COMMON CAUSE LOUISIANA RECORDS

(Mss. #4469) Inventory Compiled by Bradley J. Wiles Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University Libraries Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University 2009

CONTENTS OF INVENTORY

SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 3

HISTORICAL NOTE ......................................................................................................... 4

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE ....................................................................................... 4

SERIES LIST ...................................................................................................................... 5

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................................. 6

INDEX TERMS .................................................................................................................. 7

CONTAINER LIST ............................................................................................................ 8

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SUMMARY

Size	24.0 linear ft.
Geographic Locations	Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas
Inclusive Dates	1972-1991
Bulk Dates	1980-1990
Languages	English
Summary	The Common Cause Louisiana Records consist of the administrative and subject files for the local and regional branches of a citizen advocacy organization. The collection includes correspondence, newsletters, reports, printed materials, ephemera, and other records documenting group structure and activities. There is also a considerable amount of material on political issues such as campaign finance reform, civil rights, nuclear disarmament, fair elections, wasteful government spending, and official corruption.
Access Restrictions	None.
Reproduction Note	May be reproduced.
Copyright	Copyright of the original materials is retained by descendants of the creators in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Related Collections	Democratic State Central Committee of Louisiana Papers (1928-1980), Mss. 3760, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.
Citation	Common Cause Louisiana Records, Mss. 4469, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.
Stack Location(s)	110:21-111:6

HISTORICAL NOTE

Common Cause was founded in 1970 by John Gardner to encourage government accountability and openness through grassroots organizing and direct political lobbying. Gardner had been the United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and served as chairman of the National Urban Coalition. Though Common Cause began as an apparatus for citizen action, it soon was used to advocate against the Vietnam War and wasteful weapons programs and in favor of civil rights, campaign finance reform, and fair elections. Common Cause also became a leading advocate for advocacy itself, seeking to influence the ways lobbyists and other political action groups interacted with elected officials. The Louisiana branch of Common Cause was founded in the early 1970s along with several other branches in southern states as part of a national expansion of the parent organization, largely in reaction to the Watergate scandal and Richard M. Nixon’s resignation. The Louisiana chapter was headquartered in Baton Rouge but maintained an active network throughout the state. In addition to keeping close watch over the elections and policy decisions of governors Edwin Edwards, David Treen, and Buddy Roemer, they also sought to address civil rights, political corruption, environment protection, and other hot-button issues under discussion at the Louisiana statehouse.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Common Cause Louisiana Records consists of national, regional, and state administrative records from a non-profit citizen lobbying organization. The collection spans the years 1972 to 1991, with the bulk from 1980 to 1990. The records include correspondence, reports, newsletters, press releases, membership directories, recruiting materials, and publications related to legislative and legal matters. The records contained within the subject files are on a variety of political and public-concern issues that were addressed by the Common Cause board of directors, committees, and activist networks at state, regional, and national level. The collection is divided into three series: National Administrative and Subject Files, Regional Administrative and Subject Files, and Louisiana Administrative and Subject Files. Each series is divided into subseries that reflect the approximate time span of the records and are arranged chronologically from earliest to latest. The individual files retain the names and alphabetical filing scheme used by the Common Cause Louisiana office.

SERIES LIST Series I. National Administrative and Subject Files, 1975-1991 Subseries 1. 1970s to Early 1980s Subseries 2. Middle 1980s Subseries 3. Late 1980s to Early 1990s Series II. Regional Administrative and Subject Files, 1980-1990 Subseries 1. Early to Middle 1980s Subseries 2. Late 1980s to Early 1990s Series III. Louisiana Administrative and Subject Files, 1972-1991 Subseries 1. 1970s to Early 1980s

Subseries 2. Middle 1980s

Subseries 3. Late 1980s to Early 1990s

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

Series I. National Administrative and Subject Files, 1975-1991 This series consists mostly of subject files relating to issues that Common Cause dealt with on a national level, including campaign finance reform, environmental legislation, government ethics and accountability, lobbying procedures, fair elections, defense spending, energy policy, nuclear arms control, civil rights, and political action committees. The records vary in format and include correspondence, published reports, printouts of legislation, court records, promotional pamphlets and flyers, newspaper clippings, position papers, and newsletters. The series contains only a small amount of material that reflects the structure and administration of the local and regional offices. Of note in this series are records on Strategic Defense Initiative Conference held in New Orleans in 1987 and extensive files on campaign finance reform, voter registration drives, and other Common Cause lobbying efforts in Louisiana. Series II. Regional Administrative and Subject Files, 1980-1990 This series consists of subject and administrative files at the local, regional, and national level, but primarily focused on operations within Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The records include financial and accounting documents, personnel files, budget statements, and correspondence between organization officers, committees, members, and constituency groups. Of note in this is series are the records concerning the Common Cause national governing board and regional efforts at congressional reapportionment in 1980-1981. Series III. Louisiana Administrative and Subject Files, 1972-1991 This series consists primarily of the administrative and subject files of the Common Cause Louisiana branch office. These records reflect the primary function of the local offices: to promote national causes at the local level and use the national organizational structure to address localized political issues. The records include membership and recruiting materials, budget and accounting information, board of director and annual meeting papers, press releases and newsletters, fundraising materials, published reports and studies, printouts of legislation and court cases, and correspondence relating to all aspects of operations. As in the national and regional instances, the Louisiana subject files emphasize Common Cause’s advocacy for governmental ethics, campaign finance reform, fair elections, and civil rights. Of note in this series are records on Common Cause’s opposition to U.S. President Ronald Reagan’s nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1980s, support for Equal Rights Acts, the debate on sunset provisions for different types of legislation within Louisiana, and the funding of the gubernatorial bids for David C. Treen and Edwin W. Edwards. Also of note are records on telecommunications legislation, environmental protection, and energy policy.

INDEX TERMS

Materials relating to these people, places, and things can be found in the series indicated, as represented by their numbers.

American Civil Liberties Union

III

Apportionment (Election law)—United States

I-III

Civil rights—Law and legislation

I-III

Cohen, David, 1914-2005

Correspondence

I-III

Common Cause

1-III

Common Cause Magazine

III

Cox, Archibald, 1912-2004

I-II

Edwards, Edwin W.

III

Energy policy—Louisiana

III

Environmentalism—United States

I-III

Equal rights amendments—United States

I-III

Financial Statements

II-III

Freedom of information—Law and legislation—United States

I-III

Franking privilege—United States

I-III

Fundraising—Louisiana

III

Gardner, John W., 1912-2002

I-II

Louisiana--Politics and government—1951-

II-III

Madden, Roberta

I-III

Newsletters

I-III

Nuclear arms control—United States

I-II

Political ethics—United States

I-III

Press releases

I-III

Political campaigns—Finance—Louisiana

II-III

Political rights—Law and legislation

I-III

Public interest lobbying—Louisiana

I-III

Public meetings—United States

I-III

Reports

I-III

Roemer, Buddy

III

Strategic Defense Initiative

I-II

Sunset reviews of government programs—Law and legislation—United States

I-III

Term limits (public office)—Louisiana

III

Treen, David C., 1928-

III

Voting rights

I-III

CONTAINER LIST

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents

			Series I. National Administrative and Subject Files, 1975-1991

			Subseries 1. 1970s to Early 1980s
110:21	1	1	Common Cause Legislative Reports, 1978-1981
		2	Common Cause Litigation Reports, 1979-1982
		3	Common Cause Perspectives, 1977-1982
		4-6	Common Cause Studies, 1976-1981
		7	“Gimme Shelters,” 1978
		8	Inflation/Special Interest State, 1978-1980
		9	Miscellaneous, 1977-1982
		10	National Appointments, 1977-1981
		11	National Ethics, 1977-1980
		12	National Issues Files, 1981-1982
		13	National Reapportionment Reform, 1977-1981
		14	Senate Confirmation Process, 1975-1976
		15	Campaigns, 1984
		16	Campaign Finance-Special Interests, 1982-1983
		17	Clean Air Act Reauthorization, 1981-1982
		18	Court Jurisdiction, 1981-1983
110:22	2	1	Defense Spending, 1981-1982
		2	Energy/Conservation, 1977-1980
		3	Ethics Studies, 1976-1984
		4	Freedom of Information/Senate T.V., 1981-1984
		5	Inflation/Special Interests State, 1979-1981
		6	Lobbyist Disclosure, 1975-1983
		7	National Campaign Finance-Issue, 1980-1984
		8	National Campaign Finance-Research, 1979-1982
		9	National Ethics, 1982-1983
		10	National Issues Correspondence, 1981-1982
		11-12	Nuclear Arms Control, 1982-1983
		13-15	Political Action Committees (PACs), 1982-1987
		16	Rules/Budget/Oversight, 1978-1980

			Subseries 2. Middle 1980s
	3	1-2	Louisiana Campaign Finance Law, 1988
		3-4	PACs, 1980-1988
		5-8	S.2 Public Financing, 1987-1988
		9	Salary Levels, 1987
		10	Star Wars, 1984-1988

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		11	SDI Conference: New Orleans, 1987
		12	War Powers Act, 1983-1988
		13	Weapons Testing, 1984-1986
		14	Wright (Jim) Ethics Probe, 1988-1989
110:23	4	1	Arms Control, 1987-1988
		2	Balanced Budget Amendment, 1981-1985
		3	Budget-Federal, 1985-1986
		4	Campaign Finance, 1988
		5	Campaign Finance-CC/National, 1987-1989
		6	Campaign Finance in the States, 1987-1989
		7	Campaign Finance-National Organizations, 1986-1990
		8	Campaign Finance Reform Bill H.R. 2717, 1987-1989
		9	Central Intelligence Agency, 1984-1987
		10	Civil Rights Commission, 1983
		11	Civil Rights Restoration, 1988
		12	Contras-Nicaragua, 1985-1987
		13	Covert Action, 1988
		14	Cox-A Broad Look at Common Cause, 1975-1985
		15	D.C. Statehood, 1987-1989
		16	Direct Mail, 1984-1988
		17	Ethics, 1985-1988
		18	Fair Housing Act, 1988
		19	Federal Budget, 1984-1986
		20	Federal Election Commission Regulations, 1985-1988
		21	Hatch Act, 1987-1988
		22	Honoraria Issue, 1988-1989
		23	Independent Counsel, 1987
		24	Iran Arms Deal, 1986-1987
		25	Judiciary-Federal, 1985-1987
		26	Line Item Veto, 1985
		27	Lobbying-Federal, 1986-1989
		28	Miscellaneous National Issues, 1983-1990
		29	National Constitutional Convention, 1983-1986
		30	Revolving Door Legislation, 1988
		31-32	War on PACs, 1982-1987

			Subseries 3. Late 1980s to Early 1990s
	5	1	Glass Pockets, 1985-1988
		2	Judicial Selection, 1989

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		3-5	Lobby Disclosure, 1989-1990
		6	Lobbying, 1989
		7-8	Louisiana News Bureau, Inc. Final Report Volumes I&II, 1990
		9	Miscellaneous, 1990
		10	Open Meetings, 1989
		11	Public Records, 1989
		12	Public Service Commission Lobbying, 1989
		13	Tracking Chart, 1986-1988
		14	Voter Registration Bills-Louisiana, 1989
		15-16	Voter Registration Reform, 1988-1990
110:24	6	1	Association of Louisiana Lobbyists, 1982-1989
		2	Arms Control, 1989-1991
		3	Budget Litigation, 1990
		4	Budget Survey, 1991
		5-13	Campaign Finance, 1990-1991
		14	Civil Rights, 1989-1991
		15	Conflict of Interest, 1990-1991
		16	Congressional Term Limits, 1990
		17	Contras-Nicaragua, 1990
		18	English Only, 1990
		19-21	Ethics, 1989-1991
		22	Federal Elections Commission, 1989
		23	Franking, 1989
		24	Gulf War, 1990-1991
		25	Honoraria, 1989-1991
		26	Insurance Regulation, 1989
		27	Lobbying Reform, 1990-1991
		28	National Governing Board, 1990-1991
		29	State Information, 1990-1991
		30	Voter Registration, 1989-1991
	7	1	Administrative Procedures, 1990
		2	Alexander Trip, 1989
		3	Bill Tracking, 1990
		4-6	Campaign Finance 1989-1990
		8	Concurrent Resolution #218, 1983-1990
		9	Elections, 1990
		10	Elections Bills-Louisiana, 1989
		11-12	Ethics, 1989-1990
		13-14	Ethics Bills, 1989-1990
		15	Ethics Budget, 1989
		16	House and Governmental Affairs Agendas, 1990

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		17	House Legislative Services: Subject Index for Bills, 1990
		18	Initiative/Referendum, 1990
		19	Judiciary, 1990
		20	Legislative Terms, 1990
		21	Lobby Miscellaneous, 1990
		22	Lobby News Clips, 1990
		23	Lobbying Bills, 1990
		24	Open Meetings, 1990-1991
		25	Public Financing: Tax Check-off/Pres. Election, 1991
		26	Public Records, 1990
		27	Reapportionment, 1987-1991
		28	Roll Call Votes, 1990
		29	Rules: House Resolution #2, 1990
		30	Sunset: Senate Bill #379, 1990
		31	Tax Exemptions: Senate Bill #599, 1990
		32	Term Limits, 1990-1991
		33	Update, 1991
		34	Voter Registration, 1990
		35	Women’s Issues/Rights/Groups, 1990-1991

			Series II. Regional Administrative and Subject Files, 1980-1990

			Subseries 1. Early to Middle 1980s
110:25	8	1	Accounting Corrections, 1986
		2	Arkansas/Louisiana/Mississippi Region Correspondence, 1984-1986
		3	Basics, 1986
		4	Brown, Belinda A., 1986
		5-6	Budget-Arkansas/Louisiana/Mississippi Region Monthly Statements, 1980-1983
		7	Common Cause Budget vs. Actual, 1986
		8	Common Cause-Organization, 1981-1982
		9	Correspondence-National, 1982-1986
		10	Evaluations, undated
		11	Finance/Budget, 1982
		12	Jenkins, Sandra, 1984-1985
		13	Milican, Sonya T., 1984-1986
		14-16	National Governing Board, 1982-1987
		17-19	Reapportionment-All States, 1980-1981

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		20-21	Reapportionment-Resources, 1980-1981
		22	Regional Operations, 1988-1989
		23	White, Marilyn, 1987

			Subseries 2. Late 1980s to Early 1990s
		24	Annual Meeting-Regional Minutes, 1988-1989
		25	Budget-National, 1988-1989
		26	Budget-Regional, 1988-1989
		27	Governing Board-National Meeting Minutes, 1988-1989
		28	Memorandum to the Governing Board-National, 1988-1989
		29	Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1986-1987
		30	Regional Budget, 1987
		31	Regional Correspondence, 1986-1989
	9	1	Annual Meeting Minutes, 1986-1990
		2	Budget, 1990
		3	Bylaws, 1990
		4	Common Cause State Offices and Staff Directory, 1988-1990
		5-6	Correspondence, 1990-1991
		7-8	Employment Applications-Executive Director, 1990
		9	Employment Applications-Lobbyists, 1984-1990
		10	Employment Applications-Miscellaneous, 1982-1990
		11	Employment Applications-Secretary, 1983-1990
		12	Financial Report, 1986-1990
		13	Governing Board, 1988-1990
		14	Governing Board-Membership and Fundraising Activities, 1988-1990
		15	Governing Board-Minutes of Meetings, 1989-1990
		16	Louisiana Research Papers, 1979, undated
		17	Louisiana-Tick Sheets, 1990
		18	Madden, Roberta-Field Director, 1982-1990
		19	Membership Directory Information, 1984
		20	Miscellaneous, 1990
		21	National Center for Policy Alternatives, 1987
		22	Newsletter Info, 1988-1989
		23	Performance Appraisal Forms and Manual, undated
		24	Performance Evaluation: Executive Director, 1988

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		25	Placement Offices, 1989
		26	Polls, 1990
		27	Public Relations, 1990
		28	Public Service Award, 1988-1989
		29	Quarterly Litigation, 1988-1990
		30	Revenue Statements, 1990
		31	Salaries, 1987-1989
		32	Signature Cards-Copies, 1990
		33	Special Funds Committee, 1988-1990
		34	State Leadership Conference, 1990
		35	Student Interns, 1981-1987
		36	Transcripts of Alene Moris’ Workshops, 1988
		37	U.S. Staff State Directors, 1988
		38	Updates, 1988-1990

			Series III. State Administrative and Subject Files, 1972-1991

			Subseries 1. 1970s to Early 1980s
110:26	10	1	Campaign Finance Reform, 1981-1982
		2-3	Campaign Finance Resources, 1976-1980
		4-10	Equal Rights Amendments, 1977-1983
		11	LACC-Campaign Finance Press Releases, 1980-1982
		12	Political Action Committee Bill, 1979-1980
		13-15	Public Financing, 1977-1980
		16-20	Voting Rights, 1976-1984
	11	1	Finance, 1981
		2	Fundraising Events/Letters, 1979
		3-4	Large Givers, 1980-1981
		5-6	National Common Cause Litigation, 1975-1983
		7-8	National Finance/Membership Dates, 1977-1982
		9	Special Events, 1979-1980
		10	Special Fundraising Events, 1981
		11-20	Sunset, 1976-1984
110:27	12	1	City-Parish Issues, 1981
		2-5	Common Cause Magazine, 1980-1992
		6-11	Correspondence, 1980-1982
		12	Legislative Contact: Lobbyists, 1981-1982
		13-14	Louisiana Common Cause Press Releases, 1979-1982
		15	Membership Ideas, 1981

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		16	New Members, 1979-1981
		17	Newsletters, 1977-1982
		18	Special Fundraising Events, 1982
	13	1	Campaign Stats, 1972-1974
		2	“Can We Afford” Column, undated
		3	City-Parish Questionnaire, 1980
		4-6	Correspondence, 1977-1980
		7	Donelon/Tauzin Study, 1980
		8-9	Merit Selection for Judges, 1975-1980
		10-11	Miscellaneous, 1979-1980
		12	National Outs, 1980
		13	Newsletter Copy, 1980-1982
		14	NIC, 1978-1980
		15-17	Old Louisiana Common Cause, 1975-1979
		18	Outs, 1978
		19	Press Releases, 1978-1980
		20	School Board, 1978
		21	Washington Monitor, 1977
111:1	14	1	Dual Office Holding, 1978-1979
		2-3	Ethics, 1978-1979
		4	Ethics/Open Meetings, 1980
		5	Legislative Correspondence, 1979
		6	Merit Selection, 1977-1980
		7	National Issue-Civil Service, 1977-1981
		8	Open Meetings, 1979
		9	Public Records, undated
		10	SALT, 1979-1980
		11	Special Session, 1978
		12	Sunshine, 1975-1978
		13	Budget/Legislation/IEB/Laws, 1981
		14-15	Campaign Finance, 1979-1982
		16	Campaign Finance Disclosure, 1981
		17	Capital Outlay Appropriation Bills, 1982
		18	Capital Outlay Budget Reform, 1980
		19	DA/Public Body Lobbying Legislation, 1979
		20	Ethics/Removal/Dual Office, 1977-1981
		21	Legislature-Letters, 1981
		22	Local Government Budget Act, 1981-1982
		23	Local Government Budget Reform, 1979-1980
111:2	15	1	Louisiana-Votes, 1980
		2	Louisiana Bottle Bill, 1980
		3	Louisiana Campaign Forms Project, 1980-1981

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		4	Louisiana Inspector General, 1980-1981
		5	Louisiana Legislature, 1980-1983
		6	Louisiana Reorganization, 1981
		7	Louisiana Special Session, 1981
		8	Open Meetings/Public Records, 1980-1981
		9	Activists, 1978
		10	Annual State Meeting, 1982-1986
		11	Board, 1983-1987
		12	Board Minutes, 1983-1986
		13	Budget, 1980-1984
		14	Carter, John, 1978
		15	Common Cause-State Financial Standards, 1982
		16	Consultant Proposal Forms, 1985
		17	Contributions, 1986
		18	Corrected Addresses, 1986
		19-21	Correspondence, 1982-1986
		22	Garage Sale, 1985-1986
		23	Gnat, Janie, 1982-1984
		24	Grant Proposals, 1983-1984
		25-27	Large Givers, 1979-1986
		28	Legislation Concern Letters, 1983-1984
		29	Legislative Alerts, 1983-1986
		30	Legislative Reports, 1983
		31-33	Lobbyist Registration, 1980-1986
		34	Membership Recruitment, 1985-1986
		35	Membership Renewal Requests, 1980-1986
		36-37	Membership Solicitation, 1980-1986
		38	Olexy, Robert, 1978
		39	Pat Norton Fundraiser, 1985-1986
		40	Prospective Members, 1985
		41	Special Funds, 1985-1986
		42	State of Opportunity Fund Committee, 1982-1985
		43	Tabor, Susan, 1980
		44	Telephone Networks, 1981-1982
		45	Thank-you Letters, 1982-1986

			Subseries 2. Early to Middle 1980s
	16	1	AT&T Breakup, 1983
		2	Budget/Local Government Reform/General, 1982
		3	Budget Reform, 1982
		4-5	Civil Service Reform, 1981-1982
		6	DOTD Slush Funds, 1981-1982

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		7	Future Issues, 1980-1982
		8	Legislature, 1982
		9	Open Meetings/Public Records, 1982
		10	Program Evaluation, 1982
		11-12	SCB Rate Case, 1978-1983
		13	Tax Exemptions, 1981-1982
		14-15	Telecommunications, 1980-1982
111:3	17	1	Campaign Finance, 1981-1983
		2	Energy-Purpa, 1981
		3-7	Ethics, 1981-1983
		8	FEC PAC Guide, 1982-1983
		9-11	General Energy Information, 1976-1980
		12	Legislative Reform, 1978
		13	Personal Finance Disclosure Forms, 1980-1982
	18	1	Block Grants, 1984
		2	Campaign Finance, 1984
		3	Campaign Finance Disclosure Act Explanatory Booklet, undated
		4	Campaign Finance-Supreme Court Race, 1984
		5	Campaign Spending, 1983-1984
		6	Civil Service, 1984
		7	Contribution Analysis-Legislative Races, 1983
		8	Correspondence, 1984
		9	D.C. Voting Rights, 1984
		10	Election Co-ops, 1983
		11	Election Laws, 1984
		12-15	Environment, 1983
		16	Ethics (HR.5), 1983
		17	Executive Orders, 1984
		18	Financial Disclosure-Judges, 1984
		19	Freeze Conference, 1983
		20	Glass Pockets, 1983
		21	GSU Tax-exempt, 1983
		22	Initiative/Referendum, 1984
		23	Interim Emergency Board, 1983-1984
		24	Judges/Political Activity (H.703), 1984
		25	Legislative Reform Procedures, 1986
		26-28	Lobby Disclosure, 1981-1984
		29	Merit Selection-Judges, 1984
		30	Public Meetings, 1984
		31	Public Records, 1984
		32	Public Records Law, 1982-1983

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		32	Recall Elections, 1984
		34	Report of the Commission for Legislative Reform, 1986
		35	Right-to-Know Legislation, 1984
		36	State Issues Forum, 1984
		37	Sunset, 1984
		38	Utilities-Public Advocate, 1984
		39	Voter Registration Bills, 1984
		40	ACLU Conferences, 1985
		41	Alerts, 1986
		42	Annual Meeting, 1986
		43	Appropriations, 1985
		44	Board, 1985-1986
		45	Budget Process, 1985-1986
		46-50	Campaign Finance, 1985-1986
111:4	19	1-2	Capital Outlay, 1983-1985
		3	Elections, 1985
		4	Ethanol, 1985-1987
		5-8	Ethics, 1983-1986
		9	Expulsions, 1986
		10	Legislative Documents-Sale, 1986-1987
		11	Legislative Printing, 1985-1986
		12	Lobby Disclosure and Tax, 1985-1986
		13	Miscellaneous Bills, 1986
		14	Money and Politics Seminar, 1985-1986
		15	Money Bills, 1986
		16	Omnibus Bond Authorization Act, 1985
		17	Open Meetings, 1984-1986
		18	Public Records, 1985-1986
		19	Slush Fund, 1985
		20	Sunset, 1985
		21	Suspending Convicted Officials (S.964), 1985
		22-23	Annual Meeting, 1984-1987
		24	Board Minutes, 1987
		25	Bork Nomination, 1987-1988
		26	Common Cause Activities Directory, 1987
		27	Common Cause General Directory-State Alpha List, 1987
		28	Concert (NOAAH-September 11), 1987
		29	Contributions, 1987
		30	Correspondence, 1987
		31	Correspondence Board, 1987

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		32	Fundraisers, 1983-1987
		33	Miscellaneous, 1981-1987
		34	Press Releases, 1987-1988
		35	Proposed Budget, 1986-1987
		36	State Fundraising, 1987
	20	1-3	Bork Nomination, 1987
		4	Brain Trust, 1984-1988
		5	Campaign ’88, 1986-1988
		6	Campaign Finance-Bills, 1987
		7	Campaign Finance-Local (Baton Rouge), 1988
		8	Debt, 1988
		9	Elections, 1987-1988
		10-12	Ethics, 1987-1988
		13	Hale, Mary, 1987
		14	Hardin, Ed, 1987
		15	Initiative/Referendum, 1988
		16	Legislative Alerts, 1987-1988
		17	Lobby Disclosure, 1988
		18	Lobbying, 1987-1988
		19	Meet Candidates, 1988
		20	Miscellaneous, 1984-1989
		21	Public Meetings, 1987
		22	Public Record/Open Meetings, 1988
		23	Roemer, 1987-1988
		24-25	State Budget, 1987-1988

			Subseries 3. Late 1980s to Early 1990s
111:5	21	1	Annual Meeting, 1988
		2	Annual Meeting Poll, 1988
		3	Ballots, 1981-1989
		4	Board of Directors, 1988
		5	Budget-Proposed, 1988
		6	Common Cause Citizen’s Telephone Network, 1988
		7	Contributors, 1988
		8	Correspondence, 1988
		9	Ethics, 1975-1989
		10	Fiscal Reform Forum, 1988
		11	Fundraising-General Membership Letter, 1988
		12	Fundraising-Large Giver Letter, 1988
		13	Government Alerts, 1988
		14	Insurance, 1983-1989

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		15-16	Lobbyist Disclosure Resources, 1979-1989
		17-18	Media-Louisiana Press Releases, 1983-1988
		19	Merit Selection, 1984-1989
		20	Minority Outreach, 1988
		21	Miscellaneous, 1987-1988
		22	Open Meetings, 1981-1989
		23	Public Service Achievement Award, 1988
		24-25	Public Service Commission (PSC), 1989-1990
		26	Annual Meeting, 1989
		27	Board of Directors, 1989
		28	Budget, 1989
	22	1	Comedy Act Fundraiser, 1989
		2	Contributions, 1989
		3	Correspondence, 1989
		4	Fundraising, 1989
		5	Government, 1989
		6	Legislative Action Day, 1989
		7	Media-Press Releases, 1989
		8	Minority Outreach, 1989
		9	Opportunity Fund, 1989
		10	Public Forums-Judicial Selection, 1989
		11	Annual Meeting, 1990
		12	Annual Meeting Poll, 1990
		13	Board of Directors, 1988-1990
		14	Budget, 1990
		15	Correspondence, 1990
		16	Fundraising, 1990
		17	Government, 1990-1991
		18	Legislative Updates, 1983-1990
		19	Media-Press Releases, 1990
		20-21	Membership, 1990
		22	Minority Outreach, 1990
		23	Newsletters, 1990
		24	Paranoia to Perestroika, 1989-1990
		25	State Fundraising, 1990
		26	Telephone Network, 1987-1990
		27	Volunteer of the Year Award, 1990
		28	Annual Meeting, 1991
		29	Board of Directors, 1990-1991
		30	Budget, 1991
		31	Catering, 1991
		32	Correspondence, 1991

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		33	Financial Report-National, 1990
111:6	23	1	Fundraising, 1991
		2-3	Government, 1991
		4	Issues Poll, 1991
		5	Litigation, 1991
		6	Media, 1991
		7-8	Membership, 1991
		9	Minority Outreach, 1991
		10	Miscellaneous, 1991
		11	Newsletters, 1991
		12	Signature Cards, 1991
		13	State Leadership Conference-National, 1991
		14	State Office of Correspondence-National, 1991
		15	State Offices Directory-National,1991
		16	Updates-National, 1991
		17	Annual Membership Meeting, 1990-1991
		18	Auction, 1982-1991
		19	Board Meetings, 1990-1991
		20	Budget Committee, 1990-1991
		21-22	Correspondence, 1991
		23	Full Fundraisers, 1991
		24	Fundraising, 1991
		25	Garage Sale, 1991
		26	Louisiana News Bureau, 1991
		27	Membership, 1991
		28	Minority Outreach Conference, 1991
		29	Newsletters, 1991
		30	Press Releases, 1991
	24	1-2	Reapportionment, 1987-1991
		3	Retirement, 1991
		4	Sunset, 1991
		5	Term Limits, 1991
		6	Voter Bills, 1991
		7	Voter Contact Services, 1990
		8	Women’s Issues, 1991
		9	Administrative Procedure Act, 1991
		10	Attorney General Opinion, 1991
		11	Bills, 1991
		12	Black Caucuses, 1991
		13-14	Campaign Finance, 1991
		15	Civil Rights, 1991
		16	Congressional Delegation, 1991

Stack Location	Box	Folder(s)	Contents (with dates)
		17	Environment, 1991
		18	Ethics, 1990-1991
		19	Green, Doug, 1991
		20-21	Initiative/Referendum, 1989-1991
		22	Insurance Commission, 1991
		23	Interim Emergency Board, 1991
		24-25	Lobbyist Disclosure, 1989-1991
		26	Merit Selection, 1991
		27	Miscellaneous, 1991
		28	Open Meetings, 1991
		29	Presidential Election-Louisiana Democratic Party, 1991
		30	Public Affairs Research (PAR), 1977-1991
		31	Public Records, 1991
		32	Taft Seminar for Teachers, 1991