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7 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Women--Political activity--United States.
Woman's Party Corporation records, 1918-1998
21,500 items. 85 containers plus 1 oversize. 35.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Women's rights organization. Correspondence, legal papers, financial records, board of directors minutes, bylaws, notes, printed matter, architectural documents, and subject files relating to litigation between the Woman's Party Corporation and its parent organization, the National Woman's Party, maintenance of the Sewall-Belmont House, and the corporation's various activites and fraught relationship with the National Woman's Party.
Katie Louchheim papers, 1906-1991
32,000 items. 81 containers plus 1 classified and 25 oversize. 35 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States deputy assistant secretary of state, Democratic Party official, author, and public speaker. Journals, family papers, correspondence, memoranda, reports, lists, speeches, interviews, drafts of writings, scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other printed matter documenting Louchheim's public service and leadership in the Democratic Party.
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Woman's National Democratic Club records, 1912-2014
45,000 items. 126 containers plus 5 oversize. 50 linear feet. 1,149 digital files (59.07 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Organization founded in 1922 in Washington, D.C., focusing on public policy and serving as a forum for Democratic leaders. Correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, bylaws, notes, newsletters, membership files, oral history transcripts in both physical and digital formats, photographs in both physical and digital formats, presidential campaign ephemera, newspaper clippings, and other printed matter documenting the founding of the Woman’s National Democratic Club and its principal activities as a meeting place for Democrats, a forum for national public policy debate, and an outlet for engagement in local community affairs.
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National Federation of Democratic Women records, 1960-2016
8,500 items. 22 containers plus 1 oversize. 8.9 linear feet. 171 digital files (5.84GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Women's political organization. Organization formed in 1971 to encourage the participation of women in every level of the Democratic Party. Correspondence, organizational history, chronological files, convention files, membership files, financial records, newsletters, and other records.
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Nancy Pelosi papers, 1930-2012
260,000 items. 724 containers plus 2 classified and 6 oversize . 295 linear feet. 11,588 digital files (66.37 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, House Minority Leader, and Democratic congresswoman from San Francisco, California, and the Bay area. Correspondence, legislative material, speeches, calendars, photographs, press and communications material, staff files, fundraising files, and administrative material relating primarily to Pelosi's work in the United States House of Representatives and her work on behalf of the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates for office.
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Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman papers, 1909-1997
230,000 items. 638 containers plus 1 classified, 47 oversize, and 1 artifact. 280 linear feet. 1,142 digital files (8.581 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Political activist and diplomat. Family papers, correspondence, memoranda, reports, agenda, minutes, programs, briefing binders, political polls, lists, research files, Federal Election Commission filings, financial and legal records, speeches and writings, interview and event transcripts, diary excerpts, biographical material, awards, publicity material, engagement calendars, scheduling and event files, travel files, digital files, address books, guest books, passports, marriage certificates, photographs, news clippings, and other printed matter documenting most phases of Harriman’s adult life including her marriages to Randolph S. Churchill, 1939-1946; Leland Hayward, 1960-1971; and W. Averell Harriman, 1971-1986; as well as her roles as founder and chair of the Democrats for the 80's from 1980 to 1990 and as United States ambassador to France from 1993 to 1997.
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John A. Lawrence papers, 1974-2018
18,500 items. 53 containers. 21.2 linear feet. 3,202 digital files (2.62 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Senior staff member in the U.S. House of Representatives, author, and lecturer. Correspondence, memoranda, meeting notes, interviews, photographs, subject files, printed matter, and email in both paper and digital formats primarily relating to Lawrence’s years as chief of staff for United States Congresswoman, House Minority Leader, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Also documented are Lawrence's previous work as chief of staff for United States Congressman George Miller III and post-governmental career as an author and lecturer, including files relating to his book Class of '74: Congress After Watergate and the Roots of Partisanship.
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