An Inventory of His Personal Papers, 1862-1978 (bulk 1960-1973)
In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration
Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Collection Description
Administrative Information
Abstract
Papers 1862-1978 (bulk 1960-1973)
Public opinion analyst; political consultant. Files on political campaigns and candidates, personal correspondence, and business matters.
Access
Open.
Usage Restrictions
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Copyright
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Provenance
Received from Fran Farrell Kraft of Washington, D.C., in April 1977 (1977-018), July 1979 (1979-030), and May 1983 (1983-052).
Extent
About 58,000 items (66 linear feet and 3 linear inches ; 81.5 cubic feet).
Withdrawn Items
Selected folders may contain withdrawal sheets where documents, in accordance with the donor's deed of gift, were removed from the collection. These include documents which may be used to injure or harass any living person. All withdrawn documents have been placed under seal and upon request the Kennedy Library will review any material which has been closed for a period of not less than 2 years for the purpose of opening items which no longer require restrictions. Researchers should consult the reference staff to obtain the appropriate form(s).
Items Separated
Items separated include oversize (OVZ-148), audiovisual (AV-148), and museum (M-148) materials.
Date Opened
April 2007
Finding Aid Prepared by
Erica Boudreau, Rachel Searcy and Frances Wade.
Related Collections
Louis Harris Papers
, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Elmo Roper Papers
, Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center, University of Connecticut
The Personal Papers of John F. Kraft (1924-1973)
Biographical Note
John F. Kraft was born on November 4, 1924 in New York, NY. His father was Frederick Kraft, a founder of the Kraft Foods Company. Kraft served in the infantry during World War II and was wounded in Germany. Upon his return from the war he resumed his studies at Yale University and went on to attend Columbia University. After graduation, he joined the survey firm Elmo Roper and Associates. He later became a founding partner of Louis Harris and Associates. In 1959 he formed a new research firm, John F. Kraft, Inc., which conducted opinion surveys for senators, governors, and state and local officials, as well as corporations and government committees. Examples of his clients include Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Senator Estes Kefauver, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the American Broadcasting Company.
Kraft died on February 27, 1973 at the age of 48, leaving his wife, Fran Farrell Kraft, and four children from a previous marriage.
Collection Overview
This collection of John F. Kraft papers primarily consists of records relating to his public opinion firm, John F. Kraft, Inc. The collection also contains Kraft’s extensive correspondence files, in which the personal and professional are often combined, as well as some strictly personal material. After Kraft died in 1973, his wife Fran Farrell Kraft took over the leadership of John F. Kraft, Inc. For this reason, some material in the collection post-dates John Kraft’s death. Researchers should be aware that John Kraft considered all of his work administratively confidential, and marked all of his surveys and much of his correspondence as "confidential." These "confidential" markings served as business-related administrative markings to safeguard his work from rival candidates or pollsters. The collection is arranged into three series: Correspondence, John F. Kraft, Inc. Files, and Personal Files.
List of Series
Collection Description
Series 1. Correspondence, 1948-1974.
About 18,500 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by type, thereunder alphabetical by subject or surname, then reverse chronological by date.
This series consists of correspondence relating to John F. Kraft’s personal and professional matters. The series is arranged into alphabetical files, which contain original correspondence to and from Kraft, and day files, which contain carbons of all of Kraft’s outgoing letters. Both sets of files cover the same professional and personal topics. The professional correspondence of John F. Kraft, Inc. illustrates the regular activities of the firm through proposals to potential clients, planning with current clients, explanations of the polling process, background research, preliminary findings, and billing statements. Researchers should note that working and completed files for these surveys can be found in Series 2. John F. Kraft, Inc. Files, 1960-1978. Personal correspondence consists of general updates and inquiries among friends, family, and associates, as well as more specific information regarding Kraft’s worsening physical condition in the 1970s. The files also include newsletters from social and professional organizations of which Kraft was a member, such as the Millard Fillmore Society and the American Association of Political Consultants. In addition to developments in public opinion research and the contemporary political climate, subject areas of John F. Kraft’s personal interest also appear, including baseball and urban development. Materials include letters received and sent, notes, memos, postcards, clippings, and telegrams. Please note that the series dates from 1948 to 1974, but the bulk of the material concerns the 1960s and 1970s.
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Box 1
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Alphabetical files |
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[General correspondence]
American Broadcasting Company (ABC), 1966-1968
Abourezk, Honorable James (South Dakota)
Adams, John (Leva, Hawes, Symington, et. al.)
Advertising costs
Agree, George
Albert, Honorable Carl
Alcoholism
Alexander, Larry (Windsor)
Allison, James
Altman, Alfred
Altman, B. and Company
American Association of Political Consultants
American Association for Public Opinion Research |
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[General]
[Conferences]
[Directories]
[Presentations] |
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Box 2
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American Income Life Insurance Company
American Medical Political Action Committee (AMPAC) |
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May 1974-June 1973
April 1973-March 1972
February 1972-April 1971
March 1971-February 1959
[Publications] |
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Anderson, Forrest
Anderson, Honorable William
Andrus, Honorable Cecil
“A” miscellaneous
Baldwin, David |
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June 1973-January 1972 |
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Box 3
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1971: December-April
March 1971-May 1970
April 1970-October 1965 |
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Bandler, Ned Jr. (Lever Brothers Company)
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October 1973-January 1972
1971: December-March
February 1971-June 1970
May 1970-January 1967 |
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Barabba, Vincent P. (Datamatics)
Bates, William M. (Bell and Stanton)
Bayh, Honorable Birch
Beam, William (Zimmer, McClaskey and Lewis)
Bell, William L.
Berryman, Jeff and Jill (Oliver Quayle and Company) |
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Box 4
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Bialkin, Kenneth J. (Wilkie, Farr, Gallagher, et. al.) |
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August 1973-November 1969
October 1969-April 1967
March 1967-March 1965 |
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Blanton, Honorable Ray
Bonda, Craig (job file)
Boren, David
Bower, Robert
Bowles, Honorable Hargraves
Bruan, Rex
Brewington, Dennis
Broide, Mace (Dehart and Broide, Inc.) |
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August 1973-January 1971
April 1970-August 1963 |
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Brown, Charles H. (National Education Association)
Brown, Ethel
Brown, J.C. (Tarheel Electric Membership Association, Inc.)
Burdick, Honorable Quentin
Bureau of Social Science Research (BSSR)
Burkhardt, Robert J.
Burns, Frank (McKenna, Burns and Blaylock)
Burton, Honorable Phillip
Bush, Honorable George
Burton, Honorable Daniel
Byrd, Honorable Harry F. |
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Box 5
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“B” miscellaneous
Caldwell, Charles (mine workers)
The California Poll
Campbell, Fred
Canada, Embassy of
Cannon memos
Carpenter, Elizabeth
Chamberlain memos
Charleston National Bank
Chernoff, Marvin
Christiansen, Honorable Bill
Church, Honorable Frank
Clements, Honorable Earl C. (The Tobacco Institute, Inc.) |
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January 1973-May 1967
January 1967-January 1964 |
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Cobbs, Joan
Coffin, Tristam
Common Cause (Conway, Jack)
The Competition
Cook, Louis |
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Box 6
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Committee on Political Education (COPE) |
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November 1971-August 1967
July 1967-August 1964 |
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Council for a Livable World
Crangle, Joseph
Cummings, Lucy (Cummings and Associates)
Curtis Books, Inc.
“C” miscellaneous |
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[C & P Telephone-Cochran, Henry]
[Cole, Roland J.-Curran, John] |
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Daly, George
Dean, George
Deagle, Jr., Edwin A.
Deardourff, Betsy and John
Democratic National Committee
Democratic State Committee: Kentucky
Demos, Paul
Dickson, Fagan |
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August 1972-February 1968 |
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Box 7
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[Writings and newspaper clippings] |
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Dodds, William
Donelan, Ed
Dow, Honorable John
Dowhen, Garrick (Garrick Productions, Inc.)
DuBrow, Evelyn
Duncan, Honorable Robert B.
“D” miscellaneous
Eagleton, Honorable Thomas
Eastern Capitol Development Corporation
Eckhardt, Honorable Bob
Edelson, Alfred H.
Election Data Profiles, Inc.
Ellinger, Don
Elson, Roy
English, Everett |
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Box 8
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English, John
Englund, Merrill
Epstein, Lionel (Epstein, Friedman, Duncan)
Equal Rights Amendment
Evans-Novak
Evans, Roy (Texas AFL-CIO)
Everybody’s Opinion Polls (Molles)
“E” miscellaneous
Falconer, Arthur
Faulk, John Henry
Feiner, Irving
Feldman, Myer
Fensterwald, Bernard
Ferman, Irving |
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November 1971-December 1970
November 1970, undated |
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Fike, Stanley
Fleming, James
Flowers, Honorable Richmond |
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Box 9
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Ford, Honorable Wendell
Forney, John (Luckie & Forney, Inc.)
Fredericks, Joan
“F” miscellaneous
Gallup Opinion Index |
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February 1974-October 1973
1973: September-May |
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Gallup Poll
Gardner, Walter H. |
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January 1974-June 1971
May 1971-October 1970
September 1970-February 1964 |
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Box 10
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Gas, Natural (The Independent Natural Gas Association of America)
Gavin, Kevin
General Accounting Office
Glass, Andrew
Glasser, Ira
Gross, Honorable Anthony J.
Grossman, Lenny
Guggenheim Productions, Inc.
“G” miscellaneous |
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[Galles, John-Ginn, Robert]
[Glenn, Arlo-Group Hospitalization, Inc.] |
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Hall, George W.
Hardy, David
Harris, Louis |
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[Congratulatory letters]
June 1972-January 1969 |
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Box 11
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1959: May-February
December 1958-July 1956 |
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Hartke, Honorable Vance |
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June 1972-September 1965
May 1965-March 1964
February 1964-undated
Hearnes, Warren |
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Heller, Robert
Hemenway, Russell D.
Herbert Kay Research
Hershfield, Leo
Hickman, Peter
Hilsman, Roger
Hodgson, James B., Jr.
Hoffman, Frank N.
Hofheinz, Fred
Hollings, Senator Ernest F. |
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January 1974-December 1968 |
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Box 12
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[South Carolina Survey] |
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Hooker, John Jay |
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June 1968-May 1964
Undated |
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Houtchens, Honorable Delton
Howard University (Joint Center for Political Studies)
Howard, Honorable James
Hoynes, Louis L.
Huddleston, Dee
Hughes, Honorable Richard
Hyman, Lester S.
“H” miscellaneous |
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[Haley, Honorable James-Hogan, Mark A.]
[Holaytor, William-Hughes, Thomas] |
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I-66 |
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1973: November-March
January 1973 -October 1970 |
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International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Xerox |
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Box 13
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Iowa Poll
Irmscher, Irma
“I” miscellaneous
Janeway, Elliot |
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December 1971-June 1969
May 1969-November 1968 |
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Jager, Oscar
Jones, Charles
“J” miscellaneous
Kaehler, Arnold (Special Foods Company)
Kaplan, Ben and Bill Chamberlain
Kaprelian, Michael
Katz, Joseph W.
Keefe, Robert
The Kelly Group
Kennedy, Edward M.
Kentucky Citizens for Judicial Improvement, Inc.
Kentucky Department of Mental Health
Kephart, Robert
[Kraft Family, general, 1959-1956]
[Kraft, Fran Farrell, general, 1960-1959]
Kuffel, Frank |
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Box 14
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“K” miscellaneous
Ladt, Carroll
Lane, James F.
Lawrence, William
Layton, Richard
Lea, Douglas
Leader, Honorable George M. (Capitol Products Corporation)
Leiper, Bart |
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January 1973-November 1969
April 1962-March 1956 |
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Leiper, Joe
Lemmer, George
Leonard, James A. |
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June 1972-October 1966
1966: September-January
November 1965-September 1963 |
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Lesley, Phillip |
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August 1971-December 1969
[Public Relations Handbook] |
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Box 15
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Linn, George
Lipson, Charles B.
Lowe, Robert
Lyford, Joseph P.
“L” miscellaneous
Machinists and Aerospace Workers
MacKeller, Walter
Mankiewicz, Frank
Mansfield eulogy
Martin, Frank
Maurer, Robert
Maxfield, Dr. James
Mazo, Earl |
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February 1973-October 1966
September 1966-November 1964
1964: September-January
1963: November-June
May 1963-undated |
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McAtee, Robert
McGee, Honorable Gale |
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Box 16
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McGovern, George
McGuire, John
McKeon, William H.
McNamee, Daniel V. (First Albany Corporation)
Means, Marianne |
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[Correspondence]
[Newsletters] |
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May 1974-August 1973
July 1973-August 1972
July 1972-December 1971
November 1971-December 1970 |
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Meisel, Albert
Melcher, Honorable John
Miller, J. Bruce
Miller, Joe D.
Miller, John B.
Miller, Joseph |
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Box 17
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Miller, J.R. |
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December 1973-March 1972
February 1972-October 1968
September 1968-January 1964
June 1963-undated |
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Minelli, Carol
Minnesota Poll
Miscellaneous polls |
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[American Institute of Public Opinion-
New York Post
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[Newspaper Usage of Polls-
Washington Post
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Mondale, Senator Walter
Montgomery, John D.
Montgomery, Robert
Montoya, Senator Joseph
Morgan, Charles |
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January 1974-June 1971 |
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Box 18
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1971: May-January
1970: December-April
March 1970
February 1970-January 1966
1965: December-November |
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Morgan, Honorable Robert
Moss, Honorable Frank E.
Mott, Stewart
Mundt, Paul
Munoz, Sergio |
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Box 19
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Murrie, Lieutenant Joseph
“M” miscellaneous
Napolitan, Joe
National Education Association
National Electrical Contractors Association
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association |
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October 1971-July 1964
May 1964-March 1963 |
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New York Democratic State Committee |
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December 1968-April 1964
March 1964-January 1964 |
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New York Times
New York Times Magazine
New York University |
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April 1968-November 1966 |
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Box 20
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April 1966-September 1963 |
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Norton, Edward
Norwitch, Bernard
“N” miscellaneous
Oberlin College
O’Connor, Frank D.
Office equipment
The 116 Club
Opatow, Lorna |
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March 1975-April 1972
March 1972-March 1964 |
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“O” miscellaneous
Peacock, Robert
Peirce, Neil
Phillips, Reverend Channing
Pinkerton, Joe
Podesta, Robert
Polls, 1950s
Powers, Dave
Powell, Daniel
Proposals |
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Banks and newspapers
1974: December-June |
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Box 21
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November 1972-November 1971
1970 |
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December-April
March-January |
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1969: December-May
April 1969-June 1968
May 1968-November 1967
1967 |
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October-September
August-June
May-April
March-January |
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1966: December-May |
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Box 22
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April 1966-July 1965
1965: June-January
1964: December-April
March 1964-January 1961 |
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Pryor, David H.
Public Health Service
Public Opinion Quarterly
Published polls
“P” miscellaneous
Quayle, Oliver
“Q” miscellaneous
Rafael, William
Rainey, Fred
Rapoport, Bernard |
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July 1973-April 1972 |
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Box 23
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March 1972-May 1971
April 1971-July 1968 |
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Rapoport, Ronald
Rau, Albert M.
Reichler, Joe
Reisner, Ensworth
Rejected proposals |
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July 1965-July 1964
June 1964-December 1963 |
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Republican National Committee
Research brochures |
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[Avon-The Institute]
[Marketing Horizons-M.R. West and Company] |
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Responses to Board of Directors’ announcement
Resumes |
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[Advokat, Stephen-Covington, Dorothy]
[Edwin, Edward-Terry, Richard] |
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Riggs, Dr. Lloyd
Rinehart, Jonathan
Ripon Forum
Roche, Charles |
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Box 24
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Rogel, Max
Rogers, J.A.
Roman, Murray |
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[Campaign materials]
[Correspondence] |
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Roper, Burns W. |
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February 1975-February 1974
January 1974-August 1973
July 1973-January 1972
December 1971-December 1970
April 1970-February 1956 |
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Roper Research Agency
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August 1971-November 1969
October 1969-January 1966
December 1965-October 1963 |
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Box 25
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July 1963-October 1961
August 1961-April 1955 |
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Rives, Dyke, and Company, Inc.
Rosenblatt, Maurice
Royce, Richard
Ruder and Finn, Inc.
Ruth, Jim (American Management Systems)
“R” miscellaneous
Schaaf, Honorable George
Scott, Edythe
Semler, Ethel
Shapiro, David
Shapiro, Leon
Sharp, Milton
Shimzu, Tone
Shulman, David B.
Siegenthaler, John
Sloane, Dr. Harvey |
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Box 26
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Small Business Administration
Smith, Peter
Smith, Stephen
Snyder, Arnold
Sorenson, Ted
Sprague, Phillip
Squier, Robert
Stevenson, Aldai
Stone, Martin |
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October 1973-November 1972
October 1972-March 1968
[Monogram Industries, Inc.] |
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Stratton, Samuel S.
Straus Editor’s Report
Straus, Irving
Straus, R. Peter |
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Box 27
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Strauss, Nathan
Stuckey, Honorable William S.
Suissman, Richard
Sussler, Robert |
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November 1973-November 1971
July 1971-January 1964 |
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Swift, Ivan
Symington, Honorable Stuart
“S” miscellaneous |
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[Sacks, Karen-Snyder, Arnold]
[Snyder, James-Sweeney, David] |
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Tarheel Electric
Thimmsech, Nick |
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May 1973-November 1972
1972 |
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October-August
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Box 28
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July-June |
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May 1972-January 1966 |
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[Correspondence]
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The Tobacco Institute
Toner, Wally
Tower, Senator John
Tripp, Janet Pye
Troop, Glen
Tufty, Harold
Tunney, Honorable John V.
“T” miscellaneous
Unger, Ed
Union Carbide Chemicals
Union Carbide Consumer Products
Union Trust
United Autoworkers Citizenship-Legislative Department
United Papermakers and Paperworkers
Universal Marketing Research
Urban Data Services |
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October 1970-July 1969 |
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Box 29
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1969: June-May
Undated |
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Urban Development Corporation |
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[Correspondence]
[Reports] (5 folders) |
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Box 30
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Urban Problems (3 folders)
“U” miscellaneous
Valinsky, David
Valverde, Walter
Vaughn, Betty
Vescony, Inc.
Visualscope, Inc.
Volet, William
“V” miscellaneous
Waldron, Robert
Washington Journalism Center
Washington Watch
Welch, Honorable Louie
Westinghouse Election
Wester, William
Wetherwax, Fisher, and Sproat
Whitaker and Baxter
Widenthal, John
Williams, Chester S.
Williams, Harrison A.
Williams, Lee
Willig, Herb |
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Box 31
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WNYC Advertising Club
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wyman, Elsie
Wysocki, Ronald
“W” miscellaneous |
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[Wagner, Pat-Williams, Dr. J. Earl]
[Wilson, Joe H.-Wyatt, Wendell] |
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Yale University
Yankelovich, David
Yarborough, Honorable Ralph
“Y” miscellaneous
Zon, Henry
“Z” miscellaneous |
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1973 |
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December
November
October 31-26
22 October-5 September
August
July-June
May |
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31-10
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April
March |
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Box 32
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February
January |
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31-17
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1972 |
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December |
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29-20
19-11
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November |
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30-20
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October |
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31-16
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September |
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29-20 |
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Box 33
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19-1 |
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August |
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31-22
21-15
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July |
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31-20
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June |
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30-16
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May |
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31-22 |
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Box 34
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April |
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28-21
20-12
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March |
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31-21
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February |
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29-21
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January |
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31-17
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Box 35
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1971 |
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December |
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30-16
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November |
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30-14
12-1 |
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October
September
August |
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July
June
May
April |
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Box 36
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February
January |
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29-15
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1970 |
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Series 2. John F. Kraft, Inc. Files, 1960-1978.
About 54,500 items.
This series consists of materials associated with Kraft’s public opinion firm, John F. Kraft, Inc. It is arranged into three subseries: Voter Survey Files, Market Research Files, and Subject Files.
Series 2.1. Voter Survey Files, 1960-1978.
About 35,000 items.
Arrangement: by type of material, thereunder alphabetical by state or survey name and/or creator, thereunder by study number.
This series consists of materials related to political surveys conducted by John F. Kraft, Inc. The surveys were conducted for individual politicians, political parties, and organizations in forty-nine states during the 1960s and 1970s, and they reflect voter opinions on political races and issues ranging from national elections to local concerns. Completed surveys and working materials for those surveys are filed separately. Also included are surveys conducted by other public opinion firms.
Researchers should note that files containing financial records relating to specific surveys are located with the general John F. Kraft, Inc. financial records in Series 2.3. General Office Files.
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Completed studies
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Alabama |
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Study #667, April 1968
Study #580, 1966
6th Congressional District, Charles Morgan, Jr.
Study #364, October 1964
Study #330, June 1964
[General drafts] |
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Arizona |
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Study #669, August 1968 |
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Senatorial
Gubernatorial |
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Study #647, January 1968
Study #578, 1966 |
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December
October, Gubernatorial |
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Study #368, October 1964 |
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Box 39
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Study #350-351, August 1964
Study #262, September 1962
Study #235, November 1962
Study #173
Study #GG9, August 1968 |
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Arkansas |
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Study #779, August 1971
Study #777, 2nd Congressional District, July 1971 (3 folders)
Senatorial, 1971 (2 folders) |
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Study #679, July 1968
Study #580, October 1966
Study #542, April 1966
November 1965
Study #230, Gubernatorial, January 1962 |
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California |
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Study #659, February 1968 (2 folders)
Study #650, February 1968 |
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Part I
Part II |
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Study #585, 38th Congressional District, October 1966
Study #580, Gubernatorial, October 1966
Study #543, 38th Congressional District, May 1966
Study #334, 38th Congressional District, 1964 |
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Box 41
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Colorado, Study #394, 2nd Congressional District, October 1965
Connecticut |
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Study #817, March 1973 (2 folders)
Study #801, December 1972
Study #698, Hartford, October 1968
Study #644, March 1968 |
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Congressional Districts 1-3
Congressional Districts 4-6 |
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Study #643, February 1968
Study #582, September 1966
Study #579, 4th Congressional District, 1966: September-July
Study #239, June 1962 |
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Delaware, Study #540, April 1966
Florida |
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Study #654, 1968:12th Congressional District, February-March
Study #587, 10th Congressional District, October 1966
Study #536, 2nd Congressional District, April 1966
Study #528, 4th Congressional District, 1966: January-February |
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Box 42
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[General], Study #357, Catholic Voters in Six Cities, August 164 |
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Georgia
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Study #771, August and Richmond County, February 1971 (2 folders)
Study #761, August 1970 (2 folders)
Study #752, May 1970(2 folders)
Study #696, October 1968
Study #624, November 1967
Study #569, 8th Congressional District, August 1966
Study #554, 8th Congressional District, June 1966
Study #395, August 1965 |
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Box 43
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Hawaii, Study #748, February 1970 (2 folders)
Idaho |
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Study #749, Gubernatorial, March 1970 (2 folders)
Study #708, October 1968
Study #690, September 1968
Study #625, March 1968 (2 folders)
Study #366, 2nd Congressional District, 1964 |
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Illinois |
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Cigarette smoking and the “Passive Smoking Issue,” Fall 1973 (2 folders)
Study #825, 1973
Study #777-8, 17th Congressional District, July 1971 (1 of 3 folders) |
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Box 44
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Study #777-8, 17th Congressional District, July 1971 (2-3 of 3 folders)
Study #742, November 1969
Study #660, March 1968, Chicago’s 3rd Congressional District (2 folders)
Study #631, November 1967
Study #587, October 1966, Cook County
Study #580, October 1966
Study #557, July 1966 |
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Indiana |
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Study #760, August 1970, 2nd Congressional District (1 of 2 folders) |
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Study #760, August 1970, 2nd Congressional District (2 of 2 folders)
Study #746, Senate, January 1970
Study #722, May 1969 (2 folders)
Study #671, April 1968
Study #663, March 1968
Study #637, Indianapolis, 1967: October-August
1964: March-April
Study #333, 1963: February-March
Study #285A, Evansville, April 1963
Study #203, December 1960
Study #194, October 1960
Study #165, September 1960 |
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Kansas |
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Study #531, 1966
Study #363, 2nd Congressional District, 1964: September-October |
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Kentucky |
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March 1978
June 1977
February 1977
Owensboro, Extending Liquor Sales, October 1975
Court System and Judicial Reform, September 1975
Jefferson County, September 1974
Study #839, September 1974
Study #833, July 1974
Study #832 and #828, Drugs, November 1973-March 1974
Studies #830-831, 1974: January-February
Study #826, Judicial reform, November 1973 (2 folders)
Transportation in the 11-County Area including and surrounding Louisville, August 1973 (2 folders)
J.R. Miller, Ford notes, July 1973
Study #822, 10th State Senate District, May 1973
Study #821, May 1973 (1 of 3 folders) |
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Study #821, May 1973 (2-3 of 3 folders)
Study #818, Drugs, 1973 (2 folders)
Study #816, 10th State Senate District, March 1973 (2 folders)
Study #812, Jefferson County, November 1972
Study #807, October 1972 (2 folders)
Study #803, Louisville Mayoral, June 1972 |
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Box 48
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Study #800, June 1972 |
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Gubernatorial (2 folders)
Senatorial (3 folders) |
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Study #789, Gubernatorial, November 1971
Study #788, Jefferson County, October 1971 (3 folders)
Study #785, Lexington, August 1971 (2 folders)
Study #784, Owensboro, July 1971 |
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Box 49
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Study #780, General Election Series, July 1971 (2 folders)
Study #778, Jefferson County, May 1971
Study #772, 1971: January-February (2 folders)
Study #764, 1970: October-November
Study #755, Gubernatorial, May 1970
Study #734, 1969 |
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Statewide
32nd Senatorial District
18th Senatorial District
6th Congressional District
Owensboro and environs
8th Senatorial and 13th and 14th Congressional Districts
Owensboro City Government
20th Senatorial District |
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Study #711, January 1969 (2 folders)
Study #699, 1968: September-October (2 folders)
Study #672, Rural electric power, August 1968
Study #389, 8th Senatorial District, May 1965
Study #374, January 1965 |
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Davies and Hancock Counties
Crittenden, Henderson, Union, and Webster Counties |
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Study #352, 8th Senatorial District
Study #311, Owensboro attitudes toward urban renewal and other civic problems, October 1963
Study #306, Owensboro Mayoral, September 1963
Study #292, Lieutenant Governor, March 1963 (2 folders)
Study #270, gubernatorial primary, January 1963 |
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Study #207, April 1961
[Undated revision] |
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Louisiana |
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Study #781, Gubernatorial, October 1971 (2 folders)
Study #777-7, July 1971 |
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1st Congressional District (3 folders)
2nd Congressional District (3 folders) |
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Study #524, March 1966 |
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Maine |
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Study #288, 1963: February-May
Study #250, Cumberland, Kennebec, and Penobscot Counties, August 1962 |
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Study #233, New 1st District, April 1962 |
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Maryland |
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6th Congressional District, August 1974
Study #786, Baltimore, October 1971
Baltimore Mayor, September 1971
Study #753, May 1970 (2 folders)
Study #226, 1962 (2 folders) |
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Massachusetts |
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Study #777, 8th Congressional District, July 1971 (2 folders)
Study #638, Boston, October 1967
Study #580, 1966
Study #384, Gubernatorial, March 1965
Study #271, Boston, 1963 (2 folders) |
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Study #267, 1962 |
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Michigan |
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Study #777-3, 5th Congressional District, July 1971
Study #763, 5th Congressional District, July 1971 (2 folders)
Study #580, October 1966
Study #228, 14th Congressional District, January 1962 |
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Mississippi, Study #602, May 1967
Missouri |
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Study #809, Gubernatorial, September 1972 (4 folders)
Study #763, September 1970 |
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Study #757, Senatorial, 1970: May-June
Study #730, October 1969 (2 folders)
Study #704, St. Louis County, October 1968
Study #687, August 1968
2nd Congressional District, July 1968
Study #678, Second in Series
Study #677, May 1968
Study #657, March 1968 (3 folders)
Study #656, Kansas City, March 1968
Study #619, October 1967
Study #591, St. Louis County, February 1967 |
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Study #562, October 1966
Study #397, October 1965
Study #359, October 1964
Study #340, 1964: May-June |
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Montana |
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October 1976
Three Western Cities, 1976: February-March
Study #810, September 1972 |
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Senatorial (3 folders)
1st Congressional District (2 folders)
2nd Congressional District (2 folders) |
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Study #802, Gubernatorial, September 1972 (2 folders)
Lieutenant Governor, September 1972
2nd Congressional District, September 1971
Study #783, September 1971 |
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Anderson Report
Melcher Report
Metcalf Report |
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Olsen Report
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Study #762, 2nd Congressional District, September 1970
Study #724, 2nd Congressional District, May 1969
Study #682, 1968: August-September |
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[General]
1st Congressional District |
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Study #653 |
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April 1968
1st Congressional District, March 1968 (3 folders) |
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Study #609, August 1967
Study #399, November 1965
Study #164, April 1960
Federal Aid to Public Schools, April 1960 |
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Box 57
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Nebraska, Study #664, March 1968
Nevada |
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Study #370, October 1964
Study #349 |
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Clark and Washoe Counties, 1964: July-August
April 1962 |
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Study #326 |
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Attitudes toward the Gambling Industry, May 1964
April 1964 |
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New Hampshire |
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Study #645, December 1967
Study #511, January 1966
Study prepared for R.P. Bass, January 1966
Study #313, Presidential candidates, December 1963
Republican Senatorial campaign, August 1962 |
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New Jersey
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Study #819, Woodbridge, April 1973 (2 folders)
Study #815, Jersey City, January 1973
Study #811, 3rd Congressional District, September 1972 (1 of 2 folders) |
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Study #811, 3rd Congressional District, September 1972 (2 of 2 folders)
Study #790, Jersey City, October 1971
Study #741, 8th Congressional District, October 1969
Study #718, 1969: February-March
Study #713, Jersey City, April 1969
Jersey City, March 1969
Woodbridge, February 1969
Study #701, 3rd Congressional District, 1968: September-October
Study #675, 3rd Congressional District, June 1968 (2 folders)
Study #623, October 1967
Study #594, Passaic County, April 1967
Study #577, October 1966
Study #573, Patterson, August 1966
Study #563, Woodbridge, August 1966 |
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Study #546, Englewood, July 1966
Study #529, February 1966 |
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Sales and income tax
Senatorial |
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Study #502, 502-A, Gubernatorial, 1965: September-October
Study #380, Woodbridge, 1965: January-February
Study #367, September 1964
Study #357, August 1964
Study #339, Senatorial, 1964: May-June |
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[General]
Issues only |
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Study #329, Taxes and bond issues, January 1964
Study #328, Senatorial, February 1964 (2 folders)
Study #305, Senatorial, July 1963
Study #286, Bond issue, April 1963
New Jersey II, October 1962
Study #259, September 1962
Study #214, President’s Aid to Education Bill, April 1961
Study #212, Gubernatorial, July 1961
Study #208, April 1961 |
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New Mexico, Study #737, December 1969 (1 of 2 folders)
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Box 60
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New Mexico, Study #737, December 1969 (2 of 2 folders)
New York |
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Study #776, Erie County, May 1971 (2 folders)
Study #773, Ramapo Township, Rockland County, March 1971 (2 folders)
Study #759, Erie County, June 1970 (2 folders)
Study #754, 29th Congressional District, May 1970
March 1970
Nassau County, October 1969
Erie County, August 1969 (2 folders)
Study #714, Erie County, March 1969
Study #717, Rockland County, February 1969
Study #716, Yonkers, March 1969
Study #705, Nassau County, October 1968 |
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Study #702, 95th Assembly District (Orange County), October 1968
Study #692, 29th Congressional District, 1968: September-October
Study #684-5, Presidential, August 1968
Study #673, Brooklyn’s 14th Congressional District, May 1968
Study #648, 19th Congressional District, December 1967
Study #635A, Parties and Party leadership, March 1968
Study #635, February 1968
Study #626, 27th Congressional District, March 1968
Nassau County, October 1967
Study #606, Rockland County, June 1967
Study #604, Brooklyn’s 14th Congressional District, August 1967
Study #603, Senatorial, May 1967
Study #601, Nassau County, 1967: May-April |
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District Study #595, Erie County, May 1967
Study #580, Gubernatorial, May 1967
September 1966
Comptroller, August 1966
Harlem attitudes toward housing, rehabilitation, and urban renewal, August 1966
Study #574, 25th Congressional District, August 1966
Study #565, Gubernatorial, July 1966
Study #564, Judge Silverman, June 1966
Study #553, Erie County, June 1966
Study #537, 5th Congressional District in Nassau County, May 1966
23rd Congressional District, April 1966
Study #527, 19th Congressional District
Study #505, Buffalo, October 1965
Study #396, New York City Mayoral, August 1965
Study #393, Buffalo, June 1965
Study #383, New York City Mayoral, 1965: March-April (2 folders)
Brooklyn, March 1965
New York City Mayoral, [1965] |
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Study #369, Senatorial, September 1964 (2 folders)
Study #358, Senatorial, August 1964
Study #336, 13th Congressional District, August 1964
Study #327, Senatorial, July 1964 (2 folders)
Study #321, 19th Congressional District, December 1963
Study #281, Buffalo, April 1963 (2 folders)
Study #274-6, Brooklyn, February 1963 (2 folders) |
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Study #268, Monroe County, [October 1962]
Study #265, Rockland County, [October 1962]
Study #252, Rochester, September 1962
Study #249, August 1962
Study #248, Senatorial, July 1962
Study #222, July 1962
Study #199, Buffalo Mayoral, January 1961 (2 folders)
Study #181, 17th Congressional District, September 1960
Study #174, 1960 Presidential Campaign, June 1960 |
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North Carolina |
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[Energy crisis, March 1974]
Study #829 |
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February 1974 (2 folders)
April 1974 |
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Box 65
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Study #827, February 1972
Study #795, February 1972 (4 folders)
Study #782, October 1971 (3 folders)
Study #709, October 1968
Study #697, October 1968, 5th in a Series
Study #681, August 1968, 4th in a Series (2 folders)
Study #666, April 1968, 3rd in a Series |
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Study #655, February 1968, 2nd in a Series (2 folders)
Study #632, November 1967, 1st in a Series (2 folders)
5th Congressional District, January 1966
Study #320, December 1963 |
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North Dakota |
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Study #766, October 1970 (2 folders)
Study #736, December 1969
Study #337, 1964: September-October
Study #296, April 1963 |
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Ohio |
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Study #777-10, 16th Congressional District, July 1971 (1 of 2 folders) |
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Study #777-10, 16th Congressional District, July 1971 (2 of 2 folders)
Study #777-6, 16th Congressional District, July 1971
Study #633, November 1967 (2 folders) |
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Oklahoma |
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Study #820, May 1973 (2 folders)
Study #777-1, 3rd Congressional District, July 1971 (3 folders)
Study #688, 3rd Congressional District, August 1968 |
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Oregon |
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Study #683, September 1968
Study #581, 1st Congress | |