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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A voter educator talks to a woman and her children outside of a dilapidated home.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voting Advocacy, circa 1966
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
A voter educator talks to a woman and her children outside of a dilapidated home.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, African American children, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A group of men and women stand outside. Two women hold a poster reading "Push me harder...register and vote". Written on verso: This marks the instruction that is given during our campaign each day.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Group, circa 1966
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
A group of men and women stand outside. Two women hold a poster reading "Push me harder...register and vote". Written on verso: This marks the instruction that is given during our campaign each day.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A woman sits and looks over paperwork in a grocery story with a male grocery employee standing beside her.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Worker, circa 1966
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
A woman sits and looks over paperwork in a grocery story with a male grocery employee standing beside her.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
National Council for Negro Women VEP Project #3 Signature Card of Johnnie M. Parris, Director and Eva Love Asst. Dir. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
National Council for Negro Women VEP Project #3 Signature Card, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
National Council for Negro Women VEP Project #3 Signature Card of Johnnie M. Parris, Director and Eva Love Asst. Dir. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between Mr. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Mrs. James Parris discussing voter registration methods and maps of neighborhoods. 4 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Mr. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Mrs. James Parris, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
Correspondence between Mr. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. and Mrs. James Parris discussing voter registration methods and maps of neighborhoods. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Protect Her Future Register and Vote" poster with an Black child holding an American flag to encourage people to register and vote from the NAACP. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Protect Her Future Register and Vote" Poster, circa 1965
Date Created
1962/1968
Description
"Protect Her Future Register and Vote" poster with an Black child holding an American flag to encourage people to register and vote from the NAACP. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
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
Correspondence between League of Women Voters of Auburn and Mrs. Wallace Alston, Jr. on funds needed and a budget to produce the Voter Education Project filming project. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between League of Women Voters of Auburn and Mrs. Wallace Alston, Jr., circa 1966
Date Created
1963/1969
Description
Correspondence between League of Women Voters of Auburn and Mrs. Wallace Alston, Jr. on funds needed and a budget to produce the Voter Education Project filming project. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Community development, African American arts, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"This Is Auburn" booklet of essential information about the city of Auburn published by the League of Women Voters. 18 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"This Is Auburn" Published by the League of Women Voters, circa 1966
Date Created
1963/1969
Description
"This Is Auburn" booklet of essential information about the city of Auburn published by the League of Women Voters. 18 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Community development, African Americans--Politics and government, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between Auburn League of Women Voters and Mr. Jordan planning a script and show for a voters panel. 6 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Auburn League of Women Voter and Mr. Jordan, circa 1966
Date Created
1963/1969
Description
Correspondence between Auburn League of Women Voters and Mr. Jordan planning a script and show for a voters panel. 6 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Community development, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Education leaders hand out materials to young women. Written on verso: Project leaders distribute registration materials to young voters. Rev. Paul McDaniel, Mrs. Charlene Tilley [?].
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Event, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1971
Description
Education leaders hand out materials to young women. Written on verso: Project leaders distribute registration materials to young voters. Rev. Paul McDaniel, Mrs. Charlene Tilley [?].
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
Women enter a voting booth.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voting booth, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1973
Description
Women enter a voting booth.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Suffrage, Voter registration
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A women and her baby 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 and her baby 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 holding a child 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 holding a child 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
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