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 27 Collections and/or Records:
Address on The indispensable Philosophy for A Secure World
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_151_1_0012
Appreciation for Address on the Negro Soldier, 1946-01-01 - 1947-12-31
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0004
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Contribution for Negro History Week, 1946-02-11
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0059
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Corrections and Gratitude: A Letter from Other Pilot to Mrs. Douglas, 1946-01-01 - 1946-12-31
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0005
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
Helen Gahagan Douglas Committee: Representing the 14th District of California in Foreign Affairs, 1946-01-01 - 1947-12-31
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 2
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_2_0016
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Letter of Congratulations to Honorable Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1946-01-01 - 1947-12-31
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0045
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Letter Requesting Information on War Efforts of African Americans, 1946-02-16
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0099
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Letters of Appreciation: The Impact of Negro Soldiers in WWII, 1946-02-14
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0087
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Recognizing the Valor: Honoring the War Record of African American Troops, 1946-01-25
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0017
Overview
79th (1945-1947)