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Guide to the Clara Shirpser Papers, [ca. 1948-1968]
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Guide to the Clara Shirpser
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Guide to the Clara Shirpser Papers, [ca. 1948-1968]
Collection number: BANC MSS 74/41 c
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Collection Summary
Collection Title: Clara Shirpser Papers,
Date (inclusive): [ca. 1948-1968]
Collection Number: BANC MSS 74/41 c
Creator: Shirpser, Clara, 1901Extent: Number of containers: 3 boxes, 1 cartonLinear ft.: 2.5
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Correspondence, speeches, press releases, personalia, clippings and subject files, relating primarily to political
activities, particularly her role as Democratic National Committeewoman from California, 1952-1956, and the
Stevenson-Kefauver presidential primary campaign.
Languages Represented: English
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Clara Shirpser papers, BANC MSS 74/41 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Portraits transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1973.011--POR)
Scope and Content
Clara (Garfinkle) Shirpser, Mrs. Adolph J. Shirpser, was born in San Francisco in 1901. A long-time Berkeley resident, Mrs.
Shirpser was active in many civic functions, clubs and philanthropic associations. These included the Berkeley Women's
City Club, Young Women's Christian Association, Children's Hospital Association, Menninger Foundation, World Affairs
Council of Northern California, Red Cross and the City of Berkeley Taxation, Franchise and Charter Amendment
Committees. She served as president and treasurer of the League of Women Voters of Berkeley and was a member of their
executive board for eight years until she resigned in 1950 to enter an unsuccessful campaign for the California State
Assembly.
In June 1952 Mrs. Shirpser was elected Democratic National Committeewoman for California, a position she held for over
four years. As national committeewoman, she helped to create and develop the Democratic club movement as a viable
force in the California Democratic Party during the early 1950s.
At the time of the presidential primary campaigns of 1955, Mrs. Shirpser avidly supported Senator Estes Kefauver over
Adlai Stevenson for the democratic nomination. As vice-chairman of the national Kefauver for President Committee, she
was responsible for women's primary campaign activities in 22 western states until Stevenson won the nomination at the
August 1956 Chicago Democratic National Convention.
It was as a direct result of her enthusiastic and outspoken support of Kefauver that Mrs. Shirpser was forced to relinquish
her position as California Democratic National Committeewoman effective August 16, 1956.
This collection of correspondence and papers was given to The Bancroft Library in September 1973 as the gift of Mrs.
Shirpser. The collection, which is fragmented and obviously incomplete, consists of 3 boxes and 1 carton and spans the
period from circa 1948 through 1968 with particular emphasis on her activities on behalf of Senator Kefauver's presidential
campaign, 1955-1956. Included are outgoing and incoming letters and a small subject file. All of the portraits have been
removed and indexed separately in the portrait collection.
The papers as a whole are described in greater detail in the Key to Arrangement which follows.
Box 1
Outgoing letters, 1951-1961
Additional Note
Carbon copies of letters and telegrams arranged chronologically with undated letters at the
end.
Boxes 2-3
Incoming letters, 1950-1967
Additional Note
Letters written to Shirpser arranged alphabetically by name of person or organization. A
partial list of significant correspondents follows the Key to Arrangement. Unlisted letters are
arranged alphabetically in a miscellany preceding the listed correspondents.
Ctn. 1
Personalia - Includes biographical material
Speeches and prepared remarks
Press releases
Clippings
California Democratic Council Convention, Fresno, 1956
California Primary Campaign, 1955-1956
Democratic National Convention, 1956
Kefauver, Carey Estes, 1903-1963. Two folders
Stevenson, Adlai Ewing, 1900-1965. Two folders
Stevenson-Kefauver Campaign, 1956
Guide to the Clara Shirpser
Papers, [ca. 1948-1968]
Unsorted
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Key to Arrangement
Subject files
American Association for the United Nations, Inc. San Francisco Chapter
Democratic Party. National Committee
Democratic Party. Platforms
Democratic Party. Restricting convention demonstrations, 1952-1968
Kefauver for President Campaign, 1955-1956. Two folders
Kennedy-Johnson Campaign, 1960
Shirpser for Assembly Campaign, 1950
Stevenson for President Campaigns
Stevenson-Kefauver Campaign, 1956
White House Conference on Aging, 1961
White House Regional Conferences in San Francisco, 1961
Women for Johnson-Humphrey Campaign, 1964
Miscellany. Two folders
Photographs
Arvey, Jacob M., 18952 letters, 1952-1955. Written while Democratic National Committeeman of Illinois.
Include one letter by his secretary.
Bailey, John Moran, 1904Letter, Jan 6, 1961. Re his impending appointment as chairman of the Democratic
National Committee.
Bartlett, Edward Lewis, 1904Letter, July 9, 1956. Written while U.S. Congressional Delegate from Alaska;
addressed to Mrs. Edward J. Parnell.
Bee, Carlos, 1917-1974
Letter, Nov 30, 1955. Written while California Assemblyman.
Blair, William McCormick, 191610 letters, 1953-1956. Some letters written while executive assistant to Adlai E.
Stevenson. Include copies of letters written to others.
Boyle, Bernard J., 1894-
Letter, Feb 2, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for Nebraska.
Brannan, Charles Franklin, 1903-
Letter, June 12, 1956. Attorney-at-law.
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. California Legislative Board
Letter, Nov 13, 1950. By state representative F. G. Pellett.
Brown, Edmund Gerald, 190518 letters, 1955-1964. Written while California Attorney General and Governor of
California. Include form letters and copies of letters written to others.
Burwell, Lina (Weinberg), 1890Letter, Nov 13, 1955. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman for
Wyoming.
Butler, Paul M., 190519 letters, 1954-1956. Written while chairman of the Democratic National
Committee. Include form letters and copies of letters written to others.
California. Attorney General
See Brown, Edmund Gerald
California. Controller
See Cranston, Alan
California. Secretary of State
Letter, July 1, 1950. Form letter by Frank M. Jordan re Mrs. Shirpser's appointees to
the Democratic State Convention.
California Democratic Council
See Democratic Party, Calif. California Democratic Council
Carrell, Tom C.
10 letters, 1955-1956. Some letters written while chairman of the Kefauver for
President Committee of California. Include form letters and copies of letters written
to others.
Guide to the Clara Shirpser
Papers, [ca. 1948-1968]
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Partial List of Correspondents
Carvey, Thomas B., Jr.
See Democratic Party. Calif. Los Angeles County. Central Committee
Chambers, Paul Marvin, 1916Letter, Jan 24, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for Arkansas
re the selection of delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
Clark, Georgia (Neese), 1900-
2 letters, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman for Kansas.
Clement, Frank Goad, 1920Letter, July 16, 1956. Written while Governor of Tennessee; addressed to Mrs.
Edward J. Parnell.
Clements, Earle C., 1896-
5 letters, 1955-1956. Written while U.S. Senator from Kentucky.
Cohelan, Jeffery, 1914-
2 letters, 1965-1967. Written while U.S. Congressman from California.
Cranston, Alan, 19146 letters, 1954-1964. Written while president of the California Democratic Council
and California Controller.
Cunningham, Mary Rosalle, 1907Letter, Feb 15, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman for
Nebraska.
Daley, Richard J., 1902-
Letter, Aug 29, 1956. Written while Mayor of Chicago.
Davis, Pauline L., 1917-
2 letters, 1952-1955. One letter written while California Assemblywoman.
Delany, Frank J.
3 letters, 1956. Include copies of letters written to others.
Democratic Party, Calif. California Democratic Council
2 letters, 1955
Democratic Party. Calif. Contra Costa County. Central Committee
Letter, Nov 12, 1954. By chairman James P. Kenny; addressed to Paul Ziffren re their
opposition to the retention of Stephen Mitchell as chairman of the Democratic
National Committee.
Democratic Party. Calif. Los Angeles County. Central Committee
4 letters, 1952-1955. Include one letter, Sept. 8, 1955, by secretary Tom B. Carvey.
Democratic Party. Calif. San Mateo County. Central Committee
Letter, Feb 18, 1955. Letter of appreciation by chairman Melvin E. Cohn.
Democratic Party. Calif. Santa Cruz County. Central Committee
2 letters, 1954. By chairman Donald Younger.
Democratic Party. Calif. Solano County. Central Committee
3 letters and telegrams, 1954-1956.
Democratic Party. Calif. State Central Committee
4 letters, 1955. By chairman Elizabeth Snyder. Include copies of letters written to
others.
See also Roger Kent, William A. Munnell, Lionel S. Steinberg and Eugene L. Wyman.
Democratic Party. Montana. State Central Committee
Letter, Jan 25, 1956. By vice-chairman Elizabeth Colton re the selection of delegates
to the Democratic National Convention.
Democratic Party. National Committee
4 letters, 1952. One letter, Aug 21, 1952, by secretary Dorothy (McElroy)
Vredenburgh.
See also Paul M. Butler, India Edwards, Clayton Fritchey, Matthew H. McCloskey and
Stephen A. Mitchell.
See also subject file in Carton One.
Democratic Party. Oregon. State Central Committee
Letter, Jan 25, 1956. By vice-chairman Edna Scales.
DiSalle, Michael Vincent, 1908-
Guide to the Clara Shirpser
Papers, [ca. 1948-1968]
2 letters, 1954-1958. Attorney-at-law.
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Partial List of Correspondents
Donahoe, Dorothy M.
Letter, Feb 24, 1956. Written while a member of the California Assembly re the
California political organization.
Donnelley, Dixon, 1915Telegram, May 24, 1956. Written while with the Kefauver for President Committee
explaining Senator Kefauver's negative civil rights votes.
Donohue, F. Joseph, 19002 letters, 1956. Written while general chairman of the Kefauver for President
Committee and director, vice-presidential activities, Stevenson-Kefauver Campaign
Committee.
Doyle, Clyde Gilman, 1887-
Letter, July 11, 1956. Written while U.S. Congressman from California.
Edwards, India (Gillespie)
13 letters, 1952-1964. Include letters written while vice-chairman of the Democratic
National Committee and while special consultant to the U.S. Secretary of Labor.
Engle, Clair, 1911-1964.
13 letters and telegrams, 1955-1964. Written while U.S. Congressman from California
and chairman of the California Stevenson-Kefauver Campaign Committee.
Espe, Carl F.
See U.S. Navy
Fields, Bertrude Kendall (Thompson), 19012 letters, 1956 and n.d. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman for
Oklahoma.
Finletter, Thomas Knight, 1893-
Letter, Nov 18, 1955. Attorney-at-law.
Finney, Ruth, 1898Letter, June 26, [1956]. Apologizing for a newspaper column by her husband Robert
S. Allen.
Fleeson, Doris
Letter, May 15, 1956. Defending her newspaper column.
Fleishhacker, Mortimer, Jr.
Letter, Mar 1, 1965. Form letter written on behalf of the Citizen's Committee for the
20th Anniversary Commemorative Session of the United Nations.
Ford, John Anson, 18835 letters, 1952-1953 and n.d. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for
California. Include form letters and copies of letters written to others.
Friedman, Monroe Mark, 1895-
Letter, June 18, 1958.
Fritchey, Clayton
3 letters and telegrams, 1955-1963. Written while deputy chairman of the
Democratic National Committee and a member of the U.S. mission to the United
Nations. Include photocopies.
Gatov, Elizabeth (Rudel) Smith, 19112 letters, 1960-1964. One written while Democratic National Committeewoman for
California.
Geddes, Samuel Robert
Letter, July 10, 1956. Written while California Assemblyman; addressed to Mrs.
Edward J. Parnell re Clara Shirpser.
George, Walter Franklin, 1878-1957
Letter, July 23, 1956. Written while U.S. Senator from Georgia.
Golden, John Matthew, 1895Letter, Aug 2, 1955. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for
Connecticut.
Gore, Albert Arnold, 1907-
Letter, Aug 16, 1958. Written while U.S. Senator from Tennessee.
Grady, Henry Francis, Jr.
Guide to the Clara Shirpser
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Letter, Aug 1, 1963.
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Partial List of Correspondents
Grady, Lucretia (del Valle)
3 letters, 1955-1960.
Gravel, Camille Francis, 1915Letter, Oct. 21, 1958. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for
Louisiana.
Graybill, Leo Carlisle, 18942 letters, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for Montana.
Include letters written to others.
Green, Theodore Francis, 1867-
Letter, June 20, 1956. Written while U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.
Hagen, Harlan, 1914-
Letter, June 18, 1956. Written while U.S. Congressman from California.
Harber, Winford Elmer, 1892Letter, Feb 18, 1956. Transcript of letter written while president of the American
National Bank.
Heaney, Gerald William, 1918-
Letter, Jan 20, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeeman of Minnesota.
Heller, Elinor (Raas), 19042 letters, 1952-1953. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman for
California.
Holloran, Mark Richard, 1905-
2 letters, 1955-1956. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for Missouri.
Humphrey, Hubert Horatio, 1911Letter, July 31, 1956. Written while U.S. Senator from Minnesota; addressed to Mrs.
Edward J. Parnell re Clara Shirpser.
Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963.
33 letters and telegrams, 1955-1963. Written while U.S. Senator from Tennessee.
Include form letters and copies of letters written to others. Also: four letters,
1955-1956, by his wife Nancy Patterson (Pigott) Kefauver.
See also clippings in Carton One.
Kefauver for President Committee
8 letters, 1956. Include one letter, June 30, 1956, by treasurer William Allerton
Roberts.
See also Dixon Donnelley, F. Joseph Donohue and Mabelle Kennedy.
See also subject file in Carton One.
Kefauver for President Committee of California
6 letters, 1952-1956.
See also Carrell, Tom C.
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963.
Letter, Aug 25, 1960. Written while U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
Kennedy, Mabelle
Letter, Feb 24, 1956. Written while vice chairman of the Kefauver for President
Committee.
Kent, Roger, 19068 letters, 1954 and n.d. Written while chairman of the California Democratic State
Central Committee. Include form letters and copies of letters written to others.
Killion, George Leonard, 19014 letters, 1956-1962. Written while chairman of the board of Loew's Incorporated
and president of American President Lines, Ltd. Include copies of letters written to
others.
Knutson, Coya Gjesdal, 1912Letter, July 20, 1956. Written while U.S. Congressman from Minnesota; addressed to
Mrs. Edward J. Parnell.
Kreps, Theodore John, 1897-
Letter, Dec. 1, 1955.
Langmade, Stephen Wallace, 1914-
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Letter, Jan 16, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for Arizona.
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Partial List of Correspondents
Lawrence, David Leo, 18882 letters and telegrams, 1954-1958. Written while Democratic National
Committeeman for Pennsylvania. Include one telegram co-signed with
committeewoman Emma Guffey Miller.
Leader, George Michael, 1918Letter, Nov 13, 1958. Written while Governor of Pennsylvania upon his defeat for
re-election.
Loew's Incorporated
See Killion, George Leonard
McAteer, J. Eugene
Letter, Nov 28, 1955. Written while a member of the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors.
McCarthy, Eugene Joseph, 19162 letters, 1956-1964. Written while U.S. Congressman and later Senator from
Minnesota.
McCarthy, Robert I., 1920-
Letter, Dec. 1, 1955. Written while California State Senator.
McCloske, Matthew H.
4 letters, 1956. Written while treasurer of the Democratic National Committee.
Include one letter by an assistant.
McCormac, John William, 1891-
Letter, July 25, 1956. Written while U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts.
Madden, Ray John, 1892-
Letter, Feb 9, 1956. Written while U.S. Congressman from Indiana.
Magnin, Cyril I., 1899-
Letter, Nov 29, 1955. Declining an invitation.
Magnuson, Warren Grant, 1905-
Letter, July 10, 1956. Written while U.S. Senator from Washington.
Mazo, Earl, 1919-
Letter, June 28, 1956. Written while with the New York Herald Tribune.
Miller, Emma Guffey
See Lawrence, David Leo
Miller, George, Jr.
Letter, Dec. 6, 1955. Written while California State Senator, declining an invitation.
Miller, George Paul, 1891Letter, July 17, 1956. Written while U.S. Congressman from California; addressed to
Mrs. Edward J. Parnell re Clara Shirpser.
Mills College, Calif. President
See White, Lynn Townsend
Mitchell, Stephen Arnold, 190325 letters and telegrams, 1952-1954 and n.d. Written while chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. Include copies of letters written to others.
Monroney, Almer Stillwell Mike, 1902-
3 letters, 1954-1960. Written while U.S. Senator from Oklahoma.
Munnell, William Arthur, 19202 letters, 1955-1960. Written while California Assemblyman and chairman of the
California Democratic State Central Committee.
Nygaard, Daphna (Hauser), 1896Letter, Feb 8, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman for North
Dakota.
O'Gara, Gerald J.
Letter, June 17, 1952. Congratulatory letter upon Mrs. Shirpser's election as
Democratic National Committeewoman.
Olson, Culbert Levy, 1876-1962
Letter, Nov 17, 1955. Addressed to Suren M. Saroyan.
Pauley, Edwin Wendell, 1903-
Guide to the Clara Shirpser
Papers, [ca. 1948-1968]
2 letters, 1956.
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Pearson, Drew Andrew Russell, 1897-
Letter, Oct. 26, 1955.
Price, Margaret (Bayne), 1912-
Letter, n.d. Written while Democratic National Committee woman for Michigan.
Ragland, Martha Ragsdale, 19067 letters, 1955-1961. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman for
Tennessee.
Ramsey, Ben
Letter, Feb 28, 1956. Written while Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
Rawlings, Calvin William, 1895-
3 letters, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for Utah.
Richards, Richard, 1916-
3 letters, 1955-1956. Written while California State Senator.
Roberts, Willa Mae (Alexander), 1887Letter, Feb 1, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman for
Missouri.
Roberts, William Allerton, 1900See Kefauver for President Committee
Rock, George Frederick, 1907-
3 letters, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for Colorado.
Romney, Roxey (Stowell), 1889-
Letter, Feb 6, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman of Utah.
Roosevelt, James, 1907Letter, Jan 25, 1956. Written while U.S. Congressman from California re his decision
to support Adlai Stevenson for President.
Roth, William Matson, 1916-
Letter, Feb 24, 1956.
Roybal, Edward R., 1916-
Letter, Nov 6, 1963. Written while U.S. Congressman from California.
Rumford, William Byron, 1908Letter, June 27, 1963. Written while California Assemblyman re fair housing bill AB
1240.
Sackett, Sheldon Fred, 1902-
Letter, June 18, 1952. Written while president of KROW Radio.
Salinger, Pierre Emil George, 1925-
2 letters and telegrams, 1964. Written while U.S. Senator from California.
San Francisco. Board of Supervisors
2 letters, 1955-1956. By John J. Ferdon and Francis McCarthy.
See also McAteer, J. Eugene.
San Francisco. Mayor
See Shelley, John Francis
San Francisco International Film Festival
Letter, Dec. 10, 1959. By director Irving M. Levin.
Saroyan, Suren Michael, 1905-
4 letters, 1955-1959. Copies of letters written to others.
Saun, Dalip Singh, 1899-
2 letters, 1957. Written while U.S. Congressman from California.
School, Inez (Montgomery), 1890Letter, Nov 24, 1954. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman for
Indiana; co-signed with others.
Seedall, Dean S.
Letter, Jan 30, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman for Idaho.
Shane, Leonard, 1922-
2 telegrams, 1956. Re labor volunteers for Kefauver.
Sharp, Thelma Parkinson
Letter, July 26, 1956. Written while Democratic National Committeewoman for New
Jersey.
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Shelley, John Francis, 1905-1974.
4 letters, 1963-1965. Written while U.S. Congressman from California and San
Francisco Mayor.
Sheppard, Harry Richard, 18854 letters, 1955. Written while U.S. Congressman from California. Include copies of
letters written to others.
Silverman, Sol, 1900-
Letter, Mar. 2, 1955. Written while chairman of the Israel Histadrut Campaign.
Sisk, Bernice Frederic, 1910-
2 letters, 1956. Written while U.S. Congressman from California.
Smith, Elizabeth (Rudel), 1911See Gatov, Elizabeth (Rudel) Smith
Additional Note
Smith, James Edward, 1910-
2 letters, 1954-1956.
Sparkman, John, 18993 letters, 1955-1965. Written while U.S. Senator from Alabama. Include letters
written to others.
Additional Note
Steinberg, Lionel Sanford, 19192 letters, 1956-1960. One letter written while chairman of the northern California
division of the Democratic State Central Committee.
Stevenson, Adlai Ewing, 1900-1965.
3 letters and telegrams, 1956-1962 and n.d. Include form letters.
See also clippings in Carton One.
Stevenson-Kefauver Campaign Committee
See Donohue, F. Joseph.
See also clippings in Carton One.
Stevenson-Kefauver Campaign Committee, California
See Engle, Clair
Sutton, Leonard V. B.
Letter, Apr 3, 1956. Written while justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Sweetland, Monroe Mark, 19103 letters, 1952-1956. Include letters written while Democratic National
Committeeman for Oregon.
Switzer, George Frederick, 1903-
Letter, Nov 15, 1955. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for Virginia.
Symington, Stuart, 1901-
Letter, July 9, 1956. Written while U.S. Senator from Missouri.
Tennessee. Governor
See Clement, Frank Goad
Tulare Co., Calif. District Attorney
2 letters, 1956. By Robert H. Haden.
U.S. Dept. of Labor
See Edwards, India (Gillespie)
U.S. Navy
Letter, Aug 12, 1953. Transcript of letter by director of naval intelligence, Carl F.
Espe, re Robert Likens Condon.
Vredenburgh, Dorothy (McElroy), 1916See Democratic Party. National Committee
Wagler, S. Victor, 1906Letter, Nov 30, 1955. Written while judge of the Alameda County Superior Court
declining an invitation to meet Estes Kefauver.
White, Lynn Townsend, 1907-
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Letter, June 24, 1952. Congratulatory letter written while president of Mills College
upon Mrs. Shirpser's election as California Democratic National Committeewoman.
World Affairs Council of Northern California
Letter, May 27, 1957. By director Calvin J. Nichols.
Wyatt, Joseph L., Jr.
See California Democratic Council
Wyman, Eugene Lester, 1924Letter, July 6, 1964. Written while chairman of the California Democratic State
Central Committee.
Yorty, Samuel William, 1909Letter, Nov 10, 1955. Written while U.S. Congressman from California re the
appointment of delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
Younger, Donald, 1903See Democratic Party. Calif. Santa Cruz County. Central Committee
Ziffren, Paul, 1913-
Guide to the Clara Shirpser
Papers, [ca. 1948-1968]
3 letters, 1955. Written while Democratic National Committeeman for California.
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