An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1947-1980
At the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration
Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Series Description
Administrative Information
Abstract
Papers 1947-1980 [bulk 1952-1968]
New Hampshire political figure. Democratic Party worker. Kennedy campaign coordinator in New England and New York (1960). Materials relating to the Democratic Party in New Hampshire, primary elections, Presidential campaigns, and state elections.
Access
Open.
Usage Restrictions
According to the deed of gift signed July 1972, copyright of these materials has rested with the United States since Mr. Dunfey's death in 1991. 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 William L(eo) Dunfey of Hampton, NH, in March 1972 (Acc. 1985-036).
Extent
About 15,200 pages (7 linear feet, 11 linear inches ; 9.0 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Withdrawn Items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 All withdrawn documents have been placed under seal and upon request the Kennedy Library will review any material which has been closed for a period of not less than 2 years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).
Date Opened
1985
Encoded by
James M. Roth
Related Collections
William L. Dunfey Oral History Interviews
The Personal Papers of William L. Dunfey, 1925-1991 (#63)
Biographical Note
William Leo Dunfey was born on October 10, 1925, in Lowell, MA. From 1943 to 1946, Dunfey served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Dunfey became involved with the Democratic Party in his twenties, when he joined the Young Democrats Club of New Hampshire. He received his B.A. from the University of New Hampshire in 1950. That same year, he founded Dunfey Association in Hampton, NH, which later became Dunfey Corporation in 1956. Dunfey supervised management training programs and was involved in real estate, insurance, and the hotel business, becoming a successful owner of inns in New England and, after his withdrawal from politics, throughout the U.S. In 1952, Dunfey was a participant in the Democratic Nation Convention, held in Chicago, Ill. He later acted as a regional representative for the Democratic National Committee to several Northeastern states, among them the New England states, New York, New Jersey and Delaware (1958-1960). During the 1960 presidential campaign, Dunfey was John F. Kennedy's campaign coordinator for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Then for Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign, Dunfey was campaign coordinator for New England and New York. From 1965 to 1967, Dunfey chaired the Democratic State Committee for New Hampshire. In 1968, Dunfey returned to the campaign trail as campaign coordinator in New England for Robert F. Kennedy. William Dunfey died in 1991.
Collection Overview
The Personal Papers of William L. Dunfey is composed of six series: Series 1. Young Democrats Club; Series 2. Regional Representative; Series 3 Democratic National Committeeman; Series 4. Democratic State Chair; Series 5. Campaign Files; and Series 6. Subject Files. Series 1. Young Democrats Club relates to Dunfey's activities and is mainly composed of correspondence and membership lists. Series 2. Regional Representative contains material from Dunfey's work as a regional representative and is arranged under three subjects, conferences and courses, correspondence, and subject files. Series 3. Democratic National Committeeman comprises correspondence between Dunfey and other members of the Democratic Party. Series 4. Democratic State Chair contains the files for Dunfey's activities as chair. In addition to substantial general information on the Democratic State Committee, the series includes political appointments and political correspondence. Series 5. Campaign Files is arranged into five subseries arranged by date of campaign. This series contains campaign files and materials relating to Dunfey's responsibilities as a regional campaign coordinator for Democratic candidates. Series 6. Subject Files comprises miscellaneous subject files, including correspondence, anti-war materials, and information on Senator Tom McIntyer.
The series generally follow a chronological order representing different phases in Dunfey's career. Within each series, folders are arranged alphabetically according to subject or name. While newspaper clippings can be found up to 1980, the bulk of the collection spans the time from 1952 to 1968.
List of Series
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Series 1. Young Democrats Club, 1952-1958.
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Series 2. Regional Representative, 1958-1960.
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Series 3. Democratic National Committeeman, 1960-1963.
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Series 4. Democratic State Chair, 1965-1967.
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Series 5. Campaign Files, 1947-1972.
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Subseries 5.1. Adlai Stevenson for President, 1956.
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Subseries 5.2. Kennedy/Johnson, 1960.
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Subseries 5.3. Johnson/Humphrey, 1964.
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Subseries 5.4. Robert F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign, 1968.
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Subseries 5.5. New Hampshire State Elections, 1947-1972.
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Series 6. Subject Files, 1954-1980.
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Series Description
Series 1. Young Democrats Club, 1952-1958.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Correspondence and membership lists relating to Dunfey's activities in the Young Democrats Club. Includes convention files and news releases.
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Box 1
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Central Labor Union
Conventions
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Invitation to Hold Young Democrats Convention, St. Paul, MN
Pittsburgh, PA Meeting 1958
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Correspondence, 1952-1958 (6 folders)
Democratic State Committee Executive Committee, 1953-1954
Membership lists, Young Democrats of New Hampshire (2 folders)
Miscellaneous material, 1954-1957 (2 folders)
News releases
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Series 2. Regional Representative, 1958-1960.
Arrangement: alphabetical by type.
Material related to Dunfey's work as a regional representative and is arranged by conference and courses, correspondence and subject files.
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Box 1
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Conferences and courses
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New Hampshire Platform Conference, 1958
Precinct Workers Training Program, 1958
Democratic Instructors Course, Laconia, NH, April 1959
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Correspondence
Dr. Bernard Hennessey
Miscellaneous material and reports
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Box 2
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Democratic Women's Regional Conference, June 1959
Democratic Leadership Conference, Bethel ME, July 1959 (3 folders)
Conference of State Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen, Sept. 1959
Democratic Leadership Conference, Springfield, MA, December 1959
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Correspondence
Room Assignments
Rosters
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New England Young Democratic Collegiate Leadership Conference, 1959-1960
Precinct Workers Training Course-Maine-1960
New Hampshire County Workshops, misc. material 1960
Precinct Workers Training Courses, Westchester County, NY Jan-June 1960
Swarthmore Leadership Conference. Correspondence [Feb. 1960]
Issues, Discussion and Leaders Program Apr-June 1960 (2 folders)
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Correspondence
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Connecticut
Dion, Royal
Farley, Jim [Platform Conference]
Kennedy, Senator John F. and staff
Louchheim, Katie-Vice Chair and Director, Women's Activities
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Box 3
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Maine
Massachusetts
Miscellaneous
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1958 (4 folders)
1958-1959
1959 (3 folders)
1959-1960
1960 (2 folders)
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Murphy, Dick [Young Democrats Clubs of America]
Murray, Henry [COPE]
New Jersey
Nicoll, Don (Adm. Assistant to Congressman Coffin)
Quimby, Jeanne-Secretary, Democratic State Committee Headquarters
Radway, Larry-Chairman-Democratic Platform Committee
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Box 4
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Rhode Island (2 folders)
Sprecher, Drexel (2 folders)
Thatcher, Arthur [Democratic Digest]
Tyroler, Charles [Exec. Director of Advisory Council of DNC]
Vermont (3 folders)
Young Democrats-Colleges
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Subject File
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County Organizations and State Committee
Democratic Advisory Council Statements
Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner 1958-59 (2 folders)
Maine-Issues and Platform Material
Miscellaneous Material Name Lists
New Voters 1958
"One Hundred Club" (2 folders)
Political organization recommendations and forms
Small Business Administration
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Box 5
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Voter Registration [COPE] (3 folders)
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Series 3. Democratic National Committeeman, 1960-1963.
Arrangement: alphabetical
Correspondence between Dunfey and other members of the Democratic Party. Information on the 1963 National Governors Conference can also be found in this series.
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Box 5
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Correspondence
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Dion, Royal-Executive Director, NH State Democratic Committee (2 folders)
Forbes, Fred [Housing and Home Finance Agency]
Gikas, John-Finance Chairman
Smith, Marty [NH Representative of Senator McIntyre]
Washington Correspondence
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National Governors Conference, 1963
Sustaining Membership Program
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Series 4. Democratic State Chair, 1965-1967.
Arrangement: alphabetical by topic or person.
Dunfey's files as Democratic State Chair. In addition to substantial general information on the Democratic State Committee, the materials include political appointments and political correspondence. Researchers should note files relating to Senators Edward and Robert F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson are located in this series.
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Box 5
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Boutin, Bernard (2 folders)
Bownes, Hugh-Democratic National Committeeman Concord, NH 1966
Curtis, Governor Kenneth (2 folders)
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Box 6
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Democratic Association for Thought and Action
Democratic Business and Professional Organization
Democratic National Committee 1967
Democratic State Committee
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Correspondence
Executive Committee
Headquarters-Receipts
Meeting 1/29/67
Meeting 7/27/67
Rosters 1966
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Democratic State Convention 1967
D.R.E.D -Department of Resources & Economic Development
"Dollars for Democrats" 1966
Dunfey, Walter J.
First District-NH
General "Political" Correspondence, 1967 (4 folders)
Hoff, Governor Philip of Vermont (Tom Kenney)
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Box 7
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Humphrey, Vice President Hubert (3 folders)
Information Form F-2-3
Johnson, President Lyndon-Visit to Manchester 8/20/66
Kennedy, Senator Edward M. and staff (2 folders)
Kennedy, Senator Robert F.-Visit to Manchester 10/30/66
Leadership and Training for Democratic Campaigns
Legislative Session 1967
Maine Democratic State Committee
McMahon, Charles
Nashua, NH
New England College Political Convocation 10-29-66
New Hampshire Survey
News Releases (2 folders)
O'Brien [Lawrence] Reception 6/9/66
O'Donnell, Kenneth
"One Hundred Club" 1966 (2 folders)
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Box 8
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Operation Support [for Great Society], 1966
Organizational Planning
Platform Committee
Political Agendas (2 folders)
Political Appointments (5 folders)
Political Contacts
Political File
Quayle, Oliver A. III
Re-Apportionment Committee
Rockingham County, NH (2 folders)
Rosters
Seacoast Regional Plan
Second Congressional District, NH (2 folders)
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Box 9
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The Spectator
-NH Democratic Party Newsletter
Study Groups (4 folders)
Sunday Night Meetings
Vallee, Roland-Democratic National Committeeman
Vermont File
Whitcomb, Roy-staff coordinator (2 folders)
Whittemore, Charles-Office of Economic Opportunity [Democratic] Women's Organization
Young Democrats-"Young Legislators"
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Series 5. Campaign Files, 1947-1972.
Arrangement: chronological by campaign.
This series is arranged into five subseries: Subseries 5.1. Adlai Stevenson for President, 1956; Subseries 5.2. Kennedy/Johnson, 1960; Subseries 5.3. Johnson/Humphrey, 1964; Subseries 5.4. Robert F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign, 1968; and Subseries 5.5. New Hampshire State Elections, 1947-1972. Campaign files and materials relating to Dunfey's responsibilities as a regional campaign coordinator.
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Subseries 5.2. Kennedy/Johnson, 1960.
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Box 10
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Advance Man
Appearances
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Bangor, ME 9-2-60
Presque Isle, ME 9-2-60
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Correspondence and miscellaneous material
Correspondence-Larry O'Brien
Mailing lists (2 folders)
Media information
Miscellaneous campaign material
Inauguration (5 folders)
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Subseries 5.3. Johnson/Humphrey, 1964.
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Box 10
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Correspondence
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1963
1964
Regional coordinators
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Memos-Larry O'Brien
Miscellaneous campaign material
News updates and memoranda (2 folders)
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Box 11
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State Files: CT, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT. (6 folders)
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Subseries 5.4. Robert F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign, 1968.
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Box 11
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NH Citizens for Johnson committee, 1967
Presidential primary newsclips (2 folders)
Draft Kennedy for President 1967
RFK campaign-general (2 folders)
RFK Statements
RFK Campaign-State Files: ME, NH, VT (3 folders)
United Democrats for Humphrey 1968
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Subseries 5.5. New Hampshire State Elections, 1947-1972.
Arrangement: chronological. |
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Box 11
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Election Results 1947-72 (2 folders)
McIntyre for Congress, 1954
Daniell for Senate, 1954
Dunfey for State Senator 1956 (2 folders)
Grady for Congress, 1958
Boutin for Governor, 1960
Herbert W. Hill for Senate, 1960
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Box 12
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Catalfo for Senate, 1962
1962 Elections-Lists of Candidates and Postmaster Appointments
1962 State Elections (2 folders)
King for Governor, 1964
Officer for Congress, 1964
King for Governor, 1966 (2 folders)
Correspondence and newsclips-1966 Senate Race (3 folders)
Campaign staff, 1966
"Neighborhood Campaigning," 1966
Northern Campaigning, 1966
Post election correspondence, 1966
Ollie Huot for Congress, 1967
Special Election-Councillor-District #3, 1967
1968 elections-newsclips
Hoeh for Congress, 1968
Jim Keefe for Congress, 1968
Foley for Governor, 1968
Vin Dunn for Governor, 1968
Pickett for Senate, n.d.
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Series 6. Subject Files, 1954-1980.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Miscellaneous subject files, including a biography of Dunfey, correspondence, anti-war materials, information on Senator Tom McIntyre, speech and issue materials, and twelve folders containing newspaper clippings, 1954-1980.
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Anti-War
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Concerned Voters of NH (2 folders)
National Committee for a Political Settlement in Vietnam (3 folders)
Negative Letters
Positive Letters
Senator Cotton and Vietnam
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Biography-1967 [of William Dunfey]
Boutin Testimonial Dinner (2 folders)
Committee on Governmental Reform (2 folders)
Correspondence
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Craig, Bill-Democratic State Chair-1968-1969
Forbes, Fred 1964-1966
General, 1961-1970 (4 folders)
Gikas, John-Finance Chair, 1967
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Box 14
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Invitations, 1965-1967 (2 folders)
Kennedy, President John F.-sympathy letters
Kennedy, Robert F. and staff-correspondence and newsclips, 1964-1966
Kennedy, Robert F.-sympathy letters
Kenney, Rt. Rev. Philip, 1957-65 (2 folders)
King, Governor John W., 1962-1967 (5 folders)
McGrory, Mary, 1966-71
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Box 15
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McIntyre, Senator Tom, 1962-1967 (4 folders)
Reese, Matt-Political Consultant Dec. 1967
Vallee, Mayor Roland, 1967
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Democratic National Convention 1964-site proposal-Baltimore
Democratic National Convention 1964
Democratic Party Research Bureau
Financial Statements, 1956
Gun Control, 1968 (2 folders)
Honorary Degree-Lowell Tech., 1967
McIntyre, Senator Tom
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Case Work
General, 1962-1966
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Box 16
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Issues
Press Releases (2 folders)
Schedules
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New Hampshire Constitutional Convention
New Hampshire Council on World Affairs (2 folders)
New Hampshire Democratic Constitution and By-Laws, 1964
New Hampshire Natural Resources Council
New Hampshire Senior Party Constitution, 1957
New Hampshire State Library Commission (3 folders)
Newspaper clippings, 1954-1980 (5 folders)
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Box 17
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Newspaper clippings
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Dunfey, 1961-1966 (2 folders)
JFK, 1955-1960 (3 folders)
Five Greatest Senators
Bridges/Kennedy, 1960
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Poverty Issue
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation
Robert A. Taft Institute of Government Seminar, 1968
Special projects, 1960
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Box 18
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Speech end issue material (5 folders)
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