John J.B. Shea collection on Adlai Stevenson, 1952-1956.

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John J.B. Shea collection on Adlai Stevenson, 1952-1956.

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Consists of correspondence, speeches, memoranda, reports, legal files, committee and organizational data, public opinion polls, newsletters, press releases, issue files, campaign ephemera and audio tapes that document Shea's activities as executive chairman of the Stevenson for President Committee.

2.1 linear ft. (5 archival boxes, 1 8x10 box)

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6932751

Princeton University Library

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Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965

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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. Raised in Bloomington, Illinois, Stevenson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in numerous positions in the federal government during the 1930s and 1940s, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Federal Alcohol Administration, Department of the Navy, and the State Department. In 1945, he served on the committee that created the United Nations, and he was a me...

New York Committee for Stevenson.

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Shea, John J. B., 1924-1978.

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Shea served as executive chairman of the New York Committee for Adlai E. Stevenson during the 1956 presidential election campaign and, later, as a founder of the National Committee to Draft Stevenson in 1960. Shea was a lawyer and Democratic reform movement leader and served as a member of the New York State Democratic Committee (1958-1975); delegate to the New York State Democratic Convention (1954-1968); co-chairman of the New York State Citizens for McCarthy (1968); Justice Department hearing...