INTER-LEAGUE ORGANIZATIONS,, 1965-1984.

Summary:Documentation of Inter-League Organizations (ILOs) and County Councils, including the Inter-League Council on the Delaware (ILCD). Documents include correspondence between ILOs and the state league, memoranda, publications, meeting minutes, procedural agreements and revisions, contact lists, annual reports, bulletins, pre-board meeting briefings, position statements, surveys, handbooks, directory of ILOs, sample bylaws, model council agreements, convention guides and workshop materials.

The function and purpose of ILOs can be examined through the Handbook of the Middlesex County Council and the New Jersey ILO Handbook. The ILCD files document the League's attempts to organize around a particular environmental issue, namely the Delaware River. Also of interest are The Potential Impact of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on its Surrounding Communities (1966) and Program Material for a Study of County Government in Essex, New Jersey (1962), Where Can I Live in Bergen County? Factors Affecting Housing Supply (1972), and Does Bergen Need a New Charter? (1967).