Mitchell, Stephen A. Papers

1929-1969

Chairman, Democratic National Committee, 1952-1955

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FOLDER TITLE LIST

PERSONAL FILE

Box 1

  • Personal correspondence, 1948 (2 folders)
  • Personal correspondence, 1949 (3 folders)

Box 2

  • Personal correspondence, 1950
  • Personal correspondence, 1951
  • Personal correspondence, 1952-1953
  • Ayers, William Ross scholarship
  • Miscellaneous correspondence, political, 1952-1953

Box 3

  • Business correspondence, 1952-1953
  • Personal correspondence, 1952-1953 (2 folders)
  • Personal correspondence, 1954
  • Personal correspondence, 1955
  • Personal correspondence, 1956
  • Personal correspondence, 1957

Box 4

  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1948-1949
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1950
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1951
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1955
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1956
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1957
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1958-1961 (2 folders)

Box 5

  • Family correspondence, 1949
  • Family correspondence, 1950
  • Family correspondence, 1952
  • Family correspondence, 1953
  • Stephen A. Mitchell, Jr., 1950-1957
  • John A. Mitchell
  • John A. Mitchell, Auto Insurance, finance
  • Family records

Box 6

  • Congratulations on new firm, 1955
  • European trip, 1956
  • Washington files, 1952-1953 (2 folders)
  • First National Bank Loan, 1954-1960
  • Harry S. Truman Library. 1955-1959

Box 7

  • Maeda, Mr. Shinya, 1958-1959
  • Altgeld dinner, 1947
  • Fair Campaign Practices Committee, Inc.
  • Medical Center Commission, Correspondence, 1951-1952
  • Medical Center Commission, New Westside Planning Board
  • Medical Center Commission, memoranda
  • Meet Stephen Mitchell, by Harry Barnard (2 folders)

Box 8

  • Biographical sketches
  • Biography, 1952 campaign
  • Arvey-Daley correspondence, 1953-1954
GENERAL POLITICAL FILES: Miscellaneous Political Correspondence
  • 1946-1953
  • 1954-1956, A
  • 1954-1956, ADA
  • 1954-1956, Arvey, Jake
  • 1954-1956, B
  • 1954-1956,C

Box 9

  • 1956-1956, Citizenship Clearing House
  • 1956 Convention
  • 1954-1956, D
  • 1954-1956, Democratic Digest re editorial content
  • 1954-1956, Democratic Digest, circulation and promotion
  • 1954-1956, Democratic Digest, Treasurer's office
  • 1954-1956, Democratic Digest, memos - Gasque, Aubrey
  • 1954-1956, E
  • 1954-1956, F
  • 1954-1956, G
  • 1954-1956, Griffin, William V.

Box 10

  • 1954-1956, H
  • 1954-1956, Hoover, J. Edgar
  • 1954-1956, I
  • 1954-1956, J
  • 1954-1956, K
  • 1954-1956, Kefauver letters
  • 1954-1956, Krock, Arthur
  • 1954-1956, L
  • 1954-1956, Larkin, Loretto
  • 1954-1956, M

Box 11

  • 1954-1956, Mc, Mac
  • 1954-1956, Misc.
  • 1954-1956, N
  • 1954-1956, O
  • 1954-1956, P
  • 1954-1956, Press dinner party, December 16, 1954
  • 1954-1956, Press dinner party, August 10, 1955
  • 1954-1956, Q
  • 1954-1956, R
  • 1954-1956, Raskin, Hy B.
  • 1954-1956, S

Box 12

  • 1954-1956, Senate, U.S. - Memos
  • 1954-1956, Senators, replies from re memos from S. A. Mitchell
  • 1954-1956, Sundquist, James
  • 1954-1956, T
  • 1954-1956, U
  • 1954-1956, V
  • 1954-1956, W
  • 1954-1956, Wilke, campaign blotter
  • 1954-1956, XYZ
  • 1957-1960, A
  • 1957-1960, B
  • 1957-1960, Butler, Paul
  • 1957-1960, C

Box 13

  • 1957-1960, D
  • 1957-1960, E
  • 1957-1960, F
  • 1957-1960, G
  • 1957-1960, Gravel, Camille
  • 1957-1960, H
  • 1957-1960, I
  • 1957-1960, J
  • 1957-1960, K
  • 1957-1960, Kelly, Rev. J. E.
  • 1957-1960, Kansas
  • 1957-1960, Krock, Arthur
  • 1957-1960, L
  • 1957-1960, Larkin, Loretto
  • 1957-1960, Leopold, Nathan Jr.
  • 1957-1960,

Box 14

  • 1957-1960, Mac
  • 1957-1960, McGovern, George
  • 1957-1960, Meyer, Cardinal Albert G.
  • 1957-1960, N
  • 1957-1960, O
  • 1957-1960, Office, miscellaneous
  • 1957-1960, P
  • 1957-1960, Press - correspondents
  • 1957-1960, R
  • 1957-1960, Rayburn, Sam
  • 1957-1960, S
  • 1957-1960, Stuart, John
  • 1957-1960, Sundquist, Jim
  • 1957-1960, Symington, Senator Stuart

Box 15

  • 1957-1960, T
  • 1957-1960, Telegram
  • 1957-1960, Tennessee
  • 1957-1960, Texas
  • 1957-1960, Teeken, Robert (2 folders)
  • 1957-1960, Teeken, Robert, clippings
  • 1957-1960, U
  • 1957-1960, V
  • 1957-1960, W
  • 1957-1960, XYZ
GENERAL POLITICAL FILES: Subject File

Box 16

  • Alabama, University of
  • A. D. A., dispute with
  • American Forum of the Air
  • Back in Chicago
  • California, letter to Paul Zefferen re situation in
  • Carter, Harice LeRoy
  • Carter, Harice LeRoy, case and appeals of
  • Carter, Harice LeRoy, letters referred to in memo of February 23, 1955
  • Carter, Harice LeRoy, newspaper clippings
  • Chelf Committee- memoranda
  • Chelf subcommittee
  • Chelf, House Judiciary Subcommittee, letters of congratulation
  • Chelf, House Judiciary Subcommittee, miscellaneous correspondence
  • Chelf, Committee, March 19, 1952 - August, 1952

Box 17

  • Committee on Character and Fitness, legal memo
  • Committee on Character and Fitness, correspondence
  • Committee on Character and Fitness, G. Anastapole case
  • Committee on Character and Fitness, First Appellate Court, District of Illinois (2 folders)

Box 18

  • Condon, Robert L., correspondence
  • Condon, - Roosevelt, (2 folders)
  • Condon, - Roosevelt, general correspondence
  • Condon, - Roosevelt, letters of agreement

Box 19

  • Condon - Roosevelt, letters of disagreement (2 folders)
  • Condon - Roosevelt, Mrs. C. Shirpser
  • Democratic National Committee, National Chairman

Box 20

  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, miscellaneous, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, A-B, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, C-D, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, E-F, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, G-H, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, I-J, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, K-L, 1952

Box 21

  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, M, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, N-P, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, Q-R, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, S-T, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, T, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, U-Z, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, 1954-1955

Box 22

  • Democratic National Committee, Research Division documents (2 folders)
  • Democratic National Committee, expenses, 1953 (2 folders)
  • Democratic National Committee, S. A. M. expenses, 1954
  • Democratic National Committee, digest of correspondence July 21, 1954 to December 31, 1954

Box 23

  • Democratic National Committee, contributors, 1925-1954
  • Democratic National Committee, financial reports, October - December 1953
  • Democratic National Committee, fund raising efforts, 1954
  • Democratic National Committee, report of meetings, 1954
  • Democratic National Committee, letter Democratic county chairman, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, gift, upon resignation as chairman, Democratic National Committee, 1954
  • Democratic National Committee, correspondence re: 1956 platform
  • Democratic National Convention, Civil rights, 1956

Box 24

  • Democratic National Convention, draft of proposed planks in 1956 platform
  • Democratic National Convention, interim report on special Advisory Committee on Rules, 1956
  • Democratic National Convention, background material, 1948, 1952 and 1956 Rules Committees
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, April 16, 1955
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, postcards, 1956
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, correspondence, 1956

Box 25

  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, memos
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, letters
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, memos
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, booklets
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, memo
  • Democratic National Convention, convention employment, 1956
  • Democratic National Convention, delegates and alternates, 1956

Box 26

  • Democratic National Convention, research material concerning 1956 platform
  • Democratic National Convention, rules committee and results, 1960
  • Democratic National Convention, rules committee, publicity, 1960
  • Democratic National Convention, rules, 1960 (2 folders)
  • Democratic National Convention, miscellaneous documents, 1960
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Farm Policy, 1960
  • Democratic National Committee, interview of S. A. M. re: dinner speeches by R. Stinnett

Box 27

  • Congratulatory messages from Senators and Congressmen, 1954
  • Congratulatory messages from former Democratic National Chairmen, 1954
  • Congratulatory messages from Labor Leaders, 1954
  • Correspondence, Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt, 1954
  • Congratulatory messages from Individuals, 1954
  • Congratulatory messages from State Democratic organizations, 1954
  • Correspondence attached to photographs
  • Miscellaneous material
  • Congratulatory messages from friends (2 folders

Box 28

  • Dixon-Yates - letters of approval (3 folders)
  • Dixon-Yates - Reader's Digest
  • Dixon-Yates - Letters of approval and disapproval
  • Dixon-Yates - selected for article on Dixon-Yates S. E. C. hearings.
  • T. V. A.
  • Dixon-Yates, Walter Von Tresskow (2 folders)
  • Dixon-Yates, basic documents
  • Dixon-Yates, summary of agreement
  • "Meet the Press," August 15, 1954
  • Personalities
  • Protests from A. E. C. and T. V. A.

Box 29

  • Elm Street Politics, Promotion
  • Elm Street Politics, press party, Washington, D. C.
  • Elm Street Politics, press party, Chicago, Illinois
  • Elm Street Politics, correspondence (2 folders)
  • Elm Street Politics, correspondence previous to publication (folder 1)

Box 30

  • Elm Street Politics, correspondence previous to publication (folder 2)
  • Elm Street Politics, original drafts (4 folders)

Box 31

  • Elm Street Politics, political reference material
  • Elm Street Politics, list of bound and rebound copies
  • Elm Street Politics, newspaper clippings
  • Elm Street Politics, clippings
  • Elm Street Democratic Club
  • Father's death
  • Gifts for Illinois, Inc., papers of incorporation
  • Gifts for Illinois, Inc., Department of Public Welfare
  • Gifts for Illinois, Inc., correspondence
  • Gifts for Illinois, Inc., legal memoranda
  • Hood River, life in

Box 32

  • Illinois Citizens for Kennedy - Johnson, 1960
  • Illinois Post Conviction Hearing Act - History of
  • Illinois Post Conviction Hearing Act - memo
  • Lawyer, young
  • Lawyer, Washington D.C.
  • "Man of the Week" - T. V. program
  • McCarthy - Dixon - Yates

Box 33

  • "Meet the Press" - congratulatory letters received, 1952
  • Memos to James W. Mulroy
  • Miscellaneous
  • Morrow, Wright - resignation
  • Newspaper Clippings (legal cases)
  • Palmer, Dwight
  • Press correspondence, 1956 -1960

Box 34

  • Press releases (D. N. C.), August 14 - September 25, 1952
  • Press releases (D. N. C.), September 26 - October 11, 1952
  • Press releases (D. N. C.), October 12 - December 9, 1952
  • Press releases (D. N. C.), January 15, 1953 - February 28, 1954
  • Press releases (D. N. C.), March 3 - June 28, 1954

Box 35

  • Press releases (D. N. C.), July 19, 1954 - October 20, 1954
  • Press releases (D. N. C.), October 10 - November 30, 1954
  • Public appointments
  • Roosevelt, James - 26th District, correspondence
  • Schaefer, Justice Walter V. - non-political supreme court (Illinois) Comm.
  • Schedule of speaking engagements (2 folders)
  • Shivers, Gov. Alan
  • Smith, Ora - State Treasurer
  • Speeches

Box 36

  • Speeches, correspondence, 1957-1958 (2 folders)
  • Stevenson, A. E., 1956
  • Stevenson, A. E., 1955-1958
  • Stevenson, A. E., 1958-1960
  • Stevenson, A. E., memos re. 1952 campaign

Box 37

  • Stevenson - campaign finances, 1948
  • Stevenson, campaign finances from inception to February 18, 1949
  • Stevenson, miscellaneous correspondence, 1948-1953
  • Stevenson, post election correspondence, 1948
  • Stevenson, 1952-1954
  • Stevenson, for Governor, 1947-1952
  • Stevenson, for Governor, 1952
  • Stevenson, memos to, 1948-1949
  • Stevenson, memos to, 1950
  • Stevenson, personal correspondence to, 1952-1953
  • Stevenson, for President (Radnov Plan)

Box 38

  • Stevenson for President Committee
  • Stevenson, Southern states negotiation
  • Stevenson, Steering Committee, 1955-1956
  • Stevenson, Steering Committee, receipts
  • Stevenson, Supporters
  • Stevenson, Volunteers for and Illinois Clubs
  • Stevenson, Wheaton - DuPage
  • Stratton Story
  • Tieken Case, 1958
  • U.S. News and World Report,September 19, 1952
  • Weigel, John C. - correspondence
GENERAL POLITICAL FILES: State File
  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arkansas
  • Arizona
  • District of Columbia
  • California
  • California, Sierra Madre, June 8, 1957
  • California, trip, April 21, 1955
  • Colorado
  • Colorado, Denver - Tri-county dinner meeting
  • Connecticut

Box 39

  • Connecticut, Weston, April 17, 1955
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi, Jackson, Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, October 3, 1956
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota

Box 40

  • Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma, Wm. C. Doinges
  • Ohio
  • Ohio, recount
  • Oregon
  • Oregon, Medford, April 21-24, 1955
  • Pennsylvania
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Texas

Box 41

  • Tennessee
  • Utah
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
GENERAL POLITICAL FILES: Speech File

Box 42

  • 1952, October 7, National Press Club
  • 1952, October 16, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1952, October 16, Los Angeles, California
  • 1952, November 1, Democratic Women's Executive Leaders, Bronx New York
  • 1952, December 1, Birmingham, Alabama
  • 1953, January 20, Report to Democratic National Committee
  • 1953, January 31, St. Cloud and Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 1953, February 2, Los Angeles, California
  • 1953, February 21, Boise, Idaho
  • 1953, February 23, Helena, Montana
  • 1953, March 7, Detroit, Michigan
  • 1953, March 17, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1953, April 5, St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1953, April 16, Syracuse, New York
  • 1953, April 19, Weston, Connecticut
  • 1953, April 22, Report to the Democratic National Committee
  • 1953, April 23, Women's National Democratic Club of Washington, D.C.
  • 1953, April 25, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • 1953, May 2, Young Democratics State Convention, Ashville, North Carolina
  • 1953, May 14, Spokane, Washington
  • 1953, May 15, Lewiston, Idaho
  • 1953, May 17, Tacoma, Washington
  • 1953, May 17, Portland, Oregon statement
  • 1953, May 18, Vancouver, Washington
  • 1953, May 22, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 1953, May 23, Denver, Colorado
  • 1953, May 25, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  • 1953, June 7, "American Forum of the Air"
  • 1953, July 3, Corpus Christi, Texas
  • 1953, July 4, Odessa, Texas
  • 1953, September 4, "Capitol Cloakroom"
  • 1953, September 19, Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
  • 1953, September 20, "American Forum of the Air"
  • 1953, September 25, North Carolina Democratic Club of Washington, D.C.
  • 1953, October 11, Evanston Democratic Club, Evanston, Illinois
  • 1953, October 14, Raton, New Mexico
  • 1953, October 30, Democratic Women's Day, Toledo, Ohio
  • 1953, November 10, Little Rock, Arkansas
  • 1953, November 13, Young Democrats National Convention, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • 1953, November 16, Chicago Law Club
  • 1953, November 19, Kansas City, Kansas
  • 1953, November 29, St. Albans, Vermont
  • 1953, December 1-2, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1953, December 3, Nashville, Tennessee
  • 1953, December 5, Missouri Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1953, December 12, Report to National Committee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1953, December 13, "American Forum of the Air"
  • 1953, December 14, Woodrow Wilson Dinner, Charleston, Virginia

Box 43

  • 1954, January 12, Washington, Pennsylvania
  • 1954, February 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • 1954, February 4, Wyoming Jackson-Jefferson Dinner, Cheyenne, Wyoming
  • 1954, February , Washington, D.C. - Western Congressmen
  • 1954, February 8, Ogden, Utah
  • 1954, February 10, Portland, Oregon
  • 1954, February 12, Helena, Montana
  • 1954, February 26, Irish Fellowship
  • 1954, March 1, Richmond, Virginia
  • 1954, March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida
  • 1954, March 12, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • 1954, March 17, Troy, New York
  • 1954, March 18, New York Open Forums
  • 1954, March 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1954, March 24, Salisbury, Maryland
  • 1954, March 26, Gary Indiana
  • 1954, April 13, Hobbs, New Mexico
  • 1954, April 29, Wilmington, Delaware
  • 1954, May 11, Fargo, North Dakota
  • 1954, May 22, Waterloo, Iowa
  • 1954, June 5, Falls Church, Virginia
  • 1954, June 10, Columbus, Ohio
  • 1954, June 24, Salem, Illinois
  • 1954, July 31, Taos, New Mexico

Box 44

  • 1954, August 16, American Bar Association
  • 1954, August 22, Pine Forest, Illinois
  • 1954, August 25, 18th Illinois Congressional District
  • 1954, September 6, Benld, Illinois
  • 1954, September 10, Morganton, North Carolina
  • 1954, September 11, Hampton, Virginia
  • 1954, September 14, A.B.C. Television
  • 1954, September 15, Springfield, Illinois
  • 1954, September 19, Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1954, September 25, Manchester, New Hampshire
  • 1954, October 1, New York, New York
  • 1954, October 1, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 1954, October 9, Elk Garden, Virginia
  • 1954, October 9, Binghamton, New York
  • 1954, October 22, Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, Birmingham, Alabama
  • 1954, October 23, Clovis, New Mexico
  • 1954, October 25, Highland Park, Michigan
  • 1954, October 25, Detroit, Michigan
  • 1954, October 31, Hall- S.A. Mitchell Debate
  • 1954, December 1, Young Men's Business Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1954, December 4, Mitchell Report, New Orleans, Louisiana

Box 45

  • 1955, March 16, Chicago Democratic Committee
  • 1955, March 28, Chicago Democratic Rally
  • 1955, March 31, East Moline, Illinois
  • 1955, April 23, Medford, Oregon
  • 1955, April 27, DePaul Law Alumni
  • 1955, May 2, University of Alabama
  • 1955, September 18, La Salle, Illinois
  • 1955, November 2, Dixon, Illinois
  • 1955, November 4, Bloomington, Illinois
  • 1955, November 8, Lake Forest, Illinois
  • 1955, November 14, Cairo, Illinois
  • 1955, November 21, Independent Voters of Illinois
  • 1955, November 26, Announcement
  • 1955, November 26, Danville, Illinois
  • 1955, December 7, Northwestern University
  • 1955, December 8, Sycamore, Illinois
  • 1955, December 19, Announcement, Chicago, Illinois

Box 46

  • 1956, January 4, Southern Illinois release
  • 1956, January 4, Campaign material
  • 1956, February 12, St. Barnabas, Holy Name Society
  • 1956, March 17, Springfield, Illinois
  • 1956, March 18, Springfield, Illinois
  • 1956, April 2, Springfield, Illinois
  • 1956, June 16, Denver, Colorado
  • 1956, July 12, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
  • 1956, September 4, Statement - Judge Austin
  • 1956, September 28, American Veterans Committee
  • 1956, October 4, Paris, Illinois
  • 1956, November 30, Richard J. Daley
  • 1956, December 2, City Desk program
  • 1957, February 3, DePaul University
  • 1957, March 18, Normal, Illinois
  • 1957, May 9, Carlinville, Illinois
  • 1957, June 22, East St. Louis, Illinois
  • 1957, June 22, Sierra Madre
  • 1957, September 22, Peoria, Illinois
  • 1957, October 16, Tieken and Chicago Bar
  • 1957, November 7, Democratic Club pamphlet
  • 1957, December 6, Elmhurst, Illinois
  • 1958, April 14, Ad Men's Post - Chicago
  • 1958, May 5, Introduction of William O. Douglas

Box 47

  • 1958, May 24, Introduction of Senator Gore
  • 1958, May 28, Monticello, Illinois
  • 1958, October 8, Carbondale, Illinois
  • 1958, October 16, Michigan City, Indiana
  • 1959, May 28, Cullman, Alabama
  • 1959, August 10, Arden House, New York, New York
  • 1959, September 7, Benld, Illinois
  • 1960, January 11, City Club, Chicago, Illinois
  • 1960, University of Chicago
  • 1960, May 13, Washington University, St. Louis
  • 1961, January 26, Bar Association
ILLINOIS POLITICAL FILES: General Correspondence

Box 48

  • Chicago - City Volunteers
  • Chicago - 1st Ward
  • Chicago - 8th Ward
  • Chicago - 13th Ward
  • Chicago - 17th Ward
  • Chicago - 18th Ward
  • Chicago - 29th Ward
  • Chicago - 35th Ward
  • Chicago - 36th Ward
  • Chicago - 38th Ward
  • Chicago - 41st Ward
  • Chicago - 44th Ward
  • Chicago - Thornton Township
  • Chicago - Cask County
  • Chicago - Chicago Heights
  • Chicago - Rich Township, (misc.)

Box 49

  • Cook County - 1953-1690 A
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 B
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 C
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 Cilella, Alfred J.
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 D
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 Daley, Mayor Richard J. (Letter - November 30, 1956)
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 Daley, Mayor Richard J.

Box 50

  • Cook County - 1953-1960 E
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 F
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 G
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 H
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 I
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 J
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 K
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 L
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 M

Box 51

  • Cook County - 1953-1960 Miner, Judge Julius
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 N
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 O
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 P
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 Q
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 R
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 S (2 folders)
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 T
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 U
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 W
  • Cook County - 1953-1960 Y

Box 52

  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Summary of countries
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Adams County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Alexander County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Bond County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Boone County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Brown County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Bureau County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Calhoun County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Carroll County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Clay County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Cass County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Champaign County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Christian County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Clark

Box 53

  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Clinton County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Coles County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Crawford County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Cumberland County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 De Kalb County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 De Witt County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Douglas County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 De Page County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Edgar County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Edwards County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Effingham County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Fayette County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Ford County

Box 54

  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Franklin County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Fulton County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Gallatin County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Greene County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Grundy County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Hamilton County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Hancock County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Hardin County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Henderson County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Henry County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Iroquois County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Jackson County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Jasper County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Jersey County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Jefferson County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Johnson County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Jo-Davies County
  • Downstate - 1953-1960 Kane County

Box 55

  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Kanhaku County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Know County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Kendall County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Lake County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Lawrence County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 La Salle County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Lee County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Livingston County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Logan County

Box 56

  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Masoupin County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 McLean County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 McHenry County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Mason County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Madison County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Marion County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 McDonough County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Marshall County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Massai County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Menard County

Box 57

  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Mercer County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Monroe County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Morgan County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Moultree County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Montgomery County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Ogle County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Peoria County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Perry County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Piatt County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Pike County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Pope County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Pulaski County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Putnam County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Randolph County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Richland County

Box 58

  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Rock Island County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 St. Clair County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Saline County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Scott County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Sangammon County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Schuyler County

Box 59

  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Shelby County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Stark County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Stephenson County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Taziwell County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Union County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Vermillion County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Wabash County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Warren County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Whiteside County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Williamson County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Will County

Box 60

  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Winnebago County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Washington County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Wayne County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 White County
  • Downstates - 1953-1960 Woodford County
ILLINOIS POLITICAL FILES: Subject File
  • Atomic energy - peaceful use of
  • Atomic radiation, nuclear tests, fall-out
  • Biographical and family material
  • Big business - small business

Box 61

  • Campaign budget, 1960
  • Campaign literature, ideas for
  • Campaign material, sample of (3 folders)
  • Campaign letter writing
  • Campaign, sample letters, 1959-1960
  • Campaign, sample letters, mailing, 1956 primary
  • Campaign, sample letters, mailing, 1960 primary (3 folders

Box 62

  • Candidacy and loyalty, statement of
  • Church-goers, Operation
  • Church-goers, City
  • Church-goers, Suburban
  • Church-goers, Downstate
  • Church-goers, Material used
  • Committeemen and county chairman, 1958 Democratic Party of Cook County
  • Community civic leaders
  • County chairman response
  • Correspondence not answered
  • Governor, nomination, 1955
  • Governor's race, 1955-1956

Box 63

  • Governor's message file
  • Issues - re toll roads
  • Labor - Illinois State Federation of Labor
  • Letters - refusal for Peoria Dinner
  • Lohman, Joseph
  • Peoria Dinner
  • Photographs
  • Pre-organization memos (folder 1)

Box 64

  • Pre-organization memos (folder 2)
  • Press releases, May 28, 1959 - December 13, 1959
  • Press releases, 1960 (2 folders)
  • Publicity
  • Questionnaires - general

Box 65

  • Stengel, Dick
  • Swartz, Robert
  • Television, radio promotion
  • Television, radio, station wagon equipment
  • Webb, Gene
ILLINOIS POLITICAL FILES: Trip File
  • 1955, November 2, Dixon, Illinois
  • 1955, November 3, McLean County and I.S.N.U.
  • 1955, November 4, Cairo, Illinois
  • 1955, November 8, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois
  • 1955, November 10, Illinois College and MacMurray College
  • 1955, November 11, Quincy, Illinois
  • 1955, December 7, Northwestern University
  • 1955, December 8, De Kalb, Illinois
  • 1955, November 14, Springfield Junior College
  • 1955, November 26, Danville, Illinois
  • 1955, December 1, South Illinois University
  • 1956, , Oak Park, Illinois
  • 1956, February 28, Elgin, Illinois, Kiwanis Club
  • 1956, March 17, Springfield Illinois

Box 66

  • 1956, June 19, New Salem, Illinois
  • 1956, July 12, Mount Prospect, Illinois
  • 1956, October 21, University of Illinois
  • 1956, October 9, Waukegan B'nar B'rith Lodge
  • 1956, October 12, Marengo, Illinois
  • 1956, October 24, Rockford, Illinois
  • 1956, October 11, Joliet, Illinois
  • 1956, October 25-26, Troy, Illinois
  • 1956, October 4, Galesburg, Illinois
  • 1956, November 1, Du Page County, Illinois
  • 1956, November 4, American - Lithuanian Volunteers for Stevenson, radio broadcast
  • 1956, December 8, Evanston Democratic Club
  • 1956, December 9, Oak Park, Illinois
  • 1957, February 3, De Paul Commencement Address
  • 1957, January 17, Oak Park, Illinois
  • 1957, March 18, Bloomington, Illinois
  • 1957, April 27, Law Alumni Dinner - Creighton University
  • 1957, May 9, Carlinville, Illinois
  • 1957, May 22, Illinois State Exchange Clubs - East St. Louis, Illinois
  • 1957, September 20-22, Peoria, Illinois
  • 1957, September 21, Sparta, Illinois
  • 1957, October 24, Oak Park, Illinois
  • 1957, November 9, Freeport, Illinois
  • 1957, November 16, Danville, Illinois
  • 1957, December 6, Springfield, Illinois

Box 67

  • 1958, May 5, Justice Douglas luncheon
  • 1958, May 28, Allerton Park, Urbana, Illinois
  • 1958, July 9, York Center Democratic Meeting
  • 1958, September 15, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
ILLINOIS POLITICAL FILES: Speech File
  • Holy Name Society - correspondence
  • 1958, September 12, Catholic Action Federation
  • 1958, October 8, Rotary Club of Carbondale
  • 1958, October 15, St. Henry's Young Christian Workers
  • 1958, December 12, Bloomington, Illinois
  • 1958, December 13, National Religious Publicity Council
  • 1959, January 22, De Paul University Law Review Annual Dinner
  • 1959, January 24, Democratic Federation of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois
  • 1959, February 5, Sterling, Illinois, Whiteside County
  • 1959, February 18, Industrial Editors Association of Chicago
  • 1959, March 8, Hometown Neighborhood Democratic Club
  • 1959, March 11, Young Democrats, University of Illinois

Box 68

  • 1959, March 11, Champaign luncheon
  • 1959, March 24, Franklin Park, Illinois
  • 1959, April 6, Bremen Township Democratic Organization
  • 1959, April 11, Kankaku, Illinois
  • 1959, April 18, Arlington County Civic Month dinner
  • 1959, April 25, Lexington Democratic Club, New York, New York
  • 1959, May 16, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • 1959, May 5, Galesburg, Illinois
  • 1959, May 6, Macomb, Illinois, Western Illinois University
  • 1959, May 13, Community Councils of Chicago
  • 1959, May 16, Paris, Illinois
  • 1959, May 20, Glencoe Democratic Club
  • 1959, May 20, St. Bernard College, St. Bernard, Alabama
  • 1959, June 22, East St. Louis, Illinois
  • 1959, June 23, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
  • 1959, June 8, Warren County, June 7, 1959, Quincy, Illinois
  • 1959, June 26, Danville, Illinois
  • 1959, July 5, Belleville, Illinois
  • 1959, July 23, Eastern Illinois University
  • 1959, August 1, Peoria, Illinois
  • 1959, August 4, Rotary Club - Chicago, Illinois

Box 69

  • 1959, August 9, Business and Politics
  • 1959, August 22, Decatur, Illinois
  • 1959, September 7, Benld, Illinois
  • 1959, September 17, Springfield, Illinois
  • 1959, September 15, Elizabeth, Illinois
  • 1959, September 18, Jacksonville, Illinois
  • 1959, October 5, Joliet, Kiwanis Club
  • 1959, October 6, Business Women's Club of 4th Presbyterian Church
  • 1959, October 6, Northwestern University Law Fraternity
  • 1959, October 7, Chicago, Illinois
  • 1959, October 8, Springfield, Illinois
  • 1959, October 9, CF. M. - Mt. Prospect
  • 1959, October 14, Northwest Pastoral Conference
  • 1959, October 15, St. Clair Co. dinner, Belleville, Illinois
  • 1959, October 18, Winnebago, Co. Democratic Committee, Rockford, Illinois
  • 1959, October 21, Chicago Junior Assn. of Commerce and Industry
  • 1959, October 29, DeKalb, Illinois
  • 1959, November 3, Wheaton, Illinois
  • 1959, November 4, Arlington Heights, Illinois
  • 1959, November 12, Park Forest, Tri-Town
  • 1959, November 13, Skokie, DFI
  • 1959, November 29, WGN-TV-Channel 9
  • 1959, December 6, Temple Emanuel Men's Club
  • 1959, December 8, Sears Roebuck and Company
  • 1959, December 10, Highland Park, Illinois
  • 1959, December 18-19, Kansas City, Independence, Topeka
  • 1960, January 7-8, New York, New York
  • 1960, January 12, Streator, Illinois
  • 1960, January 14, Highland Park, Illinois
  • 1960, January 16, IVI State Affairs Committee
  • 1960, January 17, Springfield, Illinois
  • 1960, January 16, Introduction of Senator Gore to DFI Convention
  • 1960, January 28, Buffet Supper
  • 1960, January 29, Peoria, Illinois

Box 70

  • 1960, January 29, Park Ridge, Illinois
  • 1960, February 4, Melrose Park, Illinois
  • 1960, February 5, Calumet City and Lansing
  • 1960, February 16, Local 1006
  • 1960, February 18, Champaign, Illinois
  • 1960, February 23, Bloomington (Trip File)
  • 1960, March 27, Vandalia, Effington (Trip File)
  • 1960, March 24, Madison County (Trip File)
  • 1960, March 26, Macoupin County (Trip File)
  • 1960, March 18, Evanston, Illinois (Trip File)
  • 1960, April 3, League of Women Voters, Joliet, Illinois
  • Committee of Illinois Government
  • Good speeches for guides
  • Speech material, general
  • General issues - good speeches for guides
  • Kennedy - Stevenson, Miscellaneous speeches
  • Material removed from the papers of Stephen A. Mitchell - scrapbooks, photos

Box 71

  • Trip Book Lists
  • Trips of President Truman
  • Governor Stevenson schedules
  • Calendars, 1953 and 1954
  • Mileage books
  • Calendars, 1952
  • Calendars, 1953

Box 72

  • Monthly date books
  • Calendar, 1954
  • D. N. C. record of telephone calls
PERSONAL FILE II

Box 73

  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1946
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1947
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1948, 1949
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1950, 1951
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1952
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1953

Box 74

  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1954
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1955
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1956
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1957
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1958
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1959
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1960
  • New Mexico Correspondence, 1961-1963

Box 75

  • New Mexico law practice, correspondence, 1941-1948
  • New Mexico law practice, re: New Mexico Bar (2 folders)
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, June 1965
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, July 1965
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, August 1965
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, September 1965

Box 76

  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, October 1965
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, November 1965
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, December 1965
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, January 1966
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, February 1966
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, March 1966

Box 77

  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, April 1966
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, May 1966
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, June 1966
  • New Mexico law practice, copies of letters sent, July 1966
  • Trial note books, undated (2 bound)

Box 78

  • 1961 appointment to U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (2 folders)
  • Mitchell and Romero, letters of congratulations, 1961 (2 folders)
  • Mitchell and Romero, general, 1961, 1962
PERSONAL FILE II: General correspondence, 1960-1963

Box 79

  • A
  • Bad - Boy
  • Bra - But
  • Cah - Cly
  • Cob - Cur
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G

Box 80

  • H
  • I, J
  • K
  • L
  • Mc
  • Mac - Min
  • Mit - Mye

Box 81

  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • Sab - Slu
  • Smi - Swe
  • T, U
  • W
  • Y, Z
  • General correspondence, 1964, 1965
PERSONAL FILE II: Subject File

Box 82

  • ABA Federal legislation, 1959
  • Clinton P. Anderson testimonial dinner, August 1966
  • Apartment, purchase of cooperative, 1953
  • Creighton University, 1958-1962
  • Hardeman, D.B., 1961, 1962
  • Jones, O. Russell, 1961
  • Keogh Bill, 1960, 1961
  • Kerner, Otto, 1960, 1961

Box 83

  • McInnerney, Timothy A., 1955-1961
  • McKinney, Robert, 1961
  • Rayburn, Sam, 1961
  • Stevenson, Adlai, collected data
  • Stevenson, Adlai, correspondence, 19552-1954
  • Stevenson, Adlai, article on (background) 1965
  • Stevenson, Adlai, article on (draft) 1965
  • Stevenson, Adlai, eulogies

Box 84

  • Biographical material (2 folders)
  • "Scrapbook" material (3 folders)

Box 85

  • "Scrapbook" material (3 folders
  • "Truman Library -- Additional Material Accumulated"
  • Truman material (3 folders) 1952-1954
PERSONAL FILE II: Financial File

Box 86

  • Auditor's reports, 1955-1960
  • Financial statements, 1946-1961 (incomplete) (2 folders)

Box 87

  • Income taxes, 1929-1957 (incomplete) (5 folders)

Box 88

  • Taylor, Miller, Bush, and Boyden
  • Financial Record Book, 1941-1946
PERSONAL FILE II: Publications File

Box 89

  • Material for proposed book -- Backstate Politics, 1958
  • Elm Street Politics, 1959
  • Report of the County Chairman, James A. Michener, 1960
PERSONAL FILE II: Speech Material, 1953-1962
  • Speeches, 1953-1957
  • "Party Responsibility in the State and Nation," May 2, 1955

Box 90

  • "Party Loyalty or Political Trickery," May 23, 1955
  • CMF Program, August 28, 1959
  • "The Role of the National Chairman of a Major Political Party," December 6, 1959
  • American Business Conference, January 1960
  • The McDonnel Lectures, April 1960
  • DePaul University, June 1960
  • Young Christian Workers, August 1960
  • Bradley University, September 1960
  • Chicago Catholic University, October 1960
  • Chicago Heights Jewish Temple, October 1960

Box 91

  • Chicago Bar Association, January 26, 1961
  • Law and Order Commission, March 28, 1961
  • AMA Political Action Committee, 1962
  • Colorado College Symposium, January 1962
  • Religious and political material, (2 folders)
  • News clippings (2 folders)
POLITICAL FILE, II: 1956 National Campaign

Box 92

  • Loyalty Oath Controversy
  • "Stevenson Steering Committee" (financial)(2 folders)
POLITICAL FILE, II: 1960 "Mitchell for Governor"
  • Campaign Correspondence, 1960, 1961
  • Illinois voting statistics, 1936-1960
POLITICAL FILE, II: 1960 "Mitchell for Governor" Campaign

Box 93

  • Financial matters (4 folders)

Box 94

  • Speeches
  • Press releases (3 folders)
  • Illinois secret primary committee
POLITICAL FILE, II: 1960 National Campaign
  • Rules Committee
  • Correspondence
  • Kennedy Speakers Bureau
POLITICAL FILE, II: 1964 National Campaign

Box 95

  • Press releases
  • Speech material (3 folders)
  • Rules Committee
  • Miscellany
  • News clippings

Box 96

  • Correspondence, 1963
  • Correspondence, January-June 1964
  • Correspondence, July-September 1964
  • Correspondence, October 1964-January 1965
POLITICAL FILE, II: 1966 New Mexico campaign
  • Correspondence
  • Miscellany
  • News clippings
POLITICAL FILE, II: 1968 National Campaign
  • Correspondence, 1967 and undated
  • Correspondence, January-June 1968
  • Correspondence, July 1968
  • Correspondence, August 1968
  • Correspondence, September-December 1968
  • Correspondence, 1969
  • Expense folder

Box 98

  • Campaign Material by States
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Iowa (2 folders)
  • Kansas
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • Ohio
  • Oregon
  • States, more than one
  • Tennesse
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin

Box 99

  • Credentials contests (2 folders)
  • Unit Rule (2 folders)
  • Commission on Democratic Selection of Presidential Nominees (Hughes Commission) (2 folders)
  • New Mexico State Convention

Box 100

  • McCarthy for President Strategy Book
  • McCarthy for President Briefing Reports
  • Memos, general
  • Memos to McCarthy
  • Press releases
  • News clippings (3 folders)

Box 101

  • News clippings (4 folders)
  • Miscellany (2 folders)
PAMPHLETS

Box 102

  • Pamphlets

Box 103

  • Pamphlets
SCRAPBOOKS

Box 104

  • Callings Cards and Invitations, 1937-1955
  • Dinner Programs of Political Events
  • Invitations to Dinners and Political Events
  • Scrapbook, 1891, July-1953, August [1 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1891, July-1953, August [2 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1952, July-December [1 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1952, July-December [2 of 2]

Box 105

  • 1952, August-1955, March [1 of 2]
  • 1952, August-1955, March [2 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1952, October-1953, July [1 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1952, October-1953, July [2 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1953, July-October

Box 106

  • Scrapbook, 1953, October-1954, January [1 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1953, October-1954, January [2 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1954, January-1961, February [1 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1954, January-1961, February [2 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1954, July-December [1 of 2]

Box 107

  • Scrapbook, 1954, July-December [2 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1955, January-October [1 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1955, January-October [2 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1955, November-1957, January [1 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1955, November-1957, January [2 of 2]

Box 108

  • Scrapbook, 1957, January-1959, July [1 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1957, January-1959, July [2 of 2]
  • Scrapbook, 1959-October-1966, May
  • T.V and Radio Scripts and Reports of the Democratic National Chairman
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