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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  • Subjects = African American artists
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
"Founder of Studio Watts Workshop Tells Method of Salvaging Dropouts", April 11, 1968 1968-04-11 A copy of a newspaper clipping and accompanying note describing the Studio Watts Workshop. 1 page. African American artists, African American arts, Art Voter Education Project Organizational Records
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Unidentified Artist, 1951 1951 Written on verso: 1951. African American women, African American artists, Portraits and people Voter Education Project Organizational Records
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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