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Pamphlets, Broadsides, and Clippings, 1952

Manuscript Collection 218

Materials concerning the 1952 Republican and Democratic National Conventions in Chicago were donated to Special Collections by Clyde D. Dollar of Fayetteville, Arkansas, on January 29, 1975.

Dollar attended both conventions and collected the materials, adding his own observations about the items and his experiences at the convention.  All papers were published in 1952 unless otherwise noted.  Numbers printed on the upper right corner of Dollar's typed notations were placed there by the author and are of no significance to the researcher.

Processed by Susan Lynn Parks, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries,
Fayetteville, Arkansas, in February, 1988.
 

CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION (54 items)

Series 1.   Republican National Convention

This series covers the 1952 Republican National Convention, held in the Chicago Convention Center from July 7-10.  Campaign material covers Presidential nominees Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert Taft, and undeclared candidate General Douglas MacArthur.
 
Box 1

 1.  Dwight D. Eisenhower campaign literature.
 2. General Douglas MacArthur campaign literature.
 3. Robert Taft campaign literature.
 4.  Convention papers, pamphlets, and tickets, July 4-7.
 5. Clippings on convention and candidates, July 5-21.
 
The following items have been removed to the Broadside Collection.

Broadside No. B2-70:  Demand MacArthur, 1952.  Reprint of an essay by Richard Lloyd Jones, originally appearing in the Tulsa Tribune, March 29, 1952, promoting Douglas MacArthur as a presidential candidate.   14 1/2" x 12".

 Broadside No. B2-72:  Warning! Mr. Republican Delegate, 1952.   Essay on a split at the Republican National Convention and Douglas MacArthur capitalizing on the split as a dark horse candidate.
17" x 11".
  

Series 2.  1952 Democratic National Convention 
 
Box 2
 
The 1952 Democratic National Convention was held July 21-26 at Chicago's International Amphitheater.  Material in this series contains information on the convention and Presidential hopefuls Averell Harriman, Estes Kefauver, Robert Kerr, Richard Russell, and lesser knowns, such as David Darrin.  Dollar was unable to find any material on Adlai Stevenson.
 
Box 1

 1. Presidential campaign literature.
 2. Convention papers and pamphlets, Sept 21, 1951-July 21, 1952.
 3. Convention papers, pamphlets, and tickets, July 19-Aug 4.
 4. Clippings on convention and candidates, July 24-25.
 
The following item has been removed to the Broadside Collection as Broadside No. B3-71.

Delegates are Welcome at Averell Harriman Headquarters,  1952.  Delegate count chart kept by the Averell Harriman campaign headquarters at the 1952 Democratic National Convention.   22" x 13 1/2".