Photographs
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Democratic Party campaign materials from 1874 to 1966 including handbills, pamphlets, posters, comic books and programs. Also included are voting tickets for several Lansing, Michigan, area communities, voting information and campaign instructions, and tickets, programs and statements from Democratic conventions, both in Michigan and on a national level. Biographical and political information on Michigan candidates for governor, legislature, and other offices, including Austin Blair, Josiah Begole, and Frank Kelly as well as information on candidates for the presidency and for the Congress, including Adlai Stevenson, Stuart Symington, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, and John Kennedy are part of the collection. A Puerto Rican newspaper (1960) discusses the Democratic party in Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican political figures, including Governor Luis Munoz Marin.
Dates
- Creation: 1874 - 1966
Creator
- From the Collection: Mysels, Sammy, 1906-1974 (Person)
- From the Collection: Joesten, Joachim, 1907-1975 (Person)
- From the Collection: Green, Johnny, 1908-1989 (Person)
- From the Collection: Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988 (Person)
- From the Collection: Feiffer, Jules (Artist, Person)
- From the Collection: Dies, Martin, 1900-1972 (Person)
- From the Collection: Baker, Herbert (Person)
- From the Collection: Adams, Walter, 1922-1998 (Correspondent, Person)
- From the Collection: Democratic Party (U.S.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Wright, Fred (Person)
- From the Collection: Smith, Hermon Dunlap, 1900-1983 (Person)
- From the Collection: Scholle, August, 1904- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.33 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu