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MS.R.014
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: California political publication and ephemera collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.014
Physical Description:
1.6 Linear Feet
(3 boxes and 2 oversize folders) and 0.2 unprocessed linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1936-1989
Date (bulk): 1964-1974
Abstract: This collection comprises political publications and ephemera distributed in California from 1936 to 1989. Materials document
the activities of California and Orange County legislators, politicians, political groups and officials such as Robert E.
Badham, John V. Briggs, Dennis E. Carpenter, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Ronald Reagan, John G. Schmitz, and James E. Whetmore.
The majority of the materials relate to Orange County, California. The collection includes newsletters and news releases,
campaign pamphlets and newspapers, campaign posters, and several sample ballots as well as distributions from political associations
such as Young Americans for Freedom. The collection also includes a number of campaign buttons, primarily from the 1960s.
Language of Material:
English
.
Processed components of the collection are open for research. Unprocessed additions may contain restricted materials. Please
contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
California political publication and ephemera collection. MS-R14. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries,
Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection was created by UC Irvine Special Collections and Archives staff. Sources and dates of acquisition are not
known.
Processed by Kirstin Julian, 2001.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises political publications and ephemera distributed in California from 1936 to 1989. Materials document
the activities of California and Orange County legislators, politicians, political groups and officials such as Robert E.
Badham, John V. Briggs, Dennis E. Carpenter, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Ronald Reagan, John G. Schmitz, and James E. Whetmore.
The majority of the materials relate to Orange County, California. The collection includes newsletters and news releases,
campaign pamphlets and newspapers, campaign posters, and several sample ballots as well as distributions from political associations
such as Young Americans for Freedom. The collection also includes a number of campaign buttons, primarily from the 1960s.
The following collections in Archives and Special Collections at the UCI Libraries contain related materials:
- MS-R04, Dennis E. Carpenter Papers
- MS-R11, Robert E. Badham Papers
- MS-R47, John G. Schmitz Campaign Materials
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Political candidates -- California -- Archives
Political candidates -- California -- Orange County -- Archives
Elections -- California -- Orange County
Posters
Legislators -- California.
Legislators -- California -- Orange County.
United States. Congress -- Elections
California -- Politics and government -- History -- Sources.
Campaign paraphernalia.
Ballots
Politicians -- California -- Orange County.
Politicians -- California.
Elections -- California -- History -- Sources
Briggs, John V. -- Archives
Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald) -- Archives
Schmitz, John G. -- Archives
Badham, Robert E. -- Archives
Carpenter, Dennis E. -- Archives
Reagan, Ronald -- Archives
Whetmore, James E. -- Archives