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Gant (Charles G.) California Democratic Council records
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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Charles G. Gant California Democratic Council Records
Creator:
Gant, Charles G.
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1073
Physical Description:
5.0 Linear Feet
(10 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1960-1967
Abstract: Charles Green Gant (b.1916) served as president of the Northridge Democratic Club (1958) and the Santa Ana Democratic Club
(1960-61), California Democratic Council (CDC) director for the 35th congressional district (1963-65), was the manager of
the 1964 CDC convention, and served as a member of the Democratic County Central Committee of Orange County. In 1965, he was
elected as the first southern vice-president of CDC, but resigned with other board members several months later because of
insoluble conflicts with CDC president Simon Casady. Later, he helped form, and then head, Democrats of Southern California.
The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, and printed material relating to the activities of the California Democratic
Council and former southern vice-president, Charles G. Gant. Includes files on the Simon Casady political disputes, 1965,
as well as materials related to Gant's political activities in Orange County, California.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charles G. Gant, 1969.
[Identification of item], Charles G. Gant California Democratic Council Records (Collection 1073). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9914704773606533
Charles Green Gant was born on September 24, 1916 in Nashville, Tennessee; AB, Antioch College, 1942; moved to Washington,
D.C. to be an administrative analyst with the U.S. Bureau of the Budget; in 1951 became comptroller, then Study Director for
the National Science Foundation; became business manager of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's research laboratories in Van Nuys,
California; director of Philco-Ford Newport Beach operations until 1967; president, Northridge Democratic Club, 1958 and Santa
Ana Democratic Club, 1960-61; served as California Democratic Council (CDC) director for the 35th congressional district,
1963-65; manager of 1964 CDC convention; elected as first southern vice-president of CDC in its 1965 reorganization, but resigned
with other board members several months later because of insoluble conflicts with CDC president Simon Casady; helped form
and then head Democrats of Southern California; elected in 1964 and continued to serve as member of Democratic County Central
Committee of Orange County.
Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, and printed material relating to the activities of the California Democratic
Council and former southern vice-president, Charles G. Gant. Includes files on the Simon Casady political disputes, 1965,
as well as materials related to Gant's political activities in Orange County, California.
Arranged in the following series:
- CDC board of directors meetings and minutes (Boxes 1-2).
- CDC Bulletin (Box 3).
- Simon Casady political disputes (Boxes 3-4).
- CDC conventions, etc. (Box 5).
- Election reform--NPAAC (Box 6).
- Orange County Council of Democratic Clubs--Richards-Kuchel campaign, 1962 (Box 7).
- 35th congressional district--volunteer politics conference (Box 8).
- Miscellaneous papers (Box 9).
- Various campaign and political mementos.
- The California Democratic Council and grass-roots politics [oral history transcript] / Charles G. Gant, interviewee. UCLA Oral History Department interview, 1970. Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
- Tom B. Carvey papers (Collection 1110). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
- Larry N. Gerston California Democratic Council Records (Collection 1281). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
- Knox Mellon California Democratic Council Records (Collection 1061). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- Politics and government -- 1951-.
Orange County (Calif.) -- Politics and government.
Political activists -- California, Southern.
California Democratic Council--Archives.
Gant, Charles G., 1916- --Archives.