A Guide to the Virginia Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Council papers, 1970-1982 Virginia Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Council papers 31486

A Guide to the Virginia Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Council papers, 1970-1982

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 31486


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
31486
Title
Virginia Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Council papers, 1970-1982
Extent
9 cubic feet (24 boxes and oversize)
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Virginia Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Council. Papers, 1970-1982. Accession 31486. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond 23219.

Acquisition Information

Deposited by the Virginia Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Council, Richmond, April-September 1982.

Biographical Information

The Virginia Equal Rights Ratification Council was a coalition of more than thirty organizations in Virginia that supported the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Included were education, legal, labor, press, political, and religious groups, and groups comprised primarily of women.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1970-1982, encompassing a comprehensive history of the Equal Rights Amendment, emphasizing the efforts for its passage in Virginia. Includes correspondence, subject files, newspaper clippings, mailing lists, printed material, posters, maps, monaural and video cassette tapes, and ephemera. Material relating to the General Assembly from 1979-1981 concern its actions regarding the Equal Rights Amendment as well as background information on members of the General Assembly during this period. The activities and forms of support for the Equal Rights Amendment by participating organizations are noted, and there are files on the variety of issues which originated as a result of the proposed amendment.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I: General Files Series II: General Assembly Series III: Elections Series IV: Mailing Lists Series V: Organizations, alphabetical Series VI: Organizations, by type Series VII: ERA, General Information Series VIII: ERA, Issues Series IX: Advertising and Publicity Series X: Newspaper Clippings Series XI: Miscellaneous Series XII: Maps Series XIII: Publications

Contents List

Series I: General files , 1979-1981 .
Boxes 1
Extent: 1 box.
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Series II: General Assembly , 1977-1981 .
Boxes 2-6
Extent: 5 boxes.
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Series III: Elections , 1970-1981 .
Boxes 7
Extent: 1 box.
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Series IV: Mailing lists , 1978 .
Boxes 7-8
Extent: 1 box.
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Series V: Organizations, alphabetical , 1979-1980 .
Boxes 8-10
Extent: 3 boxes.
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Series VI: Organizations, by kind , 1977-1980 .
Boxes 10-12
Extent: 3 boxes.
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Series VII: Equal Rights Amendment, General information , 1978-1981 .
Boxes 13
Extent: 1 box.
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Series VIII: Equal Rights Amendment, Issues , 1972-1980 .
Boxes 14-16
Extent: 3 boxes.
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Series IX: Advertising and Publicity , 1962-1980 .
Boxes 16-18
Extent: 3 boxes.
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Series X: Newspaper clippings , 1970-1980 .
Boxes 19
Extent: 1 box.
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Series XI: Miscellaneous , 1981 .
Boxes 20
Extent: 1 box.
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Series XII: Maps , 1975-1982 .
Boxes 21
Extent: 1 box.
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Series XIII: Publications , 1975-1982 .
Boxes 22-24
Extent: 3 boxes and oversize.
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