MSS-128
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| Creator: | Yrun, Virginia (Virginia Leticia), 1949- |
| Title: | Virginia Leticia Yrun Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1986-1991 |
| Quantity: | 5 Boxes (5.5 Linear Feet) |
| Abstract: | The Virginia Leticia Yrun Papers house articles, correspondence, petitions, and fund-raising material documenting Yrun's campaign bid to become the Representative for Congressional District 2. Although the collection extends from 1988 to 1991, the bulk of the material shows her campaign for Congress in 1991. The collection has been divided into four series. |
| Identification: | MSS-128 |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Chicano Research Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
Virginia Leticia Yrun was born on December 10, 1949. She earned her B.A. in Education (1973) and J.D. (1981) from the University of Arizona. She began her career as a teacher and administrator in the Green Fields County Day School in the 1970s and became the Executive Director and Director of Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona in 1982. In 1991, she became the first Mexican American woman to campaign (albeit unsuccessfully) for the position of Congressional representative in Arizona's District 2. She brought such issues as term limitations, educational reform, and women's rights to the forefront during her campaign. Yrun retired from Planned Parenthood in 2000 and was appointed to replace State Senator Andy Nichols (who died of a heart attack while still in office) in April of 2001. She went on to serve as a founding director of the Arizona Health Policy and Law Institute before becoming the Director of Organizational Leadership for Arizona's Children Association in 2008.
Yrun has been active in a number of service organizations, including the Tucson Chamber of Commerce, the Tucson Rotary, the University of Arizona Women's Study Advisory Council, the Arizona Women Lawyers Association, and the Tucson Committee on Foreign Relations. She has also been named a National Program Fellow by the National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI), in Washington, D.C. The Institute is a non-profit organization founded in 1987 to create a national network of Hispana leaders.
Yrun married Howard Shore (1948-) in 1988 and the couple has two children.
The Virginia Leticia Yrun Papers house articles, correspondence, petitions, and fund-raising material documenting Yrun's campaign bid to become the Representative for Congressional District 2. Although the collection extends from 1988 to 1991, the bulk of the material shows her campaign for Congress in 1991. The collection has been divided into four series.
Series I: Campaign Documents consists of the texts to various speeches, campaign pamphlets, and organizational material showing Yrun's election staff. Files on local politics include newspaper articles on various Arizona issues, a listing of political action committees in the state, and the legislation for various bills. A smaller sub-group consists of Yrun's own financial reports and her plans for financing her election bid.
Series II: Domestic Issues houses a variety of articles on issues ranging from budget to health care reform. Yrun used these articles to establish her platform for candidacy. Sources vary from Congressional reports to newspapers.
Series III: Arizona Issues documents Yrun's district in Tucson. Included are a report on Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and the energy supply in Arizona and articles concerning economic growth in Arizona.
Series IV: International Affairs is composed of articles dealing with international issues and Yrun's concerns with the changing position of women in the Middle East. These articles examine women's effects on the peace process in the Middle Eastern region as they begin to provide a greater voice in the politics of the area.
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.
Interested researchers may wish to consult "Biography of Virginia Yrun" (CB BIO YRU, VIR) for biographical information regarding Virginia Yrun.
Several videotapes, cassettes, and photos were removed from the collection.
[Identification of item], Virginia Leticia Yrun Papers, MSS-128, Arizona State University Library.
Virginia Yrun donated these papers to the Chicano Research Collection in 1992 (ACC# 1992-00573)
| Series I: Campaign Documents | |||||||||||
| Sub-Series A: Yrun Campaign | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Archival Photos of Virginia Yrun, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Campaign Lists, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Virginia Yrun Campaign Pamphlets, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Candidacy Press Releases, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence to Constituents, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Election Papers, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Event Attendance Sheets, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | FDR Services, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Field Guide, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | IMPAC '91 List, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Invitation Samples, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | La Posada Del Ville: Finance Committee Phone Scripts, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Letters to Virginia Yrun, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Nomination Petition, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Campaign Originals, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Petitions for Nomination, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Planned Parenthood Board Scripts, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Planned Parenthood Calls, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Platform Papers, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Poll Survey, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Pro Net List, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Realtor's Speech, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Rotary Foundation, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Speech Text, 1991 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Term Limitation, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Virginia Yrun Campaign Letters, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Campaign Material, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Virginia Yrun Election Articles, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Virginia Yrun Magazines on Latin American Issues, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Virginia Yrun Platform Papers, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Virginia Yrun Platform Papers, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Volunteer/Donation Sheets, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Volunteer List, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Women in Politics, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | Yrun Mailings, 1991 | |||||||||
| Sub-Series B: Local Politics | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Congressional District #2 Campaign, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | Newspaper Clip File, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | Deputy Registrar, 1988 | |||||||||
| 2 | 15 | PAC list, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 16 | Political Outlines, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 17 | Candidate File, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | 18 | Carole Carpenter, 1988 | |||||||||
| Sub-Series C: Candidate File | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 19 | Date Book, 1991 | |||||||||
| Sub-Series D: Financial Papers | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Finance Plans Memo, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Finance Report, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Yrun for Congress Finance Plan, 1991 | |||||||||
| Series II: Domestic Issues | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Banking S and L, 1989-1990 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Brady Bill, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Budget, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Budget Documents, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Children, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Choice, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Civil Rights Bill, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | Crime and Drugs, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Defense Issues, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Defense Spending Notes, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Domestic Policy Misc., 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | Domestic Trade Issues, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | Education, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | Environment, 1991 | |||||||||
| 3 | 18 | Environment, 1991 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | F.H.A. - V.A., 1988 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Free Trade, 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | The North American FTA: Will it Really be that Good?, 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Free Trade Agreement Papers: AFL-CIO Views, 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Free Trade Agreement Papers, 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Health Care: Newspaper Articles, 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Health Care: Medical Organizations, 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Health Care: Nation's Health, 1988 | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Health Care: American College of Health Care Executives, 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Health Issues, 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | Human Rights Campaign Fund, 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | In Progress-Speeches and Notes, l991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 | Issues on the Blind, 1991 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Labor, 1991 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Labor Papers: AFL-CIO and Various Unions, 1990 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Mexican American Issues, 1991 | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Political Issues, 1991 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Poverty, 1991 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | Supreme Court, 1991 | |||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Women's Issues, 1991 | |||||||||
| Series III: Arizona Issues | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | At the Brink - 8 Day Series on TEP, 1991 | |||||||||
| 5 | 9 | Economic Papers, 1991 | |||||||||
| Series IV: International Affairs | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 10 | Foreign Policy, 1991 | |||||||||
| 5 | 11 | Middle East and Women, 1991 | |||||||||