Knox Mellon California Democratic Council Papers

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Knox Mellon California Democratic Council Papers

1957-1969

https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2489q2wz/

William Knox Mellon, Jr. was a professor of history at Immaculate Heart College and the Democratic nominee for the CA 24th District for Congress in 1962. Mellon became treasurer of the Oral History Association. Collection consists of correspondence, records, and printed material relating to the California Democratic Council and to CA politics in general during the 1960s.

15 boxes (7.5 linear ft.)

eng, Latn

UCLA University Archives, University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 11656708

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