Blodgett, Dorothy, collection [ca.1946]-2001

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Blodgett, Dorothy, collection [ca.1946]-2001

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Comprising correspondence, printedmaterial, narratives, newspaper and magazine clippings, and press releases, theDorothy Blodgett Collection, [ca. 1946]-2001, documents her career with the TexasGovernor’s Office, including Governors John Connally and Preston Smith.

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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