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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An unidentified woman speaks at a podium in front of a group.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Unidentified Woman, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1973
Description
An unidentified woman speaks at a podium in front of a group.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Portraits and people, Speeches
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Women stand in line and register to vote. Written on verso: Voter registration, Augusta, GA.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration in Augusta, Georgia, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1973
Description
Women stand in line and register to vote. Written on verso: Voter registration, Augusta, GA.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Suffrage, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Women stand in line and register to vote. Written on verso: Voter registration, Augusta, GA.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration in Augusta, Georgia, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1973
Description
Women stand in line and register to vote. Written on verso: Voter registration, Augusta, GA.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Suffrage, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Women stand in line and register to vote. Written on verso: Voter registration, Augusta, GA.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration in Augusta, Georgia, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1973
Description
Women stand in line and register to vote. Written on verso: Voter registration, Augusta, GA.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Suffrage, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Women stand in line and register to vote. Written on verso: Voter registration, Augusta, GA.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration in Augusta, Georgia, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1973
Description
Women stand in line and register to vote. Written on verso: Voter registration, Augusta, GA.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Suffrage, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of men and women stand outside in a parking lot and register to vote.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1973
Description
A group of men and women stand outside in a parking lot and register to vote.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Suffrage, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Men and women stand in line to register to vote.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1973
Description
Men and women stand in line to register to vote.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Suffrage, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A large group of men and women stand in line outside of a building hosting voter registration.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration Line, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1973
Description
A large group of men and women stand in line outside of a building hosting voter registration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Suffrage, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A women sits at a table and registers to vote with the aid of a registration worker.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1973
Description
A women sits at a table and registers to vote with the aid of a registration worker.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Suffrage, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A women registers to vote with other men and women.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Registration, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1973
Description
A women registers to vote with other men and women.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Suffrage, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Delta Vol. 51 No. 9 published by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with articles on the Civil Rights Luncheon Address, East Africa Women's International Seminar, and profiles of leadership with a memo from Marge to Vernon Jordan. 61 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Delta Vol. 51 No. 9, March 1965
Date Created
1965-03
Description
The Delta Vol. 51 No. 9 published by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with articles on the Civil Rights Luncheon Address, East Africa Women's International Seminar, and profiles of leadership with a memo from Marge to Vernon Jordan. 61 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Greek letter societies
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Women hand our voter education flyers in front of a bus alongside John Lewis. Written on verso: John Lewis, circa 1965-1973, Alabama (?).
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Bus, circa 1968
Date Created
1965/1973
Description
Women hand our voter education flyers in front of a bus alongside John Lewis. Written on verso: John Lewis, circa 1965-1973, Alabama (?).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Political participation, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Councilwoman Florence Fagley (center), Petersberg, VA, circa 1965-1973.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Councilwoman Florence Fagley and Others, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1973
Description
Written on verso: Councilwoman Florence Fagley (center), Petersberg, VA, circa 1965-1973.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
News Release Draft for Atlanta City Hall's first Negro student intern Miss Patricia Collins a sophomore at Spelman College. 6 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
News Release Draft for Atlanta City Hall's First Negro Student Intern, 1966
Date Created
1966
Description
News Release Draft for Atlanta City Hall's first Negro student intern Miss Patricia Collins a sophomore at Spelman College. 6 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Delta Vol. 51 No. 9 published by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with articles on the Ambassador's Reception, Women Legislating for Educational Change, and Annual Christmas Party. 84 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Delta Vol. 52 No. 6, January 1966
Date Created
1966-01
Description
The Delta Vol. 51 No. 9 published by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with articles on the Ambassador's Reception, Women Legislating for Educational Change, and Annual Christmas Party. 84 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Greek letter societies
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondences between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Claudette L. Franklin requesting Mr. Jordan be featured in an article in The Delta. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondences Between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Claudette L. Franklin, February 21, 1966
Date Created
1966-02-21
Description
Correspondences between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Claudette L. Franklin requesting Mr. Jordan be featured in an article in The Delta. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Greek letter societies
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from Vernon E. Jordan (Voter Education Project) to Alice Alston (League of Women Voters) concerning approval of a grant for voter registration in Lee County, Alabama.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from Vernon E. Jordan to Alice Alston, March 11, 1966
Date Created
1966-03-11
Description
Correspondence from Vernon E. Jordan (Voter Education Project) to Alice Alston (League of Women Voters) concerning approval of a grant for voter registration in Lee County, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between Vernon Jordan and Billie Pfiffner thanking Mr. Jordan for meeting with Mrs. H.A. Pfiffner. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Vernon Jordan and Billie Pfiffner, March 15, 1966
Date Created
1966-03-15
Description
Correspondence between Vernon Jordan and Billie Pfiffner thanking Mr. Jordan for meeting with Mrs. H.A. Pfiffner. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from Barbara Patterson (Voter Education Project) to Alice Alston (League of Women Voters) concerning a voting report.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from Barbara Patterson to Alice Alston, March 23, 1966
Date Created
1966-03-23
Description
Correspondence from Barbara Patterson (Voter Education Project) to Alice Alston (League of Women Voters) concerning a voting report.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondences between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Mrs. Phillip Hammer planning a meeting between the League of Women Voters and Voter Education Project. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondences Between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Mrs. Phillip Hammer, April 14, 1966
Date Created
1966-04-14
Description
Correspondences between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Mrs. Phillip Hammer planning a meeting between the League of Women Voters and Voter Education Project. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Women--Societies and clubs
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records