Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980

Person

Biographical:

Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) began her professional career on the Broadway stage and was deemed a "star" at age twenty-two. By the 1930s, she left the Northeast and moved to California with her husband, Hollywood actor Melvyn Douglas. Although she made only one movie herself--the science fiction film, She--she soon found herself immersed in politics. She worked with the Farm Security Administration and later was elected Democratic National Committeewoman from California. In 1944, she was elected as the representative of California's Fourteenth District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was successfully reelected to this position in 1946 and 1948. A tireless New Deal Democrat, Douglas was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and served as an alternate delegate to the General Assembly of the United Nations. In 1950, she opposed Richard M. Nixon in the general election for the U.S. Senate. The campaign was especially brutal with the Republicans quite "liberal" in their charges that Douglas was a communist. Nixon easily won the election. Though Douglas never entered the political fray again, she remained a tireless public speaker and activist.

Found in 203 Collections and/or Records:

Resolution against the Thomas Un-American Activities Committee, 1947-12-12

Item — Box 74: Series CAC_CC_014_3_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 15

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0079

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80th (1947-1949)

Dates: 1947-12-12

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / 80th Congress / 80th and 81st Congresses, General Files / Un-American Activities Committee, 1949

Resolution for Restoring Veterans' Benefits, 1946-10-09

Item — Box 13: Series CAC_CC_014_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 18

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.1_13_18_0007

Abstract

79th (1945-1947)

Dates: 1946-10-09

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / 79th Congress / Legislative Files / Veterans

Resolution on Combating Communism with Justice and Freedom, 1947-11-04

Item — Box 74: Series CAC_CC_014_3_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 15

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0021

Abstract

80th (1947-1949)

Dates: 1947-11-04

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / 80th Congress / 80th and 81st Congresses, General Files / Un-American Activities Committee, 1949

Resolution Regarding Veterans' Benefits, 1946-10-31

Item — Box 13: Series CAC_CC_014_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 18

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.1_13_18_0009

Abstract

79th (1945-1947)

Dates: 1946-10-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / 79th Congress / Legislative Files / Veterans

Resolutions Against Loyalty Purges and Un-American Activities: Call to Action, 1947-11-09

Item — Box 74: Series CAC_CC_014_3_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 15

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0016

Abstract

80th (1947-1949)

Dates: 1947-11-09

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / 80th Congress / 80th and 81st Congresses, General Files / Un-American Activities Committee, 1949

Senate Race: Douglas vs. Nixon - A Comparison of Records, 1950-10-05

Item — Box 164: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 33

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_164_33_0018

Abstract

81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1950-10-05

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Political Papers / Campaign Materials: Circulars, 1950

Setting the Record Straight: A Letter from Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1953-05-07

Item — Box 184: Series CAC_CC_014_6_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 6

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_6_184_6_0002

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83rd (1953-1955)

Dates: 1953-05-07

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Subject and Personality Files / Smear-Communist, Los Angeles Times, 1953

Setting the Record Straight: A Letter from Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1953-04-23

Item — Box 184: Series CAC_CC_014_6_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 6

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_6_184_6_0003

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83rd (1953-1955)

Dates: 1953-04-23

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Subject and Personality Files / Smear-Communist, Los Angeles Times, 1953

Standing Up for Justice: A Letter from WRP Editor Al S. Waxman, 1947-12-08

Item — Box 74: Series CAC_CC_014_3_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 15

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0077

Abstract

80th (1947-1949)

Dates: 1947-12-08

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / 80th Congress / 80th and 81st Congresses, General Files / Un-American Activities Committee, 1949

Statement by Helen Gahagan Douglas: Defending American Principles and Civil Liberties, 1947-11-04

Item — Box 171: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 3

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0001

Abstract

80th (1947-1949)

Dates: 1947-11-04

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Political Papers / Statements in Congress, speeches, and press releases of Helen Gahagan Douglas

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