The Stamford Historical Society: Inventoried Collection

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

Content, Box 27

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1. Stamford Board of Education Budget Testimony. 1970-1971

• Testimony regarding the reallocation of funds for the 1978-79 Education budget – League of Women Voters – June 6, 1978
• Testimony by Lynne Davis before Board of Finance and Board of Representatives. April 7, 1976.
• Statement to Board of Education by Lynne Davis. June 24, 1975.
• Board of Education Reallocation Hearing by Lynne Davis. May 17, 1975.
• LWV Testimony before Board of Education Regarding Superintendent of Schools Proposed Operating Budget 1975-1976 by Marion Huffman, president, LWV of Stamford. February 1, 1975.
• Board of Education budget hearing by Lynne Davis. February 26, 1975.
• Testimony before Board of Finance re education budget by Lynne Davis. April 15, 1975.
• Testimony before the Board of Finance by Joan Louth April 9, 1974.
• Letter from LWV of Stamford to Ellen Camhi, President Board of Education re urges Board of Ed to continue pursuing successful programs. May 24, 1974.
• Testimony before the Board of Education on Proposed Operating Budget by Judy Fishman. February 17, 1973.
• Testimony before the board of Finance and the Board of Representatives by Joan Louth. April 11, 1973.
• Testimony before the Board of Finance and the Board of Representatives by Marianne Pollak. April 14, 1972.
• Testimony before the Board of Education by Marianne Pollak. June 8, 1972.
• Testimony before the Board of Education by Louise Spirer, president LWV of Stamford. June 8, 1972.
• Letter from Louise Spirer, President, LWV of Stamford to Dr. Reigh Carpenter, Superintendent of Schools re league speaking out against budget cuts at the Board of Ed hearings. May 31, 1972.
• Form letter against education cuts.
• Letter from Mrs. Jerome Connolly, President to LWV April 23, 1968.
• Steps for Adopting Local Programs within the LWV. M. Huffman. March 21, 1971.
• Statement for the Hearing of the State Board of Education by Virginia Karchere, LWV of CT., Director, Tax Reform. November 6, 1974.
• Letter from Steward B. McKinney, House of Representatives, to Mrs. Herbert F. Spirer, President LWV of Stamford re issue of busing and desegregation. April 27, 1972.
• Stamford LWV Education positions. 1968, 1974.
• Clipping – In letter to Grasso Shays issues warning on state pensions. The Advocate. February 1979.

2. Stamford Education Study 1972-73 Goals and Aims

• Stamford’s Teacher Center, Board of Education. April’s agenda of events.
• Special Pupil Services – Suggested Proposal for Project Explore Middle School Program.
• Letter from Edward M. Friedlander, Supervisor, Guidance and Testing, Stamford Public Schools, to Mrs. Ellen Camhi re you might be interested in some of the actions taken by my office to achieve your League’s recommendations. June 13, 1973.
• LWV of CT to Local League Presidents, H.R. Chm. And Interested Leaguers from Ann N. Hibino, Education Chairman re League Supported Education Committee Bills. April 1973.
• Statement to the General Education Subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and Labor on the “Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments Act of 1973” and Related Bills by the LWV of the US. April 1973.
• LWV of the US – form for local leagues to report on local program activities. Stamford league reported on Education. Signed by Marianne Pollak, Education Chairman. March 1973.
• Letter from Marianne Pollak, Education Chairman to Dr. Reigh Carpenter, Superintendent of Schools, Stamford re Education Study Item. January 1973.
• Agenda: Assignments – Interview in the System; Interviews with Educators on the College Level; Interviews – World of Work; Community Meetings; Moderators; Questions.
• Letter from Marianne (Pollak?) unaddressed and undated re I’ve enclosed some brief notes of our meeting with Bob Neiman.
• Determining goals, aims and objectives for the Stamford Public School System.
• Planning: How to Develop Program Objectives, Establish Priorities, and Evaluate Achievement
• The LWV of Stamford, Inc. Study Item 1972-1973 – Goals and Aims of Education
• At Graduation the Ideal MBA Should: list of Job/Career goals, Personal Attributes, Conceptual and Tool Skills and Knowledge, Applied Skills and Knowledge, General, Boundary Operations of Organization, Conceptual, Tool, and Applied Skills Knowledge: Specific, Advanced.
• New Jersey ”Our Schools” Program – Goals and Priorities: An Overview – January 1972 – Needs Assessment Advisory Council.
• Clipping – Communications Top Education Goal List. The Advocate. November 1972.
• Form letter from Marianne Pollak, Education Chairman, LWV of Stamford, CT re The Education Committee of the LWV in its continuing effort to encourage citizens to ”let their voice be heard” is arranging for a series of meetings where groups of people can exchange ideas on what our schools should teach. Undated.
• Final Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Philosophy and Goals for the Stamford Public Schools. Submitted to the Stamford Board of Education. August 1973.
• Letter from Frank J. Dunn, Director of School Development Stamford Public Schools to Dear President re requesting assistance in a vital project in the form of reactions to a proposed educational philosophy, goals and general objectives for the Stamford Public Schools. April 1973.
• A Proposed Philosophy for the Stamford Public Schools.
• Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education Community Questionnaire
• Connecticut State board of Education Questionnaire: What Should The Public Schools Teach? Public, along with professional educators, asked to help set goals of education.
• The LWV of Stamford High School Senior Survey (1979 only). Questions about Discipline.
• The LWV of Stamford High School and Graduate Surveys, 1977, 1978, 1979.
• Additional Comments on Discipline (taken from other questionnaires).
• Comments from the Students about the Quality of Teaching (Unfavorable).
• Comments from the Student about the Quality of Teaching (Favorable).
• What Specific Recommendations Would You have for Improvement?
• Lots of cut and pasted comments on loose pages that were used to gather the final comments from the student questionnaires.

3. LWV Services – Legislation 1975-1978 – Election Laws.

• Letter from Clifton Leonhardt, Deputy Secretary of the State of CT to Ms. Marjorie Anderson, LWV and Mrs. Barbara Sachs re With reference to our brief conversation on the subject of voter instruction, I am enclosing a photocopy of a page from our Moderators handbook dealing with this subject, as well as actual copies of Section 9-260 and 9-261. September 1977.
• The Canvass of Electors and Preparation of the Registry List. June 1976. Gloria Schaffer, Secretary of the State.
• Letter from Susan to Sandy re enclosed are the relevant laws of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. January 29.
• Letter from Betsy to Sandy re Marge and I met with James Kennelly on Monday. January 17.
• McKinney’s Consolidated Laws of New York 1964 Annotated. Election Law.
• Elections – pages 121-133.
• Election Code – Conduct of Elections from Purdon’s Penna Statutes Annotated.
• Letter from Leonard F. Clingham, Jr. Legal Assistant, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations to Henry S. Cohn, Esq., Elections Attorney, Office of the Secretary of State, State of Connecticut re please find the Rhode Island law regarding verification of electors at the polls. January 1977.
• LWV of Rhode Island – Signature Identification Survey. March 1958.
• LWV of CT – Position Paper in Favor of Signature Identification of the Voter at the Polls. February 1977.
• For Immediate Release – Geil Orcutt, State Representative from the 98 th District, proposes legislation that will deal effectively with voting fraud.
• Clipping – Orcutt Will Pursue Voter Sign-In Law.
• How Voters are Identified at the Polls by State. Material from National Municipal League. January 1976.
• New York State Voter Registration and Filing Procedures (as observed at Westchester County Board of Elections, White Plains, New York).
• Clipping – A Simple Way to Protect the Vote. The New Haven Register. February 17, 1978.
• Clipping – Signature Identification Worked Well at the Polls. Editorials. November 13, 1958.
• To Honorable Geill Orcutt From Office of Legislative Research, Robert Petersen, Research Specialist, State of CT, General Assembly, re Signature Identification for Voting. February 1975.
• To Honorable Joseph W. Schwartz From Office of Legislative Research, Laura Slaver, Research Specialist State of CT, General Assembly, re Signatures of Registered Voters. December 1975.
• To Linda Hershman, From Heidi Winslow, Re Signature Identification of Voters. March 1975.
• Poster – Election at a Glance. Stamford League of Women Voters. Published in Cooperation with the LWV, State & National Education Funds and our Thanks to Champion International, Inc., Olin Corp., Union Trust and our Members and Friends for their contributions.
• Connecticut Voter – LWV of CT – Election Scoreboard 1982. October 1982. 2 copies.
• 3 memo size hand written pages: Last Active Election Laws Study 1974.
• State of CT – Proposed Bill No. 307 – Referred to Committee on Gov’t Administration & Elections. Introduced by Sen. Fahey, 3 rd District, General Assembly, January Session, 1979. An Act Requiring the Training of Election Officials.
• State of CT – Proposed Bill No. 5774 – Referred to Committee on Gov’t Administration & Elections. Introduced by Rep. Shays, 147th District, Sen. Leonhardt, 5 th Dist., General Assembly, January Session, 1979. An act Concerning Public Financing of Gubernatorial election Campaigns.
• State of CT – Proposed Bill No. 388 – Referred to Committee on Gov’t Administration & Elections. Introduced by Sen. Prete, 14 th District, General Assembly, January Session, 1979. An Act Concerning a Uniform Municipal Election Day.
• State of CT – Proposed Bill No. 5680 – Referred to Committee on Gov’t Administration & Elections. Introduced by Rep. Vance – 123rd District, General Assembly, January Session, 1979. An Act Concerning Electioneering on the Day of a Primary or Election.
• State of CT – Proposed Bill No. 5708 – Referred to Committee on Gov’t Administration & Elections. Introduced by Rep. Dyer, 110 th District, General Assembly, January Session, 1979. An Act Concerning a Candidate’s Eligibility to Run for Elective Office.
• State of CT – Proposed Bill No. 354 – Referred to Committee on Gov’t Administration & Elections. Introduced by Sen. Murphy, 19th District, General Assembly, January Session, 1979. An Act Concerning a Petition for a Vote at a Meeting of a Town or a Municipal Corporation.
• State of CT – Proposed Bill No. 310 – Referred to Committee on Gov’t Administration & Elections. Introduced by Sen. Johnson, 6 th District, General Assembly, January Session, 1979. An Act Concerning the Duties of the Registrars of Voters.
• State of CT – Proposed Bill No. 309 – Referred to Committee on Gov’t Administration & Elections. Introduced by Sen. Johnson, 6 th District, General Assembly, January Session, 1979. An act Concerning Registrars of Voters.
• State of CT – Proposed Bill No. 308 – Referred to Committee on Gov’t Administration & Elections. Introduced by Sen. Fahey, 3 rd District, General Assembly, January Session, 1979. An Act Making the Town Clerk the Chief Local Elections Official.
• State of CT – Proposed Bill No. 311 – Referred to Committee on Gov’t Administration & E lections. Introduced by Sen. Johnson, 6th District, General Assembly, January Session, 1979. An Act Concerning Minority Representation of Legislative Bodies.
• State of CT – Proposed Bill No. 5709 – Referred to Committee on Gov’t Administration & Elections. Introduced by Rep. Niedermeier, 134 th District, General Assembly, January Session, 1979. An Act Permitting Junior and Senior High School Students at the Polling Place.
• CCAG 1977 Voting Index – 12 consumer, environment, health, and open-government issues in 1977.
• Master Bill Chart. 1977 Session – July Wrap Up. Number of Bill, title, introduction, committees, floor votes, governor.
• CCAG – Citizen’s Lobby Bulletin. March 1978. List of Bills, summary, arguments and responses.
• General Assembly Committee Assignments. 1979 Session.
• Legislative Newsletter – LWV of CT – Janet Stason, Legislative Director, Rosalie Farley, Editor. In this letter: “Jazz from Janet…” LWV Priorities for ’79…Energy…Tax Reform…Solid Waste Management…Land Use… CAM…Transportation. January 1979.
• Letter from Ruth C. Clusen, President LWV of the US to Sandy Finder, Legislative action Chairman, Stamford LWV re thank you for your recent letter regarding Secretary Califano’s reorganization of HEW and a provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act. April 1977.
• Report of the 1977 Legislative Session – Who Did What.
• Newsflashes – LWV of CT – From the State Board. April 1975
• Legislative Newsletter – LWV of CT. Julie Rankin, Legislative Director, Beverly Walton, Editor. In this letter: General Assembly Wrapup; Where the Bills Went; Where the League Was. July 1975.
• Legislative Newsletter – LWV of CT. Beverly Walton, Editor. In this letter: Legislative Warmup; Governor’s Budget Message; Budget Highlights; League Legislative Goals; Welfare Update; A League View; Bits and Pieces and How to Get There. February 1974.
• Profile on Approaches to Communications – copyright 1970 – Educational Systems & Designs, Inc. Westport, CT.
• CCAG Report – CCAG Takes on Utilities. Marc Caplan, Director. January 1976.
• CCAG – Citizen’s Lobby Report. Barbara Tucker, Lobby Coordinator. 1976 Session.
• CCAG Report – Nader and CCAG Join in Consumer Agency Fight. Marc Caplan, Director. October 1975.
• Connecticut Voter – Our 1976 Legislative Priorities. February 1976.
• Legislative Newsletter – LWV of CT. Helen Densem, Editor, Julie Rankin, Legislative Director. In this letter: Bills and More Bills!; Bits and Pieces. March 1976.
• Legislative Newsletter – LWV of CT. Helen Densem, Editor, Julie Rankin, Legislative Director. In this letter: Governor Grasso’s Budget Message; Bits of This and That; League in Action. February 1976.
• LWV of Connecticut – Weekly Memo – Sharon Smith, Editor, Julie Rankin, Legis. Dir. March 26, 1976. No. 6.
• LWV of Connecticut – Weekly Memo – Kay Marks, Editor, Julie Rankin, Legis. Dir. March 12, 1976. No. 6.
• LWV of Connecticut – Weekly Memo – Kay Marks, Editor, Julie Rankin, Legis. Dir. March 19, 1976. No. 7.
• LWV of Connecticut – Weekly Memo – Sharon Smith, Editor, Julie Rankin, Legis. Dir. April 23, 1976. No. 12.
• Letter from Lowell Weicker, Jr. United States Senator to Ms. Eileen Berets, Stamford LWV re thank you for your letter regarding the current energy situation and the decontrol of domestic oil prices. August 1979.

4. LWV National Pamphlets 1975-1980

• National Board Report. A Guide for Local and State Board Planning. September 1976 No. 2.
• Glossary of Land Use Terms (for use in both National and State Consensus).
• Land Use – Questions on Federal Role in Land Use.
• National Board Report. A Guide for Local and State Board Planning. June 1978 No. 1. 2 copies.
• The National Voter – Proposed National Program. 1978-1980. Spring 1978.
• The National Voter – Convention ’78. Summer 1978.
• The National Voter – How Do You Spell Relief? The Impacts of the Taxpayers’ Revolt. Fall 1978.
• The National Voter – The United States Budget in Brief. Fiscal Year 1980. The Inflation Squeeze. Spring 1979.

5. Connecticut League

• What Every League Member Should Know (Board Responsibilities, Portfolios, Board Meetings, General Meetings, Local, State and National Work, Other Information).
• The 36 th Convention League of Women Voters of Connecticut. June 14 and 15, 1977. Wesleyan University.
• This is Your General Assembly. 1977 The LWV of Connecticut. The Joint Committee on Legislative Management Connecticut General Assembly.
• Connecticut Voter – September 1974.
• Connecticut Voter – November 1975.
• Connecticut Voter – November 1978.
• Connecticut Voter – February 1979.
• Connecticut Voter – June/July 1979.
• Connecticut Voter – September 1979.
• Publications (list of, from LWV of CT). June 1979.
• Program and Organization Goals for the CT LWV. 1975-1976. September 1975.
• Progress Report – State Government, Tax Reform, Election Laws, General Assembly, Land and Water. September 1973.
• Legislative Program – 1975 – LWV of CT.
• Legislative Report. Julie Rankin, June 1976.
• Report on the 1977 Legislative Session – Who Did What.
• Legislative Report from the Hill to the State Convention 6/15/77. State Board Report. June 1977.
• Legislative Report as of April 7, 1978. State Board Report. April 1978.
• Legislative Newsletter. Julie Rankin, Legis. Dir., Janet Stason, Co-Dir. Kay Marks, Editor. In this letter: Governor’s Budget, Filer Commission, Being Human, The Box. February 1977.
• Legislative Newsletter. J. Stason, Legis. Dir. Rosalie Farley, Editor. In this letter: Wrap-Up – A Potpourri, Elec.Laws, G.A., FO1, Bottle Bill, Energy, How They Voted. July 1977. 2 copies.
• Action – 1976-1977. The Second year of our Action Agenda selected by you at the 1975 State Convention. Have you participated in “the doing of something”? August 1976. Marjorie Anderson, Action VP.
• State Board Report. ACTION!! Marjorie Anderson, V.P. for Program and Action. January 1977.
• List of State office phone numbers.
• State Board Report. Report on the Structure of State Government. Alice Ayers, State President. January 1977.
• Clipping – Legislature Gets Mixed Marks.
• Letter from Susan Hill, Legislative Chair to Mr. Saloman re Stamford League of Women Voters congratulate you on your recent appointment to the State Ethics Committee. August 1977.
• State Board Report. ERA 3-2-1. Marjorie Anderson. August 1977.
• State Board Report. Action Telephone Chain. February 1978.
• Reference Materials for Legislative Action Portfolio. Hand written page. Undated.
• The League of Women Voters of CT Education Fund. This is Your General Assembly. Capitol Day. March 29, 1978.
• Legislative Interviews – Questions. November 1975.
• Weekly Memo. Joan McCaw, Editor. Julie Rankin, Legislative Director. January 28, 1977.
• Weekly Memo. Rosalie Farley, Editor. Julie Rankin, Legislative Director. March 4, 1977.

6. Stamford League

• Convention 1977 Stamford LWV.
• This is Stamford. Published by The League of Women Voters, Stamford, Connecticut. August 1974.
• They Represent Us. A list of elected officials, offices and phone numbers. 1977.
• By-Laws of the League of Women Voters of Stamford, Inc. As Amended May 18, 1976.
• By-Laws of the League of Women Voters of Stamford, Inc. As Amended May 9, 1978.
• Local League Positions and Progress Report – 1979. Stamford Charter.
• League of Women Voters Stamford, CT. Membership List. January 1977. Indicating City District and Year of Joining.
• Stamford LWV Budget as Adopted 1978-1979.
• Treasurer’s Annual Report and Proposed Budget. Annette Shimer, Treasurer. 1976-1978.
• Proposed Budget – Stamford Branch – AAUW. July 1, 976 – June 30, 1977.
• Financial Position as of July 31, 1977.
• Tentative Calendar 1978-1979.
• Clipping – List of Board of Reps. 1977.
• Bumper Sticker – Join the League of Women Voters.
• Minutes of Stamford League of Women Voters Board Meeting. September 5, 1978.
• Stamford League of Women Voter Executive Board Meeting. September 19, 1978.

7. Bottle Bill

• Legislative Newsletter. Bottle Up the Anti Litter Bill. February 1978.
• Weekly Memo. Michelle Carson, Editor. Janet Stason, Legislative Director. February 17, 1978.
• The Bottle Bill Battle – 1977.
• Mailer from Solid Waste Project, National Wildlife Federation. Wasteworks ’78.
• Clipping – Debate continues over bottle bill.
• Clipping – 2 Greenwich reps oppose bottle bill in Hartford.
• Clipping – Bottle bill foes propose anti-littering alternative. The Advocate. February 28, 1977.

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