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 documents 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 papers on the earliest years of the Cold War and the establishment of the new world order. Interesting topics include the...

Scope and Contents H.R.7439, a bill providing for the discharge of federal employees deemed to be poor security risks

Scope and Contents To protect the national security of the United States by permitting the summary suspension of employment of civilian officers and employees of various departments and agencies of the Government, and for other purposes." 81st Congress, 2nd Session. Committee on Armed Services.

Scope and Contents John F. Shelley-CA: "What Gives."