Harriett Phillips papers, 1952-1978.

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Harriett Phillips papers, 1952-1978.

Correspondence and scrapbooks concerning her political activities, especially during the period, 1952-1968; also papers, 1967-1971, relating to her opposition to state aid to parochial schools as chairman of the Committee to Advance Public Education and chairman of the Council Against Parochiaid; and photographs. Correspondents include: Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, and Adlai E. Stevenson.

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