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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Voter Registration Receipt
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Voter Registration Receipt

Artifact ID1973.4709.1
Object Type Receipt
Date 1918
Date DescribedJuly 6, 1918
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 4 1/2 in x W 7 in x D (11.4 cm x 17.8 cm x 0 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionSingle sheet, printed voter registration form for Amye Middleton. Text reads: "Registration receipt", "State of Texas", "County of Lavaca". Registration is filled in with pencil script.
Historical NoteVoter Registration Receipt of Amye Middleton of Yoakum, Texas, July 6, 1918. Texas women were granted the right to vote in March 1918. In June 1919, Texas became the first state in the South to ratify the federal suffrage amendment.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was donated by Lyndon Baines Johnson to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on April 30, 1973.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog Series[[missing key: artifacts.series.link-official-presidential-material]]
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • July 6, 1918
On view
Place Described
Yoakum
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