(U.S. Representative) Harlan Hagen Political Papers, 1945-1974

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Summary

Creators:
Hagen, Harlan, 1914-1990
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.
Extent:
45.0 Linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Harlan Hagen Papers, Walter Stiern Library, California State University Bakersfield, [date accessed].

Background

Scope and content:

138 file boxes containing file folders and publications from Congressional service.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Arrangement:

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;

Accruals:

No further acquisitions.

Physical location:
Second Floor Archives East. See Archivist for access.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Harlan Hagen Papers, Walter Stiern Library, California State University Bakersfield, [date accessed].

Location of this collection:
Walter W. Stiern Library
60 LIB 9001 Stockdale Hwy
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022, US
Contact:
(661) 654-3253
archives@csub.edu
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