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AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.","Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies","There are no restrictions.","Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["37027"],"unitid_tesim":["37027"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of F.B. van Reekum, thru Samuel Ervin Hall, 16\n December 1999."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged in eight series: \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eI. AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eII. C \u0026amp; P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIII. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIV. General. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eV. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026amp; T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026amp; P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries I: AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries II: C \u0026amp; P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries IV: General\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp;T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026amp;T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026amp;P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026amp;P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026amp;P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026amp;T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026amp;T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026amp; Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations","Series IV: General","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Physical Location\"\u003ePersonal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027\u003c/physloc\u003e\n "],"physloc_tesim":["Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":548,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:31:37.159Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00034_c02_c51"}},{"id":"vi_vi00034_c08_c70","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Virginia Utility Legislative Committee, \n \n 1981-1982","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00034_c08_c70#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vi_vi00034_c08_c70","ref_ssm":["vi_vi00034_c08_c70"],"id":"vi_vi00034_c08_c70","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00034","_root_":"vi_vi00034","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00034_c08","parent_ssi":"vi_vi00034_c08","parent_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series VIII: VEPCO Customer Advisory\n Board"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vi_vi00034","vi_vi00034_c08"],"title_filing_ssi":"Virginia Utility Legislative Committee, \n \n 1981-1982","title_ssm":["Virginia Utility Legislative Committee, \n \n 1981-1982"],"title_tesim":["Virginia Utility Legislative Committee, \n \n 1981-1982"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Virginia Utility Legislative Committee, \n \n 1981-1982"],"text":["Virginia Utility Legislative Committee, \n \n 1981-1982","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series VIII: VEPCO Customer Advisory\n Board","Box-folder Box 65 \n Folder 4"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series VIII: VEPCO Customer Advisory\n Board"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series VIII: VEPCO Customer Advisory\n Board"],"level_ssm":["File"],"level_ssim":["File"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":547,"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"containers_ssim":["Box-folder Box 65 \n Folder 4"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"_nest_path_":"/components#7/components#69","timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:31:37.159Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi00034","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00034","_root_":"vi_vi00034","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00034","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi00034.xml","title_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"text":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","37027","27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder","There are no restrictions.","The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.","Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies","There are no restrictions.","Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["37027"],"unitid_tesim":["37027"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of F.B. van Reekum, thru Samuel Ervin Hall, 16\n December 1999."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged in eight series: \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eI. AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eII. C \u0026amp; P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIII. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIV. General. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eV. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026amp; T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026amp; P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries I: AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries II: C \u0026amp; P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries IV: General\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp;T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026amp;T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026amp;P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026amp;P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026amp;P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026amp;T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026amp;T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026amp; Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations","Series IV: General","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Physical Location\"\u003ePersonal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027\u003c/physloc\u003e\n "],"physloc_tesim":["Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":548,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:31:37.159Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00034_c08_c70"}},{"id":"vi_vi00034_c04_c84","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1976-1977","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00034_c04_c84#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vi_vi00034_c04_c84","ref_ssm":["vi_vi00034_c04_c84"],"id":"vi_vi00034_c04_c84","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00034","_root_":"vi_vi00034","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00034_c04","parent_ssi":"vi_vi00034_c04","parent_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series IV: GENERAL"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vi_vi00034","vi_vi00034_c04"],"title_filing_ssi":"Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1976-1977","title_ssm":["Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1976-1977"],"title_tesim":["Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1976-1977"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1976-1977"],"text":["Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1976-1977","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series IV: GENERAL","Box-folder Box 43 \n Folder 2"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series IV: GENERAL"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series IV: GENERAL"],"level_ssm":["File"],"level_ssim":["File"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":338,"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"containers_ssim":["Box-folder Box 43 \n Folder 2"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"_nest_path_":"/components#3/components#83","timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:31:37.159Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi00034","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00034","_root_":"vi_vi00034","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00034","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi00034.xml","title_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"text":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","37027","27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder","There are no restrictions.","The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.","Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies","There are no restrictions.","Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["37027"],"unitid_tesim":["37027"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of F.B. van Reekum, thru Samuel Ervin Hall, 16\n December 1999."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged in eight series: \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eI. AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eII. C \u0026amp; P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIII. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIV. General. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eV. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026amp; T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026amp; P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries I: AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries II: C \u0026amp; P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries IV: General\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp;T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026amp;T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026amp;P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026amp;P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026amp;P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026amp;T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026amp;T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026amp; Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations","Series IV: General","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Physical Location\"\u003ePersonal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027\u003c/physloc\u003e\n "],"physloc_tesim":["Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":548,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:31:37.159Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00034_c04_c84"}},{"id":"vi_vi00034_c04_c85","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1978-1979","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00034_c04_c85#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vi_vi00034_c04_c85","ref_ssm":["vi_vi00034_c04_c85"],"id":"vi_vi00034_c04_c85","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00034","_root_":"vi_vi00034","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00034_c04","parent_ssi":"vi_vi00034_c04","parent_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series IV: GENERAL"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vi_vi00034","vi_vi00034_c04"],"title_filing_ssi":"Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1978-1979","title_ssm":["Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1978-1979"],"title_tesim":["Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1978-1979"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1978-1979"],"text":["Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.) \n \n 1978-1979","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series IV: GENERAL","Box-folder Box 43 \n Folder 3"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series IV: GENERAL"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series IV: GENERAL"],"level_ssm":["File"],"level_ssim":["File"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":339,"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"containers_ssim":["Box-folder Box 43 \n Folder 3"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"_nest_path_":"/components#3/components#84","timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:31:37.159Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi00034","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00034","_root_":"vi_vi00034","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00034","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi00034.xml","title_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"text":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","37027","27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder","There are no restrictions.","The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.","Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies","There are no restrictions.","Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["37027"],"unitid_tesim":["37027"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of F.B. van Reekum, thru Samuel Ervin Hall, 16\n December 1999."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged in eight series: \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eI. AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eII. C \u0026amp; P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIII. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIV. General. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eV. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026amp; T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026amp; P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries I: AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries II: C \u0026amp; P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries IV: General\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp;T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026amp;T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026amp;P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026amp;P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026amp;P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026amp;T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026amp;T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026amp; Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations","Series IV: General","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). 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AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.","Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies","There are no restrictions.","Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["37027"],"unitid_tesim":["37027"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of F.B. van Reekum, thru Samuel Ervin Hall, 16\n December 1999."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged in eight series: \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eI. AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eII. C \u0026amp; P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIII. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIV. General. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eV. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026amp; T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026amp; P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries I: AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries II: C \u0026amp; P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries IV: General\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp;T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026amp;T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026amp;P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026amp;P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026amp;P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026amp;T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026amp;T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026amp; Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations","Series IV: General","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). 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AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.","Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies","There are no restrictions.","Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["37027"],"unitid_tesim":["37027"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of F.B. van Reekum, thru Samuel Ervin Hall, 16\n December 1999."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged in eight series: \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eI. AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eII. C \u0026amp; P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIII. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIV. General. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eV. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026amp; T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026amp; P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries I: AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries II: C \u0026amp; P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries IV: General\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp;T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026amp;T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026amp;P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026amp;P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026amp;P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026amp;T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026amp;T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026amp; Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations","Series IV: General","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). 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AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.","Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies","There are no restrictions.","Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["37027"],"unitid_tesim":["37027"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of F.B. van Reekum, thru Samuel Ervin Hall, 16\n December 1999."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged in eight series: \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eI. AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eII. C \u0026amp; P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIII. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIV. General. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eV. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026amp; T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026amp; P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries I: AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries II: C \u0026amp; P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries IV: General\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp;T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026amp;T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026amp;P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026amp;P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026amp;P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026amp;T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026amp;T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026amp; Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations","Series IV: General","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). 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AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.","Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies","There are no restrictions.","Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["37027"],"unitid_tesim":["37027"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of F.B. van Reekum, thru Samuel Ervin Hall, 16\n December 1999."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged in eight series: \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eI. AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eII. C \u0026amp; P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIII. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIV. General. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eV. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026amp; T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026amp; P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries I: AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries II: C \u0026amp; P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries IV: General\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp;T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026amp;T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026amp;P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026amp;P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026amp;P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026amp;T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026amp;T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026amp; Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations","Series IV: General","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Physical Location\"\u003ePersonal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027\u003c/physloc\u003e\n "],"physloc_tesim":["Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":548,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:31:37.159Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00034_c04_c89"}},{"id":"vi_vi00034_c06_c44","type":"File","attributes":{"title":"Young Farmers, \n 1977-1978","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00034_c06_c44#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"vi_vi00034_c06_c44","ref_ssm":["vi_vi00034_c06_c44"],"id":"vi_vi00034_c06_c44","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00034","_root_":"vi_vi00034","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00034_c06","parent_ssi":"vi_vi00034_c06","parent_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series VI: VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION FOR\n BIOLOGICAL FARMERS (VABF)"],"parent_ids_ssim":["vi_vi00034","vi_vi00034_c06"],"title_filing_ssi":"Young Farmers, \n 1977-1978","title_ssm":["Young Farmers, \n 1977-1978"],"title_tesim":["Young Farmers, \n 1977-1978"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Young Farmers, \n 1977-1978"],"text":["Young Farmers, \n 1977-1978","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series VI: VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION FOR\n BIOLOGICAL FARMERS (VABF)","Box-folder Box 50 \n Folder 9"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series VI: VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION FOR\n BIOLOGICAL FARMERS (VABF)"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","Series VI: VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION FOR\n BIOLOGICAL FARMERS (VABF)"],"level_ssm":["File"],"level_ssim":["File"],"component_level_isim":[2],"sort_isi":411,"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"containers_ssim":["Box-folder Box 50 \n Folder 9"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"_nest_path_":"/components#5/components#43","timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:31:37.159Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi00034","ead_ssi":"vi_vi00034","_root_":"vi_vi00034","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi00034","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi00034.xml","title_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"text":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997","37027","27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder","There are no restrictions.","The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.","Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.","Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies","There are no restrictions.","Personal Papers Collection,\n Acc. 37027","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"collection_ssim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, \n \n 1975-1997"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["37027"],"unitid_tesim":["37027"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of F.B. van Reekum, thru Samuel Ervin Hall, 16\n December 1999."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["27.45 cubic feet\n (66 boxes) and 1 oversize folder"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged in eight series: \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eI. AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eII. C \u0026amp; P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIII. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eIV. General. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eV. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eVIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged in eight series: \n I. AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. \n II. C \u0026 P Telephone: Virginia Consumer Council. \n III. Conference on Consumer Organizations. \n IV. General. \n V. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. \n VI. Virginia Association for Biological Farming. \n VII. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council. \n VIII. Virginia Electric and Power Company Customer\n Advisory Board."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026amp; T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026amp; P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall, was born in Richmond,\n Virginia, on 31 July 1930. She was educated in Hanover County\n and Richmond. In 1952 she married Frido Bitters, a Dutch\n tobacconist, and lived in Laren, Netherlands until 1966. She\n returned to Virginia and married Samuel Ervin Hall. Barbara\n Hall was a pioneer in consumer advocacy in Virginia for well\n over 20 years. She served on numerous consumer panels and\n advisory boards, including AT \u0026 T (1980-1990's), Virginia\n Power (1981-1986), C \u0026 P Telephone (1979-1993), Conference\n of Consumer Organizations (1976-1997), U.S. Consumer Product\n Safety Commission (1979- 1981), Virginia Citizens Consumer\n Council (1974-1997), Virginia Association for Biological\n Farming (1977-1997), and Virginia Alliance for Health Care\n Freedom (1996-1997). She was a co-founder of the Consumer\n Education and Information Association (1978), the Women's Bank\n in Richmond, and the Consumer Congress (1974). In addition she\n worked to organize the farmers who sold produce at Richmond's\n Farmers Market. She died in Richmond on 21 December 1997."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBarbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"prefercite_tesim":["Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall Papers, 1975-1997. Accession\n 37027, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia,\n Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries I: AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp; T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries II: C \u0026amp; P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026amp; T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026amp; P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026amp; P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026amp; P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026amp; T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026amp; T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries IV: General\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026amp; Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eSeries VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026amp;T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026amp; T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026amp; T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026amp;T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026amp;P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026amp;P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026amp;P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026amp;T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026amp;T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026amp; Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n ","\u003cp\u003eThis series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). The series also contains information from various\n Virginia General Assembly Joint Subcommittees, including\n committees formed to study a coal slurry pipeline in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines,\n utility diversification and deregulation, and the\n purchase of foreign coal by Virginia electric utility\n companies\u003c/p\u003e\n "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations","Series IV: General","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1975-1997, of Barbara Whaley Bitters Hall of\n Richmond, Virginia, documenting her work with consumer\n advocacy groups in Virginia and nationwide. The collection\n reflects a wide variety of consumer topics, including product\n safety, telephone and utility regulation, alternative medicine\n and farming, automotive safety, food products, and\n banking.","Series I: AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, press releases,\n publications and promotional materials, reports, and\n speeches. The Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the\n 1970's and consisted of members of consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026 T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection; competition; consumer\n outreach; directory assistance; equal access for the\n disabled, minorities and non-English speaking consumers;\n leased products; long distance prices; privacy; regulation\n and legislation. The collection includes reports by the\n Joint Telecommunication Project, an organization consisting\n of members from AT \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA, on services for\n low-income families and the elderly in California, Florida,\n New York, and Texas. The collection also contains copies of\n comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and proposals\n before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), copies\n of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC orders,\n events or other actions. The promotional materials contain\n mailings, booklets, and flyers regarding AT \u0026 T calling\n cards, long distance programs, credit cards, and gift\n certificates.","Series II: C \u0026 P Telephone : Virginia Consumer\n Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal materials,\n membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, press releases, reports, and surveys. The\n Consumer Council board was formed to develop and recommend\n policy changes to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone\n Company and consisted of members from business, consumer\n groups, senior citizens, disabled and grassroots groups.\n Hall served on the committee from 1982-1992. Issues\n addressed by the Council include deregulation of the\n telephone industry, rate increases, telemarketing fraud,\n and services for the disabled. Included are acts regarding\n telephone solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT \u0026 T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for the\n elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also contains\n information on a variety of C \u0026 P telephone services,\n including caller id, extended local area calling, and\n operator assistance. Also includes the C \u0026 P\n newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C \u0026 P Scene,\" and \"Bell\n Atlantic Times.\"","Series III: Conference of Consumer\n Organizations\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference materials,\n leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications, reports and\n speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a spin-off of\n the Consumer Federation of America, to improve\n communication and cooperation in the consumer actions\n programs throughout the country. The organization assisted\n local and state consumer groups, provided consumer\n education, and sponsored numerous consumer-industry panels\n and roundtables. Starting in 1975 COCO began an association\n with AT \u0026 T which led to, in the late 1980's, the\n creation of the AT \u0026 T Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara\n Hall was a member and secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of\n note within the series are the programs, pamphlets, and\n lists of participants of the numerous conferences sponsored\n by COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains copies\n of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","Series IV: General\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes and\n contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings, correspondence,\n newsletters, minutes, pamphlets, membership directories,\n legislative bills, reports, publications, memoranda, and\n speeches. This series contains information on a variety of\n organizations and subjects including, Alternative Medicine,\n Consumer Education \u0026 Information Association of\n Virginia (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and the\n Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE section\n is information on the Virginia Agricultural Sustainability\n Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family and Consumer\n Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall served on the board,\n lobbied, and was a co- founder of many of the\n organizations.","Series V: United States Consumer Product Safety\n Commission\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press releases,\n publications, and reports. Hall served on the Product\n Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from 1979-1981. The\n USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress to protect and\n inform consumers on the hazards associated with consumer\n products, assist customers in evaluating the safety of\n consumer products, develop uniform safety standards, and\n promote research and investigations. The collection\n contains information regarding the safety advisories,\n recalls, and repairs issued by the USCPSC during Hall's\n association. The commission addressed issues relating to\n burn and poison prevention, toy and household product\n safety. The collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis. Also\n included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket Man,\"\n a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also includes\n opinions and speeches given by members of the USCPSC, a\n report issued by the Carter Administration on regulatory\n reform, staff briefing packages, report on the Recall\n Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and minutes from the\n Product Safety Advisory Council.","Series VI: Virginia Association of Biological\n Farmers\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, newsletters,\n publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was founded in 1977\n to provide information and services to farmers, gardeners,\n and consumers about biological agriculture in Virginia. The\n series contains copies of the by-laws, directories of\n biological farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in\n Virginia, minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures, catalogs,\n and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects, from the proper\n way to cure hams Virginia style, to nutrition guidebooks.\n The series also contains copies of the V.A.B.F. newsletter\n from 1984-1997, and other miscellaneous newsletters such\n as, \"The Rural Virginia\" and \"Southern Sustainable\n Farming.\"","Series VII: Virginia Citizens Consumer Council\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non- profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist from\n 1974-1997. The series documents the history of VCCC's\n contribution to Virginia consumer rights, including the\n enactment of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, the\n establishment of local consumer protection offices, the\n U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the advertising of\n prescription drugs, passage of a strong new-car \"lemon\n law,\" successful challenges to laws restricting physician\n and attorney information to the public, and reform of\n infant formula, milk, and ground beef labeling. The series\n contains information on the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in\n the Virginia General Assembly and includes copies of bills\n supported by the council. Also included are copies of the\n VCCC newsletter entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\"\n 1978-1997, reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance\n loans, and electric utilities, and speeches by members of\n the VCCC, including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","Series VIII: Virginia Electric and Power Company\n Customer Advisory Board\n This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, membership\n lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports, and surveys. The Customer Advisory Board was\n created in 1980 and was comprised of eleven members chosen\n from state and local officials and leaders in business,\n industry, education, and consumer groups. Hall served on\n the customer advisory board from 1981-1986. The board\n reviewed proposed policy changes, new customer programs,\n service practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and penalties.\n Also included are proposals and reports from the taskforce\n that was formed to study the reopening of VEPCO's 12th\n Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond (Va.). The series\n also contains reports from Virginia General Assembly Joint\n Subcommittees formed to study coal slurry pipelines in\n Virginia, high voltage electric transmission lines, utility\n diversification and deregulation, and the purchase of\n foreign coal by Virginia electric utility companies.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 21 archival\n boxes and contains annual reports, clippings,\n correspondence, legislative updates, memoranda, meeting\n agendas and minutes, newsletters, membership\n directories, press releases, publications and\n promotional materials, reports, and speeches. The\n Consumer Advisory Panel was formed in the 1970's and\n consisted of members of various consumer interest groups\n and representatives of AT \u0026T. Hall served on the\n committee from 1987 until the mid-1990's, as a member of\n the panel and chairperson. The panel addressed issues\n regarding billing and collection, competition, consumer\n outreach, directory assistance, equal access and special\n needs for minorities and non-English speaking consumers,\n leased products, long distance prices, privacy,\n regulation and legislation. The collection includes\n numerous reports regarding services for the disabled,\n hearing impaired, low-income families, and the elderly.\n The collection also contains materials, such as copies\n of comments, petitions, clarifications, motions, and\n proposals before the Federal Communications Commission,\n copies of the \"FCC News,\" and brief summaries of FCC\n orders, events or other actions. The promotional\n materials contain mailings, booklets, and flyers\n regarding AT \u0026 T calling cards, long distance\n programs, credit cards, and gift certificates. Also of\n note are the numerous reports in the collection,\n including a number by the Joint Telecommunication\n Project, an organization consisting of members from AT\n \u0026 T, AARP, and CFA. The project commissioned a\n number of reports on telecommunication issues for the\n elderly and poor in California, Florida, New York, and\n Texas.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 archival\n boxes and contains advertisements, clippings,\n correspondence, guidelines and procedures, legal\n materials, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, press releases, reports, and\n surveys. The Consumer Council board was formed to\n develop and recommend policy changes to the Chesapeake\n and Potomac Telephone Company and consisted of members\n from business, consumer groups, senior citizens,\n disabled and grassroots groups. Hall served on the\n committee from 1982-1992. Issues addressed by the\n Council include deregulation of the telephone industry,\n rate increases, telemarketing fraud, and services for\n the disabled. Included are acts regarding telephone\n solicitation and pay per call services before the\n Virginia General Assembly, and comments by the Virginia\n State Corporation Commission concerning the AT\u0026T and\n Department of Justice consent decree. Also included are\n minutes, reports, and surveys of the Lifeline Telephone\n Service Committee, a committee formed to study providing\n low-cost telephone services and low connection fees for\n the elderly and poor in Virginia. The series also\n contains information on a variety of C\u0026P telephone\n services, including caller id, extended local area\n calling, and operator assistance. Also includes the\n C\u0026P newsletters, \"Fast Facts,\" \"C\u0026P Scene,\" and\n \"Bell Atlantic Times.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 4 boxes and\n contains clippings, correspondence, conference\n materials, leaflets, minutes, newsletters, publications,\n reports and speeches. COCO was established in 1973, as a\n spin-off of the Consumer Federation of America, to\n improve communication and cooperation in the consumer\n actions programs throughout the country. The\n organization assisted local and state consumer groups,\n provided consumer education, and sponsored numerous\n consumer-industry panels and roundtables. Starting in\n 1975 COCO began an association with AT\u0026T which led\n to, in the late 1980's, the creation of the AT\u0026T\n Consumer Advisory Panel. Barbara Hall was a member and\n secretary of COCO from 1976-1997. Of note within the\n series are the programs, pamphlets, and lists of\n participants of the numerous conferences sponsored by\n COCO, including the COCO National Conference held in\n Richmond, Virginia in 1985. The series also contains\n copies of COCO's newsletter, \"Intercom,\" 1978-1996.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 13 boxes\n and contains annual reports, bylaws, clippings,\n correspondence, newsletters, minutes, pamphlets,\n membership directories, legislative bills, reports,\n publications, memoranda, and speeches. This series\n contains information on a variety of organizations and\n subjects including, Alternative Medicine, Consumer\n Education \u0026 Information Association of Virginia\n (CEIAV), Farmers Market (Richmond, Va.), Fluoride,\n Occupational licensing, Virginia Cooperative Extension\n (VCE), Virginia Pharmaceutical Association (VPhA), and\n the Women's Bank (Richmond, Va.). Included in the VCE\n section is information on the Virginia Agricultural\n Sustainability Leadership Council (VASLC) and the Family\n and Consumer Science Leadership Council (FCS). Hall\n served on the board, lobbied and was a co- founder of\n many of the organizations.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 3 boxes and\n contains annual reports, clippings, correspondence,\n membership lists, memoranda, newsletters, press\n releases, publications, and reports. Hall served on the\n Product Safety Advisory Council of the USCPSC from\n 1979-1981. The USCPSC was organized in 1972 by Congress\n to protect and inform consumers on the hazards\n associated with consumer products, assist customers in\n evaluating the safety of consumer products, develop\n uniform safety standards, and promote research and\n investigations. The collection contains information\n regarding the safety advisories, recalls, and repairs\n issued by the USCPSC during Hall's association. The\n commission addressed issues relating to burn and poison\n prevention, toy and household product safety. The\n collection contains a number of fact sheets and\n publications relating to household safety with bicycles,\n lawn mowers, Christmas lights, skateboards, and skis.\n Also included are classroom activity workbooks on poison\n prevention and toy safety, and an issue of \"Sprocket\n Man,\" a comic book which addressed bicycle safety. Also\n includes opinions and speeches given by members of the\n USCPSC, a report issued by the Carter Administration on\n regulatory reform, staff briefing packages, report on\n the Recall Effectiveness Task Force, and agendas and\n minutes from the Product Safety Advisory Council.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 5 boxes and\n includes clippings, correspondence, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, and reports. The V.A.B.F. was\n an organization founded in 1977 to provide information\n and services to farmers, gardeners, and consumers about\n biological agriculture in Virginia. The series contains\n copies of the by-laws, directories of biological\n farmers, shippers, grocers, and restaurants in Virginia,\n and minutes, agendas, and financial statements of the\n organization. The publications include brochures,\n catalogs, and pamphlets on a wide range of subjects,\n from the proper way to cure hams Virginia style, to\n nutrition guidebooks. The series also contains copies of\n the V.A.B.F. newsletter from 1984-1997, and other\n miscellaneous newsletters such as, \"The Rural Virginia\"\n and \"Southern Sustainable Farming.\"","This series is arranged alphabetically in 6 boxes and\n includes annual reports, by-laws, correspondence,\n clippings, memoranda, minutes, reports, publications,\n newsletters, and speeches. The VCCC is a non-profit\n volunteer association founded in 1966 to promote and\n represent the rights and interests of the consumer in\n Virginia. Hall served as vice president and lobbyist\n from 1974-1997. The series documents the history of\n VCCC's contribution to Virginia consumer rights,\n including the enactment of the Virginia Consumer\n Protection Act, the establishment of local consumer\n protection offices, the U.S. Supreme Court decision\n allowing the advertising of prescription drugs, passage\n of a strong new-car \"lemon law,\" successful challenges\n to laws restricting physician and attorney information\n to the public, and reform of infant formula, milk, and\n ground beef labeling. The series contains information on\n the lobbying efforts of the VCCC in the Virginia General\n Assembly and includes copies of bills supported by the\n council. Also included are copies of the VCCC newsletter\n entitled, \"Voice of the Virginia Consumer,\" 1978-1997,\n reports on healthcare, food labeling, finance loans, and\n electric utilities, and speeches by members of the VCCC,\n including Barbara Hall, before the Virginia State\n Corporation Commission.","This series is arranged alphabetically in 9 archival\n boxes and contains clippings, correspondence, guidelines\n and procedures, membership lists, memoranda, minutes,\n newsletters, publications, reports, and surveys. The\n Customer Advisory Board was created in 1980 and was\n comprised of eleven members chosen from state and local\n officials and leaders in business, industry, education,\n and consumer groups. Hall served on the customer\n advisory board from 1981-1986. The board reviewed\n proposed policy changes, new customer programs, service\n practices, customer regulations, and corporate\n communications. Included are reports from the board\n regarding bill payment options, discounts, and\n penalties. Also included is information form the\n taskforce that was formed to study the reopening of\n VEPCO's 12th Street Hydroelectric Plant in Richmond\n (Va.). 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