Government and public administration: Amendments submitted to New York State Constitutional Convention, November 1938

The Monroe County League of Women Voters records, 1920-2013, are composed of photographs, reports, study outlines, lists, financial records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and other papers, documenting the League’s membership activities, voter services, programs of study, and actions taken primarily during 1932-1943. The work of the League operates on all three branches; therefore, records also include documentation on the state and national Leagues.

Series 1: Administrative and financial records is comprised chiefly of membership information, including membership lists and meeting minutes; financial documents, mostly the sales of war bonds; and a history of the league and commemoration of its fiftieth anniversary. Series 2: Correspondence, arranged chronologically, ranges in topics from League announcements, convention planning to proposed legislations. Series 3: Rochester Public Library contains documents that cover League advocacy for a central library, planning and location, and commemorative materials. Series 4: Social welfare is composed of study groups and actions taken on issues such as a federal food stamp plan, child labor laws, and affordable healthcare. Series 5: Schools and education contains proposals and projects for an array of educational concerns, including improved vocational school programs, reorganization of school districts, federal aid, and board of education elections. Series 6: Civil Service concerns League efforts for improvements to the Civil Service law, as well as a campaign advocating a woman for the position of Civil Service Commissioner. Series 7: Government and public administration covers research, proposed projects, and support for various local, state, and national political policies. Also included in this series are documents concerning the fight for women jurors, and the League’s support of the “Battle of Production” campaign. Series 8: Elections is composed of an array of election material including voter’s guides, reports, voting instructions, and election calendars. Series 9: Photographs, assembled by Claire Tuttle in November 2006, document a range of League activities such as voter information booths, voting machine demonstrations, interviews with candidates, discussion groups, ceremonies and events.