Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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Box 1: • Baldwin Newsletters, published between 1955-1966 • Correspondence: Memorials to John Baldwin (Central Library/Bancroft Library/Shipping Channel) • 1952/1954 Campaign for Congress • John F. Baldwin (1916-1966)--Miscellaneous records pertaining to his campaigns and his work in Congress Box 2: Photos of John Baldwin with constituents, other members of Congress, and visits to Bay Area sites (1955-1966).
- Biographical / historical:
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John Finley Baldwin, Jr. (1915—1966) represented California 14th District in Congress from 1955 to his death in 1966. He was a local attorney before his election to Congress. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. As a Republican, he served on the House Public Works Committee. He was a leader in the fight to retain the Bay Area’s three major shipyards. The ship channel that leads from San Francisco Bay to the ports of Stockton and Sacramento is named after him. He carried the bill HR 439 authorizing the acquisition of the John Muir House and Martinez Adobe.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.
- Preferred citation:
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John Baldwin Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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724 Escobar StreetMartinez, CA 94553, US
- Contact:
- 9252291042