Mansfield (Connecticut) League of Women Voters Records
2005.0159

Summary Information

Repository
Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries
Creator
Mansfield (CT) League of Women Voters.
Title
Mansfield (Connecticut) League of Women Voters Records
ID
2005.0159
Date [inclusive]
undated, 1942-2011
Extent
5.95 Linear feet
General Physical Description note
5.45 linear feet.
Language
Abstract:
The materials that compose the records of the Mansfield League of Women Voters in this collection begin with minutes documenting a meeting that took place on 5 February, 1942. As the League gained strength in membership and purpose the records of its activities have included: organizational documents such as histories of the League, by-laws, Board policies, Board rosters and membership directories; minutes of Board meetings, annual meetings, and sporadic general membership meetings; financial reports relating to budgetary matters; newsletters; study reports based on intensive study of mostly local issues.

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], Mansfield League of Women Voters Records.  Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center,  University of Connecticut Libraries.

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History

The Mansfield League of Women Voters (  MLWV) was organized in 1941 and is an affiliate of the national  League of Women Voters (LWVUS). It is a non-profit political organization dedicated to encouraging informed and active participation in government and politics. The  LWVUS and its state affiliates do not support or oppose candidates or political parties. However, they do take positions on issues and work to advance these positions. Support of positions is determined through membership consensus after objective study.

To encourage participation in government the MLWV conducts voter registration drives, sponsors forums at which voters meet the candidates, and compiles and disseminates voter information. Publications on the process of government and various governmental issues are distributed to the public at no cost.

During the years since its founding members of the MLWV have worked on many national, state and local issues with notable success. Among the local achievements in which the informational studies and supportive actions of the  MLWV have played a decisive role are:

  • Town Planning and Zoning
  • Public Library Services
  • Organization of Town Ordinances
  • Full-Day Public Kindergarten
  • Before- and After-School Programs
  • Revisions of Town Charter
  • Public Library Services
  • Day Care Center
  • Hazardous Household Waste Collection
  • Environmental Conservation and Preservation
  • Foreign Language Beginning in Grade 2
  • Bicycle and Walking Paths
  • Assisted-Living Housing for Aging, Moderate-Income Residents (in progress, Sept 2008)
  • Later High School Start Time (in progress, Sept 2008)

PUBLIC SERVICES:

  • Know Your Towns Fair
  • Meet the Candidates Night
  • Legislative Breakfast
  • Publication of Voters Guide
  • Publication and Distribution of Know Your Town Booklet
  • Hospitality at Town Budget Meetings
  • Public Issue Forums

Additional information about the Mansfield League of Women Voters is available on its website.

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Scope and Contents

The materials that compose the records of the Mansfield League of Women Voters (MLWV) in this collection begin with minutes documenting a meeting that took place on 5 February 1942. As the MLWV gained strength in membership and purpose the records of its activities have included: organizational documents such as histories of the League, by-laws, Board policies, Board rosters and membership directories; minutes of Board meetings, annual meetings, and sporadic general membership meetings; financial reports relating to budgetary matters; newsletters; study reports based on intensive study of mostly local issues.

The relative completeness of these records reflects what has been made available to this collection from many current and past members of the MLWV. Additional materials of both a historic and current nature will be added as they become available.

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Arrangement

Series I. Organizational Records ( undated, 1946-2009) contains general records of the organization and documentation of several significant committees and activities. Please note that "Know Your Town Fair" changed to "Know Your Towns Fair" in 2006.

Series II. Minutes ( 1942-2008) contains minutes and reports of annual, board and general meetings. The dates for this series are inclusive and do not indicate those that are missing.

Series III. Studies and Positions ( undated, 1951-2009) contains the research, notes, references and working papers of the League study groups.

Series IV. Programs ( undated, 1975-2009) includes documentation of occasional programs organized, presented and/or sponsored by the MLWV.

Series V: Scrapbooks ( 1950-2003) documents the activities and interests of the organization organized chronologically.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries September 2008

University of Connecticut Libraries
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut, 06269
860.486.2524
archives@uconn.edu

Revision Description

 Updated to include additions to collection. December 2011

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection with the exception of Membership materials. The Membership lists/directories/rosters for the most recent ten years are available only to members of the MLWV.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

Acquisition Information

The Dodd Research Center was selected as the official repository for the Mansfield LWV records in 2005. Materials have been added irregularly since November 2005.

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Related Materials

Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to Connecticut organizations, history and politics. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.

Separated Material

The following materials have been separated from the collection and cataloged:

Handbook for Mansfield Voters Dodd

Know Your Town Dodd

Newsletter Dodd Periodicals

Community Center Forum 2005-0159.vr1

MLVW Filming 2005-0159.vr2

Did My Vote Really Count on 11/4? 2005-0159.dvd1

Call It Democracy 2005-0159.dvd2

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • League of Women Voters of Mansfield (Mansfield, Conn.)

Genre(s)

  • Administrative Records.
  • Audio cassettes.
  • Audio visual materials.
  • By-Laws.
  • Correspondence.
  • Financial Records.
  • Fliers. [printed matter]
  • Histories.
  • Minutes.
  • Newsletters.
  • Notebooks.
  • Notes.
  • Photocopies.
  • Photographs.
  • Publications.
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Videocassettes.

Geographic Name(s)

  • Mansfield (Conn.)

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Collection Inventory

Series I: Organizational Records, undated, 1946-2009 

General, undated, 1946-2010 
Box Folder

75th Anniversary: The Yesterday Show (script), 1995 

 1: 1

Annual Reports to League of Women Voters of Connecticut, 2003, 2005 

 1: 2

Board Job Descriptions, State and Local, undated, 1984-2011 

 1: 3

Board Member lists, 1969-2011 

 1: 4

Board Policies, 1952-2008 

 1: 5

Brochures, 2009-2010 

 3: 198

Budget/Finance/Accounting, State and Local, 1957-1962 

 1: 6

Bylaws, 1967-1993 

 1: 7

Bylaws, State and National, 2000-2001 

 1: 8

Correspondence, 1955-1984 

 1: 9

Ephemera and clippings, undated 

 1: 10

Finance: Annual Fundraising Appeal, 1982-2008 

 1: 11

Finance: Fundraisers, undated, 1983 

 1: 12

Finance: Support to two area high schools to send students to SIR 2001-2006 

 4 217

Historical materials, 1962-2001 

 1: 13

Interest sheets and Surveys, 1981-2004 

 1: 14

League Basics, 2008 March 

 1: 15

League of Women Voters, State and National, undated, 1946-1986 

 1: 16

League of Women Voters, Mansfield, Information Booklets, 1974-1975 

 1: 17

Legislative Action: Legislative Breakfast, 2007-2011 

 1: 18

Nominating Committee, 1970-2007 

 1: 19

Secretary "kits," undated, 1983-1993 

 1: 20

Telephone "chains," 1985 

 1: 21

Finance: Donation to UConn's Dodd Research Center, 2006- 

 4 218

Membership, 1947-2009 
Box Folder

 1947-1956 

 1: 22

 1960-1979 

 1: 23

 1980-1989 

 1: 24

 1990-1999 

 4 220

 2000-2009 

Access

Directories restricted to MLWV members only.

Know Your Town Fair, 1987-2009 
Box Folder

History, 1987-1995 

 1: 25

 1996 

 1: 26

 1997 

 1: 27

 1998 

 1: 28

 1999 

 1: 29

 2000 

 1: 30

 2001 

 1: 31

 2002 

 1: 32

Voters Service, undated, 1955-2009 
Box Folder

Resource materials, undated, 1982-2008 

 1: 40

Candidate's meeting minutes, 1955-1959 

 1: 41

Candidate's night 
Box Folder

 1992 

 1: 42

 1993 

 1: 43

 1995 

 1: 44

 1996 

 1: 45

 1997 

 1: 46

 1998 

 1: 47

 1999 

 1: 48

 2000 

 1: 49

 2001 

 1: 50

 2002 

 1: 51

 2003 

 1: 52

 2004 

 1: 53

 2006 

 1: 54

 2007 

 1: 55

 2008 

 3: 200

 2009 

 4: 209

 2009 

 4: 209

 2010 

 4: 214

 2011 

 4: 216

Voters guides for state and federal elections, 1956-1992 

 1: 56

Voters guides for municipal elections, 1969-2007 

 1: 57

Voter 1990 

 1: 58

Voter Fact sheet on Liquor referendum, undated 

 1: 59
Box Folder

 2003 

 1: 33

 2004 

 1: 34

 2005 

 1: 35

 2006 

 1: 36

 2007 

 1: 37

 2008 

 1: 38

 2009 

 3: 197

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Series II: Minutes, 1942-2008 
Box Folder

Noon Unit Meetings, 2007 

 3: 201

Annual Meeting minutes and reports, 1943-2009 
Box Folder

 1943-1949 

 1: 60

 1950-1959 

 1: 61

 1960-1969 

 1: 62

 1970-1979 

 1: 63

 1980-1989 

 1: 64

 1990-1999 

 1: 65

 2000-2008 

 1: 66

 2010-2011 

 4 215

Board meeting minutes, 1942-2008 
Box Folder

 1942-1945 

 1: 67

 1946 

 1: 68

 1947 

 1: 69

 1947-1948 

 1: 70

 1948-1949 

 1: 71

 1949-1960 

 1: 72

 1950-1951 

 2: 73

 1951-1952 

 2: 74

 1952-1953 

 2: 75

 1953-1954 

 2: 76

 1954-1955 

 2: 77

 1955-1956 

 2: 78

 1956-1957 

 2: 79

 1957-1958 

 2: 80

 1958-1959 

 2: 81

 1959-1960 

 2: 82

 1960-1961 

 2: 83

 1961-1962 

 2: 84

 1962-1963 

 2: 85

 1963-1964 

 2: 86

 1964-1965 

 2: 87

 1965-1966 

 2: 88

 1966-1967 

 2: 89

 1967-1968 

 2: 90

 1968-1969 

 2: 91

 1969-1970 

 2: 92

 1970-1971 

 2: 93

 1971-1972 

 2: 94

 1972-1973 

 2: 95

 1973-1974 

 2: 96

 1974-1975 

 2: 97

 1975-1976 

 2: 98

 1976-1977 

 2: 99

 1977-1978 

 2: 100

 1978-1979 

 2: 101

 1979-1980 

 2: 102

 1980-1981 

 2: 103

 1981-1982 

 2: 104

 1982-1983 

 2: 105

 1983-1984 

 2: 106

 1984-1985 

 2: 107

 1985-1986 

 2: 108

 1986-1987 

 2: 109

 1987-1988 

 2: 110

 1988-1989 

 2: 111

 1989-1990 

 2: 112

 1990-1991 

 2: 113

 1991-1992 

 2: 114

 1992-1993 

 2: 115

 1993-1994 

 2: 116

 1994-1995 

 2: 117

 1995-1996 

 2: 118

 1996-1997 

 2: 119

 1997-1998 

 2: 120

 1998-1999 

 2: 121

 1999-2000 

 2: 122

 2000-2001 

 2: 123

 2001-2002 

 2: 124

 2002-2003 

 2: 125

 2003-2004 

 2: 126

 2004-2005 

 2: 127

 2005-2006 

 2: 128

 2006-2007 

 2: 129

 2007-2008 

 2: 130

 2008-2009 

 4 210

 2009-2010 

 4 211

 2010-2011 

 4 212

General Membership meeting minutes, 1942-1964 
Box Folder

 1942-1949 

 2: 131

 1950-1951 

 2: 132

 1955-1956 

 2: 133

 1956-1957 

 2: 134

 1957-1958 

 2: 135

 1958-1959 

 2: 136

 1959-1960 

 2: 137

 1960-1961 

 2: 138

 1961-1962 

 2: 139

 1962-1963 

 2: 140

 1963-1964 

 2: 141

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Series III: Studies and Positions, undated, 1951-2009 
Box Folder

Alternative Living for Adolescents Study, 1980-1982 

 2: 142

Annual Report Study, undated 

 2: 143

Before- and After-School Study, 1999-2000 

 2: 144

Bergin Correctional Institution Pre-release Program, 2010 September 

 4 219

Charter Revision Study, 1973-1976 

 2: 145

Child Care Study, 1986-1987 

 2: 146

Community Conversation on Early Care and Education, 2003-2004 

 2: 147

Day Care Mini-Study, 1978-1979 

 3: 148

E.O. Smith High School Reorganization, undated, 1973-1986 

 3: 149

Foreign Languages in the Elementary School Study, 1995-1996 

 3: 150

Guidance Services in the Public Schools Study, 1978-1979 

 3: 151-152

Hazardous Waste, undated 

 3: 153

Hazardous Waste, 1981 

 3: 154

Hazardous Waste, 1982-1993 

 3: 155

Hazardous Waste Seminar, 1983 April 

 3: 156

Healthcare Study, undated, 1985-1986 

 3: 157

Housing Code Study, undated, 1968-1976 

 3: 158

Housing Master Plan Report Summary, 1983 December 

 3: 159

Housing Study, undated, 1968-1972 

 3: 160-161

Housing Study, undated, 1971-1976 

 3: 162

Housing Study, undated, 1974-1976 

 3: 163

Housing Study, 1972-1974 

 3: 164

Housing Study, 1974-1975 

 3: 165

Human Resources Study, undated, 1966-1976 

 3: 166

Land Use Planning in Mansfield, undated, 1972-1974 

 3: 167

Later High School Start Study, 2005 

 3: 168

Leisure Time and Recreation Study, 1973-1974 

 3: 169

Local Studies and Positions, 1970-1977 

 3: 170

LWVCT Ethics in Government Study, 2004-2005 

 3: 202

LWVCT Ethics in Government Study, 2004-2005 

 3 202

LWVUS National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact Study, 2008-2009 

 4: 206-207

Mansfield Training School Property Task Force and Study, undated, 1974-1996 

 3: 171

Mental Health Care in the Public Schools Study, 1975-1977 

 3: 172

Mobile Home Study, undated, 1972-1975 

 3: 173

National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact Study, 2008-2009 

 4 206-207

Open Space in Mansfield, undated, 1971-1980 

 3: 174

Peer Project on Equal Access to Computers Study, 1984-1986 

 3: 175

Plan of Development Study, undated, 1970-1984 

 3: 176

Prison at Mansfield Training School Site, 1987 

 3: 177

Public Education Financing, 1957-1959 

 3: 178

Public Library Services Study, undated, 1973-1977 

 3: 179

Public Safety Services Study Update, 1984 April 

 3: 180

Public Transportation in Connecticut, undated, 1973-1978 

 3: 181

Public Transportation in Mansfield, undated, 1971-1979 

 3: 182

School Libraries Study, 1951-1952 

 3: 183

School Services Study: Kindergarten and Art Supervision, undated, 1963-1964 

 3: 184

Solid Waste and Recycling, undated, 1971-1978 

 3: 185
Box Box

State of Connecticut Spending Cap Study, 2001-2007 

 3 203
Box

 2001-2002 

 203
Box Folder

 2002-2007 

 3 204

 2001-2005 

 3 205
Box Folder

State of Connecticut Tax Study, 1997-1998 

 3: 186

Structure of Town Government Study, undated, 1965-1967 

 3: 187

Town Charter, 1967-1970 

 3: 188

Uniform Fiscal Year, 1972 

 3: 189

U.S. Immigration Study and Consensus, 2007 November 29 

 3: 190

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Series IV: Programs, 1975-2009 
Box Folder

Affordable Housing, 2007 April 25 

 3: 191

Local Affairs Forums, 1975-1976 

 3: 192

Water and Sewer for Mansfield Retirement Community and Informational meeting, 1979 

 3: 193

Solar Home Tour, undated, 1980-1981 

 3: 194

Electoral College Program, 2002 November 19 

 4: 208

Town Budget Meetings: Eat Dessert First, 2008 May 13, 2010 May 11 

 3: 195

Water Wise? Panel, 2008 March 5 

 3: 196

Storrs Center Forum, 2009 April 29 

 3: 199

Storrs Center Public Forum 2009 April 29 

 3 199

What's Best for Mansfield? School Building Forum, 2010 April 13 

 4 213

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Series V: Scrapbooks, 1950-2003 
Other Volume

 1950-1970 

 2005-0159_ 1

 1970-1990 

 2005-0159_ 2

 1991 May - 1997 May 

 2005-0159_ 3

 1997-2003 

 2005-0159_ 4

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