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Calhoun, John Nelson, 1903-1972. Papers of John N. Calhoun, 1923-1954.

Title: Papers of John N. Calhoun, 1923-1954.

The papers of John N. Calhoun relate to his legal and political careers and his service in World War II. His law career is documented with court cases and legal briefs, while his legislative service is shown with subject files on issues ranging from road legislation to tuberculin testing. His political campaigns (especially the 1936 Senate race) are represented with correspondence, nomination papers, expenses, schedules, and advertising. Materials from Calhoun's military service as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Department in the Middle East during World War II are included. Among these are photos, letters to family members, and military records. Extensive correspondence files include letters from: William S. Beardsley, Don L. Berry, Robert D. Blue, Lester J. Dickinson, Edward C. Eicher, Fred C. Gilchrist, Clyde L. Herring, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Nelson G. Kraschel, J.C. Lewis, Hugh W. Lundy, Paul H. McCoid, Thomas E. Martin, Richard L. Murphy, Addison M. Parker, Wiley Rutledge, Harrison E. Spangler, Lloyd Thurston, Dan W. Turner, and George A. Wilson.

ArchivalResource: 8 linear ft., (15 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233109120 View

Kraschel, Nelson George, 1889-1957. Papers of Nelson G. Kraschel, 1932-1950.

Title: Papers of Nelson G. Kraschel, 1932-1950.

The papers of Nelson G. Kraschel relate to his political career. Much of the collection concerns political campaigns. These are documented with items such as speeches, correspondence, mailing lists, campaign literature, and convention resolutions. There are folders concerning his political friends and foes including: Lester J. Dickinson, Guy M. Gillette, George W. Patterson, Dan Turner, Henry A. Wallace, and George A. Wilson. During Kraschel's terms in office some of the issues of concern were farm debt and tenancy, the 1938 Maytag strike, and banking legislation.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear ft., (9 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233107323 View

Wolfe, Harold E., 1900-1970. Papers of Harold E. Wolfe, 1929-1970.

Title: Papers of Harold E. Wolfe, 1929-1970.

The papers of Harold E. Wolfe document his work as a police chief, chairman of the Iowa Liquor Control Commission, and a state legislator. The section relating to his career in law enforcement includes correspondence and clippings about the Mason City Police Department. His work on the Iowa Liquor Control Commission is reflected in Commission documents and clippings as well as information about the National Alcoholic Beverage Control Associations. There is also correspondence concerning the Commission. Finally, his service in the state legislature is shown through his correspondence, scripts of radio broadcasts, and campaign materials. He also kept copies of house and senate bills from Iowa's 63rd General Assembly. The correspondence which is found throughout the papers includes letters from: William S. Beardsley, Fred Biermann, Robert K. Goodwin, H.R. Gross, W. Earl Hall, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, J. Edgar Hoover, George Mills, Robert D. Ray, William J. Scherle, and George A. Wilson.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft., (4 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233113716 View

LeCompte, Karl M. Papers of Karl M. LeCompte, 1939-1972.

Title: Papers of Karl M. LeCompte, 1939-1972.

The papers of Karl M. LeCompte consist of personal and congressional correspondence files, speeches, and scrapbooks compiled by his wife. The topics discussed range from the Commission on Civil Rights to campaigns and elections and from agriculture to congressional pensions. There are letters from: Ezra Taft Benson, Paul H. Cunningham, James I. Dolliver, Fred C. Gilchrist, Guy M. Gillette, Robert K. Goodwin, H.R. Gross, John W. Gwynne, Clyde L. Herring, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Leo A. Hoegh, Charles B. Hoeven, Ben F. Jensen, John H. Kyl, Herschel C. Loveless, Thomas E. Martin, Fred Schwengel, Henry O. Talle, Lloyd Thurston, Dan W. Turner, Henry A. Wallace, Wendell Willkie, and George A. Wilson.

ArchivalResource: Papers, 10.5 linear ft., (21 boxes)Scrapbooks, 18 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233106804 View

Blue, Robert Donald, 1898-. Papers of Robert Donald Blue, 1934-1976.

Title: Papers of Robert Donald Blue, 1934-1976.

The papers of Robert D. Blue document his political career as governor of Iowa and later as a private citizen. A correspondence series contains letters from: Paul H. Cunningham, J.N. Darling, Thomas E. Dewey, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Charles B. Hoeven, Herschel C. Loveless, Fred Schwengel, Henry O. Talle, Earl Warren, and George A. Wilson. There is also material relating to campaigns, elections, and the Republican Party. Other documented subjects include various state departments and commissions, such as the state highway commission and the department of public safety. Blue's work with the Iowa Commission on the Aging and related groups is also represented.

ArchivalResource: Papers, 40 linear ft., (72 boxes)Photographs, 1.5 linear ft., (3 boxes)Scrapbooks, 19 items.Sound recordings, 7 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233106733 View

Pryor, John Carlisle, 1883-1979. Papers of John C. Pryor, 1920-1976.

Title: Papers of John C. Pryor, 1920-1976.

The papers of John C. Pryor are primarily comprised of subject files and correspondence. The Iowa State Bar Association and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws are the two major topics of this collection. Five boxes of correspondence include letters from: Guy M. Gillette, Clyde L. Herring, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Mason Ladd, Thomas E. Martin, Elizabeth Pryor, Wiley Rutledge, and George A. Wilson. Also included in the papers are Pryor's speeches and a manuscript of his autobiography.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 linear ft., (7 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233109189 View