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American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada Records

 Collection
Identifier: 99-18
Abstract

The Nevada branch of the American Civil Liberties Union was organized in 1966 although there were individuals in the state who were active in the national organization during the 1920s and 1930s. Included are minutes of the northern Nevada chapter, southern Nevada chapter, and state board meetings; administrative and issues correspondence; bylaws; organizational history; membership statistics; complaints and litigation files; subject files; and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1970-1998
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Campaign for Choice Records

 Collection
Identifier: 94-57
Abstract Campaign for Choice was organized in Reno, Nevada in August 1989 to ensure passage of Question 7 on the November 6, 1990 ballot. In essence, Question 7 affirmed an existing Nevada statute (NRS 442.250 based on Roe vs. Wade) and prohibited its modification or repeal except by a direct vote of the people. If Question 7 failed, the Nevada statute would be void, enabling the legislature to regulate, modify, and even prohibit reproductive rights for women. The campaign was successful, however,...
Dates: 1989-1991
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

League of Women Voters of Nevada Records

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Identifier: 82-15
Abstract The League of Women Voters is an women's organization that encourages informed and active participation in government. The collection contains materials of the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Nevada, local Nevada Leagues, and materials from the national League from 1941-1981. These records include correspondence, minutes, newsletters, membership lists, budgets, and printed material consisting of published reports on various Nevada state and local, social and political issues of concern to...
Dates: 1941-1981
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

National Organization for Women, Northern Nevada Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: 97-31
Abstract

The Northern Nevada Chapter (NNC) of the National Organization for Women (NOW) was organized at a meeting of forty women in Reno in September, 1973, by Patricia Lynch and Cheryl Jean Yee. Included are bylaws, minutes, newsletters, news releases, program flyers, correspondence, and subject files.,Subject file topics include abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lesbian rights, reproductive rights, and sexual harassment. Material between 1973-1983.

Dates: 1973-1983; Majority of material found within 1981 - 1983
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

Planned Parenthood of Northern Nevada Records

 Collection
Identifier: 93-17
Abstract Planned Parenthood of Northern Nevada was established in Reno in 1971 as Planned Parenthood of Washoe County, Inc.; the first clinic opened in November 1971. The collection contains administrative records that include executive board minutes and reports, bylaws, certificate of incorporation, executive board membership rosters, newsletters, brochures, history of the organization, Nevada sex education and abortion legislative history, news releases and correspondence, and newspaper...
Dates: 1971-1993
Found in: University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department

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