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Pre-Presidential Papers: Presidential Campaign Files (#2.4.)

Administrative Information | Biographical Note | Collection Overview | Full List of Series


Collection 2. Pre-Presidential Papers
Subcollection 2.1. House of Representatives Files, 1947-1952
Subcollection 2.2. Campaign Files, 1946-1948
Subcollection 2.3. Senate Files, 1953-1961
Subcollection 2.4. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
Subcollection 2.5. Transition Files, 1960-1961

Subcollection 4. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960  
Boxes 925-1061 (54.8 open linear feet)

The papers on the 1960 presidential campaign include both primary and national campaign materials, and include files both on state organizations and issues.



List of Series in Subcollection 4.

Series 13. Campaigns by State  
Series 13.1. Pre-Convention Political Files, 1960
Series 13.2. Post Convention to Election Files, 1960
Series 13.3. West Virginia Primary Data, 1960
Series 14. Issues
Series 14.1. Position and Briefing Papers, 1960
Series 14.2. Richard Goodwin Working Papers, 1958-1960  
Series 14.3. Feldman Subject File, 1960  
Series 14.4. Religious Issue Files, 1956 - 1959  
Series 14.5. Religious Issue Files of James Wine, 1960  
Series 14.6. Nixonpedia, 1960
Series 15. Speeches and the Press  
Series 15.1. Speeches, Statements, and Sections, 1958-1960
Series 15.2. Democratic National Committee Press Releases, 1958-1960
Series 15.3. Political Pamphlets and Issuances of the Democratic National Committee, 1960
Series 15.4. Kennedy for President Press Releases, 1960
Series 15.5. Press Secretary's State Files, 1958-1960
Series 15.6. Press Secretary's Subject File, 1960
Series 15.7. Press Secretary's Alphabetical File, 1960
Series 15.8. Press Secretary's Speech-statement File, 1960
Series 15.9. Press Secretary's Transcripts, 1960-1961
Series 15.10. Campaign Literature, 1959-1960
  
Additions
Addition of June 2005 (Acc. 2005-187)
Series 13.1. Pre-Convention Political Files, 1960
Series 13.2. Post Convention to Election Files, 1960
Series 13.4. Democratic National Convention, 1960
Series 14.4. Religious Issue Files, 1956 - 1959  
Series 15.1. Speeches, Statements, and Sections, 1958-1960
Series 15.3. Political Pamphlets and Issuances of the Democratic National Committee, 1960
Series 15.10. Campaign Literature, 1959-1960

  

  

Series 13. Campaigns by State.

 

Series 13.1. Pre-Convention Political Files, 1960.
Boxes 925-975, 51 boxes
Arrangement: alphabetical by state.

Material collected before the Democratic National Convention, 7/11/60. Arranged by state and including the Canal Zone, District of Columbia, foreign countries, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The papers within folders have been arranged either chronologically or alphabetically depending on the contents. Mainly information on the political background of each state, as well as correspondence to and from delegates and supporters. The majority of papers are filed under a "Political" heading according to the last name of the person involved; and are correspondence on campaign issues. Also files on campaign trips conducted by Edward M. Kennedy or by John F. Kennedy himself. There is Marjorie Lawson NAACP material in the District of Columbia file. All of the "Applications" are closed.
  
  
Box 925 Alabama
Clubs
Delegates, A-Z (2 folders)
Finney, 0. H., Jr., 4/8/57-3/16/59
General, 10/23/56-7/11/60
Loyalty Oath
Organization
Political, A-Z (7 folders)
Reid, Edward E., 3/22/57 7/26/59 (2 folders)
Alaska
Clippings
Labor
Organization
Political, E-T
Trip of 2/60: EMK
Box 926 Arizona
Applications
Clippings
Clubs, 1958-1960
Grass Roots Supporters
Key Facts
Labor
Organization
Political, A-Z (2 folders)
Reference for Trip
Tucson and Phoenix Trips, 2/2/58 5/25/60 (2 folders)
Arkansas
Delegates
Invitations
Organization
Political, A-Z (6 folders)
Public Relations
Box 927 California
Applications
Campus Clubs, A-Z
Clubs
A-Z
Sugarman, Ronald Z.
Organization
Convention Applications
Convention Arrangements
Eldridge, E. M., 11/19/57-6/22/59
Grass Roots Supporters
Invitations
Labor List
Lawford, Patricia
Materials
Political, A-Z Note: No file as of 8/30/60
Polls
Press Releases
Public Relations
Sinatra, Frank, et. al.
Supporters
Tour of October 30-November 2, 1959
Trips
Voting Registration Statistics
Box 928 Canal Zone
Political, 11/16/56-2/2/60
Colorado
Clippings
Clubs
Club Organization
Dolan, Joseph F., 5/22/57 5/29/60. (8 folders)
General, 9/17/56-7/2/60
Grass Roots
Key Facts
Labor
Organization
Public Relations
Trips
November 1959: EMK
General (2 folders)
Connecticut
Applications
Bowles, Chester
Clippings
Clubs
Delegates
Invitations
JFK for President Club
labor
Organization
Political, C-Z (2 folders)
Box 929 Political, D-Z (8 folders)
Public Relations
Trips
J-J Dinner, Hartford, 2/20/60
New Haven, 10/11/59
Undated
Whitelaw, Audrey H.
Delaware
Delegates and Alternates Correspondence
Invitations
Labor
Organization
Political, B-N (6 folders)
Box 930 Political, O-Z (2 folders)
TCS Meeting of April 1960
Wilmington Trip: Brandywine 100 Club
District of Columbia
Applications
Delegates
Invitations
Labor
Lawson, Marjorie
General (2 folders)
NAACP, 1957-1960 (7 folders)
Organization
Box 931 Political, A-Z (6 folders)
Trip: National Milk Pond Federation, 11/26/59
Florida
Applications
Clippings
Club Organization
Delegates, 10/9/56-7/9/60 and undated (2 folders)
Grass Roots Supporters
Invitations
Labor
Organization
Political, A-H (6 folders)
Box 932 Political, J-Z (7 folders)
Political Miscellany, 10/8/56-6/9/59 and undated
U.S. Conference of Mayors Meeting, Miami
Foreign
Great Britain
Political
Georgia
Applications
Clubs
Labor
Organization
Political, A-L (6 folders)
Box 933 Political, M-Z (8 folders)
Public Relations
Guam
General
Hawaii
Clippings
Organization
Political, B-R
Trips
General
Nov. 30-Dec. 7, 1959: EMK
Box 934 Illinois
Applications
Business Mens Committee
Clippings
Clubs, 9/25/57-3/13/60
Delegates, 1/8/58-6/23/60 and undated (2 folders)
General, 10/9/56-6/23/60 and undated (5 folders)
Invitations
Labor
Personnel
Political A-W (15 folders)
Box 935 Raskin, Hyman, 4/25/58-12/28/59 and undated
Robot Answers (2 folders)
Sargent, Robert, 8/26/56-6/15/60 and undated
Stevenson, Adlai
Support Mail
Trips, 5/28/57-12/3/59 and undated
Women's Committee
Indiana
Applications
Campaign
Clubs
Delegates, 8/18/56-6/23/60 and undated (4 folders)
Box 936 1960 Delegation to Democratic National Convention
Lists
Clerk's Certificates (3 folders)
JFK for President Committee
Budget
Membership
Montgomery, Bob: Executive Secretary
Labor
Organization
Political, A-How (8 folders)
Box 937 Political, Huf-Z (8 folders)
Primary: Democratic Candidate against JFK
Progress Reports: JFK for President Committee (2 folders)
Reference
Trips
JFK, 11/27/57-2/15/60
RFK
General
Ft. Wayne Gridiron Banquet
Campaign Tour, 10/25/56-5/25/60 and undated
Iowa
Applications
Clubs, 2/24/58-8/7/59
Club Organization
Delegate Names and Addresses by County
Delegates
Box 938 General Robot letters (2 folders)
General Robot Lists
Grass Roots Supporters
Invitations
Labor
Organization
Personnel
Political, B-S (12 folders)
Box 939 Political, T-Z (3 folders)
Political Miscellany, 3/22/58-1/14/58 and undated
Trip
Kansas
Clippings
Delegates, A-V (3 folders)
Grass Roots
Invitations
Key Facts
labor
Organization, 9/10/58-4/28/60 and undated (5 folders)
Political, A-K (3 folders)
Box 940 Political
Lardner, Rice, 12/4/57-5/21/60
L-Z (4 folders)
Public Relations
Robot Answers
Trips (2 folders)
Kentucky
Clubs
Delegates
Grass Roots, A-Z (4 folders)
Labor, 9/8/58
Organization
Political, A-Z (4 folders)
Public Relations
Box 941 Louisiana
Invitations
Labor
Organization
Political
A-W (7 folders)
Gravel, Camille F., 10/9/56-6/4/60 (2 folders)
Public Relations
Trip
Maine
Clippings
Clubs, 10/6/58-3/8/60
Labor
Organization, 10/10/56-5/16/60 and undated
Political, B-W. (5 folders)
Public Relations
Trip
Maryland
Applications
County Wide Ticket
Box 942 Democratic National Convention
Alternates, A-Z
Delegates, A-Z and miscellaneous (5 folders)
JFK for President Committee
Budget
Headquarters
Membership
Progress Reports
Labor
Organization: JFK Pre-Primary
Political, A-Z (11 folders)
Primary Campaign
Box 943 Primary: Democratic Candidate against JFK
Public Relations
Trips
General, 4/12/57-5/27/60
Kensington-Wheaton Democratic Club: JFK, 12/11/59
Democratic State Committee Meeting, Baltimore: RFK, 1/8/60
Baltimore Organizational Meeting: THM, 3/15/60
Baltimore Reception, Guests
Baltimore Organizational Meeting: THM, 4/7/60
Campaign Tour, 5/11/60
Massachusetts
Applications
Campaign Election Data, 1958-1959
Delegates
General, A-Hold (15 folders)
Box 944 General, Holl-Wa (17 folders)
Box 945 General, Wat-Z (2 folders)
Grass Roots, A-Ma (14 folders)
Box 946 Grass Roots, McA-Z (10 folders)
Invitations
Labor
Organization
Political
A-B (3 folders)
Box 947 C-K (8 folders)
Krock, Edward, 9/18/58-1960 (2 folders)
L-Mu (4 folders)
Box 948 Mus-Z (9 folders)
Reference
Requests from Delegates
General (2 folders)
Adamany, David W.
Michigan
Applications
Delegates, A-W (4 folders)
Box 949 Invitations
Key Facts
Labor
Letters Answered by Robot
News Clippings
Organization
Political, A-Z. (5 folders)
Public Relations
Religion
Trips, 9/17/58-3/3/60 and undated
Minnesota
Clippings
Clubs, 10/6/58-4/27/60
Delegates, 5/27/57-6/29/60 and undated (3 folders)
General Robot Letters
Humphrey, Hubert
Organization
Political, A-Leo (3 folders)
Box 950 Political, Log-Y and miscellaneous (2 folders)
Mississippi
Applications
Delegates
Invitations
Labor
Organization, 10/16/57-1960
Political, A-Z and miscellaneous (5 folders)
Public Relations
Missouri
Applications
Clippings
Delegates, 1956-6/28/60 (2 folders)
General Robot Letters, A-Z (2 folders)
Labor
Organization
Political Note: No file as of 8/30/60
General
A-K (2 folders)
Box 951 L-W (3 folders)
Public Relations
Symington, Stuart
Trips
Montana
Clippings
General, A-Z (2 folders)
Grass Roots, A-W (2 folders)
Key Facts
Labor
Organization
Trip of 9/59
Nebraska
Advertising
Clubs
Delegates (2 folders)
Invitations
Kennedy for President Committee
Key Facts
Labor
Mailing List
General
Box 952 7/59 (2 folders)
Congressional Districts (4 folders)
Material
Organization Report
Petitions (2 folders)
Political
Abdouch, George, 7/31/57-6/14/60 (5 folders)
A-H (5 folders)
Jensen, Hans O. (2 folders)
J-L
Box 953 M-W (5 folders)
Primary Results
Reference
Robos
Trips (3 folders)
Nevada
Clippings
Clubs
General and Organization
Grass Roots, A-V
Labor
Political, C-S
Trip: Las Vegas-Carson City
New Hampshire
Applications
JFK Advisory and Campaign Committee
Boutin, Bernard, 12/30/57-5/10/60 and undated (2 folders)
Budget
Catalfo, Alfred, 11/23/57-2/26/60
Clubs
Delegates (2 folders)
Labor
Organization
Box 954 Political, A-Z (11 folders)
Primary Campaign Tour
Public Relations
References, 9/26/58
Schedule and Progress Reports
Trips
General, 10/9/56-7/15/59
Manchester: EMK
1/25/60: JFK
2/19/60: JFK
Suncock, 2/60: EMK
3/1/60: EMK
2/60: Mrs. JPK
New Jersey
Applications
Delegates, 8/27/58-7/11/60 and undated (3 folders)
Invitations, 8/20/58-6/8/60
Meyner, Robert B., 11/6/57-9/21/59
Organization
Box 955 Political, B-M. Note: Old file gone
Trips
General
UAW Convention
New Mexico
Clippings and Speeches
Clubs
General, A-W (4 folders)
Grass Roots Supporters
Key Facts
Labor
Organization
Political: Jack Beaty, 4/15/57-7/1/60 and undated (4 folders)
Trips
General, 4/10/57-3/31/60 and undated
EMK (2 folders)
JFK (2 folders)
New York
Applications
Clippings
Box 956 Clubs, 11/10/58-6/3/60 and undated (4 folders)
Delegates, 10/8/56-10/22/60 and undated (6 folders)
Invitations
Labor
Office of Assistance
Organization, 4/l/57-2/26/60 and undated
Personnel
Political, A-C (6 folders)
Box 957 Political, D-Z (18 folders)
Public Relations
Rockefeller, Nelson
Trips
General, 1956-6/8/59. (2 folders)
Rochester, 10/1/59
White Plains, 10/11/59
New York City, 10/22/59
Newburgh, 10/23/59
New York City, 12/7/59
Box 958 North Carolina
Applications
Clippings
Clubs
Delegates, 8/8/56-6/17/60
Mailing Lists (4 folders)
Organization
Political, A-Z (9 folders)
Box 959 North Dakota
Clubs
Club Organization
Delegates, B-Y and miscellaneous. (3 folders)
Grass Roots Supporters
Invitations
Key Facts
Organization
Political
A-Z and miscellaneous (5 folders)
Blair, Richard E.
Dewey, Thomas W.
Trips
General
Robos and miscellaneous, 4/11/58-3/15/60
Ohio
Applications
Clubs, 1/18/57-5/10/60
Delegates
A-G (4 folders)
Guthman, Carl
H-L
Miller, Ray, 9/23/58-4/16/60 (2 folders)
Box 960 M-S (3 folders)
Labor
Political
A-Z and miscellaneous (2 folders)
Burke, Fred G.
Miller, Ray T.
Reference, 1958-5/3/60
Trips
General, 11/57-4/9/59 (2 folders)
Cleveland, 9/27/59
JFK Trip, 9/16-19/59 (4 folders)
Oklahoma
Clubs
Delegates, A-Z (4 folders)
Grass Roots
Key Facts
Organization, 11/6/57-7/11/60 and undated (3 folders)
Political
A-L (5 folders)
Box 961 Malley, Pat
M-Z (6 folders)
Public Relations
Trips, 1/16/58-1/27/60
Oregon
Applications
Bills
Clubs
Committee Thank You's
Kennedy for President
Labor (3 folders)
Mailing List
Material
Morse, Wayne L.
Petitions
Political, A-V
Press Releases
Primary Results
Reference
General, 10/10/58-5/20/60
1/24/60 Resolution
Robos
Trips
General, 5/18/58-6/21/60 (2 folders)
Tour, 11/3-7/60
Tour, 4/22-23/60
Weber, Stanley (2 folders)
Box 962 Pennsylvania
Clippings
Delegates (2 folders)
Delegates-at large (4 folders)
labor
Mailing Lists
Political, A-Y (14 folders)
Trip of 10/9/59 (2 folders)
Box 963 Puerto Rico
Delegates
General
Political
Rhode Island
Applications
Blackstone Valley JFK for President Club
Clubs
Delegates
Roberts, Dennis J. (2 folders)
A-V and miscellaneous (2 folders)
Labor
Organization
Personnel
Political, A-W (5 folders)
Roberts Trip File
South Carolina
Applications
Delegates, A-Z (3 folders)
Organization
Political, A-W (4 folders)
Box 964 South Dakota
Clippings
Club Organization
Delegates
Grass Roots
Invitations
Key Facts
Organization
Political, A-W and miscellaneous (8 folders)
Public Relations
Trips
Tennessee
Applications
Clubs
Delegates, A-S and miscellaneous (2 folders)
Labor
Organization
Political, A-Z and miscellaneous (5 folders)
Public Relations
Texas
Applications
Clubs
Delegates, A-Y and miscellaneous (2 folders)
Johnson, Lyndon B., 11/12/58-4/6/60
Box 965 Labor
Organization
Political, A-Z and miscellaneous (9 folders)
Public Relations
Weir, Mrs. Horace (3 folders)
Utah
Club Organization
General, A-W (2 folders)
Invitations
Key Facts
Labor
Organization
Political File, A-R. Note: File out west as of 8/30/60
Public Relations
Trips
22/10-13/59: EMK (2 folders)
Salt Lake City
Box 966 Vermont
Applications
Clubs
Delegates, A-S (2 folders)
Organization
Political, A-Z (2 folders)
Virgin Islands
Delegates, A-L
Political, D-P
Trips, 12/16/58
Virginia
Applications
Clippings
Delegates, B-S
Invitations
labor
Organization
Personnel
Political
A-Bar
Battle, William C.
Bau-Z and miscellaneous (12 folders)
Box 967 Brown, Stuart E.
General (8 folders)
Clippings
Weekly Memos
Public Relations
Washington
Applications
Clubs
Club Organization
Delegate Lists (2 folders)
Delegates (2 folders)
Dellwo, Robert
Endorsement
Grass Roots Supporters
Invitations
Kennedy for President
labor
Mailing
Owen, H. B.
Personnel, 3/28/58
Political, A-G (2 folders) [Note: No file from 8/6/60]
Reference
Trips
Box 968 West Virginia
Applications
Clippings, 10/20/58-3/24/60 and undated
Clubs
Delegates, A-W and miscellaneous (4 folders)
Delegation: DNC
Flexos Master File (4 folders)
Invitations
JFK for President Committee
Headquarters
Membership
Key Facts
Labor (2 folders)
Mailing lists (4 folders)
Box 969 Organization (2 folders)
Political, A-Z and miscellaneous (19 folders)
Progress Reports
Public Relations
Schedules
Trips
10/10/59 (3 folders)
4/11/60: JFK
4/20/60: JFK
4/21/60: EMK
4/25/60: JFK
4/30/60: JFK
5/3-5/60: JFK
Box 970 Wisconsin
Alternates, A-Z (2 folders)
Applications
Clubs
Contacts: 3rd District
Delegates, A-Z (3 folders)
Endorsement
Hacker Advertising (7 folders)
Kennedy for President
Labor (2 folders)
Box 971 Names
For Kennedy
From Madison
From Milwaukee
From Superior
From Watertown
Organization
General, 12/58-1/15/60
Reports (4 folders)
Personnel
Political
A-Ma (16 folders)
Box 972 Mc-Z (9 folders)
Bruno, Jerry, 8/30/57-2/3/60 (2 folders)
McCarthy, W. J., 9/16/57-5/13/60 (3 folders)
Moses, Robert, 5/28/58-9/1/59 (2 folders)
Nestingen, Ivan (3 folders)
Press Releases
Primary
Districts 1-2 (3 folders)
Box 973   Districts 3-10 (14 folders) [Note: No material for District 5]
Mailing Lists (3 folders)
Support Lists
Results
Public Relations
Reception Lists
Eau Claire
Milwaukee
Miscellaneous
Sheboygan
Superior
Box 974 4 leather bound books
Reference
Robos (4 folders)
State and National Committee
Students for Kennedy
Supporters
Box 975 Support Lists (5 folders)
Trips, 9/4/57-6/21/60 and undated (4 folders)
Wyoming
Clippings
Clubs
Club Organization
Grass Roots
Key Facts
Labor
Organization, 3/4/58-1/20/60
Political, G-W
Roncallo, Teno, 2/4/58-6/25/60 (3 folders)
Trips

Series 13.2. Post Convention to Election Files, 1960.
Boxes 976-988, 13 boxes
 
Arrangement: alphabetical by state.

Material collected after the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles which ended 7/15/60, and before the presidential election held 11/8/60. Except for the first four folders, which contain nationally distributed robotype letters and a chronological file of thank you letters, the material is arranged alphabetically by state.  Mostly congratulations, endorsements, campaign advice, and offers of assistance. Very little if any material on campaign strategy. The papers are arranged for the most part into two categories for each state, "Organizational" and "Political." The papers within the folders are arranged either chronologically or alphabetically, depending upon contents.
  
  
Box 976   Robo: More than One State
Thank You Letters, A-Z [3 folders]
Alabama
Organizational
Political, A-W
Alaska
Organizational
Political, D-W
Arizona: Political, A-Q
Arkansas: Political, B-U
Box 977 California
Organizational
Political, A-Z [5 folders]
Robot
Colorado
Political, A-Y
Robot
Connecticut: Political, A-Z [2 folders]
Delaware: Political, C-T
District of Columbia: Political, A-W [2 folders]
Box 978 Florida
Organizational
Political
A-Z [7 folders]
Harris, Miami Real Estate Agency
Foreign: Political
Georgia
Political, A-Y [3 folders]
Robot
Hawaii: Political, B-T
Idaho
Organizational
Political, C-S
Box 979 Illinois
Organizational
Political, A-Z [4 folders]
Robot
Indiana
Organizational
Political, B-W [3 folders]
Robot
Iowa
Organizational
Political, B-W [3 folders]
Box 980 Kansas: Political, A-W
Kentucky
Organizational
Political, A-W [3 folders]
Louisiana
Opinion Poll
Organizational
Political, A-W [3 folders]
Maine: Political, E-M
Maryland: Political, B-U [2 folders]
Box 981 Massachusetts
Political, A-W [2 folders]
Unsorted
A-J [ 9 folders]
Box 982 K-Z [ 13 folders]
Box 983 Michigan
Organizational
Political, A-Z [3 folders]
Minnesota: Political, B-W [2 folders]
Mississippi
Organizational
Political, A-W
Missouri
Organizational
Political, A-W [2 folders]
Robot
Montana
Labor
Political, A-W
Robot
Nebraska
Organizational
Political, A-S
Nevada
Organizational
Political, A-V
New Hampshire: Political, B-U
New Jersey
Organizational
Political, A-W [4 folders]
New Mexico: Political, B-W
Box 984 New York
Organizational
Political, A-Z [12 folders]
Box 985 North Carolina
Organizational
Political, A-Z [5 folders]
Robot
North Dakota: Political, B-S
Ohio
Organizational
Political, B-Y [3 folders]
Oklahoma
Organizational
Political, A-W
Box 986 Oregon
Organizational
Political, D-Y
Pennsylvania
Organizational
Political, A-Z [6 folders]
Thank You Notes
Puerto Rico: Political, B-M
Rhode Island: Political, A-W [3 folders]
South Carolina
Organizational
Political, A-W [2 folders]
South Dakota: Political, B-W
Box 987 Tennessee
Organizational
Political, B-W [ 2 folders]
Texas
Organizational
Political, A-Z [ 6 folders]
Robot
Box 988 Utah: Political, B-Y
Vermont: Political, A-W
Virginia
Organizational
Political, A-W [3 folders]
Robot
Washington: Political, B-W [2 folders]
West Virginia: Political, A-W [ 2 folders]
Wisconsin
Organizational
Political, A -'W
Robot
Wyoming: Political, A-P

  

Series 13.3. West Virginia Primary Data, 1960.
Boxes 989-990, 2 boxes
Arrangement: alphabetical.

Primary campaign materials, including drafts and finished speeches, schedules of public appearances and meetings, press releases, and background material on the West Virginia issues. Followed by bound materials, reports and brochures, including technical reports by Arthur D. Little and the West Virginia Conservation Commission, on economic conditions and depressed areas. See also Feldman Subject File (box 997).
  
  
 
Box 989 Area Redevelopment: Pending Bills
Big Sandy River Project Study
Campaign Issues
Coal
Congressional District 1
Congressional District 4
Congressional Record  Extracts: Sen. Jennings Randolph and Cong. Ken Hechler
Correspondence
Defense Spending
Economic Conditions
Endorsements
Federal Assistance: White House Release, 4/28/60
Hechler, Cong. Ken
Humphrey, Hubert H.: Attacks of JFK
Map of West Virginia
National Coal Policy Conference
National Monument: S. 2120
Press Releases: Speeches
Randolph, Sen. Jennings
Correspondence
Speeches
Raw Data, Memos, Speech Drafts, Statistics
Schedules
Shaver, Clem
Smith, Hulett C.: Candidate for Governor
Speeches
Depressed Areas
Drafts
Religious Issues
Tobacco Price Support Program
Unemployment Problems
Box 990 Aged and Aging: labor and Public Welfare
Appalachian Power Co.: Coal Producing Counties
Arthur D. Little
Apparel Industry
Chemicals and Related Processing
Community Development
Industrial Development
Metalworking Industry
Wood and Wood Products
Business Index
Annual Review, 9/59
Vol. 23, No. 263, 3/60
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report , 3/11/60
Conservation Commission
Fish
Forestry
Game
Planning and Development
State Parks
Farming, Farm People, and Farm Expansion , Bull. 439, 12/39
Highway Planning and Construction
Saturday Evening Post , 2/6/60
Tax Structure
Taxes: State and Local

  

Series 14. Issues, 1960.

Series 14.1. Position and Briefing Papers, 1960.
Boxes 991- 993, 3 boxes
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

Background materials for position and briefing papers on national, state, and international issues, the actual papers, and responses to criticism of Senator Kennedy, written by and collected for Richard Goodwin, Archibald Cox, Theodore Sorensen, Deirdre Henderson, Chester Bowles (on Nikita Khrushchev), Mike Sieverts, John K. Galbraith (on the religious issues in the farm states), William A. Dymsza, Myer Feldman, and W. W. Rostow, among others. An alphabetical file of state briefing papers begins the series and an alphabetical file of topical briefing papers ends the file.
  
  
Box 991 State Briefing Paper: Alaska-West Virginia [4 folders]
Agriculture
Agriculture, The Book on
Asia-Africa
Birth Control
Civil Rights-Civil Liberties
Conduct of Government
Conservation and Resources [2 folders]
Counterattack Source book
Cuba
Debates
Defense Policy
Box 992 Domestic Problems
Economic Policy
Domestic
Foreign [2 folders]
Education [4 folders]
Electric Power [2 folders]
Finance
Foreign Aid
Foreign Policy
Health and Welfare
Khrushchev, Nikita
Labor [2 folders]
Box 993 Nuclear Testing
Prestige
Peace Corps
Religious Issue
Science
Space
Tariff and Trade
Television
Unemployment
United Nations
Urban Renewal and Housing
Index to Issues
Briefing Papers
Air Pollution, Airlift, Army, B-70, Balance of Payments, Budget Policies
Child Welfare, Civil Defense, Conflict of Interest, Conventional Weapons and Non-Nuclear Deterrence; Crime, Defense, Depressed Areas
Education, Federal Highways, Food for Peace, Forests
Government Information, Health, Housing, Inflation, Juvenile Delinquency, Monetary Policy, NDEA and Disclaimer
National Security Council, Flood Control, Navy, Navy and Marine Corps, Nuclear Sharing, Nuclear testing
Oil Import; Passports, Power, Reclamation, Recreational Resources, River Basin Development
Social Security, Space, Tax, Unemployment, Veterans' Affairs, Water Pollution
Water Supply Program, Foreign Policy: Africa, Arab States, Communist China, Cuba and Latin America
Foreign Policy: Foreign Service, Foreign Trade, Japan, Latin America
Foreign Policy: SEATO. Soviet Economic Offensive, U-2 Incident, United Nations, World Court
Box 993a Briefing Book
Africa, Air Pollution, Airlift, Arab States and U.S. Policy, B-70 Bomber, Belgian Congo, Budget Policies, Canada, Child Welfare, Civil Defense, Communist China and Formosa, Conflict of Interest, Conventional Weapons and Non-Nuclear Deterrence, Crime
Decline of U.S. Prestige, Depressed Areas, Disarmament and Arms Control, Economic Growth, Economic Policies, Education, Educational Exchange, Food for Peace and PL. 480, Foreign Aid Policy Under Eisenhower, Foreign Service and State Department
Foreign Trade Policy, Forests, GOP Errors in Defense, Government Information and Secrecy, Health, Indians, Inflation, Juvenile Delinquency, Latin America, Manpower, Monetary Policy and Debt Management, National Defense Education Act and the Disclaimer Affidavit, National Security Council, Navigation and Flood Control
Navy and Marine Corps, Nuclear Sharing and Secrecy, Nuclear Testing, Oil Import Policy, Passports, Power Policy, Private Foreign Investment, Reclamation, Recreation Resources, River Basin Development, SEATO
Social Security, Soviet Economic Offensive, Space, Tax Policy, U-2 Incident, Unemployment, United Nations, U.S. Japan Relations, Veterans Affairs, Water Supply Problem

  

Series 14.2. Richard Goodwin Working Papers, 1958-1960.
Boxes 994-996, 3 boxes
Arrangement: alphabetical.

Working papers consisting mainly of drafts, press releases and occasional correspondence concerning speeches given from 1958 through the 1960 campaign. Also suggestions on the organization of the team of speech writers, and information on the voting records and possible strategies of Senator Humphrey and Vice President Nixon.
  
  
Box 994 Eisenhower: Index to Campaign Speeches, 1956
File Copies
Goodwin Notes, Personal
Humphrey Attacks [2 folders]
Humphrey Voting Record, 1949-1958
Kennedy
General [2 folders]
Smith College, 6/8/58
Miscellaneous Publications
Box 995 Natural Resources, 9/56-11/3/60 and undated [2 folders]
Nixon [3 folders]
Oregon [2 folders]
Political Writings
Presidency, The, 7/8/56-5111160 and undated [2 folders]
Quotations, 4/15/54-7/1/60 and undated [3 folders]
Box 996 Schedules
Speech Materials [2 folders]
Speech Materials and Drafts
Speeches: Miscellaneous JFK, 6/7/58-11/4/60 and undated [3 folders]
Speech Writings, 12/58-6/5/60 and undated [2 folders]
Speech Writing Strategy [2 folders]
Stevenson: Index to Campaign Speeches, 1956
U.S.-Soviet Military Comparisons

  

Series 14.3. Feldman Subject File, 1960.
Box 997, 1 box
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

Background material on the West Virginia primary and issues. Included are three folders of Myer Feldman's correspondence, the library of Congress' tabulation of Senator Kennedy's voting records, and a state by state analysis of the Federal Unemployment Compensation Standards Bill.
  
  
Box 997 Feldman, Myer [3 folders]
Advertisements
Defense Contracts
Distressed Areas [2 folders]
Economic and Interest Rates
Glass and Pottery
Medical Aid for the Aged
Press Releases, 2/6/58-4/25/60 and undated [2 folders]
Religion
Soil Conservation Program
Tariff, 9/58-4/60
Unemployment
Veterans
Voting Record [2 folders]
West Virginia

  

Series 14.4. Religious Issue Files, 1956-1959.
Boxes 998-1001, 4 boxes
Arrangement: by topic, and thereunder chronological by date.

Opinion mail expressing concern or support for Kennedy solely on the religious issue, or expressing public feeling on religious issues. Divided into three sections: general correspondence, the birth control issue, and reaction to Kennedy's article in the 3/3/59 issue of Look . See also Senate Files, Political Miscellany (boxes 810-812).
  
  
Box 998 Representative Letters
Correspondence
General [12 folders]
Unanswered, 11/57-2/58 [1-2 of 9 folders]
Box 999 Unanswered, 3/58 10/59 [3-9 of 9 folders]
Box 1000 Answered by Religious Robotype
Look  Article
Look  Statement, 3/3/59
Pro-Catholic Memorandum
Con-Catholic Memorandum
Pro- Look Article [2 folders]
Con- Look Article [3 folders]
Box 1001 Birth Control
Correspondence
Robotype #106
Robotype #107
Letters forwarded by Joseph Connors, Cleveland, Ohio
The New Republic , "Catholics in America"
Cogley Articles
Clippings, pamphlets, and papers

  

Series 14.5. Religious Issue Files of James Wine, 1960.
Boxes 1002-1022, 21 boxes
Arrangement: by type of material.

James Wine was Kennedy's special assistant to handle the religious question during the 1960 campaign. Prior to taking this position, he was associate general secretary of the National Council of Churches. These files are arranged into three sections. The first contains the correspondence on the religious issue which was received by Kennedy's campaign headquarters and was answered primarily by Wine or by J. Arthur Lazell, who was in charge of Community Relations. The letters of this section are both highly articulate expressions by reputable religious and lay figures and also incoherent, irate, and unanswerable attacks by religious fanatics. The second group of files are alphabetical subject files. Following is a collection of religious literature, both pro- and anti- Catholic. A cross-referenced listing of some of these materials, prepared by the Fair Campaign Practices Committee, can be found in the committee's folder in box 1015.
  
  
Box 1002 Correspondence
A-B [17 folders]
Box 1003 C-D [15 folders]
Box 1004 D-G [18 folders]
Box 1005 G-H [14 folders]
Box 1006 H-K [16 folders]
Box 1007 K-M [17 folders]
Box 1008 M-O [20 folders]
Box 1009 P-R [17 folders]
Box 1010 S-T [10 folders]
Box 1011 T-W [15 folders]
Box 1012 W-Z [6 folders]
Norman Vincent Peale letters
Requests for Literature [6 folders]
Box 1013 Requests for Literature (cont.) 10 folders
Box 1014 No Answers. 10 folders
No Address. 5 folders
Box 1015 Subject Files
Advertisements
Aid to Non-Public Schools
Chapel of the Four Chaplains
Citizens for Kennedy
Civil Rights Legislation
Congressional Record
Democratic Midwest Conference Panel Discussion, "Religion in Politics," 9/17/60
Documents and Reports
Fair Campaign Practices Committee
Form letters
Form letters: Puerto Rico
History of the Dioce