Box 165

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8 page newspaper comic/political cartoon titled "John and Mary Blake and the Brannan Plan" published by the Democratic National Committee.

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Contains Douglas' Gold Certificate Member card from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1950; a letter from Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. asking for consent on a sequence in an upcoming film, "Goodbye My Fancy", that has similarities to an incident in Douglas' political career (with accompanying script); an early draft of the comic "Right for United States Senator, Helen Gahagan Douglas"; an a "Douglas for U.S. Senator" bumper sticker.

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Contains Douglas' Gold Certificate Member card from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1950; a letter from Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. asking for consent on a sequence in an upcoming film, "Goodbye My Fancy", that has similarities to an incident in Douglas' political career (with accompanying script); an early draft of the comic "Right for United States Senator, Helen Gahagan Douglas"; an a "Douglas for U.S. Senator" bumper sticker.

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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Where I Stand on Social Security.

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Douglas: "To extend and improve the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance System, to provide insurance benefits for all aged and disabled persons, and for other purposes." 81st Congress, 2nd Session. Committee on Ways and Means.

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Comparison of Existing Social Security Law and Principal Changes Provided in H.R.6000.

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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Social Security for Married Women

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...