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The Stamford Historical Society: Inventoried Collection

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Inventory of the Papers of The League of Women Voters of Stamford

Content, Box 20

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1. Stamford Meeting on Civil Rights Legislation

  • League of women Voters of Stamford. 1963 Civil Rights Legislation Before Congress. October 1963.
  • Letter from Tertius Wheeler to All Co-Sponsors to help us all get a good turn out next Saturday. Undated.
  • Memo to Mrs. E. K. Langstaff from The Stamford Meeting on Civil Rights Legislation re reception for Senators Dodd and Ribicoff. October 1963.
  • Letter to Mr. Alex McDonald from Mrs. E. Kennedy Langstaff, President League of Women Voters of Stamford re fact sheets on civil rights legislation. October 1963.
  • Letter from Tertius Wheeler to E.K. Langstaff, R.L. Levister, B. Weinert, A. Norman, H. Rosenbaum re samples and descriptive material regarding mailing. October 1963.
  • Clipping – Groups Sponsor Joint Parley on Civil Rights Bill. The Advocate. October 1963.
  • League of Women Voters of Stamford. 1963 Civil Rights Legislation Before Congress. October 1963.
  • Letter from Mrs. E. Kennedy Langstaff, President League of Women Voters of Stamford to Mr. Walter Wheeler, III re final copy of the League’s information sheet on civil rights. September 1963.
  • League of Women Voters of Stamford – List of Senators and Representatives to Write on Civil Rights. September 1963.
  • Memo from Arthur G. Norman re suggested program for the Stamford meeting on Civil Rights Legislation on October 19, 1963. 2 copies.
  • Letter from Tertius Wheeler to Mrs. E.K. Langstaff, President League of Women Voters re co-sponsoring the Stamford Meeting on Civil Rights Legislation.
  • Stamford Chamber of Commerce. Suggestions on Preparation for Dinner Meetings. Undated.
  • Letter from Mrs. E. Kennedy Langstaff, President to Mr. Walter H. Wheeler III and Mr. Robert Levister, Stamford Meeting on Civil Rights Legislation re Board of Directors approval to Mrs. Langstaff for serving on the organizing committee of the Stamford Meeting on Civil Rights Legislation as official representative. September 1963.
  • Letter from Tertius Wheeler to Mrs. E. K. Langstaff, President League of Women Voters re invitation for LWV to become a co-sponsor of the Stamford Meeting on Civil Rights Legislation. September 1963.
  • Letter from Tertius Wheeler to Mrs. E. K. Langstaff, President League of Women Voters re Statement of Purpose for the Stamford Meeting on Civil Rights Legislation. September 1963.
  • Letter from Mrs. E. Kennedy Langstaff to Mr. Levister and Mr. Wheeler re brief summary of the pending civil rights legislation. September 1963.
  • Letter from Robert L. Levister and Tertius Wheeler to Mrs. E.K. Langstaff re thanking her for attending the initial organizing session for the Stamford meeting on Civil Rights Legislation. September 1963.
  • Letter from Robert L. Levister and Tertius Wheeler to Mrs. E.K. Langstaff re local follow up after demonstration in Washington. August 1963.
  • Clippings:
    • Civil Rights and the Right to Be Heard. Stamford Shopper and Weekly Mail. 1963.
    • Legislators Pledge Support For Civil Rights Legislation. Stamford Shopper and Weekly Mail. October 1963.
    • How Do You Stand on Civil Rights? Come and hear your national legislators tell how they stand on the most vital issue of the day. The Civil Rights Bill. Stamford Shopper and Weekly Mail. October 1963.
    • Mayor Names Committee on Human Relations. The Advocate. July 1963.

2. Transportation – Gasoline Conservation

  • Political Accountability Rating: 1 st Session, 96 th Congress. 1980. LWV of the U.S.
  • Political Accountability Rating: 2 nd Session, 96 th Congress. 1980. LWV of the U.S.
  • Getting There 2 – A Transportation Newsletter. 1981. League of Women Voters Education Fund.
  • League of Women Voters – Gasoline Conservation Fact Sheet. Undated.
  • Letter from Abe Ribicoff, U.S. Senate to Ms. Eileen Berets re recent correspondence on the President’s proposal for a windfall profits tax and decontrol of domestic oil prices. July 1979.
  • LWV of NY State. Initiative & Referendum. State Board Report. February 1978.
  • LWV of Oregon Bulletin. September-October 1978.
  • Criteria for Mass Transit in Stamford. Consensus. May 1974.
  • Fact Sheet – Public Transportation, State of Connecticut. Spring 1973.
  • LWV of CT – Progress Report. State Government General Assembly. September 1971.
  • Clipping – Congressional Report. Northern Conn. Bazaar – February 1978.

3. Environment

  • Letter from Sandra Finder for Stamford League of Women Voters to Stanley Esposito, Mayor, City of Stamford re congratulations to your administration in securing funding for the construction of a new Municipal Recycling Center. July 1992.
  • A whiff of discrimination? ‘Racism’ is the new ecological buzzword. But that’s a mistake. U.S. News & World Report. May 1992.
  • From Toxic Racism to Environmental Justice. E Magazine. May/June 1992.
  • Recoup d’Etat. National Journal. May 1992.
  • LWV Memo. To: State and Local League Presidents. From: Nancy Neuman, President. Subject: Rewrite of LWVUS Social Policy Positions. February 1989.
  • Letter from Nancy Neuman to State President. January 1989.
  • LWV of New Jersey. To: Local League Presidents. From: Mimi Upmeyer, Natural Resources Committee. Re: State Plan and League Attendance at Public Information Meetings. January 1989.
  • To: Sandy Finder, et al. From: Peg Kocher. Re: 1/10/89 meeting of Environmental Policy Forum. January 1989.
  • Garbage Gazette. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. December 1988.
  • Garbage Gazette. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. January 1989.
  • LWV Memo. To: All State and Local League Presidents and DPM Recipients. From: Merilyn Reeves. Subject: Update on the Nuclear Waste Education Project. December 1988.
  • LWV Memo. To: State and Local League Presidents and DPM Subscribers. From: Merilyn Reeves, Chair, Citizen Education Committee. Re: 1990 Census. December 1988.
  • LWV Memo. To: State and Local League presidents. From: Merilyn Reeves, Chair, LWVEF Bicentennial Project. December 1988.
  • Peg Kocher, LWV Tri-State Metropolitan Region – 5 th Annual “Conference on SW Management & Materials Policy” 12/25-27/89. NY Penta Hotel, sponsored by NYS Legislative Commission on SW Management.
  • Highlights – League of Women Voters of Chatham, New Jersey. January 1988.
  • The Oceanic Society – February 15 and 16 Agenda.
  • Clippings:
    • Conservation – Water co. for Greenwich, Darien doubts need for state measures. The Advocate. January 1989.
    • Stamford, Darien study cost of sewage treatment. The Advocate. July 1982.
    • Panel raises sound development concerns. The Advocate. November 1988.
    • More money slated for Sound pollutant research. The Advocate. October 1986.
    • Old Idea Aids New Housing: The Incentive of Ownership. The New York Times. June 1988.
    • Bi-state group on Sound formed. Undated.
    • O’Neill wanted fresh outlook for tri-state sanitation board. The Advocate. June 1988.

4. Housing – 1966-1982

  • Stamford’s Public Housing – Low Income Housing – Federal Programs – Rents based on Income.
  • Low and Middle Income Housing in Stamford. Spring 1966.
  • Checklist for Master Housing Speech.
  • Planning, Housing and the League of Women Voters.
  • Chart showing Vacant vs. Developed Land in 1950 in the City of Stamford.
  • Chart showing Vacant vs. Developed Land in 1968 in the City of Stamford.
  • Chart showing Generalized Zoning in 1968 in Stamford, Connecticut.
  • State of Connecticut – Department of Housing – Data Sheet. Undated.
  • Letter from Kathy Jones, Director of South End Community Center to League of Women Voters requesting 200 copies of the booklet “Housing Regulations: A Summary of Ordinance 65”. August 1968.
  • Letter from Marion Huffman, Housing Chair, to Stamford Mayor Bruno Giordano thanking him for letting her sit in on his meeting with representatives of the various housing groups in Stamford. October 1968.
  • Guidelines for Fair-Housing Standards. 1968.
  • Clipping – Subpoena, Injunctive Powers For Rights Board Draws Support. July 1969.
  • From Draft of Stamford’s “Workable Program”. January 1969.
  • Clipping – Mrs. Wormser is Appointed to Housing Agency. December 1968.
  • Letter from Mrs. K. Robert Huffman, Chairman of Housing Committee LWV to Stamford mayor Bruno Giordano commending him for appointment of Mrs. Margot Wormser to the Stamford Housing Authority board. January 1969.
  • Matrix of Federal and State proposed and existing housing for Elderly, Low and Middle Income. Undated.
  • Notes from a meeting 4/15/69 sponsored by the Stamford Development Corp. at the Stamford Jewish Center.
  • Letter from Judah Gribetz, Regional Administrator for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development to Stamford Mayor Bruno Giordano re acceptance of his application for recertification of the Workable Program for Community Improvement. May 1969.
  • Letter from Mrs. K. Robert Huffman, Chairman Housing Committee to Stamford Mayor Giordano urging city to consider sizable tracts as sites for nonprofit housing. June 1969.
  • LWV Backing Rezoning Halt. July 1969.
  • Letter from Mrs. Edward R. Jobson, Jr., Vice President to Mr. Wm. Murphy urging him to do all he can to help passage of the amendment to Ordinance 110 which will give subpoena powers to the Human Rights Commission. July 1969.
  • Letter from Mrs. K. Robert Huffman, Chairman Housing Committee, LWV, to Samuel R. Cappiello, Chairman Planning Board commending him that the Planning Board will make no decision until they’ve had a chance to review the Master Plan. July 1969.
  • Analysis of the Stamford, Connecticut Housing Market as of August 1, 1969. A Report by the Department of Housing and urban Development, Federal Housing Administration, Washington, D.C. January 1970.
  • Letter from Mrs. Robert Huffman, Chairman Housing Committee, LWW, to Editor of the Stamford Advocate giving the Advocate credit for its editorial in favor of a Fair Rent Commission. August 1969.
  • Letter from Mrs. Robert Huffman to John J. Boccuzzi, Chairman Public Housing Committee offering support to help them build more public housing in Stamford. September 1969.
  • Report on Action taken by Housing Committee during the summer. September 1969.
  • Letter from Mrs. Jerome Connolly, President LWV of Stamford to Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. re meeting him to discuss his Housing Amendment. November 1969.
  • Jim Hibben – 11/17/69. Staff presentation to UR Commission was made concerning two possible Title I projects.
  • Housing Sites – LWV Action plan. 1970.
  • January 7, 1970 – meeting with Dave Bick, consultant to Planning Board and January 15, 1970 – meeting with Sam Capiello, former Planning Board Chairman.
  • Master Speech: Proposed Housing Locations. 1970.
  • Letter from Virginia Birkby, Planning Committee to Mr. Truglia urging the Board of Representatives to preserve the residential use of the 17-acre tract of Long Ridge Road. January 1970.
  • Copy of speech: “The purpose of our meeting today is to discuss this report from Stamford’s Planning: ‘Proposed Housing Locations’.” January 1970.
  • Letter from Phyllis Connolly, President to Dear Member re providing our members with information on planning, zoning, and housing to evaluate the new Master Plan. January 1970.
  • Speech on Housing Site Units. February 3-5, 1970.
  • Letter from Frances K. Viner to Mrs. Connolly re housing situation in Princeton, New Jersey. February 1970.
  • Site Plan of Lawn Avenue Townhouses, Stamford Housing Authority by Robert L. Wilson, Architect. February 1970.
  • Letter from Mrs. Jerome Connolly, President to Paul Davidoff, Suburban Action Institute re enclosing report on “Proposed Housing Locations” and providing background on it. February 1970.
  • Letter from Julius Wilensky, Mayor to Mrs. Herbert F. Spirer, Vice President, LWV of Stamford, assuring her he will not appoint individuals with conflicts of interest to any of the Planning or Zoning Boards. August 1970.
  • Speech – Housing in Stamford. October 1970.
  • Planning Unite – An Examination of Basic Policies for the Master Plan of Stamford, CTl Schwartz, Fichtner, Bick & Assoc. November 1970.
  • Proposed Resolution – May 1971
  • New Neighborhoods, Inc. Martin Luther King Apartments. October 1971.
  • A Good House is Harder Than Ever to Find. LWV of Connecticut Education Fund. October 1981.
  • Landlord and Tenant Relations and Law Guide. January 1982. Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency. Bridgeport Fair Housing Office.

5. League of Women Voters 35th and 50th Anniversaries.

  • The League of Women Voters celebrating its 35th Anniversary. Fridel Stoetzner. Undated.
  • 2 pages of hand written notes on the function and purpose of the LWV. Undated.
  • Meet Your Board. Undated.
  • LWV of the United States. Amendment XIX to the US Constitution. Background on the history of the LWV.
  • LWV 50th An niversary. Special Edition of The national Voter. LWV of the United States. September 1968.
  • The 50th Anniversary Celebration Newsletter:
    • November 1968.
    • February 1969
    • March 1969
    • June 1969
    • September 1969
    • December 1969
  • LWV of the U.S. to Local and State League Presidents re 50th Anniversary Celebration. December 1968.
  • Letter from Mrs. Jerome Connolly to LWV of the US re 50th Anniversary Drive. June 1969.
  • League of Women voters of the United States. News Release. League of Women Voters Enters 50th Year. March 1969.
  • LWV of the U.S. 50th Anniversary Campaign and Celebration. Suggested Editorial for Use During the Week of March 23, 1969. February 1969.
  • LWV of the U.S. 50th Anniversary Campaign and Celebration. Dates the 19 th Amendment was Ratified by State Legislatures. February 1969.
  • LWV of the U.S. Fact Sheet. March 1969.
  • LWV of the U.S. Transcript of Remarks at 50th Anniversary Celebration at the White House. April 17, 1969.
  • LWV of the U.S. Salute to the League of Women Voters on the Occasion of the Kickoff on the 50th Anniversary at the Army Navy Club by Senator Edward M. Kennedy. April 1969.
  • Proclamation by Richard Nixon on the 50th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters of the U.S. April 1969.
  • Committee Section 50th Campaign & Budget – National Board Report. September 1969.
  • Clippings:
    • It’s Golden Year For Voter League. January 1969.
    • She (Anna Lord Strauss) Quit Her Job to Work as Volunteer. The New York Times. December 1969.
    • League of Women Voters – After 50 years, which way will the league march? The Christian Science Monitor. February 1970.

6. “This Is Stamford,” Typewritten and Handwritten Notes

  • Assorted typed and handwritten notes on the history, education, political officials, boards, city charters, museums and libraries, public parks, taxes, newspaper clippings, etc. of Stamford. In two red folders and two manila envelopes.

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