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:

Disappointment in Response to The Negro Soldier - Letter from Little, Brown & Company Editor-in-Chief, 1946-03-29

Item — Box 23: Series CAC_CC_014_2_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 1

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0030

Abstract

79th (1945-1947)

Dates: 1946-03-29

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / 79th Congress / General Files / Negro Soldiers: Correspondence and Data, March 11-May, 1947

Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection

Collection

Identifier: CAC-CC-014

Scope and Contents The Douglas Collection covers the former congresswoman's life from her early stage career until her death in 1980. Because the bulk of the materials documents her years in Congress, the collection is especially rich in covering events and issues central to the immediate post-World War II era. Due to her service on the Foreign Affairs Committee, there is a large amount of papers on the earliest years of the Cold War and the establishment of the new world order. Interesting topics include the...

Dates: 1922-1980; Majority of material found in 1940-1951

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections

Egg Volley at Ford Hall: Helen Gahagan Douglas Takes on Nixon, 1950-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Item — Box 173: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 10

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_173_10_0045

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 / Nixon-Clippings

Embracing One World: Helen Gahagan Douglas and the League of Women Voters, December 4, 1944, 1944-12-04

Item — Box AD 4: Series CAC_CC_014_8_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 37

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.10_4_37_0010

Abstract

78th (1943-1945)

Dates: 1944-12-04

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Douglas Collection Addition / Speeches / Campaign Speeches, March-December, 1944

Empowering Women in Public Life: A Congressional Perspective, 1950-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Item — Box 170: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 7

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_170_7_0012

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 / Publications-Various articles written by Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1950

Equality in Employment: The Urgent Need for H.R. 792, 1949-05-11

Item — Box 172: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 9

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_172_9_0008

Abstract

81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1949-05-11

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Political Papers / 1950 Campaign: Helen Gahagan Douglas's Speeches

Establishing a Civilian Conservation Corps: A Solution for Unemployment and Conservation Challenges in America, 1950-05-15

Item — Box 171: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 3

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0008

Abstract

81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1950-05-15

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

Establishing a Civilian Conservation Corps: A Solution for Unemployment and Resource Conservation, 1950-05-15

Item — Box 172: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 9

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_172_9_0009

Abstract

81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1950-05-15

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Political Papers / 1950 Campaign: Helen Gahagan Douglas's Speeches

Examining the Record: Helen Gahagan Douglas for United States Senate, 1950-09-11

Item — Box 173: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 10

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_173_10_0028

Abstract

81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1950-09-11

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection / Political Papers / Nixon-Clippings

Expanding Social Security: A Commitment to Human Dignity and Security, 1950-03-08

Item — Box 171: Series CAC_CC_014_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 3

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0005

Abstract

81st (1949-1951)

Dates: 1950-03-08

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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