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Safety on Ohio's Highways, Undated

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 5

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

This collection is composed of various issues of the organization's newsletters and an assortment of reports, papers, surveys, etc. on a wide range of subjects, all collected by long-time member of the League of Women Voters, Jane Newberry.

The newsletters are divided into three groups: The National Voter, The Ohio Voter and The Dayton Voter. These issues, which run from 1956-1972, contain information on the activities of the League on local, state, and national levels of the organization. They also contain articles on various topics, especially political, and information concerning the purpose of the League.

The second part of this collection is made up of information that Miss Newberry accumulated over the years on such topics as: education, welfare, mental health, foreign policy, prison reform, housing, state spending and taxes, pollution and state and local government.

The LWV collection is organized into eleven boxes arranged by topics. The first box contains administrative records, i.e. constitution, by-laws, annual membership financial statements, etc. Boxes two and three contain various League bulletins and newsletters, while four and five possess material on state spending, state and local taxes, and the Ohio Finance Study. Local and county governments are the subjects contained in box six and seven. Boxes eight through ten contain a wide variety pf material on such subjects as welfare, prison reform, education, housing and civil rights. The last box, number eleven, contains materials on the public library and miscellaneous articles and publications.

Dates

  • Creation: Undated

Creator

Restrictions on Access

There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 5.5 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092