Maine State Democratic Delegation files
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Maine State Democratic Delegation Files,
1966-1976.
6.75 linear feet.
Catalog Number: M202.4
Background Note:
Mitchell served as state chairman of the Maine Democratic Party from 1966 to
1968. From 1969 to 1977 he was the Democratic national committeeman from
Maine. He usually discharged these duties from his law office in Portland.
Activities ranged from participation in procedures and policy discussion at
the national level in the Democratic party to communication with party
members in Maine regarding statewide agendas. In 1969 Mitchell served on the
Commission on Structure and Delegate Selection of the Democratic National
Committee, known as the McGovern Commission. In 1972 he lost his bid for
chairman of the Democratic National Committee. In 1977 he gave up his post
as committeeman to become the U.S. Attorney for Maine.
Description:
Types of material included in this group are: subject files, correspondence,
reports, committee records, election and district statistics, and campaign
manuals. Records span from 1966 through 1976. They document events, changes
in policy, controversy, and dialogue between party workers. The 1968 and
1972 Democratic national conventions are discussed in the context of the
development and change in the national Democratic Party, including a shift
toward the concept of proportional representation of delegate preferences
at the state level. Records contain regular correspondence with Maine
Democratic leaders such as Joseph Brennan, Severin Beliveau, Ken Curtis,
and others. Correspondence with national political leaders, including
Edward and Robert Kennedy, Morris Udall, Lyndon Johnson, and Hubert Humphrey.
Also included are some files on general issues similar to those in the
Gubernatorial Campaign files.
Access Restrictions: None.
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