The Voter Education Project (VEP) began in 1962 as part of the Southern Regional Council. Initially VEP granted funds to civil rights organizations to support voter education, voter registration drives, and voting-related research. In 1964, Vernon Jordan, the second executive director of the VEP, expanded the programs goals to include citizenship training, voter education, and leadership training in the southern United States, while continuing to provide funds to independent voter and civil rights groups, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the League of Women Voters. The VEP’s work with the League of Women Voters is highlighted in the materials below. In 1971, VEP under the leadership of John Lewis, became an independent organization and functioned as a research center and became known as an authoritative source for statistics on southern elections and voter registration in general. Lewis also forged the VEP into an activist organization, launching Voter Mobilization Tours with Georgia state legislator and civil rights advocate Julian Bond. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
Sep 4, 2020

Voter Education Project Organizational Records

The Voter Education Project (VEP) began in 1962 as part of the Southern Regional Council. Initially VEP granted funds to civil rights organizations to support voter education, voter registration drives, and voting-related research. In 1964, Vernon Jordan, the second executive director of the VEP, expanded the programs goals to include citizenship training, voter education, and leadership training in the southern United States, while continuing to provide funds to independent voter and civil rights groups, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the League of Women Voters. The VEP’s work with the League of Women Voters is highlighted in the materials below. In 1971, VEP under the leadership of John Lewis, became an independent organization and functioned as a research center and became known as an authoritative source for statistics on southern elections and voter registration in general. Lewis also forged the VEP into an activist organization, launching Voter Mobilization Tours with Georgia state legislator and civil rights advocate Julian Bond.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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Unidentified VEP workers work on voter registration outside of a car.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
Unidentified VEP workers work on voter registration outside of a car.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis sits in a living room and talks to a woman voter.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Talks to Voter, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
John R. Lewis sits in a living room and talks to a woman voter.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Women register to vote at a VEP event.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Event, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
Women register to vote at a VEP event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and progreams, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis stands in a doorway and watches a man fill out a document..
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis with Voters, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
John R. Lewis stands in a doorway and watches a man fill out a document..
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of people gather outside at a voter registration event.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
A group of people gather outside at a voter registration event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Events and programs, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Unidentified VEP workers stands outside a small building, possibly voter registration.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
Unidentified VEP workers stands outside a small building, possibly voter registration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Unidentified VEP workers work on voter registration outside of a car.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
Unidentified VEP workers work on voter registration outside of a car.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Unidentified VEP workers work on voter registration outside of a car.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
Unidentified VEP workers work on voter registration outside of a car.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis sits in a living room and talks to women voters.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Talks to Voters, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
John R. Lewis sits in a living room and talks to women voters.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis sits in a living room and talks to women voters.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Talks to Voters, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
John R. Lewis sits in a living room and talks to women voters.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP workers assist people registering to vote in downtown Atlanta.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
VEP workers assist people registering to vote in downtown Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP workers assist people registering to vote in downtown Atlanta.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
VEP workers assist people registering to vote in downtown Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP workers sit at a voter registration table in downtown Atlanta.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
VEP workers sit at a voter registration table in downtown Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis sits in a living room and talks to women voters.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
John R. Lewis Talks to Voters, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
John R. Lewis sits in a living room and talks to women voters.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County Newsletter which includes a calendar of events, lists of activities, articles, and surveys. 13 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County Newsletter, September 1974
Date Created
1974-09
Description
The League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County Newsletter which includes a calendar of events, lists of activities, articles, and surveys. 13 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Women--Societies and clubs, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Handwritten Notes on problems, selection, training, recommendations, and summary with state lists. 5 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Handwritten Notes, 1974
Date Created
1974
Description
Handwritten Notes on problems, selection, training, recommendations, and summary with state lists. 5 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Keller Bumgardner and Conference Participants, "Making Election Process Work Conference" in Columbia, South Carolina memorandum summarizing the conference recommendations. 5 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Keller Bumgardner and Conference Participants, October 18, 1973
Date Created
1973-10-18
Description
Correspondence Between Keller Bumgardner and Conference Participants, "Making Election Process Work Conference" in Columbia, South Carolina memorandum summarizing the conference recommendations. 5 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Facts published by League of Women Voters of Atlanta- Fulton County with city candidates information, questions and answers, and information about the city council. 24 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Facts Published by League of Women Voters of Atlanta- Fulton County Vol. XLV1 No. 6, October-November 1973
Date Created
1973-10
Description
Facts published by League of Women Voters of Atlanta- Fulton County with city candidates information, questions and answers, and information about the city council. 24 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Recommendations from "Conference on Making the Election Process Work" with enclosed memo, conference materials, and summary report of the conference. 25 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Recommendations from Conference on Making the Election Process Work", September 25, 1973
Date Created
1973-09-25
Description
Recommendations from "Conference on Making the Election Process Work" with enclosed memo, conference materials, and summary report of the conference. 25 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Participants at Conference on Making the Election Process Work: Improving Registration and Polling Place Operations League of Women Voters Education Fund in Columbia, South Carolina listing participants, speakers, discussion leaders, staff, and trustees. 5 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Participants at Conference on Making the Election Process Work: Improving Registration and Polling Place Opera
Date Created
1973-09-25
Description
Participants at Conference on Making the Election Process Work: Improving Registration and Polling Place Operations League of Women Voters Education Fund in Columbia, South Carolina listing participants, speakers, discussion leaders, staff, and trustees. 5 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records