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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Draft of the "Voting is People Power Registration and Voting Manual" published by League of Women Voters Education Fund guides urban communities through the voter registration process along with note between V. J. and M. M. 55 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Draft of Voting Is People Power Registration and Voting Manual, circa 1967
Date Created
1963/1969
Description
Draft of the "Voting is People Power Registration and Voting Manual" published by League of Women Voters Education Fund guides urban communities through the voter registration process along with note between V. J. and M. M. 55 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Women--Societies and clubs, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The published Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed by the President of the United States on August 6, 1965. This publication is issued by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its clearinghouse function. It discusses the coverage, administration and other subjects covered by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Act is printed on page 10. 20 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
United States Commission on Civil Rights: The Voting Rights Act of 1965, August 1965
Date Created
1965-08
Description
The published Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed by the President of the United States on August 6, 1965. This publication is issued by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its clearinghouse function. It discusses the coverage, administration and other subjects covered by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Act is printed on page 10. 20 pages.
Subject
Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Report on the voter turnout statistics of the 1964 national election. The 1964 presidential election saw a high voter turnout, with 69% of the civilian non-institutional population of voting age reporting that they voted. Voter participation rates varied by age, sex, race, and region of residence. Men were more likely to vote than women, and white people were more likely to vote than non-white people. The South had the lowest voter turnout, while the North Central Region had the highest. Residents of metropolitan areas were more likely to vote than residents of non-metropolitan areas. The report includes a variety of tables breaking down voter participation among specific demographic groups. 50 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Voter Participation in the National Election November 1964", October 25, 1965
Date Created
1965-10-25
Description
Report on the voter turnout statistics of the 1964 national election. The 1964 presidential election saw a high voter turnout, with 69% of the civilian non-institutional population of voting age reporting that they voted. Voter participation rates varied by age, sex, race, and region of residence. Men were more likely to vote than women, and white people were more likely to vote than non-white people. The South had the lowest voter turnout, while the North Central Region had the highest. Residents of metropolitan areas were more likely to vote than residents of non-metropolitan areas. The report includes a variety of tables breaking down voter participation among specific demographic groups. 50 pages.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government
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
Press release from the Democratic National Committee regarding the radical right's retaliation against President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs in 1967. They worked to cut off funds and cripple Great Society programs, discredit and write off the Johnson record, and divide and confuse supporters of the Johnson administration. Despite this, the Democratic Party leadership remained confident that these destructive and divisive forces could be turned back. They pointed to the fact that the Republican House victories in 1966 were narrow victories and that the percentage of loss for the Democrats was less than that suffered by President Eisenhower in 1958 and President Truman in 1946. 3 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Radical Right Maps 1967 Battle Against Great Society Programs", December 20, 1966
Date Created
1966-12-20
Description
Press release from the Democratic National Committee regarding the radical right's retaliation against President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs in 1967. They worked to cut off funds and cripple Great Society programs, discredit and write off the Johnson record, and divide and confuse supporters of the Johnson administration. Despite this, the Democratic Party leadership remained confident that these destructive and divisive forces could be turned back. They pointed to the fact that the Republican House victories in 1966 were narrow victories and that the percentage of loss for the Democrats was less than that suffered by President Eisenhower in 1958 and President Truman in 1946. 3 pages.
Subject
Political science, Political campaigns, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Registration and Voting Manual published by League of Women Voters Education Fund that guides urban communities through the voter registration process along with correspondence between Mrs. John A. Campbell and Mr. Vernon Jordan. 43 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voting is People Power Registration and Voting Manual, 1967
Date Created
1967
Description
Registration and Voting Manual published by League of Women Voters Education Fund that guides urban communities through the voter registration process along with correspondence between Mrs. John A. Campbell and Mr. Vernon Jordan. 43 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Women--Societies and clubs, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Press releases from the Republican National Committee regarding two Republican senators, Sens. Howard H. Baker of Tennessee and Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, sharing an office together on Capitol Hill, the appointment of a black gubernatorial aide, William D. Johnson, to the Governor's Office of Pennsylvania under Gov. Raymond P. Shafer, and the establishment of a plan to attract Black voters to the GOP by Clarence L. Townes, Jr., special assistant to the Republican National Chairman at the time. These press releases demonstrate the issues that most impacted the GOP as it attempted to establish itself as a leading party. 4 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Republican National Committee Press Releases, January 26, 1967
Date Created
1967-01-26
Description
Press releases from the Republican National Committee regarding two Republican senators, Sens. Howard H. Baker of Tennessee and Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, sharing an office together on Capitol Hill, the appointment of a black gubernatorial aide, William D. Johnson, to the Governor's Office of Pennsylvania under Gov. Raymond P. Shafer, and the establishment of a plan to attract Black voters to the GOP by Clarence L. Townes, Jr., special assistant to the Republican National Chairman at the time. These press releases demonstrate the issues that most impacted the GOP as it attempted to establish itself as a leading party. 4 pages.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voting, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
News Release for League of Women Voters Education Fund work with the Ford Foundation in securing funds for programming. 8 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
News Release for League of Women Voters Education Fund, February 14, 1967
Date Created
1967-02-14
Description
News Release for League of Women Voters Education Fund work with the Ford Foundation in securing funds for programming. 8 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Women--Societies and clubs, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between Vernon Jordan and Billie Pfiffner which includes a handwritten note and copy of letter from the National Conference on the Draft describing their upcoming conference. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Vernon and Billie, March 21, 1967
Date Created
1967-03-21
Description
Correspondence between Vernon Jordan and Billie Pfiffner which includes a handwritten note and copy of letter from the National Conference on the Draft describing their upcoming conference. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondences between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Mrs. Geraldine P. Woods with enclosed Delta newsletter detailing the 1967 Convention theme and program platform. 14 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondences Between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Mrs. Geraldine P. Woods, May 10, 1967
Date Created
1967-05-10
Description
Correspondences between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Mrs. Geraldine P. Woods with enclosed Delta newsletter detailing the 1967 Convention theme and program platform. 14 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 between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor thanking Mr. Jordan for participating in the National Convention of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor, August 25, 1967
Date Created
1967-08-25
Description
Correspondence between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor thanking Mr. Jordan for participating in the National Convention of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 1 page.
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
Pamphlet from the Democratic National Committee emphasizing The Democratic Party's long history of supporting civil rights and economic advancement for African Americans, centering around the work completed in Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential administration. The party enacted legislation and programs that helped to open up opportunities for African Americans in all areas of life, from education and employment to housing and healthcare. The Democratic Party remained committed to ensuring that all Americans have the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their race or ethnicity. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"This President...Is Doing More" Pamphlet, September 14, 1967
Date Created
1967-09-14
Description
Pamphlet from the Democratic National Committee emphasizing The Democratic Party's long history of supporting civil rights and economic advancement for African Americans, centering around the work completed in Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential administration. The party enacted legislation and programs that helped to open up opportunities for African Americans in all areas of life, from education and employment to housing and healthcare. The Democratic Party remained committed to ensuring that all Americans have the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their race or ethnicity. 2 pages.
Subject
Political campaigns, Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A newspaper clipping announcing the appointment of Ruby Martin as chief of the federal school desegregation program. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Ruby Martin News Clipping, April 23, 1968
Date Created
1968-04-23
Description
A newspaper clipping announcing the appointment of Ruby Martin as chief of the federal school desegregation program. 1 page.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Delta Vol. 54 No. 11 monthly publication from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with articles about Black Power, 1967 convention, Delta Teen-Lift, and additional program information. 87 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Delta Vol. 54 No. 11, May 1968
Date Created
1968-05
Description
The Delta Vol. 54 No. 11 monthly publication from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with articles about Black Power, 1967 convention, Delta Teen-Lift, and additional program information. 87 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, African American mayors, Greek letter societies
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between Frankie M. Freeman and Vernon Jordan confirming Jordan's participation as a panelist at a forum on Black Power at the ballot box. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Frankie M. Freeman and Vernon Jordan, May 4, 1968
Date Created
1968-05-04
Description
Correspondence between Frankie M. Freeman and Vernon Jordan confirming Jordan's participation as a panelist at a forum on Black Power at the ballot box. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration, African American women, Women--Societies and clubs, Greek letter societies
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor sharing information about Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.'s Social Action Program. 6 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor, May 8, 1968
Date Created
1968-05-08
Description
Correspondence between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor sharing information about Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.'s Social Action Program. 6 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 between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor with an enclosed list of resource people with public and private information to be used in your Regional Seminar. 4 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor, May 16, 1968
Date Created
1968-05-16
Description
Correspondence between Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor with an enclosed list of resource people with public and private information to be used in your Regional Seminar. 4 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, Voter registration, Greek letter societies
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between Thaddeus Olive, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor, Executive Director of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. with Oliver submitting enclosed list as requested. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Thaddeus Olive, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor, May 30, 1968
Date Created
1968-05-30
Description
Correspondence between Thaddeus Olive, Jr. and Miss Lynette Taylor, Executive Director of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. with Oliver submitting enclosed list as requested. 1 page.
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
A newspaper clipping describing Dr. King's Poor People's Campaign and the disorganization, internal conflicts, and lack of clear leadership. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Poor People's March Turns into Nightmare", circa June 1968
Date Created
1968-06
Description
A newspaper clipping describing Dr. King's Poor People's Campaign and the disorganization, internal conflicts, and lack of clear leadership. 1 page.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between Vernon E. Jordan and Mrs. Lynnette Taylor, Frankie Freeman, and Bernice Turner concerning a Voter Education Project and Delta Sigma Theta collaboration. 12 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Vernon E. Jordan and Mrs. Lynnette Taylor, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
Correspondence between Vernon E. Jordan and Mrs. Lynnette Taylor, Frankie Freeman, and Bernice Turner concerning a Voter Education Project and Delta Sigma Theta collaboration. 12 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, Voter registration, Greek letter societies
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records