Halsey McGovern papers, 1945-1983.
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 75 items; 5 containers; 2 linear feetSubject(s): - 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
Open to research.
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.
Political commentator and freight rate specialist.
Collection material in English.
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