League of Women Voters of Fluvanna County records or LWV of Charlottesville, Virginia

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Preferred citation:

MSS 16811, Women League of Voters of Fluvanna County, renamed Women League Voters of Charlottesville,Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
0.8 Cubic Feet 2 letter-sized document boxes
Creator:
League of Women Voters of Virginia
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16811, Women League of Voters of Fluvanna County, renamed Women League Voters of Charlottesville,Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection comprises records of the League of Women Voters of Fluvanna County, Virginia, and documents the organization's work to protect and expand voting rights. The records include meeting minutes, dues and expense ledgers, newsletters, guidebooks for voting rights, meeting minutes and reports, photographs, buttons, and nametags. A list of members and an official request for League recognition that includes bylaws is also present. The League of Women Voters Fluvanna Chapter (VA-128) was established in 1999 and later merged in 2012 with the League of Women Voters of Charlottesville-Albermarle County (VA-100) under the name League of Women Voters of Charlottesville Area (VA-100). Included in the collection is the documentation of the merger.

Acquisition information:
This collection was a gift from Frances Shultz to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 14 January 2023.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into 3 series. Series 1. Meeting minutes, water study, and history; Series 2. Budget; Series 3. Correspondence, newsletters, membership lists, and voting. 2 files were added to this collection from addition 1 (ViU-2023-0032). There are more additions to be processed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard