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:

Comparing Congressional Voting Records: Douglas vs. Marcantonio, 1945-01-01

Item — Box 173: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 8

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_173_8_0004

Abstract

79th (1945-1947)

Dates: 1945-01-01

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Political Papers / Pink Sheet of Nixon on Helen Gahagan Douglas in 1950 Campaign

Comparing Congressional Voting Records: Douglas vs. Marcantonio, 1945-01-01

Item — Box 173: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 8

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_173_8_0011

Abstract

79th (1945-1947)

Dates: 1945-01-01

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Political Papers / Pink Sheet of Nixon on Helen Gahagan Douglas in 1950 Campaign

Comparing Congressman Nixon and Mrs. Douglas: The Clear Choice for United States Senator, 1950-08-29

Item — Box 172: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 2

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_172_2_0020

Abstract

81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1950-08-29

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Political Papers / 1950 Campaign: Helen Douglas-Richard Nixon Voting Record

Comparing the Records: Congressman Richard Nixon vs. Mrs. Douglas for United States Senator, 1950-08-29

Item — Box 173: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 8

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_173_8_0015

Abstract

81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1950-08-29

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Political Papers / Pink Sheet of Nixon on Helen Gahagan Douglas in 1950 Campaign

Comparing Voting Records: Helin Gahagan Douglas vs. Richard Nixon (81st Congress, 1949-1950), 1950-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Item — Box 172: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 2

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_172_2_0008

Abstract

81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1950-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Political Papers / 1950 Campaign: Helen Douglas-Richard Nixon Voting Record

Concern for Helen Gahagan: A Letter from Carmel, 1953-04-28

Item — Box 184: Series CAC_CC_014_6_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 6

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_6_184_6_0005

Abstract

83rd (1953-1955)

Dates: 1953-04-28

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

Concerns and Critiques: A Letter to Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1947-01-01 - 1947-12-31

Item — Box 74: Series CAC_CC_014_3_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 15

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0048

Abstract

80th (1947-1949)

Dates: 1947-01-01 - 1947-12-31

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

Concerns Over the Closing of Van Nuys-Birmingham Hospital: Extension of Remarks by Honorable Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1950-04-18

Item — Box 171: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 3

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0044

Abstract

81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1950-04-18

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

Concerns Regarding Veterans Benefits under the G.I. Bill and Federal Bonus, 1946-11-26

Item — Box 13: Series CAC_CC_014_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 18

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.1_13_18_0010

Abstract

79th (1945-1947)

Dates: 1946-11-26

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

Congressional Attendance Record: Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1950-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Item — Box 172: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 2

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_172_2_0010

Abstract

81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1950-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Political Papers / 1950 Campaign: Helen Douglas-Richard Nixon Voting Record

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