The papers of John P. McEnery consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, printed materials, memoranda, and other items related primarily to the Democratic Party in California during the 1940s and the Presidential campaigns of 1944, 1948 and 1956.

Size: One linear foot (about 2000 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: John P. McEnery donated to the United States of America all literary property rights in all his writings in all papers and other historical materials donated to the United States and deposited in the Harry S. Truman Library. Documents created by U.S. Government officials in the course of their official duties are in the public domain. Copyright interest in other documents presumably belongs to the creators of those documents, or their heirs.
Processed by: Erwin J. Mueller (1974); Jessica Seigler (2007).
Updated by: Jessica Seigler (2007) as part of the Truman Library Internship Program.
Supervising Archivists: Randy Sowell and David Clark.

1906 (July 8)		Born, San Jose, California
1944-1948		Member, California Democratic State Central Committee
1944		Alternate Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1946-1948		Vice Chairman, California Democratic State Central Committee
1948		Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1952 (April 2)		Nominated by President Truman to serve as Superintendent at the U.S. Mint at San Francisco, California
1960		Alternate Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1977 (May)		Died, Santa Clara County, California

The papers of John P. McEnery consist of printed materials, memoranda, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other items relating primarily to the Democratic Party in California from 1944 to 1948 and the Presidential campaigns of 1944, 1948 and 1956. The collection is comprised of one series, a Subject File, arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Among the printed materials are issues of the Democratic Digest (1946-1950); other Democratic Party publications; programs for special events; and pamphlets for the 1944, 1948, and 1956 Presidential campaigns.

The newspaper clippings contain articles on the 1944, 1948, and 1956 Presidential campaigns, the Democratic State Central Committee, and the 1949 Inauguration.

The correspondence includes letters and telegrams from various members of the Democratic Party. The memoranda cover activities in the Democratic State Central Committee as well as some specific topics such as efforts to draft a policy statement for the committee. Other items in the collection include speeches and party financial records.

McEnery’s papers include information on the split in the California Democratic Party between supporters of President Truman and former Vice President Henry Wallace in 1947-1948. As Vice Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, McEnery, a Truman supporter, clashed with the Chairman, James Roosevelt, who was involved in efforts to nominate Dwight Eisenhower as the Democratic Presidential candidate in 1948.

Other materials at the Truman Library related to John P. McEnery include an oral history interview with McEnery.

Container Nos.		Series
1-3		SUBJECT FILE, 1942-1972
		Correspondence, newspaper clippings, printed materials, memoranda, and other items related primarily to the Democratic Party in California during the 1940s and the Presidential campaigns of 1944, 1948 and 1956. Arranged alphabetically.

SUBJECT FILE, 1942-1972

• Bishop Bernard J. Sheil
• Democratic Digest, 1946-1950
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Democratic Party Programs
• Democratic State Central Committee (Active File), 1947-1953
• Democratic State Central Committee (General File), 1947-1949
• Ford Foundation Annual Report – 1952
• 1944 Presidential Campaign
  [1 of 2]

[2 of 2]
• 1948 Presidential Campaign
  [1 of 3]
  [2 of 3]
  [3 of 3]
• 1956 Presidential Campaign
• Newsclippings, Articles, Reports, and Speeches
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]

• Newspaper Editions – 1949 Presidential Inauguration
  [1 of 3]
  [2 of 3]
  [3 of 3]
• Presidential Inauguration Handbook
• State Ownership of Tideland Resources
• “The United States and the Peace” (United Nations Conference on International Organization) U.S. News, April-June 1945

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