C. Elmer Anderson gubernatorial and mayoral papers, 1940-1987 (bulk 1951-1986).

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C. Elmer Anderson gubernatorial and mayoral papers, 1940-1987 (bulk 1951-1986).

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Speech notes and transcriptions, personal and official correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, campaign materials, certifications of C. Elmer Anderson's elections to office, and citations and awards during his service in public office. Anderson was governor of Minnesota (1951-1955), mayor of Nisswa, Minnesota (1960-1962), and mayor of Brainerd, Minnesota (1976-1986). Correspondents include Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, Minnesota governors Al Quie and Rudy Perpich, Vice President Walter Mondale, San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein, and "D. E." (President Dwight Eisenhower), who wrote a condolence message to Anderson upon his defeat as governor in 1954. The collection provides an interesting glimpse into the personal side of a state elected official.

3.25 cu. ft. (3 boxes, and 1 oversize folder, unboxed)

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