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Box 1

 Container

Contains 14 Results:

Exhibit I – Advertising

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Records and photographs of Wilmarth & Morman Company, compiled by H.P. Dix. The material was originally in a binder, separated by tabs. The original order was as listed below. The Lloyd-Thomas Co. Appraisal was found with other material.

Dates: circa 1918-1927

I: General progress in acceptance of abortion reform, June 1969-August 1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In the late 1960s to early 1970s, several groups worked to reform abortion law in Michigan. A 1972 ballot initiative sought to legalize abortion in the state. It was voted down, but the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade in 1973 legalized abortion in the United States. Leading up to the 1972 ballot initiative, Dix worked to change the conversation in the media about abortion. Dix thought that the Grand Rapids Press showed news bias in their coverage of the issue, reflecting...
Dates: June 1969-August 1970

II: Success in Michigan Senate and the build up of resistance to reform, September 1970-December 1971

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In the late 1960s to early 1970s, several groups worked to reform abortion law in Michigan. A 1972 ballot initiative sought to legalize abortion in the state. It was voted down, but the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade in 1973 legalized abortion in the United States. Leading up to the 1972 ballot initiative, Dix worked to change the conversation in the media about abortion. Dix thought that the Grand Rapids Press showed news bias in their coverage of the issue, reflecting...
Dates: September 1970-December 1971

III: Beginning of solid opposition to abortion reform, January 1972-November 7, 1972

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In the late 1960s to early 1970s, several groups worked to reform abortion law in Michigan. A 1972 ballot initiative sought to legalize abortion in the state. It was voted down, but the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade in 1973 legalized abortion in the United States. Leading up to the 1972 ballot initiative, Dix worked to change the conversation in the media about abortion. Dix thought that the Grand Rapids Press showed news bias in their coverage of the issue, reflecting...
Dates: January 1972-November 7, 1972