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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 36, 1. through 8.

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9. and 10.
11. through 16.

1. Publication – Bulletin LWV 1976 and 1980.

  • Vol. 32 – No. 2 February 1976. Lunch with Lou and Crew.
  • Vol. 32 – No. 4 April 1976. Help! Workshop – Charter Revision.
  • Vol. 36 – No. 1 January 1980. Criteria for Program Selection.
  • Vol. 36 – No. 3 March 1980. Time to Learn About Your Property’s Reappraisal.
  • Vol. 36 – No. 5 May 1980. Clarion Call to Annual Meeting.
  • Vol. 36 – No. 6 July 1980. Our Officers Galvanize Legislators into Action.
  • Vol. 36 – No. 7 October 1980. Candidates’ Meetings.

2. Publication – The National Voter – 1977-1980

  • Spring 1977 – The 95 th Congress - Profile and Prospects.
  • Summer 1977 – The Politics of Energy.
  • Fall 1977 – Welfare: Which Way Out?
  • Summer 1978 – Convention ’78.
  • Summer 1979 – A New Consensus; One League’s Housing Battle; The Nuclear Equation.
  • Winter 1980 – Urban Policy Abroad; The Food-or-Fuel Dilemma; A Women’s Trilogy.

3. Publications – Urban Redevelopment; HUD 1972-1980.

  • Stamford Housing Authority – Prices of State and Federal Moderate and Low Rental Projects.
  • Fair Housing USA – US Dept of Housing and Urban Development. February 1972.
  • Seguro Hipotecario de Vivienda. US Dept of Housing and Urban Development. May 1974.
  • Housing & Community Development Act of 1974. October 1974.
  • Vivienda Justa USA. HUD. August 1976.
  • Why a Demonstration Housing Court in the Hartford Region? Circa 1977.
  • When a Public Agency Acquires Your Property. HUD. February 1977.
  • Wise Home Buying. HUD. October 1978.
  • Programs of HUD. November 1978.
  • Urban Action Task Force – Summary of Recommendations for State Actions to Aid Connecticut’s Urban Areas. Ella Grasso, Governor. December 19, 1978.
  • Office of Consumer Protection. HUD. February 1979.
  • Letter from Joseph F. Smith, Director Consumer Liaison Division, HUD to Dear Citizen Advisory Committee Member. March 5, 1979.
  • Citizen Participation in the Community Grant Program. A Guidebook. HUD. March 1979.
  • Small Cities Block Grant Program. HUD. May 1979.
  • Consumer Notice – Neighborhoods to Benefit from new HUD Initiatives. July 6, 1979.
  • Handbook 1376.1 HUD. Program Participants and Departmental Staff. Relocation and Real Property Acquisition. September 1979.
  • Relocation assistance to Displaced Tenants. HUD. September 1979.
  • Urban Renewal is Human Renewal. A Report of Progress/1978-1979. Urban Redevelopment Commission.
  • City of Stamford, CT – Urban Redevelopment Commission Proposed Amended Urban Renewal Plan For The Southeast Quadrant (Extended) Urban Renewal Project. January 1980.
  • Consumer Forum on Community Development Block Grant Program Sponsored by The Department of Housing & Urban Development. 1979.

4. Publications – Hazardous Waste Management – 1976-1979

  • Why a Bottle Bill? September 1976.
  • Public Law 94-580 – October 21, 1976. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.
  • A Pocket Guide to Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection. Circa 1976.
  • Current Focus – Energy and Our Coasts: The 1976 CZM Amendments.
  • Data show Oregon’s bottle bill is rubbish. The Advocate. October 15, 1977.
  • The Proper Management of Difficult Industrial Wastes. Rollins Environmental Services, Inc. 1978.
  • Wasteworks ’78 Conference Proceedings. Co-sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation and the Environmental Action Foundation.
  • A Plan for Development of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities in the New England Region. Executive Summary. Prepared under the Hazardous Waste Management Program of the New England Regional Commission. Arthur D. Little, Inc.
  • LWV of CT – Bibliography and background Materials – Hazardous Wastes. August 1979.
  • The New England Regional Commission’s Hazardous Waste Management Program. Background Package. 1979.
  • Chemical Waste Management: Cooperation for Connecticut’s Future.
  • Solid Waste News – State Board Report. September 1979. From Kathy Golas.
  • Hazardous Waste Management – A Connecticut Perspective. October 1979.
  • EPA Journal – Volume 5, Number 2, February 1979. Waste Alert!
  • Executive Summary – Connecticut 1979 Industrial Waste Generation and Disposal Alternatives Inventory.
  • Hazardous Wastes – An Invitation to Participate. 1979.
  • Industrial Waste Legal and Institutional Analysis for the Connecticut Areawide Waste Treatment Management Board. August 1979. The Research Corporation of New England. Environmental Consultants David I. Brandwein, Bradley I. Raffle, D.F. Unites.
  • Hazardous Waste Management Workshop – April 23, 1980.
  • Rollins Rescue – The newsletter of industrial waste management. RCRA and the Hazardous Waste Generator. 1979.

5. Publications “ Connecticut Voter” LWV of CT 1976-1980

  • School of International Relations – Soybeans – Oil – Survival. March 1976.
  • May 1977 – Vol. 38 No. 7. Call to the 36 th State Convention.
  • June 1977 – Vol. 38 No. 7. Know Your New Officers.
  • September 1977 – Vol. 39 No. 1. Save September 12 for The Communications Workshop.
  • October 1977 – Vol. 39 No. 2. Why Don’t “They” Vote?
  • November 1977 – Vol. 39 No. 3. The League and the Legislature.
  • May 1979 – Vol. 40, No. 7. National Council – Preparing for the Sixtieth Anniversary Celebration.
  • March 1980 – Vol. 41, No. 5. Conflict, Conquest Confront The Near East.
  • April 1980 – Vol. 41, No. 6. Exhibit to Preview at League Party.

6. Publications – Various 1968-1979

  • Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. Summary of Report. Circa 1968.
  • How and Why Not to have that Baby – David B. Van Vleck, Ph.D.
  • The Near Side of Federalism – Improving State and Local Government by Ford Foundation. January 1972.
  • The Gondwana Factor – United Nations Development Programme, United Nations, new York. Circa 1974.
  • 30 th Anniversary – Basic Facts About the United Nations. 1975.
  • A Special Issue of the inter dependent. UN 30. Negotiating a New World. UN Association of the USA. July-August 1975.
  • The inter dependent. The monthly newspaper of the United Nations Association. December 1975. Volume 2, No. 10. Schlesinger’s legacy: Limited nuclear war?
  • LWV Catalog. Spring 1976. Members and the Public.
  • LWV Catalog. Spring 1976. For leaders to be used with spring 1976 catalog for members. Classified Ads for State and Local League Publications.
  • 1976 Publications Catalog LWV of CT.
  • The Council of State Governments Research Brief – State Voter Registration by Mail. March 1976.
  • State Government – Published Quarterly by The Council of State Governments. Summer 1977.
  • Impact on Issues 1976-78. A Leader’s Guide to National Program. LWV of the US. 1977.
  • The Department of State – The Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. March 26, 1979.
  • SALT II Basic Guide. A Special Report. US Dept. of State. Bureau of Public Affairs. May 1979.
  • The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. US Dept of State. Special Report 46. May 1979.
  • Judicial System Study Kit. LWV of CT. November 1977.
  • Your Guide to Jury Duty. October 1979.
  • Hartford Friends Court Monitoring Project. 1977.
  • Facts About Connecticut – The Constitution State. 1978.

7. Publications – National Board Reports – Election News – Election Administration – Reports-Others. 1974-1978.

  • National Board Report – January 1974.
  • National Board Report – June 1974.
  • National Board Report – September 1976.
  • National Board Report – January 1977.
  • National Board Report – June 1977.
  • National Board Report – September 1977.
  • National Board Report – January 1978.
  • Legislative Lookout – American Association of University Women. November 1974.
  • Federal Study on Voter Registration. November 1974.
  • Summary Report on Registration by Mail in Maryland and Minnesota, 1974.
  • Update International – UN: Are there Cracks in the Glass House? March 1975.
  • Letter from Albert T. Hayduk, Commissioner Board of Elections to Senator Bill Brock re Registration by mail. March 28, 1975.
  • Election News – a Newsletter for Election Officials. Mail Registration Advances in congress, House Passes Voting Rights Extension. June 1975.
  • Election News – Report Studies Absentee Voting and Registration. November 1975.
  • Memo to Local and State League Presidents and League Action Service Subscribers from National Office re 1976 League Action Service.
  • Election Administration Reports – Vol. 6 No 1, January 7, 1976.
  • Election Administration Reports – Vol. 6 No 7, March 31, 1976.
  • Election Administration Reports – Vol. 6 No 8, April 14, 1976.
  • Election Administration Reports – Vol. 6 No 13, June 23, 1976
  • Election Administration Reports – Vol. 6 No 16, August 11, 1976
  • Election Administration Reports – Vol. 7 No. 12, June 8, 1977.
  • Election Administration Reports – Vol. 7 No. 19, September 28, 1977.
  • Election Administration Reports – Vol. 7 No. 22, November 9, 1977.
  • Election Administration Reports – Vol. 7 No. 23, November 23, 1977.
  • Memo to State and Local League Presidents from Ann Viner, Organization Chairman re New Membership Card; Meaningful Meetings; Dollars and Sense. May 1976.
  • Clipping – Mail Voter Registration is Ruled Invalid. The New York Times. February 12, 1976.
  • HR Exchange – Second Phase of National Revenue Sharing Monitoring Project Gets Underway. March 1976.
  • Clipping – Carter is Rebuffed in House on Voter Registration. The New York Times. August 10, 1976.
  • Clipping – Review & Outlook – Postcard Registration. The Wall Street Journal? August 26, 1976.
  • Memo to State and Local League Presidents from Veta Winick, National Publications Chairman re Classified Ads for Spring ’77 National Leaders Catalog. March 1977.
  • Current Focus – “To Promote the General Welfare”…Unfinished Agenda. April 1977.
  • Memo to State and Local League Presidents from Nan Waterman, Human Resources Chairman re Guide to Analyzing State and Local Welfare Programs. April 15, 1977.
  • Memo to State League Presidents and Government Chairmen from Ruth Clusen, President, Judith Heimann, Government Chairman, Ruther Hinerfield, Action Chairman re Action by the National Board on Federal Election Reform. March 24, 1977.
  • Report from the Hill No. 95-I-4. Universal Voter Registration; Campaign Finance. June 1977.
  • Political Accountability Rating: 1 st session, 94 th Congress. 1976.
  • The Federal Election Commission – Record. November 1977.
  • Action Alert. To State and Local League Presidents from Ruth Clusen, President; Ruth Hinerfeld, Action Chairman; Judith Heimann, Government Chairman re Universal Voter Registration Act of 1977. June 9, 1977.
  • For Immediate Release – Financing Congressional Campaigns, What’s the Current Situation? November 1977 by The Center for Information on America.
  • Current Focus – Are Jobs Really the Price of a Clean Environment? LWV Education Fund.

8. Voter Publication – State of Connecticut – Proposed Drafts and Bills – 1974-1978

  • Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution, Concerning Elimination of the Straight Ticket Device from Voting Machines. February 1978.
  • File No. 525 – Substitute House Bill No. 5400. An act Concerning Hazardous Waste Facilities. April 8, 1980.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5775. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Accessibility of Polling Places to Physically Disable Voters. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5768. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning the State Elections Commission’s Duties and Powers. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – An Act Concerning The Disposition of Campaign Surplus. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – An Act Concerning The Statute of Limitations for Prosecutions of Election Law Violations. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5761. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning the Authority of the Secretary of the State of Place Candidates Names on the Ballot Label in a Presidential Preference Primary. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5762. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning the Disposition of Campaign Surplus. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5763. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning the Limitation of Access to the Ballot Label.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5764. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning the Investigation and Prosecution of violations of the Election Laws. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5765. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning the Filing of Statements and Reports. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5766. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning the Number of Members of the Local Boards of Education. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5767. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Publication of Advisory Opinions of the State Elections Commission.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5598. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Filing of Absentee Ballots with the Secretary of the State. February 1978.
  • Substitute for House Bill No. 5598. Favorable Report of the Committee on Elections.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5597. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Appointment of Primary Moderators. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5596. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Forfeiture of Electoral Privileges. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5595. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Election Complaints and the Revision of Primary Petition to Preclude Possible Fraud.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5594. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Making Technical Changes to the Election Laws. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5593. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning the Elimination of an Admission on the Saturday After Labor Day. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 5592. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning the Training of Moderators. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 500. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Absentee Voting. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 499. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning the Availability of Absentee Ballots for Certain Military Personnel. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 419. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Authorizing the State Elections Commission to Enter into Contractual Relationships. February 1978.
  • Substitute for Senate Bill No. 419. Favorable Report of the Committee on Elections.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 418. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning the State Elections Commission’s Duties and Powers. February 1978.
  • Substitute for Senate Bill No. 418. Favorable Report of the Committee on Elections.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 387. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Classification of Methods of Voting in Elections Establishing Historic Districts. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 321. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Allowing Challengers to Act as Unofficial Checkers. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 320. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Crosstown Registration of Electors. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 319. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Eliminating the Date Requirement on the Inner Envelope of Various Absentee Ballots. February 1978.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 318. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Elimination of Dummy Machines. February 1978.
  • Substitute for Senate Bill No. 318. Favorable Report of the Committee on Elections.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 317. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Distribution of Absentee Ballots. February 1978.
  • Substitute for Senate Bill No. 317. Favorable Report of the Committee on Elections.
  • State of Connecticut – Raised Committee Bill No. 316. Referred to Committee on Elections. An Act Concerning Absentee Ballot Counting. February 1978.
  • Substitute for Senate Bill No. 316. Favorable Report of the Committee on Elections.
  • 95 th Congress. 1 st Session. S.J.Res. 1. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States. January 10, 1977.
  • Statement in Support of Recommendation No. 2. 3 pages. Undated. “This recommendation is submitted as a result of problems encountered during the Commission’s investigation of forged petition sheets submitted during the 1977 New Britain Democratic Primaries...”
  • Statement in Support of State Elections Commission Legislative Recommendation No. 3. 2 pages. Undated. “This recommendation gives the State Elections Commission the power to enter into such contractual agreements as are necessary for the discharge of its duties...”
  • Statement in Support of Recommendation No. 4. 1 page. Undated. “This recommendation extends from one year to three years the limitations period for a violation of election laws...”
  • Statement in Support of Recommendation No. 5. 1 page. Undated. “This recommendation would provide local access to the financial reports of campaign committees which are primarily local in scope...”
  • Statement in Support of Recommendation No. 6. 1 page. Undated. “This recommendation would allow political issue committees to distribute any surplus they may have to charitable or municipal organizations...”
  • File No. 1073. Substitute Senate Bill No. 175. State of Connecticut Senate. An Act Concerning Property Tax Exemption for Solar Energy Systems. May 17, 1977.
  • From the Office of Gloria Schaffer, Secretary of the State, State Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut 06115. A summary of Public Acts relating to Elections which were enacted at the 1975 session of the General Assembly.
  • Booklet - Voter Registration by Mail. Laws of 1974. Chapters 30 & 51.
  • From the Office of the Secretary of the State. An abbreviated summary of Public Acts relating to Elections which were enacted at the 1977 session of the General Assembly.

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