| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEP Reception Invitation, September 23, 1988 | 1988-09-23 | An invitation to a VEP reception honoring Attorney Donald L. Hollowell. | Associations, institutions, etc., Special events | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| 25th Anniversary Celebration of the VEP, May 8, 1987 | 1987-05-08 | Program for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the VEP including a schedule of events. | Special events, Associations, institutions, etc., African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Correspondence Between Donald Hollowell and Lynn Walker, October 10, 1985 | 1985-10-10 | Correspondence between Donald Hollowell and Lynn Walker regarding funding. | Associations, institutions, etc. | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Correspondence Between Donald Hollowell and R. Roosevelt Thomas, September 20, 1985 | 1985-09-20 | Correspondence between Donald Hollowell and R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. regarding the VEP Board's deliberations on the recommendations of the Special Committee of the Board. | Associations, institutions, etc., Meetings | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Making Democracy Work" VEP Brochure, circa 1988 | 1983/1993 | "Making Democracy Work" brochure expressing the history, actions, and goals of the VEP. | Associations, institutions, etc., Voter registration, Voting | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Leadership Conference Issues Voting Record for 97th Congress", October 25, 1982 | 1982-10-25 | The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, a coalition of 160 national organizations advocating for civil rights, released its Voting Record for the 97th Congress, showing that five Senators and 61 Representatives had a perfect voting record, while seven Senators and 27 Representatives consistently voted against civil rights issues; the report highlights the successes and challenges faced in advancing civil rights legislation and emphasizes the need for continued vigilance and coalition efforts to protect past accomplishments and promote equality of opportunity for all citizens. 24 pages. | Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Civil rights | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| VEP Twentieth Anniversary Invitation, October 21, 1982 | 1982-10-21 | An invitation to the VEP's Twentieth Anniversary Celebration and Dinner. | Associations, institutions, etc., Special events | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Memo, Voting Right Extension Act, June 29, 1982 | 1982-06-29 | On June 18, the Senate passed the Voting Rights Extension Act by a vote of 85-to-8, culminating a year and a half struggle to continue the protections of the federal civil rights law despite initial opposition and attempts to weaken it, with bipartisan efforts leading to the passage of a strong and effective extension bill. 3 pages. | Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Georgia Solidarity Day, January 16th, Labor Will Not Quit Until We Are Heard", January 22, 1982 | 1982-01-22 | Group of articles and pictures on how a large group of people came out and represented for worker's rights and calling for the ERA. 7 pages. | Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Civil rights | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Letter to the Editor from Melinda D. Owens, 1982 | 1982 | Letter to the editor from Melinda D. Owens protesting the unfair treatment of workers by Pepsi Cola in middle Georgia. 1 page. | Labor, Political participation, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Civil rights | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Pepsi Strikers Can't Have Former Jobs", circa 1982 | 1981/1983 | Article on seventeen union strikers won't be allowed to have former positions until new positions become open in the Pepsi company. 1 page. | Labor, Political participation, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Civil rights | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Support Labor", circa 1982 | 1981/1983 | Two men stand underneath a sign discouraging the purchase of Pepsi products to support worker's rights. 1 page. | Labor, Political participation, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Civil rights | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Strikers Wives Angry", circa 1982 | 1981/1983 | Article on the anger of Pepsi-Cola's worker's wives, and how they are upset by the poor treatment of the company to their employees. 1 page. | Labor, Political participation, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Civil rights | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "SCLC Hails Abernathy", August 15, 1969 | 1969--08-15 | A newspaper clipping describing Ralph D. Abernathy's selection to be President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 2 pages. | Voting, Associations, institutions, etc., Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Race Problems Chief Target of Conference", March 14, 1969 | 1969--03-14 | A newspaper clipping describing a convention of NAACP leaders in Oklahoma City. 1 page. | Voting, Associations, institutions, etc., Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Parliamentary Procedure," July 13, 1968 | 1968-07-13 | A booklet explaining how to conduct a meeting according to "Robert's Ruler of Order." | Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc. | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "NAACP Legal Fund to Help New Negro Legislators in South", May 18, 1967 | 1967-05-18 | A newspaper clipping describing an announcement by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund to provide legal and research services to legislators. Two other articles describe food and welfare programs. 3 pages. | African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, Associations, institutions, etc. | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| "Voter Project Loses Grant", August 4, 1966 | 1966-08-04 | A newspaper clipping describing the Southern Regional Council's withdrawal of support from the Northern Virginia Voter Education Project. 1 page. | Voting, Voter registration, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation, Associations, institutions, etc. | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Correspondence Between Vernon E. Jordan and Hosea Williams, April 28, 1966 | 1966-04-28 | Correspondence between Vernon E. Jordan and Hosea Williams regarding a telephone conversation between the two. | Associations, institutions, etc., African American civic leaders | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
| Correspondence, Notes, and Agenda Related to the Southern Interagency Conference, April 1966 | 1966-04 | An agenda relating to the Southern Interagency Conference is accompanied by a short page of notes and a list of requests pertaining to the conference. 4 pages | Associations, institutions, etc., Political participation | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
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.
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