David and Elizabeth Scull papers

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David and Elizabeth Scull papers

1958-1981

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1330

David and Elizabeth Scull were a political couple who served Montgomery County and the state of Maryland from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. The largest group of files documents David Scull's tenure as chairman of the Montgomery County Republican State Central Committee (1958-1960) and as chairman of the Maryland Republican State Central Committee (1962-1964.) Considerable material also documents Scull's unsuccessful campaign for an at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. David Scull's efforts to promote the presidential candidacy of William Scranton and his refusal to back Barry Goldwater after the Scranton initiative failed are documented as well. The remainder of the collection focuses on the Sculls' (particularly Elizabeth's) many civic activities, including their involvement in housing reform, the civil rights movement, and anti-pornography efforts. These files include materials documenting the Sculls' lengthy struggle to secure adequate housing for tiny African-American enclaves in affluent Montgomery County. Also included are records relating to the Montgomery County Human Relations Commission, an appointed body on which Mrs. Scull served, as well as several private civil rights organizations with which Elizabeth and David Scull were involved. Correspondents include Nelson Rockefeller, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania, and Senator Charles 'Mac" Mathias of Maryland.

10.50 Linear Feet 143 Photographs

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6326189

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998

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Scull, David, 1917-1968

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Elizabeth Lee Scull and David Scull were an influential and dynamic political couple who served Montgomery County and the state of Maryland from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Their personal relationship and their professional careers reflect many of the social, cultural, and political changes that affected American society during that turbulent era. Both were born to affluent families. David Scull was born in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, on Philadelphia's Main Line, on Septembe...

Republican Party (Montgomery County, Md.)

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Scranton, William Warren, 1917-2013

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William Warren Scranton was a businessman and civic leader in Scranton, Pa., 1946-; special assistant to Secretary of State, 1958-60; Congressman from 10th Pennsylvania House district, 1960-62; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67; candidate for Republican Party nomination for President of U.S., 1964; diplomat, policy advisor, businessman, civic leader, 1966- From the description of William Warren Scranton papers, 1933-2005 (bulk 1952-1989) (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). Wor...

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Scull, Elizabeth Lee, 1923-1981

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Elizabeth Lee Scull was a local politician and activist in Montgomery County, Maryland. She was a descendant of both Robert E. Lee and Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee; her grandfather, Blair Lee, was a U.S. Senator from Maryland and her brother, Blair Lee III, served as acting governor. Her father, Col. E. Brooke Lee, was chairman of Montgomery County's Democratic Party and a successful developer. She married David Scull, a local politician; after his death in 1968 she held his county seat until h...