Illinois League of Women Voters and Cook County League of Women Voters records

  • Creator Names Illinois League of Women Voters.
  • Title Illinois League of Women Voters and Cook County League of Women Voters records [manuscript], 1921-1961.
  • Physical description 7.5 linear ft. (16 boxes)
  • Collection summary
    • Correspondence, minutes, financial records, and other records created and/or collected by the Illinois League of Women Voters and the Cook County League of Women Voters, both nonpartisan political organizations. Materials relate to the organizations' activities in the areas of health care, housing, social security, employment, child labor, maternity and infant care, and permanent voter registration.
    • Includes 11 photocopied items related to Flora Sylvester Cheney (1872-1929), first president of the Illinois League of Women Voters.
  • Acquisition information Most of the collection is a gift of the League of Women Voters of Illinois.
  • Biographical or Historical Note
    • The Illinois League of Women Voters is also known as the League of Women Voters of Illinois. The Cook County League of Women Voters is also known as the League of Women Voters of Cook County.
    • The League of Women Voters of Cook County, LWVCC, was formed in 1923 and is made up of a number of local leagues within Cook County (Ill.). The LWVCC forms part of the League of Women Voters of Illinois and the League of Women Voters of the United States.
  • Names
    • Cook County League of Women Voters (Ill.) Archives.
    • Illinois League of Women Voters Archives.
    • League of Women Voters of Cook County (Cook County, Ill.)
    • League of Women Voters of Illinois.
    • League of Women Voters of Chicago.
    • Cheney, Flora Sylvester.
    • Lathrop, Julia Clifford, 1858-1932.
    • Cheney, Flora Sylvester.
    • Lathrop, Julia Clifford, 1858-1932.
    • Cook County League of Women Voters (Ill.)
    • League of Women Voters of Cook County (Cook County, Ill.)
    • League of Women Voters of Illinois.
  • Subjects
    • Child health services Illinois.
    • Child labor Illinois.
    • Elections Illinois.
    • Housing Illinois.
    • Infant health services Illinois.
    • Medical care Illinois.
    • Political participation Illinois 20th century.
    • Political participation Illinois Cook County 20th century.
    • Social problems Illinois.
    • Social security Illinois.
    • Voter registration Illinois.
    • Women Illinois Societies and clubs.
    • Women Political activity Illinois 20th century.
    • Women Political activity Illinois Cook County 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.) Politics and government 20th century.
    • Cook County (Ill.) Politics and government 20th century.
    • Illinois Politics and government 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Financial records. aat
    • Minutes. aat
    • Photocopies. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois.