Hugh B. Mitchell papers 1937-1967 1945-1952

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Hugh B. Mitchell papers 1937-1967 1945-1952

Papers of a democratic United States Senator and Representative, civic leader, and businessman in Washington state.

73.16 cubic feet, 141 boxes, 1 folder; 8 microfilm reels

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SNAC Resource ID: 6364954

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Mitchell, Hugh B. (Hugh Burnton),  1907

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Hugh Burton Mitchell was a liberal Democrat who represented Washington state in the United States Senate and House of Representatives during the 1940s and 1950s. His Congressional career was intermittent due to election defeats, but during these decades when he was not in Congress he stayed involved in public policy through lobbying, economic research, and public relations. Mitchell spent much of his time, both in Congress and independently, campaigning for a federal Columbia Valley...