Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Dorothie M. Murello, Wilmington Democratic Club Collection
- Dates:
- 1957-1971
- Creators:
- Murello, Dorothy Margaret, 1917-1982, Democratic Party (Calif.). State Central Committee Murello, Dorothy Margaret, 1917-1982 Murello, Dorothy Margaret
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 3.42 linear feet
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Dorothie M. Murello, Wilmington Democratic Club Collection. Wilmington Historical Society
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Dorothie M. Murello, Wilmington Democratic Club Collection documents her involvement in local, state,and national politics between 1957 and 1971. Most significantly, this includes campaign work for Democratic Party candidates Sam Yorty, Edmund G. Brown, and John F. Kennedy. The collection includes event programs and booklets, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, campaign materials and contact lists, notes, publications, photographs, and a scrapbook. The collection is arranged at the collection level.
- Biographical / historical:
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Please see finding aid with box list for biographical history.
- Acquisition information:
- The source and date of acquisition is unknown.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- California--Politics and government
Presidents–Election
Women--Political activity
Democratic Party (Calif.)
Documents
Ephemera
Photographic material
Scrapbook
Paper records
Correspondence
Documents Ephemera Photographic materials Scrapbook Ephemera
Photographic prints
Publications - Names:
- Democratic Party (Calif.). State Central Committee
Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Yorty, Sam, 1909-1998 - Places:
- Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1957-1971
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research use.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator of this collection has not been transferred to the Wilmington Historical Society. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Preferred citation:
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Dorothie M. Murello, Wilmington Democratic Club Collection. Wilmington Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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309 W. Opp St.Wilmington, CA 90744, US