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Size | 327.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 165,000 items) |
Abstract | Allard Kenneth Lowenstein (1929-1980) was a white political activist, lawyer, teacher, speaker, author, United States congressman from New York, United States representative to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, and founder and leader of several organizations. The collection includes correspondence, organizational records, political campaign records, congressional files, writings, speeches, press clippings, research materials, scheduling files, financial and administrative records, diaries, scrapbooks, family papers, photographs, sound recordings, videocasette tapes, and other items documenting the life and career of Allard K. Lowenstein. Correspondence, 1940s-1970s, covers Lowenstein's service in World War II; years as a student activist at the University of North Carolina; work with the United States National Student Association, Democratic Party, Coalition for a Democratic Alternative, and other organizations; relations with Eleanor Roosevelt, Frank Porter Graham, Adlai Stevenson, William F. Buckley Jr., Aaron Henry, Eugene J. McCarthy, Norman C. Thomas, and Hubert H. Humphrey; interests in political and social affairs including civil rights, voter registration, and political reform in the United States and relations with other countries, especially Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the Soviet Union; work at Stanford University; anti-Vietnam War activities; the Ditch Johnson campaign; his successful campaign for Congress from the Fifth Congressional District of New York; various unsuccessful political campaigns for United States House and Senate seats from New York; his investigation of the Robert F. Kennedy assassination; his United Nations work; his work on Edward M. Kennedy's 1980 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination; and other matters. Activity files, 1935-1980, document Lowenstein's various United Nations appointments during the Carter Administration; attempts to reopen the investigation of the Robert F. Kennedy assassination; involvement in Americans for Democratic Action; attendance at the University of North Carolina; African travels; and other activities relating to civil rights, international relations, and other topics. Political campaign materials, 1942-1980, relate to campaigns of Lowenstein and others, chiefly Democrats. United States Congress materials, 1969-1970, include personal and constituent correspondence, district files, House committee files, legislation, press files, and administrative files documenting Lowenstein's two-year congressional term. Writings include published and unpublished works by Lowenstein, 1943-1979, on a wide range of topics, and writings about Lowenstein, 1946-1985. Research files, 1940-1980, are on wide-ranging topics and were used by Lowenstein as background materials for writings, speeches, campaign appearances, and interviews. There are also materials relating to public appearances, 1944-1980; personal papers, 1924-1985, including biographical information, family papers, financial materials, diaries and scrapbooks, and other items; pictures, 1929-1980, mostly photographs of Lowenstein with family, friends, and associates; sound recordings, 1950-1982, including speeches by Lowenstein, congressional forums he conducted, interviews by or with Lowenstein, and other recordings; and videotapes and films, 1950-1980. Additions to the collection, 1983-2004, contain materials similar to those in the original deposit, but also include oral history interviews with Lowenstein and with friends and associates after his death; Dump Nixon campaign materials; and materials documenting activities of Lowenstein's assistant, Bancroft "Nick" Littlefield. |
Creator | Lowenstein, Allard K. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Mitchell F. Ducey, Barbara Shaw Anderson, and Frances A. Weaver, 1995
Revisions by: Laura Hart, 2017; Nancy Kaiser and Laura Hart, 2018; Anne Wells and Nancy Kaiser, 2019
Encoded by: Margaret Dickson, March 2006
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16 January 1929 | Born in Newark, N.J. |
1930 | Death of mother, Augusta Goldberg Lowenstein |
1934-1939 | Attended Ethical Culture School in Manhattan |
1939-1945 | Attended Horace Mann School for Boys in Riverdale, New York |
1945 | Began attending University of North Carolina (UNC), in Chapel Hill, N.C. |
1947 | Attended Encampment for Citizenship in New York |
1945-1949 | While at UNC, participated in student government and student organizations; met Frank Porter Graham, UNC president; served on student newspaper and orientation committee |
1949 | Received B.A. degree in history from UNC |
1949-1950 | Worked as legislative assistant for Senator Frank Graham in Washington, as well as in his reelection campaign |
1950-1951 | Served as third president of the United States National Student Association, which separated from International Union of Students during his presidency |
1951 | Began attending Yale Law School |
1952 | Served as national chair of Students for Stevenson; Attended National Democratic National Convention |
1951-1954 | While at Yale, participated in student counseling program and remained active in student political matters |
1954 | Received LL.B., degree from Yale |
1954-1956 | Served in United States Army, stationed primarily in Germany |
1956 | Worked with Young Democratic Clubs of America in Stevenson presidential campaign |
1956-1957 | Served as field secretary for Collegiate Council for the United Nations, speaking on campuses around the country; began close association with Eleanor Roosevelt; became active in Democratic reform politics in New York |
1957-1958 | Attended graduate school in history at UNC |
1958 | Traveled to Soviet Union with Eleanor Roosevelt |
1958-1959 | Worked as foreign policy assistant for Senator Hubert Humphrey |
1959-1960 | Remained active in opposition to apartheid in South Africa and South West Africa |
1960 | After considering congressional and New York State Senate races, chaired William Fitts Ryan's campaign for Congress in Manhattan, the first congressional victory for the Democratic reform movement; elected alternate delegate from New York to the Democratic National Convention |
1961-1962 | Appointed assistant dean and lecturer in political science at Stanford University; traveled to Spain in opposition to Franco regime |
1962 | Publication of Brutal Mandate: A Journey to South West Africa, based on his 1959 trip |
1962-1964 | Taught social science at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, where he was active in civil rights protest movement |
1963-1964 | Worked as legal advisor to civil rights movement in Mississippi; helped draft college students for 1963 Freedom Vote mock gubernatorial campaign of Aaron Henry, and for 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer project; attended 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J. |
1965 | Served as chair of Citizens for Ryan for Mayor in New York City; directed New York Encampment for Citizenship; became active in teach-ins and early anti-war activities, such as formation of Americans for a Reappraisal of Far Eastern Policy; death of father, Gabriel Abraham Lowenstein |
1966 | Worked with Norman Thomas on Committee on Free Elections in the Dominican Republic; participated in reform congressional-selection procedure in Manhattan; married Jennifer Lyman of Boston, Massachusetts; became national board member for Southern Christian Leadership Conference, National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, Spanish Refugee Aid, and Americans for Democratic Action |
1967 | Traveled to South Vietnam as independent observer of elections there; taught at City College of New York; birth of first son, Frank Graham Lowenstein; death of stepmother, Florence Goldstein Lowenstein |
1966-1968 | Helped organize and lead national Dump Johnson campaign within the Democratic Party; helped to organize student letter-writing campaign, Conference of Concerned Democrats, dissenting Democratic groups nationwide, and New York Coalition for a Democratic Alternative; movement culminated with President Johnson's decision not to run for renomination |
1968 | Worked for presidential campaign of Senator Eugene McCarthy; helped organize Coalition for an Open Convention, and served as New York delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago; defeated Mason Hampton for seat in 91st Congress from 5th Congressional District, on Long Island |
1969 | Birth of second son, Thomas Kennedy Lowenstein |
1970 | Birth of daughter, Katharine Eleanor Lowenstein |
1969-1971 | Served in the United States House of Representatives; helped lead congressional opposition to the Vietnam War, and worked for House reforms and arms control; was defeated for reelection by Republican Norman Lent |
1971 | Elected national chair of Americans for Democratic Action; helped organize nationwide Dump Nixon youth voter registration campaign; taught at Yale and Stanford, and lectured widely throughout the 1970s |
1972 | Was nominated by Brooklyn Reform Democratic Caucus to challenge veteran congressman John Rooney in primary election for 14th Congressional District seat; overturned disputed Brooklyn primary in court, but failed to win official designation in court-ordered rerun; served as delegate from New York to the Democratic National Convention; was elected to Democratic National Committee; taught at City College of New York |
1973-1974 | Attacked Nixon Administration during Watergate controversy; taught at New School for Social Research in New York, and elsewhere; was defeated by incumbent Republican John Wydler in campaign for Congress from 5th Congressional District of New York |
1975 | Served as political consultant to newly-elected California Governor Jerry Brown |
1975-1976 | Supported national efforts for review of Robert Kennedy and John Kennedy assassinations |
1976 | Helped manage presidential campaign of Governor Brown; was defeated again by John Wydler in congressional campaign for 5th Congressional District seat |
1977 | Appointed by President Carter as United States Representative to United Nations Human Rights Commission; later appointed by Carter as Ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs, and United States Representative to the Trusteeship Council; separated from his wife and moved to Manhattan |
1978 | Resigned from United Nations ambassador post; was defeated by Carter Burden in Democratic primary for Manhattan's 18th Congressional District seat |
1979-1980 | Traveled several times to southern Africa, working with American and British governments for peaceful transition to majority rule in Zimbabwe; continued to lecture, and practiced law in New York |
1980 | Worked for presidential campaign of Senator Edward Kennedy; died on 14 March in New York, N.Y. |
The Allard K. Lowenstein papers have been arranged into ten series of records, with each series divided further into a number of subseries. Researchers should be sure to check the descriptions of additions received after May 1986 for materials pertinent to their research. These materials have been processed separately and have not been integrated into the original corpus of papers.
The Lowenstein papers were housed originally in more than six hundred cubic foot boxes. Some of the papers had undergone preliminary arrangement, such as United Nations records (Subseries 2.26), congressional papers (Series 4), and several of the campaign and research files (Series 3 and 6, respectively). The vast majority of these records, however, were in no apparent order. Materials within most of the boxes were disordered and were unrelated to one another. Several had been damaged by water, mold, and overall lack of care. For these reasons, the arrangement described above was imposed on the papers. Series of records that had already been arranged to some degree were kept in their original order and incorporated into the above series and subseries.
The records in each series of the Lowenstein papers are interrelated with those in other series. Documentation of Lowenstein's role in the anti-war movement, for example, can be found in every series of the collection. The series and subseries descriptions which follow clarify the various ways in which the contents of materials throughout the collection are interconnected.
Approximately 280 cubic feet of records have been removed from the original collection of Lowenstein's papers. A great majority of these were duplicate materials. Also discarded were materials that are widely available in research libraries, such as complete issues of the New York Times and other newspapers, Life and Look magazines, and United States government documents. Further, newspaper clippings that were unrelated to Lowenstein's activities were removed from the collection. All constituent case files were removed from Lowenstein's congressional papers. Several files of Gregory Stone, Lowenstein's administrative assistant, were removed (for those that were kept in the collection, see especially Subseries 6.2). Some materials were found to be more suitable for other libraries and archives. Finally, several boxes of Lowenstein's personal belongings have been removed from the original collection.
Approximately four cubic feet of records have been placed under restriction. Included among the restricted materials are letters of recommendation, resumes, security classified materials, records on the Robert F. Kennedy assassination study, and a few items which contain confidential or personal information on living individuals. For further information on restricted materials, the researcher should consult the following series and subseries descriptions.
Additions to these papers are described at the end of the inventory.
Back to TopMostly personal correspondence to and from Allard Lowenstein. This correspondence has been divided into two subseries, "General" and "Routine." The general correspondence in Subseries 1.1, which comprises roughly 70% of this series, includes substantive letters to and from Lowenstein. The routine correspondence included in Subseries 1.2 generally consists of greeting cards and brief notes to and from Lowenstein. The researcher should note, however, that people would sometimes write Lowenstein substantive and detailed messages on greeting cards. Therefore a researcher wishing to make a detailed inquiry into Lowenstein's correspondence for a particular period should look both at the general and routine correspondence for that period.
Each subseries in Series 1 is further divided into incoming and outgoing correspondence. All four categories of correspondence general correspondence to Lowenstein, general correspondence from Lowenstein to others, routine correspondence to Lowenstein, and routine correspondence from Lowenstein to others are arranged in chronological order by year, month, and day.
Series 1 consists largely of correspondence that was found loose among the papers, and that does not relate entirely to any subject which is the focus of one of the other series or subseries. Much additional correspondence is elsewhere in the papers. For instance, correspondence relating directly to a particular phase of Lowenstein's career can be found in Series 2. Large amounts of correspondence on the political campaigns in which Lowenstein was involved are located in Series 3.
Series 4, United States Congress, contains 20.5 cubic feet of Lowenstein's congressional correspondence. A significant portion of Lowenstein's congressional correspondence is of a personal nature and is located in Subseries 4.1 since it was originally filed with his congressional papers. As a result, Series 1 contains very little correspondence dating from January 1969 January 1971, the dates of Lowenstein's term in Congress. Correspondence relating to Lowenstein's writings can be found in Series 5. Correspondence requesting Lowenstein to speak is located in Subseries 7.2. Invitations and some correspondence inviting Lowenstein to social and political events is in Subseries 8.4. Finally, correspondence relating to Lowenstein's personal business and financial matters can be found in Subseries 9.3.
Most correspondence outside of Series 1 is the correspondence in Subseries 4.1 and 4.2 of the congressional papers; the campaign correspondence found throughout Series 3; the speaking engagements correspondence in Subseries 7.2; and the correspondence located in Subseries 2.26 (as with the congressional period, both personal and official), which contains Lowenstein's files while he was a representative of the Carter Administration to the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
Please note: In the published guide to the Lowenstein papers, The Allard K. Lowenstein Papers, 1924-1985, researchers will find an index to selected incoming correspondence found in the papers. The index is based largely on the incoming correspondence found in Subseries 1.1. However, the index will also assist researchers in locating the large amounts of correspondence located in other portions of the Lowenstein papers.
Arrangement: incoming then outgoing, arranged chronologically.
General correspondence to and from Allard Lowenstein. The majority of Subseries 1.1 consists of incoming correspondence. Outgoing correspondence comprises only one cubic foot. This description of the subseries is divided into separate sections for the incoming and outgoing correspondence. The description for incoming correspondence is broken down into decades.
Mostly personal correspondence from Allard Lowenstein's family and friends. Initial correspondence consists primarily of letters from school friends on vacation. Correspondence for the summers of 1943 and 1944, while Lowenstein was at camp, is mostly from family members. Correspondence subsequent to these summers is often from friends Lowenstein met at camp.
Also included in the correspondence between 1941 and 1945 are letters which discuss World War II, with references to difficulties faced by blacks in the Armed Forces. Additionally, Lowenstein's activities at the Horace Mann School for Boys are discussed in the correspondence for this period. After his graduation, Lowenstein maintained correspondence for several years with members of the Horace Mann faculty and staff.
During Lowenstein's years at UNC, 1945 1949, his parents were frequent correspondents. They provided Lowenstein with much advice and news of the family. Also included during this period are several letters from friends and acquaintances relating to Lowenstein's concern for racial equality and integration; his interest in student government activities and the orientation of new students; his opinions regarding Zionism and various national and local political campaigns; and his involvement in the Encampment for Citizenship and the United States National Student Association.
Box 1 |
1940-1945 |
Box 2 |
1946-July 1948 |
Box 3 |
1940s, undated |
Lowenstein's activities and concerns as president of the United States National Student Association are discussed in the correspondence for 1950 and 1951; letters from NSA members and officials can also be found throughout the correspondence for the decade. Also included in the correspondence between 1950 and 1955 are letters concerning Lowenstein's work in the political campaigns of Frank Porter Graham in 1950 and Adlai Stevenson in 1952; Lowenstein's activities while at Yale Law School; his concerns regarding communism, McCarthyism, and academic freedom; his growing friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt; and his service in the United States Army. The incoming correspondence between 1953 and 1955 is unusually sparse, although there is much outgoing correspondence for this period (see folders 552 556).
Included in the correspondence between 1956 and 1959 are letters which discuss Lowenstein's discharge from the Army; his involvement with the Young Democrats in the 1956 presidential campaign; his travels in the United States on behalf of the Collegiate Council for the United Nations; and his appointment as an assistant to Senator Hubert H. Humphrey. The correspondence for 1958 and 1959 discusses Lowenstein's growing interest in South Africa and South West Africa (later Namibia), his first trip to South Africa, the preparations for a clandestine trip to South West Africa, and his subsequent testimony before the United Nations on behalf of the leaders of that territory.
Box 4 |
1950-1952 |
Box 5 |
1953-June 1958 |
Box 6 |
July 1958-1959 |
Correspondence between 1960 and 1966 includes letters which discuss the writing and publication of Brutal Mandate; Lowenstein's continued interest in South Africa; his growing interest in anti Franco groups in Spain; his appointment and activities as a dean at Stanford University; his civil rights activities in North Carolina and Mississippi while an instructor at North Carolina State University; his concern about United States military participation in Vietnam; and his growing involvement in New York and national politics. The early sixties also mark the beginning of a great deal of correspondence from students, often expressing their opinions regarding national and international affairs and their admiration for Lowenstein; these letters are prevalent throughout the rest of the incoming general correspondence.
Correspondence for 1967 and 1968 includes letters which discuss nationwide anti Vietnam War sentiment and activities; Lowenstein's efforts to prevent President Johnson from being renominated by the Democratic Party; Lowenstein's activities on behalf of Eugene McCarthy's campaign for the presidency; and his own successful campaign for Congress from the Fifth Congressional District of New York. As mentioned above, correspondence for the period while Lowenstein served in Congress, 1969 1970, is sparse. The researcher should refer to Series 4 for the majority of correspondence documenting this period.
Box 6 |
January-September 1960 |
Box 7 |
October 1960-March 1962 |
Box 8 |
April1962-September 1963 |
Box 9 |
October 1963-September 1965 |
Box 10 |
October 1965-September 1967 |
Box 11 |
October 1967-September 1968 |
Box 12 |
October 1968-1969 |
Correspondence for the last decade of Lowenstein's life includes letters relating to his various unsuccessful political campaigns for United States House and Senate seats from New York; the youth voter registration drive of 1971; his support for the 1972 McGovern presidential campaign; his investigation of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in the mid 1970s; his United Nations service and travels; and his aid to Edward M. Kennedy's 1980 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. As with the congressional period, the correspondence for 1977 and 1978 is very sparse; the researcher should refer to Subseries 2.26 for additional correspondence for this period.
Box 12 |
1970-1971 |
Box 13 |
1972-March 1974 |
Box 14 |
April 1974-March 1976 |
Box 15 |
April 1976-March 1979 |
Box 16 |
April 1979-March 1980 |
Correspondence from Lowenstein to family and friends regarding his various activities and travels (see description for incoming correspondence). Also included are letters which confirm speaking engagements, and acknowledgments for campaign contributions and assistance. There is a large amount of correspondence, carbon copies of typed letters from Lowenstein, for the years he served in the United States Army.
Box 16 |
1943-1968 |
Box 17 |
1969-1980 |
Arrangement: incoming then outgoing arranged chronologically.
Mostly greeting cards and circular letters to Lowenstein from family, friends, and acquaintances. While most of these items contain only signatures, many also contain substantive messages to Lowenstein. For subjects covered, see the preceding description for the incoming general correspondence. Folders 769-782 contain greeting cards and circular letters sent by Lowenstein to family and friends.
Arrangement: by activity or organization.
A wide array of records relating to the career of Allard Lowenstein. For separate discussions of the types and contents of records for each category, consult the subseries descriptions and container lists which follow.
The subseries in Series 2 are arranged in the rough order of Lowenstein's participation in the organization or activity. Occasionally, a subseries will overlap chronologically with subsequent subseries. For example, Subseries 2.3 relates to Lowenstein's attendance at the University of North Carolina both as an undergraduate in the late 1940s, and as a graduate student in 1957-1958.
Subseries 2.6, the largest in Series 2, pertains to Lowenstein's various United Nations appointments in the Carter Administration. The next largest group of records, Subseries 2.24, is a set of files relating to Lowenstein's attempts to reopen the investigation of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Following these two subseries in size are groups of records on Lowenstein's involvement in Americans for Democratic Action (2.22); his attendance at the University of North Carolina (2.3); his journey in the late 1950s to South West Africa (2.11); his participation in various other activities and organizations over the years (2.29); and his involvement in the United States National Student Association (2.6). Other subseries in Series 2 contains under one cubic foot.
The arrangement of records within each subseries is discussed in the individual subseries descriptions and container lists. For the most part the arrangement was imposed on these records, since they were often drawn together from various locations within the original collection. The most notable exception, however, is Subseries 2.26, the United Nations files, which were kept insofar as possible in their original order.
Additional documentation of Lowenstein's involvement in various activities and organizations over the course of his career is in Series 3, Political Campaigns, and Series 4, United States Congress.
There is correspondence in Series 1 that relates in part to the activities in Series 2.
Teachers' evaluations of Allard Lowenstein's school work from the second through the fifth grades; class reports; a set of essays hat Allard wrote on explorers; a school newsletter; and a certificate awarded upon his completion of the sixth grade.
School work; copies of Horace Mann publications, and materials on Lowenstein's editorship of The Horace Mann Record; alumni publications, and invitations to alumni affairs; and correspondence and other items that document Allard's experiences at the school.
The school work in Subseries 2.2 predates Lowenstein's attendance at the Horace Mann School, because several of these materials were passed on to Allard by his older brother Larry. Articles by Allard Lowenstein appeared in three of the publications in Subseries 2.2: The Horace Mann Quarterly; The Linguist; and The Horace Mann Record, the student newspaper for which he was editor-in-chief during the 1944-1945 academic year. A bound volume of the Record during Lowenstein's period as editor can be found in folder 24. Clipped items from the Record, including a series of columns by Lowenstein entitled "Manhattan Fanfare," are located in folders 28-29.
Box 25 |
Correspondence |
School work, 1923-1945:English, French, History, Latin, Spanish |
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Presidential mock delegate selection caucus |
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Publications, 1939-1945"The Horace Manual," 1939-1940 The Horace Mann Quarterly, 1943 The Linguist, 1940-circa 1945 The Horace Mann Record, 1939-1945 The Horace Mann Record, general The Horace Mann Record, index card files The Horace Mann Record, scrapbook clippings, circa 1943 The Horace Mann Record, scrapbook clippings, circa 1944 |
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Report card |
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Commencement |
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Awards |
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Alumni information |
This subseries contains Lowenstein's school work both while he was an undergraduate and while he was in graduate school in history at UNC. Also included are correspondence, minutes, campaign literature, notes, and mimeographed materials that document his participation in student government and in other organizations at UNC; reports, minutes, lists, and other records portraying his involvement in the orientation of new students, first as an orientation counselor in 1947, and then as chair of the Orientation Committee in 1949; and university publications, programs and invitations to meetings, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneous materials.
The school work, arranged alphabetically by subject, includes class notes and notebooks, course syllabi, essays, and examinations. Since Lowenstein's undergraduate major was history, materials on that subject predominate. The religion notes in folder 58 contain an essay Lowenstein wrote on Zionism. Several of the notebooks included with his school work contain, in addition to class notes, information on Lowenstein's involvement in student government at the University, including student government election statistics (see also folders 72-73).
The materials on student government document issues that concerned many students at UNC in the middle and late 1940s, especially the problem of race. Included among these records are campaign flyers and posters distributed by Lowenstein and other candidates for student government office at UNC.
Subseries 2.3 also documents Lowenstein's involvement in other organizations while he was a student at the University of North Carolina. He was a student representative to the North Carolina Student Legislative Assembly in 1946 and 1949, a founder of the National Conference of Students, and the student representative on the Executive Committee of the North Carolina World Peace Forum. Folder 87 contains a few materials on the possibility of UNC's affiliation with the United States National Student Association.
Lowenstein was also president of the Dialectic Literary Society in 1948-1949. A majority of the materials found in the Lowenstein papers documenting his participation in the Dialectic Society were official records of that organization, and have been transferred to the University Archives: Student Organizations and Activities: Dialectic Literary Society Records. These records, which included minutes, membership rosters, committee reports, resolutions, and correspondence, have been inserted into the Dialectic Literary Society Records for the period from 1945-1948, and are available to the researcher there.
Folder 106 contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from the Daily Tar Heel, the UNC student newspaper. Most of the clippings are by, although a few are about, Lowenstein while he was serving on the Editorial Board of the Daily Tar Heel. Included in this scrapbook are a series of columns written by Lowenstein under the title of "Esse Quam Videri."
Box 25 |
Correspondence |
Box 35 |
School work, 1945-1950Economics Economics notebook English English notebook French Geography Geology German Greek History History notebooks History notes Music Philosophy Philosophy notebook Political science Psychology Psychology notebooks Religion Religion notebook Russian notebook Social science Sociology |
Grade reports |
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Student government, 1946-1949:Student Council Student Legislature, general Student Legislature, bills and resolutions Student constitutions |
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Box 26 |
Student government, 1946-1949Statements Minutes Notes Notebook Election statistics Newsletters Publications Questionnaires Ballots Campaign literature, Lowenstein Campaign literature, others North Carolina Student Legislative Assembly, 1946, 1949 North Carolina Student Legislative Assembly, newspaper clippings National Conference of Students, 1946 Dialectic Literary Society North Carolina World Peace Forum, 1947-1948 United World Federalists, 1949 United States National Student Association, 1949 (see also 2.6) |
Orientation counselor |
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Orientation Committee, 1948-1950Correspondence Minutes Memoranda and reports 1948-1950: Lists Notes Schedule planning Cards on counselors Counselor's handbooks Questionnaires Information for new students Name lists Awards Commencement Miscellaneous Scrapbook Publications Programs and invitations Alumni information |
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Graduate school, 1957-1958: School work |
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Graduate school, 1957-1958: History notebooks |
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Box 27 |
Dormitory advisor |
Student government |
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Phi Alpha Theta |
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Miscellaneous |
Questionnaires, correspondence, lists, notes, minutes, newsletters, programs, and printed materials relating to Allard Lowenstein's participation as a camper in the Encampment for Citizenship of 1947, and as director of the New York Encampment in 1965. Lowenstein also served as a member of both the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee after his work as a director.
Included in the records of the 1965 New York Encampment, which comprise a majority of this subseries, are lists of "encampers," memoranda, and budget information in folder 125. Folders 128-129 contain extensive notes of staff members regarding arrangements made for speakers at the 1965 Encampment. The questionnaires in this subseries are often preceded by statistical tallies.
Folder 144 contains minutes of the Board and Executive Committee meetings in which Lowenstein participated or was mentioned. Other minutes and Encampment records that were mailed to Lowenstein, but did not mention him, were removed from the collection. Correspondence and programs relating to a tribute to Lucile Kohn, who was an active member of the Encampment Board and a close friend of Lowenstein, are located in folder 145. Two other Encampment sponsored events in which Lowenstein was involved one of which was a 1969 tribute to him are documented in folder 146. Several invitations to meetings and other Encampment affairs can be found in folder 147; and folders 149-150 contain Encampment alumni materials that mention or shed light on Lowenstein's subsequent involvement in the Encampment for Citizenship.
Box 27 |
Correspondence |
New York Encampment, 1947 |
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New York Encampment, 1965"Encampment Newsletter," May 1965 General "Hang Loose," 1965 Scheduling of program Arrangement of speakers Correspondence Educational materials and notes Questionnaires, week one Questionnaires, week two Questionnaires, week three Questionnaires, week four Questionnaires, week five Questionnaires, miscellaneous Staff members Applications |
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Educational Policies Committee |
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Minutes |
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Lucile Kohn tribute |
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Speaking engagements |
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Scheduling |
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Name lists |
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Alumni information |
Correspondence, speeches, reports, press releases, campaign literature, memoranda, notes, and lists relating to Allard Lowenstein's work as a legislative assistant to North Carolina Senator Frank Porter Graham. This subseries also includes documentation on the 1950 Senate campaign, in which Willis Smith defeated Graham in the second Democratic primary.
The correspondence in this subseries includes letters to the Graham Senate office from constituents, North Carolina politicians, and business and civic leaders from the state. Subjects addressed in the correspondence which consists of letters to both Graham and Lowenstein include constituent matters, legislation, and the Senate campaign. Outgoing letters in response can be found from both Graham and Lowenstein. Often Lowenstein would draft Graham's responses to constituent letters.
The majority of the Graham statements in folders 155-158 is final drafts, and includes carbon and mimeographed copies. There are also drafts of statements with handwritten revisions by Lowenstein. The statements detail positions Graham took while in the Senate and during the campaign on issues of national importance such as communism, race, and the Korean conflict. A few statements of other congressmen on Graham can be found in folder 159.
Folders 165-171 consist entirely of records on the 1950 Senate campaign, although other materials relating to the campaign are located elsewhere in this subseries. "The Case for Frank Graham" was a series of four essays revised, and probably drafted, by Allard Lowenstein. The records in folders 170-171 were housed in a scrapbook compiled by Lowenstein. Included among these records are campaign posters, fliers, circular letters, and press reprints of Graham and Willis Smith. Especially prominent in these records are the charges and counter charges regarding Graham's liberal stance on the issue of race.
Box 27 |
Correspondence, incoming |
Correspondence, outgoing |
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Form letters |
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Statements by Frank P. Graham (see also 7.1, Speeches) |
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Statements by others |
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Legislation |
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Senate chamber passes |
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Office notes and statistics |
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Lists |
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Box 28 |
Senate campaign, 1950General Press releases Graham campaign literature Press statements and reprints "The Case for Frank Graham" Campaign scrapbook |
Correspondence, minutes, reports, memoranda, speeches, notes, and printed materials relating to the United States National Student Association. Approximately half the records in Subseries 2.6 pertains to the period 1950-1951, during which Allard Lowenstein served as president of the organization. The rest of the records in this subseries date from after Lowenstein's presidency. Some of the subjects documented in these NSA records are anti-communism, academic freedom, race, and the NSA's affiliation with international student organizations.
The correspondence in this subseries is mostly official correspondence to and from Lowenstein while he was president of NSA. Included among the other presidential records is a notebook of official NSA material - circular letters, reports, and newsletters - distributed while Lowenstein was president (folder 178). Folders 185-191 contain information on several conferences in which Lowenstein participated while he was president of NSA.
One of the most significant of these conferences was the initial meeting of the International Student Conference, held in Stockholm in December 1950. Hosted by three Scandinavian countries and attended by delegates from 21 nations, the International Student Conference was a gathering of students who had become disgruntled with the direction taken by the more left wing International Union of Students. The NSA was among the national student organizations represented at Stockholm which opposed the direction in which the IUS was heading. The documentation in folders 186-189, which includes a pamphlet containing the text of a speech made by Lowenstein at the Stockholm conference, is significant because it indicates the NSA's outlook on international affairs and opposition to communism at a critical point in the organization's early history.
The records that date from after Lowenstein's presidency of the NSA, arranged chronologically, include agenda, minutes, reports, press releases, and notes pertaining mostly to the annual National Student Congresses of the NSA. Lowenstein continued to attend these congresses, gave speeches, and worked with students on issues that concerned them.
The post presidential records also contain information on several of the controversies surrounding the NSA. The 1953 records, for example, document attacks on the NSA made by Students for America, which charged the NSA with being "leftist dominated." Also documented are attacks on the NSA from more radical student organizations, especially after the disclosure in 1967 of a connection between the NSA and the Central Intelligence Agency. Most of the 1967 records, in fact, relate to allegations of CIA funding of NSA programs, and Lowenstein's denial of any such connection while he was president of the organization. For the draft of a 1967 statement by Lowenstein regarding the NSA CIA connection, see Subseries 5.1, Writings by Lowenstein.
Box 28 |
Correspondence, incoming |
Correspondence, outgoing |
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Pre-presidential records |
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Presidential records, 1950-1951General "Official Material Sent Out" "Codification of NSA Policies" Histories of NSA Minutes Memoranda Speeches Lists Third National Student Congress, August 1950 International Student Conference, December 1950 International Union of Students World Assembly of Youth, June 1951 Fourth National Student Congress, August 1951 |
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Post-presidential records, 1951-1960 |
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Folder 986-991
Folder 986Folder 987Folder 988Folder 989Folder 990Folder 991 |
Post-presidential records, 1961-1967 |
School work, grade reports, questionnaires, correspondence, programs, and legal briefs pertaining to Allard Lowenstein's years as a law student at Yale University. The school work notebooks, assignments, case books, and essays is arranged chronologically in the order of the courses Lowenstein took in law school, with miscellaneous undated items following those that have been dated. The notebooks consist largely of class notes, but also contain other kinds of entries, including vote totals for the 1952 presidential campaign (see also 3.1, Students for Stevenson). Folder 219 contains a legal brief Lowenstein wrote for Yale's Moot Court competition on a case involving racial discrimination in education.
Lowenstein was a resident counselor in the 1953 academic year for the orientation program at Yale, which was called "The Freshman Year." In addition to memoranda, reports, lists, and notes regarding the program, there are multiple copies of two questionnaires distributed to Yale freshmen which reveal much about student attitudes on sexual relations and on communism.
There are a few items relating to Lowenstein's work as a community counselor for the Yale Summer High School program in 1965. Records documenting the teaching position Lowenstein held at Yale University in 1971 are in Subseries 2.21.
Folder 992 |
Correspondence |
Folder 993-999
Folder 993Folder 994Folder 995Folder 996Folder 997Folder 998Folder 999 |
School work |
Folder 1000 |
Grade reports |
Folder 1001 |
Moot Court of Appeals |
Folder 1002 |
Trial brief |
Folder 1003 |
The Freshman Year, 1953 |
Folder 1004-1007
Folder 1004Folder 1005Folder 1006Folder 1007 |
Questionnaire on sexual relations |
Folder 1008 |
Questionnaire on communism |
Folder 1009 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 1010 |
Publications |
Folder 1011 |
Programs and invitations |
Folder 1012 |
Graduate school application |
Folder 1013 |
Yale Summer High School, 1965 |
Folder 1014-1015
Folder 1014Folder 1015 |
Alumni information |
Memoranda, special orders, course notes, correspondence, and a variety of official documents relating to Lowenstein's two years in the United States Army. Folder 237 contains a volume on Lowenstein's regiment at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where he was in basic training. Class notes, tests, and forms pertaining to a course he took at Fort Jackson are located in folders 238-240. The miscellaneous records include travel papers, leave of absence and personnel forms, incident reports, and financial records tracing many of Lowenstein's activities in the Army, especially while he was stationed in Germany.
Folder 1016 |
Correspondence |
Folder 1017 |
Memoranda and special orders |
Folder 1018 |
Rosters |
Folder 1019 |
"101st Airborne Division, Fort Jackson, S.C., Company E, 502nd Airborne Infantry Regiment" |
Folder 1020-1022
Folder 1020Folder 1021Folder 1022 |
Basic Army Administration Course |
Folder 1023-1024
Folder 1023Folder 1024 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 1025 |
Army Reserve |
Reports, newsletters, correspondence, itineraries, memoranda, and other working papers of the American Association of the United Nations, and a subsidiary organization, the Collegiate Council for the United Nations. Allard Lowenstein served in 1956-1957 as the field secretary for the CCUN. Much of the correspondence and all the itineraries pertain to Lowenstein's travel to college campuses around the country to speak on behalf of the CCUN. Lowenstein's annual report as field secretary, which includes appendices and interim field trip reports, is located in folder 245. Several of the records in this subseries date from after the period of Lowenstein's involvement in the CCUN.
Folder 1026 |
Correspondence |
Folder 1027 |
"Report of the Field Secretary 1956-1957" |
Folder 1028 |
Reports and resolutions |
Folder 1029 |
Memoranda |
Folder 1030 |
Itineraries |
Folder 1031 |
UN on the Campus |
Folder 1032 |
AAUN News |
Folder 1033 |
Model United Nations |
Folder 1034 |
Annual Intercollegiate Leadership Institutes |
Folder 1035 |
Miscellaneous |
Correspondence, memoranda, and speeches that relate to Allard Lowenstein's work as a foreign policy assistant to Senator Hubert H. Humphrey. The correspondence consists of letters to and from Lowenstein and Humphrey; there are several letters signed by Humphrey that were written or revised by Lowenstein. The memoranda are mostly compilations of information by Lowenstein and other Humphrey legislative assistants on American foreign policy in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, and on domestic issues. The five speeches in this subseries are mostly drafts written by Lowenstein for delivery by Humphrey; they include a draft by Lowenstein of a speech on Africa.
Folder 1036 |
Correspondence, incoming |
Folder 1037-1139 |
Correspondence, outgoing |
Folder 1040 |
Memoranda |
Folder 1041 |
SpeechesSee also Series 7.1. |
Folder 1042 |
Notes |
Folder 1043 |
Press releases |
Folder 1044 |
Research material |
United Nations documents, correspondence, press statements, and conference proceedings and reports that document Allard Lowenstein's 1959 trip to South West Africa to investigate conditions there. Lowenstein was accompanied on the trip by Emory Bundy and Sherman Bull, and the three men returned to testify before the United Nations Fourth Committee studying conditions in South West Africa. Lowenstein wrote of their experiences in South West Africa in Brutal Mandate: A Journey to South West Africa, a book published in 1962.
The bulk of the records in Subseries 2.11 are United Nations documents on South West Africa, which are arranged in chronological order: statements, testimony, press releases, reports, resolutions, and official printed records of Fourth Committee sessions. Although the testimony of Lowenstein, Bundy and Bull appears only in the September-October 1959 records of the UN, all UN documents were kept together in Subseries 2.11 to provide the researcher some context on the problems they investigated in South West Africa. Records regarding two student conferences Lowenstein attended in South West Africa can be found in folders 268-269; two programs in which Lowenstein reported their findings shortly after the trip are located in folders 270-271. See Series 10, Subseries 2 for sound recordings of Lowenstein, Bundy and Bull's UN testimony as well as testimony of Africans recorded by Lowenstein.
Several other records relating to Lowenstein's work and interest in Africa are elsewhere in the collection. Research materials on Africa, many of which Lowenstein probably collected in connection with the 1959 trip, are in Series 6, Research Files. Subseries 6.1 also includes the files of Ethel Grossman, Lowenstein's secretary with whom he worked very closely on Brutal Mandate, civil rights, and his congressional campaigns in the 1960s. The researcher interested in Lowenstein's involvement in African affairs should also consult the files in Subseries 5.1 on Brutal Mandate, and the speeches in Subseries 7.3 for the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Correspondence, university publications, memoranda and reports, and teaching materials relating to Lowenstein's year at Sanford University, during which he was a faculty member in the Political Science Department, and served as assistant dean of men and as director of Stern Hall, a residence hall for male students. These files documents such topics as Lowenstein's handling of student problems; tensions which emerged between students and the University's administration; controversies regarding fraternities on campus; faculty and staff matters; and housing problems at Stern Hall.
Lowenstein taught courses on Africa and on international law, and the teaching materials in folders 318-320 include course syllabi, reading lists, examinations, lists of student and seating charts, and some of Lowenstein's teaching notes. The university publications include student and faculty newsletters, freshman handbooks, Stern Hall handbooks, and a student directory.
Box 31 |
Correspondence |
Memoranda |
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Reports |
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Teaching materials, Senior Colloquium 45, Policies of Southern Africa |
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Teaching materials, Political Science 127, Sub Sahara Africa |
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Teaching materials, Political Science 130, International Law |
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Folder 1107-1109
Folder 1107Folder 1108Folder 1109 |
Orientation handbook |
Folder 1110 |
Lists of students |
Folder 1111 |
Stern Hall freshman questionnaire |
Folder 1112 |
Scheduling |
Folder 1113 |
AfricaSee also Series 2.11, 2.29, and "Africa" in Series 6.1 and 6.2. |
Folder 1114 |
Miscellaneous |
Teaching materials, departmental reports and memoranda, correspondence, questionnaires, and records relating to Lowenstein's interest in civil rights in the Raleigh area while he was a faculty member in the Social Science Department at North Carolina State University.
While he was at N.C. State, Lowenstein was controversial because of his participation in efforts to desegregate public facilities in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and because of his involvement in the civil rights movement in Mississippi. Folder 348 includes documentation on a Raleigh civil rights organization in which Lowenstein was involved. Included among the miscellaneous records in folder 351 is an item that reveals plans for Lowenstein and Jesse Helms to write opposing articles for a Christian journal during the 1964 political campaign.
Folder 1115 |
Correspondence |
Folder 1116-1117
Folder 1116Folder 1117 |
Teaching materials, Social Science 301, Science and Civilization |
Folder 1118-1119
Folder 1118Folder 1119 |
Teaching materials, Social Science 302, Contemporary Civilization |
Folder 1120 |
Teaching materials, Social Science 491, Contemporary Issues |
Folder 1121 |
Teaching materials, Social Science 492, Contemporary Issues |
Folder 1122 |
Teaching materials, miscellaneous |
Folder 1123 |
Student questionnaires, desegregation in Raleigh |
Folder 1124 |
Student questionnaires, politics |
Folder 1125-1127
Folder 1125Folder 1126Folder 1127 |
Faculty reports, memoranda, and minutes |
Folder 1128-1129
Folder 1128Folder 1129 |
Civil rightsSee also Series 2.14 and "Civil rights" in Series 6.1. |
Folder 1130 |
Civil rights, Raleigh Citizens Coordinating Committee |
Folder 1131 |
Lowenstein reappointment |
Folder 1132 |
Scheduling |
Folder 1133 |
Miscellaneous |
Press releases, reports, correspondence, memoranda, lists of names, and mimeographed materials documenting Lowenstein's participation in the civil rights movement in Mississippi. Over half the records in Subseries 2.14 relate to the organization of the November 1963 mock election vote for Aaron Henry, a black Clarksdale pharmacist whose campaign for governor of Mississippi inspired many blacks across the state to register to vote. Lowenstein was on Henry's "advisory committee," and recruited college students - especially from Stanford and Yale - to come to Mississippi in order to aid with black voter registration.
There are also several records on the Mississippi Summer Project of 1964, a joint effort by a number of civil rights organizations to continue registering blacks, and to open freedom schools and community centers across the state. A number of northern and western student volunteers participated in this project as well, although in this subseries there is less information on recruitment of students for this latter project than for the Freedom Vote campaign. There are also a few items relating to the challenge by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to unseat the regular, all-white Mississippi delegation at the Democratic National Convention in August 1964 (see also Subseries 3.15).
Further information on the civil rights movement can be found in the "Civil rights" files in Subseries 6.1.
Folder 1134 |
CorrespondenceIncludes correspondence pertaining to civil rights, including two letters from Bob Moses. |
Folder 1135 |
Appeals, Moses to Lowenstein |
Folder 1136 |
Press releases, packet |
Folder 1137 |
Press releases, Henry for Governor headquarters |
Folder 1138 |
Press releases, Stanford |
Folder 1139 |
Press releases, other |
Folder 1140 |
Memoranda to national leaders |
Folder 1141 |
Statements and event summaries |
Folder 1142 |
Lowenstein statement |
Folder 1143 |
Campaign materials, Henry |
Folder 1144 |
Campaign materials, others |
Folder 1145-1148
Folder 1145Folder 1146Folder 1147Folder 1148 |
Press clippings |
Folder 1149 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 1150-1152
Folder 1150Folder 1151Folder 1152 |
Mississippi Summer Project, 1964See also "Civil rights" in Series 6.1. |
Folder 1153 |
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenge |
Circular letters, reports, press releases, correspondence, and publications distributed by Americans for a Reappraisal of Far Eastern Policy, an organization founded at the 18th National Congress of the United States National Student Association in 1965. Lowenstein was among the adult founders of the organization, whose purpose was to redefine American foreign policy objectives in the Far East, and especially to encourage both a cease fire in Vietnam and American diplomatic recognition of mainland China. Aside from Lowenstein, others involved in the organization were the Reverent William Sloane Coffin, Jr., Michael Harrington, and Norman Thomas.
Box 33 |
Correspondence |
Organizational meeting |
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Circular letters |
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Minutes |
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Reports |
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Press releases |
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Lists of names |
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Fliers and reprints |
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Newsletters |
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Press clippings |
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Scheduling |
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Miscellaneous |
Reports, circular letters, memoranda, press reports, and testimony relating to the Committee on Free Elections in the Dominican Republic, whose purpose was to ensure that the elections there in June 1966 would be democratic. Lowenstein, a member of the Committee, traveled to the Dominican Republic to monitor the elections as an independent observer in the late Spring of 1966. He also collected testimony from people who were involved in Dominican political affairs (folder 393). Norman Thomas was spokesman for the Committee, and others documented in this subseries who were active in the organization include Bayard Rustin and Fred Goff, a former student of Lowenstein at Stanford.
Box 33 |
Correspondence |
Circular letters |
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Memoranda |
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Reports |
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Press releases |
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Press clippings |
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Testimony |
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Instructions to election observers |
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Lists |
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Student organization |
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Miscellaneous |
Memoranda, correspondence, circular letters, minutes, reports, and leaflets and flyers that chronicle Allard Lowenstein's participation in the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE). Lowenstein first became involved in SANE activities during the organization's 1960 Campaign for Disarmament, the purpose of which was to propose arms control and promote improved Soviet-American relations. In 1966, Lowenstein was elected to SANE's National Board of Directors, and served on the Board until approximately 1976. Folders 400-403 include Board minutes, agenda, statements, directories, and other mailings relating to support for the "Dump Johnson" movement in which Lowenstein was active, as well as a couple of items on the organization's presentation of the 1971 Eleanor Roosevelt Peace Award to Lowenstein.
Approximately half a cubic foot of materials, which Lowenstein collected, but which are unrelated to his involvement in SANE, have been transferred to the SANE archives at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
Reports, annual meeting agendas and brochures, correspondence, circular letters, memoranda, and other materials relating to Lowenstein's service on the Board of Directors of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Lowenstein, who was the first white member appointed to the SCLC Board, participated in a few of the SCLC's annual meetings, and made donations to the organization. These are the two primary aspects of his participation documented in Subseries 2.18. Although this subseries contains records dating up to the time of Lowenstein's death in 1980, his involvement in SCLC activities apparently subsided in the early-mid 1970s.
About one cubic foot of materials collected by Lowenstein has been transferred to the archives of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia. These include records of the SCLC, as well as civil rights records of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Congress of Racial Equality, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Records transferred also include many relating to the King Center itself. (For further information on Lowenstein's membership on the King Center's Board of Trustees, the researcher should consult Subseries 2.29.)
Box 33 |
Correspondence |
Board of Directors |
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Lowenstein contributions (see also 9.3) |
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Annual conventions, 1967; 1972-1974 |
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Scheduling |
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Miscellaneous |
Reports, press releases, newsletters, campaign literature, financial records, and handwritten notes documenting Lowenstein's trip to South Vietnam as an independent observer of the elections held there in early September of 1967. President Johnson had appointed a commission to observe the Vietnamese elections, but Lowenstein was not included in this commission. A manifesto including handwritten revisions by Lowenstein can be found in folder 421; although the purpose for its having been drafted is unclear, it reflects the views of those opposed to the Johnson Administration's insistence that the elections were fair and democratic.
The bulk of the records in this subseries are background research materials Lowenstein received on the Vietnamese elections, and on the progress of the war during this period.
Box 33 |
"Committee of Inquiry into meaningful elections in South Vietnam" |
Accreditation criteria for correspondents |
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Instructions to election observers |
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Vietnamese campaign literature |
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Questionnaire |
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"Manifesto" |
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Miscellaneous |
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Research materialsElection United States Military Assistance Command, press releases United States Mission in Vietnam, press releases "Vietnamese" "Current News" Other |
Correspondence, departmental memoranda and circular letters, course syllabi, and class lists relating to Lowenstein's appointment to teach one course each semester at the City College of New York during the 1967-1968 academic year.
Course syllabi, faculty memoranda and circular letters, correspondence, class lists, and course evaluations that document several of the teaching positions Lowenstein held following his term in the House of Representatives. About half the records in this subseries pertain to a course Lowenstein taught, immediately after losing his bid for reelection, at Yale University on the "Urban Congressman and Social Policy." Approximately one cubic foot of records - some duplicates, but mostly students' seminar papers that were graded for Lowenstein by teaching assistants - have been discarded.
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, publications, and other records relating to Allard Lowenstein's work on behalf of Americans for Democratic Action. Lowenstein first became involved in the organization--especially the student group called Students for Democratic Action--at the time of its formation in 1947. The bulk of the records in Subseries 2.22, however, date from 1966, when Lowenstein became a vice-chair and a member of ADA's National Board. Much of this subseries deals with Lowenstein's term as national chair for ADA from 1971-1973.
Subseries 2.22 contains a large number of administrative records such as memoranda, personnel lists, financial records, and meeting minutes of the ADA National Board, National Executive Committee, and annual conventions. There are also records pertaining to organizations affiliated with ADA, especially the New York chapter of ADA. The records for both the national organization and the New York chapter include several publications that document the shifts in ADA's policy priorities from the late 1960s through the early 1970s. Prominent among the topics covered in this subseries during Lowenstein's tenure as vice chair, Board member, and national chair are Vietnam, the "Dump Johnson" movement, civil rights, economic policy, Democratic Party reform, the registration of young voters , the McGovern presidential campaign of 1972, and the Middle East.
Box 34 |
Correspondence |
Circular letters |
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Memoranda |
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Press releases |
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National Board meetingsApril 1966 June 1966 September 1966 December 1966 April 1967; May 1967 September 1967 February 1968 December 1968 April 1969; January 1970 June 1971 October 1971; February 1972 May 1972 September-October 1972 |
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Box 35 |
National Board meetingsJanuary 1973 March-April 1973 September 1973 October 1973; June 1974; October 1975; January 1976 March 1976 June 1976; August 1976; February 1978; September 1978 January 1979; March 1979; January 1980 |
Annual conventions1947; 1948; 1958; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979 |
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National Executive Committee meetings, 1967-1973 |
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Foreign Policy Committee |
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Statements and testimony |
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Board members and personnel |
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Financial records |
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Leaflets, pamphlets, and flyers |
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"ADA National Policy," 1970-1973 |
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ADA World, March 2, 1948; March 1966-November 1979 |
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"ADA Legislative Newsletter," March 30, 1959-September 1, 1979 |
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"For Your Information," June 19, 1971-November 1979 |
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Box 36 |
Affiliated ADA chaptersNew York, circular letters New York, memoranda New York, Drummer, December 1972-April 1976 New York, "Bulletin" and "Newsletter," March 28 1966-March 1968 New York, "ADA in New York," February 1971-October 1972 New York, "Update," September-1978 Fall 1979 New York, scheduling New York, miscellaneous New York, Nassau County chapter Greater Washington Minnesota Northern California Southern California Southern New Jersey |
Students for Democratic Action, 1947-1957 |
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Campus ADA, 1966-1967 |
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ADA National Roosevelt Day dinners, 1950; 1967-1979 |
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1980 presidential campaign (see also 3.15) |
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Miscellaneous |
Lists, correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and newsletters relating to Lowenstein's tenure on the Democratic National Committee. Over half the records in the subseries pertain to an allied organization, the New Democratic Coalition. Other documentation on Democratic Party politics is located in Series 3 and Series 6. In fact, most of the substantive mailings Lowenstein received from the Democratic National Committee can be found under the "Democratic Party" heading in Subseries 6.2.
Box 36 |
Correspondence |
Lists |
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Meetings |
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1972 Democratic National Convention |
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1976 Democratic National Convention |
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New Democratic Coalition |
Drafts and final copies of writings, reports, memoranda, correspondence, press clippings, affidavits and other legal records, and notes that pertain to the involvement of Allard Lowenstein and others in the effort to reopen the investigation into the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. The primary impetus to reopen this investigation came in the mid 1970s, approximately seven years after Kennedy's death.
Lowenstein became involved in the investigation to the extent that he both wrote a great deal on the assassination and presented his views before the press. Subseries 2.24 contains drafts, chapter outlines, and other records relating to a book Lowenstein was planning and writing on the Kennedy assassination, but which was never published. Documentation on several other articles Lowenstein wrote during this period which were published can be found in Subseries 5.1, Writings by Lowenstein. This subseries contains, in addition to records on the Robert Kennedy assassination, several files on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
The files that constitute this subseries were largely reconstructed from files created on the Kennedy assassination investigation by Gregory Stone, Lowenstein's administrative assistant. The researcher will find that Stone's influence permeates the structure and content of these files, as is the case with the political campaign files for the 1970s (Series 3) and the research files for the 1970s (Series 6).
Memoranda, office lists, correspondence and reports on Lowenstein's involvement during the Summer of 1975 in the activities of recently elected California Governor Jerry Brown.
For a brief time, Lowenstein acted as a political and legislative consultant to Brown's office on such matters as the structure of state government, the organization of an intern program at the office, and the possibility of a presidential bid by Brown in 1976 (see also Subseries 3.15).
Box 41 |
Correspondence |
Office memoranda and messages |
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Meetings |
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Agency functions and budget |
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Personnel lists |
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Intern evaluations |
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Personnel correspondence |
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San Quentin case file |
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Miscellaneous |
Arrangement: original order of files, by topic.
Correspondence; memoranda and reports; official United Nations and United States Government documents such as press releases, telegrams, reports, and memoranda; telephone messages and rough notes; and foreign press clippings on Lowenstein while he served as an American representative to the United Nations during the Carter Administration.
President Carter first named Lowenstein the United States Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva in February 1977. In August 1977, Lowenstein was appointed Ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs and United States Representative to the United Nations Trusteeship Council. The files in Subseries 2.26, which have been kept insofar as possible in their original order, relate to both of Lowenstein's United Nations appointments.
A set of personal files (folders 770-852) includes much of the personal correspondence Lowenstein received in 1977-1978. It is for this reason that a gap exists in the Series 1 correspondence for these two years. Other types of correspondence - such as congratulatory mail, thank-you letters, and letters requesting Lowenstein to speak - can also be found in the United Nations personal files. In fact, speaking and other scheduling files comprise roughly half of the personal files.
Administrative files (folders 853-887) include information relating to Lowenstein's official United Nations duties. The series of files on Lowenstein's official United Nations trips (folders 888-897) include information on the arrangements and results of these trips. Further, these files contain foreign press clippings on Lowenstein's travels for the United Nations (these were photocopied and interfiled in Subseries 5.2). The next two brief sets of files--those on Conferences (folders 898-907) and Cables (folders 908-910)--relate chiefly to Lowenstein's appointment to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva.
The next set of United Nations files, simply labeled "People" (folders 911-983), contains mostly correspondence and primarily involves individuals who brought their cases regarding human rights violations before the United Nations. Also included are friends and acquaintances of Lowenstein. The next few sets of files contain chiefly printed materials and some correspondence relating to several different types of human rights and other organizations.
Folders 1099-1171, Countries, include correspondence, printed materials, and United Nations and United States Government documents on human rights in specific countries. The largest amounts of material can be found on Micronesia, Guam, South Africa, Northern Ireland, and the Soviet Union.
Another short set of files (folders 1172-1182) contains further information on press coverage of Lowenstein and of the United Nations' emphasis on human rights problems. Folders 1183-1227 contain printed materials, correspondence, and other records pertaining to various issues of concern to Lowenstein and to the United Nations during this period.
The United Nations files in Subseries 2.26 originally contained several security-classified documents, many from the United States Department of State. These documents were sent to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., where they either remained as classified or were declassified and returned to the collection. Classified materials were declassified and returned to the collection in 2017 and are now filed in Subseries 2.26A United Nations Appointments: Declassified Documents (Addition of January 2018).
Box 41 |
Personal filesCorrespondence, incoming, A-Z Correspondence, outgoing Congratulatory Congratulatory, congressional Congratulatory, state congressional Public opinions on human rights Requests Thanks Thanks for speaking Human Rights Commission appointment Ambassador appointment Resignation Articles and statements by Lowenstein (see also 5.1 and 7.3) |
Box 42 |
Personal filesPersonal files: Telephone messages (see also 8.3) Personal files: Miscellaneous messages and notes Personal files: Daily schedules Personal files: Scheduling, speaking requests, April 1977-June 1978 Personal files: Scheduling, invitations, February 1977-April 1978 |
Box 43 |
Personal filesScheduling, invitations, May-June 1978 Politics, New York Politics, Nassau County Who's Who California papers |
Administrative filesCampaign contributions Personnel United Nations receptions, 16 June 1977-25 May 1978 Reception lists Lunches and dinners Office lists Parking Travel Memoranda United Nations documents United Nations We Believe, "U.S. Mission to the U.N. Report" Flynn, administrative aide |
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Box 44 |
Administrative filesHigh Commissioner for Human Rights Host country relations Human Rights Working Group New York Commission for the United Nations Public opinion polls |
TripsUnited States Information Agency Trip #1, Europe, March 1977 United States Information Agency Trip #2, South America, August 1977 United States Information Agency Trip #3, South America, October 1977 United States Information Agency Trip #4, Europe, February 1978 United States Information Agency Trip #5, South Africa and Nairobi, April 1978 |
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ConferencesBarbados Friedmann panel, Lowenstein statement Geneva, 33rd Human Rights Commission Geneva, 33rd Human Rights Commission, Lowenstein testimony Geneva, 33rd Human Rights Commission, Decade resolutions Geneva, 33rd Human Rights Commission, 1503 question Lagos |
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Cables: Geneva, 33rd Human Rights Commission |
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Cables: Human Rights Division restructuring |
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Cables: Micronesia (see also folders 1129-1140) |
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PeopleAgapov, Valentin Baiman, Jerome Bakke, Allan Barzaghi, Jacques Bayh, Birch Bellamy, Carol Berger, Peter Berkand, Necdet Berkowitz, William Bingham, Alfred M. Byrne, Ed Carter, Jimmy Clark, Blair Corbin, Cathy Derwinski, Edward J. Devenish, Ron Dmitrowsky, Igor Dodge, Lynn Dubey, William B. Edelman, Marian Wright Etzioni, Amitai Fensterwald, Bernard Furth, Fred Garbus, Martin Gaston, Gloria Goldman, Ralph M. Green, George Kimball, Carol Kinene, Allen King, Coretta Scott Kligfeld, Bernard Komisar, Lucy |
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Box 45 |
PeopleLeslie, Barbara M. Levine, Jill Manaster, Kenneth Matthews, Gilbert E. Miscellaneous cases Nureyev, Rudolph Nylander, John E. Reed, Watford Rees, John Rubin, Gail Rustin, Bayard Sacco and Vanzetti Salvucci, Paula Schreiber, Philippe Sharp, Eliot Shcharansky, Anatoly Sheldon, Walter A. Stark, Susie Stypulkowski, Zbigniew Tenzer, Herbert Thacker, Philip Tyacke, Eric Tyson, Brady Van Boven, Theo C. Viorst, Milton Yelistratov, Batsheva Young, Andrew Zinman, Seth D. Congress, Lindy Boggs Congress, John Brademas Congress, John L. Burton Congress, Elizabeth Holtzman Congress, Richard Kelly Congress, John McCormack Congress, Teno Roncalio Congress, Irving J. Stolberg Congress, Samuel S. Stratton Congress, Doug Walgren Congress, Ted Weiss Recommendations |
OrganizationsGeneral file Afro-American Institute American Friends of the Anne Frank Center American Palestinian Committee Amnesty International Anti-Defamation League Arab-American Friendship Group Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies Association for World Education Bureau of International Organization Affairs Cal-Neva C.A.A. Campaign for United Nations Reform Canal Zone Non Profit Public Information Corp. Center for Global Perspectives Citizens for Participation in Political Action Coalition for International Cooperation and Peace Committee for Public Justice Commodity Credit Corporation Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill Encampment for Citizenship Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa Fayette and the Medgar Evers Fund Federal Elections Commission Foreign Service Institute Forest Lake Camp Foundation for the Establishment of an International Criminal Court Gay rights movement George Meany Center for Labor Studies Hastings Center Help and Action Coordination Committee Institute for Democratic Socialism Institute of International Law and Economic Development Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility International Confederation of Free Trade Unions International Federation of Woman Lawyers International Freedom to Publish Committee International Institute for Labour Studies International Labor Organization International League for Human Rights International Monetary Fund International Youth and Student Movement John F. Kennedy Library Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Lawyers' Committee for International Human Rights League for Industrial Democracy Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund National Student Association National Women's Conference New Directions Non-Governmental Organizations Nucleus Club |
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Box 46 |
OrganizationsOXFAM America P.E.N. American Center Public Education Association Quaker Office at the United Nations Red Cross Society for Ethical Culture in the City of New York Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spanish Refugee Aid Stop the B-1 Bomber Unitar Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office United Farm Workers United Nations Association United States Committee for Refugees United States Information Agency World Council of Churches World Conference on Religion and Peace World Peace Through Law Youth Caucus |
Jewish OrganizationsGeneral file American-Israel Friendship League American Jewish Committee American Jewish Congress American Zionist Federation Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry International League for the Repatriation of Russian Jews Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry Operation Recognition Women's League for Conservative Judaism World Jewish Congress |
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Media Organizations"Diplomatic World Bulletin" "Goldschmidt Newsletter" International Platform Association "Journal of World Education" New West The Alternative: An American Spectator |
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Political OrganizationsAmericans for Democratic Action Democratic Manhattan Committee Democratic National Committee Do-Something Program Former Members of Congress Long Island politics Nassau County Conservative Party New York State politics Women's National Committee Club |
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Universities and OrganizationsAmherst College University of California Dartmouth College Graduate School and University Center, CUNY Harvard University Institut International des Droits de L'Homme International Institute for Strategic Studies International Youth and Student Movement Horace Mann School University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Notre Dame University of Santa Clara Stanford University |
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CountriesArgentina Australia Bolivia Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cyprus Czechoslovakia Eastern Europe El Salvador Ethiopia Finland Greece Guam Guinea |
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Box 47 |
CountriesHaiti India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan Kenya Korea Micronesia Namibia Nicaragua Northern Ireland Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Puerto Rico |
Box 48 |
CountriesRhodesia (see also 2.27) Romania Senegal South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Taiwan Turkey Uganda Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Jewry Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands |
Media"Firing Line" "Good Morning America" Lowenstein Press conferences Press releases United Nations articles United Nations press releases United Nations telegrams White House press releases |
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IssuesArms control Boat people Capitalism Cargo preference Civil rights Decolonization Defense Drugs (see also 2.29, National Committee to Declare War on Drugs) Economics Education Employment Energy Environment |
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Box 49 |
IssuesFood Foreign aid Freedom of information Genocide Health Helsinki agreement Human rights Kennedy assassinations (see also 2.24) Labor Law of the seas Mental health reform Middle East Palestinian rights Racism and discrimination Terrorism Torture Unemployment United Nations Women's rights Youth Zionism and racism |
Acc. 103305
Telegrams, reports, and memoranda from the U.S. government and United Nations, 1977-1978. Primary subjects are Micronesia, South Africa, and human rights negotiations for various countries. Content corresponds with materials in subseries 2.26.
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Folder 8092-8094 Folder 8092Folder 8093Folder 8094 |
Declassified documents, 1977-1978 |
Correspondence, itineraries and travel arrangements, official Rhodesian government election observer materials, United States Government telegrams, and miscellaneous notes and lists relating to Lowenstein's role in negotiating the transition to black majority rule in Zimbabwe Rhodesia.
Box 50 |
Correspondence |
Lowenstein itineraries and scheduled events |
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Telegrams |
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Testimony |
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Memoranda |
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Freedom House election observation (see also 2.29, Freedom House) |
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Miscellaneous |
Correspondence, memoranda, and miscellaneous records relating to the two law firms with which Lowenstein was associated during the last year of his life.
Box 50 |
Delson and Gordon: Correspondence |
Delson and Gordon: Memoranda |
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Delson and Gordon: Miscellaneous |
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Layton and Sherman: Correspondence |
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Layton and Sherman: Miscellaneous |
Memoranda, reports, minutes, flyers, programs, newsletters, and correspondence regarding Allard Lowenstein's involvement in activities or organizations other than the most prevalent ones documented in the other subseries of Series 2. The researcher will note that, as with the other subseries in this series, the categories in Subseries 2.29 reflect Lowenstein's interest over time in such areas as civil rights, African affairs, Spanish affairs, the anti-war movement, youth activism, Jewish affairs, the impeachment of President Nixon, Democratic Party politics, and issues involving the New York metropolitan area.
Arrangement: chronological by campaign.
Campaign literature, correspondence, contact lists and contribution lists, memoranda, position papers, press releases, research materials, maps, statistics, and legal and financial records on the several political campaigns in which Lowenstein was involved. The subseries in this series are defined by local, state, or national political campaign, and are arranged chronologically. Subseries 3.15 contains documentation on campaigns other than the major ones in which Lowenstein was involved.
Approximately one third of Series 3 consists of records relating to Lowenstein's unsuccessful 1972 congressional campaign in Brooklyn (Subseries 3.10). The next largest group of records, Subseries 3.6, documents the "Dump Johnson" movement. For Lowenstein's congressional campaigns in the 1970s, the nature and scope of the materials are similar. The researcher should consult the description of Subseries 3.7 below for further information on the nature and arrangement of Lowenstein's congressional campaign materials.
Additional documentation on the political campaigns in which Lowenstein participated is located elsewhere in the collection. The pre-congressional research files in Subseries 6.1 contain extensive information on the New York Democratic reform movement (see also Subseries 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5). Subseries 6.2, post-congressional research files, contains campaign-related files on Lowenstein's various opponents, including Norman Lent (Subseries 3.8), John Rooney (3.10), Jacob Javits (3.11), John Wydler (3.12 and 3.13), and Carter Burden (3.14). Scheduling materials related to the campaigns are available in Series 8. Campaign buttons are located in Subseries 9.5.
Other pertinent materials on the political campaigns in which Lowenstein was involved are located in Series 5 (writings and press clippings), Series 7 (speeches and interviews), and Series 10 (photographs and audio tapes).
Correspondence, name lists, campaign literature and press releases, and questionnaires that document the 1952 presidential campaign of Adlai E. Stevenson. Fully half the records in this subseries are the correspondence sent to Allard Lowenstein, who was chair of a campaign organization called Students for Stevenson, and to other people in this campaign office. Much of this correspondence includes lists of suggested names of people on college campuses across the country who were supporters of Stevenson. There are carbon copies of outgoing letters of the Students for Stevenson office, as well as circular letters sent out by Lowenstein as chair of the organization. Fuller lists of the college students contracted by the office can be found in folders 16-21.
Correspondence, campaign literature, other printed materials, and mimeographed press releases, reports, and memoranda relating to Adlai Stevenson's 1956 presidential campaign. This subseries includes campaign records of the Young Democratic Clubs of America, the organization for which Lowenstein worked during the campaign; the Stevenson, Kefauver, and Eisenhower national campaign organizations; and the Democratic National Committee. As is the case with the 1952 Stevenson campaign files, many of these records reflect Lowenstein's involvement in campaign issues, his interest in voting statistics, and his political contacts on college campuses across the country.
Folder 2128-2129
Folder 2128Folder 2129 |
Correspondence, incoming |
Folder 2130 |
Correspondence, outgoing |
Folder 2131-2132
Folder 2131Folder 2132 |
Young Democratic Clubs, 8th Biennial Convention, November 1953 |
Folder 2133 |
Democratic National Convention, August 1956 |
Folder 2134 |
Mailing lists |
Folder 2135 |
Positions on issues, Stevenson and Eisenhower |
Folder 2136 |
Press releases and reports |
Folder 2137 |
Democratic National Committee |
Folder 2138 |
Campaign literature: Stevenson |
Folder 2139 |
Campaign literature: Kefauver |
Folder 2140 |
Campaign literature: Eisenhower |
Folder 2141 |
Young Democratic Clubs publications |
Folder 2142 |
Voting statistics |
Folder 2143 |
Miscellaneous |
Campaign literature, circular letters, memoranda, press releases, and a variety of other materials pertaining to Lowenstein's participation in various New York political campaigns in 1960. While he was still a foreign policy assistant to Hubert Humphrey, Lowenstein began to consider running for office in New York under the aegis of the Reform Democrats.
Lowenstein first considered running for the United States Congress against incumbent Ludwig Teller in the 20th District of New York. After deciding against entering that race, Lowenstein made an unsuccessful attempt in the Democratic primary to gain the seat held by John H. Farrell in the 25th Senatorial District of the New York State Senate. Later in 1960, Lowenstein served as campaign chair of the successful challenge to Teller by William Fitts Ryan, another of the New York Democratic party's reform candidates.
In 1960, Lowenstein was elected as an alternate delegate from the New York delegation to the Democratic National Convention (see Subseries 3.15). The vote totals for Lowenstein's election as a delegate are found in folder 62. For further information on Lowenstein's interest and active participation in the New York Reform Democratic movement in the early-mid 1960s, see especially the materials found under that heading in Subseries 6.1.
Campaigning literature, circular letters, correspondence, mimeographed materials, and handwritten notes on the unsuccessful bid of William F. Ryan to be mayor of New York City in 1965. During the campaign, Lowenstein acted as chair of an organization called Citizens for Ryan for Mayor.
Folder 2162 |
Correspondence |
Folder 2163 |
Circular letters |
Folder 2164 |
Campaign literature, Ryan |
Folder 2165 |
Campaign literature, Lindsay |
Folder 2166 |
Positions on issues |
Folder 2167 |
Memoranda |
Folder 2168 |
Statement |
Folder 2169 |
Campaign events (see also Series 8.4. Invitations and Programs) |
Folder 2170 |
Miscellaneous |
Campaign literature, correspondence, lists, memoranda, programs and invitations, notes, and other materials on Lowenstein's unsuccessful campaign to be the Reform Democratic candidate for Congress from New York's 19th District. After Lowenstein lost to Ted Weiss in the Democratic primary in March, his name was mentioned by the Reform Independent Democrats as a possible reform candidate for the 17th District seat (see folder 86). Lowenstein removed his name from consideration for the latter seat, and supported Weiss in his unsuccessful bid to unseat the incumbent congressman in the 19th District, Leonard Farbstein.
Subseries 3.5 includes Lowenstein's campaign literature, especially circular letters, biographical sketches, press reprints, leaflets, and statements reviewing his positions on issues including Vietnam, housing, and poverty; and campaign literature on Lowenstein's Reform Democratic opponents, especially Ted Weiss (whose literature includes a letter of endorsement by Lowenstein and the other reform candidates). The miscellaneous records in folders 87-88 include handwritten notes by Lowenstein, election statistics, Lowenstein campaign stationery, and research materials on other candidates and their positions on issues. As with Subseries 3.3 and 3.4, the researcher can find other records documenting Lowenstein's involvement in the New York Reform Democratic movement in Subseries 6.1.
Folder 2171 |
Correspondence |
Folder 2172 |
Memoranda |
Folder 2173 |
Circular letters, Lowenstein |
Folder 2174 |
Campaign literature, Lowenstein |
Folder 2175 |
Campaign literature, Lowenstein, drafts |
Folder 2176 |
Campaign literature, Weiss |
Folder 2177 |
Campaign literature, Feldman and Strauss |
Folder 2178 |
"The Candidates Reply" |
Folder 2179 |
Campaign events |
Folder 2180-2182
Folder 2180Folder 2181Folder 2182 |
Lists |
Folder 2183 |
Potential 17th Congressional District campaign |
Folder 2184-2185
Folder 2184Folder 2185 |
Miscellaneous |
Correspondence, campaign literature, press clippings and press releases, reports, minutes, and other records relating to the organization of the widespread movement within the Democratic Party to deny President Lyndon B. Johnson the presidential nomination in 1968. The majority of the records in Subseries 3.6 date from August 1968, the time of the Democratic National Convention, or earlier.
Lowenstein was involved in this movement, which was nicknamed "Dump Johnson," from the Summer of 1966. It was at that time, and especially during the annual congress of the United States National Student Association, that students began to organize a letter writing campaign to the Johnson Administration in order to protest the escalation of the conflict in Vietnam. Folders 97-104 contain a great deal of information on the letter-writing campaign of student body presidents from colleges and universities throughout the country. These files document the events surrounding a meeting that grew out of this campaign between several student leaders and Secretary of State Dean Rusk; they also document the fact that Lowenstein was involved in helping the student leaders draft their letters to President Johnson and to Rusk. Other letter-writing campaigns which grew out of that of the student body presidents are also documented in Subseries 3.6. Information on a group that acted as a clearinghouse for these letter-writing activities, the Campus Coordinating Committee, can be found especially in the student body president files and in folder 108.
Folders 109-131 document a variety of national and state Democratic organizations formed to oppose Johnson's renomination and, following his withdrawal from the race in March 1968, to support Eugene J. McCarthy or Robert F. Kennedy in their races against Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. Those organizations in which Lowenstein was most involved include the Conference of Concerned Democrats, and the New York organizations documented in folders 116-118.
Lowenstein was also involved in an organization called the Coalition for an Open Convention, and much documentation of this organization can be found in folders 153-178 of this subseries. The COC files include, for example, information on a conference of the Coalition held in Chicago in late June 1968; the organization of state and regional COC groups; events leading up to the Democratic National Convention in August; and a law suit filed by the COC against the Chicago Park District for its failure to grant a permit for a peaceful demonstration in Chicago during the convention. The records on the law suit include some COC documentation, especially financial records, not found in the other COC materials.
Subseries 3.6 also includes records relating to the Democratic National Convention. A series of state files that were compiled before and during the convention, probably by the COC, document the effort by the supporters of McCarthy and other peace candidates at the convention to overturn Humphrey's nomination. The correspondence, newspaper clippings, and delegate lists in the state files reveal further information about the organization of COC groups at the state level.
Also included in this subseries are press releases, campaign literature, and other records relating to the presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy. The emphasis in these files is on the organization of the McCarthy campaign in New York, and on the New Hampshire primary, which immediately preceded Johnson's announcement not to run for reelection. There is less comprehensive documentation of the other Democratic candidates' presidential campaigns in folders 147-152.
A run of press clippings on the entire "Dump Johnson" movement can be found in folders 243-275. These include clippings originally housed in a "Dump Johnson" scrapbook compiled by Lowenstein (folder 243; for other clippings on Lowenstein's role in the "Dump Johnson" movement, see also the clippings for 1967 and 1968 in Subseries 5.2); a chronologically arranged run of general clippings on the movement (folders 244-252); and a series of subject files collected by Lowenstein's staff on several aspects of the 1968 presidential campaign (folders 253-275).
Box 54 |
Correspondence |
Working Coalition meeting |
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Letter-writing campaignGeneral Student body president letters, circa August 1966-August 1967 Business executive letter, December 1966 Rhodes scholar letter, January 1967 Peace Corps volunteer letter, March 1967 Divinity student letter, April 1967 Conference of Concerned Democrats Dissenting Democrats |
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State anti-Johnson organizationsCalifornia Colorado Florida Michigan Minnesota New York, Coalition for a Democratic Alternative (see also "McCarthy campaign, New York" below) New York, Dissenting Democrats of Long Island, and Fifth Congressional District Democratic Council of Concerned Democrats New York, others Rhode Island |
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Other anti-Johnson organizationsAmerican Voters Betrayed by Johnson Coalition for Politics of the People Committee for the Formation of the New Party Democrats Against Johnson First Voters Against Johnson General "Grassroots" New Democratic Coalition Student Teacher Political Action Committee Young Democrats Youth for a New America |
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McCarthy campaignNew York New York, lists New Hampshire primary Other states |
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Box 55 |
McCarthy campaignPress releases Statements Campaign literature Scheduling Miscellaneous |
Other presidential campaignsHumphrey Anti-Humphrey Johnson Kennedy McGovern Others |
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Coalition for an Open ConventionCorrespondence and circular letters Press releases and statements "COC Newsletter" Minutes COC conference (29-30 June 1968), circular letters and announcements COC conference, agenda COC conference, committees COC conference, delegates COC conference, minutes COC conference, committee reports, workshops, and resolutions COC conference, regional organization Students for an Alternative Candidate Illinois Coalition meetings Minnesota Coalition meetings New England Coalition meetings "On to Chicago" Chronology of events Press lists Democratic National Convention Chicago Park District law suit, 1969-1970 Miscellaneous |
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Democratic National ConventionCommittee hearings Convention arrangements Delegate information, general Delegate information, state files: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa |
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Box 56 |
Democratic National ConventionDelegate information, state files: Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Territories Texas Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming. Draft Kennedy "Law and Disorder" Lowenstein statement: "Al's Account of His Attempt to Second the Nomination for Julian Bond at the Democratic National Convention" Press release Miscellaneous |
Press clippings, Lowenstein's "Dump Johnson" scrapbook |
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Press clippings, chronological file, December 1966-November 1968 and undated |
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Press clippings, subject files: Advertisements |
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Press clippings, subject files: Americans for Democratic Action position |
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Press clippings, subject files: Alternatives to Johnson |
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Anti-war sentimentHumphrey Johnson and the polls Johnson and support for the war Kennedy entering race New Hampshire campaign New York, general New York, Long Island New York, Long Island, Vietnam poll |
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Box 57 |
Peace Corps letter |
Presidential campaign |
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Pro-Johnson |
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Pro-McCarthy |
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Republican Party |
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Rhodes scholar letter |
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Student body president letter |
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Vietnam War |
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Wallace |
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Miscellaneous |
Correspondence, campaign literature, speeches and statements, lists, instructions to campaign workers, and other records relating to Lowenstein's successful campaign for Congress in 1968. Lowenstein defeated Albert Vorspan in the Democratic primary, and then won the election in November over Republican candidate Mason Hampton.
The records for this campaign and for subsequent campaigns in which Lowenstein ran in the 1970s have been divided into categories according to types of records. This arrangement was necessitated by the fact that very few of the campaign files have been found in their original form. The following comments on these categories of campaign records apply to this and all subsequent Lowenstein congressional campaigns.
The correspondence generally relates to contributions sent to Lowenstein's campaign, and other routine campaign matters such as letters of endorsement, congratulatory or condolence messages, and the ordering of supplies. The campaign literature includes flyers, posters, form letters and mimeographed letters that were circulated widely, article reprints, bumper stickers, biographies of Lowenstein, quotations about Lowenstein, and layouts, sketches, and drafts of campaign literature. Press releases publicize Lowenstein's campaign appearances and his positions on the major issues of a campaign.
The position papers, statements, and research materials reflect much about the issues Lowenstein emphasized in running for office, and differences and occasional similarities between his own positions and those of his opponents. Contributions are usually lists which indicate the name and address of contributors, and amounts they gave to Lowenstein's campaign. Several of the campaigns include information on the congressional district in which Lowenstein was running, such as maps, census information on voters, and election statistics.
The Lowenstein campaign materials usually contain a set of "administrative files" as well. These files include interoffice memoranda, and memoranda from campaign aides to Lowenstein; instructions to Lowenstein election workers, poll watchers, and workers in many of the "storefront" locations Lowenstein would open within the district; personal and media lists; financial and legal records relating to the leasing of office space, the filing of petitions for Lowenstein's nomination, and the routine operations of the campaign (financial records have often been sampled in order to reduce the large bulk of bills and receipts); and miscellaneous materials such as notes, lists, and blank stationery and office forms. The researcher should further note that files kept on Lowenstein's opponents in each campaign have been transferred to Series 6, Research Files.
The correspondence and other records relating to Lowenstein's successful campaign for Congress in 1968 reflect the fact that several people supported Lowenstein, among other reasons, because of his role in influencing the course of the 1968 Democratic presidential campaign (see also Subseries 3.6). In fact, the Lowenstein campaign office in 1968 was also working actively for the presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy.
Box 57 |
Correspondence, incoming |
Correspondence, outgoing |
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Campaign literature, Lowenstein |
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Campaign literature, anti-Lowenstein |
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Press releases |
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Position papers, statements, and research materials |
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Contributions |
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5th Congressional District statistics |
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5th Congressional District map |
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Box 58 |
Administrative filesMemoranda Instructions to campaign workers Personnel Scheduling Media and advertising Legal and financial records Miscellaneous |
Correspondence, campaign literature, statements, statistical records, and name lists that document Lowenstein's unsuccessful bid for reelection against Norman Lent in 1970. This subseries contains a great deal of information on Lowenstein's district, especially in folders 330-376. The primary set of district files, contained in folders 343-376, includes lists of key people census information, maps, and election results for both 1968 and 1970 for each township of the district. These files are arranged in numerical order by assembly district within the congressional district, and then alphabetically by township. Folders 380-393 contain much information on the volunteers, most of whom were college students, who worked for Lowenstein's reelection.
A few additional materials relating to Lowenstein's 1970 congressional campaign can be found in Series 4.
Box 58 |
Correspondence, incoming |
Correspondence, outgoing |
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Correspondence, outgoing, thanks |
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Campaign literature |
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Position papers, statements, and research materials |
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Press releases |
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Contributions |
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5th Congressional DistrictMaps Statistics Ronald Tabak, "A Statistical Analysis of the 1970 Election in the Fifth Congressional District of New York" Redistricting |
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Box 59 |
5th Congressional District: Canvassing resultsGeneral 9th Assembly District 10th Assembly District 13th Assembly District 14th Assembly District 15th Assembly District 16th Assembly District Baldwin Bellmore East Rockaway Freeport Island Park Lakeview Lido Beach and Point Lookout Long Beach Lynbrook Malverne Massapequa Massapequa Park Merrick North Bellmore North Merrick Oceanside Rockville Centre Roosevelt Seaford South Hempstead Wantagh |
Administrative filesMemoranda Instructions to campaign workers Personnel Personnel, volunteers, general Personnel, volunteers, in Washington, D.C. Personnel, volunteers, outside Washington, D.C. |
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Box 60 |
Administrative filesPersonnel, volunteers, Baldwin Personnel, volunteers, Bellmore Personnel, volunteers, East Rockaway Personnel, volunteers, Freeport Personnel, volunteers, Lynbrook Personnel, volunteers, Massapequa Personnel, volunteers, Merrick Personnel, volunteers, Oceanside Personnel, volunteers, Rockville Centre Personnel, volunteers, Wantagh Scheduling Scheduling, coffee klatches |
Media and advertising |
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Legal and financial records |
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Legal and financial records, Fair Campaign Practices Committee |
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Miscellaneous |
Printed materials, press clippings, correspondence, lists, and other records that pertain to the organization and activities of the youth voter registration movement that accompanied the passage in 1971 of the 26th Amendment, which gave eighteen year-olds the right to vote. The movement to register young voters also became in part a protest movement popularly known as a program to "dump Nixon." In addition to Lowenstein (just elected chair of ADA at the time), other Democratic politicians and the most notable Republican challenger to the President Representative Paul N. McCloskey of California became involved in the youth voter registration drive.
Several organizations were formed to register young people and encourage them to participate in the 1972 elections. Several of these are documented in folders 442-453. Over half the records in Subseries 3.9 (the majority of materials in folders 406-441) relate to a loosely organized coalition of state organizations known collectively as the Registration Summer project (also known as "Countdown 72"). More specific information on the organization of this project at the state level is available in the state files (folders 420-441).
Folders 454-462 contain campaign literature and other records regarding the candidacies of several of the 1972 presidential aspirants.
Box 60 |
Correspondence |
Youth registration movement literature |
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Anti movement literature |
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Statements, memoranda, and press releases |
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Press clippings, Lowenstein (see also 5.2, Newspaper clippings on Lowenstein) |
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Press clippings, youth registration movement |
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Personnel |
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Lists |
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Statistics |
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Financial records |
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Miscellaneous |
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State filesGeneral Arizona California Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey New York (Citizens for Alternatives Now) North Carolina Oregon |
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Box 61 |
State filesPennsylvania Rhode Island Texas (Countdown '72) Washington Wisconsin |
Other organizationsAmericans for Democratic Action (see also 2.22) National Student Lobby National Youth Caucus National Youth Caucus, press clippings National Youth Caucus, Emergency Conference for New Voters New Democratic Coalition Oberlin Youth Caucus People's Peace Treaty Proposals The Student Vote The Student Vote, National Movement for the Student Vote |
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Presidential campaignDemocratic National Convention McCarthy, Eugene McCloskey, Paul McGovern, George Muskie, Edmund Nixon, Richard Other candidates and parties |
Correspondence, campaign literature, research materials, and court records pertaining to Lowenstein's unsuccessful 1972 campaign for Congress in Brooklyn's 14th Congressional District. Approximately three-fourths of the records in this subseries relate to a series of suits brought by Lowenstein against his opponent, incumbent Democrat John J. Rooney.
The Democratic primary election in June 1972, won by Rooney, was marked by widespread irregularities throughout the 14th District. On appeal from the Lowenstein campaign, the New York State Court of Appeals ordered a new primary election to be held in September. Rooney won this court ordered rerun as well as the general election in November.
Subseries 3.10 contains several sets of files, most of them arranged in alphabetical order, on this series of court cases (folders 564-848). Included among these records are several kinds of background research materials, affidavits, tally sheets and statistics, petitions, and forms and other records documenting the different irregularities at the polls. These records relate not only to the 1972 state court case, but also to a subsequent suit brought by Lowenstein in the federal court system against Rooney and members of the Nixon Administration for their alleged collusion in White House intelligence gathering activities directed at Lowenstein.
In addition to records relating to these court cases, Subseries 3.10 includes a great deal of information on contributions to the Lowenstein campaign and on the establishment of organizations related to the campaign such as the Committee for Fair Elections and the Committee for Honest Elections. Campaign literature in this subseries is in English, Spanish, Polish, and a few other languages. There is also documentation in this subseries on Brooklyn, such as a number of maps and statistics which reveal extensive demographic and political information on the 14th District.
A series of administrative files (folders 532-563) document the workings of Lowenstein's 1972 campaign. Included in these files are detailed instructions to campaign workers regarding the operation of storefront offices in communities throughout Brooklyn, canvassing of voters, and poll watching during the elections.
Box 61 |
Correspondence, incoming |
Correspondence, outgoing, April-May 1972 |
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Box 62 |
Correspondence, outgoing, June 1972-1973 and undated |
Campaign literature |
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Press releases |
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Position papers, statements, and research materials |
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Box 63 |
Position papers, statements, and research materials |
Contributions |
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14th Congressional DistrictMaps Statistics Statistics, "Ethnic Breakdown of Families and Voters by Apartment House" General Labor Local issues notebook (See also 6.2, Post-congressional research files, Brooklyn files.) |
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Box 64 |
Administrative filesMemoranda Instructions to campaign workers Personnel Scheduling Media and advertising Legal and financial records Notebooks Miscellaneous |
Box 65 |
Court CasesAffidavits American Civil Liberties Union suit Archives Bellow-Friedman-Tabak requests Bilingual inspectors and instructions Black Coalition of Williamsburg Breakdowns Committee for Democratic Election Laws Committee for Fair Elections Committee for Honest Elections Complaints Congressional procedure Court order to vote Court testimony Draft of Lowenstein statement Election law, final report of Reform Committee Election law, index Election law, violations Election memo research Electoral district captains Federal case Feldman, Anne Fraudulent postcards Heckleman, Marty Jacobson, affidavits Lefkowitz, Louis J., releases Lenzner, Terry Littlefield, Nick Lowenstein, et al. vs. Larkin, et al., legal memoranda Machine rigging Martinez, Gumersindo Meza, Pedro Miscellaneous Names Nixon, stolen election Notebooks and logbooks Official manuals Petitions, court rulings Poll watcher material Press, stolen election Price, Bill Rivero, Lydia Rooney, John J. Scalise, Joseph School Board Elections Seatrain Street index Summaries, Committee for Fair Elections Tabak, Ronald Transcript of case Trial brief, state Typed items Whitten, Les Yellow sheets |
Box 66 |
Court cases: Court documentsAffidavits, index Affidavits, Martinez campaigning Appeal to Court of Appeals Appellate Court opinion Ballot position, Bassett affidavit Buff cards Challenge Report Civil Action No. 72C-1156 Court orders Death certificates Fraudulent postcards Index of irregularites Information letter, Supreme Court of the State of New York Legal brief, state case Motion for Advancement of Trial and Consolidation Oral petition under oath Petition delay Petition, federal case Petition, state case Petitioners' exhibit, voters in incorrect electoral district Petitioners' exhibit, list Petitioner's Memorandum of Law, brief Petitioners' Supplemental Memorandum Petitioners' Supplemental Specifications Supreme Court Opinion Testimony Voting machine trouble report |
Court cases: Other casesAppellate Court opinions, other Baltimore primary Briscoe vs. Kusper Eikenberry suit Jenness case Massachusetts Defenders Committee Mississippi case November case, McGovern Powell case Queens case Tabak, other cases |
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Court cases: ListsElection districts, mistaken assignments General lists Polling places Preliminary challenge lists (moved voters; lapsed registrations; enrollment irregularities) Regular voters in primaries Voter registry lists, Bushwick Voter registry lists, Fort Greene Voter registry lists, South Brooklyn |
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Box 67 |
Court cases: ListsVoter registry lists, Williamsburg |
Court cases: Polling place changesApril registrants at John Jay Board of Elections changes Favorable polling places Old polling places September, by AD/ED |
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Court cases: Weinstein statisticsBallot position Calculations Figures General Machines Marchiano and Cruz races Polling places Rooney finances |
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Court cases: Common Cause material |
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Court cases: Contributions |
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Court cases: Correlation between Common Cause and official report |
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Court cases: Expenditures list |
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Court cases: Financial reports, Citizens Committee for Congressman RooneyFinancial reports, D.C. Committee for Congressman Rooney Financial reports, John J. Rooney Miscellaneous Reports on hand Supplemental reports |
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Court cases: September primaryComplaints, 44th assembly district Complaints, 56th assembly district Complaints, 57th assembly district, 2-39 electoral district Complaints, 58th assembly district Complaints, Fort Greene Complaints and irregularities, 57th assembly district Complaints and irregularities, other assembly districts Election day personnel, 57th assembly district Miscellaneous New registrants Primary Day Reports, 57th assembly district Primary Day Reports, other assembly districts Selected materials Storefront areas Tally Sheet and Incident Report Work in progress |
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Court cases: Press reprintsAnderson, Jack Buckley, William F., Jr. Torres, Jose Wechsler, James A. |
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Court cases: Voter questionnaires |
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Court cases: Tally sheetsTally sheets: Assembly district 44 Assembly district 52 Assembly district 54-56 Assembly district 57 Assembly district 58 Assembly district 59 June election September election November election November election, assembly district 52 November election, assembly district 57 November election, assembly district 58 November election, assembly district 59 November election, fringe districts November revisions, final November revisions, work sheets |
Court cases: Assembly district filesAssembly district 52 Assembly district 57 Assembly district 58 Assembly district 59 Fringe districts |
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Court cases: PetitionsLowenstein Rooney |
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Court cases: PetitionsEikenberry Gross Velez |
Court cases: State caseAdvance Affidavits Affidavits to be checked Affidavits to be re-done Affidavits to be typed and notarized Board of Elections Breakdowns Buff cards Cadman Plaza Check list of questions Code Cohen, Steve Community service Death certificates Election results Enrolled voters Fair campaign practice Forgeries Forms Fraud Inspectors Investigation, contacted June vote totals Kaufman, Arnold Late openings and machine breakdowns Lawyers Leads Lease McCloskey notes Machine breakdowns Machine numbers Maps Ministers Moved Notaries One signature cards Petition carriers, Lowenstein Petitioners, Rooney Police List Poll openings and closings Poll placement Poll watchers Polling place locations Printout errors Primary Day Reports, shortage of inspectors Primary Day Reports, voting machine problems Seals for buff cards Subpoenas Tax exempt organizations Urban renewal, Williamsburg White liberal electoral districts Witnesses |
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Court cases: Federal caseComplaint Defendants Later materials Miscellaneous Plaintiffs Points of litigation Summons |
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Court cases: Voting irregularitiesAssembly district 44, electoral district 1-5, 74 Assembly district 52, electoral district 1-5 Assembly district 52, electoral district 6-10 Assembly district 52, electoral district 11-15 Assembly district 52, electoral district 16-19, 21-22 Assembly district 52, electoral district 24, 26-30 Assembly district, electoral district 31, 36-38 Assembly district 52, electoral district 40-41, 49-50, 55 Assembly district 54, electoral district 1-2 Assembly district 55, electoral district 24 Assembly district 56, electoral district 13-15 Assembly district 56, electoral district 39, 42 Assembly district 58, electoral district 1, 11-12 Assembly district 58, electoral district 18-21 Assembly district 58, electoral district 22-26 Assembly district 58, electoral district 27-31 Assembly district 58, electoral district 32-35 Assembly district 58, electoral district 38-41 Assembly district 58, electoral district 42-45 |
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Court cases: Voting irregularitiesAssembly district 59, electoral district 4-5, 23 Assembly district 59, electoral district 26-27 |
Court cases: AffidavitsGeographical file, assembly district 52, 54-59 Alphabetical file, A-J Alphabetical file, K-Z Geographical file, office copies, assembly district 52, 54-59 Alphabetical file, office copies, A-Z Subject file, office copies, Adams-Count |
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Court cases: AffidavitsSubject file, office copies, Delay-Special Miscellaneous |
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Court cases: Miscellaneous |
Correspondence, campaign literature, reports, memoranda, research materials such as New York State statistics and contact lists, notes, and financial records relating to a campaign Lowenstein contemplated for the United States Senate seat of New York's Jacob Javits. Some of the records in this subseries, especially the research materials, overlap with those in Subseries 3.10.
Other materials relating to Lowenstein's prospective 1974 Senate campaign, most of them research materials on Javits, can be found in folders 545-608 of Subseries 6.2.
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Position papers, statements, and research materials |
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Contributions |
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New York State maps |
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New York State statistics |
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Administrative filesMemoranda Personnel Scheduling |
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Box 74 |
Administrative filesLegal and financial records Miscellaneous |
Correspondence, campaign literature, questionnaires, lists, telephone messages, notes, position papers, statistics, maps, legal and financial records, press releases, and memoranda on Allard Lowenstein's unsuccessful bid to unseat Republican John Wydler from Congress in New York's 5th District. The materials in this subseries, which include information on Nassau County, New York, and on Lowenstein's political connections, are closely related to those in Subseries 3.13.
Subseries 6.2 contains several files closely related to the records in Subseries 3.12-3.14.
Box 74 |
Correspondence, incoming |
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Campaign literature |
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Position papers, statements, and research materials |
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5th Congressional District maps |
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5th Congressional District statistics |
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5th Congressional District questionnaires |
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Box 76 |
5th Congressional District questionnaires |
Administrative filesMemoranda Instructions to campaign workers Personnel Scheduling Media and advertising Questionnaires Legal and financial records Franked mail case Other court cases Miscellaneous |
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Box 77 |
Administrative filesMiscellaneous |
Correspondence, campaign literature, reports, memoranda, position papers, name lists, press releases, petitions, and a variety of research materials on Lowenstein's second consecutive attempt to unseat Congressman Wydler. The majority of maps and other local materials on Nassau County are found in Subseries 3.12.
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Correspondence, incoming |
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Campaign literature |
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Press releases |
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Position papers, statements, and research materials |
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Box 78 |
Contributions |
5th Congressional District maps |
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5th Congressional District statistics |
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5th Congressional District questionnaires & surveys |
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Administrative filesMemoranda Instructions to campaign workers Personnel Scheduling Media and advertising Questionnaires Legal and financial records Lowenstein petitions |
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Administrative filesLowenstein petitions Miscellaneous |
Correspondence, campaign literature, name lists, notes, statistics, maps, memoranda, reports, and other records pertaining to Lowenstein's campaign for Congress from the 18th Congressional District, located on Manhattan's East Side. The records in this subseries reveal that, despite a succession of defeats, Lowenstein still possessed an elaborate and faithful network of political allies in the New York metropolitan area.
Campaign literature, memoranda, reports, press releases, circular letters, press clippings, and other materials documenting other political campaigns either in which Allard Lowenstein participated to some degree or in which, in his younger years, he simply had an interest. Among those involving Lowenstein were the 1960 presidential campaign, in which he served as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention (see also Subseries 3.3); a proposed bid for the United States Senate by Lowenstein in 1970; Jerry Brown's presidential campaign of 1976; and Edward Kennedy's presidential campaign of 1980.
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1942 New York State gubernatorial |
1948 presidential |
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1960 presidential |
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Correspondence |
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Campaign literature, Nixon |
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Campaign literature, others |
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Democratic National Convention |
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Scheduling |
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Speech materials |
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Miscellaneous |
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1964 presidential |
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1970 United States Senate |
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1976 presidentialCorrespondence Campaign literature, Brown Campaign literature, Carter Campaign literature, others Memoranda Democratic National Committee Republican National Committee Scheduling Miscellaneous |
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1980 presidentialCorrespondence Campaign literature, Kennedy |
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1980 presidentialCampaign literature, Carter Campaign literature, others Memoranda Press releases Scheduling Position papers, statements, and research materials Chappaquidick statement Florida caucus Press clippings Miscellaneous |
1980 United States Senate |
Personal correspondence, constituent correspondence files, district files, House committee files, legislation, press files, and administrative files documenting Allard Lowenstein's two year term in Congress from 1969-1970. These congressional records have been arranged into seven subseries according to the types of files that were kept in Lowenstein's congressional office in Washington, D.C. and his district office in Baldwin, New York. The researcher should consult the individual subseries descriptions that follow for a more complete description of the contents of each.
Certain types of files and records were removed from Lowenstein's congressional materials. These consist largely of constituent case files removed for reasons of confidentiality, such as military, social security, and immigration case files. Also removed were government documents and other publications that are widely available.
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence and enclosures, both to and from Allard Lowenstein while he was a member of the House of Representatives. This correspondence was originally kept in Lowenstein's congressional office files, and therefore has been filed as a subseries along with the remainder of his congressional records. The researcher should note that the correspondence in this subseries fills in the gaps in Series 1 for the years 1969 and 1970.
Correspondence in Subseries 4.1 is from friends, family members, congressmen, and other public officials. This correspondence was marked "personal" by Lowenstein's staff, although it includes both personal messages and substantive correspondence dealing with legislative efforts. In contrast, the correspondence in Subseries 4.2 pertains to specific legislative proposals, and is primarily, though not entirely, in the form of circular letters or pressure mail.
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Correspondence, incoming, January 1969-November 1970 |
Box 85 |
Correspondence, incoming, December 1970, undated |
Correspondence, outgoing, January 1969-November 1970, undated |
Arrangement: by sets of files.
Correspondence and enclosures from Allard Lowenstein's constituents regarding domestic and foreign policy issues, congressional legislation, and issues of concern to the residents of the New York metropolitan area. This subseries is arranged into six sets of files that were kept in both Lowenstein's Washington office and his district office in Baldwin, New York. These sets of files, and their probable original locations, are as follows:
The correspondence in these files pertains to general issues of interest to constituents while Lowenstein was in Congress. The files also document some of the routine functions of Lowenstein's congressional office. The researcher should note that congratulatory messages were sampled (the numbers in brackets after files 85-88 indicate number of letters that were kept out of the original number that existed). All routine requests in both the general files and the Baldwin office files have been discarded. However, a record of all sampled or discarded constituent correspondence can be found in the alphabetical files and the chronological files (see descriptions below).
The researcher may wish to use the general files in conjunction with the legislative files and the Baldwin office files, since several of the topics in the three sets of files overlap. For example, the bulk of the constituent correspondence on the Vietnam conflict is located in the general files, but the legislative files contain more correspondence on Vietnam, and all correspondence on the invasion of Cambodia. As another example, correspondence on abortion can be found in all three sets of files.
Most of the constituent correspondence in the legislative files addresses specific congressional legislation that was proposed, pending, or passed during Lowenstein's term in Congress. For reasons noted above, the researcher may find it useful to consult these files, the general files, and the Baldwin office files together.
The correspondence and enclosures found in these files reflect Lowenstein's intervention on behalf of constituents in their dealings with specific federal government agencies (see also description of chronological files, below). There is also correspondence from Lowenstein's office requesting literature from government agencies.
These correspondence files were kept in Lowenstein's district office in Baldwin, New York. The correspondence concerns both general matters and specific legislation. An alphabetical sequence of files (folders 572-591) is arranged by first letter of the constituent's surname. As with the general files, correspondence of a routine nature, such as constituent requests, was removed.
These files, kept in the Washington office, consist entirely of outgoing correspondence. On each item of correspondence, there usually appears in the upper right hand corner the name of the constituent and the subject of the letter. These subjects generally correspond with those found in the file listings for the general, legislative, and Baldwin office files. The researcher can also find in these files outgoing correspondence regarding the request and other routine files that have been sampled or discarded.
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These files contain outgoing correspondence arranged chronologically. The files, which appear to have been kept in the Baldwin office and so are distinct from the chronological files, include both correspondence of a routine nature, and correspondence regarding constituent cases and other services rendered to constituents by Lowenstein's congressional offices. Twelve cubic feet of records on immigration, social security, military service, and other constituent cases have been discarded for reasons of confidentiality, but some record of these cases can be found in the chronological files.
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August-December 1970 |
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December 1968-July 1970 |
Arrangement: by topic within sets of files.
A wide variety of records pertaining to the Fifth Congressional District of New York, the district Lowenstein represented while he was a congressman. The categories of materials found in this subseries were established because they all related in some way to Lowenstein's district and to his constituents. The sets of files that have been reconstructed, such as the organization files and the local issues files, were pulled together to reflect as nearly as possible their original order.
Folders 813-880 contain constituent guest lists, invitations, press releases, and other promotional material, correspondence, and background notes on a series of district forums and hearings Lowenstein held for his constituents while he was in office. The bi-weekly forums included guest panelists, often of national prominence, who represented different opinions on both national and local issues. Although he occasionally participated in these forums, Lowenstein's role was usually to introduce the speakers and to make concluding remarks at the end of the forum. These files also include documentation of two series of hearings Lowenstein held in his district, one upon his election and the other after his first year in office, to give constituents an opportunity to express their concerns; and an annual report Lowenstein made to his constituents in early 1970. Sound recordings for many of the forums and hearings Lowenstein held are located in Subseries 10.2 (transcripts for some of the tapes are in Subseries 7.4).
Folders 881-937 include the responses from four sets of questionnaires Lowenstein distributed to constituents during his term in Congress. The September 1970 questionnaires are arranged by the township of the respondents. While the January 1970 questionnaire requests responses about Lowenstein's effectiveness as a congressman, the other three ask questions on national issues such as the Anti-Ballistic Missile System, student unrest, and the Vietnam War. The completed questionnaires often contain remarks from constituents; remarks and tallies made by Lowenstein's staff sometimes accompany the questionnaires.
The project files in folders 938-948 contain correspondence, memoranda, and grant proposals regarding a variety of projects undertaken in Lowenstein's district for which assistance was sought from his congressional office. The organization files (folders 949-994) include correspondence, circular letters, brochures, and other records relating to organizations which were contacting Lowenstein while he was in office. The organizations documented in these files include both groups based in Lowenstein's district and national organizations.
The local issues files in folders 995-1152 include reports, statements, correspondence, press clippings, notes, and other research materials, and are similar in nature to the Committee files of Subseries 4.4. However, the files in this subseries document local issues important to Lowenstein's district, while Subseries 4.4 documents issues of national significance. A large amount of materials can be found in this subseries regarding a proposed gas pipeline on Long Island and jet noise in the New York metropolitan area. The files also document controversies surrounding Lowenstein: his attempted resignation; disagreements with the Oceanside School Board; and a controversial cartoon of Lowenstein which appeared in the Lawrence High School yearbook.
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Forums and hearingsLists of forums and participants Correspondence Fifth Congressional District Forum Fund Hearings, December 1968 Hearing, 9 December 1968, Long Beach Hearing, 10 December 1968, Freeport Hearing, 11 December 1968, Five Towns Hearing, 12 December 1968, Rockville Center Hearing, 13 December 1968, Lynbrook Forum, 2 February 1969, "Progress Through Understanding" Forum, 16 February 1969, "China, Vietnam and the New Administration" Forum, 2 March 1969, "Problems of the Environment" Forum, 23 March 1969, "The Tax Structure and Tax Reform" Forum, 29 March 1969, "Financing Primary and Secondary Education" Forum, 20 April 1969, "Deployment of the Safeguard ABM System" Forum, 4 May 1969, "Problems of Law Enforcement" Forum, 28 May 1969, "The Transportation Crisis" Forum, 15 June 1969, "The Crisis in the Middle East" Forum, 29 June 1969, "Environment, Standards for Public Protection" Forum, 14 July 1969, "The Nigerian Biafran Conflict" Forum, 27 July 1969, "Campus Unrest, the Government Perspective" |
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Forums and hearingsForum, 10 August 1969, "Labor, Race, and Poverty" Forum, 15 September 1969, "Problems of Arms Control and Disarmament" Forum, 28 September 1969, "Lowenstein Vietnam Report" Forum, 12 October 1969, "Campus Unrest, the Students' Perspective" Forum, 2 November 1969, "The Future of the Atlantic Community" Forum, 23 November 1969, "New Directions in the Nation's Priorities" Forum, 14 December 1969, "Growth of Big Government" Hearings, December 1969 Hearing, 18 December 1969, Baldwin Hearing, 19 December 1969, Wantagh Hearing, 21 December 1969, Malverne Hearing, 22 December 1969, Island Park Forum, 12 January 1970, "Current Disorders" Annual report, 18 January 1970, Long Beach Annual report, 23 January 1970, Lynbrook Annual report, 25 January 1970, Merrick Annual report, 26 January 1970, Cedarhurst Annual report, 1 February 1970, Seaford Forum, 16 February 1970, "Inflation and Problems of the Economy" Forum, 8 March 1970, "The Future of Race Relations" Forum, 5 April 1970, "The Future of Higher Education" Forum, 29 April 1970, "The Problems of Congressional Reform" Forum, 14 May 1970, "Consumer Protection" Forum, 17 May 1970, "Cambodia I" Forum, 7 June 1970, "Cambodia II" Forum, 10 June 1970, "Cambodia III" Forum, 14 June 1970, "The Draft" Forum, 21 June 1970, "Cambodia IV" Forum, 1 July 1970, "The Current Situation in Eastern Europe" Forum, 16 July 1970, "Problems of the Aging I" Forum, 26 July 1970, "Military Spending" Forum, 9 August 1970, "Vietnam, Con Son Report" Forum, 14 August 1970, "Problems of the Aging II" Forum, 15 August 1970, "Ecology Day" Forum, 23 August 1970, "Problems of the Economy" Forum, 26 August 1970, "Fair Play for Veterans" Forum, 8 September 1970, "Problems of Small Business" Forum, 9 September 1970, "Economic Conversion" |
QuestionnairesBlank questionnaires May 1969 September 1969 January 1970 September 1970, Baldwin September 1970, Bellmore and North Bellmore |
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QuestionnairesSeptember 1970, East Rockaway September 1970, Freeport September 1970, Island Park September 1970, Lido September 1970, Lynbrook September 1970, Malverne September 1970, Massapequa September 1970, Massapequa, North September 1970, Massapequa Park September 1970, Merrick September 1970, Merrick, North September 1970, Oceanside September 1970, Point Lookout September 1970, Rockville Center September 1970, Roosevelt September 1970, Seaford September 1970, Wantagh September 1970, no name, no address Questionnaire results |
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Project filesFederal grants to district Grants to publicize Housing, Inwood Housing, Long Beach Mental health projects Miscellaneous Poverty projects Public school projects Rusty water project, Long Beach Small business development Youth projects |
Organization filesBusiness Chambers of Commerce Civic groups Civil rights groups Congress Conservation Advisory Committee Conservation or Environmental Bill of Rights Conservation groups County officers Democratic National Committee Education Advisory Committee Encampment for Citizenship Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment Government organizations Labor groups Long Island commuter groups Members of Congress for Peace through Law Miscellaneous organizations Moratorium Committee New Democratic Coalition New York State Office of Economic Opportunity |
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Organization filesParent-Teacher Associations Political groups Religious groups SANE Schools Seasonal employees in agriculture Senior citizens Stable Inn Development Corporation Villages Welfare organizations |
Local issues filesAbortion Baldwin, general Baldwin, Harbor Park Baldwin, police redistricting Baldwin, Vanguard National Bank Bellmore, parochial school Catholics Consumers Day care Derivation of town names Direct election Drugs Economy, employment Economy, inflation Environment Five Towns Foreign travel in Congress Freeport, breakfast program Freeport, Post Office Freeport, school crisis Gas pipeline |
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Local issues filesGas pipeline Health Hofstra University, High School Equivalency Program Homosexuality Housing Housing, rent control Inwood, general Inwood, Health Center Inwood, low cost housing Inwood, Post Office Jet noise |
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Local issues filesJet noise Lawrence, High School Lawrence, Meadowmere Park Long Beach, closed beach Long Beach, general Long Beach, Honor America Day Long Beach, Mental Health Clinic Long Beach, Nike site Long Beach, political campaigns Long Beach, rusty water Long Beach, school crisis Long Island, general Long Island, Long Island Council of Churches |
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Local issues filesLong Island, Long Island Railroad Long Island, New Democratic Coalition Long Island, Personnel and Guidance Association speech Long Island, wetport Malverne, schools Manhattan, press releases Massapequa Merrick, Cammon's Pond Merrick, Jerusalem Avenue Merrick, primary day Migrant workers Miscellaneous Moratorium Nassau County, expressway Nassau County, general Nassau County, farm program payments Nassau County, food programs Nassau County, press releases Nassau County, rent control Nassau County, sewage plant National Student Coordinating Committee for Freedom in Vietnam and Southeast Asia New Democratic Coalition New York State, Democratic Party New York State, Department of Labor New York State, education New York State, general New York State, Power Authority Nursing homes Occupational safety Oceanside, garbage Oceanside, school incident Oyster Bay Bridge Post office workers strike Reapportionment Resignation, Lowenstein Rockville Center Roosevelt Coal and Oil Company Suffolk County Title 1 Veterans groups Voting age, eighteen-year-old Welfare Wetlands |
Arrangement: alphabetical by House committee.
Reports, government documents, publications, drafts and final copies of statements, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and memoranda that relate primarily to the work of Lowenstein's congressional office on issues of national scope. These files, which are arranged by the House committee responsible for dealing with legislation on specific issues, were prepared mostly by legislative assistants and interns in the office for the purposes of conducting background research, preparing this research for Lowenstein's use in statements on the House floor, and formulating his positions on the wide range of issues in which his constituents expressed interest.
Although many statements can be found in these files, the researcher should also consult speeches and statements found in Subseries 4.6, Press files. As is the case with the research files in Series 6, Lowenstein often relied on background research materials like those found in this subseries to speak extemporaneously on an issue without any prepared text. Therefore, although drafts of statements do not exist for many of Lowenstein's speeches, these committee files reflect much about his point of view on the issues.
The committees for which the most documentation can be found in Subseries 4.4 are the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Agriculture Committee (Lowenstein's major committee assignment during his two year term), the Judiciary Committee, the Armed Services Committee, and the Interstate Commerce Committee. The Foreign Affairs Committee files reflect Lowenstein's ongoing concern about international affairs: especially the outbreak of the Nigerian civil war, the formation of Biafra, and the organization of relief efforts to ease starvation there; the Vietnam conflict, and anti war efforts both within and outside the House of Representatives; the problems of apartheid and government repression in South Africa, as well as the American government's stance toward that nation's government; the establishment of American military bases in Spain; and the continuing tensions in the Middle East. The Foreign Affairs Committee files are a useful resource on Lowenstein's involvement in foreign affairs, since they contain much of Lowenstein's correspondence with congressmen and other federal agencies, and they include information on Lowenstein's extensive travels to Biafra and other countries.
The largest files within the Agriculture Committee are those on food stamp legislation, the California grape boycott, the Livestock and Grains Subcommittee (Lowenstein was a member), and rural housing conditions. An interesting feature of the Armed Services Committee files is its documentation of the varied concerns of servicemen. The Judiciary Committee files contain records on several domestic issues in which Lowenstein had an interest. The Interstate Commerce Committee files document issues that were of significance to the metropolitan area which Lowenstein represented. (The researcher may also be interested in consulting the related local issues files in Subseries 4.3, especially those on gas pipelines, jet noise, and the Long Island Railroad.) The House Affairs Committee files document another issue concerning Lowenstein: the proposed reform of the committee structure within the House of Representatives.
Following the committee files is a small group of records, originally interfiled with the committee files in a number of "miscellaneous" categories, that did not relate to the work of any specific House committee. The Committee files originally consisted of approximately 22 cubic feet of records. However, press clippings, government publications, and other records that are widely available were removed from the subseries.
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Agriculture CommitteeAgri-business and family farming Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1970 Agricultural workers Agriculture Act of 1970 Agriculture Department appropriations Beaufort and Jasper Counties, South Carolina California legal assistance case Chemical and biological warfare Commodity Credit Corporation Commodity production Conservation Consumer Agricultural Food Protection Act Delivery and sale Discrimination Farm policy Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Federal meat inspection Feed-Grain Law Food prices Food programs Food quality Food stamp legislation Foreign tax levies General Grape boycott Human Nutrition Act of 1969 Humane animal treatment Hunger Livestock and Grains Subcommittee Marketing orders Migrant workers National Sharecroppers Fund National Timber Supply Act Nutrition Organizations Payment limitations Pesticides |
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Agriculture CommitteeRural housing Rural poverty and hunger Rural telephone bank School Lunch Act Amendment South Florida migrant legal services Special milk program Sugar |
Appropriations Committee |
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Armed Services CommitteeAnti-Ballistic Missile System Chemical and biological warfare Coffee houses Conscientious objection Cost overruns Defoliants Discrimination F-14 fighter Foreign military bases GI newsletters (including "Bragg Briefs," "Fun Travel Adventure," and "Veterans Stars and Stripes for Peace") GI rights (see also "Military justice,"and "Presidio affair") GI rights, stockades Homosexuality House military debate |
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Armed Services CommitteeMilitary justice Military spending Moratorium Multiple Independently-Targeted Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) Naval vessels Overseas military bases Presidio affair Reserves Selective service (see also "Volunteer army") Service organizations Stennis dinner Strategic weapons Volunteer army Weapons |
Banking and Currency CommitteeEconomy Housing Machiasport project Mass transit Model cities Population Stock market Urban demography |
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Education and Labor CommitteeEducation General Health Labor |
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Education and Labor CommitteeNational Student Association Pediatrics Select Committee on Education South Florida Migrant Legal Services program Student affairs Student unrest Student unrest, Berkeley Student unrest, July 4th Vigil, Clint Deveaux materials Student unrest, Kent State Student unrest, newsletters Student unrest, statements on Lowenstein position Student unrest, University of Alabama and University of Tennessee hearings Wilmington College project |
Foreign Affairs CommitteeAfrica (see also "Biafra," "South Africa") Africa, Eduardo Mondlane Arms limitation Biafra |
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Foreign Affairs CommitteeBiafra Brazil Cambodia (see also "Vietnam") Cambodia, H. Resolution 1000 China Cuba Culebra Department of Peace Eastern Europe Emergency assistance for Peru Foreign aid France General Genocide Treaty Greece |
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Foreign Affairs CommitteeHijacking Intelligence Korea Laos (see also "Cambodia," "Vietnam") Latin America Middle East Northern Ireland Peace Corps Prisoners of War (see also "Vietnam") South Africa (see also "Africa," "Biafra," and 2.11) South Africa, African National Congress statement South Africa, James Lenkoe case South Africa, sugar quota Soviet Jewry Spain |
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Foreign Affairs CommitteeUnited Nations Vietnam (see also "Cambodia," "Laos," and "Armed Services Committee" files) Vietnam, anti-war movement Vietnam, House Committee for a Vote on the War Vietnam, Members of Congress for Peace Through Law Western Europe |
Government Operations Committee |
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Interior Affairs CommitteeAtomic energy General Pollution (see also "Interstate Commerce Committee, Pollution") Pollution, administrative proposals Pollution, New York Seal clubbing Wetlands |
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Interstate Commerce CommitteeAircraft safety Bus safety Business Cars and trucks Communications bills Conservation Consumers Conversion Electrical blackouts Footwear imports Foreign trade Gas pipeline (see also 4.3, Local issues files) General Insurance Oil imports Pay television Pollution (see also "Interior Affairs Committee, Pollution") Power and electricity Product safety Sewage treatment Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area Television Utilities |
Judiciary CommitteeAppropriations Carswell nomination Civil rights Civil rights, Black Panthers Civil rights, Aaron Henry Courts Courts, congestion Courts, financial disclosure Courts, reform Crime Eighteen-year-old vote |
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Judiciary CommitteeElectoral reform Ethnic discrimination General Hypnosis Italian-Americans Narcotics Newspaper Preservation Act Newspaper subpoena Pornography Pretrial detention Prisons Privacy School desegregation Truman Committee Un-American activities Voting rights Wiretapping Women's rights |
Merchant Marine Committee |
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Science and Astronautics Committee |
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Veterans' Affairs Committee |
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Ways and Means CommitteeGeneral Health Imports, footwear (see also Interstate Commerce Committee) Imports, quotas Revenue sharing Social Security Tax credit plan Tax reform |
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Ways and Means CommitteeWar profits tax Welfare |
Miscellaneous Research filesCircular letters Collapse speech Evers, Charles Graham, Frank Porter Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, Robert F. King, Martin Luther, Jr. McDonald, Jeffrey Office of Economic Opportunity Stewart, Frank Other |
Arrangement: by House bill.
Printed bills, supporting documents, lists, and Lowenstein's voting record while in the House of Representatives. The files in this subseries consist of copies of the legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Lowenstein while he was a member of Congress. One copy of the House bill can be found in each file; each bill is often accompanied by other documentation relating to that specific piece of legislation. The House bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Lowenstein are followed by the House resolutions, concurrent resolutions, and joint resolutions which Lowenstein sponsored or co-sponsored.
A variety of lists of the legislation proposed by Lowenstein is located in folder 1506. In folder 1507, there is also a record of Lowenstein's votes on other House legislation. Researchers can find further information on Lowenstein's legislation in Subseries 4.4, Committee files, filed under the topic of the legislation.
Arrangement: by type of material.
Congressional Record reprints of remarks made by Lowenstein, news releases and newsletters from Lowenstein's office, and speeches and statements made by Lowenstein. Notes and indexes regarding Lowenstein's remarks in the Congressional Record precede the reprints themselves. The reprints were often mailed to constituents in order to clarify Lowenstein's positions on various issues. The news releases also reflect positions taken by Lowenstein, and provide information on Lowenstein's schedule while in Congress (see also Subseries 4.7).
The newsletters, which were mailed by Lowenstein's office to constituents as a means of reporting on his work in Congress, also reflect his positions on issues of national and local importance. These newsletters often included questionnaires to constituents, reported results of previous questionnaires, and announced forthcoming district forums. For copies of returned questionnaires, see Subseries 4.3.
Folders 1636-1664 contain numerous speeches and statements made by Lowenstein while he was a congressman. Included in these files are final copies of the speeches, as well as draft revisions by Lowenstein and his legislative assistants. Other speeches by Lowenstein are in Subseries 7.3.
Lists, correspondence, invitations, scheduling forms, financial records, memoranda, and other records relating to the operations of Lowenstein's congressional offices in Washington, D.C. and Baldwin, New York. Folders 1665-1669 contain memoranda, principally from staff members to Lowenstein, regarding subjects ranging from telephone messages and scheduling concerns to strategies for political action. The memoranda are followed by records on Lowenstein's office personnel, and a few files on the general operations of his offices. The mail counts in folders 1695-1701, arranged chronologically, provide information on both the amount of correspondence Lowenstein's office received, and the general areas of interest and concern expressed in that correspondence.
Folders 1702-1797 contain the scheduling files maintained for Lowenstein's Washington office and his district office in Baldwin. Both sets of files include invitations, correspondence, notes, and completed schedule request forms which are filed in rough chronological order by the date of the event. The files also include scheduling information on four of Lowenstein's trips abroad while in Congress. The Washington office files sometimes include monthly calendars filled out by Lowenstein's office staff which offer an overview of scheduled events for that month. The Baldwin office files for 1970 include scheduling information on Lowenstein's campaign for reelection (see also Subseries 3.8).
The telephone messages in folders 1798-1829, dated from January-October 1970, were apparently taken in Lowenstein's Baldwin office. Other telephone messages, found in folder 1830, seem to have been taken in the Washington office. The remainder of Subseries 4.7 consists of financial records such as bills and receipts, correspondence, ledger sheets, and information on Lowenstein's office checking account. Included in the financial records are one set of files arranged alphabetically by name of account, and another set arranged chronologically by month.
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PersonnelStaff lists Staff hired Payroll Consultants Volunteers Intern program |
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Office operationsGeneral Office equipment and supplies Leases Clerk of House District office openings Services Postal patron Notebook on constituent requests Constituent lists Washington office guestbooks Mail counts |
Scheduling files, Washington office1969 appointment book January 1969 February 1969 March 1969 April 1969 |
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Scheduling files, Washington officeMay 1969 June 1969 July 1969 August 1969 September 1969 October 1969 |
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Scheduling files, Washington officeNovember 1969 December 1969 January 1970 February 1970 March 1970 April 1970 May 1970 June 1970 |
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Scheduling files, Washington officeJuly 1970 August 1970 September-December 1970 Allard K. Lowenstein trip, December 1970-January 1971 |
Scheduling files, Baldwin officeJanuary-August 1969 Allard K. Lowenstein trip, August-September 1969 September-December 1969 Allard K. Lowenstein trip, December 1969-January 1970 January-May 1970 |
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Box 128 |
Scheduling files, Baldwin officeJune-July 1970 Allard K. Lowenstein trip, July-August 1970 August-12 October 1970 |
Box 129 |
Scheduling files: Baldwin office13 October-December 1970, undated |
Phone messagesJanuary-April 1970 |
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Box 130 |
Phone messagesMay-November 1970, undated |
Financial recordsAfrica Report Agriculture Committee Alexander Kohanowich All-Type Printing American Express Atlantic Monthly Auigone Frerres Avis Rent-A-Car Baldwin Citizen Bi-County Publisher Billing Co. Billmore-Merrick Home News Blackstone, Inc. Brown, Harris, Stevens Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Congressional Hotel Congressional Quarterly Contact Lens Specialists Continental Travel CORE - Long Island Courier Data Systems Diner's Club District Delivery System Donations and subscriptions Earl Fahrney East Coast Airlines Farm Quarterly Forum Fund Gathard Electric General Service Administration Georgetown Stationer Glickman Photo |
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Box 131 |
Financial recordsHoliday Inn House account receipts House recording studio House Stationery Room Hyde Park Restaurant IBM Income tax Inwood News Photo Ira Rosenberg, Inc. Laskas Flowers Lilco Long Island Kernal Long Island Water Corp. Meyerson Roth Co. Miscellaneous Oceanside Beacon OEI Computer Pyne, Kendall and Hollister Roll call newspaper Rollins Rapid Repro. S & B Printing Slide-O-Chrome Span East Airlines Telephone answering service Terrace Travel Theseus Computer Management To be reimbursed V.I.P. Air Service Wall Street Journal Wantagh Seaford Citizen Washington Post Western Union World Book Encyclopedia January 1970 April 1970 May 1970 June 1970 July 1970 August 1970 September 1970 October 1970 November 1970 |
Office checking accounts |
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Miscellaneous |
Published articles, typed and handwritten drafts, and other records relating to writings by Lowenstein; and published and unpublished articles, newspaper clippings, and other writings about Lowenstein. Each of the subseries is arranged in rough chronological order.
Arrangement: chronological.
Handwritten and typed drafts, and final copies of articles, essays, and longer works by Allard Lowenstein. Other writings by Lowenstein are in Series 2, 3, and 4. For example, Lowenstein's writings while he was a student at the University of North Carolina are located in Subseries 2.3. Note also that materials Lowenstein used in the preparation of some of his writings are in Series 6.
Items of interest in this subseries include a few early short stories, plays, and essays; several writings dating from the early 1960s on Africa; a 1967 draft of an article discounting knowledge of CIA funding of the United States National Student Association during Lowenstein's presidency in the early 1950s; several published articles on the Robert Kennedy assassination investigation from 1975-1977; draft revisions and correspondence relating to "Spain Without Franco," a 1976 article Lowenstein wrote for Saturday Review; and "Why I Quit," an article detailing the reasons behind Lowenstein's resignation from his United Nations post in 1978.
This subseries also documents longer works by Lowenstein. There is one cubic foot of materials on Brutal Mandate, including draft revisions, chapter outlines, research notes, correspondence, book reviews, publicity materials, and a screenplay adaptation of the book; a screenplay on the civil rights movement by Lowenstein and Marcia Borie, entitled "Angus"; and materials, including drafts, relating to Reclaiming America, a book length work by Lowenstein on the contemporary American political scene which was scheduled for publication in 1972, but never actually published.
The researcher should note that the authorship and dates of a few writings in this subseries are uncertain.
Press clippings, magazine and journal articles, essays, unpublished papers, and other writings. Lowenstein is mentioned in all items, and is the central subject of most of them.
The press clipping file in folders 124 253, which has been photocopied for preservation purposes, constitutes three fourths of this subseries. Dating from 1946 through 1985, this clipping file covers all aspects of Lowenstein's career. The clippings are predominantly from New York newspapers and news magazines, but there are also clippings from newspapers throughout the nation, and from abroad. Several of the posthumous clippings concern controversies regarding books and articles on Lowenstein (see also Subseries 9.1).
Research notes, reports, memoranda, pamphlets, flyers, newsletters, press clippings, and other records on subjects of interest to Allard Lowenstein over the course of his lifetime. Arrangement is alphabetical by subject within each of two subseries.
Subseries 6.1 comprises about 25% of this series, and consists of items dating from the early 1940s to Lowenstein's election to Congress in 1968. The items in Subseries 6.2 postdate his term in Congress. Similar records gathered during his congressional years are in Subseries 4.3 and 4.4.
The files in Series 6 were apparently collected for a variety of purposes and by a number of people. Lowenstein used many of these records as background materials for the preparation of writings, speeches, campaign appearances, or interviews. Several materials appear to have been collected by Lowenstein out of interest or curiosity, especially those materials from earlier years. A great many records, especially those for the 1970s, were compiled and arranged by Gregory Stone, Lowenstein's administrative assistant for several years, and by other aides and volunteers. Lowenstein made use of this last category of files in giving speeches, in his writings, and in his political campaigns and other activities during the 1970s.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
The research materials in this subseries cover primarily the period 1958-1968, and most of the materials were apparently collected by Lowenstein. Approximately half the subseries consists of materials on South Africa and South West Africa. Included in the files on Africa are records of several organizations concerned with African affairs; files of Ethel Grossman, Lowenstein's personal secretary in the early 1960s (folders 80-96); and serials, African government documents, and other printed materials (folders 105-131).
Also included in this subseries is a large amount of documentation on the civil rights movement (folders 137-158), the New York Reform Democrats (folders 185-204), student activism in the 1950s and 1960s (folders 227-239), and the Vietnam War (folders 224-259).
Box 139 |
AfricaAmerican Committee on Africa Africa Today, 1958-1967 Africa United Nations Bulletin, 1957-1958 South Africa Bulletin American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa American Society of African Culture AMSAC Newsletter, 1960-1965 |
Box 140 |
AfricaConferences, general Conferences, African Freedom Day Action Against Apartheid, April 1964 Conferences, International Conference on South West Africa, March 1966 Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa General files |
Box 141 |
AfricaGeneral files |
Grossman filesBeukes, Hans Basutoland Brauer, Gerhard Brutal Mandate Graham, Frank Porter Kerina, Mburumba Keyes, Ken Lowenstein, Allard K. Lutuli, Albert J. Miscellaneous Ngavirue, Zedekia Roosevelt, Eleanor Rubins, Leslie Scott, Michael Sharpeville Massacre South Africa Tambo, Oliver Windhoek Massacre |
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National Union of South African StudentsNotes Printed Material Government documents, African |
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Box 142 |
National Union of South African StudentsPamphlets Serials, general Africa Confidential, 1963-1967 Africa South, 1957-1961 Azania News, 1966-1967 Contact, 1961-1966 Fighting Talk, 1960-1961 Howard Newsletter, 1960 Pan-Africa, 1964-1965 South Africa Freedom News, 1963-1964 South African Information and Analysis, 1962-1963 Southwest Africa Volunteer Enterprise Voice of Africa |
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Sharpeville |
South West African People's Organization |
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Other filesAtomic Energy Black, Josephine Foster Brod, Ruth Hagy Capital punishment Career planning China Civil rights |
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Box 144 |
Other filesCommunism Democratic Party Disarmament Education Environment Flynn, John T. Foreign affairs Galbraith, John Kenneth Graham, Frank Porter Health House Un-American Activities Committee Housing Hughes, Thomas L. Human rights Jews Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kohn, Lucile Labor League of Women Voters Lowenstein opponents Miscellaneous |
Box 145A |
Other files"New America" New Left New York Democratic Party New York Reform Democrats |
Box 145B |
Other filesNewsletters Organizations Peace Peace Corps Population Poverty Progressive Party Proposals Religion Republican Party Roosevelt, Eleanor |
Box 146 |
Other filesSanford, Terry Socialism Spain Speech materials Sports Stevenson, Adlai E. Students |
Box 147 |
Other filesStudents Thomas, Norman Tillett, Gladys Union for Democratic Action University of North Carolina Vietnam Welfare World War II Youth |
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
This subseries includes over nine cubic feet of records, collected during Lowenstein's political campaigns in the 1970s, on the positions of his campaign opponents on a variety of issues (folders 437-718). These campaign files are closely related to those found in the campaign subseries of Series 3. Also, records from Lowenstein's term in Congress (such as press releases and Congressional Record reprints) can often be found in Subseries 6.2 as background materials for some of his speeches and political campaign appearances.
There also are large files relating to Lowenstein's continuing interest in African affairs, especially Zimbabwe Rhodesia in the late 1970s (folders 262-292); his involvement in Democratic Party politics (folders 370-386); his positions on a variety of issues such as the environment, the economy, taxes, turmoil in the Middle East, and government aid to senior citizens (especially folders 719-730); and his interest in local affairs in the New York metropolitan area, particularly in Brooklyn (folders 309-333). There are also notes and research materials compiled for Lowenstein's use in speeches, writings, and campaign appearances (especially folders 817-845).
The miscellaneous records (folders 743-753) include various writings sent to Lowenstein in the 1970s. Files on organizations (folders 779-785) include leaflets, literature, and mailings of organizations which are not the subject of other files in Subseries 6.2. As with Subseries 6.1, this subseries also contains significant documentation on the Vietnam War (folders 860-874).
Box 147 |
Absences |
Africa |
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Box 148 |
Africa |
Box 149 |
Africa |
Aging |
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Agriculture |
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Americans for Constitutional Action voting records |
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Americans for Democratic Action voting records |
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American Federation of Teachers |
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American Journal |
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Amnesty |
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Arms race |
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Assassinations |
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Atlantic Beach |
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Attendance in Congress |
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Badillo, Herman |
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Bangla Desh Conference |
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Beame, Abraham |
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Bingham, Stephen |
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Brooklyn files |
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Community affairs |
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Community service |
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Construction discrimination |
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Box 150 |
Day care |
Drugs |
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Education |
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Environment |
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Fort Greene Methadone Center |
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Greenpoint |
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Greenpoint Hospital |
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Greenpoint housing |
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Health care |
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Housing |
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Mental health |
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Legal services |
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Long Beach Reach |
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Miscellaneous |
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New Alliances for Brooklyn |
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Northside development |
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Politics and health |
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Pratt Area Community Center |
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Project Irma |
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South Bronx |
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Veterans affairs |
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Welfare |
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Williamsburg Community Corporation |
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Buckley, William F., Jr. |
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Bumper stickers |
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Bus safety |
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Busing |
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Campaign financing |
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Catholic Church |
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Cedarhurst parking lot |
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Center for a Peacetime Economy |
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Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law |
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Central Intelligence Agency |
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Chile |
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China |
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Cities |
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Civil liberties |
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Civil rights |
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Committee for Full Employment |
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Committee on Political Education voting records |
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Common Cause, campaign financing |
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Communism |
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Concorde |
Congressional Quarterly voting records |
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Congressional reform |
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Conservatism |
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Consumer affairs |
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County Legislature |
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Crime |
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Defense |
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Democratic Party |
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Box 152 |
Democratic Party |
Digest of public general bills |
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Disabled |
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Disarmament |
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District issues |
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Draft |
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Ecology |
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Economics |
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Education |
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Election reform |
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Employment |
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Energy |
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Environmental Planning Lobby |
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Equal Rights Amendment |
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Europe |
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Farenthold, Frances |
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Farm workers |
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Federal agencies |
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Federal budget waste |
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Field and stream |
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Fish kill |
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Focus Midwest |
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Foreign affairs |
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Foreign aid |
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Friends Committee on National Legislation voting records |
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Galbraith, John Kenneth |
Gay affairs |
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Gerrymandering |
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Graham, Frank Porter |
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Grassroots |
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Greece, "Free Voice" |
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Gun control |
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Harassment of radicals |
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Health |
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Henry, Aaron, |
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House Internal Security Committee |
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Housing |
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Hughes, Howard |
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Human rights |
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Hunger |
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Impeachment (see also 3.9, "Dump Nixon") |
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India |
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Inflation |
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Insurance |
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Integration |
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International comparisons |
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International law |
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Israel |
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Issue index |
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Jackson, George (see also "Bingham, Stephen") |
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Jet noise |
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Jewish affairs |
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Jonestown |
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Justice and law enforcement |
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Kennedy, Edward M. |
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Kennedy, Robert F. |
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Kohn, Lucile |
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Labor |
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Land use planning |
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Latin America |
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Lawyers Committee for Effective Action to End the War |
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League of Conservation Voters voting records |
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Long Island issues |
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Long Island Lighting Company |
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Lowenstein endorsements |
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Lowenstein legislation |
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Box 154 |
Lowenstein opponents: Lent (1970)Abortion reform Aged, nursing homes Aged, tax relief Automobiles Bills Busing Campaign contributions, 1968 Civil liberties Conservation Party Consumer protection Drugs Education Grants for 5th Congressional District Health Health bills Issue book, medical affairs Issue book, miscellaneous Issue book, municipal affairs Issue book, real estate Labor and public utilities Legislative reform Lent literature Lobbyists Long Island Railroad Miscellaneous |
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Lowenstein opponents: Lent (1970)Miscellaneous Municipal affairs Narcotics and drugs Nigro, John J. Nursing homes Pipeline Political history Pollution Pool halls Public utilities Record Redistricting Rent control Roll calls Sewage and water Social services and Medicaid South Mall State budget State construction Summaries of Lent bills Surrogate Court Vietnam |
Lowenstein opponents: RooneyAgriculture Ambrosino, Lucy "Aspects of the Public Record" Attendance Biography Campaign materials Cancer China Civil liberties Civil rights Cockroach issue Committee, appropriations bill Congressional Record index |
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Box 156 |
Lowenstein opponents: RooneyConsumer protection Correspondence Corruption investigations Culture and education Delegations, New York District Drug letter Economic issues Editorial endorsements Education Eikenberry, Peter Election fraud Environment Ethics Fair campaign practices Farley, Jim Finances Foreign affairs Hijacking Hoover, Herbert Immigration Impeachment International Labor Organization Interviews Irish issue Israel Junkets Labor Legislation Literature Lyons materials Maritime Military affairs Miscellaneous Mulhearn packet Nader report |
Box 157 |
Lowenstein opponents: RooneyNavy Yard Newfield, Jack New York State Penny pinching Polish hospital Politics Poverty Press conferences Press releases Quotations Republican and Conservative support S & S letter Seatrain Seniority Soviet Jewry Staff State Department Symbolic United Nations Urban affairs Vietnam Voting record Women's liberation |
Lowenstein opponents: Javits (1974)Abortion Africa Age Agnew, Spiro T. Alaska pipeline Appointments Arms race Biography Books Brennan, Peter J. Buckley, James Business and industry Busing Cancer China Civil rights Congress Conservative Party Constantino, Mark A. Construction discrimination Consumer affairs Correspondence Counties Crime Descriptions Desegregation Domestic welfare Dominican Republic Draft Drugs Economics Editorial endorsements Education Elderly Elections Energy crisis Environment Ethics Europe Farm workers Finances Food Foreign affairs Foreign aid Gas pipeline Governmental reform Health Housing Indexes Indexes to Congressional Record International investment International trade Interviews Invincibility Israel Jet noise Jewish affairs Judiciary Kissinger, Henry Labor Latin America Law enforcement Legal services Lindsay, John Mailings Memberships Mental health Military affairs Minimum wage |
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Box 158 |
Lowenstein opponents: Javits (1974)Miscellaneous Mondale amendments Nader summaries National security Neighborhood youth corps New York, local issues New York, state issues New York Times indexes Nickerson, Eugene H., research files on Javits Nixon, Richard M. Notebook Packet on Javits Pension reform Personal Photographs Police state aid Politics Poverty Public financing Quotations Radio Free Europe Rehabilitation Republicans Revenue sharing Rockefeller, Nelson A. Small Business Administration South Africa and Rhodesia Soviet Jewry Spain Spending Staff Statistics Subversive activities Summaries Supersonic Transport Supporters Taxes Transportation Tributes Troop levels Urban affairs Vietnam Voting record |
Box 159 |
Lowenstein opponents: Javits (1974)Voting record War powers bill Watergate Women's issues |
Lowenstein opponents: Other candidates (1974)Alexander, Lee F. Beard, Sam Bellamy, Carol Buckley, James L. Carey, Hugh Chisholm, Shirley Clark, Ramsey Cuomo, Mario Dow, John Elliott, Donald General Hirshfield, Abraham Krupsak, Mary Anne Lindsay, John McCarthy, Eugene J. Myerson, Bess Pesce, Michael L. Rassin, Priscilla Reid, Ogden Saltzman, Arnold A. Samuels, Harold J. |
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Lowenstein opponents: Wydler (1974-1976)Abortion Absent votes AFL CIO Agriculture Americans for Democratic Action Amnesty Angola Appointments Atomic fuel Attendance Bills Biographies Business Busing Campaign financing Campaign literature Campaigns (1962-1972) Civil rights Civil Service Employees Association Committees Commuters Congressional affairs |
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Box 160 |
Lowenstein opponents: Wydler (1974-1976)Congressional Record index Congressional reform Consumer affairs Constituent affairs Contracts Correspondence Court bill Crime Disabled Domestic programs Drugs Economy Endorsements Energy Environment Ethics Ford, Gerald Foreign affairs Foreign aid Government reform Hampton, Mason Handwritten notes Immigration Impoundment Index to New York Times Intelligence activities Jet noise Kent State Labor Lakeview Post Office Leftist organizations Mailings Medicaid Merchant Marine Middle East Military affairs Minorities Miscellaneous |
Box 161 |
Lowenstein opponents: Wydler (1974-1976)Nader, Ralph National debt National Science Foundation Newly registered voters Newsletters Nixon, Richard (see also "Watergate") No shows Oceanography Office of Management and Budget Oil prices Pearlman, Ben Pensions Platitudes Pornography Press clippings Priorities Prisons Questionnaires Quotations Research School prayer Senior citizens Sludge Space program Strikes Summaries Taxes Technology Tourism Turkey United Nations Vanishing margin Veterans affairs Vetoes Vietnam Voting record |
Box 162 |
Lowenstein opponents: Wydler (1974-1976)Voting record Watergate Wetports "Where Wydler Stands," issues books Whip Issue Paper Women's issues Wydler Lowenstein comparison "Wydler's Washington" Youth |
Lowenstein opponents: Burden (1978)Attendance Campaign literature City Council votes Environment Finance Committee Financial records Issues Literature |
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Box 163 |
Lowenstein opponents: Burden (1978)Miscellaneous Money Voting record |
Lowenstein opponents: Other candidates (1978)Abzug, Bella Green, Bill Katz, Howard Lall, Betty |
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Non-congressionalO'Dwyer, Paul |
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Lowenstein positionsAfrica and South America Agriculture Black affairs Blacks and Puerto Ricans Busing Drugs Economics Education Energy Environment Food stamps Health Israel Jet noise Jewish affairs Juvenile justice Law and order Military affairs Miscellaneous Polish affairs Pornography Senior citizens Students Taxes Veterans affairs Women's issues |
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Lowenstein voting record (see also "Voting records, miscellaneous") |
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McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. |
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Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. |
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Middle East |
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Box 164 |
Military affairs |
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Moon, Sun Myung |
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Moratorium |
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Morris, Richard |
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Mott, Stewart |
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Nader, Ralph |
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National Abortion Rights Action League |
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National Associated Businessmen |
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National Association for Irish Freedom |
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National Council of Senior Citizens |
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National Education Association |
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National Farmers Union |
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National Peace Action Coalition |
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National Student Lobby |
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National Taxpayers' League |
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National Youth Assembly |
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New Republic |
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New York Democratic Party |
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New York State, labor and economy |
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Newsletters |
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Nicaragua |
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North Ireland |
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Box 165 |
Northern Ireland |
Nuclear power |
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Nuclear war |
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O'Donovan, Michael |
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Office of Economic Opportunity |
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Off-shore drilling |
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Opaque Systems |
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Organizations |
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Palestine Liberation Organization |
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People, Katharine Hepburn |
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People, Henry Jackson |
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People, Robert Kennedy |
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People, Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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People, Lucile Kohn |
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People, Richard Nixon |
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People, Paul Robeson |
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People, William Fitts Ryan |
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People, George Wallace |
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Physically handicapped |
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Politics |
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Population |
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Portuguese colonies |
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Poverty |
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Priorities |
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Prisons |
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Proposals |
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Radio Free Europe |
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Rauh, Joseph L., Jr. |
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Redistricting |
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Republican Party |
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Ripon Society |
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Roll call studies |
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Roosevelt, Eleanor |
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Sales tax |
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SANE |
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Scientology |
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Selection of House liberals |
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Senior citizens |
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Sharansky, Anatoly |
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Sludge |
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Smaby, Alpha |
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Small businesses |
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Soviet Jews |
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Soviet Union |
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Spain |
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Spain, Socialist Party newsletters |
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Box 167 |
Speech materials |
Statistics |
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Students |
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Box 168 |
Students |
Taxes and tax reform |
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Third World |
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Thomas, Norman |
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Transportation |
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Unemployment |
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United Nations |
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Veterans affairs |
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Vietnam |
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Voting records, miscellaneous |
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Box 169 |
Voting records, miscellaneous |
Watergate |
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Welfare |
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Wilson, Morrow |
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Women's issues |
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Youth |
Arrangement: chronological.
Fliers, leaflets, and posters announcing Lowenstein's appearances; correspondence relating to these appearances; and transcripts of speeches, television and radio appearances, and oral history interviews. Each of the four subseries in Series 7 is in chronological order. A few audio tapes of speeches and interviews are in Subseries 10.2.
Fliers, leaflets, programs, and large posters announcing Lowenstein's public appearances, sometimes bearing Lowenstein's handwritten notes which give some indication of the contents of his remarks.
Box 170 |
Promotional material |
The correspondence regarding Lowenstein's public appearances often addresses logistics and travel arrangements, subjects for Lowenstein to address in speeches and presentations, and thanks for his participation. More information on income and expenses related to Lowenstein's appearances is found in Subseries 9.3. This correspondence is also closely related to the scheduling files found in Series 8, and to scheduling materials found elsewhere in the collection. For example, Subseries 2.26 contains much correspondence on the scheduling of Lowenstein's appearances while he was a United Nations ambassador, and Subseries 4.7 includes similar correspondence for Lowenstein's congressional years.
Box 170 |
Correspondence, 1944-1963 |
Box 171 |
Correspondence, 1964-1980 |
Transcripts and drafts of speeches by Allard Lowenstein. Prevalent topics of these speeches are student activism, Democratic Party politics, the Vietnam War, religious freedom, and human rights. Other speeches and statements by Lowenstein are located throughout Series 2 and 3, and in Subseries 4.6. Materials Lowenstein used in the preparation of his speeches are in Series 6.
Lowenstein seldom spoke from a prepared text, so there are few speeches here. He often did, however, jot down notes anecdotes, facts and figures, quotations, and occasionally more comprehensive drafts of speeches which can be found elsewhere in the collection. These speech notes, frequently the only extant record of what Lowenstein said on an occasion, are in Series 6; in Subseries 7.1, written on the promotional literature announcing his appearances; in Subseries 8.2, jotted in the appointment books Lowenstein carried with him; in Subseries 8.4, written on programs of events he attended; and in Subseries 9.5.
Audiotapes of some of Lowenstein's speeches are located in Subseries 10.2.
Transcripts of television and radio appearances, oral history interviews, and other appearances of Lowenstein. Included in Subseries 7.4 are printed transcripts of Lowenstein's appearances on television programs such as "Firing Line" (see also Subseries 10.3), "Meet the Press," and "Face the Nation"; and on radio programs such as "Direct Line." There are also oral history interviews and other unpublished interviews with Lowenstein regarding topics like civil rights, the "Dump Johnson" movement, and protest against the Vietnam War.
Transcripts are also available in this subseries for the forums Lowenstein conducted while in Congress (see also Subseries 4.3, and audio tapes of the forums in Subseries 10.2). Finally, there are copies of a few interviews of Lowenstein that were published in magazines or periodicals.
Arrangement: chronological within subseries.
Daily schedules, appointment books and calendars, address books, telephone messages, invitations, and programs. These materials were drawn together during the processing of the papers. Taken together, the records in Series 8 provide a comprehensive overview of Allard Lowenstein's scheduled activities.
Other scheduling files are found elsewhere in the papers. The largest sets of those files, which were arranged by Lowenstein's office staffs, are located in Subseries 2.26, United Nations appointments; in the various political campaign subseries throughout Series 3; and within the congressional administrative files, Subseries 4.7.
Daily schedules and travel itineraries of Lowenstein. These schedules, almost all of which date from after 1972, do not comprise a complete set of Lowenstein's daily schedules, since similar records can be found in the other locations mentioned above.
Box 173 |
Daily schedules |
Pocket sized appointment books, desk calendars, office appointment books, address books, and correspondence log books and log sheets, all of which offer further details on Lowenstein's scheduled activities. Several of the pocket sized appointment books include anecdotes and notes Lowenstein used in his public appearances (see Series 7).
The address books, which are closely related to materials in Subseries 8.3, are located in this subseries because of their physical similarity to Lowenstein's other appointment books. The correspondence log books and log sheets were prepared by Lowenstein to record dates he received letters, and dates he responded to them, as well as to record names of the people to whom he wished to write cards or letters (see Series 1). All of the materials are filed in rough chronological order.
Box 173 |
Appointment books, 1943-circa 1955 |
Box 174 |
Appointment books, 1956-1972 |
Box 175 |
Appointment books, 1972-1980 |
Telephone message log books, names and addresses that were written by Lowenstein and others on slips of paper, and business cards. These records, which give a wealth of information on the people with whom Lowenstein was in contact over the years, are arranged in rough chronological order. Address books are in Subseries 8.2. Other addresses and telephone messages are in Subseries 9.5
Invitations, programs, leaflets, and correspondence inviting Lowenstein to various social and political events. There are also ticket stubs and programs from events Lowenstein apparently attended. The bulk of these materials date from the 1970s. Items are in chronological order by year.
Arrangement: by type.
Personal, business, and miscellaneous records of Lowenstein and his family. Materials in this series, which have been drawn together during processing of the papers, supplement the public record of Lowenstein's activities contained in the other series.
Published and unpublished biographical sketches; correspondence, invitations, press releases, seating charts, and name lists relating to testimonial programs held in Lowenstein's honor; tributes, endorsements, and quotations, most of which were used in Lowenstein's political campaigns; and awards presented to Lowenstein. Also included are posthumous materials on Lowenstein: records relating to his funeral and various memorial services; tributes and awards; and records pertaining to controversies surrounding the publication of articles and books on Lowenstein after his death.
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Biographical materialCorrespondence Correspondence: "Who's Who" Biographical sketches Resumes and biographical notes |
Posthumous materialFuneral and memorial services Tributes and reminiscences, general Tributes: Americans for Democratic Action Tributes: Congressional Record (see also folder 62) Tributes: Edward M. Kennedy 1980 Jefferson Award Lowenstein awards and programs Allard K. Lowenstein Fund, Inc. Handgun control "Citizen" "The Last Crusader" Carpenter, Theresa, "From Heroism to Madness" (1980) Harris, David, Dreams Die Hard (1982) Feigen, Marc, "The March to Washington: Allard K. Lowenstein in the United States House of Representatives, 1968 1970" (1983) Cummings, Richard, The Pied Piper: Allard K. Lowenstein and the Liberal Dream (1985) Tabak, Ronald J., and Gary Bellow, "Documentation Concerning Serious Factual Errors in Forthcoming Book by Richard Cummings Purportedly About Allard K. Lowenstein" (1985) |
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Testimonial dinners24 February 1966 16 March 1969 16 November 1969 14 October 1970 6 December 1970 21 March 1971 7 February 1973 (see also 10.2, T 4340/123, Side 2; 125-126.) 7 April 1973 4 December 1973 19 January 1975 (see also 10.2, T 4340/173.) 11 September 1976 29 March 1979 10 May 1979 |
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Box 187 |
Testimonial dinners20 June 1979, 50th birthday celebration (postponed) Testimonials and endorsements Congressional Record tributes (see also folder 11) Awards |
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, wedding and birth announcements, and financial and legal papers relating to Lowenstein's family. Included are items pertaining to Lowenstein's father, Gabriel; his mother, Augusta; his stepmother, Florence; his aunt, Ruth Goldberg; his brothers and sister, Larry, Bert, and Dorothy; his wife, Jennifer; and their children, Frank, Thomas, and Katharine.
Box 187 |
Augusta Goldberg LowensteinCorrespondence Diary |
Florence Goldstein LowensteinCorrespondence Scrapbook Writings |
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Gabriel A. LowensteinCorrespondence Biographical sketches Newspaper clippings Speeches Identification cards Gifts Miscellaneous |
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Lawrence LowensteinCorrespondence Newspaper clippings Wedding announcement |
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Bertrand E. LowensteinCorrespondence Newspaper clippings |
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Dorothy L. LowensteinCorrespondence Newspaper clippings Miscellaneous |
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Jennifer L. LowensteinCorrespondence Newspaper clippings Wedding materials |
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Frank, Thomas, and Katharine LowensteinCorrespondence Birth congratulations |
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Others |
Applications for employment, and related correspondence; insurance policies, and medical and legal papers; income and expense records, tax records, tax forms, and bank statements; telephone bills, contribution receipts, and miscellaneous bills and receipts; identification cards; and documents relating to Lowenstein's travels.
Most of this subseries consists of financial records, and the categories of records are interrelated. For example, information on Lowenstein's income can be derived from files on income and expenses (folders 115-121), tax records (folders 122-125), bank account records (folders 126-157), and trust fund records (folders 158-159).
These records are also closely related to materials found elsewhere in the collection. Records relating to Lowenstein's employment and other applications are often found in the appropriate subseries in Series 2. Several financial and legal records pertaining to Lowenstein's political campaigns are located throughout Series 3. In fact, the majority of documentation on a suit Lowenstein brought against his opponent in the 1972 campaign, John J. Rooney, are in Subseries 3.10. Folders 224-241 of this subseries contain records relating to Lowenstein's attempts in this suit to have files released by the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigations under the Freedom of Information Act. The materials that were released by the CIA date from about 1966-1970; those from the FBI date from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s.
Box 188 |
Correspondence |
Birth certificate |
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School applications |
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Marshall Scholarship application |
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Military records |
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Bar application |
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Employment records |
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Financial recordsIncome and expenses (see also Travel records) Tax records Bank account records |
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Box 189 |
Financial recordsBank account records Stocks, bonds, and trust funds Contributions by Lowenstein Gifts Bills and receipts |
Box 190 |
Financial recordsTelephone bills (see also 8.3) Insurance policies |
Box 191 |
Financial recordsInsurance policies Automobile registrations Traffic tickets |
Legal records |
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Legal records, Allard K. Lowenstein v. John J. Rooney, et al. (see also 3.10) |
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Legal records, Allard K. Lowenstein v. John J. Rooney, et al., Leon Friedman addition |
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Medical records |
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Memberships and identification cards |
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Travel recordsPassports Airline ticket receipts |
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Box 192 |
Travel recordsAirline ticket receipts Hotel receipts Automobile rental receipts |
Miscellaneous |
This subseries includes Lowenstein's diary, which dates from the early 1940s to 1967. The diary is in the format of a series of newspaper pages with headlines, subheadings, and blank columns that were meticulously laid out by Lowenstein. Also included in this subseries are a 1943 diary kept by Lowenstein; several of Lowenstein's scrapbooks dating from the early 1940s; and notebooks he kept on popular songs, movies, and actors and actresses.
The pages of Lowenstein's newspaper format diary often include dates, and notes on where he was on those dates. Subseries 9.4 contains only the extant portions of Lowenstein's diary. The major portions of the diary date from the 1940s; from the beginning of 1950 to the middle of 1952 (folders 290-298); and from 1962 to early 1967 (folders 301-310).
The researcher should note that Subseries 9.4 includes photocopies of the diary. The original pages are filed at the end of the collection. The originals may be used only with the permission of the staff of the Southern Historical Collection.
Box 192 |
Diary, circa 1943 |
Diary on Russia trip, 1958 (see also 2.29) |
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Newspaper-format diary: by othersSanford Friedman addition, early 1940s Samuel I. Newhouse, Jr., circa 1944 John H. Finnegan, circa 1945-1946 |
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Newspaper-format diary: by LowensteinFebruary 1942 1947-1948 undated, 1940s 1950 1951 1952 circa 1954-1956 circa 1964 |
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Box 193 |
Newspaper-format diary: by Lowenstein1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 |
Notebooks, 1940s |
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Scrapbook, 1940 |
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Scrapbook, "World History, as Reported in the New York Times and New York Post," 1941 |
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Scrapbook, "World History in the Making - The U.S. Reacts to Pearl Harbor!," 1941-1942 |
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Scrapbook, "World History in the Making," 1942 |
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Scrapbook, 1942 |
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Scrapbook on Eleanor Roosevelt, 1940s |
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Scrapbook on Katharine Hepburn, 1940s |
A series of handwritten notes by Lowenstein, dating from 1939-1980 (see also Series 5, and Subseries 7.3); political campaign and other buttons (see also Series 3); and personal memorabilia.
Box 193 |
Notes, 1939-1975 |
Box 194 |
Notes, 1976-1980, undated |
Press clippings |
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Political buttons and memorabilia |
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Box 195 |
Political buttons and memorabilia |
Personal memorabilia |
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Oversize Volume SV-4340/1-8
SV-4340/1SV-4340/2SV-4340/3SV-4340/4SV-4340/5SV-4340/6SV-4340/7SV-4340/8 |
Volumes |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4340/1-5
OPF-4340/1OPF-4340/2OPF-4340/3OPF-4340/4OPF-4340/5 |
Oversize papersIncludes awards, certificates, posters, and congressional appointment calendar. |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-4340/1-8
XOPF-4340/1XOPF-4340/2XOPF-4340/3XOPF-4340/4XOPF-4340/5XOPF-4340/6XOPF-4340/7XOPF-4340/8 |
Oversize papers |
Images, sound recordings, videocasettes, and films relating to Allard Lowenstein. The audio visual materials provide a further record of Lowenstein's activities over the years, and elaborate especially on the written record of his activities contained in Series 2, 3, 4, and 7.
About 1300 black and white photographs, 270 color photographs, 250 contact sheets, and 40 sleeves of slides, along with several hundred negatives, of Allard K. Lowenstein, his extended family, friends, and associates. The bulk of these pictures are from Lowenstein's congressional campaigns. There are also a number of images from his years at the University of North Carolina, in the United States Army, and in Congress. Family pictures include Lowenstein's wife, children, parents, brothers and sister, and others. Lowenstein is often pictured with other individuals, such as William F. Buckley Jr., Shirley Chisholm, Coretta King, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Andrew Young. Other individuals are pictured without Lowenstein: Frank Porter Graham, Katharine Hepburn, Jesse Jackson, Robert F. Kennedy, and Grace Kelly.
Arrangement is by category as noted below. Within each category, prints are filed first, followed by contact sheets, then sleeves of slides. Images within each type are in rough chronological order, except for the last two categories of unidentified images which have no arrangement. Not all types of images are represented in each category: for example, in the first category pictures of Lowenstein there are no slides. When there are negatives of photographs and contact sheets, these are stored separately. An individual picture list, located in folder 1A, provides identification and description for many individual images.
Also see Addition 4. Photographs, 1929-1980
Image Folder PF-4340/1-8
PF-4340/1PF-4340/2PF-4340/3PF-4340/4PF-4340/5PF-4340/6PF-4340/7PF-4340/8 |
P-4340/1-204F: Allard K. Lowenstein from childhood to adulthoodIncludes posed and candid pictures of Lowenstein as a child, during his army years, and into his adult life. The bulk of these are prints dated between 1968 and 1980. 1929-1980. Approximately 173 black and white prints, a few with negatives; 9 color prints, 1 negative; 24 contact sheets, a few with sleeves of negatives. |
Image Folder PF-4340/9-13
PF-4340/9PF-4340/10PF-4340/11PF-4340/12PF-4340/13 |
P-4340/205-318H: Lowenstein from childhood to adulthood with family membersIncludes pictures of Lowenstein with his parents, Augusta Lowenstein, Gabriel and Florence Lowenstein; his brothers and sisters, Larry, Bert, and Dorothy; his wife, Jenny, and their children, Frank, Tom, and Kate. Many pictures of Lowenstein with his wife and children were made for campaign purposes. Some photographs of the extended family are included. Circa 1923-1978. Approximately 67 black and white prints; 16 color prints; 27 contact sheets, a few with sleeves of negatives; 5 sleeves of slides. |
Image Folder PF-4340/14-34
PF-4340/14PF-4340/15PF-4340/16PF-4340/17PF-4340/18PF-4340/19PF-4340/20PF-4340/21PF-4340/22PF-4340/23PF-4340/24PF-4340/25PF-4340/26PF-4340/27PF-4340/28PF-4340/29PF-4340/30PF-4340/31PF-4340/32PF-4340/33PF-4340/34 |
P-4340/319-869A: Lowenstein with other individualsIncludes pictures of Lowenstein with Jerry Brown, William F. Buckley Jr., Hugh Carey, Jimmy Carter, Shirley Chisholm, Gerald Ford, Coretta Scott King, George McGovern, Eleanor Roosevelt, Norman Thomas, Andrew Young, and others. Also included are informal pictures of Lowenstein's college and military years. The bulk of these pictures, P-4340/374-384, 440-664, and 777-846, are from Lowenstein's congressional campaigns. Circa 1940s-1970s. Approximately 422 black and white prints, a few with negatives; 28 color prints, 1 negative; 123 contact sheets, over half with sleeves of negatives; 6 sleeves of slides. |
Image Folder PF-4340/35-41
PF-4340/35PF-4340/36PF-4340/37PF-4340/38PF-4340/39PF-4340/40PF-4340/41 |
P-4340/870-1047G: Members of Lowenstein's familyIncludes mostly identified pictures of Lowenstein's parents, brothers, sister, wife, children, in-laws, and extended family. Circa 1930s-1970s. Approximately 120 black and white prints, a few with negatives; 52 color prints; 5 contact sheets, 3 with sleeves of negatives. |
Image Folder PF-4340/42-57
PF-4340/42PF-4340/43PF-4340/44PF-4340/45PF-4340/46PF-4340/47PF-4340/48PF-4340/49PF-4340/50PF-4340/51PF-4340/52PF-4340/53PF-4340/54PF-4340/55PF-4340/56PF-4340/57 |
P-4340/1048-1366: Identified individualsIncludes pictures of Warren Beatty, Jimmy Carter, Frank Porter Graham, Katharine Hepburn, Jesse Jackson, Robert F. Kennedy, Grace Kelly, Corretta King, Lucile Kohn, Eleanor Roosevelt, Norman Thomas, and others. Images of college friends and their families are also included. Circa 1940s-1980. Approximately 255 black and white prints, a few with negatives; 54 color prints; 1 contact sheet and sleeve of negatives; 1 sleeve of slides. |
Image Folder PF-4340/58-61
PF-4340/58PF-4340/59PF-4340/60PF-4340/61 |
P-4340/1367-1438: Identified places, schemes, and eventsIncludes pictures of the Lowenstein home, the Horace Mann School, the University of North Carolina campus, a Washington, D.C. trip, and Colorado scenes. A scrapbook belonging to Ruthie Goldberg, Lowenstein's aunt, depicting her travels is also included. Circa 1941-1970s. Approximately 53 black and white prints, a few with negatives; 19 color prints; 1 sleeve of slides, including color slides. |
Image Folder PF-4340/62-78
PF-4340/62PF-4340/63PF-4340/64PF-4340/65PF-4340/66PF-4340/67PF-4340/68PF-4340/69PF-4340/70PF-4340/71PF-4340/72PF-4340/73PF-4340/74PF-4340/75PF-4340/76PF-4340/77PF-4340/78 |
P-4340/1439-1819H: Unidentified individualsMainly includes family pictures and pictures of children; these pictures were previously enclosed in letters and greeting cards sent to Lowenstein. Also includes more campaign pictures. Circa 1940-1970s. Approximately 202 black and white prints, a few with negatives; 92 color prints, a few with negatives; 71 contact sheets, most with sleeves of negatives; 17 sleeves of slides. |
Image Folder PF-4340/79-83
PF-4340/79PF-4340/80PF-4340/81PF-4340/82PF-4340/83 |
P-4340/1820-1917: Unidentified places, scenes, and eventsIncludes pictures of buildings, landscapes, cars, art objects, demonstrations, and rallies. Undated. Approximately 82 black and white prints, a few with negatives; 2 color prints; 13 sleeves of slides. |
Image Folder PF-4340/84-148
PF-4340/84PF-4340/85PF-4340/86PF-4340/87PF-4340/88PF-4340/89PF-4340/90PF-4340/91PF-4340/92PF-4340/93PF-4340/94PF-4340/95PF-4340/96PF-4340/97PF-4340/98PF-4340/99PF-4340/100PF-4340/101PF-4340/102PF-4340/103PF-4340/104PF-4340/105PF-4340/106PF-4340/107PF-4340/108PF-4340/109PF-4340/110PF-4340/111PF-4340/112PF-4340/113PF-4340/114PF-4340/115PF-4340/116PF-4340/117PF-4340/118PF-4340/119PF-4340/120PF-4340/121PF-4340/122PF-4340/123PF-4340/124PF-4340/125PF-4340/126PF-4340/127PF-4340/128PF-4340/129PF-4340/130PF-4340/131PF-4340/132PF-4340/133PF-4340/134PF-4340/135PF-4340/136PF-4340/137PF-4340/138PF-4340/139PF-4340/140PF-4340/141PF-4340/142PF-4340/143PF-4340/144PF-4340/145PF-4340/146PF-4340/147PF-4340/148 |
Photographs |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-4340/1 |
Oversize picture |
Extra Oversize Image Folder XOP-PF-4340/1-3
XOP-PF-4340/1XOP-PF-4340/2XOP-PF-4340/3 |
Oversize pictures |
Arrangement: chronological.
PLEASE NOTE that use of this material may require production of listening copies (currently available for T-4340/43-117 without special order).
With a few exceptions, these are sound recordings of the voice of Allard K. Lowenstein. Recordings include speeches by Lowenstein (see also Subseries 7.3 and others); congressional forums he conducted in the Fifth Congressional District of New York (see also Subseries 4.3 and 7.4); interviews with Lowenstein, taped at the event at which he was being interviewed (see also Subseries 7.4); tapes made from radio or television by members of his family or by friends; interviews conducted by Lowenstein; and informal gatherings at which Lowenstein was present. There are a few tapes of music and singing, and several tapes of interviews with tribal people of South West Africa (see also Subseries 2.11). A number of tapes also include individuals with whom Lowenstein served in the United States Congress, newspaper journalists, television and radio journalists, citizens of the Fifth Congressional District, and family and friends of Lowenstein. There are a few tapes of memorial services held at the time of Lowenstein's death (see also Subseries 9.1).
Processing information: The tapes in this subseries are listed individually below with this information: tape number, event (when known) and date; participants (when known); subject(s) discussed; place (when known). When a number of tapes contain the same information and the participants are the same, the tapes are described as a group. An asterisk by the tape number indicates that a written transcript of the tape is available in Subseries 7.3, 7.4, or an appropriate subseries in Series 2. Note that descriptions give only a general idea of topics covered.
RESTRICTED: Out-takes from "Citizen," a documentary movie about Lowenstein made after his death (109 boxes of reels, both sound and video). Viewing copies of some of these reels are available for research use (see below).
The films in this subseries are either of Allard Lowenstein or were taken by him. Included are a few home movies taken by Lowenstein; a CBS videotape of the New York funeral service of Lowenstein; and news coverage of the memorial service held for Lowenstein in Washington, D.C. There are also copies of nine appearances by Lowenstein on William F. Buckley Jr.'s "Firing Line" (see also transcripts in Subseriers 7.4.
Box 196-200
Box 196Box 197Box 198Box 199Box 200 |
Restricted materialThese materials are restricted and not available for research use. |
Since the receipt of the original corpus of Lowenstein's papers, there have been many additions to the collection. Such additions enrich the quality of the collection, and the Southern Historical Collection wishes to encourage future additions to the Lowenstein papers by anyone interested in enhancing the documentation available to scholars.
The following is a list of the first additions made to the collection. These additions have been integrated into the original corpus.
William F. Buckley Jr. | 9 videocassette tapes of Lowenstein's appearance on Firing Line. Filed in Subseries 10.3. |
Clayborne Carson | Audiotape of 1977 interview with Lowenstein, primarily on the civil rights movement. Filed in Subseries 10.2; transcript available in Subseries 7.4. |
Steven M. Cohen | 1973 audiotape of Lowenstein speech at Brown University. Filed in Subseries 10.2. |
Dorothy Lowenstein DiCintio | Materials relating to all aspects of Lowenstein's life and career. Received with the original collection and filed in appropriate series. |
Iris Lee Bost Elliott | 8 letters from Lowenstein. Filed in Series 1; 2 photographs. Filed in Subseries 10.1. |
Marc A. Feigen | 1983 senior honors thesis on Lowenstein in Congress. Filed in Subseries 5.2. |
Leon Friedman | Legal records relating to case by Lowenstein to have his FBI and CIA files released under the Freedom of Information Act. Items released by the FBI date from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s; those from the CIA date from about 1955 through 1970. Filed in Subseries 9.3. |
Sanford Friedman | 20 pages of Lowenstein's early newspaper-format diary, prepared jointly by Lowenstein and Friedman. Filed in Subseries 9.4. |
Ruth Goldberg | 50 photographs of Lowenstein and family. Filed in Subseries 10.1; 40 letters from Lowenstein. Filed in Series 1; 7 miscellaneous items, including a letter from Lowenstein's mother. Filed in appropriate series. |
Joseph Herzenberg | April 1980 resolution by Orange County, N.C., Democratic Party honoring Lowenstein. Filed in Subseries 9.1. |
Andrew Jacobs | Tribute to Al Lowenstein, statement made immediately after Lowenstein's death. Filed in Subseries 9.1. |
The John F. Kennedy Library | 8 negative photographs. Filed in Subseries 10.1. |
Harvey J. Lippman | 5 letters from Lowenstein. Filed in Series 1. |
The Allard K. Lowenstein Foundation for Political Media | 109 boxes of film, out-takes from a documentary movie about Lowenstein entitled Citizen. Filed in Subseries 10.3. Other materials on Citizen are in Subseries 9.1. |
Frank, Thomas, and Katharine Lowenstein | 65 letters from Lowenstein to his children. Filed in Series 1. |
Lawrence Lowenstein | 4 audiotapes. Filed in Subseries 10.2; Bound volume of The Horace Mann Record, 1944-1945, when Lowenstein was editor. Filed in Subseries 2.2; 6 miscellaneous items. Filed in appropriate series. |
Jo-Ann Molnar | 3 letters from Lowenstein. Filed in Series 1. |
Robert Side | 4 letters from Lowenstein. Filed in Series 1; Series of articles by Side for Brooklyn Heights Press on Lowenstein's 1972 congressional campaign. Filed in Subseries 5.2. |
Don Siegelman | 15 miscellaneous items, including transcript of 1970 speech by Lowenstein and draft revisions of other statements by Lowenstein. Filed in Series 4 and other series. |
Barbara Boggs Sigmund | Reminiscence about Lowenstein. Filed in Subseries 9.1. |
Gregory Stone | Materials relating to all aspects of Lowenstein's life and career. Received with the original collection and filed in appropriate series; 26 audio tapes. Filed in Subseries 10.2; Several miscellaneous items, circa 1959-1982, including transcripts of speeches and posthumous materials. Filed in Subseries 5.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 9.1. |
Ronald J. Tabak | Affidavits and other materials relating to the 1985 publication of The Pied Piper: Allard K. Lowenstein and the Liberal Dream by Richard Cummings. Filed in Subseries 9.1. |
James Turner | Reminiscence about Lowenstein. Filed in Subseries 9.1. |
R. James Woolsey | March 1980 tribute to Lowenstein. Filed in Subseries 9.1. |
Peter Yarrow | Transcript of 1971 speech by Lowenstein. Filed in Subseries 7.3. |
Additional materials documenting the life and career of Allard K. Lowenstein, with material documenting the collaborative and independent activities of his assistant, Bancroft "Nick" Littlefield. Littlefield was especially involved in the Lawyers' Committee for Effective Action to End the War. These additions document many of Lowenstein's political activities, most notably the Registration Summer and Dump Nixon movements, and the many electoral campaigns in which Lowenstein was a candidate or a campaigner. There are letters from Miriam Massey Johnson and William Mackie dating from Lowenstein's college days and after, and many messages of condolence and reminiscence sent to Lowenstein's brother and ex-wife after his 1980 murder. There are transcripts of two interviews with Lowenstein, and about 130 transcripts of interviews with Lowenstein's friends and associates done after his death for the Allard K. Lowenstein Foundation and the Columbia University Oral History Project. There are also photographs and other pictures from many stages of Lowenstein's life.
The additions received in 1986-1996 are arranged as follows:
Arrangement: topical.
Campaign literature, memoranda, news clippings and correspondence primarily concerned with Allard K. Lowenstein's political campaigns during the 1970s, his effort to register newly enfranchised voters following the lowering of the voting age to 18 in 1971, and the campaigns to end the war in Vietnam. Much of the material was generated by Bancroft "Nick" Littlefield, Jr., Lowenstein's deputy in the youth registration effort, and the campaign manager of his 1972 race for the United States House. Littlefield subsequently married Lowenstein's former wife, Jennifer.
Arrangement: topical.
Correspondence, memoranda, lobbying materials, newsletters, and news clippings related to the activities of an anti-Vietnam War pressure group, the Lawyers' Committee For Effective Action to End the War. Much of the material was generated by one of this group's more prominent activists, Bancroft (Nick) Littlefield, Jr., a liberal Republican attorney for the Wall Street law firm of Hughes, Hubbard, and Reed. In the spring of 1970, in the wake of President Nixon's Cambodia "incursion" and student unrest throughout the nation, Littlefield and other young, predominantly Ivy League-educated professionals, sought to mobilize corporate America to end the war.
Much of the correspondence reveals the Lawyers' Committee's efforts to organize a national network of professionals against the war, and lobbying efforts to ensure the election of a Congress that would support the McGovern-Hatfield Amendment to cut off funding for the Vietnam war. In the fall elections of 1970, the committee began to concentrate its efforts in energizing young volunteers, and raising funds to assist the election of prominent anti-war politicians, notably Senator Albert Gore Sr., of Tennessee, and Rep. Allard K. Lowenstein of New York. A final tally in 1971 showed that the campaign raised just under $87,000 for anti-war candidates, twelve of whom won election, and eighteen of whom (including Lowenstein and Gore) lost.
Other memoranda and lobbying materials note the lawyers' particular concern for the illegality of the Nixon administration's actions in Cambodia, and also note the impact of massive military spending on inflation. Other materials include lists of financial contributors and news clippings, chiefly from the New York Times and the Providence (R.I.) Evening Bulletin related to the anti-war movement and the invasion of Cambodia.
Arrangement: topical.
Correspondence, memoranda, political pamphlets, campaign field notes, financial documents, and news clippings pertaining to youth registration efforts by Allard Lowenstein and Nick Littlefield, primarily in 1971 and 1972. The bulk of the materials were generated as part of Registration Summer, an effort to register the millions of 18 to 20 year olds enfranchised by the 26th Amendment (which had been adopted in the summer of 1971). The drive had been initiated by Lowenstein, a Democrat, who appointed the Republican Littlefield his chief lieutenant. Although this effort was non-partisan, it was strongly opposed to President Nixon's presidency. Several memoranda and news clippings reveal that Registration Summer was particularly concerned with registering young voters to support Nixon's anti-war G.O.P. primary opponent, United States Rep. Paul McCloskey of California. In essence, Lowenstein and Littlefield hoped to build a "Dump Nixon" movement similar to Lowenstein's successful "Dump Johnson" drive in the 1968 primaries.
Copies of some of these materials can be found in the main Lowenstein collection (Subseries 3.9, "Dump Nixon,"), but the bulk of the correspondence and research materials relate to Littlefield's day-to-day handling of registration efforts in various cities, notably Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis. One folder includes photographs of prominent anti-war protesters, including John Kerry, then a spokesman for Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and later a United States Senator.
Arrangement: topical.
Correspondence, memoranda, political pamphlets, clippings, campaign flyers, reports, and campaign field notes related to various electoral campaigns between 1970 and 1976. The bulk of the materials concern Lowenstein's 1972 United States House race in Brooklyn, in which Nick Littlefield served as campaign manager. There are also some materials related to Lowenstein's losing campaigns for the House in 1970, 1974, and 1976, his aborted run for the Democratic Senate race in 1974, and some materials related to campaigns in Rhode Island and Pennsylvania.
Again, some of the 1972 memoranda, flyers, and clippings can be found in the main collection (Subseries 3.8, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, and 3.18), but Littlefield's campaign field notes, financial records, and some campaign flyers (in Spanish and Hebrew) are unique to this addition. As in the main collection, many of these notes, news clippings and memoranda concern alleged campaign irregularities by Lowenstein's opponent in 1972, United States Representative John J. Rooney.
Arrangement: topical.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and clippings pertaining to various legal matters, notably legal aid to the poor, in which Nick Littlefield was involved. Also included are drafts and notes of an unpublished manuscript by Lowenstein, "Reclaiming America." Some of the notes appear to have been hand-written by Lowenstein himself. Although these drafts were found among other papers generated by Nick Littlefield, Littlefield's precise connection to them is not clear. For further drafts of "Reclaiming America," see also Subseries 5.1.
Arrangement: chronological and topical.
Correspondence, memoranda, news clippings, and political materials related to Allard Lowenstein's personal and political activities, and to his murder in 1980.
Arrangement: chronological and by correspondent.
Letters from Al Lowenstein to William Mackie and Miriam Massey and letters from a wide range of acquaintances, and letters of condolence to Lowenstein's family, most prominently to his brother, Lawrence Lowenstein, following Al's death in 1980.
Letters from Lowenstein to two of his closest friends from Chapel Hill days, William Mackie and Miriam Massey (later Miriam Massey Johnson), are probably the most revealing. Letters to Mackie (predominantly dated 1946-1952) offer insights on their friendship, student life at UNC (Mackie was elected Student Body President in 1949), and Lowenstein's early political activities in student, state, and national politics. The letters to Massey, discuss their courtship and mutual friends, and are also revealing of Lowenstein's involvement in political affairs, particularly civil rights. In 1947, both Lowenstein and Massey attended the Encampment for Citizenship, an interfaith, multi-racial gathering for young people. These letters should be read in conjunction with letters in the main collection from Massey and Mackie to Lowenstein. (Subseries 1.1; for dates of these letters see the published guide to the Lowenstein papers.)
There is scattered correspondence from the 1960s and 1970s, most of which is routine, but one letter from Frank Porter Graham to president-elect John Kennedy suggests that Lowenstein would make "an able assistant to the United Nations ambassador and would add mightily to the meaning of that office among Asian and African people."
The bulk of this series consists of letters of condolence written to Larry Lowenstein after the loss of his brother in 1980. These letters, penned by politicians such as Ted Kennedy, political thinkers such as William F. Buckley and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., and numerous political activists, academics, and personal acquaintances, reveal the enduring impact that Al Lowenstein left in the lives of many individual Americans, and on the nation's political life. The remainder of the materials concerning Lowenstein's death include legal documents, including his death certificate, and publications, pamphlets, and other documents related to memorials and tributes to Lowenstein's legacy. One folder contains material about an article, "From Heroism to Madness," about Dennis Sweeney, Lowenstein's murderer, which Lowenstein's friends and others believed misrepresented the facts but whose author won a Pulitzer Prize, in part for this article.
Box 203 |
Letters to William Mackie |
Letters to Miriam Massey (Johnson) |
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Folder 7374 |
Letters to Lowenstein, 1959-1965 |
Folder 7375 |
Letters to Lowenstein, 1969, 1977-1980 and undated |
Folder 7376 |
Lowenstein family letters |
Folder 7377-7380
Folder 7377Folder 7378Folder 7379Folder 7380 |
Letters of condolence on Allard K. Lowenstein death: March-September 1980 and undated |
Folder 7381 |
Telegrams of condolence |
Folder 7382-7383
Folder 7382Folder 7383 |
Memorials, tributes, and publications |
Folder 7384 |
"From Heroism to Madness" controversy |
Folder 7385 |
Reminiscences of Lowenstein, November 1980-December 1981 |
Folder 7386 |
Reminiscences of Lowenstein, 1982-1984 |
Folder 7387 |
Posthumous legal documents |
Arrangement: topical.
News clippings, memoranda, brochures, political leaflets, speeches and some letters related to Lowenstein's myriad political activities between 1945 and his death in 1980. Approximately one-quarter of these deal with youth activism in the 1960s. On civil rights, there are reminiscences by Lowenstein and others about the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer, and also materials produced by the Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC), a predominantly white group of pro-civil rights, anti-Vietnam war activists. A number of documents deal with the growing demands for free speech on college campuses in the 1960s, notably at Berkeley and Stanford. Several memoranda and brochures also reveal Lowenstein's support for an American foreign policy that supported human rights, notably in Vietnam, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and in Portugal and its former colonies. The folder on the United Nations includes a number of documents on China's role in the United Nations and a number of press reports (in Portuguese) on Lowenstein's work as a delegate to the UN's Human Rights Commission in the newly democratic Portugal.
There are some materials on political campaigns in the 1970s, chiefly lists of committed, potential, and "remotely possible" Lowenstein supporters in the entertainment industry. A large number of news clippings discuss Lowenstein's murder, the possible motives of his killer, and Lowenstein's legacy to the cause of social justice and human rights.
Arrangement: by project.
Transcripts of interviews from oral history projects: the Allard K. Lowenstein Oral History Project at the Columbia University Oral History Research Office and the Allard K. Lowenstein Foundation's oral history project. These two were both done to collect the reminiscences of Lowenstein's friends and associates about him. The last subseries contains transcripts of two interviews given by Lowenstein himself, describing his involvement in Eugene McCarthy's presidential campaign and other political activities.
Arrangement: alphabetical by interviewee.
Transcripts of interviews conducted by William H. Chafe as part of the Allard K. Lowenstein Oral History Project at the Columbia University Oral History Research Office in preparation for writing the book Never Stop Running: Allard Lowenstein and the Struggle to Save American Liberalism. The interviews, conducted between 1988 and 1994, contain descriptions of Lowenstein's relationships and activities from all stages of his life. The first folder contains an early list of potential interviewees with some comments about where or who the named people are written in the margins.
Arrangement: alphabetical by interviewee.
Transcriptions of interviews with various people who knew Lowenstein.
Arrangement: by subject of picture.
Photographs of Lowenstein, his family, political associates, and friends, from all stages of Lowenstein's life, early childhood through middle age. There are pictures of Lowenstein first, followed by pictures of Lowenstein with family members, then with others, political and social, followed by pictures of Lowenstein family members then associates. Among these are many pictures of Eleanor Roosevelt, Frank Porter Graham, Norman Thomas, and various people from the entertainment industry, including Katherine Hepburn, Paul Newman, and many others. There are some pictures of unidentified people from Lowenstein's political life and a photograph of a 1971 Registration Summer rally in Pittsburgh. There are two photograph albums, one of which contains pictures from Lowenstein's childhood, the other of which is labeled "The Making of a Congressman--Allard K. Lowenstein 1968."
Image Folder PF-4340/1-4
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Lowenstein |
Image Folder PF-4340/5 |
Lowenstein and family members |
Image Folder PF-4340/6-9
PF-4340/6PF-4340/7PF-4340/8PF-4340/9 |
Lowenstein with others, political |
Image Folder PF-4340/10 |
Lowenstein with others, social |
Image Folder PF-4340/11-12
PF-4340/11PF-4340/12 |
Lowenstein family members |
Image Folder PF-4340/13 |
Eleanor Roosevelt |
Image Folder PF-4340/14-17
PF-4340/14PF-4340/15PF-4340/16PF-4340/17 |
Identified people |
Image Folder PF-4340/18 |
Pittsburgh, Registration Summer Rally, 1971 |
Image Folder PF-4340/19-21
PF-4340/19PF-4340/20PF-4340/21 |
Unidentified people, political |
Photograph Album PA-4340/1 |
Childhood album |
Photograph Album PA-4340/2 |
"The Making of a Congressman--Allard K. Lowenstein 1968" |
Box 213 |
Letters, 1978-1979 and undatedIncluding one letter from Richard Weidman, 24 October 1978, about his work on Lowenstein's campaign, and a memo from Lowenstein to Hamilton Jordan, 11 April 1979, about United States policy in Zimbabwe. |
Clippings, 1968-1979 |
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Other items, 1972-1979Including a few short writings by Lowenstein, photocopies of materials relating to the United States Mission to the United Nations and to the Committee for Fair Elections, a transcript of a 1979 interview with Lowenstein for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Lowenstein family Christmas cards, and a photograph of Lowenstein with some children. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4340/6 |
Poster for Lowenstein speech on the "Point of No Return in Southern Africa," undated, sponsored by the World Community Association at Yale Law School. |
Box 212 |
Letters from Lowenstein to Miriam Massey (Johnson) and G. Benton Johnson, Jr. |
Image Folder P-4340/1 |
Images of Al Lowenstein. |
Draft of William Chafe's biography of Lowenstein, Never Stop Running, research notes, and transcripts of interviews, some by Chafe, about Lowenstein. Some of the interviews may be duplicates of interviews found elsewhere in the collection, especially in Additions of 1986-1996, Oral Histories.
Digital Folder DF-4340/1 |
William Chafe Interview Transcripts about Lowenstein: Greg Craig, Bruce Payne, Greg Stone, Steven Burke, Paul Strassberg, and Rich Hammer |
Digital Folder DF-4340/2 |
William Chafe Interview Transcripts about Lowenstein: Tapes 11B through I-17 |
Digital Folder DF-4340/3 |
William Chafe Interview Transcripts about Lowenstein: Tapes 17 through 24 |
Digital Folder DF-4340/4 |
Edit William Chafe Interview Transcripts about Lowenstein: Tapes 25 through 29 |
Digital Folder DF-4340/5 |
William Chafe Interview Transcripts about Lowenstein: Tapes BC-1 through BC-4 |
Box 213 |
Draft, chapter 1 |
Draft, chapter 2 |
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Draft, chapter 3 |
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Draft, chapter 4 |
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Draft, chapter 5 |
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Draft, chapter 6 |
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Draft, chapter 7 |
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Draft, chapter 8 |
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Draft, chapter 9 |
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Draft, chapter 10 |
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Draft, chapter 11 |
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Draft, chapter 12 |
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Draft, chapter 13 |
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Draft, chapter 14 |
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Tape 1 notes |
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Tape 2 notes |
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Tape 4, side 2 notes |
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Tape 5, side A notes |
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Tape 5, side A notes |
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Tape 5, side B notes |
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Tape 5, side B notes |
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Tape 6, side A notes |
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Tape 6, side A notes |
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Tape 6, side B notes |
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Tape 6, side B notes |
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Tape 7, side A notes |
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Tape 7, side A notes |
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Tape 7, side B notes |
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Tape 1-17, side A (BC1-17A) notes |
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Tape 1-17, side B (BC1-17B) notes |
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Tape 17A (cont.) notes |
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Tape 17, side A (BC17A) notes |
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Tape 17, side B (BC17B) notes |
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Tape 18, side A (BC18A) notes |
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Tape 18, side B (BC18B) notes |
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Tape 19, side A (BC19A) notes |
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Tape 19, side B (BC19B) notes |
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Tape 20, side A (BC20A) notes |
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Tape 20, side B (BC20B) notes |
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Tape 21, side A (BC21A) notes |
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Tape 21, side B (BC21B) notes |
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Tape 22, side A (BC22A) notes |
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Tape 22, side B (BC22B) notes |
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Tape 23, side A (BC23A) notes |
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Tape 23, side B (BC24B) notes |
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Tape 24, side A (BC24A) notes |
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Tape 25, side A (BC25A) notes |
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Tape 25, side B (BC25B) notes |
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Tape 26, side A (BC26A) notes |
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Tape 26, side B (BC26B) notes |
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Tape 27, side A (BC27A) notes |
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Tape 27, side B (BC27B) notes |
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Tape 28, side A (BC28A) notes |
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Tape 28, side B (BC28B) notes |
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Tape 29, side A (BC29A) notes |
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Tape 29, side B (BC29B) notes |
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Tape 31, side A (BC31A) notes |
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Tape 31, side B (BC31B) notes |
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Tape 32, side A (BC32A.1) notes |
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Tape 32.1, side A (BC32A.1) notes |
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Tape 32.1, side B (BC32B.1) notes |
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Tape 32.2, side A (BC32A.2) notes |
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Tape 32.2, side B (BC32B.2) notes |
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Tape 33, side A (BC33A) notes |
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Tape 33, side B (BC33B) notes |
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Tape 34, side A (BC34A) notes |
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Allard K. Lowenstein Correspondence |
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Al Lowenstein remarks on Mississippi |
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Allard K. Lowenstein on Mississippi at Milsap |
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Allard K. Lowenstein speech 5 March 1971, California |
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Articles |
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Box 214 |
Chafe: "Allard K. Lowenstein and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle" |
Colgate University, 1991 |
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Correspondence |
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Engagement book 1967 |
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FBI papers on Allard K. Lowenstein meeting, 5 April 1992 |
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Firing Line: Retrospective |
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Hassel, Bryan: "The Straight and Narrow Path" |
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Hassel, Tom: thesis |
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Memos to file |
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Miscellaneous notes |
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Notes, Chapter 1 |
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Notes, Chapters 2-3 |
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Notes, Chapter 5 |
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Notes, Chapter 6 |
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Notes, Chapter 7 |
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Notes, Chapter 8 |
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Notes, Chapter 9 |
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Notes, Chapter 10 |
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Notes, Chapter 11 |
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Notes, Chapter 12 |
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Notes, Chapter 13 |
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Notes, Chapter 14 |
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Notes, revision |
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Notes on Allard K. Lowenstein Papers, 1940-1948 |
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Notes on Allard K. Lowenstein Papers, 1947-1954 |
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Notes on Allard K. Lowenstein Papers, 1957-1960 |
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Notes on Allard K. Lowenstein Papers, 1965-1972 |
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Political campaign material |
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Press clips |
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Stanford Daily Clips |
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Stone, Greg on David Harris |
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Sweeney and Funeral and Books |
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Wadleigh, Michael: "Zebra." April 1986 |
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Box 214-218
Box 214Box 215Box 216Box 217Box 218 |
TranscriptsBox 214: Arkatov-Benson; Box 215: Berger-Foster; Box 216: Frank-Littlefield; Box 217: Lowenstein-Saslaw; Box 218: Scales-Young Arkatov, Alan. 18 December 1988 Bellamy, Carol. 8 October 1981 Bellow, Gary. 15 December 1990 Bender, David. 15 March 1989 Bender, David. Undated Benson, Mary. 19 June 1987 Berger, Martin and Kathleen. 30 January 1988 Berman, Howard. Undated Beyers, Bob. 21 February 1990 Boggs, Roderic. 25 April 1989 Boggs Sigmund, Barbara. 26 June 1989 Bond, Julian. 18 December 1990 Borie, Marcia. 14 March 1989 Bosanquet, Nicholas. 14 October 1990 Brown, Sam. 30 September 1981 Brown, Sam. 29 May 1990 Brown Jr., Edmund G. 23 November 1990 Buckley, William. 30 September 1981 Buckley Jr., William F. 16 September 1991 Bull, Sherman. 24 February 1991 Bull, Sherman. Undated Bundy, Emma and John. 21 May 1988 Bundy, Emory. 11 July 1982 Bundy, Emory. 4 March 1988 Bundy, Emory; Bundy, John; Wilson, James; Wilson Joanne; et al. 21 May 1988 Burke, Steven. 9 January 1991 Callo, Gregory. 5 June 1990 Carmichael, Katherine Kennedy. 28 January 1981 Childress, Mark. Undated Clark, Dwight. 14 December 1988 Cohen, Felice B. 13 May 1988 Cohen, Steven. 8 January 1991 Cooks, Stoney. 18 December 1990 Costanza, Midge. 11 July 1982 Cowen, Geoffrey. 15 March 1989 Cox, Courtland. 26 April 1989 Craig, Bill. 11 December 1988 Craig, Greg. 14 October 1988 Craig, Greg. 1 May 1989 Craig, Greg. Undated Craig, Greg. Undated Curry, Constance. 3 November 1990 Cuthbertson, Coline and Kenneth. 20 August 1988 Davis, Lannie. 25 February 1992. Deathridge, Cleta. Undated Dentzer, William. Undated DeVeaux, Clinton. 31 October 1990 DeVeaux, Clinton. Undated DiCinto, Dorothy. 8 September 1986 DiCinto, Dorothy. 24 September 1987 Dittmer, John.(?) October 1980 Donaldson, Ivanhoe. Undated Downey, Thomas. 5 October 1981 Dugan, Eileen. 8 October 1991 Eldridge, Ronnie. 7 April 1988 Erb, Susan. 24 February 1991 Farber, Barry. Undated Feldman, Anne. 7 October 1991 Fenichel, Tedda. 30 January 1988 Fenwick, Millicent. 6 October 1981 Flacks, Richard. 13 December 1988 Foster, Jim. 14 December 1988 Frank, Barney. 25 April 1989 Frank, Barney. Undated Judge Feldman. Undated Friedman, Sandy. Undated Frucher, Florence. 3 October 1988 Galke, Regina. 11 May 1992 Gans, Curtis. 18 October 1988 Gans, Curtis. Undated Goff, Fred. 14 December 1988 Goldberg, Ruth. 6 April 1990 Goodwillie, Susan. 22 January 1989 Goldman, Eugene. 26 April 1989 Guyot, Lawrence. 30 March 1989 Haas, James. 21 August 1988 Hagan, Patti. 4 October 1988 Halberstrom, David. Hammer, Rich. 6 May 1991 Hammond, Rich. 19 August 1988 Hammond, Rich. 15 December 1988 Harrington, Michael. 26 November 1988 Hart, Gary. 11 December 1988 Hawke, David. 10 September 1990 Hayden, Casey. 28 October 1988 Henry, Aaron. Undated Horowitz, Michael. 25 April 1989 Hunt, Douglas. 24 January 1990 Hunt, Douglas. Undated Ickes, Harold. 10 December 1990 Jacobs, Andy. Undated Jacobson, Jay. 21 November 1991 Johnson, Benton. Undated Johnson, Guy Benton. 6 March 1988 Johnson, Miriam Massey. 5 March 1988 Jowell, Francis.18 June 1987 Kaminsky, Art. 17 September 1991 Kavanaugh, John. 16 September 1991 Kennedy, Ted. 7 October 1981 Kiley, Robert. 11 September 1990 King, Ed. 10 March 1988 King, Ed. Undated Kleinbauer, Kristina. 1 June 1988 Kovner, Sara. 15 November 1988. Leonard, James F. 25 February 1992 Lewis, John. 25 April 1986 Liberman, Ken. 6 March 1988 Lieber, Hilary and Vollinger, Ellen. 6 September 1991 Lippman, Harvey. 23 February 1991 Lippman, Harvey. 30 September 1981 Littlefield, Jennifer. Undated Littlefield, Jennifer. 28 January 1981 Littlefield, Nick. Undated Lowenstein, Allard. Undated Lowenstein, Douglas. 19 December 1990 Lowenstein, Frank. Undated Lowenstein, Frank. 18 December 1990 Lowenstein, Katherine. Undated Lowenstein, Lawrence. Undated Lowenstein, Lawrence and Marie. 20 June 1986 Lowenstein, Lawrence and Marie. 25 September 1987 Lowenstein, Jennifer. 26 September 1987 Lowenstein, Tommy. Undated Lynch, Mary. 4 February 1989 Mackie, Bob. Undated Martin, Skip. 15 October 1988 McCloskey, Pete. Undated Meuller, Bobby. Undated Meyer, Karl. 15 November 1988 Michos, Themistocles G. Undated Mildreds, The. Undated Miller, Arnie. 11 November 1990 Milheiser, Fred. Undated Millhiser, Fred. 22 January 1989 Mixner, David. 15 March 1989 Morgan, Steven. 19 February 1981 Moses, Robert. 29 March 1982 Moses, Robert. 7 October 1988 Moss, Carol. 1 June 1988 Nash, Jim and Joanne; Bundy, Emory. 21 May 1988 Nassau Campaign Group. 2 October 1981 Neuhaus, Richard. 17 September 1991 Newfield, Jack. 9 December 1989 Oates, Mary Lou. 9 January 1991 Payne, Bruce. 13 August 1980 Payne, Bruce. 9 June 1989 Pegg, Dr. Carl H. 28 January 1981 Perr, Mimi; Andrews, Susan. 9 December 1990 Poole, Roger. 16 December 1988 Popkin, Alice. Undated Queen, Anne L. 27 August 1984 Quine, Judy. 19 December 1988 Rauh, Joseph.(?) March 1995 Rauh, Joseph. 9 June 1988 Rauh, Joseph. Undated Redpath, Robert. 16 October 1990 Reinhart, Steven. 16 November 1990 Richardson, Hamilton; Samuels, Howard. Undated Robbins, Jeff. 3 October 1988 Roberts, Steven. 19 December 1990 Roosevelt III, Franklin D. 18 November 1988 Rosenburg, John. 16 October 1988 Rosencranz, Armin. 20 August 1988 Sanders, John L. 27 August 1984 Samuels, Cynthia. 10 September 1990 Saslaw, Rick. 16 November 1990 Scales, Junius. 1 November 1988 Schrade, Paul and Monica. 16 March 1989 Schrum, Robert. Undated Sherburne, Phillip. Undated Shull, Leon. 11 February 1992 Sloane, William Coffin. 11 May 1989 Smith, Reverend. Undated Smith, Steven. 18 January 1990 Steffen-Fluhr, Nancy.14 November 1988 Steinbruner, John. 16 October 1988 Steinbruner, Maureen. Undated Stearns, Rick. 21 November 1989 Stevens, Kenneth. 14 November 1988 Stone, Greg. 13 December 1988 Stone, Greg. Undated Straussberg, Paul. 6 May 1991 Tannenbaum, Susan. 26 April 1989 Taylor, William. 2 June 1989 Theroux, Eugene. 19 December 1990 Tuttle, Rick. 19 December 1988 Tyson, Brady. 11 February 1992 Vargas, Willie. 7 October 1981 Voeller, Bruce. 12 December 1988 Walgren, Doug. Undated Wallace, J. and Hunt, D. 16 March 1980 Wechsler, James. Undated Weidman, Rick. 7 April 1979 Weidman, Rick. Undated Yarrow, Pete. Undated Young, Andy and Jean. Undated |
Box 218 |
Miscellaneous notes |
Audiotapes and interviews about Allard K. Lowenstein and transcripts of three of the interviews.
Audiocassette C-4340/172 |
Bryan, Thomas, 5 March 1981Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4340/173 |
Carmichael, Katherine Kennedy, 28 January 1981Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4340/174 |
Childress, Mr. And Mrs. Gran, 7 October 1981: tape 1Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4340/175 |
Childress, Mr. And Mrs. Gran, 7 October 1981: tape 2Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4340/176 |
Henderson, Perrin, 11 May 1981Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4340/177 |
Inglis, Frances Drane, 28 September 1981Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4340/178 |
Johnson, Benton, 4 November 1981Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4340/179 |
Johnson, Guion and Guy B., 27 August 1984Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4340/180 |
Mackie, William, 26 March 1982Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4340/181 |
Queen, Anne L., 27 August 1985Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4340/182 |
Sanders, John L., 27 August 1984Audiocassette |
Box 218 |
Transcript of interview with Guion and Guy |
Transcript of interview with Anne L. Queen |
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Transcript of interview with John L. Sanders |
Letter, 13 May 1950, from Allard Lowenstein to Bob Arnel. Lowenstein asked Arnel for money to support Frank Porter Graham's Senate campaign. Also included is a reprint of Drew Pearson's "Washington Merry-Go-Round" of 16 January 1950 praising Frank Porter Graham.
Box 218 |
Addition of February 2004 |
Audiocassettes (C-4340/1-182)
Audiotapes (T-4340/1-130)
Film (F-4340/1-45)
Videotapes (VT-4340/1-31)
Digital files (DF-4340/1-5)
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