James R. Toulouse and Charlotte J. Toulouse papers, 1939-2001 (bulk 1969-2001)

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Toulouse, James R. James R. Toulouse and Charlotte J. Toulouse papers, 1939-2001 (bulk 1969-2001)

James R. Toulouse and Charlotte J. Toulouse papers, 1939-2001 (bulk 1969-2001)

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The James R. Toulouse and Charlotte J. Toulouse papers contain local, state and national political literature and information on the Democratic Party in New Mexico. Their personal papers cover James R. Toulouse's legal career and Charlotte J. Toulouse's activism concerning nuclear waste, children and the elderly. The James R. Toulouse Political Papers (1969-2001) series, contains local and state campaign literature, invitations to fund raisers and receptions, correspondence about campaign costs, voting and voting machines, disability and radioactive waste, thank you letters from candidates for donations and support, campaign buttons, bumper stickers, speeches, photographs, clippings, flyers, brochures, scattered issues of the Party Line, reports, pamphlets and material from the New Mexico and Bernalillo County Democratic Party organizations. In the series, James R. Toulouse Personal Papers (1939-2001), there are correspondence, letters to the Editor, articles and clippings concerning such topics as civil rights, problems in the city and county, city schools, the courthouse, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Police Department, Elena Gallegos Land Grant, handicap facilities, Toulouse's legal career, New Mexico Bar Association, Committee on Uniform Jury Instruction for Civil Cases and the New Mexico State Bar Historical Committee. The Charlotte J. Toulouse Political Papers (1980-2001) series contains literature, invitations, flyers, brochures, clippings, speeches, newsletters, bumper stickers and buttons for local and state campaigns. There are also folders for the Democratic National Conventions she attended in 1988 (Atlanta), 1992 (New York City) and 1996 (Chicago). This series also has information on the New Mexico Democratic Party, Bernalillo County Democratic Party and Democratic Women of New Mexico Convention. The Charlotte J. Toulouse Personal Papers (1964-2001) series contains personal correspondence and records from various committees and advisory boards she served on. Some of those committees were the Albuquerque Police Advisory Board, New Mexico Committee on Youth & Children, New Mexicans for Jobs & Energy and Program Review Committee of the Battelle Memorial Institute Project Management Division. Folders relating to the New Mexico Committee on Youth & Children contain minutes, correspondence, booklets, pamphlets, conference reports and programs, information on the White House Conference on Children and Youth in 1970. This series also contains records of the organization, New Mexicans for Jobs & Energy, 1979-1982. Included are the by-laws, minutes of meetings, budget, newsletters, legal documents, printed material and clippings. Records of her service as political advisor to the Program Review Committee of the Battelle Memorial Institute Project Management Division are also here. This material covers such topics as nuclear waste transportation, nuclear waste sites, storage and disposal of nuclear waste, and quality assurance. There are meeting agendas, clippings, reports, records of meetings, correspondence and a Community Development Handbook (1981).

7 boxes (6.66 cu. ft.)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus