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Mellon (Knox) California Democratic Council papers
LSC.1061  
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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • Processing Information
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement
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  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Knox Mellon California Democratic Council Papers
    Creator: Mellon, Knox
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1061
    Physical Description: 7.5 Linear Feet
    Date (inclusive): 1957-1969
    Abstract: William Knox Mellon, Jr. was a professor of history at Immaculate Heart College and the Democratic nominee for the CA 24th District for Congress in 1962. Mellon became treasurer of the Oral History Association. Collection consists of correspondence, records, and printed material relating to the California Democratic Council and to CA politics in general during the 1960s.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Knox Mellon California Democratic Council Papers (Collection Number 1061). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Knox Mellon, Jr., 1968.

    Processing Information

    Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff.
    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
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    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942334043606533 

    Biography

    William Knox Mellon, Jr. was born on Oct. 20, 1925 in Houston, TX; BA, Pomona College, 1950; MA, Claremont College, 1953; Ph.D, Claremont Graduate School, 1972; became a professor of history at Immaculate Heart College; Democratic nominee for the CA 24th District for Congress, 1962; became treasurer, Oral History Assn.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of correspondence, records, and printed material relating to the California Democratic Council and to CA politics in general during the 1960s. Includes clippings, newsletters, pamphlets, and periodicals, files on Democratic candidates, and CDC by-laws, files on conventions, committees, board meetings, and the 1960 presidential campaign.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    1. Political files covering local politics and candidates (boxes 1-4)
    2. Miscellaneous subject files (boxes 5-8)
    3. Newsletters, commentaries, pamphlets by and about the CDC (boxes 9-10)
    4. California Democratic Council files, 1959-1967 (boxes 11-15).

    Related Material

    Joyce Fadem Papers (Collection 1109)  . Available at the Library Special Collections.
    California Democratic Council Records (Collection 1389)  . Available at the Library Special Collections.
    Charles G. Gant California Democratic Council Records (Collection 1073)  . Available at the Library Special Collections.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    History teachers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives.
    California Democratic Council
    Mellon, Knox -- Archives