Box 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...

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Group from academic procession. Alabama. May 21, 1945. Lollar's of Birmingham photograph. Various shots.

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Group from academic procession. Alabama. May 21, 1945. Lollar's of Birmingham photograph. Various shots.

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Group from academic procession. Alabama. May 21, 1945. Lollar's of Birmingham photograph. Various shots.

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Helen Gahagan Douglas at the podium. Background, L-R: M.L. Robertson, Vice President, Board of Trustees; Dr. E.B. Norton, Superintendent of Education; L.H. Napier, Dean, Alabama College; A.F. Harman, President, Alabama College. May 21, 1945. Lollar's of Birmingham photograph.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...

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Group at luncheon, L-R: President A.F. Harman; Dr. Ansley C. Moore, guest preacher; Helen Gahagan Douglas, guest speaker; Mrs. A.F. Harman; lady with back to camera unknown. Alabama. May 21, 1945. Lollar's of Birmingham photograph.

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Luncheon group, L-R: Mrs. T.H. Napier, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Anna Fuller Harman, Hallie Farmer (back to camera), Minnie L. Steckel, Edwina Mitchell. Alabama. May 21, 1945. Lollar's of Birmingham photograph.

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Mr. Douglas came home from the service in June of 1946.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...