Guide to the Saul E. Shapiro Papers, 1947-1954 BANC MSS C-B 469
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Saul E. Shapiro Papers,
Creator:
Shapiro, Saul E.
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS C-B 469
Physical Description:
1.25 linear feet
(1 carton)
Date (inclusive): 1947-1954
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: The Saul E. Shapiro papers concern his participation from 1948 as chairman of the Butte County Democratic Central Committee,
and as a member of the State Central Committee. The collection consists of correspondence, campaign material, speeches, reprints,
and articles concerning both state and national elections and political issues.
Language of Material: English
Access
Collection is open for research.
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must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
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must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Saul E. Shapiro Papers, BANC MSS C-B 469, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Acquisition Information
The Saul E. Shapiro Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Mr. Shapiro in May 1954.
Scope and Content
The Saul E. Shapiro papers, 1947-1954, concern his participation from 1948 as chairman of the Butte County Democratic Central
Committee, and as a member of the State Central Committee. Shapiro was a Chico businessman active in local politics. The collection
consists of correspondence, campaign material, speeches, reprints, and articles concerning both state and national elections
and political issues.
Mr. Shapiro's arrangement of folders and their titles have been retained. Correspondence is arranged chronologically at the
beginning of each folder.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Shapiro, Saul E.
Series 1: Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers
1947-1954
carton 1, Folder 1
American Veterans Committee
1947-1948
Physical Description: 27
Scope and Contents
Letters, notices, programs, etc.; Includes:
Crum, Bartley Cavanaugh, 1900-
Dec. 16, 1947
Carton 1, Folder 2
B miscellaneous
1948-1954
Physical Description: 10
Scope and Contents
Letters and campaign materials; Includes:
Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-
1948-53
Carton 1, Folder 3
C miscellaneous
Scope and Contents
Includes:
1952 Central Valley Report
Carton 1, Folder 4
Civil Liberties
Scope and Contents
Mainly reprints
Carton 1, Folder 5
Coats, Arthur William
1948-1951
Physical Description: 19
Scope and Contents
Letters and campaign materials
Carton 1, Folder 6-7
Democratic Party (Calif.), State Central Committee
1948-52
Physical Description: 131
Scope and Contents
Letters, membership lists, speeches, minutes, etc.; Includes:
Anderson, Glenn M. (Glen Malcolm), 1913-; Carter, Oliver J., 1911-1976; Downey, Sheridan, 1884-1961; Roosevelt, James; Scudder,
Hubert B.
Carton 1, Folder 8-11
Democratic Party, Calif.
1950-54
Physical Description: 163
Scope and Contents
Letters, programs, speeches, etc.
Carton 1, Folder 12
Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-
1949-53
Physical Description: 46
Scope and Contents
Letters and campaign material
Carton 1, Folder 13
Downey, Sheridan, 1884-1961
1949-50
Physical Description: 47
Scope and Contents
Letters
Carton 1, Folder 14
Drobish, Harry Everett, 1893-1954
1948-54
Physical Description: 23
Scope and Contents
Letters, campaign material and other printed items
Carton 1, Folder 15
Engle, Clair, 1911-1964
1948-53
Physical Description: 21
Scope and Contents
Letters, reports, and speeches
Carton 1, Folder 17
Harriman for President
1952
Physical Description: 4
Scope and Contents
Letters and campaign materials
Carton 1, Folder 18
Hoover Commission Report
1949-53
Physical Description: 13
Scope and Contents
Letters, progress reports, etc.; Includes:
Elwood, John Worden
1949-50
Carton 1, Folder 19
Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Chico
1949
Physical Description: 42
Scope and Contents
Letters, guest list, receipts
Carton 1, Folder 20
K miscellaneous
Scope and Contents
Mainly reprints of speeches by William F. Knowland
Carton 1, Folder 21
Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963
1952
Physical Description: 8
Scope and Contents
Letters from presidential campaign
Carton 1, Folder 22-23
Kent, Roger, 1906-1980
1948-52
Physical Description: 145
Scope and Contents
Letters and congressional campaign materials
Carton 1, Folder 24
Labor
Scope and Contents
Pamphlets, reprints, etc.
Carton 1, Folder 25
McKinnon, Clinton
1952
Physical Description: 8
Scope and Contents
Letters and Senate campaign materials
Carton 1, Folder 26
N miscellaneous
Physical Description: 2
Scope and Contents
Includes:
Richard M. Nixon for U.S. Senate; Sterling J. Norgard for Congress
Carton 1, Folder 28
Roosevelt, James, 1907-
1949-50
Physical Description: 30
Scope and Contents
Letters and campaign materials
Carton 1, Folder 29
Scudder, Hubert B.
1948-50
Physical Description: 9
Scope and Contents
Letters, speeches, and reports
Carton 1, Folder 30
Stevenson-Sparkman Clubs of California
1952
Carton 1, Folder 31
Stevenson-Sparkman
1952
Scope and Contents
Campaign material, reprints, clippings, and biographical data
Carton 1, Folder 32
Stockton Conference
1953
Scope and Contents
Letter, programs, policies, reports, etc.
Carton 1, Folder 33
Third parties
Scope and Contents
Includes:
California Legislative Counsel Bureau; Independent Progressive Party of California; Communist Party of the United States of
America
Carton 1, Folder 36
Miscellany
Physical Description: 25
Scope and Contents
Letters, reprints; Includes:
Lea, Clarence Frederick, 1874-
1948
