Giss papers, 1948-1973.
Related Entities
There are 7 Entities related to this resource.
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64v77vf (person)
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician, businessman, and author who was a five-term Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States in 1964. Despite his loss of the 1964 presidential election in a landslide, Goldwater is the politician most often credited with having sparked the resurgence of the American conservative political movement in the 1960s. He also had a substantial impact on the...
Williams, Jack, 1909-
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tt68x7 (person)
John R. (Jack) Williams, Arizona governor, Phoenix mayor and radio commentator, was born October 29, 1909 at Los Angeles, California. He relocated with his family to Phoenix, where he attended Phoenix Union High School and Phoenix Junior College. He was hired at radio station KOY in 1929 and became a popular radio commentator. Williams became vice president of the Phoenix Housing Authority in 1944, president of the Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1946 and a member ...
Udall, Morris K.
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xk8ft7 (person)
Biographical note: Legislator; Morris King "Mo" Udall served as U.S. Representative from Arizona from May 1961 to May 1991. Born on June 15, 1922, in St. John's, Arizona, Mo Udall served in World War II, graduated from the University of Arizona and was elected to Congress in 1961 to fill the seat vacated by his brother, Stewart Udall who became Secretary of the Interior during the Kennedy Administration. During Mo Udall's tenure as Congressman, he was best known for his championship of environme...
Fannin, Paul J. (Paul Jones), 1907-2002
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gt7685 (person)
Biographical note: Governor of Arizona, 1958-1962; United States Senator, 1964 to 1977; Paul Fannin was a hard-line conservative who lived in Phoenix until his death in 2002. From the description of The Fannin Report, ca. 1958-1974. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 247059039 Arizona governor, 1959-1965, and senator, 1965-1977. From the description of Papers of Senator Paul J. Fannin, 1958-1977. (Scottsdale Public Librar...
Hayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67m0938 (person)
Arizona representative and senator to the United States Congress from 1911-1970. From the description of Carl T. Hayden papers, 1851-1972 (bulk 1940-1968). (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 34298637 Biographical note: Legislator; Carl Hayden was born in Tempe, Arizona in 1877, and held various elective offices before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1912, then the U.S. Senate in 1927. He represented Arizona until his retirement in 1969. ...
Goddard, Samuel P., 1919-2006
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z61q30 (person)
Attorney, public servant and former Democratic governor of Arizona. From the description of Samuel Goddard papers, 1952-1919. (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 51673191 Attorney and public servant Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. was born in Clayton, Missouri on 8 August 1919. He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1941 and enlisted as a Private in the Army Air Forces shortly afterward. Between 1941 and 1946, Goddard served as an o...
Giss, Harold C., 1906-1973.
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62z2q0j (person)
Legislator and businessman; settled in Yuma, Ariz. in 1938 and purchased the Emporium Department Store. Began a twenty-five year legislative career in 1948. Giss was Senate Majority Leader for twelve years, 1954-1966, and Minority Leader for seven years, 1966-1973. He was chairman of several committees including Judiciary, Appropriations, Public Health and Welfare, State Institutions, and Counties and Municipalities. From the description of Giss papers, 1948-1973. (Arizona Historical...
