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HAG.1949
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Title: (U.S. Representative) Harlan Hagen Political Papers
Identifier/Call Number: HAG.1949
Contributing Institution:
Walter Stiern Library Archives and Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
45.0 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1945-1974
Abstract: This collection houses a variety of government documents, papers, photographs, business records, scrapbooks, ephemera, and
other pertinent information regarding a variety of topics related to the political career of Harlan Hagen.
creator:
Hagen, Harlan, 1914-1990
Political Papers
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[Identification of item], Harlan Hagen Papers, Walter Stiern Library, California State University Bakersfield, [date accessed].
Harlan Hagen (b.1914 - d.1990) was born in North Dakota. His family moved to Southern California where he attended high school
and community college. In 1936 he received his A.B. Degree from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1940 he received
a law degree (L.L.B.) from U.C. Berkeley. After college he served in the United States Army (1943-1946).
The first political office he held was that of city council member for the City of Hanford, California. By 1949, he began
serving in the California State Assembly. He continued to serve in the Assembly until 1952 when he was elected to the United
States House of Representatives, representing the 14th District.
The collection is arranged in twenty-six series with subseries as appropriate.
Series I: Agriculture; Series II: Aviation; Series III: Education, Health, and Welfare; Series IV: Federal; Series V: Civil
Serivice Commission; Series VI: Committee and Misc. Assignments; Series VII: Misc. Correspondence / Misc. General Subjects;
Series VIII: Misc. Commerce, Property, Judiciary, Utilities, Census; Series IX: Commerce / Federal Communications Commission;
Series X: Housing / Education; Series XI: Military; Series XII: Federal Commissions; Series XIII: Post Offices; Series XIV:
Commissions, General Services Administration, Judiciary; Series XV: Immigration; Series XVI: Individual Cases; Series XVII:
Interior Department; Series XVIII: Invitations; Series XIX: Veterans / Veterans Administration; Series XX: Justice Department;
Series XXI: Labor; Series XXII: California State Matters; Series XXIII: Private and Public Bills; Series XXIV: Selective Service
/ Civil Service / Academy Applicants; Series XXV: Spelling Bill; Series XXVI: State Departments;
138 file boxes containing file folders and publications from Congressional service.