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Dorothie M. Murello, Wilmington Democratic Club Collection
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms
  • Additional collection guides

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Dorothie M. Murello, Wilmington Democratic Club Collection
    Dates: 1957-1971
    Collection Number: DMC
    Creator/Collector: Murello, Dorothy Margaret, 1917-1982, Democratic Party (Calif.). State Central Committee
    Extent: 3.42 linear feet
    Repository: Wilmington Historical Society
    Wilmington, California 90744
    Abstract: The Dorothie M. Murello, Wilmington Democratic Club Collection documents her involvement in local, state, and federal politics between 1957 and 1971. The collection includes paper records, photographs, and a scrapbook primarily related to campaign work for Democratic Party candidates. The collection is arranged at the collection level.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    The collection is open for research use.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator of this collection has not been transferred to the Wilmington Historical Society.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

    [Identification of item]. Dorothie M. Murello, Wilmington Democratic Club Collection. Collection Number: DMC. Wilmington Historical Society

    Acquisition Information

    The source and date of acquisition is unknown.

    Biography/Administrative History

    Please see finding aid with box list for biographical history.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    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.

    Indexing Terms

    California--Politics and government
    Presidents–Election
    Women--Political activity
    Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996
    Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
    Yorty, Sam, 1909-1998
    Los Angeles County (Calif.)
    Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.)
    Documents
    Ephemera
    Photographic material
    Scrapbook

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