| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Association for the Reform of Ohio Abortion Laws |
| Title: | Association for the Reform of Ohio Abortion Laws Records |
| Dates: | 1965-1977 |
| Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) |
| Abstract: | The Association for the Reform of Ohio Abortion Laws (f. ca. 1967) was organized to lobby for a change in Ohio's abortion law which allowed abortions when the mother's life was in danger. Located in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and chaired by Richard A. Schwartz, M.D., it distributed pro-abortion literature to the public and encouraged state legislators to vote for changes in the law. In 1988, the organization was still in existence and was known as the Ohio Abortion Rights League. The collection consists of a constitution, minutes, a list of the board of directors, treasurer's reports, position statements and papers, policy information, correspondence, newsletters, news clippings, and records of various organizations and individuals. |
| MS Number | MS 4214 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Association for the Reform of Ohio Abortion Laws (f. ca. 1967) was organized to lobby for a change in Ohio's abortion law which allowed abortions only when the mother's life was in danger. The organization, located in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and chaired by Richard A. Schwartz, M.D., distributed pro-abortion literature to the public and encouraged state legislators to vote for changes in the law. In 1988, the organization was still in existence and was known as the Ohio Abortion Rights Action League.
The Association for the Reform of Ohio Abortion Laws Records, 1965-1977 and undated, consist of a constitution, minutes, a list of the board of directors, treasurer's reports, position statements and papers, policy information, correspondence, newsletters, news clippings, National Abortion Rights Action League records, Cleveland Abortion Rights Action League records, records of other Ohio abortion groups, records of organizations in other states, Protestant church materials concerning abortion, and records of various organizations and individuals.
This collection is useful for anyone interested in the views of various individuals and groups in Ohio on the abortion issue throughout the 1960s and 1970s. It is also valuable for anyone interested in the means used to express these views.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4214 Association for the Reform of Ohio Abortion Laws Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Richard A. Schwartz, 1978.
Processed by Richard Hite in 1988.
Series I: Association for the Reform of Ohio Abortion Laws Records 1965-1977 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Constitution 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Minutes 1968-1974 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Board of directors 1972 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Treasurer's reports 1969 1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Position papers and statements 1969-1973 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Position papers and statements, by Richard A. Schwartz 1968-1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7-8 | Policy information, court cases 1969-1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Policy information, questionnaires for state legislators 1970 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Policy information, cards from state legislators 1967 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Policy information, legislative bulletins 1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12-18 | Correspondence 1965-1974 1976-1977 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Newsletters 1968-1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20-22 | Newspaper clippings 1967-1974 undated | |||||||||
Series II: National Abortion Rights Action League Records 1969-1977 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Bylaws undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 24-31 | Records, including minutes, position statements, correspondence, newsletters, and pamphlets 1969-1977 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 32 | Records, including minutes, position statements, correspondence, newsletters, and pamphlets undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 33-34 | Newspaper clippings 1977 | |||||||||
Series III: Cleveland Abortion Rights Action League Records 1974-1976 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Bylaws 1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Minutes, planning meeting 1974 | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Financial report 1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Memoranda 1974 1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Correspondence 1975-1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Newsletters 1975-1976 | |||||||||
Series IV: Records of Other Ohio Abortion Rights Groups 1966-1975 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Abortion Education Society of Ohio 1971-1975 undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Abortion Reform Committee 1971 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | American Humanist Association undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Association for Abortion Reform 1972-1975 undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Cincinnati Chapter of Association for Reform of Ohio Abortion Laws 1969 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Cincinnati Chapter of Association for Reform of Ohio Abortion Laws 1969 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Cleveland Ob-Gyn Society 1971 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Committee for More Humane Abortion Laws in Ohio 1966 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Family Planning Committee 1973 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Ohio Abortion Alliance 1972-1973 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Ohio Committee for Abortion Law Reform 1966-1967 undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Planned Parenthood of Cleveland, Inc. 1970 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Steering Committee 1972 | |||||||||
Series V: Records of Abortion Rights Groups in Other States 1965-1973 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 37 | Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, and Washington, D. C. 1965-1973 undated | |||||||||
Series VI: Protestant Church Records 1969-1971 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 38 | Position statements and papers 1969-1971 undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 39 | Correspondence 1970-1971 | |||||||||
Series VII: Records of Various Organizations and Individuals 1965-1973 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 40 | Position papers on abortion 1965-1973 undated | |||||||||