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The LWVFA remains active in engaging the local Fairfax County community to this day.","This collection was processed in 1995 by League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area archivist Bernice Colvard and an original finding aid was compiled by then Special Collections and Archives archival assistant Oona Pilot-Sitkoff. In 2008, the collection was re-processed by Sean Tennant. Finding aid was updated in 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","The collection was re-processed by Amanda Menjivar from 2019 - 2022. EAD markup completed by Amanda Menjivar in March 2022. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in June 2023.","This collection has additional unprocessed accessions 2019.006, 2023.010-C, and therefore this finding aid may not be fully up to date. 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The LWVFA remains active in engaging the local Fairfax County community to this day.","This collection was processed in 1995 by League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area archivist Bernice Colvard and an original finding aid was compiled by then Special Collections and Archives archival assistant Oona Pilot-Sitkoff. In 2008, the collection was re-processed by Sean Tennant. Finding aid was updated in 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","The collection was re-processed by Amanda Menjivar from 2019 - 2022. EAD markup completed by Amanda Menjivar in March 2022. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in June 2023.","This collection has additional unprocessed accessions 2019.006, 2023.010-C, and therefore this finding aid may not be fully up to date. 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Its purpose is to encourage citizens to participate\n         actively in government by supporting the party of their\n         choice. While the LWV is a nonpartisan organization, and\n         therefore does not support individual candidates, it does take\n         a position on issues of a national, state, and local scale\n         selected by the membership. Such issues of the past included\n         support for a minimum wage, child labor laws, and equal\n         opportunity for women in government.","In Virginia, the LWV began as the Equal Suffrage League,\n         which worked diligently for the ratification of the nineteenth\n         amendment. The Equal Suffrage League joined the national LWV\n         and created a state league. The first local league in Virginia\n         was established in Richmond, followed by chapters in\n         Alexandria and Arlington.","The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area (LWVFA) was\n         granted full league status in 1948. However, the LWVFA of the\n         present day was established in 1964 after the town of Fairfax\n         became a city in 1961 and thus a separate governmental\n         jurisdiction from the County of Fairfax.","This collection was processed in 1995 by Special Collections and Archives Staff. In 2008, the collection was re-processed by Sean Tennant.\n","The George Mason University Special Collections and Archives also holds other collections for research on the political life of women in Northern Virginia such as the  , the  , and the  .\n","The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area Records\n         contains material from the LWVFA's activities from 1955-2008, including studies,\n         information on political issues, meeting minutes, newsletters,\n         correspondence, and photographs. The collection is organized in 9 series for easy use and research. The 9 series are: Board Meetings and Minutes, Programs, Publications, Correspondence, Conventions and Meetings, Subject Files, Oral History, Photographs, and Oversized.","The first series, Board Meetings and Minutes, contains the board meetings and minutes of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area. The documents detail the discussions and planning of the League Board. The series is arranged chronologically and details the activities of the League at their meetings.","The second series, Programs, contains documents pertaining to the programs and activities sponsored by the League, including local, national, and international issues. In addition to voting programs, the League engaged in a variety of other programs, including land use, education, and criminal justice.","The third series, Publications, contains the various publications of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area. Most notably, this series includes the chapter's newsletter, the \"Bulletin.\" Additionally, the series includes other publications by the League, including recycling and voting guides.","The fourth series, Correspondence, contains the letters and messages between the League and organizations such as the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates, the U.S. Congress, and the office of the Governor of Virginia. The series also contains letters between members of the league regarding various activities of the LWVFA.","The fifth series, Conventions and Meetings, contains information about the annual meetings of the LWVFA. The series also contains workbooks and pamphlets about the Virginia and National Conventions for the League of Women Voters.","The sixth series, Subject Files, contains information concerning the miscellaneous activities of the LWVFA, such as schools, environmental policy, finances, construction site safety, and historic preservation.","The seventh series, Oral History, includes transcripts and audio recordings of LWVFA members, such as Lean Packard and Martha Pennino.","The eighth series, Photographs, contains photographs of LWVFA members and important events.","The ninth series, Electronic Records, contains electronic records in ASCII format on 3.5 inch and 5.25 inch floppy discs. The records accompany the 1994 Election voters guides and candidate questionaires. ","The tenth series, Oversize, contains materials such as signs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia.","Series 1 contains the board meetings and minutes of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area. The series is arranged chronologically and details the activities of the League at their meetings. Series 1 is contained in 6.5 boxes.\n","Series 2 contains documents pertaining to the programs and activities sponsored by the League, including local, national, and international issues. The documents are contained in 9.5 boxes and are arranged chronologically.\n","","Series 3 contains the various publications of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area. Most notably, this series includes the chapter's newsletter, the \"Bulletin.\" The series is arranged chronologically in 13 boxes.\n","Facts for Voters; Fairfax Voter (Vol. 61, Issue 7-10)\n\t","Volume 62\n\t","Volume 63\n\t","Volume 62\n\t","Series 4 contains the correspondence among League members and between the League and various other agencies, most notably members of the Virginia State Senate and House of Delegates, as well as members of the U.S. Congress. 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The series also contains workbooks and pamphlets about the Virginia and National Conventions for the League of Women Voters.","The sixth series, Subject Files, contains information concerning the miscellaneous activities of the LWVFA, such as schools, environmental policy, finances, construction site safety, and historic preservation.","The seventh series, Oral History, includes transcripts and audio recordings of LWVFA members, such as Lean Packard and Martha Pennino.","The eighth series, Photographs, contains photographs of LWVFA members and important events.","The ninth series, Electronic Records, contains electronic records in ASCII format on 3.5 inch and 5.25 inch floppy discs. The records accompany the 1994 Election voters guides and candidate questionaires. ","The tenth series, Oversize, contains materials such as signs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia.","Series 1 contains the board meetings and minutes of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area. 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Its purpose is to encourage citizens to participate\n         actively in government by supporting the party of their\n         choice. While the LWV is a nonpartisan organization, and\n         therefore does not support individual candidates, it does take\n         a position on issues of a national, state, and local scale\n         selected by the membership. Such issues of the past included\n         support for a minimum wage, child labor laws, and equal\n         opportunity for women in government.","In Virginia, the LWV began as the Equal Suffrage League,\n         which worked diligently for the ratification of the nineteenth\n         amendment. The Equal Suffrage League joined the national LWV\n         and created a state league. The first local league in Virginia\n         was established in Richmond, followed by chapters in\n         Alexandria and Arlington.","The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area (LWVFA) was\n         granted full league status in 1948. However, the LWVFA of the\n         present day was established in 1964 after the town of Fairfax\n         became a city in 1961 and thus a separate governmental\n         jurisdiction from the County of Fairfax.","This collection was processed in 1995 by Special Collections and Archives Staff. In 2008, the collection was re-processed by Sean Tennant.\n","The George Mason University Special Collections and Archives also holds other collections for research on the political life of women in Northern Virginia such as the  , the  , and the  .\n","The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area Records\n         contains material from the LWVFA's activities from 1955-2008, including studies,\n         information on political issues, meeting minutes, newsletters,\n         correspondence, and photographs. The collection is organized in 9 series for easy use and research. The 9 series are: Board Meetings and Minutes, Programs, Publications, Correspondence, Conventions and Meetings, Subject Files, Oral History, Photographs, and Oversized.","The first series, Board Meetings and Minutes, contains the board meetings and minutes of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area. The documents detail the discussions and planning of the League Board. The series is arranged chronologically and details the activities of the League at their meetings.","The second series, Programs, contains documents pertaining to the programs and activities sponsored by the League, including local, national, and international issues. In addition to voting programs, the League engaged in a variety of other programs, including land use, education, and criminal justice.","The third series, Publications, contains the various publications of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area. Most notably, this series includes the chapter's newsletter, the \"Bulletin.\" Additionally, the series includes other publications by the League, including recycling and voting guides.","The fourth series, Correspondence, contains the letters and messages between the League and organizations such as the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates, the U.S. Congress, and the office of the Governor of Virginia. The series also contains letters between members of the league regarding various activities of the LWVFA.","The fifth series, Conventions and Meetings, contains information about the annual meetings of the LWVFA. The series also contains workbooks and pamphlets about the Virginia and National Conventions for the League of Women Voters.","The sixth series, Subject Files, contains information concerning the miscellaneous activities of the LWVFA, such as schools, environmental policy, finances, construction site safety, and historic preservation.","The seventh series, Oral History, includes transcripts and audio recordings of LWVFA members, such as Lean Packard and Martha Pennino.","The eighth series, Photographs, contains photographs of LWVFA members and important events.","The ninth series, Electronic Records, contains electronic records in ASCII format on 3.5 inch and 5.25 inch floppy discs. The records accompany the 1994 Election voters guides and candidate questionaires. ","The tenth series, Oversize, contains materials such as signs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia.","Series 1 contains the board meetings and minutes of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area. The series is arranged chronologically and details the activities of the League at their meetings. Series 1 is contained in 6.5 boxes.\n","Series 2 contains documents pertaining to the programs and activities sponsored by the League, including local, national, and international issues. The documents are contained in 9.5 boxes and are arranged chronologically.\n","","Series 3 contains the various publications of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area. Most notably, this series includes the chapter's newsletter, the \"Bulletin.\" The series is arranged chronologically in 13 boxes.\n","Facts for Voters; Fairfax Voter (Vol. 61, Issue 7-10)\n\t","Volume 62\n\t","Volume 63\n\t","Volume 62\n\t","Series 4 contains the correspondence among League members and between the League and various other agencies, most notably members of the Virginia State Senate and House of Delegates, as well as members of the U.S. Congress. 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Its purpose is to encourage citizens to participate\n         actively in government by supporting the party of their\n         choice. While the LWV is a nonpartisan organization, and\n         therefore does not support individual candidates, it does take\n         a position on issues of a national, state, and local scale\n         selected by the membership. Such issues of the past included\n         support for a minimum wage, child labor laws, and equal\n         opportunity for women in government.","In Virginia, the LWV began as the Equal Suffrage League,\n         which worked diligently for the ratification of the nineteenth\n         amendment. The Equal Suffrage League joined the national LWV\n         and created a state league. The first local league in Virginia\n         was established in Richmond, followed by chapters in\n         Alexandria and Arlington.","The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area (LWVFA) was\n         granted full league status in 1948. 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