Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
Person
Biographical:
Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) began her professional career on the Broadway stage and was deemed a "star" at age twenty-two. By the 1930s, she left the Northeast and moved to California with her husband, Hollywood actor Melvyn Douglas. Although she made only one movie herself--the science fiction film, She--she soon found herself immersed in politics. She worked with the Farm Security Administration and later was elected Democratic National Committeewoman from California. In 1944, she was elected as the representative of California's Fourteenth District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was successfully reelected to this position in 1946 and 1948. A tireless New Deal Democrat, Douglas was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and served as an alternate delegate to the General Assembly of the United Nations. In 1950, she opposed Richard M. Nixon in the general election for the U.S. Senate. The campaign was especially brutal with the Republicans quite "liberal" in their charges that Douglas was a communist. Nixon easily won the election. Though Douglas never entered the political fray again, she remained a tireless public speaker and activist.
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
A Note of Appreciation for Racial Tolerance Advocacy, 1946-05-27
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0062
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Appeal for Release of Pfc. Lewis Enna, 2009-01-01
Item — Box: 29, Folder: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_3_0012
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Class of Service Symbols: Telegram to Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1946-01-01 - 1946-12-31
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0011
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Helen Gahagan Douglas: Championing Freedom and Choosing A Leader for A Better World
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_151_1_0010
Our Negro Soldiers: Reprint in Washington News Digest, 1946-02-07
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0069
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79th (1945-1947)
Reprinting Remarks on Negro Soldier: Telegram Exchange, 1946-01-01 - 1946-12-31
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0078
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79th (1945-1947)
Struggles for Discharge: The Case of Lt. John H. Esterline, 1945-12-20
Item — Box: 29, Folder: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_3_0013
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Support for H.R. 6143: Incorporating the American Veterans of World War II, 1946-01-01 - 1946-12-31
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 18
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.1_13_18_0005
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79th (1945-1947)
Title: Concern for General Prisoner David L. Clay's Parole Status, 1946-10-21
Item — Box: 29, Folder: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_3_0002
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79th (1945-1947)
Western 1201: Class of Service Symbols, 1946-01-01 - 1946-12-31
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0077
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79th (1945-1947)