Box 30
Container
Contains 7 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
Scope and Contents
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
Scope and Contents
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
Scope and Contents
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
Scope and Contents
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
Scope and Contents
Wagner-Morse-Case Anti-Lynch Bill (S.1352-H.R.3488)
Anti-Lynch Bill
File — Box: 30, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.1_30_6_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...