George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives

Maine State Democratic Delegation Files : Subject Files, 1966-1976.

5 linear feet.
Arranged alphabetically, then chronologically.
Catalog Number: M202.4.1

Description:
Files include research notes, printed material, and correspondence regarding different aspects of the Democratic Party, in Maine and nationally, from 1966-1976. Files document party activities, position surveys, strategies, requests for assistance, personal recommendations for various positions, and campaign activities for Congressman William Hathaway, Governor Kenneth Curtis, Senators Hubert Humphrey, Edmund S. Muskie, George McGovern, Eugene McCarthy, and others. Major issues documented include 1969 party reform efforts following the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago. Mitchell served on the Commission on Structure and Delegate Selection of the Democratic National Committee, called the McGovern Commission. Correspondents include Edward and Robert Kennedy, Morris Udall, Lyndon Johnson, and Hubert Humphrey.

Access Restrictions: None.

• Box 17
  · [Abortion]
  · Charter Commission
  · 500 Club 1969 Drive
  · Comm. on Party Reform/State -- Final Report
  · Comm. on Party Reform/State -- Sept. 20 meeting on
  · Comm. on Party Reform/State -- through Sept. 14 meeting
  · [Comm. on Party Reform/State -- through Sept. 14 meeting] George J. Mitchell Chairman
  · Correspondence 1966
  · Correspondence 1967 [3]
  · Correspondence 1968 [3]
  · Correspondence 1969 [2]
  
• Box 18
  · Correspondence 1970 + 1973
  · Correspondence - 1973
  · Curtis 1970 Campaign
  · Curtis Reception Committee - 1971
  · Curtis - Recount
  · [Dickey - Lincoln - McDonald]
  · Direct Election Article
  · Dissenting Democrats 1968
  · [Dubie, Clifford]
  · Editorial - Drafts [letters from Lyndon B. Johnson]
  · Editorial Sunday Telegram - 1/12/69
  · Eliot Post Office 1967
  · Executive Secretary 1966
  · Finance Committee 1967
  · Freeport Post Office 1966
  · Gosselin, Leonel H. 1967
  · Humphrey Campaign
  · Humphrey Dinner
  · Issues Conference 1968
  · Issues Papers
  · Jefferson - Jackson Day Dinner
  · 1968 Legislative Campaign
  · Maine Democratic for Muskie
  · [Maine State Committee]
  · [ME] State Committee 1971
  · Maine Democratic State Committee - 1973
  · Democratic State Committee - Rules Change
  · [ME] Democratic State Committee Rules Change
  · [ME] Democratic State Convention 1968 [2]
  · [ME] State Convention 1968
  · Tom Maynard 1966
  · McGovern Comm. Correspondence (general)
  · Mikulski Commission on Delegate Selection
  · Miscellaneous
  · [Mitchell] Finance Committee George J. Mitchell
  · [Mitchell] Miscellaneous Legal Material GJM
  
• Box 19
  · [Mitchell] George J. Mitchell National Affairs
  · [Mitchell] National Committee GJM
  · [Mitchell] National Committee Meeting January 21, 1977
  · [Mitchell] Democrat National Committee - McGovern and Mikulski Reports GJM
  · [Mitchell] National Convention 1976
  · [Mitchell] Party - Maine - Rules GJM
  · [Mitchell] Personal 1975
  · [Mitchell] Personal 1976
  · [Mitchell] [Personal Correspondence 1967]
  · [Mitchell] [Personal Correspondence 73-74]
  · [Mitchell] Privacy Speech
  · [Mitchell] State Chairman
  · [Mitchell] State Committee GJM
  · [Mitchell] State Convention - 1976 GJM
  · Muskie -- 70 Campaign Nov-Dec
  · Muskie Reception
  · Muskie Reception, Oct.'69
  · Muskie, Senator Speech Writing File
  
• Box 20
  · National Committee
  · [National Committee Campaign for Chairman]
  · National Committee Correspondence 1972 [2]
  · National Committee Correspondence 1973 #1 [3]
  · National Committee Executive Committee Meeting - February 6, 1973
  · National Committee Executive Committee Meeting - May 9, 1973
  · National Committee Executive Committee Meeting - Oct. 24, 1973 [2]
  · National Committee Executive Committee Meeting - January 14, 1976
  · National Committee Executive Committee Meeting - July 16, 1976
  · National Committee Georgia Vacancy
  · National Committee - Hardesty
  · National Committee Feb '71 Meeting
  · National Committee Meeting - March 23, 1973
  · National Committee Meeting - March 21, 1975
  · National Convention 1968
  · National Convention Letters for Support - Humphrey
  · National Convention Letters for Support - Misc.
  · National Convention Letters Requesting Support - Eugene McCarthy [3]
  
• Box 21
  · Planning Group
  · 1967 Democratic Platform Committee
  · 1968 Platform Committee George J Mitchell
  · Platform Committee 1970
  · Rains Matter
  · Senate Selection Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities Testimony and Exhibits of Berl Bernhard, Former Campaign Manager for Senator Edmund S. Muskie
  · Special Ad Hoc Committee 1970
  · Special Ad Hoc Committee 1971
  · Speech Materials
  · Speech to Young Democrats
  · Statement by GJM
  · Truman Petitions
  · University of Maine Law School Moot Court Competition
  · Vietnam Material
  · Womens Rights
  · Yarmouth Town Committee 1966