HUBERT H. HUMPHREY:

An Inventory of His 1948 Senate Campaign Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978, creator.
	Title:	1948 Senate campaign files.
	Dates:	1941-1951.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Quantity:	5.8 cubic feet (6 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Correspondence, press releases, clippings, campaign literature, speeches, schedules, memoranda, and other materials documenting Humphrey’s successful campaign for election to the United States Senate. They include correspondence and financial data from Humphrey’s All Party Volunteer Committee; materials relating to his opponent, incumbent Senator Joseph H. Ball; Democratic Farmer Labor Party delegate and officer lists; commentary on the campaign by national columnists; files on arrangements for campaign appearances and speeches; and congratulatory letters and messages following the election.

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ARRANGEMENT

These documents are organized into the following sections:



		Subject Files, 1941-1951 (bulk 1947-1948)
		Appointment Logs and Schedules, 1948
		Speeches and Speech Arrangements, 1948
		Congratulatory Messages, 1948-1949
		Clippings, 1948

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Hubert H. Humphrey Papers. 1948 Senate Campaign Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: Many, see separate Humphrey, Hubert H. accession file.

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 99006951607010429

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below.

SUBJECT FILES, 1941-1951 (BULK 1947-1948)

Dated 1948 unless noted. Correspondence of Humphrey’s All-Party Volunteer Committee, general correspondence, press releases, endorsements, information on incumbent Senator Joseph H. Ball, and publicity files (newspaper and magazine clippings) comprise the bulk of these files.

Location

Box

150.A.8.6F

All Party Volunteer Committee:

July-October 1948. 4 folders.

Receipts & Expenditures.

Attorney General's Opinion.

Regarding: time off and wages.

Ball, Joseph H.:

Statements, Releases, and Miscellany, 1947-1948.

Voting Record, 1941-1948.

Clippings and Printed Materials, undated, 1946-1948.

Ballots, September, November 1948.

Campaign Issues.

Candidates.

Commendation Letters.

80th Congress, 1947-1948.

Cooperatives.

Correspondence:

January-October, 1948. 11 folders.

Location

Box

150.A.8.7B

November-December 1948. 4 folders.

With Duluth Volunteer Office, June-October 1948.

With Mankato Volunteer Office, September 1948.

With Minneapolis Volunteer Office, June-October 1948.

County Fairs.

County Delegate Lists.

D.F.L. State Central Committee Memos, October 1948.

Democratic National Committee, 1948-1951.

Editors Night, September 2, 1948.

Endorsements, July 1947-October 1948. 2 folders.

Financial Contributors, 1948.

Federal Issues.

General Election, results from various counties, 1948.

"Get Out the Vote."

Grain Terminal Association (GTA) Broadcasts.

Labor Letter, February-October 1948.

Copies of this Congregational Christian Churches newsletter, prepared by Francis W. McPeek.

Labor Unions.

League of Women Voters.

Literature. 5 folders.

Samples of campaign fliers, published campaign advertisements, and the like.

Mayors for Humphrey Committee.

"Meet the Press," November 1948.

Correspondence commenting on Humphrey’s appearance on the television program Meet the Press.

Minnesota State and District DFL Officers, Convention Delegates, etc. 1 volume.

Oleo Tax Issue.

Pearson, Drew: "Washington Merry-Go-Round."

Personal Campaign Committee.

Location

Box

150.A.8.8F

Policy Committee for Humphrey.

Polls.

Presidential Trip.

Press Releases:

March-August, 1948.

September-October, 1948.

approximately 1948.

Primary Election Results, September 1948.

Publicity Program.

Publicity. 6 folders.

Newspaper and magazine clippings.

Questionnaires.

Veterans Issues.

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APPOINTMENT LOGS AND SCHEDULES, 1948

Location

Box

150.A.8.8F

Humphrey Daily Appointment Log, September 22-October 31, 1948.

Mayor's Schedule, June-November 1948.

Tentative Humphrey Schedules, June-August 1948.

Humphrey Schedules, 1948.

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SPEECHES AND SPEECH ARRANGEMENTS, 1948

For speeches given during the 1948 campaign.

See the main sets of Humphrey Speech Texts and Speech Appearance Files (each cataloged separately) for other speeches from this time period.

Location

Box

150.A.8.8F

Speech: Bemidji, October 5, 1948.

Speeches, August-November 1948.

Speeches: Foreign Policy.

Speeches, approximately 1948.

Speaking Engagements:

December 1947-April 1948. 7 folders.

Location

Box

150.A.9.1B

May-December 1948. 30 folders.

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CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, 1948-1949

Location

Box

150.A.9.1B

Answered by Form Letter Nos. 1 and 2, November 1948.

Telegrams Answered by Form Letter, November 1948.

Photocopies, made in 1998.

Answered by Form Letter No. 6, November 1948.

Answered by Form Letter No. 7, November-December 1948.

Answered by Form Letter No. 9, November 1948.

Location

Box

150.A.9.2F

Congratulations, October-November 5.

Congratulations, November 1-December 13, 1948. 8 folders.

Thank Yous, October 1948-June 1949.

Thank You for Contribution, November 1947-September 1948.

Thank You for Contribution, July-November 1948.

Thank You for Contribution, October-December 1948.

Thank You for Contribution, September 1949.

Congratulations, Incoming Personal, November 1948-February 1949. 2 folders.

Congratulations Received, January-April 1949.

Legislation, Acknowledged but Needing a Reply, November 1948.

Congratulatory letters that also express views on issues that the writers wish Humphrey to address. Most are accompanied by a letter of acknowledgment from William C. Simms, Assistant to the Mayor.

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CLIPPINGS, 1948

Folded, unsorted. Awaiting appraisal and/or comparison with the 1948 Campaign subject files or the main set of Humphrey newspaper clippings.

Location

Box

150.A.9.3B

Clippings, 1948.

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