Political campaigns -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
John Rugenstein collection
Collection
Identifier: L300
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials assembled by John Rugenstein regarding Wendell Willkie and his U.S. presidential campaign in 1940. Included in this collection is campaign memorabilia such as buttons, literature, poetry, postcards, music, stickers and phonograph records. Also included is the correspondence of the various state and local Willkie Clubs, founded in 1940 to promote and support Willkie in his campaign. These items are divided geographically. There is information on the national...
Dates:
1879-1959
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Rugenstein collection
John V. Beamer collection
Collection
Identifier: L517
Scope and Contents
This collection principally consists of papers related to John V. Beamer's career in U.S. Congress from 1951 to 1959 and includes correspondence regarding legislation and political issues from constituents and colleagues, national associations, labor unions, Indiana newspapers, colleges and universities, and businesses in his district; speeches, newsletters, and press releases; copies of the Congressional Record; newspaper clippings; campaign records, printing...
Dates:
1910-1974
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John V. Beamer collection
Lewis J. Murphy campaign materials
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2062
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a poster from Lewis J. Murphy‘s 1942 campaign for U.S. Representative and clippings documenting the reaction of his opponent, Charles A. Halleck, to the poster.
Dates:
1942
Margaret Afflis Johnston collection
Collection
Identifier: L555
Scope and Contents
This collection includes personal and political correspondence and papers, photographs, notebooks, publications and other materials from Margaret Afflis Johnston in Delphi, Carroll County and Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1916 to 1967, regarding her political career, public service, the Democratic Party in Indiana, the Indiana Women's Prison and the state correctional system, community engagement, and personal life. Campaign materials and periodicals for various democratic candidates and...
Dates:
circa 1916-1967
Matthew E. Welsh papers
Collection
Identifier: L608
Scope and Contents
The collection includes Welsh's papers as governor, including his correspondence on local and national issues, his correspondence with Indiana's Congressional delegation on state needs, reports and budgets of state agencies and commissions, legislation, speeches, schedules, press releases, newspaper clippings, recommendations, appointments and awards; correspondence, surveys, financial records, and other papers relating to the Indiana Democratic Party (1961-1965), including papers relating to...
Dates:
1925-1984
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Matthew E. Welsh papers
Maude Vestal collection
Collection
Identifier: L384
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of Maude Vestal’s diaries (1920, 1925-1932) and papers, ranging from 1920 to 1940, largely regarding the Wendell Willkie Notification Committee (1940). The Willkie papers principally pertain to the planning of the official notification ceremony in Elwood, Indiana, on August 17, 1940. The collection also contains family and business correspondence; papers regarding her guardianship of Ann Catherine Shaffer; reports on clothing production by Red Cross...
Dates:
1920-1940
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Maude Vestal collection
Maurice Clifford Townsend collection
Collection
Identifier: L375
Scope and Contents
The collection consists largely of Maurice Clifford Townsend's typed speeches in Indiana from 1936 to 1943. The 1936 speech was created during the gubernatorial campaign, the 1937-1941 speeches were made during his term in office and the 1943 speeches while he was an official of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Also included is a letter, a family history, and a photocopied pamphlet (1937-ca. 1943).There is also an oversize portrait of Townsend circa 1937-1941 (B065)....
Dates:
1936-1943
Orville Haines Moody collection
Collection
Identifier: L714
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a scrapbook created by Nancy L. (Sutton) Moody Cross of Angola, Indiana documenting her husband Orville Haines Moody's political career, with materials ranging from 1934 to 2019. Within the scrapbook's first page, a photograph of James A. Moody, Orville's grandfather, and a note states, "James A. Moody, elected to the Indiana State Legislature exactly 50 years to the day before Orville. He won the nomination on May 8, 1934 and Orville won the nomination on May 8, 1984."...
Dates:
1934-2019
Otis R. Bowen slides and film
Collection
Identifier: P061
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 35mm slides and photographic film, most of which were photographed by John Fulton in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1975 to 1976 and undated, depicting Republican politicians from Indiana, including then-Governor Otis R. Bowen, Lieutenant Governor Robert Orr, and candidate for U.S. Senator, Richard Lugar. The images document the 1976 Republican State Convention and other party events and members during the mid-1970s.
Dates:
1975-1976, undated
Pleas E. Greenlee papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2388
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typewritten copies of the following speeches given by Pleas E. Greenlee: a July 11, 1934 address before the Democratic candidates for state legislature in Indianapolis; a circa 1935 speech given in Lake County, Indiana; a May 25, 1946 address to the Democratic Editorial Association at their spring meeting; and a February 28, 1948 Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner address given at the Murat Temple in Indianapolis. The collection also includes a typewritten copy of...
Dates:
1934-1948
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Pleas E. Greenlee papers
