Cranston, Alan, 1914-2000

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Alan Cranston, born June 19, 1914 in Palo Alto, Calif., was a four term Senator for California from 1969 to 1993. His son Robin Cranston was killed in a car accident in May 1980. Cranston died on Dec. 31, 2000.

From the description of Alan Cranston letters : to Susan and Otto Meyer, 1980 May. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 56712942

Biographical Information

Cranston, Alan, a Senator from California; born in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Calif., June 19, 1914; attended the public schools in Los Altos, Calif., Pomona College, and the University of Mexico; graduated, Stanford University 1936; International News Service, covering England, Germany, Italy, and Ethiopia 1937-1938; chief, foreign language division, Office of War Information 1940-1944; enlisted in the United States Army in 1944 and served until the conclusion of the Second World War; national president, United World Federalists 1949-1952; elected State comptroller of California in 1958, and reelected in 1962; business career in land investment and home construction; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1968 for the term commencing January 3, 1969; reelected in 1974, 1980, and again in 1986 and served from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 1993; was not a candidate for reelection in 1992; reprimanded by the Select Committee on Ethics for "improper conduct" on November 20, 1991; Democratic whip 1977-1991; chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Ninety-fifth, Ninety-sixth, One Hundredth through One Hundred Second Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1984; was a resident of Los Altos, Calif., until his death on December 31, 2000; remains were cremated.

--Taken from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000877

From the guide to the Alan Cranston papers, 1914-1993, bulk 1940-1993, (The Bancroft Library)
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referencedIn George Hardy Photograph Collection No. 14 San Francisco State University. Labor Archives and Research Center.
referencedIn Committee to Frame a World Constitution. Records, 1945-1951 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
referencedIn John Collier papers, 1910-1987 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Biography: Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1973-1983 Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
referencedIn Monterey Public Library. California History Room. Biography clippings : "C" [surname] folder 1872-1989. Monterey Public Library
referencedIn Louis B. Sohn Papers, 1936-1979 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
contributorOf DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE National Archives at College Park
contributorOf Video Recordings from the Senate Investigation of Robert Packwood, 1989 - ca. 1991 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Mineral King Development records, 1963-1978 USC Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Cranston, Alan, 1914-2000. Speech delivered at annual meeting of The Friends of The Bancroft Library : Berkeley, Calif., 1976 May 30. California Digital Library
creatorOf Hahn, Kenneth. Collection of Kenneth Hahn, circa 1945-1993. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Henderson, Robert Arthur, 1925-. Mineral King Development records, 1963-1978. University of Southern California, USC Libraries
referencedIn Ruiz, Manuel, 1907-. Manuel Ruiz papers, 1931-1995. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 6/19/78 [1] Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Gerald Johnson Papers, 1938 - 1995 University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
creatorOf Bay Area Committee to Save Biafran Children. Bay Area Committee to Save Biafran Children records, 1968-1970. California Digital Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 7/5/78 Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn "Stanford: A Sentimental Journey" [videorecording], 1987 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Alan Cranston papers, 1914-1993, bulk 1940-1993 Bancroft Library
referencedIn 11/12/80, Senate Democrats (T-26397) Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Smith, Lorna D. (Lorna Dysart), 1897-1981. Lorna D. Smith papers, 1930-1981 (inclusive), 1965-1975 (bulk). Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Bliven, Bruce, 1889-1977. Bruce Bliven papers, 1906-1985. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Cook, Lyle Edwards, 1918-2002. Lyle Edwards Cook papers, 1938-1956. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Glenn M. Anderson Papers, 1870s-2000, 1940-1994 California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
contributorOf 6/11/81, Senate Foreign Relations Committee--Israeli Bombing (T-48144) Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Wes Willoughby papers, 1951-1993, bulk 1951-1993 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Lawrence Arnstein Papers, 1915-1979 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 6/12/78 [2] Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 7/21/78 Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Catherine Seelye Papers., undated, 1917-1978 [bulk 1973-1976]. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
creatorOf Cranston, Alan, 1914-. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1939-1941. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Philip C. Jessup Papers, 1574-1983, (bulk 1925-1983) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Andreĭ Sakharov papers, 1852-2002 (inclusive), 1960-1990 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Philip C. Jessup Papers, 1574-1983, (bulk 1925-1983) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Cranston, Alan, 1914-2000,. Alan Cranston letters : to Susan and Otto Meyer, 1980 May. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn 6/5/81, Confirmation Hearing for Dr. Ernest LeFever (T-29092) Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn National Land for People collection, Bulk, 1972-1983, 1850-1991 Special Collections Research Center, California State University, Fresno
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Harris, L. mss., 1931-1977 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Cranston, Alan, 1914-2000. Alan Cranston papers, 1914-1993. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Keys mss., 1972-1982 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Thomas J. Dodd Papers, undated, 1919-1971. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Democratic Party (Calif.). State Central Committee. California Democratic State Central Committee Collection, 1954 ; 1958-1973. California State University, Northridge
referencedIn Miller, Russell R., 1937-. Russell R. Miller papers, 1970-2008. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Records of the National Organization for Women, 1959-2002 (inclusive), 1966-1998 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1968 -1983 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Harvard Law School Forums Records Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Theodore Saloutos Papers, 1932-1982 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc]
contributorOf 6/11/81, Senate Foreign Relations Committee--Israeli Bombing (T-29148) Jimmy Carter Library
contributorOf Audio Recordings from the Senate Investigation of the Keating Five, 1989 - ca. 1991 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Staff Scheduling Memoranda. 1977 - 1978. 7/20/78-7/31/78 Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Florence Richardson Wyckoff papers, 1938-1984 University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library. Special Collections, McHenry Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 11/1/77 [2] Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn National Organization for Women. Videotape collection of the National Organization for Women. 1977-1988. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Keys, Donald. Papers, 1972-1982. Indiana University
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 8/17/79 [2] Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 3/10/77 Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Stanford University Press archival book copies, 1900-2012 Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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Birth 1914-06-19

Death 2000-12-31

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