Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives
Polly Turner papers
Turner, Polly (Pauline Swartz ), 1920-2019
WLU.Coll.0787
/repositories/5/resources/1152
3 Linear Feet
1968-2006
English
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Box 1
Box 2
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Preferred Citation
Polly Turner papers, WLU Coll. 0699, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given on October 11, 2018, by Polly's daughter, Paula Markham, 1926 E. Bayview Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23503.
Biographical / Historical
Polly Turner (1920-2019) was born in Buchanan, Virginia and lived more than fifty years in Lexington, Virginia. She and her husband Edward Felix Turner, Jr., a professor at Washington and Lee University had three daughters. She was a civil rights and women's rights advocate and activist, a longtime voter registration and community volunteer, chair of Rockbridge County's (Va) Democratic party and a long time member of the Rockbridge (Va) Bird Club and Virginia Society of Ornithology.
Equal rights amendments
Equal rights amendments -- Archival resources
Equal rights amendments -- Public opinion
Abortion rights/repositories/5/archival_objects/217841990Box 11Anti-ERA materials/repositories/5/archival_objects/217851977Box 12Jimmy Carter, President /repositories/5/archival_objects/217861976-1978Box 13Congressional campaign/repositories/5/archival_objects/217871978Box 14Consumer newspaper articles, miscellaneous/repositories/5/archival_objects/217881969-1977, undatedBox 15 Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/217891978-1982Box 16Crime, violence, law, etc. /repositories/5/archival_objects/217901977-1978Box 17James "Jim" A. Davis,, campaign/repositories/5/archival_objects/217911977Box 18Democratic committee/repositories/5/archival_objects/217921978Box 19Environmental articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/217931977-1978Box 110ERA, correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/217941977-1982Box 111ERA, letters to the editor/repositories/5/archival_objects/217951978Box 112ERA, miscellaneous/repositories/5/archival_objects/217961977-1982, undatedBox 113ERA, newspaper clippings/repositories/5/archival_objects/217971977-2006, undatedBox 114Family problems – divorce, abortions, battered spouses, child abuse, etc./repositories/5/archival_objects/217981977-1978Box 115Government – League of Women Voters Education Fund/repositories/5/archival_objects/21799National (1977) and VA (1975)Box 116Gun control/repositories/5/archival_objects/218001975-1978Box 117Charles W. Gunn, Jr., campaign/repositories/5/archival_objects/218011977Box 118Homosexuals, etc. /repositories/5/archival_objects/218021978Box 119Law (pro and con articles) /repositories/5/archival_objects/218031975-1978Box 120Miscellaneous/repositories/5/archival_objects/218041976-1980, undatedBox 121Ms.: The World of Women, vol.1, no.2 and v.5, no.1/repositories/5/archival_objects/21805Box 122Ms.: The World of Women, vol.3, nos.1, 2 and 4/repositories/5/archival_objects/21806Box 123Newspaper clippings, miscellaneous, personal/repositories/5/archival_objects/21807Box 124Newspapers, Common Cause: FRONTLINE and VIRGINIA/repositories/5/archival_objects/218081977Box 125NOW (National Organization for Women), National and Virginia/repositories/5/archival_objects/21809Box 126Pari-mutuel betting/repositories/5/archival_objects/218101977?Box 127Photos/repositories/5/archival_objects/218111978, 1982, not datedBox 128Political and social articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/218121976-1978Box 129Political articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/218131970Box 130Politics, Local/repositories/5/archival_objects/218141977-1978Box 131Politics, National/repositories/5/archival_objects/218151976-1978Box 132Politics, State (Gov., etc.) /repositories/5/archival_objects/218161976-1978Box 133Pro-Choice, Bumper stickers/repositories/5/archival_objects/21817Box 134Pro-ERA brochures, etc., /repositories/5/archival_objects/218181977-1978, undatedBox 135Lacey Putney, campaign/repositories/5/archival_objects/218191977Box 136Racial problems/repositories/5/archival_objects/218201968, 1977, undatedBox 137Religious newspaper articles and letters to editor, misc. /repositories/5/archival_objects/218221972-1978, undatedBox 138Senatorial campaign/repositories/5/archival_objects/218231977-1978Box 139Senior citizens/repositories/5/archival_objects/218211977-1978Box 140Sex education/repositories/5/archival_objects/218241978Box 141Gladys B. Webb (Mrs. William Wilkes Webb), Polly's aunt, correspondence, misc., /repositories/5/archival_objects/218251971-1981Box 142Women, brochures, etc./repositories/5/archival_objects/218261977-1988, undatedBox 143Women voters/repositories/5/archival_objects/21827Box 144Women's Lib and ERA, correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/218281975, 1977Box 145Women's Lib and ERA, newspaper clippings, misc. /repositories/5/archival_objects/218291970-1978, undatedBox 146ERA, tape cassettes/repositories/5/archival_objects/21830Nov. 1977 - Dec. 1978, undatedBox 2ERA YES, balloon/repositories/5/archival_objects/21831Box 2ERA IS FOR EVERYBODY!, tee shirt/repositories/5/archival_objects/21832Box 2Hats, two, one labeled Rockbridge ERA/repositories/5/archival_objects/21833Box 2Posters, two, Mondale/Ferraro/repositories/5/archival_objects/21834Box 2