Papers, 1948-1968.

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Papers, 1948-1968.

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The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, legal records, congressional resolutions, agendas and minutes, maps, building plans, press releases, poll sheets, poems, sheet music, programs, bibliographies, and photographs. The materials pertain to such issues as public housing, medical insurance, the Indiana Dunes, veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Peace Corps, new independent nations in Africa, Israel-U.S. relations, the United Nations, the war in Vietnam, the House Un-American Activities Committee, the Soviet Union, and the extension of the draft.

64 linear ft.

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7671252

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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