Records, 1940.

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Records, 1940.

Consists of the presidential campaign records of the Associated Willkie Clubs of America for the U.S. presidential election of 1940. Includes correspondence; financial reports; cancelled checks; contribution receipts; expense vouchers; card files of club workers, correspondents, and volunteers.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7655673

Indiana University

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Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944

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Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for President. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican field's only interventionist: although the U.S. remained neutral prior to Pearl Harbor, he favored greater U.S. involvement in World War II to support Britain and other Allies. His Democratic opponent, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, won the 1940...

Associated Willkie Clubs of America.

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The Associated Willkie Clubs of America were formed to support the presidential campaign of utilities executive and Republican nominee for president in 1940. From the description of Records, 1940. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 52590301 Utilities executive Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, began achieving national recognition in 1939 through his vocal and written arguments opposing the Tenessee Valley Authority and governmental control of energy produ...