch act |
1970-1972 |
14 |
6 |
School-City cooperation |
1963-1964 |
14 |
7 |
Sex equity in vocational education |
1981-1984 |
31 |
10 |
Social Policy |
1982-1990 |
14 |
8 |
Solar energy |
1976-1979 |
14 |
9 |
Solid waste disposal |
1972-1973 |
14 |
11 |
State administrative agencies - reorganization |
1971 |
14 |
10 |
Story County health services |
1971-1972 |
42 |
13 |
Story County Medical Center: Annual Progress Reports for Story County Hospital |
1998-2000 |
43 |
21 |
Story County Medical Center: Anonymous Correspondence about Story County Hospital |
n.d. |
43 |
19 |
Story County Medical Center: Correspondence |
2007 |
43 |
22 |
Story County Medical Center: Hart Freeland Roberts Architects Presentation of Story County Medical Center |
n.d. |
42 |
7 |
Story County Medical Center: LWV Story County Hospital Study |
1997 |
42 |
1 |
Story County Medical Center: Management Proposal for Board of Story County Hospital |
1993 |
42 |
10 |
Story County Medical Center: Miscellaneous Correspondence, Handwritten Notes, and Papers |
1997, 2006, n.d. |
43 |
11 |
Story County Medical Center: Publicity |
2005-2007, n.d. |
43 |
17 |
Story County Medical Center: SCMC Annual Report to County |
2007 |
43 |
15 |
Story County Medical Center: SCMC Department Interviews |
2006 |
43 |
5 |
Story County Medical Center: SCMC Public Hearing Meetings |
2002, 2005 |
43 |
24 |
Story County Medical Center: SCMC Site Plan |
n.d. |
43 |
10 |
Story County Medical Center: SCMC Study Information |
2005 |
43 |
8 |
Story County Medical Center: SCMC Vision/Mission Statements |
2004 |
43 |
18 |
Story County Medical Center: SCMC/Certificate of Need |
2007 |
43 |
9 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital 2005 Audit Results |
2005 |
43 |
4 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Administrator's Reports |
1999-2007 |
42 |
4 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Audits/Reviews |
1995-1998 |
43 |
6 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Board |
2003 |
42 |
14 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Board Elections |
1998, 2002, n.d. |
42 |
11 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Board of Trustees Meeting Notes |
1997-2007 |
42 |
5 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Budget and Financial Data |
1995-2005 |
42 |
9 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Building and Grounds Committee Meetings |
1997-2003 |
43 |
23 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Data |
n.d. |
43 |
12 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Draft of Accountants' Report |
2006 |
43 |
2 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Finance Committee Meeting Minutes |
1999-2006 |
42 |
15 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Financial Statements |
1998-2005 |
43 |
3 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Marketing Committee Meetings |
1999-2006 |
43 |
1 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Newspaper Clippings |
1999-2001 |
42 |
8 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Presentation to LWV |
1997-1998, n.d. |
42 |
2 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Study |
1994 |
42 |
3 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Study |
1995 |
42 |
6 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Study |
1996 |
43 |
13 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Study |
2006 |
43 |
16 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Study (1 DVD included) |
2006-2007, n.d. |
42 |
12 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Hospital Study Group Proposal Draft |
1998 |
43 |
14 |
Story County Medical Center: Story County Medical Center Correspondence |
2006 |
43 |
7 |
Story County Medical Center: Strategic Plan 2003-2006 SCMC |
2003 |
43 |
20 |
Story County Medical Center: Wellmark Lawsuit |
2007 |
34 |
2 |
Student Programs |
1996 |
14 |
12 |
Student voting rights |
1970 |
34 |
5 |
Sustainable Communities |
1998-1999 |
14 |
13 |
Taxes - Iowa |
1966-1973 |
15 |
1 |
Taxes - Iowa |
1974-1977, n.d. |
15 |
2 |
Taxes - Iowa, Earmarking study |
1982 |
13 |
7 |
The Presidency |
1974-1977 |
15 |
3 |
Title IX |
1977-1978 |
15 |
4 |
Title IX |
1979-1982 |
15 |
5 |
Trade |
1973 |
31 |
14 |
Trade and Development |
1984-1989 |
15 |
6 |
Transportation |
1972-1979 |
15 |
7 |
"Twenty-five years of a great idea: A history of the National League of Women Voters" |
1946 |
15 |
9 |
U.S. Congress |
1970-1973 |
15 |
8 |
Unified court system |
1959-1974 |
31 |
15 |
United Nations |
1984-1990 |
15 |
10 |
Universal voter registration act |
1977 |
15 |
11 |
Urban crisis |
1967-1979 |
32 |
15 |
Violence |
1990 |
32 |
5 |
Voter Registration |
1989-1990 |
32 |
18 |
Voter Service |
1991 |
16 |
1 |
Voter's services |
1969-1975 |
16 |
2 |
Voter's services |
1976-1998 |
16 |
3 |
Voting rights act |
1969-1975 |
16 |
4 |
Water |
1966-1979 |
32 |
3 |
Water Quality |
1987-1995 |
16 |
6 |
Welfare - County services study |
1970 |
16 |
5 |
Welfare/Economic assistance |
1970-1975 |
34 |
7 |
Women and Work |
1999 |
32 |
16 |
World Summit for Children |
1990 |
Videotapes (in vault): |
"Tools for drinking water" |
"Running and winning – Getting started" |
"Take back the system" |
"Staging League Debates: Format Options, moderating techniques and set designs" (2) |
"75 years of a great idea: 1920-1995 – the league of women voters" (2) |
"Make a choice...be a voice" |
"LWV-Ames Boards and Commissions" |
"League of Women Voters Training teleconference" |
Books: (catalogued) |
Garbage Primer |
Plastic waste primer |
Nuclear waste primer |