Records, 1900-1965.

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Records, 1900-1965.

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Correspondence with the officers of the League, Clarence G. Hoag, George H. Hallett, Jr., their secretary Miss Elsie S. Parker, and the Field Secretary Walter J. Millard. Correspondence also includes material to and from Proportional Representation Societies in other countries, the largest of which is in Great Britain. Also, research materials concerning early advocates of proportional representation; and correspondence, manuscripts, documents, reports, charts, clippings, and printed materials kept by Richard Spencer Childs.

59 linear ft. (ca. 21,500 items in 128 boxes).

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Parker, Elsie

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Childs, Richard S. (Richard Spencer), 1882-

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Political reformer, publicist. Richard Spencer Childs (1882-1978) was chairman of the National Municipal League, 1931-1978, chairman of the Citizens Union of New York, 1941-1950, president of the Proportional Representation League, and active in many other civic organizations. Among other interests, he promoted the short ballot movement and the city manager plan, and he worked for a responsible election process. From the guide to the Richard S. Childs Papers, 1918-1...

Hoag, Clarence Gilbert, 1873-

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Proportional Representation League

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The League was first housed in Philadelphia, but due to a financial crisis it was forced to merge with the National Municipal League in 1933 and move to New York. From the description of Records, 1900-1965. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86159426 ...

National Municipal League.

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Millard, Walter J.

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Hallett, George Hervey, 1895-

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