Elections Time Capsule
Content Description
One antique wooden ballot box containing folded slips of paper being used as a time capsule. From an event honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment in 2020; time capsule to be opened in 2120.
Acquisition Type
Deposit
Provenance
Placed in the custody of the Archives by George Stern, Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder, in 2022. No transfer memo was created.
Restrictions Apply
Yes
Access Restrictions
Time capsule not to be opened until August 2120.
Dates
- Event: 2020
- circa 1920
Creator
- Jefferson County (Colo.). Clerk and Recorder. Elections (Organization)
- Stern, George P. (Person)
Extent
3.1 Cubic Feet (1 wooden, metal and glass ballot box with slips of paper inside.) ; 16w x 16d x 21h
967 Megabytes (One USB drive containing an MP4 video of the event. Video uploaded to SharePoint.)
4 Megabytes (Four digital photographs in SharePoint)
Inventory
One antique wooden ballot box containing folded slips of paper; one USB drive with video of the League of Women Voters ceremony; three digital photographs.
- League of Women Voters of Jefferson County (Colorado)
- Suffrage Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Time capsules Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Voting -- Colorado Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
