Box 160
Container
Contains 3 Collections and/or Records:
Drafts of speeches, etc.
Item — Box: 160, Folder: 14
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_160_14_1
Scope and Contents
Contains carbon and hard copy of a speech explaining how Douglas became a Democrat and became interested and involved in politics.
Booklet, February 1, 1946
Item — Box: 160, Folder: 14
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_160_14_2
Scope and Contents
Remarks of Helen Gahagan Douglas: "The Negro Soldier."
Speeches, Working Papers, 1946-1957
File — Box: 160, Folder: 14
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_160_14_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...