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Title: Knox Mellon California Democratic Council Papers
Creator:
Mellon, Knox
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1061
Physical Description:
7.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1957-1969
Abstract: William Knox Mellon, Jr. was a professor of history at Immaculate Heart College and the Democratic nominee for the CA 24th
District for Congress in 1962. Mellon became treasurer of the Oral History Association. Collection consists of correspondence,
records, and printed material relating to the California Democratic Council and to CA politics in general during the 1960s.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], Knox Mellon California Democratic Council Papers (Collection Number 1061). UCLA Library Special
Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Knox Mellon, Jr., 1968.
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Biography
William Knox Mellon, Jr. was born on Oct. 20, 1925 in Houston, TX; BA, Pomona College, 1950; MA, Claremont College, 1953;
Ph.D, Claremont Graduate School, 1972; became a professor of history at Immaculate Heart College; Democratic nominee for the
CA 24th District for Congress, 1962; became treasurer, Oral History Assn.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, records, and printed material relating to the California Democratic Council and to
CA politics in general during the 1960s. Includes clippings, newsletters, pamphlets, and periodicals, files on Democratic
candidates, and CDC by-laws, files on conventions, committees, board meetings, and the 1960 presidential campaign.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Political files covering local politics and candidates (boxes 1-4)
- Miscellaneous subject files (boxes 5-8)
- Newsletters, commentaries, pamphlets by and about the CDC (boxes 9-10)
- California Democratic Council files, 1959-1967 (boxes 11-15).
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
History teachers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives.
California Democratic Council
Mellon, Knox -- Archives