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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank Collection
Creator:
League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank
Identifier/Call Number: URB.LWVGB
Physical Description:
17.17 linear feet
Physical Description:
81.3 Gigabytes
Date (inclusive): 1941-2021
Abstract: The League of Women
Voters of Glendale/Burbank, a chapter of the League of Women Voters of the United States, is
a grassroots nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active
participation of citizens in government through voter registration, public education, and
advocacy. The materials in the collection document the chapter's activities throughout its
existence (1941-2020) and include administrative operational files, as well as project and
program files. There are also some materials that document the activities and operations of
other local, regional, state, and national level chapters of the League. The collection
consists primarily of textual materials and includes some ephemera, photographs, news
clippings, and audiovisual materials.
Language of Material:
English.
The League of Women Voters (LWV) is a grassroots nonpartisan political organization
encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government, and operating
at the local, regional, state and national levels. It was founded in 1920. The League of
Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank (LWVGB) was one of the local leagues that comprised the
regional League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County (LWVLAC). The members of the
Glendale/Burbank chapter were also members of the of the leagues that operated in the
hierarchy above them: the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County, the League of Women
Voters of California, and the League of Women Voters of the United States. The League of
Women Voters of Glendale was established in 1941. In 1988 the League of Women Voters of
Glendale changed it's named to the League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank. Then, in 2020
The League of Women Voters Glendale/Burbank dissolved as a separate corporation and merged
into the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles (LWVLA).
Originally founded for and by women, the League now serves and is made up of both men and
women. League members participate in voter service, publish election guides, present
candidate forums that are often televised, run voter registration drives, manage local
elections, and take action and advocate on social and government issues. The
Glendale/Burbank League long worked to educate the public on a number of important national
issues, including child abuse, childcare, criminal justice, education, homelessness,
immigration and welfare reform, and public health, among others. The chapter also focused on
a number of local issues, including support for the creation of the Verdugo Mountains Open
Space Preserve, which had originally been designated for a housing development; changing the
number of signatures necessary to run for office in Glendale from 500 to 100; an evaluation
of the mental health programs in Glendale; and encouraging the use of the Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design rating system for new city projects in Glendale. The League
conducted studies around such issues in order to formulate their positions and advocate for
change. The LWVGB operated with an executive board. The members signed up for committees
including finance committee, membership committee, program committee, voter service
committee, and committees to run specific studies such as child care committee, housing and
homeless committee, mental health committee, and more.
The League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank Collection documents the League's activities
from its founding in 1941 until when it dissolved in 2020. The materials include
administrative operational files, specific project and program files, and audiovisual
materials. There are also some materials that document the activities and operations of
other local, regional, state, and national level chapters of the League. The collection
consists primarily of textual materials and includes some ephemera, photographs, news
clippings, sound recordings, and video recordings. The collection is arranged into two major
series: Administrative Files (1941-2021) and Programs and Project Files (1958-2020).
Series I, Administrative Files (1941-2021), documents the League of Women Voters of
Glendale/Burnbank's internal procedures, administration, and management related to the daily
operations of the organization. It has been divided into two subseries: Subseries A,
Glendale/Burbank Materials (1941-2021); and Subseries B, Materials from Other Chapters
(1970-2020).
Subseries A, Glendale/Burbank Materials (1941-2021), documents the local League's internal
administrative operations. The documents are largely concerned with the League's history,
and policies and procedures. Documents in this subseries include the League's annual meeting
papers (including schedules/agendas, annual reports, event planning and some photographs),
articles of incorporation and bylaws, awards and certificates, board meeting papers
(including meeting minutes, agendas, and operational information), calendars, committee
member lists, correspondence, ephemera (including buttons, pins, badges, and stamps),
directories and contact lists (including committees, member lists, and media lists),
financial records, job descriptions, member training materials, organizational history,
photographs and scrapbooks, and also the
Voter newsletter. It
is organized alphabetically.
Subseries B, Materials from Other Chapters (1970-2020), contains materials originating from
other local, county, state, and national level chapters of the League. The bulk of the
materials in this subseries originated from the League of Women Voters of California
(LWVCA), The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County (LWVLAC), and the League of Women
Voters of the United States (LWVUS). The materials include administrative records, biennial
reports, correspondence, membership documentation, newsletters and publications originating
from other Leagues, annual convention papers, and other League's programs and positions. It
is organized alphabetically by League chapter names.
Series II, Programs and Project Files (1958-2020), contains subject files related to the
League's celebrations and event planning, election coordinating, government relations,
positions, programs, public education and studies. The materials consist of textual records
documenting such activities as Candidate Forums (nonpartisan televised local, state, and
congressional debates), legislative interviews with politicians (Senators Pete Wilson and
Adam Schiff, California state Governors George Deukmajian and Gray Davis, and more), voter
registration efforts, and much more. Audiovisual materials in this series consist of
televised Candidate Forums, televised Pros and Cons Forums, educational and training videos.
This series also contains practice voting devices including an Inka voting booth and punch
cards. Then, there is ephemera including scrapbooks and photographs. There are also a few
photographs interfiled with the newspaper clippings. It is organized alphabetically.
Series I: Administrative Files, 1941-2021
Subseries A: Glendale/Burbank Materials, 1941-2021
Subseries B: Materials from Other Chapters, 1970-2020
Series II: Program and Project Files, 1958-2020
This collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
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guide.
Carri Frola, Philip Walsh, 2023
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Audiovisual materials
Ephemera
Photographs
Scrapbooks