Maurice A. Donahue Papers
Maurice A. Donahue was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1948 as part of its first Democratic majority. In 1950, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate, became Senate Majority Leader in 1958, and in 1964, became Senate President, a position he held until 1971 when he took the position of Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Governmental Services at the University of Massachusetts. Legislation he sponsored while in the Senate established the Willis-Harrington Commission on Education, the University of Massachusetts Boston campus and Medical School, state scholarships for needy students, commissions to improve vocational education, study problems of urban school systems, and extend educational facilities in Massachusetts.
Correspondence, speeches, press releases, appointment books, constituent courtesy files, memorabilia, scrapbooks of clippings, audio recordings of radio talks and speeches, and photographs pertaining to Donahue’s activities and functions as state legislator of Massachusetts.
Maurice A. Donahue was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1948 as part of its first Democratic majority. In 1950, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate, became Senate Majority Leader in 1958, and in 1964, became Senate President, a position he held until 1971 when he took the position of Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Governmental Services at the University of Massachusetts. Legislation he sponsored while in the Senate established the Willis-Harrington Commission on Education, the University of Massachusetts Boston campus and Medical School, state scholarships for needy students, commissions to improve vocational education, study problems of urban school systems, and extend educational facilities in Massachusetts.
The papers reveal Donahue’s shaping of his political career, his leadership of the Massachusetts Democratic party organization, and his interactions with and affect on state events and government in the 1960s. The papers include 80 scrapbooks of clippings, most relating to Donahue’s Presidency of the Massachusetts Senate 1964-1970 with some dating from 1960; cards on courtesy actions for constituents; appointment calendars 1964-1971; correspondence 1964-1970; tapes of radio talks; typescript texts and recordings of speeches; films; photographs of Donahue and other Massachusetts leaders; press releases; awards, citations, plaques, memorabilia; a charcoal sketch of Donahue; and a billboard-sized poster.
The collection is open for research.
Cite as: Maurice A. Donahue Papers (MS 311). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Gift of Maurice Donahue, July 1974.
Processed by SCUA staff.
Guide: Biographical material; Correspondence
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1963-1968
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Box 1
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Correspondence; Calendar and Nomination Papers
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1969-1970
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Box 2
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Press Releases A-M
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1964-1970, n.d.
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Box 3
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Press Releases M-Z; Speeches A-F
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1953-1970, n.d.
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Box 4
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Speeches G-L
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1961-1970, n.d.
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Box 5
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Speeches M-Z
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1957-1973, n.d
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Box 6
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Speeches (typescripts)
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1961-1970, n.d.
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Box 7
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Radio Talks (typescripts)
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1964-1970
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Box 8
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Conference on Education- Medicaid
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1965-1969, n.d.
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Box 9
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Tapes and Films
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1965-1970, n.d.
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Box 10
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See Appendices B and C for item lists. |
Videotapes
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1964-1970, n.d.
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Box 11
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See Appendix C for item list. |
Photographs
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Box 12
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Photographs
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Box 13
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Photographs
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Box 14
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Photographs
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Box 15
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Printed Materials
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Box 16
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Donahue Courtesy File, List of Supporters and Index to Press Releases
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Box 17
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See Appendix A. |
Awards, Memberships, Memorabilia
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1953-1970, n.d.
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Box 18
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See Appendices D for item list. |
Awards, Memorabilia
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1950-1970, n.d.
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Box 19
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See Appendix E for item list. |
Scrapbook
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1959
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Box 20
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Scrapbook
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1959 Nov. 4-1960 Mar. 25
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Box 21
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Scrapbook
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1959 Jan. 15-1959 July 11
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Box 22
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Scrapbook
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1960 Mar. 23-1961 June 8
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Box 23
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Scrapbook
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1961 May 8-1962 Aug. 23
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Box 24
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Scrapbook
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1962 Aug. 23-1964 Mar. 4
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Box 25
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Scrapbook
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1964 Mar. 4-1964 Apr. 22
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Box 26
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Scrapbook
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1964 Apr. 22-1964 July 2
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Box 27
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Scrapbook
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1964 July 3-1964 Nov. 30
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Box 28
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Scrapbook
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1964 Dec. 1-1965 Jan. 31
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Box 29
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Scrapbook
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1965 Jan. 31-1965 Mar. 6
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Box 30
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Scrapbook
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1965 Mar. 6-1965 Apr. 15
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Box 31
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Scrapbook
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1965 Apr. 15-1965 May 28
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Box 32
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Scrapbook
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1965 May 28-1965 July 7
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Box 33
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Scrapbook
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1965 July 7-1965 Aug. 27
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Box 34
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Scrapbook
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1965 Aug. 27-1965 Oct. 18
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Box 35
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Scrapbook
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1965 Oct. 19-1965 Dec. 22
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Box 36
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Scrapbook
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1965 Dec. 23-1966 Feb. 8
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Box 37
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Scrapbook
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1966 Feb. 8-1966 May 30
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Box 38
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Scrapbook
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1966 Apr. 7-1966 May 30
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Box 39
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Scrapbook
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1966 May 31-1966 July 17
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Box 40
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Scrapbook
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1966 July 18-1966 Sept. 15
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Box 41
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Scrapbook
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1966 Sept. 15-1966 Dec. 30
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Box 42
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Scrapbook
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1967 Jan. 10-1967 Dec. 26
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Box 43
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Scrapbook
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1967 Jan. 2-1967 Sept. 15
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Box 44
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Scrapbook
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1967 Sept. 16 -1967 Nov. 11
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Box 45
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Scrapbook
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1967 Nov. 7-1967 Dec. 22
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Box 46
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Scrapbook
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1967 Dec. 27-1968 Feb. 22
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Box 47
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Scrapbook
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1968 Feb. 16-1968 Mar. 25
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Box 48
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Scrapbook
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1968 Apr. 1-1968 May 28
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Box 49
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Scrapbook
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1968 July 1-1968 July 30
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Box 50
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Scrapbook
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1968 July-1968 Aug.
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Box 51
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Scrapbook
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1968 Aug.
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Box 52
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Scrapbook
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1968 Aug. 27-1968 Oct. 31
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Box 53
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Scrapbook
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1968 Nov. 1-1968 Dec. 31
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Box 54
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Scrapbook
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1969 Jan. 1-1969 Jan. 31
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Box 55
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Scrapbook
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1969 Feb. 1-1969 Mar. 31
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Box 56
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Scrapbook
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1969 Apr. 1-1969 Apr. 30
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Box 57
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Scrapbook
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1969 May 1-1969 May 30
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Box 58
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Scrapbook
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1969 June 1-1969 June 30
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Box 59
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Scrapbook
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1969 July 1-1969 Aug. 6
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Box 60
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Scrapbook
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1969 Aug. 7-1969 Sept. 30
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Box 61
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Scrapbook
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1969 Oct. 1-1969 Nov. 30
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Box 62
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Scrapbook
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1969 Dec. 1-1969 Jan. 28
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Box 63
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Scrapbook
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1970 Jan. 27-1970 Feb. 27
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Box 64
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Scrapbook
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1970 Mar.
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Box 65
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Scrapbook
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1970 Apr.
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Box 66
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Scrapbook
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1970 May
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Box 67
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Scrapbook
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1970 June 1-1970 June 14
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Box 68
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Scrapbook
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1970 June 14-1970 June 28
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Box 69
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Scrapbook
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1970 July 1-1970 July 17
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Box 70
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Scrapbook
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1970 July 17-1970 Aug. 2
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Box 71
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Scrapbook
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1970 Aug.
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Box 72
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Scrapbook
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1970 Sept. 1-1970 Oct. 1
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Box 73
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Scrapbook
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1970 Oct. 1-1971 Jan. 14
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Box 74
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Scrapbook (Bellotti)
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1969 July 11-1970 July 8
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Box 75
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Scrapbook (O’Donnell)
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1969 June 19-1970 July 9
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Box 76
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1969 June 18-1969 July 3
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Box 77
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1969 July 3-1969 July 30
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Box 78
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1969 July 30-1969 Aug. 31
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Box 79
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1969 Nov. 1-1969 Dec. 6
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Box 80
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1969 Dec. 6-1970 Jan. 12
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Box 81
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1970 Jan. 12-1970 Feb. 5
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Box 82
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1970 Feb.
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Box 83
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1970 Mar. 1-1970 Mar. 21
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Box 84
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1970 Mar. 21-1970 Apr. 12
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Box 85
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1970 Apr. 13-1970 Apr. 29
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Box 86
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1970 Apr. 30
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Box 87
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1970 May 16-1970 June 4
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Box 88
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1970 June 4-1970 June 24
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Box 89
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1970 June 25-1970 June 30
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Box 90
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1970 June 30-1970 July 11
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Box 91
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Scrapbook (Sargent)
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1970 Oct.-1970 Nov.
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Box 92
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Scrapbook (White)
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1969 June 18-1969 Sept. 17
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Box 93
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Scrapbook (White)
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1969 Sept. 17-1969 Nov. 30
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Box 94
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Scrapbook (White)
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1969 Dec. 1-1970 Jan. 16
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Box 95
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Scrapbook (White)
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1970 Jan. 16-1970 Mar. 8
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Box 96
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Scrapbook (White)
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1970 Mar. 12-1970 May 6
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Box 97
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Scrapbook (White)
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1970 May 7-1970 June 12
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Box 98
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Scrapbook (White)
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1970 June 13-1970 July
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Box 99
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Poster
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Box 100
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