Mitchell, Stephen A. Papers

1929-1969

Chairman, Democratic National Committee, 1952-1955

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FOLDER TITLE LIST

PERSONAL FILE

Box 1

  • Personal correspondence, 1948 (2 folders)
  • Personal correspondence, 1949 (3 folders)

Box 2

  • Personal correspondence, 1950
  • Personal correspondence, 1951
  • Personal correspondence, 1952-1953
  • Ayers, William Ross scholarship
  • Miscellaneous correspondence, political, 1952-1953

Box 3

  • Business correspondence, 1952-1953
  • Personal correspondence, 1952-1953 (2 folders)
  • Personal correspondence, 1954
  • Personal correspondence, 1955
  • Personal correspondence, 1956
  • Personal correspondence, 1957

Box 4

  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1948-1949
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1950
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1951
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1955
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1956
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1957
  • Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1958-1961 (2 folders)

Box 5

  • Family correspondence, 1949
  • Family correspondence, 1950
  • Family correspondence, 1952
  • Family correspondence, 1953
  • Stephen A. Mitchell, Jr., 1950-1957
  • John A. Mitchell
  • John A. Mitchell, Auto Insurance, finance
  • Family records

Box 6

  • Congratulations on new firm, 1955
  • European trip, 1956
  • Washington files, 1952-1953 (2 folders)
  • First National Bank Loan, 1954-1960
  • Harry S. Truman Library. 1955-1959

Box 7

  • Maeda, Mr. Shinya, 1958-1959
  • Altgeld dinner, 1947
  • Fair Campaign Practices Committee, Inc.
  • Medical Center Commission, Correspondence, 1951-1952
  • Medical Center Commission, New Westside Planning Board
  • Medical Center Commission, memoranda
  • Meet Stephen Mitchell, by Harry Barnard (2 folders)

Box 8

  • Biographical sketches
  • Biography, 1952 campaign
  • Arvey-Daley correspondence, 1953-1954
GENERAL POLITICAL FILES: Miscellaneous Political Correspondence
  • 1946-1953
  • 1954-1956, A
  • 1954-1956, ADA
  • 1954-1956, Arvey, Jake
  • 1954-1956, B
  • 1954-1956,C

Box 9

  • 1956-1956, Citizenship Clearing House
  • 1956 Convention
  • 1954-1956, D
  • 1954-1956, Democratic Digest re editorial content
  • 1954-1956, Democratic Digest, circulation and promotion
  • 1954-1956, Democratic Digest, Treasurer's office
  • 1954-1956, Democratic Digest, memos - Gasque, Aubrey
  • 1954-1956, E
  • 1954-1956, F
  • 1954-1956, G
  • 1954-1956, Griffin, William V.

Box 10

  • 1954-1956, H
  • 1954-1956, Hoover, J. Edgar
  • 1954-1956, I
  • 1954-1956, J
  • 1954-1956, K
  • 1954-1956, Kefauver letters
  • 1954-1956, Krock, Arthur
  • 1954-1956, L
  • 1954-1956, Larkin, Loretto
  • 1954-1956, M

Box 11

  • 1954-1956, Mc, Mac
  • 1954-1956, Misc.
  • 1954-1956, N
  • 1954-1956, O
  • 1954-1956, P
  • 1954-1956, Press dinner party, December 16, 1954
  • 1954-1956, Press dinner party, August 10, 1955
  • 1954-1956, Q
  • 1954-1956, R
  • 1954-1956, Raskin, Hy B.
  • 1954-1956, S

Box 12

  • 1954-1956, Senate, U.S. - Memos
  • 1954-1956, Senators, replies from re memos from S. A. Mitchell
  • 1954-1956, Sundquist, James
  • 1954-1956, T
  • 1954-1956, U
  • 1954-1956, V
  • 1954-1956, W
  • 1954-1956, Wilke, campaign blotter
  • 1954-1956, XYZ
  • 1957-1960, A
  • 1957-1960, B
  • 1957-1960, Butler, Paul
  • 1957-1960, C

Box 13

  • 1957-1960, D
  • 1957-1960, E
  • 1957-1960, F
  • 1957-1960, G
  • 1957-1960, Gravel, Camille
  • 1957-1960, H
  • 1957-1960, I
  • 1957-1960, J
  • 1957-1960, K
  • 1957-1960, Kelly, Rev. J. E.
  • 1957-1960, Kansas
  • 1957-1960, Krock, Arthur
  • 1957-1960, L
  • 1957-1960, Larkin, Loretto
  • 1957-1960, Leopold, Nathan Jr.
  • 1957-1960,

Box 14

  • 1957-1960, Mac
  • 1957-1960, McGovern, George
  • 1957-1960, Meyer, Cardinal Albert G.
  • 1957-1960, N
  • 1957-1960, O
  • 1957-1960, Office, miscellaneous
  • 1957-1960, P
  • 1957-1960, Press - correspondents
  • 1957-1960, R
  • 1957-1960, Rayburn, Sam
  • 1957-1960, S
  • 1957-1960, Stuart, John
  • 1957-1960, Sundquist, Jim
  • 1957-1960, Symington, Senator Stuart

Box 15

  • 1957-1960, T
  • 1957-1960, Telegram
  • 1957-1960, Tennessee
  • 1957-1960, Texas
  • 1957-1960, Teeken, Robert (2 folders)
  • 1957-1960, Teeken, Robert, clippings
  • 1957-1960, U
  • 1957-1960, V
  • 1957-1960, W
  • 1957-1960, XYZ
GENERAL POLITICAL FILES: Subject File

Box 16

  • Alabama, University of
  • A. D. A., dispute with
  • American Forum of the Air
  • Back in Chicago
  • California, letter to Paul Zefferen re situation in
  • Carter, Harice LeRoy
  • Carter, Harice LeRoy, case and appeals of
  • Carter, Harice LeRoy, letters referred to in memo of February 23, 1955
  • Carter, Harice LeRoy, newspaper clippings
  • Chelf Committee- memoranda
  • Chelf subcommittee
  • Chelf, House Judiciary Subcommittee, letters of congratulation
  • Chelf, House Judiciary Subcommittee, miscellaneous correspondence
  • Chelf, Committee, March 19, 1952 - August, 1952

Box 17

  • Committee on Character and Fitness, legal memo
  • Committee on Character and Fitness, correspondence
  • Committee on Character and Fitness, G. Anastapole case
  • Committee on Character and Fitness, First Appellate Court, District of Illinois (2 folders)

Box 18

  • Condon, Robert L., correspondence
  • Condon, - Roosevelt, (2 folders)
  • Condon, - Roosevelt, general correspondence
  • Condon, - Roosevelt, letters of agreement

Box 19

  • Condon - Roosevelt, letters of disagreement (2 folders)
  • Condon - Roosevelt, Mrs. C. Shirpser
  • Democratic National Committee, National Chairman

Box 20

  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, miscellaneous, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, A-B, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, C-D, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, E-F, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, G-H, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, I-J, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, K-L, 1952

Box 21

  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, M, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, N-P, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, Q-R, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, S-T, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, T, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, U-Z, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, letters of congratulation, 1954-1955

Box 22

  • Democratic National Committee, Research Division documents (2 folders)
  • Democratic National Committee, expenses, 1953 (2 folders)
  • Democratic National Committee, S. A. M. expenses, 1954
  • Democratic National Committee, digest of correspondence July 21, 1954 to December 31, 1954

Box 23

  • Democratic National Committee, contributors, 1925-1954
  • Democratic National Committee, financial reports, October - December 1953
  • Democratic National Committee, fund raising efforts, 1954
  • Democratic National Committee, report of meetings, 1954
  • Democratic National Committee, letter Democratic county chairman, 1952
  • Democratic National Committee, gift, upon resignation as chairman, Democratic National Committee, 1954
  • Democratic National Committee, correspondence re: 1956 platform
  • Democratic National Convention, Civil rights, 1956

Box 24

  • Democratic National Convention, draft of proposed planks in 1956 platform
  • Democratic National Convention, interim report on special Advisory Committee on Rules, 1956
  • Democratic National Convention, background material, 1948, 1952 and 1956 Rules Committees
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, April 16, 1955
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, postcards, 1956
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, correspondence, 1956

Box 25

  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, memos
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, letters
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, memos
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, booklets
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Rules, memo
  • Democratic National Convention, convention employment, 1956
  • Democratic National Convention, delegates and alternates, 1956

Box 26

  • Democratic National Convention, research material concerning 1956 platform
  • Democratic National Convention, rules committee and results, 1960
  • Democratic National Convention, rules committee, publicity, 1960
  • Democratic National Convention, rules, 1960 (2 folders)
  • Democratic National Convention, miscellaneous documents, 1960
  • Democratic National Convention, Advisory Committee on Farm Policy, 1960
  • Democratic National Committee, interview of S. A. M. re: dinner speeches by R. Stinnett

Box 27

  • Congratulatory messages from Senators and Congressmen, 1954
  • Congratulatory messages from former Democratic National Chairmen, 1954
  • Congratulatory messages from Labor Leaders, 1954
  • Correspondence, Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt, 1954
  • Congratulatory messages from Individuals, 1954
  • Congratulatory messages from State Democratic organizations, 1954
  • Correspondence attached to photographs
  • Miscellaneous material
  • Congratulatory messages from friends (2 folders

Box 28

  • Dixon-Yates - letters of approval (3 folders)
  • Dixon-Yates - Reader's Digest
  • Dixon-Yates - Letters of approval and disapproval
  • Dixon-Yates - selected for article on Dixon-Yates S. E. C. hearings.
  • T. V. A.
  • Dixon-Yates, Walter Von Tresskow (2 folders)
  • Dixon-Yates, basic documents
  • Dixon-Yates, summary of agreement
  • "Meet the Press," August 15, 1954
  • Personalities
  • Protests from A. E. C. and T. V. A.

Box 29

  • Elm Street Politics, Promotion
  • Elm Street Politics, press party, Washington, D. C.
  • Elm Street Politics, press party, Chicago, Illinois
  • Elm Street Politics, correspondence (2 folders)
  • Elm Street Politics, correspondence previous to publication (folder 1)

Box 30

  • Elm Street Politics, correspondence previous to publication (folder 2)
  • Elm Street Politics,