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Overview of the Collection | |
Creator: | Lofgren, Sue |
Title: | Sue Lofgren Papers |
Inclusive Dates: | 1960-1995 |
Quantity: | 5 Boxes (2.25 Linear Feet) |
Abstract: | This collection houses correspondence, minutes, brochures, clippings, publications, newsletters, and other materials documenting Sue Lofgren's involvement with the Arizona League of Women Voters; advocacy for potable drinking water and responsible use of groundwater at the state and national levels; and service with such state organizations as the Tempe County Island Committee, the Maricopa Association of Governments, and the State Bar Fee Arbitration Committee. These materials have been divided into four series based on Lofgren's original organization and have been organized alphabetically within each series. |
Identification: | MSS-360 |
Language: | Material in English |
Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
Susanne Bleston (anglicized from Bleistein) was born to Walter S. and Olga Bleston on January 31, 1926 in Berlin, Germany. The family moved to the United States in about 1933. She married Robert Eugene Lofgren (1922-) in New Mexico in 1947 and the couple lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Knoxville, Tennessee before settling in central Arizona in the late 1960s. Lofgren earned her B.A. in Management from the University of Phoenix and became expert in issues regarding ground and surface water, land use, transportation, and waste control. Arizona governors appointed her to a number of groups dealing with such issues, including the Commission on the Arizona Environment (1976-1996, Chair 1990-1992), the Advisory Council for Intergovernmental Relations (1976-1979), the Governor's Advisory Board for Central Arizona Water Control Study (1978-1981), the In Lieu Commission on Selection of State Lands (1979-1980), the Groundwater Users Advisory Council, Phoenix Active Management Area (Chair, 1981-1993), and the Governor's Riparian Habitat Task Force (Chair, 1989-1992). Lofgren also worked with a number of civic and advisory committees, including the Arizona Academy of Town Halls (1974-2000); the Arizona Department of Health Services Construction Grants Advisory Committee, Water Reuse Advisory Committee, and Water Management Working Group (1977-1986); the Arizona Water Resources Committee (1981-1990); the Maricopa Association of Governments Title XX Policy Committee (1976-1978) and Water Quality Policy Advisory Committee (1975-1991; Chair 1979-1989); the Tempe Community Council (1981-1987); and the Tempe County Island Committee (1975-1977; Chair 1976-1977).
Lofgren was deeply involved with the League of Women Voters and the Tempe Sister Cities Program. She began working with the LWV in 1963 and served as East Maricopa President from 1967 to 1969 and as Arizona President from 1973 to 1975. Lofgren began working with the Sister Cities Program in 1980 and became Timbuktu Coordinator in 1993. She arranged to send a retired water engineer to Timbuktu to address the severe water shortage facing the area and then organized the fundraising effort necessary to procure the $7,000 necessary to drill a well. She went on to raise money to drill six additional wells and to provide such necessities as medical supplies, school supplies, sewing machines, wheelchairs, livestock, and toilets. Lofgren also facilitated a collaboration with Project C.U.R.E. that provided $500,000 of desperately needed medical equipment. For her efforts, Lofgren was awarded the Sister Cities International Volunteer of the Year award in 2009.
This collection houses correspondence, minutes, brochures, clippings, publications, newsletters, and other materials documenting Sue Lofgren's involvement with the Arizona League of Women Voters; advocacy for potable drinking water and responsible use of groundwater at the state and national levels; and service with such state organizations as the Tempe County Island Committee, the Maricopa Association of Governments, and the State Bar Fee Arbitration Committee. These materials have been divided into four series based on Lofgren's original organization and have been organized alphabetically within each series.
Series I: League of Women Voters houses correspondence, brochures, clippings, publications, newsletters, and Board minutes documenting Lofgren's presidency and the League's involvement with such issues as civil rights, juvenile delinquency, public welfare, legislation and voting, groundwater, and drinking water.
Series II: Arizona and Series III: National consist primarily of correspondence, clippings, publications, and other materials documenting Lofgren's service with a number of state and national organizations dedicated to environmental causes. The majority of these groups advocated for potable drinking water and responsible groundwater use. Among the entities represented are the American Water Resources Association, the Arizona Water Resources Committee, the Groundwater Users Advisory Council, the National Water Alliance, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Water Quality Association Review Panel. Series II also houses materials showing Lofgren's involvement with merit selection of judges, the Tempe County Island Committee, the Maricopa Association of Governments, and the State Bar Fee Arbitration Committee.
Series IV: Correspondence and Speeches houses letters and speeches that Lofgren kept separately from the materials housed in Series I through Series III.
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
[Identification of item], Sue Lofgren Papers, MSS-360, Arizona State University Library.
Sue Lofgren donated these papers to the Arizona Collection in June of 2013 (Accession #2013-04747).
Series I: League of Women Voters | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | 208 Planning, 1977-1978 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | "Arizona Agenda", 1967-1969, Undated | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Arizona Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1971 May 15 | |||||||||
1 | 4 | "An Arizona Look at Juvenile Delinquency", 1965 | |||||||||
1 | 5 | "Arizona Voter", 1973 June-1975 April | |||||||||
1 | 6 | Arizona Water, 1978 | |||||||||
1 | 7 | Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 1973 May 16-1975 May 14, 1979 May 10 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Brochure, Undated | |||||||||
1 | 9 | Bureau of Land Management Planning, 1981 | |||||||||
1 | 10 | Clippings, 1972-1974 | |||||||||
1 | 11 | Correspondence, 1967-1971 | |||||||||
1 | 12 | "Day Care Who Needs It?", 1973 | |||||||||
1 | 13 | "Do You Need Help??? [Necesita Usted Ayuda???]", 1973 May | |||||||||
1 | 14 | Election Laws, 1971 December, 1972 August (2-Part Pamphlet Series) | |||||||||
1 | 15 | Energy Consumption, 1976-1980 | |||||||||
1 | 16 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-State Agreement, 1979-1980 | |||||||||
1 | 17 | "Equality of Opportunity in Housing", circa 1970s | |||||||||
1 | 18 | "Examining the Presidency", Undated | |||||||||
1 | 19 | "Facts and Issues on Juvenile Justice", 1978 September | |||||||||
1 | 20 | Financing of Governmental Services in Arizona, 1974 April, 1975 February-June, 1976 March (3-Part Pamphlet Series) | |||||||||
1 | 21 | "Is Welfare Such a Mess?", 1976 March | |||||||||
1 | 22 | "Legislative Apportionment in Arizona", Undated | |||||||||
1 | 23 | "The Legislative Game", Undated | |||||||||
1 | 24 | "Legislative News" and "Legislative Newsletter", 1973 February, April, 1975 March | |||||||||
1 | 25 | List of Publications by the League of Women Voters, circa 1975 | |||||||||
1 | 26 | "Live-Learn-Earn in Tempe", 1966 September (2 Copies) | |||||||||
1 | 27 | "LWVA 1973-1975", circa 1995 | |||||||||
1 | 28 | Members-at-Large Units in Window Rock and Chinle, 1973, Undated | |||||||||
1 | 29 | Nonpartisanship Policy, 1971 June 10 | |||||||||
1 | 30 | "Nuclear Power in Arizona - Basic Need? ... Or Unwarranted Risk?", 1975 September | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | "Phoenix", 1971-1972 | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Program Budgeting: A Tool for Schools and Citizens, 1979 | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Publications Regarding Water, 1969-1978 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Public Welfare in Arizona, 1970 March, August (2-Part Pamphlet Series) | |||||||||
2 | 5 | "The Roadrunner", 1967 May-1969 April, 1983 May | |||||||||
2 | 6 | Safe Drinking Water Act, 1976-1977 | |||||||||
2 | 7 | Speeches, Undated | |||||||||
2 | 8 | "The State of Arizona", 1963 | |||||||||
2 | 9 | State Board Reports, 1973 September-1975 February | |||||||||
2 | 10 | State Convention, 1973, 1975 | |||||||||
2 | 11 | State League Day, 1974 September 25 | |||||||||
2 | 12 | "Views from the Top: Recollections of Past Presidents, LWVAZ, 1961-95", circa 1995 | |||||||||
2 | 13 | Voters Guides, 1966, 1970 | |||||||||
2 | 14 | Water Consensus, 1977-1979 | |||||||||
2 | 15 | Water and Flood Plain Management, 1975 | |||||||||
2 | 16 | Water Testimony (Arizona), 1974-1984 | |||||||||
2 | 17 | Water Testimony (National), 1977-1986 | |||||||||
2 | 18 | Water, 1974-1976 |
Series II: Arizona | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Conference, 1982 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Arizonans for Children, 1972 | |||||||||
3 | 3 | Arizona Water Resources Committee, 1977-1990 | |||||||||
3 | 4 | Central Arizona Water Control Study (CAWCS) Community Advisory Board, 1977-1982 | |||||||||
3 | 5 | Commission on the Arizona Environment (CAE), 1980-1993 | |||||||||
3 | 6 | Constitution of the State of Arizona and State of Arizona Open Meeting Law, 1981-1982 | |||||||||
3 | 7 | County Island Committee, 1975-1976 | |||||||||
3 | 8 | Development Choices for the '80s Forum, 1980 | |||||||||
3 | 9 | Governor's Riparian Habitat Task Force, 1990-1991 | |||||||||
3 | 10 | Groundwater Users Advisory Council, 1985-1992 | |||||||||
3 | 11 | Judicial Selection, 1976 | |||||||||
3 | 12 | Legislative Reform, 1973-1976 | |||||||||
3 | 13 | Maricopa Association of Governments Regional Development and Transportation, 1977-1994 | |||||||||
3 | 14 | Phoenix Salt River Landfill Advisory Committee, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
3 | 15 | State Bar Fee Arbitration Committee, 1976 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | Task Force on In-Lieu Selections of Federal Land, 1979-1980 | |||||||||
4 | 2 | University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), 1986-1989 | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Urban Lands, 1979-1981 |
Series III: National | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
4 | 4 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Management Advisory Group to the Construction Grants Program, 1982-1987 | |||||||||
4 | 5 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): National Drinking Water Advisory Council, 1977-1979 | |||||||||
4 | 6 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): National Drinking Water Advisory Council, 1977-1989 | |||||||||
4 | 7 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Public Participation Regulation, 1978-1981 | |||||||||
4 | 8 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Safe Drinking Water Act, 1978 | |||||||||
4 | 9 | National Resource Council (NRC): Committee on Ground Water Quality Protection, 1984-1986 | |||||||||
4 | 10 | National Water Alliance, 1984-1991 | |||||||||
4 | 11 | NSF International: Drinking Water Additives, 1990-1995 | |||||||||
4 | 12 | NSF International: Drinking Water Units, 1988-1995 | |||||||||
4 | 13 | Public Participation, Undated | |||||||||
4 | 14 | Tennessee Department of Public Welfare, 1960-1962 | |||||||||
4 | 15 | Uranium Conference, 1979 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
5 | 1 | Water Quality Association Review Panel, 1984-1995 |
Series IV: Correspondence and Speeches | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
5 | 2 | Correspondence: General, 1967-1992 | |||||||||
5 | 3 | Correspondence: Water, 1979-1992 | |||||||||
5 | 4 | Speeches, 1979-1988 |