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David H. Stowe (#233)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1960
In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration



Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Description


Administrative Information

Abstract
Papers 1960
Government official. Administrative assistant to President Truman (1949-1953). Materials documenting former President Truman's activities during the 1960 Presidential campaign; includes itineraries, press releases, articles, and speeches.

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.

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Provenance
Received from the Truman Library of Independence, MO, in June 1984 (Acc. 1984-061).

Extent
About 800 items (5 linear inches ; 0.5 cubic foot)

Date Opened
June 1984.

Revisions
Finding aid updated in April 2005, by James M. Roth

Encoded by
James M. Roth

Related Collections
David H. Stowe Papers, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
  


The Personal Papers of David Stowe (1910-1997)

Biographical Note

1910  Born, New Canaan, Connecticut, September 10
1931  Bachelor of Arts, Duke University
1931-1937  History and economics teacher in junior colleges in North Carolina
1934  Master of Education, Duke University
1937-1941  Assistant State Director, North Carolina State Employment Service
1941-1947  Official in the Bureau of the Budget
1947-1949  Deputy to the Assistant to the President of the United States
1949-1953  Administrative Assistant to the President of the United States
1952  Member of President Truman's staff aboard his campaign train
1953  Labor arbitrator and member, Railway Labor Act
1955-1970  Organizational Disputes Arbitrator, Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO
1960  Member of President Truman's staff during the 1960 campaign
1961-1967  Public member of the President's Missile Sites Labor Commission
1962-1978  Member, Atomic Energy Labor-Management Relations Panel
1970-1980  Member, National Mediation Board
1997  Died, Baltimore, Maryland, November 10

Collection Overview
This portion of the papers of David H. Stowe contains a small amount of material relating to Harry S. Truman’s involvement in the 1960 presidential campaign.

List of Series
Series 1. Harry S. Truman 1960 Campaign

Collection Description

Series 1. Harry S. Truman 1960 Campaign.
About 600 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject and document type.

This series contains correspondence, background information sheets, issue papers, press releases, speeches and printed material relating to former President Truman's participation in the 1960 campaign.
  

Box 1 Correspondence/itinerary re campaign trips, September-November, 1960 (2 folders)
Presidential Campaign, 1960
Issues
Miscellaneous documents
Newspaper and press releases
Statue of Liberty Dedication, 74th Ann. speech by Herbert H. Lehman, NY, October 29, 1960
Harry S. Truman -- Presidential Campaign Speeches Given by, 1960
 
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