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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Geraldine H. McCullough, circa 1957
1955/1959
Written on verso: Geraldine H. McCullough, 2nd South 12th Avenue, Maywood, Illinois.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Geraldine H. McCullough, 2nd South 12th Avenue, Maywood, Illinois.
Emma Amos, 1953
1953
Written on verso: Emma Amos, Atlanta University Art Contest, 1953.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Emma Amos, Atlanta University Art Contest, 1953.
Gladys W. Renwick, circa 1954
1952/1957
Written on verso: Gladys W. Renwick, Lincoln University, Penn.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Gladys W. Renwick, Lincoln University, Penn.
P. Phelps, circa 1954
1952/1956
Written on verso: P. Phelps.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: P. Phelps.
Ima Johnson, circa 1953
1952/1954
Written on verso: Ima Johnson, 54 1/2 N. Detroit, Tulsa OK.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Ima Johnson, 54 1/2 N. Detroit, Tulsa OK.
Rena R. Arnold, circa 1953
1952/1954
Written on verso: Rena R. Arnold, 1918 9th St. NW, Washington, DC.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Rena R. Arnold, 1918 9th St. NW, Washington, DC.
Barbara E. Buckner, circa 1953
1952/1954
Written on verso: Barbara E. Buckner, 2643 15th Streer NW Washington, DC.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Barbara E. Buckner, 2643 15th Streer NW Washington, DC.
Delilah W. Pierce, circa 1953
1952/1953
Written on verso: Delilah W. Pierce, 1830 16th Street NE, Washington, DC.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Delilah W. Pierce, 1830 16th Street NE, Washington, DC.
Grace D. Davis, circa 1952
1951/1952
Written on verso: Grace D. Davis, 1422 Harriet Street, Montgomery, AL.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Grace D. Davis, 1422 Harriet Street, Montgomery, AL.
Antonea Clement, March 2, 1951
1951-03-02
Written on verso: Antonea Clement, March 2, 1951.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Antonea Clement, March 2, 1951.
Unidentified Artist, 1951
1951
Written on verso: 1951.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: 1951.
Eloise Carey Bishop, circa 1955
1950/1960
Written on verso: Eloise Carey Bishop.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Eloise Carey Bishop.
F. Evan Borome, circa 1953
1950/1957
Written on verso: F. Evan Borome.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: F. Evan Borome.
Harriet Anderson, circa 1953
1950/1956
Written on verso: Harriet Anderson.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Harriet Anderson.
Mary E. Brock, circa 1952
1950/1955
Written on verso: Mrs. Mary E. Brock, 321 West 58th Street, Chicago, IL.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Mrs. Mary E. Brock, 321 West 58th Street, Chicago, IL.
Patricia Walker, circa 1952
1950/1954
Written on verso: Patricia Walker.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Patricia Walker.
Teresa West, circa 1952
1950/1954
Written on verso: Teresa West.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Teresa West.
Dorothy Dunn, circa 1951
1950/1952
Written on verso: Dorothy Dunn, 711 E 69 Street, Chicago, IL.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Dorothy Dunn, 711 E 69 Street, Chicago, IL.
Estella W. Johnson, circa 1951
1950/1951
Written on verso: Estella W. Johnson.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Estella W. Johnson.
Ellen Carolyn Larkins, circa 1950
1949/1951
Written on verso: Ellen Carolyn Larkins.
African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Ellen Carolyn Larkins.