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 560 Collections and/or Records:
The Contribution of Negroes in World War II: A Navy Perspective
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0084
The Contribution of the Negro Soldier: An Introductory Statement by Helen Gahagan Douglas
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0043
The Controversial Career of Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1946-04-18
Item — Box: 173, Folder: 10
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_173_10_0016
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
The Correspondence of Ernest Kirschten with Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1946-02-06
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0046
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
The Correspondence of Ernest Kirschten with Helen Gahagan Douglas
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0046
The Dangers of Inflation: A Call to Support OPA Price Control, 1946-06-24
Item — Box: 5, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.10_5_1_0010
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
The Debate on Aid to Greece and Turkey: A Call for United Nations Involvement, 1950-01-01 - 1950-01-01
Item — Box: 172, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_172_9_0015
Overview
81st (1949-1951)
The Debate Over Identity: A Letter Exchange
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0016
The Defender of the Negro Soldier: A Letter of Gratitude
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0052
The Delayed Redeployment Crisis: Examining the Reasons for Slow Demobilization
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_1_0002