McGovern, Halsey 1886-1983 creator mixed material monographic eng 75 5 2 Twenty-five scrapbooks containing correspondence, church bulletins, greeting cards, magazine articles, mailing lists, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, poetry, prayer cards, press releases, social invitations, telegrams, and photographs; together with other newsletters and a booklet. The collection documents McGovern's political views and includes his writings in opposition to communism, the United Nations, Korean War, racial integration, and the civil rights movement. Organizations represented include the Congress of Freedom, Inc., Defenders of the American Constitution, Fighting Homefolks of Fighting Men, Friends of Senator McCarthy, Inc., and the John Birch Society. Correspondents include Ida M. Darden, Reed J. Irvine, Robert LeFevre, William Loeb, Russell Maguire, Clarence E. Manion, R. Roy Pursell, Archibald B. Roosevelt, Phyllis Schlafly, Dan Smoot, George and Annalee Stratemeyer, and Homer A. Tomlinson. Open to research. Political commentator and freight rate specialist. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009128 Darden, Ida M. (Ida Mercedes) 1892- Correspondence Irvine, Reed J Correspondence LeFevre, Robert 1911- Correspondence Loeb, William 1905-1981 Correspondence Maguire, Russell 1897-1966 Correspondence Manion, Clarence 1896-1979 Correspondence McCarthy, Joseph 1908-1957 Pursell, R. Roy Correspondence Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch) 1894-1979 Correspondence Schlafly, Phyllis Correspondence Smoot, Dan Correspondence Stratemeyer, Annalee Correspondence Stratemeyer, George E 1890-1970 Correspondence Tomlinson, Homer A. (Homer Aubrey) 1892-1968 Correspondence Congress of Freedom, Inc. Defenders of the American Constitution. Fighting Homefolks of Fighting Men (Organization) Friends of Senator McCarthy, Inc. John Birch Society. United Nations. Anti-communist movements United States Civil rights movements United States Korean War, 1950-1953 Patriotic societies United States United States Race relations United States Politics and government 1945- Freight rate specialists Political commentators mm 96083577 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009128 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009128.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009128 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009128.3 Open to research. DLC 961009 20260227111725.0 mm 96083577