French political collection, 1962-1981.

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French political collection, 1962-1981.

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The collection consists of material collected by Dorothy Kraus relating to French politics from 1962-1981. The materials include pamphlets, newspaper and magazine articles, and posters printed by various organizations documenting the student and union workers General Strike of 1968 including Charles de Gaulle's role in settling the strike; the French national election of 1974 between François Mitterand and François Giscard d'Estaing, and de Gaulle; the Paris municipal election of 1977, and the European Economic Community election of 1979. Organizations represented in the collection include the Parti communiste français, Parti socialiste (France), Union des démocrates pour la République, Rassemblement pour la République, CGT-FO (Union), Confédération française démocratique du travail, and the Union nationale des étudiants de France.

3.5 linear ft. (7 boxes) and 16 oversized papers (OP)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6927255

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Union des démocrates pour la République.

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European Economic Community

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CGT-FO (Union)

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Rassemblement pour la République.

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Union nationale des étudiants de France.

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Kraus, Dorothy

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Trade-unionist. From the description of Oral history interview with Dorothy Kraus, 1978. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321610 Months of student unrest in Paris universities culminated in a confrontation between students and police at the Sorbonne on May 3, 1968. The students and their supporters barricaded the Latin Quarter and were immediately beseiged by the police. The conflict spread to provincial universities and by mid M...

Confédération française démocratique du travail.

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Parti communiste français

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The French Communist Party (PCF for short) emerged in 1921 out of the Section Français de l'Internationale Communiste. The two parties fought for support; the PCF supported the many governments of France, but did not participate directly in politics until after World War II. The group took an active role in Charles de Gaulle's government starting in 1944. The PCF was critical of the Indochinese War and the Algerian War in the 1940s and 1950s. They opposed many of the referendums during the start...

Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970

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Charles Gaulle (b. November 22, 1890, Lille, France-d. November 9, 1970, Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, France) was a French general, statesman, and veteran of World War I and World War II. He led the Free French Forces during World War II and later served as France's President, 1944-1945; Prime Minister, 1958-1959; and Minister of Defense, 1958-1959, before founding the French Fifth Republic and serving as its first president, 1959-1969. ...

Giscard d'Estaing, François

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Parti socialiste (France)

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Mitterrand, François, 1916-1996

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President of France, 1981- From the description of François Mitterrand speeches and writings, 1981-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871821 ...