General correspondence files, 1959-1976.

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General correspondence files, 1959-1976.

The general correspondence files are one of many series in the papers of this Wyoming U.S. Senator who served from 1959-1977. Files were created during McGee's senatorial tenure and contain correspondence with the general public, political officials and organizations along with a few speeches and personal letters. McGee correspondents include members of Wyoming's congressional delegation, members of the press, the Democratic National Committee, Young Democratic Clubs of America, and his Wyoming constituents. The letters were written in response to McGee's positions on federal pensions, the Vietnam War, Yellowstone National Park, Unesco, the Watergate scandal and President Nixon's possible impeachment. McGee also received a considerable amount of letters from members of the John Birch Society and other right-wing organizations.

130.1 cubic ft. (278 boxes)

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John Birch Society.

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Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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Democratic National Committee (U.S.)

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Harrison, William Henry, 1896-1990.

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William Henry Harrison (1896-1990), was active in Wyoming Republican politics, serving in both the Indiana and the Wyoming State legislatures. After serving in World War I, Harrison attended the University of Nebraska, was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1925 and served in the Indiana legislature from 1927-1928. Admitted to the Wyoming Bar in 1937, Harrison practiced law in Sheridan. Harrison served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1945 to 1950 before winning election to the U.S. Hous...

Hansen, Clifford P. (Clifford Peter), 1912-2009

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McGee, Gale W. (Gale William), 1915-1992

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Roncalio, Teno, 1916-2003

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Teno Roncalio was born March 23, 1916, in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He attended the University of Wyoming from 1937-1939 then left the state to work for Wyoming U.S. Senator Joseph O'Mahoney in Washington, D.C. During that time he began law school at Catholic University of America but interrupted his studies to enlist in the U.S. Army in 1941. After World War II, Roncalio returned to Wyoming and graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1947. He practiced l...

Simpson, Milward L. (Milward Lee), 1897-1993

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Lawyer, member of Wyoming House of Representatives, president of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees (1943-1955), governor of Wyoming (1955-1959), and U.S. senator (1963-1967). From the description of Papers, 1955-1959. (Wyoming State Archives). WorldCat record id: 71013077 ...

O'Mahoney, Joseph C. (Joseph Christopher), 1884-1962

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739372 Lawyer and U.S. senator from Wyoming. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1949-1950. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122583179 U.S. senator from Wyoming, 1934-1953 and 1954-1961. From the description of Papers, 1...

UNESCO

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Young Democratic Clubs of America

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