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 group of male and female VEP workers. Written on verso: 1978-04.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Group of VEP Workers, April 1978
Date Created
1978-04
Description
A group of male and female VEP workers. Written on verso: 1978-04.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Written on verso: Vivian Malone Jones, VEP Executive Director, J. Stanley Alexander, VEP Research, September 1977.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones and J. Stanley Alexander, September 1977
Date Created
1977-09
Description
Written on verso: Vivian Malone Jones, VEP Executive Director, J. Stanley Alexander, VEP Research, September 1977.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Portrait of an unidentified VEP Worker.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Unidentified VEP Worker, circa 1979
Date Created
1976/1983
Description
Portrait of an unidentified VEP Worker.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between J. Stanley Alexander and Mrs. Beatrice Clay detailing finances with enclosed Voter Education Project reports. 20 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between J. Stanley Alexander and Mrs. Beatrice Clay, December 15, 1976
Date Created
1976-12-15
Description
Correspondence between J. Stanley Alexander and Mrs. Beatrice Clay detailing finances with enclosed Voter Education Project reports. 20 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between Nancy S. Bohman and Mr. J. Stanley Alexander with enclosed evaluation and newspaper clippings. 8 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Nancy S. Bohman and Mr. J. Stanley Alexander, December 10, 1976
Date Created
1976-12-10
Description
Correspondence between Nancy S. Bohman and Mr. J. Stanley Alexander with enclosed evaluation and newspaper clippings. 8 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between Mr. John Lewis and Mrs. Beatrice Clay discussing funds to conduct voter registration/citizenship education program. 3 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Mr. John Lewis and Mrs. Beatrice Clay, September 1, 1976
Date Created
1976-09-01
Description
Correspondence between Mr. John Lewis and Mrs. Beatrice Clay discussing funds to conduct voter registration/citizenship education program. 3 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Local Program Proposal from the National Council of Negro Women San Antonio Section to receive financial assistance. 4 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Local Program Proposal, August 23, 1976
Date Created
1976-08-23
Description
VEP Local Program Proposal from the National Council of Negro Women San Antonio Section to receive financial assistance. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
National Council of Negro Women Voter Education Project Report #1-5 detailing voter registration, organizations contacted, and targeted areas. 8 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Voter Education Project Reports #1-5, August-October 1976
Date Created
1976-08
Description
National Council of Negro Women Voter Education Project Report #1-5 detailing voter registration, organizations contacted, and targeted areas. 8 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence between Elizabeth J. Dribben and Mr. John Lewis concerning the presidential election with enclosed flyers about voter registration. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence Between Elizabeth J. Dribben and Mr. John Lewis, July 21, 1976
Date Created
1976-07-21
Description
Correspondence between Elizabeth J. Dribben and Mr. John Lewis concerning the presidential election with enclosed flyers about voter registration. 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
"Register and Vote in Texas" Brochure detailing voter registration process in Texas. 3 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Register and Vote in Texas" Brochure, 1976
Date Created
1976
Description
"Register and Vote in Texas" Brochure detailing voter registration process in Texas. 3 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Voter registration, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified woman reads over notes in a VEP office.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
An unidentified woman reads over notes in a VEP office.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified woman smiles in a VEP office.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
An unidentified woman smiles in a VEP office.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified woman stands beside an advertising cutout in a liquor store.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Liquor Store Employee, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
An unidentified woman stands beside an advertising cutout in a liquor store.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified woman in a VEP office.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
An unidentified woman in a VEP office.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified woman and man review maps in a VEP office.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Workers, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
An unidentified woman and man review maps in a VEP office.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified woman sits at her desk in a VEP office.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
An unidentified woman sits at her desk in a VEP office.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified woman talks on a phone in a VEP office.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
An unidentified woman talks on a phone in a VEP office.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Vivian Malone Jones stands in a crowded room at a VEP meeting.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Meeting with Vivian Malone Jones, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
Vivian Malone Jones stands in a crowded room at a VEP meeting.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Meetings
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified woman smiles and sits at her desk in a VEP office.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
An unidentified woman smiles and sits at her desk in a VEP office.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
An unidentified man stands in a VEP office filled with posters and copy equipment.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
VEP Worker, circa 1977
Date Created
1975/1979
Description
An unidentified man stands in a VEP office filled with posters and copy equipment.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women's suffrage, Women's rights, Portraits and people
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records