League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area records

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
11.25 Linear Feet
Creator:
League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area Records
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Records of the League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area (LWVWA). Includes minutes, agendas, correspondence, publications, reports, photographs, memorandums, newsletters, president's files, video recordings and newspaper clippings. Topics covered include among others arms control, national security issues and domestic legislation, information relating to lobbying, etc.

Biographical / historical:

The League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area has also been known in the past as the League of Women Voters of Williamsburg, Va., and the League of Women Voters of Williamsburg-James City County. These names appear to have been used at times interchangeably. at .

Acquisition information:
76 L47 (1976.37) Williamsburg Chapter of the League through Mrs David Kranbuehl. 1983.41 Gift of the local Chapter (through Peggy Kossler). 1994.63A Gift of the League of Women Voters of Williamsburg through Mrs. Peggy Kossler. 2008.98 LWV via Barbara Worthen. For information on additions made after 2008 please contact a staff member for details. 2016.084 Gift of the League of Women Voters via Barbara Worthen. 2016.101 Gift of the League of Women Voters via Barbara Worthen
Accruals:

Additions to the collection are ongoing. The finding aid will be updated to reflect accruals to the collection.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard