SCRAPBOOKS,, 1942-1944 and 1970.

Summary:Two scrapbooks of newsclippings that focus on activities of the League of Women Voters of New Jersey from 1942 to 1944 and 1970. Most clippings have been photocopied and those which could not be photocopied have been sleeved in polyester; very few original scrapbook pages remain. Includes articles from the Newark Star Ledger, the Newark Evening News, the Bergen Record, the Trenton Times and other local newspapers, which were compiled into scrapbooks by the League.

Subjects of particular interest in the 1942-1944 scrapbook include the League's support of revision of the Constitution of New Jersey, League participation in post-World War II peace planning, and League action promoting economic cooperation with other nations and renewal of the Trade Agreement Act.

Issues discussed in the articles from the 1970 scrapbook include the League's opposition to a proposed sales tax increase, League support of an income tax, the voter registration coalition between the League and the NAACP, League efforts to promote youth awareness of electoral issues and voting procedures, and the League's position on international affairs, especially regarding China.