Political conventions--United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
A British Buffet Luncheon in Washington D.C., 1976-06-03
Item — Box 2: Series CAC_PP_110_3_0000_0000_0000; Series CAC_PP_110_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 30.1
Identifier: CAC_PP_110_3_2_30.1_0005
Overview
94th Congress (1975-1977)
Canadian Sioux Land Claim: A Case for Justice, 1972-04-26
Item — Box 67: Series CAC_CC_009_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 19
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_19_0003
Overview
92nd Congress (1971-1973)
James O. Hood III Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-PP-065
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of a wide range of political ephemera, including buttons, pins, bumper stickers, playing cards, party delegate pins, and hats. These items date from 1896 to 2008, with the bulk of the ephemera dating from 1950 to 1980. Pins and buttons are the strength of the collection. They come from a variety of political campaigns, such as Eisenhower’s 1952 run for president and the1960 presidential contest that pitted John F. Kennedy against Richard Nixon. Materials created for...
Invitation to Menominee Restoration Act Reception, 1972-03-10
Item — Box DP 100: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 44
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_100_44_0001
Overview
92nd Congress (1971-1973)
Robert S. Kerr Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-031
Scope and Contents
The Kerr Collection consists of over 368 linear feet of materials, the majority of which includes materials generated during his years in the Senate, though the Gubernatorial series does relate to his years as Oklahoma’s governor. As a Senator, Kerr was involved in a variety of issues and reforms of national and state prominence including conservation projects, the development of the space program, Native Americans issues and concerns, healthcare insurance reform, and agriculture....
Joshua B. "Josh" Lee Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC_CC_033
Scope and Contents
The Lee Collection is a small collection of 24.67 linear feet. It consists most of correspondence, speeches, and scrapbooks which include programs, clippings, publications, and additional correspondence. The material ranges in date from before Lee’s service as a Representative and Senator till after, though the bulk of it is during his tenure as a congressman. A well-known orator, Lee’s speeches are the highlight of the collection.
Letter addressed to a congressman expressing shock and disapproval over a bill that would remove 10,000 Navajo people from their homes to create a pasture for cattle
Item — Box 67: Series CAC_CC_009_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 19
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_19_0040
Overview
91st Congress (1969-1971); 92nd Congress (1971-1973); 93rd Congress (1973-1975)
Letter from United Indian Tribes of Western Oklahoma and Kansas to Carl Albert in Support for the Menominee Restoration Act, 1972-07-22
Item — Box DP 100: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 44
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_100_44_0002
Overview
92nd Congress (1971-1973)
Letter to Carl Albert from a constituent about the Menominee Restoration Act: Progress and Plans, 1972-05-03
Item — Box DP 100: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 44
Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_100_44_0003
Overview
92nd Congress (1971-1973)
John M. Meek Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-PP-068
Scope and Contents
The John M. Meek Collection is a small collection which includes material on aspects of the organization of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, from hotel accommodations to first aid and security to requests from committees and entertainers to appear at the convention. While there is a copy of the proceedings of the convention, there is little else in the papers that relates to the event as it occurred. Most materials concern preliminary preparations for the convention. A small photograph...