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...

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...

Scope and Contents Correspondence: enlistment; reduction of grade; transfer; replacement of bond; various claims; commission; parole; insurance rates; mustering-out pay; discharge; reactivation of Camp Beale

Scope and Contents Correspondence: Retirement Pay; discharge papers; court-martial cases; age limitation waiver; method of purchasing supplies; appointments.

Scope and Contents Correspondence: discharges; discrimination; Pomona Remount Deport; overpayment of family allowance benefits; commission court-martial cases; transfers.