PHOTOGRAPHS,, 1920-1985.

Summary:Photographs of state league officers and events. Includes portraits of early state league presidents (1920-1950); portraits of state league board members which were printed in the New Jersey Voter (1982-1985); and views of state league conventions, conferences, ceremonies and publicity campaigns. Most of the photographs are in black and white except for some of the snapshots of League events from the 1980s. In addition to the prints, this series contains black and white and color negatives and two contact sheets.

Of particular interest is a portrait of National American Woman Suffrage Association president and League of Women Voters founder Carrie Chapman Catt (circa 1920). Also of interest are three photographs of window display advertisements for the League at Kresge's department store in Newark (circa 1945). A panoramic view of the 1980 national convention showing the New Jersey delegation is also present. This series also contains some photographs of candidates and state office holders from the League's Voters Service files.