Lexington Democratic Club records 1948-2010 1952-1986

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Lexington Democratic Club records 1948-2010 1952-1986

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/18650

The Lexington Democratic Club is a political activist group founded in 1949 to promote a reformist Democratic Party in Manhattan's 9th Assembly District. This collection documents the club's founding, operations, and activities through memorandums, event announcements, planning documents, meeting minutes, financial records, statistical reports, and correspondence.

8.19 linear feet; 20 boxes

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6312109

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Lehman, Orin

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Hyman, Jerome E

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Stratton, Samuel S. (Samuel Sommerville)

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Dr. Stratton was the president of Middlebury College. From the description of Correspondence from Van Wyck Brooks, 1948. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 187314719 ...

O'Dwyer, Paul, 1907-1998

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Lawyer. From the description of Reminiscences of Paul O'Dwyer : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147572 From the description of Papers, 1932-1969, 1945-1949 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122516916 Paul O'Dwyer was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland. Like his brother, William O'Dwyer, who was New York City Mayor from 1946 to 1950, Paul was also active in New York's local politics. Paul O'...

Lexington Democratic Club

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The Lexington Democratic Club was founded in 1949 by a group of idealistic Manhattan reformers with the goal of electing Democrats in the 9th "Silk Stocking" Assembly District, a longtime Republican stronghold. Unhappy with the Grover Cleveland Club and Tammany Hall's leadership, the Lexington Democratic Club organized to elect their own county committee members. By 1953, they controlled the positions of District Leaders and became the official Democratic club of the 9th Assembly Di...

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Democratic Party (N.Y.)

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