Political campaigns -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
1980-1981 political memorabilia
Collection — Folder S2057
Identifier: S2057
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter from the Governor Otis R. Bowen campaign sent to potential donors for support. Also included are letters from the Ronald Reagan presidential campaign soliciting contributions and support for the upcomming election year. A sample ballot, pamphlets, precinct information, and magazine articles are included. A Communist Party pamphlet featuring Gus Hall and Angela Davis as well as a Dan Quayle for United States Senate pamphlet and newspaper clipping can be found...
Dates:
1980-1981
Asa J. Smith oral history
Collection
Identifier: OH018
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a transcript and a reel-to-reel audiotape of an oral history interview with Asa J. Smith conducted by Thomas Krasean on March 20, 1969. During the interview, Smith discusses his experiences as a Marine during World War I, Indiana political campaigns, the League of Nations, Harry S. New, Tom Taggart, George Coffin, James E. Watson, and Sherman Minton. He also discusses his association with the Oberholtzer family, including his representation of the family during the D. C....
Dates:
1969/03/20
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Asa J. Smith oral history
Bill Clinton and Al Gore campaign photographs
Collection — Folder SP062
Identifier: SP062
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs from the campaign visits of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in Indiana on July 21 and October 15, 1992 during the 1992 U.S. presidential race.
Dates:
1992
Billy D. Caudell political memorabilia
Collection
Identifier: L239
Scope and Contents
This collection includes advertising items from political campaigns, including a hat, buttons, a stuffed plush talking donkey, a cocktail glass with logo, cigarettes and a cigarette carrying case, a pen, medallions, and photograph of Franklin Delano Roosevelt ranging from 1935 to 1996 regarding political campaigns and historical events.
Dates:
1935-1996
Charles M. Reagan papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1099
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the marriage certificate of his parents, Rezin and Asenath, and other papers of theirs; records of book donations; a campaign card from Reagan’s 1918 campaign for State Representative; and materials regarding Charles F. Zook’s service in the Spanish American War. The bulk of the collection is letters to and from Reagan to various wartime organizations.
There is also an oversize land grant certificate dated June 1875.
There is also an oversize land grant certificate dated June 1875.
Dates:
1851-1930
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Charles M. Reagan papers
Donald C. Bruce collection
Collection
Identifier: L606
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, notes, scrapbooks, and photographs, reel-to-reel audio, and 16mm film from Donald C. Bruce in Washington D.C. ranging from 1950 to 1969 regarding his time in U.S. Congress.
Dates:
1950-1969
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Donald C. Bruce collection
Frank C. Dailey campaign card
Collection — Folder S3183
Identifier: S3183
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one 4"x 6" campaign card from Frank C. Dailey’s 1928 run for the office of governor of Indiana. The text is headed: “Are you really serious when you say: ‘I’d Like to See a New Deal’?” To the left side of the text is a photo of Dailey. On the opposite side of the car appear the words in a printed reproduction of handwriting: “Memo to the PEOPLE. – I’ll try to be a good employee – Frank. C. Dailey.”
Dates:
1928
Fred L. Pierpont collection
Collection — Folder S2436
Identifier: S2436
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of Fred L. Pierpont's papers, including a map of Lexington, Indiana from 1922 and a page with handwritten explanations of the town roads and points of interest on map; an undated to-do list of maintenance jobs written on Englishton Park (Lexington, Indiana) letterhead; a copy of "History of Lexington High School," a five-page essay possibly written by a student for a school assignment in circa 1931; and nonprofessional drawings of President Taft...
Dates:
1908-circa 1931
Hugh Arthur Barnhart collection
Collection
Identifier: L509
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, periodicals, advertisements, and financial records from Hugh A. Barnhart ranging from 1898 to 1964 regarding his business ventures, his personal life, and his political career. The first series includes papers regarding Barnhart's family life, business ventures, and state government positions. Major topics include family correspondence; World War I correspondence; News-Sentinel newspaper; State Highway Commission;...
Dates:
1863-1964
Inez M. Scholl collection
Collection
Identifier: L345
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, cards, invitations, flyers, ephemera, photographs, braodsides, a scrapbook, and news clippings from Inez M. Scholl in Indiana and the United States ranging from 1932 to 1972, regarding the Democratic party in Indiana, the Democratic National Committee, elections, and political activity in Indiana. Notable material includes campaign materials for President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Governor Paul V. McNutt; correspondence with Omer Stokes Jackson and Sherman...
Dates:
1931-1972
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Inez M. Scholl collection
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