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 267 Collections and/or Records:
Request for Copies of Congresswoman's Speeches in World War II, 1946-01-01 - 1947-12-31
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0025
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Request for Copies of 'Remarks' on the Negro Soldier, 1946-03-18
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0020
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Request for Copies of Speech on the Negro Soldier in World War Two
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0101
Request for Copies of Speech on the Negro Soldier in World War Two, 1946-01-01 - 1946-12-31
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0101
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Request for Copies of The Negro Soldier Speech by Congresswoman Douglas, 1946-04-24
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0046
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Request for Copy of A Partial Record of Negro Activities in World War II by William R. Colvent
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0062
Request for Copy of Address on Accomplishments of Negro Soldiers in World War II, 1946-02-01
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0035
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Request for Copy of Address on Accomplishments of Negro Soldiers in World War II
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0035
Request for Copy of Congressional Record Article on Negro Soldiers in World War II
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0055
Request for Copy of Negro Devotion and Heroism Record
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0085