ANN O'LOUGHLIN:
An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | O'Loughlin, Ann, 1943-1999, creator. | |
| Title: | Ann O'Loughlin papers. | |
| Dates: | 1943-1999 (bulk 1973-1996). | |
| Abstract: | Personal papers of a self-described feminist and moderate Republican reflecting her active participation in Minnesota feminist political organizations, her involvement in Minnesota Republican Party election campaigns and politics, and her strong commitment to feminist causes. | |
| Quantity: | 0.85 cubic feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf and oversize folder locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The papers include biographical information; correspondence and memoranda; minutes and related meeting and convention materials; membership, mailing, and other lists; speeches, reports, columns, letters to the editor, and other writings; and fliers and brochures, political campaign materials, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and other near-print and print materials. They document O'Loughlin's role as executive board member and president of the GOP Feminist Caucus of Minnesota, active member of the Minnesota Women's Political Caucus, Republican-endorsed candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives, chair or paid staff member of other Republican candidates' campaign committees, and transition team member of a DFL/labor-endorsed mayor-elect of Minneapolis; her personal relationships with prominent Minnesota Republican politicians; and her efforts on behalf of feminist causes.
Also present are personal and family papers that include O'Loughlin's correspondence with family and friends, unbound pages of a World War II era Amdahl family photograph album, and genealogical information.
ARRANGEMENT
The papers are arranged in the following five sections: biographical information, women's political organizations, election campaigns and committees, writings, and personal and family papers.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Ann O'Loughlin Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 15,758
Processing Information:
Processed by: Deborah Kahn, October 2005
Catalog ID number: 990037306740104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 146.K.9.1B | Biographical information, undated and 1943, [circa 1993], 1999. | ||||||||||
| Includes a photograph of O'Loughlin, her resum_, a newspaper obituary article, and vital records. | |||||||||||
| Women's political organizations: | |||||||||||
| GOP Feminist Caucus of Minnesota: | |||||||||||
| Co-founded by O'Loughlin in June 1973 as GOP Women for Political Effectiveness. The name was changed to GOP Feminist Caucus in January 1975, to GOP Feminist Caucus of Minnesota in February 1986, and (apparently) to GOP Feminist Caucus of Minnesota PAC in 1996. The caucus retained "GOP" in its name during the years (1975-1995) that the Republican Party of Minnesota was known as Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. | |||||||||||
| O'Loughlin served on the executive board for many years and as president February 1991 - February 1992. | |||||||||||
| Historical information, 1973-1991. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and related papers, 1973-1996. 7 folders. | |||||||||||
| Beginning in 1990, includes meeting materials previously filed separately in the minutes and related papers section (see below). | |||||||||||
| +297 | Poster: "Presenting The Second Annual MEN'S LINGERIE FASHION SHOW, Wednesday, January 22, 1975...A Feminist Fund Raiser...GOP Women for Political Effectiveness...Turnabout is FAIR PLAY...." | ||||||||||
| There are photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the fashion show, whose proceeds were used to support feminist political candidates, in Box 1 (146.K.9.1B). | |||||||||||
| 146.K.9.1B | Minutes and related papers, 1979-1989. 5 folders. | ||||||||||
| Materials relating to executive board meetings, annual membership meetings, and endorsing conventions, including agendas, minutes, financial reports, executive board rosters, mailings, and correspondence. | |||||||||||
| Telephone trees, undated and 1976, 1978. | |||||||||||
| Membership and mailing lists, undated and 1989-1992. | |||||||||||
| Promotional and membership leaflets, [197-] - [198-]; and newsletters, 1983-1984. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Women's Political Caucus, 1978-1991. | |||||||||||
| Includes O'Loughlin's copy of the 1986 Minnesota Women's Political Caucus: Member Manual. | |||||||||||
| National Women's Political Caucus, 1983, 1989. | |||||||||||
| Includes the program for the organization's 1989 annual convention, which was held in St. Paul (Minn.). | |||||||||||
| Election campaigns and committees: | |||||||||||
| Citizens for Carlson, 1976. | |||||||||||
| O'Loughlin was chair of the campaign committee of Independent-Republican (I-R) candidate Arne Carlson's re-election bid for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 58B. | |||||||||||
| Ann O'Loughlin for State Representative (1978), 1978-1979. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| O'Loughlin was the I-R-endorsed candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 58B. She lost to the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) candidate, Todd Otis. | |||||||||||
| Includes legal papers relating to O'Loughlin's unsuccessful court challenges of the election outcome in district court and the state supreme court. | |||||||||||
| 146.K.9.1B | Ann Amdahl O'Loughlin for State Representative (1980), 1979-1981. 2 folders. | ||||||||||
| O'Loughlin challenged Otis again as the I-R-endorsed candidate in House District 58B and was defeated a second time. | |||||||||||
| Whitney for Governor, 1982. | |||||||||||
| O'Loughlin was volunteer coordinator of I-R gubernatorial candidate Wheelock Whitney's campaign committee. | |||||||||||
| Sharon Sayles Belton Policy Transition Team, November 1993 - February 1994. | |||||||||||
| Sayles Belton, the DFL/labor-endorsed candidate, was elected mayor of Minneapolis in November 1993. The Policy Transition Team, consisting of four subcommittees, was formed to help prepare for Sayles Belton's initial State of the City address and facilitate the transition from campaign concepts to initial actions of the new administration. O'Loughlin was co-chair of the Faith Community/Social Fabric and Family subcommittee. | |||||||||||
| The papers document the work of the subcommittee, especially O'Loughlin's role in writing the initial drafts and final version of its report. | |||||||||||
| Personal political correspondence, 1988-1996. | |||||||||||
| Primarily with prominent Minnesota Republican politicians. | |||||||||||
| Writings, undated and [198-], 1991-1993. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Topics include politics, the Republican Party, feminism, feminist issues like abortion rights and increased participation of women in politics, feminist heroes like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and what appear to be college assignments. | |||||||||||
| Personal and family papers: | |||||||||||
| Personal correspondence with family and friends, 1979-1996. | |||||||||||
| Orval and Marie Amdahl family photograph album (unbound pages), 1943-[194-?]. | |||||||||||
| The album, which begins with photographs of Ann when she was 15 days old, was started by her mother, Marie S. Gilbertson Amdahl, for her father, Orval H. Amdahl, who was serving in World War II when his daughter was born and did not meet her until she was ca. 15 months old. In addition to photographs of Ann and her parents there are photographs of other family members. | |||||||||||
| 146.K.9.1B | Genealogical information, undated and 1984. | ||||||||||
| Genealogical charts for the Amdahl and O'Loughlin families and autobiographical reminiscences of Thomas and Maxine Coyle O'Loughlin, O'Loughlin's father-in-law and mother-in-law. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Abortion -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Elections -- Minnesota.
- Equal rights amendments -- United States.
- Feminism -- Minnesota.
- Political campaigns -- Minnesota.
- Politics, Practical -- Minnesota.
- Pro-choice movements -- Minnesota.
- Women -- Political activity -- Minnesota.
- Women's rights -- United States.
- Women -- Societies and clubs.
- Persons:
- Carlson, Arne H., 1934-.
- Amdahl family.
- O'Loughlin family.
- Laughlin family.
- Organizations:
- GOP Women for Political Effectiveness (Minn.).
- GOP Feminist Caucus of Minnesota.
- Independent-Republicans of Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Legislature. House of Representatives -- Contested elections.
- Minnesota Women's Political Caucus.
- National Women's Political Caucus.
- Republican Party (Minn.).
- Types of Documentation:
- Campaign literature -- Minnesota.
- Photographs.
- Reminiscences.
- Occupations:
- Feminists -- Minnesota.
- Women political candidates -- Minnesota.
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