Mike Mansfield Papers 1952-1976

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Mike Mansfield Papers 1952-1976

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Mike Mansfield was U.S. Senator from Montana from 1953 to 1977. This collection (1952-1976) consists of a eulogy (1963)--signed by Mansfield--which he wrote for President John F. Kennedy's memorial ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda; Christmas postcards (1960-1963) Mansfield send to his constituents; a program (1976) from an evening with Mike and Maureen Mansfield at the University of Montana with "An Appreciation of Mike Mansfield" by K. Ross Toole; and campaign materials (1952-1970), including two 1958 "Meet Your Democratic Candidates" brochures, several 1970 flyers put out by C.A.M. (Citizens Against Mansfield), and a 1952 program from the Northwest Montana Jefferson-Jackson Day Banquet in Kalispell when Mansfield first ran for the Senate. (SC 2227) This collection (1952-1976) consists of a eulogy (1963)--signed by Mansfield--which he wrote for President John F. Kennedy's memorial ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda; Christmas postcards (1960-1963) Mansfield send to his constituents; a program (1976) from an evening with Mike and Maureen Mansfield at the University of Montana with "An Appreciation of Mike Mansfield" by K. Ross Toole; and campaign materials (1952-1970), including two 1958 "Meet Your Democratic Candidates" brochures, several 1970 flyers put out by C.A.M. (Citizens Against Mansfield), and a 1952 program from the Northwest Montana Jefferson-Jackson Day Banquet in Kalispell when Mansfield first ran for the Senate.

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