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Michigan. Constitutional Convention (1961-1962)

 Organization

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Adelaide Hart papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00069
Scope and Contents

The materials in this collection largely focus on Hart's involvement in the 1961-1962 Constitutional Convention for the State of Michigan.

Dates: 1951 - 1969

Charles Press papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.200
Scope and Contents The question of a general constitutional revision was approved by Michigan voters in April 1961. Delegates were nominated to the 1961 constitutional convention in July and elected in August. Work began in October and finished in August 1962. The revised Michigan constitution was put before the voters on April 1, 1963 and approved.Charles Press was one of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention (Con-Con). Press was assigned to the Legislative Organization Committee, and...
Dates: 1961 - 2012

Fred I. Chase papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00038
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of personal papers, documents, pamphlets, and books of Fred I. Chase. The material in this collection pertains to the Constitutional Convention of 1961-1962 (Con Con). While the bulk of the collection concerns the workings of Con Con, there are some materials that pertain to various reunions of Con Con participants.

Also included in the collection are a number of photographs of the Convention delegates.

Dates: 1960 - 1981

Michigan Constitutional Convention paper

 Collection
Identifier: c-00444
Scope and Content

This collection contains one paper titled "Preparing for the Michigan Constitutional Convention" dated April 4, 1961.

Dates: 1961

Michigan Constitutional Convention records

 Collection
Identifier: 00068
Scope and Contents This collection, comprising several individual donations of varying sizes, is divided into six series: Preparatory Phase (before October 3, 1961); The Convention in Session (October 3, 1961-August 1, 1962); Post-Convention Phase (after August 1, 1962); Added materials (after initial processing); Photographs and Scrapbooks; and Maps and Oversized Materials. The first three series are further divided essentially into (A) Personal Correspondence and Manuscript Materials and (B) Printed and...
Dates: 1956 - 1977

William H. Combs Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-17.116
Scope and Contents The papers are organized into five series: Tennessee Papers, Michigan Papers, Michigan State University Papers, Volumes, and Photographs.Included in the Tennessee papers are his book Tennessee: A Political Study, published in 1940 in collaboration with William E. Cole, preliminary drafts of chapters and correspondence relating to subjects in the book. Other materials include a "Biennial Report of the University of Tennessee (1936-1938),"...
Dates: 1936 - 1979

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Letters (correspondence) 4
Photographs 4
Michigan -- Politics and government 3
Pamphlets 3
Reports 3