Guide to the Model Democratic Convention Records, 1975-1976

The Model Democratic Convention held at Bowdoin College, February 13-15, 1976, was designed to simulate a real political convention including the adoption of a platform and nomination of presidential and vice presidential candidates. Christopher Wolf and Robert Harvey, members of the Class of 1976, served as the planning committee's chairman and co-chairman. The College's Department of Government and Legal Studies, and the Bowdoin Political Forum, a non-partisan student organization, assisted with arrangements. Dean Alice Early served as faculty advisor, and members of the College community volunteered to be state delegates. According to Christopher Wolf, a Democratic convention was chosen because the Democratic party was out of office, which traditionally resulted in a more interesting convention. Bowdoin's model convention preceded all of the national primaries and resulted in a ticket with Hubert H. Humphrey as the presidential nominee and Jimmy Carter as the vice presidential nominee.

This collection contains organizational material for the Model Democratic Convention as well as state delegation materials and ballots. Includes correspondence, reports, nominating petitions, surveys, volunteer registration forms, and newspaper clippings.