Box 30
Container
Contains 85 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence
Item — Box: 30, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.1_30_6_1
Scope and Contents
Anti-lynch legislation
H.R.800, 1947
Item — Box: 30, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.1_30_6_2
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Douglas: "For the better assurance of the protection of persons within the several States from mob violence and lynching, and for other purposes." 80th Congress, 1st Session. Committee on the Judiciary
H.R.3618, 1947
Item — Box: 30, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.1_30_6_3
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Douglas: "To declare certain rights of citizens of the United States, and for the protection of such citizens and other persons within the several states from mob violence and lynching, and for other purposes. 80th Congress, 1st Session. Committee on the Judiciary
H.R.3488, 1947
Item — Box: 30, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.1_30_6_4
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Case-New Jersey: "To declare certain rights of citizens of the United States, and for the better assurance of the protection of such citizens and other persons within the several States from mob violence and lynching, and for other purposes." 80th Congress, 1st Session. Committee on the Judiciary
Press Release December 21, 1946
Item — Box: 30, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.1_30_6_5
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Dr. Patterson: "What Was The Lynching Record in America During 1946?
Memorandum
Item — Box: 30, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.1_30_6_6
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Wagner-Morse-Case Anti-Lynch Bill (S.1352-H.R.3488)
Correspondence
Item — Box: 30, Folder: 7
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.1_30_7_1
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...
Pamphlet
Item — Box: 30, Folder: 7
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.1_30_7_2
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A Women's Fair Question: What Is The Poll Tax To Me?
Statement, July 15, 1947
Item — Box: 30, Folder: 7
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.1_30_7_3
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Helen Gahagan Douglas in Support of H.R.779, a bill to abolish the Poll Tax
Correspondence
Item — Box: 30, Folder: 8
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.1_30_8_1
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...