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Halleck was born in Rensselaer, Indiana in 1900. He received an A.B. degree in 1922
and a law degree in 1924, both from Indiana University. In 1934 the Republican
candidate for the Second Congressional District died and a special election was
called to fill the seat. Halleck won the nomination, was elected and continued to
serve for an additional sixteen terms. He was the House Majority Leader from 1953 to
1955, but spent most of his career as minority leader. He was replaced by Gerald R.
Ford in 1964, but remained in Congress until 1968 when he retired to Rensselaer to
practice law and occasionally teach at Saint Joseph’s College.
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II.
Writings; III. Subjects; IV. Miscellaneous; V. Photographs; VI. Scrapbooks.
The Halleck mss., 1911-1968, consists of the papers of Charles Abraham Halleck,
1900-1986, congressman from Indiana. The correspondence is primarily with prominent
political figures and his Indiana constituents. The Subjects deal mostly with his
political career, including large files on campaign and election materials
pertaining to his runs for congressman as well as materials on presidential
campaigns, the Republican National Committee and his work on various inaugural
committees. Also included in the Subjects are the Burns Waterway files pertaining to
his efforts to build a harbor within the Indiana Dunes, and those concerning his
work on various joint and house congressional committees.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT , the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
| Box 104 |
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Series: Subjects
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Arranged alphabetically
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Agricultural issues and legislation, 1953-1965
(4 folders)
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Air Policy Commission, President’s, 1948
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Alien Registration Act (or Smith Act). Marion Bachrach case,
1955
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Armed Services, Committee on, 1967-1968
(5 folders)
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Atomic Energy Commission, 1954
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Automobile production, 1951
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Banking and Currency Committee, 1963
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Berlin, 1961
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Budget issues, 1947, 1959
(2 folders)
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Burns Waterway, Indiana (aka Burns Ditch Harbor). Deep-water
seaport proposal
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(see also: Indiana Dunes)
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Correspondence, 1935-1949
(6 folders)
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Government documents. Printed bills, hearings, resolutions,
etc.
(2 folders)
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Great Lakes Commission, 1956-1958
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Halleck statements before House and Senate committees,
1965
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Halleck testimony before Subcommittee on Public Lands,…in
opposition to S. 2249, Mar. 5,
1964
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Hydraulic Model Study, Dec.
1964
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Indiana Port Commission. Report by Clinton Green
(secretary-treasurer), 1962; Congressional lunch, Apr. 19, 1961; State I, Phase I, progress Report, No.
1, Dec. 31,
1965; miscellaneous, 1962-1963
(2 folders)
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Indiana Port Commission (cont.) (2 folders)
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Labor union support, 1964-1967
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Maps
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Master plans of towns affected by waterway and Indiana Dunes
development
(2 folders)
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Materials gathered by Indiana Governor Matthew E. Welsh,
1962
(3 folders)
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Part of the Early History About ‘A
Port for Indiana,’
Valparaiso, Indiana Chamber of
Commerce, 1958
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Project proposal, 1936
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A Public Works Project for Northern
Indiana
[1935?]
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Traffic Flow Through the Port of
Indiana,
by Joseph R. Hartley, May 1959
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Public hearings, 1935-1967; reports, 1935-1966
(8 folders)
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. (cont.) (4 folders)
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Miscellaneous, 1936-1968
(10 folders)
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Clippings, 1935-1967
(5 folders)
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Campaign and election
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(see also: Box 134: Oversize)
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1935-1936. Sample ballot, flyers, correspondence,
clippings
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1938. Flyers, clippings,
etc.
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1940. Correspondence,
abstracts of votes by county, clippings
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1940. Wendell Willkie
campaign: flyer, music, clippings
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1940-1944. Advertising
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1941.
A Preliminary Analysis and Outline of
Organization Program for the Republican Party
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1942. Republican State and
National Committees. Pamphlets, correspondence
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1942. Statistical analysis
of 1942 election
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1944. Election
results
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1944. Republican National
Committee. Correspondence, pamphlets, releases, etc.
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1946. Correspondence,
advertisements, financial statements, clippings
(2 folders)
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1948. Campaign.
Correspondence, writings
(2 folders)
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1948. Campaign. Finances,
clippings (2 folders)
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1948. Directory of
candidates, all parties, including Republican delegates
(3 folders)
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1948. Republican National
Convention. Correspondence, speech, releases
(2 folders)
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1950. Directory of
candidates, all parties, including Republican delegates
(2 folders)
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1950. State
convention…
(2 folders)
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1952. Directory of campaign
headquarters
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1952. Itineraries and
related correspondence for Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower and
Nixon
(3 folders)
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1952. Republican National
Committee. Including materials relating to
Truth Squad
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1952.
Train memos Memos, telegrams, etc.
pertaining to Eisenhower-Nixon train tour
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1952. Clippings
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1954. Outdoor advertising
campaign estimate
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1954. Republican National
Committee. Correspondence, printed, etc.
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1954. Clippings
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1956. Campaign.
Correspondence, itinerary
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1956. Republican National
Committee. Campaign materials
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1956. Republican National
Convention
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1956. Clippings
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1958. Miscellaneous
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1958. Clippings, mostly
related to the Indiana primary election
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1960. Campaign
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1960. Primary elections,
U.S. Senate and Congressional nominees
(2 folders)
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1960. Republican National
Committee. Campaign materials
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1960. Republican National
Committee. Women’s Division launch
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1960. Clippings
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1962. Campaign
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1962. Primary elections,
U.S. Senate and Congressional nominees
(2 folders)
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1962. Republican National
Committee
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1962. Campaign
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1962. Clippings. Primary
election, campaign-related, general
(3 folders)
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1964. Campaign
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1964. Primary elections,
U.S. Senate and Congressional nominees
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1964. Republican National
Committee
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1964. Republican National
Convention
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1964. Clippings
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1966. Campaign
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Capitol building, 1964
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Census for 1960, 1959
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Civil Rights, 1952-1964
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Committee on Committees, 1953-1962. Includes Republican
assignments
(9 folders)
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Congressional Record, excerpts, remarks by Halleck, 1935-1962 (63rd -87th
Congresses)
(9 folders)
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Congressional Record, 1963-1968 (88th-90th
Congresses) (4 folders)
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Constituent concerns and services, 1936-1966
(26 folders)
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Constituent concerns and services, 1966 (cont.)-1968 (3 folders)
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Directories. Pictorial directory if the 80th Congress; Pictorial
directory of the 83rd Congress; Congressional Secretaries Club,
1961
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Economic Committee, Joint. Statement of Minority Views, Mar. 4, 1959
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Economic controls (restrictions on brand names and newsprint),
1943-1945
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Correspondence
(4 folders)
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Brand names
(4 folders)
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Grade labeling
(2 folders)
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House Resolution 98
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International Association of Garment
Manufacturers
(3 folders)
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News releases
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Newsprint. Includes
The Press in
Jeopardy,
by E.M. Antrim of the
Chicago Tribune
(3 folders)
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Office of Price Administration
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Electoral College Reform, Committee on. How Should the President
be Elected? An analysis of the Electoral College System and of the
Reforms proposed by constitutional Amendment, 1961
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European trip, 1955. Itinerary
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Fair Employment Practices Act, 1949
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Federal Airport Act. Proposed amendment, 1959
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Foreign relations, 1953-1956
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 1956
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Grain elevator/railroad complaint, 1966
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Great Lakes Basin Compact, 1955
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Hawaii. Statehood, 1953
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Health, Education, and Welfare, Department of, 1959
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Hoover Commissions, First and Second, 1955-1956
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Housing Act, 1947
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Housing Legislation, 1958-1960
(2 folders)
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HUAC (House Committee on Un-American Activities). 1965-1966
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Inaugural Committee
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1949. Invitations to
President Truman’s inauguration
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1953. Invitations to
President Eisenhower’s inauguration,
A
Prayer for Unity
by Eisenhower
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1957. Programs, related
correspondence for President Eisenhower’s inauguration
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1961. Blueprint for
inaugural parade route and stand location, invitation and related
materials for President Kennedy’s inauguration
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1965. Programs, tickets,
minutes of the Inaugural Planning Committee and related materials
for President Johnson’s inauguration
(3 folders)
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Indiana Dunes
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(see also: Burns Waterway, Indiana)
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1958-1959. Legislation to establish as a national
monument
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1961. Clippings
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1962. Broadcast scripts,
news release, notes, clippings
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1963. Statements by Halleck
concerning Burns Waterway, telegrams, clippings
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1964. Two notebooks of
photographs of area near Beverly Shores and Porter County, Indiana;
Women’s Council Beverly Shores materials and petitions opposing
Indiana Dunes Park; press conference proceedings – Steward L.
Udall
(4 folders)
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1965. Hearings in
Valparaiso, Indiana, Oct.
2; reports, clippings and miscellaneous
(4 folders)
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1965-1967. Labor union opposition to park
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1966. Citizens’ groups
resolutions
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1966. Legislation; master
plan for state park; Halleck materials for Rules Committee debates;
Halleck materials for debates and hearings; Halleck statements about
Indiana Dunes; government publications; miscellaneous;
clippings (9 folders)
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1967. Halleck materials for
Congressional floor debate; miscellaneous; clippings
(4 folders)
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1968. Miscellaneous;
clippings
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Indiana counties - physical features, 1963
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Indiana flood control, 1939-1966
(3 folders)
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Indiana highways, 1950s
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Insurance legislation Level of benefits, 1957
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Interstate Commerce Commission Standard time zone investigation,
1960 and
1961; General, 1947-1966
(2 folders)
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Judiciary Committee. Louis A. Schafer relief, 1952-1954; Report,
1955; Woodmar Realty Co.,
1961; supplemental views on law
enforcement, 1967
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Labor management reform bill, 1959 (Landrum-Griffin bill)
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Labor relations, case studies, 1940
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Labor relations, legislation, 1937-1940
(2 folders)
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Labor relations, legislation (cont.), 1941-1959 (6 folders)
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Labor relations, Taft-Hartley Act. 1947, 1953
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Labor relations, miscellaneous, 1951-1956
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Lake Central Airlines, Inc., 1955-1964
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Legislation, miscellaneous, 1935-1968
(14 folders)
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The Liberal Project,
1960. News release
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Lobbying investigations, 1949-1950
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MacArthur, Douglas, 1951
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Maritime Commission, 1943. Disposition of Government-owned property no longer
needed for war purposes
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Medical Assistance for the Aged, 1962
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Medicare, 1960
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Military draft, 1967
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Military manpower, 1951
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Minimum Wage, 1949, 1955
(2 folders)
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Minority Party House employees, 1961
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Minority Whip vouchers, 1960-1961
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Minority Whip notices, 1965-1967
(2 folders)
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Missiles, 1958-1961
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Mutual Security Act, 1953-1961
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1959-1963
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National Association of Retail Druggists, 1949, 1952
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National Labor Relations Board investigation, 1939, 1961
(3 folders)
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National Reserve, Department of Defense, 1955
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News releases of President Truman, 1948
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Parliamentarians’
conferences; miscellaneous
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Operation Jupiter Centennial of
airmail celebration, Aug. 17,
1959
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Parkinson, Judge Lynn
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Peace Corps, 1961
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The Pennsylvania Society, 1947
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Politics, miscellaneous, 1940-1958
(13 folders)
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Politics, miscellaneous (cont.), 1959-1968 (14 folders)
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Post office. Specs and blueprints for new building in Rensselaer,
Indiana, 1958
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Postal exams, 1956-1964
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Postal pay increase, 1954-1960
(2 folders)
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Postal rate increase, 1956
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Public Works, Committee on
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Appalachian Regional Development Act, 1965
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Area Redevelopment Act, 1965
(2 folders)
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Flood control, 1965-1966
(2 folders)
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Grand River Basin of Missouri, 1965
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Indiana projects, 1955, 1965
(2 folders)
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National capital improvements, 1966
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Ohio Valley water resource development, 1966
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Public buildings and grounds, 1966
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Roads and highways, 1965-1966
(3 folders)
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Urban development, 1966
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Miscellaneous
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Pure Milk Association, 1956, mailing list
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Railroad employment and retirement, 1946, 1959
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Railroad labor dispute, 1963
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Receipts: Telephone, 1952-1962; stationery, 1959-1960
(2 folders)
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Republican Congressional Committee. Miscellaneous, 1944-1959; Report of
the Speakers Bureau of the Republican Congressional Committee, 1952
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Republican National Committee – General
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(see also: Campaign and election)
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Convention procedure, 1960
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Directory of campaign headquarters, 1952
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Expense reports, 1952
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Joint Senate-House leadership meetings, 1961-1962
(2 folders)
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Platform, 1948, 1950?
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Programs for various dinners, 1936-1968
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Republican conference program, Jan. 2, 1953
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The Republican Outlook: 1952,
1952
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Clippings, 1961
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Printed, 1946-1963
(6 folders)
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Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
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Republican Party – Indiana, 1961
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Republican Policy Committee, 1959-1964
(8 folders)
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Resolutions from various groups submitted to Congress, 1953-1955
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Rural Electrification Administration, 1959
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Small Business Committees, 1941-1943
(3 folders)
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Small Business Committees (cont.), 1944-1958 (3 folders)
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Small Business Defense, 1941
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Small Business, Select Committee, 1943-1950
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Solicitations, 1948-1955
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Special File Boxes, Contents of, 1935-1951
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Speaking engagements. Programs, tickets, seating charts,
1948, 1953
(2 folders)
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State of the Union Address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower,
1953
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Tax bill.
Capitol Report, by
Halleck. 1954
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Tax cut, 1955
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Television – Indiana. Operations at Lafayette, 1957; reception in Indiana, 1961
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1954-1959
(3 folders)
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Tobacco price supports, 1959
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Trade Agreements Extension Act, 1958
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U.S. Armed Services members in allied prisons, 1956
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Veterans affairs, 1935, 1950-1959
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Vietnamese War. Letters from Air Force captain, Edwin G. Shank,
Jr., 1964
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Voting Record, 1935-1968
(6 folders)
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Water Quality Act of 1965
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Water pollution, 1966
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White House invitations, 1953-1954, 1968
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Wire tapping, 1952-1954
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Workers’ Alliance march on Washington, D.C., 1937
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