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Bobbie Sterne Biography Bobbie (Lynn) Sterne was born in Moran, Ohio, on November 27, 1919. She graduated from the Akron City Hospital School of Nursing, and briefly studied at Akron University and the University of Cincinnati. Bobbie (then known by her birth name Lavergne) went on to serve as a First Lieutenant Army nurse with the 25 th General Hospital Unit in Britain, France and Belgium during World War Two. During the war, she married Dr. Eugene Sterne, an Army doctor, while they were both stationed in England. They had two daughters, in 1947, and 1950. Dr. Sterne died in 1977. She was first elected to City Council in 1971, and served until 1998. Defeated in 1985, she returned to council in 1987. Bobbie Sterne is well-known for being the first female mayor of Cincinnati, serving two terms beginning in 1975, and again in 1978. Bobbie Sterne has always been a Charter candidate. Sterne served on many committees and boards over the years, including the Governor s Task Force on Health Care, the Attorney General s Task Force on Domestic Violence, the Citizen s Committee on Youth, the Community Chest Board of Trustees, the Board of Planned Parenthood, the Council on Aging, and several others. Sterne was a champion of health and social services, area tourism, financial management, and city planning during her political career.
Bobbie Sterne Papers US-07-04 Box 1 F 1-1977 Mailings F 2 - Campaign Thank You Letters F 3 - Campaign Advertisements and Newspaper Articles F 4-1971 Financial Documents F 5 - Neighborhood Flyers F 6-1971 Sterne City Bulletin Newsletter F 7-1977 Petitions F 8-1973 Petitions F 9-1975 Petitions F 10 - Campaign Phoning F 11-1975 Phoners Lists F 12-1977 Photos F 13-1975 Campaign Finance Laws and Forms F 14-1973/1975 Financial Documents F 15-1975 Financial Contributors and Documents F 16-1977 Financial Documents F 17-1975 Finance Mailing Lists ` F 18-1977 Bills Paid F 19-1977 Campaign Budget F 20-1977 Campaign Finance Reports F 21 - Various Contact Lists F 22-1969/Undated Various Newspaper Clippings
Box 2 F 1-1955-1971 Charter Party F 2 - Citizens Committee on Youth/Juvenile Delinquency F 3 - Miscellaneous Health Committees, Activities F 4-1970-1972 Social/Governmental/Educational Committees and Reports F 5-1971 Community Chest F 6-1971 Community Chest Health Priorities F 7-1971 Sterne Campaign/Charter F 8-1971-1991 Miscellaneous Personal and Campaigns F 9 - The Cincinnati Council on the Status of Women F 10 - Equal Rights Amendment Task Force F 11-1979 Mayors Office F 12 - Campaign Contact Lists F 13-1981 Press F 14-1982 July-Sept, Schedule F 15-1987 Calendar and Events F 16-1987 Election Response Letters F 17 - Sterne Poll workers F 18 - Campaign Instructions, Workers, Wards Box 3 F 1-1979-1982 Thank You s To/From Bobbie F 2-1975 Press Releases F 3-1976-1980 Resolutions F 4-1978 1982 Resolutions, Recommendations, Commendations, Letters F 5-1982 Public Relations Letters F 6 - Welcome Letters F 7-1975-1981 Miscellaneous Correspondence F 8-1975-1978 Newspaper Clippings F 9-1974-1975 Letters of Gratitude F 10 - Bobbie Stern Accomplishments and Biographic Facts F 11-1971-1982 Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, Photographs F 12 - Miscellaneous Photographs and Clippings F 13-1976-1981 Personal Correspondence F 14 - Photographs, Proof Sheets, Slides F 15-1981-1982 Mail Logs F 16 - Guest Logs F 17-1979 Appointment Books F 18-1980, 1982 Appointment Books
Box 4 F 1-1982, Sept-Dec Meeting, Committee and Event Invitations F 2-1981, Sept-Dec Meeting, Committee and Event Invitations F 3-1981, July-Oct Meeting, Committee and Event Invitations F 4-1960-1963 Personal Papers and Interests F 5-1976-1981 City of Cincinnati Proclamations, primarily people F 6-1976-1981 City of Cincinnati Proclamations, primarily organizations F 7-1973-1983 Miscellaneous Correspondence F 8-1979-1983 Committees and Board Meetings F 9-1983 Events and Invitations Box 5 F 1 - Miscellaneous Correspondence, Notes, Events F 2-1978 News Clippings F 3 - Miscellaneous Photos, Proof Sheets F 4-1988-1990 Photos and Thank You Letters F 5-1991-1993 Photos and Thank You Letters F 6-1994-1997 Photos and Thank You Letters Box 6 F 1-1969-1982 Contacts, Committee Lists, Donors F 2-1973-1979 Wards F 3-1975-1992 Campaigns F 4-1979-1999 Activities, Events, Press F 5-1979 Other Candidates Expenditures F 6 - Candidate Literature, Sterne and Others F 7-1981-1986 Economic Development F 8-1985 Health and Human Services, Reports, Funding F 9-1985 Tourism F 10-1985-1986 Citywide Development Corporation and Over the Rhine F 11-1991-1994 City of Cincinnati, Issues and City Charter F 12-1995-1996 Articles of Interest F 13 - Bea Larsen for Judge Precinct Workers F 14-1973-1975 Sterne Precinct Workers
Box 7 F 1-1975-1985 Public Works F 2-1982-1985 Miscellaneous City of Cincinnati Correspondence, Records F 3-1984 City Planning and Urban Development F 4-1984 City Budget, Legal Correspondence F 5-1985 City Health and Human Services F 6-1985 City, Neighborhood Development, Zoning, Recreation F 7-1992-1998 Council Correspondence and Issues F 8-1979-1985 Community Organizations and Committees F 9-1980-1985 Miscellaneous Correspondence and News Clippings F 10-1996-1997 Over the Rhine Coalition F 11-1985 Finance F 12 - Housing for Older Americans Fundraising, Grant Requests F 13 - Housing Ordinances F 14 - Housing for Older Americans Minutes, Board Members, Articles of Incorporation F 15 - Housing for Older Americans, General Box 8 F 1-1985-1986 Cancer Control Council F 2-1976-1984 Community Chest, Board of Trustees F 3 - Reports on Cancer Issues, Cincinnati and National F 4-1983-1984 Community Chest, Strategic Planning Committee and Emerging Issues Subcommittee F 5-1985, Community Chest, New Directions Board F 6-1981-1983 Community Chest, Long Range Planning Committee F 7-1981-1994 Reports, Organizations F 8-1985-1987 Campaigns F 9-1987 Press
Box 9 F 1-1976-1980 City of Cincinnati Press Releases F 2-1976-1980 City of Cincinnati Press Releases and Correspondence F 3-1985 Campaign Materials F 4-1987-1989 Newspaper Clippings and Miscellaneous Campaign Materials F 5-1980-1981 Press Releases and Correspondence F 6-1971-1979 Press Releases, Reports, Newspaper Clippings F 7-1982-1985 Parents Anonymous F 8-1985 City of Cincinnati Retirement System/Divestment of Pension Funds from South Africa F 9-1983-1985 Miscellaneous Letters from Organizations and Proposals F 10-1984 Riverfest F 11-1977-1984 City Officials Compensation and Salaries F 12-1984-1985 City of Cincinnati Retirement System/Divestment of Funds from South Africa F 13-1984-1985 Anti-Smoking Proposals, Regulations and Newspaper Clippings F 14-1990-1991 Street Guide of Greater Cincinnati F 15-1985-1993 Campaigns F 16-1985-1989 Press F 17-1985-1989 City of Cincinnati, Correspondence Box 10 F 1-1989 Campaign Financial Documents F 2-1988-1991 Charter Campaign Documents F 3 - Charter Committee Poll F 4-1991 Advertising F 5 - Bingo Coverage F 6 - Black Church Contact Lists F 7 - Campaign Blitzes F 8-1987 Campaign Blitzes F 9 - Bobbie s Bio F 10 - Charter/Stern Brochures F 11-1985-1991 Miscellaneous Brochures F 12-1991 Campaign Budget F 13-1991 Calendars F 14 - Canvassing Instructions (empty)
F 15 - F 16 - F 17 - F 18 - F 19 - F 20 - F 21 - F 22 - F 23 - F 24 - F 25 - F 26 - F 27 - F 28 - F 29 - F 30 - F 31 - F 32 - F 33 - F 34 - F 35 - F 36 - F 37 - F 38 - F 39 - F 40 - F 41-1991 Community Councils 1991 Correspondence 1991 Democratic Party Endorsements Contact Lists 1991 Environmental Forum Responses 1991 Ward/Precinct Documents and Workers Campaign Event Escorts 1991 Summer Festivals 1989-1991 Miscellaneous Campaign Documents 1991 Campaign Financial Appeals Finance Lists 1989 Other Candidates Financing 1991 Fundraising 1991 Campaign Kickoff Flyers Labor Issues 1991 Campaign Thank You Letters 1991 Levies Campaign Literature Voter Registration Data Requests and 1989 Precinct Data 1991 Campaign Letters, Catalogs, Other Candidates Literature 1991 Campaign Letters and USPS Mailing Receipts and Directions 1991 Campaign Media Communications 1991 Campaign Commercial Times, Other Candidates TV Spending Motions Contact Lists 1990 Judge Tracey Campaign Finance Report Box 11 F 1-1967-1973 Neighborhood Organizations F 2-1970-1971 Community Chest Health Council F 3-1976 Press F 4-1979 Continental Grain Company Correspondence F 5-1977-1981 Election F 6-1981-1983 Campaign Contacts, Instructions F 7 - Campaign Wards F 8-1983 Voting Statistics
Box 12 F 1-1978-1979 Convention and Visitors Bureau F 2-1980 Convention and Visitors Bureau F 3-1981 Convention and Visitors Bureau F 4-1982 Convention and Visitors Bureau F 5-1983 Convention and Visitors Bureau F 6-1984 Convention and Visitors Bureau F 7-1985 Convention and Visitors Bureau F 8 - Convention Center Audit F 9-1977-1983 Tourism Correspondence, Committees F 10-1984-1985 Tourism Correspondence, Committees F 11 - Miscellaneous Tourism F 12 - Stormwater Management Utility Plan/Financing and Storm Damage Reports F 13 - Retirement Improvements F 14 - Retirement Investment Guidelines F 15-1981-1983 Retirement System F 16-1984-1985 Retirement Board of Trustees F 17 - Retirement/South African Divestment Box 13 F 1-1960-1974 Local Organization Directories F 2-1970-1973 City of Cincinnati/Hamilton County Handbooks F 3-1971-1979 Charter/Sterne Campaigns F 4-1975-1991 City of Cincinnati F 5-1978-1987 Contact Lists; Campaign and Miscellaneous Committees F 6-1981 Campaign F 7-1983 Campaign F 8-1983-1986, Other Organizations Newsletters, Events, Correspondence F 9-1985 Sterne Newsletters F 10-1987 News clippings F 11-1987 Campaign Letters, Advertising, Contacts F 12-1987 Questionnaires F 13-1991-1992 Reports/Correspondence F 14 - Miscellaneous Campaign Literature/Instructions
Box 14 F 1-1987-1989 Campaign Contributions F 2-1996 Hospital Tax Levy Campaign F 3 - Election Day Campaign Workers F 4 - Election Day Campaign Workers F 5-1983 Miscellaneous Campaign Documents, Ward Contact Lists F 6 - Miscellaneous Campaign Documents, Ward Contact Lists F 7-1973 Miscellaneous Campaign Documents, Ward Contact Lists F 8 - Miscellaneous Campaign Documents, Ward Contact Lists (Larsen for Judge) F 9-1971 Ward Contact Lists Box 15 F 1-1969-1975 Campaign Poll worker Instructions, Polling Locations F 2-1977 Miscellaneous Campaign Documents, Polling Locations F 3-1979 News clippings, Letters, Press Releases, President Carter mailgram F 4-1973 Alert Letter Service Records F 5-1973-1975 Campaign Documents F 6 - Speaking Engagements Contact List F 7-1973 News Clippings, Campaign Committee Research F 8-1975 Newsletters, News clippings, Campaign Events F 9-1973 Speeches F 10-1977-1979 Steering Committee F 11-1973 Steering Committee F 12-1977-1979 Contributors F 13-1975 News Clippings, Newsletters, Correspondence Related to Issues F 14-1977-1979 Thank You Letters, Endorsements, Media Correspondence F 15-1979 Bills Paid F 16-1979 Campaign Budget F 17-1979 Campaign Committee Financial Documents F 18-1979 Campaign Committee Finance Reports F 19-1973-1975 Correspondence, Campaign Contributions F 20-1973-1977 Charter Committee F 21-1971 Charter Committee Campaign Field Division Report F 22-1977-1978 Complimentary and Congratulatory Letters F 23-1977 Endorsements F 24-1973-1975 Calendar Engagements F 25-1973-1975 Advertising Receipts
F 26 - F 27 - F 28 - F 29 - F 30 - F 31 - F 32 - F 33 - F 34 - F 35-1977-1979 Campaign Advertising Documents 1979 Campaign Advertising Documents 1977 Campaign Advertising Documents 1971 Campaign Receipts, Invoices, Statements and Advertising Documents 1973-1975 Campaign Advertising Documents 1969 Campaign Correspondence 1971-1977 Democratic-Charter Coalition Platform 1981 Appointment Book 1971-1981 Campaign Advertising and Outreach 1971-1973 Wards and Precincts Box 16 F 1-1985 Sterne Tribute F 2-1987 News clippings F 3 - Photographs and Proof Sheet of Sterne F 4-1987 Campaign Schedule Templates, Wall Calendar F 5 - Sterne Campaign Possible Issues F 6-1987 Bingo Games Contact Lists F 7-1987 Blitzes F 8-1985-1987 Charter Committee F 9 - Computer Instructions and Campaign Committee Contact Lists F 10-1986-1987 Campaign Letters and Mayor s Office Correspondence F 11 - Campaign Outreach Contact Lists F 12-1983/1983 Election Results, Comparisons, Analysis F 13 - Election Results and Targeting F 14-1987 Campaign Advertising F 15-1987 Finances F 16 - Other Candidates F 17 - Wards and Precincts F 18 - Contact Lists F 19-1987 Organizations, Events F 20 - Miscellaneous Correspondence, Press, Calendars
Box 17 F 1 - Workers Rally F 2 - Neighborhood Field Flyers F 3-1983 Telephone Instructions F 4-1983 Finance Lists F 5-1983 Seniors F 6-1983 Campaign Signs F 7-1983 Polls F 8-1983 Petitions F 9-1983 Endorsements F 10-1983-1984 Sterne City Bulletin F 11-1983 Campaign Signs and Ward Maps F 12-1983 Finance Letters F 13-1983 Sterne History F 14-1983 Special Events F 15 - Special Letters F 16-1983 Fundraising F 17-1983 Scheduling, Council Calendars F 18-1983 Recruiting F 19-1983 Cincinnati Human Relations Commission Black Directory F 20-1983 Voter Registration F 21-1979/1983 Public Relations Press F 22-1983 Questionnaires F 23-1977-1981 Questionnaires F 24-1982-1983 Correspondence, Contacts, Invitations and Events F 25-1983 Finance Report F 26-1983 Public Relations, Candidate s Brochures
Box 18 F 1-1991 Election Invoices and Banking F 2-1991 Neighborhood Community Councils and Organizations F 3 - Black Precinct Phoners F 4-1985 Party Platform (empty) F 5 - Polls F 6-1991 Petitions F 7 - Sterne Campaign Target Wards F 8-1985 Polls F 9 - Computer Instructions and Correspondence F 10 - USPS Bulk Mailing F 11 - Proportional Representation F 12 - Research F 13-1985/1991 Press F 14 - Printing F 15-1991 Right to Life Questionnaire F 16-1991 Sample Ballot F 17-1991 Campaign Signs F 18-1989 Steering Committee F 19-1991 Steering Committee Lists F 20 - Steering Committee Lists F 21-1983/1985 Steering Committees F 22-1983 Steering Committee F 23-1991 Sterne City Bulletin/1985 Campaign Advertising F 24 - Sterne s Political Record F 25 - Sterne s Political Record and 1991 Santa Maria Volunteers Program F 26-1991 Targeting, 1989 Comparison F 27-1989/1991 Phone Workers, Absentee Voters F 28 - Campaign Timelines F 29 - Candidates TV Spending F 30-1985 TV Spending F 31-1991 Volunteers F 32 - Ward Chairs F 33 - Ward Chair Packets F 34 - City of Cincinnati Ward Maps F 35-1985 Westside Effort F 36 - Women s Organizations F 37 - Voter Contact Lists F 38-1991 Planned Parenthood Title X Writing Event
Box 19 F 1 - Senior Newsletters, Resources, Calendars, Organizations F 2 - Scheduling (empty) F 3 - Senior Centers Calendars and Contact Lists F 4 - Signs F 5 - Special Events (empty) F 6-1986-1987 TV Advertising F 7 - Telephones (empty) F 8 - Telephone Instructions (empty) F 9 - Poll Volunteers F 10-1987 Press F 11 - Public Relations F 12 - Public Relations Photos F 13-1987 Public Relations, Press F 14 - Volunteer Registrar Listing Sheets, Absentee Voters F 15 - Voter Registration F 16 - Research Polls F 17-1985 Election Results F 18-1987, Aug, Right to Life Newsletters F 19 - Marketing F 20 - Office Work F 21-1987 Other Candidates/Parties F 22 - Motions F 23-1987 Nominating Petitions, Volunteer Registrar Sheets, F 24 - Poll Volunteer Instructions F 25 - Absentee Ballots, Other Parties F 26-1987 Issues F 27-1987 Letters, Press, Other Women Candidates F 28-1987 Thank You Letters F 29-1987 Mailings F 30-1987 Campaign Letters F 31-1985-1987 City of Cincinnati Finances F 32-1987 Marketing Flyers F 33 - Volunteer Lists and Ward Maps F 34 - Carry Out Food Menus F 35 - Miscellaneous Contacts and Organizations F 36-1987 Cancelled Checks and Finance Reports F 37-1987 Campaign Flyers
Box 20 F 1-1975 Campaign Finance Reports F 2-1969-1971 Finances F 3-1971 Finances F 4-1971 Finances F 5-1983 Master File A-K F 6-1983 Master File L-Z F 7 - Miscellaneous Campaign Promotional Items Box 21 F 1-1983 Press F 2 - Miscellaneous Campaign Promotional Items F 3 - Miscellaneous Newsletters, Events, Press F 4 - Sterne/Charter Campaign Literature F 5 - Sterne Biographical Facts/Accomplishments F 6 - Campaign Worker Materials and Contacts F 7-1971-1972 Campaign Contacts F 8-1973 Campaign and Miscellaneous Correspondence F 9-1975 Campaign and Press F 10-1977 Campaign Letters F 11-1981-1993 Campaign Literature and Press F 12-1985 Election Loss Sympathy Letters F 13-1990-1991 Cincinnati-Kharkov Sister City Project Box 22 F 1-1985, Nov, Community Chest Board of Trustees F 2-1985, Oct, City Manager Correspondence, Community Chest Board of Trustees F 3-1985, Sept, Community Chest Board of Trustees F 4-1985, Aug, Community Chest Board of Trustees F 5-1985, May, Community Chest Board of Trustees, Newsletter, 1984 Annual Report F 6-1985, Jan-Mar, Community Chest Board of Trustees and Newsletter F 7-1984, Dec; 1985, Jan; Community Chest Board of Trustees F 8-1984, Dec, Community Chest Board of Trustees F 9-1984, Oct, Community Chest Board of Trustees F 10-1983 Community Chest Annual Report F 11-1983-1984 Voluntary Action Center, Volunteer Cincinnati F 12-1979-1984 City of Cincinnati and Community Chest F 13-1980-1984 Planned Parenthood Board
F 14 - F 15 - F 16 - F 17 - F 18 - F 19 - F 20 - F 21 - F 22-1977-1987 Arthritis Foundation 1976-1981 Hamilton County Welfare Department, Food Stamps 1985 Board of Education Negotiations 1984-1985 Board of Health, Board of Education 1976-1982 Hamilton County Welfare Department 1983-1985 Drug and Poison Information Center Advisory Board 1983-1985 Friends of Taft Birthplace 1985 Board of Elections Correspondence Sterne City Bulletin Box 23 F 1 - Miscellaneous News Clippings F 2-1941-1942 News Clippings F 3-1971-1974 News Clippings, Sterne and Miscellaneous F 4-1975 News Clippings, Sterne F 5-1976 News Clippings, Sterne and Miscellaneous F 6-1977 News Clippings, Sterne and Miscellaneous F 7-1978 News Clippings, Sterne F 8-1978 News Clippings, Miscellaneous F 9-1979 News Clippings, Sterne F 10-1979 News Clippings, Miscellaneous F 11-1980-2005 News Clippings, Sterne and Miscellaneous F 12 - William Donaldson, City Manager F 13-1976 City of Streetsboro Bobbie Sterne Day F 14-1975-1998 City of Cincinnati Correspondence, Newsletters F 15-1969-1979 Correspondence F 16 - Sterne Photographs F 17-1971-1995 Awards, Inaugural Sessions F 18-1976-1998 Honors, Recognition F 19-1999-2002 Awards, Recognitions F 20-1998-2006 Human Services Organizations F 21 - Organizations, Committees F 22 - Miscellaneous Campaign Literature, Events Box 24 1979-1998 Plaques, Name Plates, Cassette Tapes
Box 25 F 1 - Bobbie Stern History and Campaign Marketing Items F 2-1981 Absentee Voting F 3-1981 Campaign Steering Committee F 4-1979 Field Flyer Transactions F 5-1981 Campaign Contribution Letters F 6-1981 Finance Letters F 7-1981 Finances, Budget F 8-1981 Finance Lists, to be Contacted F 9-1973-1982 Finance Letters F 10-1973-1981 Charter Elections F 11-1981 Other Candidate Brochures F 12-1973-1983 Miscellaneous Campaign Letters and Outreach F 13-1981 Finance Reports F 14-1975-1979 Neighborhood Campaign Flyers F 15-1981 Escorts F 16-1981 Endorsements F 17-1981 Council Calendar F 18-1977-1979 News Clippings F 19-1981 Zoo Bobbie Roo F 20-1977 Black Names F 21-1981 Ministers F 22-1981 Graphics F 23-1981 Issues F 24-1981 Office Contacts and Calendar F 25-1979/1981 Petitions F 26 - Phoning F 27-1981 Election Day Polls, Notes F 28-1981 Election Day Polls, Phoning F 29-1981 Press F 30-1981 Publicity, 1975-1979 Accomplishments F 31-1981 Registration F 32-1981 Right to Life F 33-1973-1977 Field F 34-1981 Release Forms F 35-1978/1981 Signs F 36-1975-1979 Signs F 37-1975-1977 Special Events F 38-1975-1981 Special Events, Issues
F 39 - F 40 - F 41 - F 42 - F 43 - F 44 - F 45 - F 46 - F 47 - F 48-1981 Steering Committee 1981 Telephone Instructions and Lists 1977-1981 Thank You Letters 1981 Flyers (empty) Blackwell Survey (empty) 1979 Accounts Paid (empty) 1981 Special Events 1979 Democratic-Charter Coalition Miscellaneous Candidate Brochures 1983 Candidate Requirements, 1982 Committee Structure Box 26 F 1-1976-1983 Speeches, Press Releases, Newsletters F 2-1981, Sept-Dec, Invitations and Events F 3-1981, June-Aug, Invitations and Events F 4-1981 Human Services Invitations and Events F 5-1980, Feb, Events and Invitations F 6-1979, Dec, 1980, Jan, Invitations and Events F 7 - Union Terminal F 8-1985 Daycare F 9-1989 Questionnaires F 10-1973 Governor s Task Force on Health Care F 11-1973 Governor s Task Force on Health Care F 12-1981-1989 Miscellaneous Campaign Lists, Correspondence, Committees F 13-1963-1965 Committees and Events F 14-1971-1973 Press F 15-1971-1974 Committees, Commissions F 16-1972-1973 Thank You/Congratulations Correspondence F 17-1972-1973 Handbooks F 18-1973-1974 Miscellaneous Correspondence F 19-1985 Press F 20-1987 Correspondence, Events, Directories F 21-1992 City of Cincinnati Correspondence and Press Releases F 22 - Miscellaneous Campaign Notes, Correspondence, Calendars F 23 - Miscellaneous Correspondence, City Manager Job Description F 24 - Press