Collection of Adlai E. Stevenson Material, 1892, 1947-1968.

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Collection of Adlai E. Stevenson Material, 1892, 1947-1968.

Correspondence, memos, speeches, campaign literature, articles, book reviews, magazines, press releases, clippings and artifacts, relating to political campaigns of Adlai E. Stevenson II, including 1948 Illinois gubernatorial race, and 1952, 1956, and 1960 U.S. presidential campaigns. Also includes United Nations, travel material, and extensive press coverage of Stevenson's funeral.

5 linear feet (5 archival boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7778908

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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