Box AD 3
Container
Contains 7 Collections and/or Records:
Articles, Press Releases, 1949-1950
File — Box: AD 3, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.7_3_17_0000
Scope and Contents
The Douglas Collection covers the former congresswoman's life from her early stage career until her death in 1980. Because the bulk of the materials document her years in Congress, the collection is especially rich in covering events and issues central to the immediate post-World War II era. Due to her service on the Foreign Affairs Committee, there is a large amount of material on the earliest years of the Cold War and the establishment of the new world order. Other topics of note include the...
Article: "Legislators Who Have Proven Their Right to Represent the Working People" from The Train Dispatcher, 1950 May
Item — Box: AD 3, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.7_3_17_0001
Scope and Contents
Profiles Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas of California, Senator Olin Johnston of South Carolina, Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon, Senator Frank P. Graham of North Carolina, and Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma.
Article: "Helen's Quandary (Editorial)" from the Long Beach Independent, 1950 August 28
Item — Box: AD 3, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.7_3_17_0002
Scope and Contents
From the Long Beach Independent, Vol. 12, No. 364, Monday, August 28, 1950. Editorial against Douglas' candidacy.
Press Release, 1949 October 5
Item — Box: AD 3, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.7_3_17_0003
Scope and Contents
Press release from the Office of Honorable Helen Gahagan Douglas announcing her candidacy in 1950 for the seat in the United States Senate then occupied by Senator Downey.
Press Release: 1950 Civil Liberties Appeal Rejects Daily Worker "Support", 1950 October 22
Item — Box: AD 3, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.7_3_17_0004
Scope and Contents
Press release from The 1950 Civil Liberties Appeal.
Article: "McCarran Repeal Advocates Reject Daily Worker Aid", undated
Item — Box: AD 3, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.7_3_17_0005
Scope and Contents
Photocopied newspaper article of unknown origin. Was attached to press release from 1950 Civil Liberties Appeal.
Excerpt from Broadcast of Elmer Davis, 1950 October 30
Item — Box: AD 3, Folder: 17
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.7_3_17_0006
Scope and Contents
The Douglas Collection covers the former congresswoman's life from her early stage career until her death in 1980. Because the bulk of the materials document her years in Congress, the collection is especially rich in covering events and issues central to the immediate post-World War II era. Due to her service on the Foreign Affairs Committee, there is a large amount of material on the earliest years of the Cold War and the establishment of the new world order. Other topics of note include the...