State Affiliation (original) (raw)

Charter Members

The 11 statewide federations that organized as charter members in 1938 were California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The 13 additional states, represented by 75 individual local clubs, were Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

To be considered "statewide" at that time, a state federation or local club had to have members in 60 percent of the counties of that state. (Later this rule was changed to cover either 50 percent of the counties or 75 percent of the state's congressional districts.)

State Affiliation

Alabama - 1962
Alaska - 1962
Arizona - 1940
Arkansas - 1955
California - 1938 charter
Colorado - 1938 charter
Connecticut - 1938 charter
Delaware - 1952
District of Columbia - 1938 charter
Florida - 1950
Georgia - 1957
Hawaii - 1947
Idaho - 1944
Illinois - 1940
Indiana - 1938 charter
Iowa - 1939
Kansas - 1938
Kentucky - 1947
Louisiana - 1953
Maine - 1946
Maryland - 1938 charter
Massachusetts - 1940
Michigan - 1938 charter
Minnesota - 1941
Mississippi - 1961
Missouri - 1938 charter

Montana - 1938 charter
Nebraska - 1956
Nevada - 1950
New Hampshire - 1944
New Jersey - 1938 charter
New Mexico - 1939
New York - 1939
North Carolina - 1953
North Dakota - 1940
Ohio - 1940
Oklahoma - 1941
Oregon - 1940
Pennsylvania - 1938 charter
Puerto Rico - 1963
Rhode Island - 1950
South Carolina - 1961
South Dakota - 1956
Tennessee - 1955
Texas - 1955
Utah - 1941
Vermont - 1941
Virginia - 1953
Washington - 1945
West Virginia - 1939
Wisconsin - 1940
Wyoming - 1939