Clemson University Libraries Special Collections
League of Women Voters - Clemson Area Records
Mss.0346
A Register, 1967-2009
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Clemson University Libraries Special Collections
- Title
- League of Women Voters - Clemson Area Records
- ID
- Mss.0346
- Date
- 1967-2009
- Extent
- 4.8 cubic feet in 16 boxes consisting of 142 folders, 44 photographs, 19 negatives, and 2 VHS cassettes
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- This manuscript collection contains the archives of the League of Women Voters - Clemson Area [LWVCA]. Since 1968, the LWVCA, has served the people of Clemson, Central, Easley, Six Mile, Pickens, Liberty, Dacusville, Seneca, Walhalla, Westminster, Salem, Mountain Rest, Anderson, and Pendleton by encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government through education and advocacy.
Preferred Citation
When citing materials from manuscript collections and the University Archives, use the following format: Identification of the item, folder and box number, title of the collection, Special Collections, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, South Carolina.
Biographical/Historical note
The League of Women Voters of the Clemson Area (LWVCA) is a non-profit, non-partisan volunteer organization that was formed in 1968. It serves the people of Clemson, Central, Easley, Six Mile, Pickens, Liberty, Dacusville, Seneca, Walhalla, Westminster, Salem, Mountain Rest, Anderson, and Pendleton. The League aims to promote political responsibility through informed participation of citizens in government. The organization is commonly active within issues such as education, fiscal policy, voting rights, health care, and local/county/state governmental affairs. LWVCA members have also provided leadership to the League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) by organizing and leading statewide meetings, serving in various capacities on the state board, and researching and preparing materials on selected topics for use by other local Leagues in the state. The group neither supports nor opposes candidates for office at any level of government. Rather, they seek influence on policy by striving to increase understanding through education, advocacy, and political lobbying.
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains annual meeting reports, 1968-2006; biennial convention workbooks, 1981-1994; board minutes, 1968-2006; bylaws, 1968-1990s; candidates fair documentation, 1970-2006; directories, 1970-2008; news clippings, 1971-2009; correspondence, 1967-2009; as well as various newsletters, reports, photographs, and VHS cassettes.
The annual meeting files contain reports, proposals, budgets, honor/awards recognitions, and updates on local/state governmental issues of importance. Biennial convention workbooks document agendas during these events. The board minutes commonly include location, date, treasurers reports, announcements, publications (national and local news), recreational and voter services, state/local issues, and membership reports. The bylaw files document regulations of the LWVCA concerning the operation and manner of procedure in which the organization was run. Also included are files that chronicle the LWVCA’s organization of local candidate's fairs. These files contain correspondence, names and biographical details pertaining to each candidate, and questionnaires that feature each office seekers individual positions on issues. Directories of local public officials were published every year by the organization and thirty eight are included within this collection. News clippings document the LWVCA’s activities with local, state, and national government. Correspondence within this collection detail internal, community, and state/local interactions. Newsletters such as “Facts,” “SC Voter,” and “The Voter” are included within this collection. Reports that were prepared by the LWVCA have been archived; topics included are: Hartwell Lake, immigration, federal deficit, property taxes, alcohol sales, state lottery, car taxes, solid waste, and the Kenya Project. The latter was an internship program entitled “Woman Power in Politics: Building Grassroots Democracy in Africa.” There are 44 photographs within this collection that depict League members at various meetings and also performing voter service. There are two VHS cassettes. One contains two separate 1994 PBS broadcasts in which panels discuss the pros and cons of health care reform. The other VHS cassette depicts a local LWVCA town meeting that occurred in 1999.
Arrangement note
The folders have been arranged in alphabetical order accept for the Kenya Project, which has been arranged chronologically.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Clemson University Libraries Special Collections
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Acquired from Della Barker, Frances Plotnick, and Holly Ulbrich in accessions 03-115, 03-177, 05-105, and 09-121.
Processing Information note
This collection was processed by Carl Redd, Project Archivist, with assistance from student worker Steven Maclin in 2011.
Related Materials
Separated Materials note
Photographs and VHS cassettes have been separated due to nature of the items.
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
- Local government--South Carolina--Pickens County.
- South Carolina--Politics and government.
Subject(s)
- Elections--South Carolina--Clemson--Periodicals.
- League of Women Voters of the Clemson Area.
- Voter registration--South Carolina--Clemson--Periodicals.
Collection Inventory
Box | Folder | ||
Action Alerts 2005 |
1 | 1 | |
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Agenda For Action 1999-2009 |
1 | 2 | |
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Annual Meeting (1) 1970-1997 |
1 | 3 | |
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Annual Meeting (2) 1998-2006 |
1 | 4 | |
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Annual Reports 1968-1975 |
1 | 5 | |
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Biennial Convention - Workbooks (1) 1981, 1983, 1985 |
1 | 6 | |
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Biennial Convention - Workbooks (2) 1987, 1989, 1991 |
1 | 7 | |
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Biennial Council - Workbooks 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 |
1 | 8 | |
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Board Minutes (1) 1968-1970 |
2 | 1 | |
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Board Minutes (2) 1974-1979 |
2 | 2 | |
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Board Minutes (3) 1975-1980 |
2 | 3 | |
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Board Minutes (4) 1980-1981 |
2 | 4 | |
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Board Minutes (5) 1982-1985 |
2 | 5 | |
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Board Minutes (6) 1986-1988 |
2 | 6 | |
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Board Minutes (7) 1989-1990 |
2 | 7 | |
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Board Minutes (8) 1992-1993 |
2 | 8 | |
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Board Minutes (9) 1996-1997 |
3 | 1 | |
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Board Minutes (10) 1998-2004 |
3 | 2 | |
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Board Minutes (11) 2005-2006 |
3 | 3 | |
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Board Reports - Local |
3 | 4 | |
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Bylaws (1) 1968-1978 |
3 | 5 | |
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Bylaws (2) 1980s |
3 | 6 | |
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Bylaws (3) 1990s |
3 | 7 | |
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Candidates Fair (1) 1970-1971 |
4 | 1 | |
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Candidates Fair (2) 1972-1973 |
4 | 2 | |
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Candidates Fair (3) 1974 (1) |
4 | 3 | |
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Candidates Fair (4) 1974 (2) |
4 | 4 | |
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Candidates Fair (5) 1976 |
4 | 5 | |
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Candidates Fair (6) 1978 |
4 | 6 | |
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Candidates Fair (7) 1980-1981 |
4 | 7 | |
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Candidates Fair (8) 1982 |
5 | 1 | |
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Candidates Fair (9) 1984 |
5 | 2 | |
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Candidates Fair (10) 1986 |
5 | 3 | |
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Candidates Fair (11) 1988 |
5 | 4 | |
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Candidates Fair (12) 1988-1989 |
5 | 5 | |
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Candidates Fair (13) 1994 |
5 | 6 | |
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Candidates Fair (14) 1999 |
5 | 7 | |
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Candidate Forums (1) 2006 |
5 | 8 | |
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Candidate Forums (2) 2009 |
6 | 1 | |
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Candidate Information 1996-1998 |
6 | 2 | |
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Child Day Care 1989 |
6 | 3 | |
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Clippings (1) 1971 |
6 | 4 | |
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Clippings (2) 1974 |
6 | 5 | |
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Clippings (3) 1975 |
6 | 6 | |
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Clippings (4) 1976 |
6 | 7 | |
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Clippings (5) 1977 |
6 | 8 | |
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Clippings (6) 1978 |
6 | 9 | |
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Clippings (7) 1979 |
6 | 10 | |
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Clippings (8) 1980 |
6 | 11 | |
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Clippings (9) 1982-1986 |
6 | 12 | |
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Clippings (10) 1990 |
6 | 13 | |
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Clippings (11) 1992 |
6 | 14 | |
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Clippings (12) 1994 |
6 | 15 | |
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Clippings (13) 1995 |
6 | 16 | |
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Clippings (14) 1996-2000 |
6 | 17 | |
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Clippings (15) 2001-2007 |
6 | 18 | |
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Clippings (16) 2008 |
7 | 1 | |
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Clippings (17) 2009 |
7 | 2 | |
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Clippings (18) undated |
7 | 3 | |
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Communications 1987 |
7 | 4 | |
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Correspondence (1) 1967-1972 |
7 | 5 | |
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Correspondence (2) 1973-1978 |
7 | 6 | |
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Correspondence (3) 1980-1991 |
7 | 7 | |
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Correspondence (4) 1993-2009 |
7 | 8 | |
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Correspondence - Consensus Statements 1968-1975 |
7 | 9 | |
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Correspondence - Voter Services 1968-1994 |
7 | 10 | |
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"Crossroads" 1993-1994 |
7 | 11 | |
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Directory of Public Officials (1) 1970-1984 |
8 | 1 | |
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Directory of Public Officials (2) 1985-1997 |
8 | 2 | |
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Directory of Public Officials (3) 1999-2008 |
8 | 3 | |
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Election 2004 |
8 | 4 | |
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"Facts" Newsletter (1) 1975-1991 |
8 | 5 | |
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"Facts" Newsletter (2) 1991-1996 |
8 | 6 | |
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"Facts" Newsletter (3) 1997-2001 |
8 | 7 | |
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Federal Deficit, The 1980s |
8 | 8 | |
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Finance 1969-1983 |
9 | 1 | |
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"First Steps" 2005, undated |
9 | 2 | |
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Flyers (Recreational) 1972-2008 |
9 | 3 | |
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Fundraising Drive 1995 |
9 | 4 | |
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Fundraising Tools |
9 | 5 | |
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Hartwell Lake Management Plan 1974-1976 |
9 | 6 | |
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Home Rule 2006 |
9 | 7 | |
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Immigration Study |
9 | 8 | |
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"Impact On Issues" 1982-1984 |
9 | 9 | |
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International Forum - Washington DC 1999 |
9 | 10 | |
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"In Touch" 1990-1991 |
9 | 11 | |
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Kenya Project 1997-2001 |
9 | 12 | |
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Kenya - Proposals 1999-2000, undated |
9 | 13 | |
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Kenya - Phase 1 |
10 | 1 | |
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Kenya - Phase 2 |
10 | 2 | |
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Kenya - Phase 3 |
10 | 3 | |
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Kenya - To Clemson 2001 |
10 | 4 | |
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Kenya - To Clemson 2002 |
10 | 5 | |
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Kenya - Final Report 2002 |
10 | 6 | |
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"Know Your State" (Preliminary Study) 1951 |
10 | 7 | |
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Local Government 1980-1990 |
10 | 8 | |
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Local Programs 1989-1994 |
10 | 9 | |
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Membership Lists 1968-2008 |
10 | 10 | |
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National Board Report (1) 1975-1985 |
11 | 1 | |
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National Board Report (2) 1988 |
11 | 2 | |
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Oconee Membership Project 1985-1995 |
11 | 3 | |
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Planning Commission 1970s |
11 | 4 | |
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Policies 2001 |
11 | 5 | |
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Pollution and Hazardous Waste 1980s |
11 | 6 | |
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Proclamation: League of Women Voters Day in Clemson 1997 |
11 | 7 | |
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Program Planning Reports 1995-2008 |
11 | 8 | |
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Property Tax Convergence 2001 |
11 | 9 | |
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Property Tax Reforms 2005-2006 |
11 | 10 | |
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Publicity and Press Releases 1976-2006 |
11 | 11 | |
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Public Information 1973 |
11 | 12 | |
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Referendum - Alcohol Sales 1995 |
11 | 13 | |
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Referendum - Car Tax and Lottery 2000 |
11 | 14 | |
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Regulation and Electoral Laws - South Carolina 1968-1974 |
11 | 15 | |
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School District - Pickens County, South Carolina 1993 |
11 | 16 | |
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SC Voter (1) 1968-1972 |
12 | 1 | |
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SC Voter (2) 1971-1980 |
12 | 2 | |
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SC Voter (3) 1981-1986 |
12 | 3 | |
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SC Voter (4) 1995-2008 |
12 | 4 | |
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Signs (various) |
12 | 5 | |
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Solid Waste (1) 1970s-1980s |
12 | 6 | |
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Solid Waste (2) 1970s-1980s |
12 | 7 | |
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Solid Waste Survey 1970s |
12 | 8 | |
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Speakers Bureau 1970s |
12 | 9 | |
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State Convention 1995 |
13 | 1 | |
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State Directories 1998-2009 |
13 | 2 | |
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Survey Report: Pickens County and Clemson City Government - Draft 1970 |
13 | 3 | |
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Survey Report: Pickens County and Clemson City Government - Final 1970 |
13 | 4 | |
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Trade Act 1969 |
13 | 5 | |
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Town Forum - Central, SC 2005 |
13 | 6 | |
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Town Forum - STI 1999 |
13 | 7 | |
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Video Poker Panel 1999 |
13 | 8 | |
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"Voter, The" (1) 1968-1970 |
13 | 9 | |
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"Voter, The" (2) 1971-1972 |
13 | 10 | |
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"Voter, The" (3) 1973-1975 |
14 | 1 | |
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"Voter, The" (4) 1976-1977 |
14 | 2 | |
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"Voter, The" (5) 1978-1979 |
14 | 3 | |
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"Voter, The" (6) 1980-1982 |
14 | 4 | |
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"Voter, The" (7) 1983-1985 |
14 | 5 | |
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"Voter, The" (8) 1986-1988 |
14 | 6 | |
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"Voter, The" (9) 1989-1991 |
14 | 7 | |
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"Voter, The" (10) 1992-1997 |
15 | 1 | |
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"Voter, The" (11) 1998-2000 |
15 | 2 | |
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"Voter, The" (12) 2001-2005 |
15 | 3 | |
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"Voter, The" (13) 2006-2009 |
15 | 4 | |
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Voter Services 1999-2007 |
15 | 5 | |
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Voting Systems (DRE touch screen) |
15 | 6 | |
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Photographs and Negatives Separated due to nature of item. |
16 | 1 | |
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VHS Cassette - Health Care Reform 1994 Separated due to nature of item. |
16 | 2 | |
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VHS Cassette - LWVCA Town Meeting 1999 Separated due to nature of item. |
16 | 3 | |
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