Subseries IV-B: Miscellaneous Issues, 1977-1981

The records within the Dayton ACLU collection are divided into four different series, with three of the series also containing Subseries. Series I, Administrative records, is broken down into two Subseries. Subseries I-A concerns the administrative records of the Dayton Chapter of the ACLU, while Subseries I-B concerns the administrative records of the State chapter of the ACLU. The records kept within this series contain the minute records of chapter meetings, agendas, budget information, membership information, literature lists, and articles of organization and by-laws. The records are arranged chronologically.

Series II contains the correspondence of the organization, and this records group is also broken into Subseries. Subseries II-A contains correspondence concerning specific court cases, while Subseries II-B contains issue-oriented, general correspondence.

Series III contains publications and periodicals maintained in the records of the Dayton ACLU. Some of these publications were generated by the ACLU, while others came from independent, related organizations. The series is arranged chronologically and in order of the largest periodical grouping to the smallest.

Series IV contains documents related to issues of interest to the ACLU and the positions maintained by the ACLU regarding these issues. The series is broken down into two Subseries. Subseries IV-A deals specifically with the issue of freedom of choice and the efforts of local and regional organizations to inform the public and fight for the right of choice. Subseries IV-B contains documents related to a variety of issues, including topics such as freedom of speech, censorship, civil disobedience, and discrimination, just to list a few. The series is arranged chronologically, where possible, and in order of the largest topic grouping to the smallest.