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The Senator George S. McGovern Collection |
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On May 7, 1981, Dakota Wesleyan University dedicated the Senator George S. McGovern Learning Center in the former Layne Library. At that time, Senator McGovern made an initial donation of 1972 presidential campaign memorabilia. Subsequently, he has added some seven thousand photographs and twelve linear feet of personal and political files, primarily from his post-congressional career. Friends and supporters of Senator McGovern have made additional donations, including manuscripts of two of his books, campaign material and correspondence to and from the Senator. The Collection occupies a prominent place in that new the George and Eleanor McGovern Library and Center for Public Service. Dakota Wesleyan University is dedicated to its growth and development as an important resource for research into the career and contributions of Senator McGovern. The University actively seeks donations of material relating to the life and times of George and Eleanor McGovern. The format of this guide will be familiar to most researchers. It describes a collection that now comprises sixteen linear feet of documents, more than seven thousand photographic images and eight linear feet of campaign memorabilia. Original arrangement, whether alphabetical or apparently random, has been maintained. Folder titles and names of photo categories are taken verbatim from the original files. Occasional supplied information is bracketed, and ellipses are used sparingly. The Collection is open for research. Access is by arrangement. Dakota Wesleyan University will make sincere efforts to accommodate the schedules and research needs of visiting scholars. Initial inquiries should be directed to:
Researchers should also be aware of related collections at Princeton University and the University of Oklahoma. For several letters written by George McGovern during World War Two, see Dakota Wesleyan University’s Robert Pennington Collection. One of the most significant figures in America today, George McGovern has earned the respect of countless individuals from all political viewpoints and all walks of life. From his days as a student at Dakota Wesleyan University throughout his long and distinguished career in public service, George McGovern has never forgotten his roots. He was born in Avon, South Dakota, on July 19, 1922, the son of a Wesleyan Methodist minister. The family moved to Mitchell, South Dakota, in 1928, and George graduated from Mitchell High School in 1940. He was an outstanding student, and his proficiency in debate won him a scholarship at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, where he enrolled in the fall of 1940. There he met fellow student Eleanor Stegeberg of Woonsocket, South Dakota. George and Eleanor were married on October 31, 1943, and their five children were all born in Mitchell. As a college student, McGovern was twice elected class president and won the state oratorical contest with the topic "My Brother's Keeper," an avowal of his belief in one's responsibility to humankind. World War II interrupted McGovern's education in 1943. He flew 35 combat missions as a B-24 bomber pilot in Europe, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross. McGovern is the central character in Stephen Ambrose's book The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys who Flew the B24's Over Germany. After the war he returned to Dakota Wesleyan University, graduating in 1946. McGovern then attended Garrett Seminary for one year before enrolling at Northwestern University in Chicago, where he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in American history and government. McGovern returned to Dakota Wesleyan University in 1950 as a professor of history and political science, where he became a beloved and respected faculty member. He left the university in 1955 to reorganize and revitalize the South Dakota Democratic Party, from which his illustrious political career was launched. He was elected to Congress in 1956 and reelected in 1958. As a congressman, he was an advocate for the American farmer and represented the nation's heartland with distinction. After McGovern lost his first bid for the U.S. Senate in 1960, President John F. Kennedy named him the first director of the Food for Peace Program and Special Assistant to the President. In this position he oversaw the donation of millions of tons of food to developing nations. McGovern was then elected to the Senate in 1962 and reelected in 1968 and 1974. As a member of the Senate committees on agriculture, nutrition, forestry and foreign relations, and the Joint Economic Committee, he led the way in expanding key nutrition programs. In 1972, Senator McGovern was selected as the Democratic Party nominee for president, the only South Dakotan so honored by any major political party. In 1976, President Gerald Ford named McGovern a United Nations delegate to the General Assembly, and, in 1978, President Jimmy Carter named him a United Nations delegate for the Special Session on Disarmament. After leaving the Senate in 1980, McGovern was a visiting professor at numerous institutions, including Columbia University, Northwestern University, Cornell University, American University and the University of Berlin. He served as the president of the Middle East Policy Council from 1991 to 1998, when President Clinton appointed him to his present post as Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome. In this position, McGovern continues his leadership in the battle against world hunger. A prolific author, McGovern has lectured at more than 1,000 colleges and universities around the world. He has also received many honorary degrees and distinguished awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, which was bestowed upon him by President Bill Clinton on August 9, 2000. A war hero, 22-year U.S. Congressman and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, George McGovern will long be remembered for his courage in speaking out against US involvement in the Vietnam War, his friendship and respect for the common man, and his work on behalf of American farmers and hungry children throughout the world. This section is in six parts:
PART ONE: Personal and political files, ca. 1946 - 1989. Personal, business, political and research files, arranged alphabetically. Some missing folders are being sought by the repository. They include all or parts of files beginning with the letters H, I, J, K, S and T. Box 1 ABC Conv. Contract Academic Industries Agran, Larry (Center for Innovative Diplomacy) Ambrose, Steven [Ambrose, Steven] American-Arab Affairs Council 1986-87 American-Arab Affairs Council July 1987 Middle East Trip American-Arab Affairs Council 1988 American Arab Affairs Council 1989 American Arab Affairs Council Speeches for American Association of Retired Persons American Civil Liberties Union & Affiliates, Chapters, and Foundations American Committee on U.S. - Soviet Relations American Educational Trust American Health Foundation Americans for Common Sense Corporate Records Americans for Common Sense, Inc. Americans for Common Sense California Fundraiser 1982 Americans for Common Sense Custom Print Case 1983 Box 2 Americans for Common Sense 1983 Lists Americans for Common Sense - Papers Americans for Common Sense Tax Returns Americans for Democratic Action Andersen, Arthur & Co. Antoine’s Home Supermarket Arafat, Yasser Armstrong, James Aronheim, Bob Art Acquisition Art Loans Aspin, Les Austrian Decoration 1980 [AA – AM Miscellaneous Correspondence] AN – AZ Miscellaneous Corres. Ball, George Barber, Amzi Bared, Luis Baumann, Carol Edler Books Book Project – Great Speeches of the United States Senate Personal Book Project – Great Speeches of the United States Senate Personal Bork, Robert Bouvier, Joyce Boyer, Dan (Ebory) Bridgeport Hospital Briles, Philip & Olive…. Buckley – Cahill Book Sales BA – BI Miscellaneous Correspondence BJ – BZ Miscellaneous Correspondence Box 3 California State Universities (all of them) Carter, Jimmy Cartoons Cavaliere, Giovanna Center for National Independence in Politics Central American Trip 1983 Chevalier D’Or, Ltd. Christic Institute Christmas Cards 1988 Church, F. Forrester City Club of Washington Clippings – Misc. 1989 Collier Athletic Club 1985 – 86 “Come Home America” Acceptance Speech Commission on the Presidential Nominating Process Computer Information Connecticut Financial Corporation Contributors Council on Foreign Relations Craver, Mathews, Smith & Company Cuba Trip April 5 – 10, 1977 Cuban-American Committee Cuban Cases Cunningham, George Cuomo, Mario The Cynicism of Reaganomics Article Czechoslovakian Komensky Sympos. Prague 1992 Czechoslovakian Middle East Conf. Dec. 6 – 8, 1988 CA – CN Miscellaneous Corres. CO – CZ Miscellaneous [Correspondence] Box 4 Dakota Wesleyan University Dartmouth College Daschle, Tom Decaying of America Deed (Burns House)…. Deichman, Don Democratic National Committee Dictograph Security … Diet & Health – Personal Dietary Goals Dolan, John Draper, Theodore [Draper, Theodore and Hoffmann, Stanley] Dukakis, Michael Duke University Fall 1984 D Miscellaneous Correspondence Eagleton Eisner, Bob on deficit Election – 1972 Time Articles Election 1976 (Letters on ’76 Presidential Race) Election of 1980 and the future of Soviet-American relations (adapted from Vienna) Election 1984 Election 1984 Election 1988 Election 1988 ’88 Decision Election ’88 Box 5 Embassy Row Hotel Emory University E Miscellaneous Correspondence Farm Policy Group FEC Filing/Candidacy 1984 FOOD FOR LIFE Book Proposal 1979 Foreign Agents Investigation Foreign Policy Course 455th Bomb Group Association Freie Universitat Berlin “From Cave to Cave” 1946 Oration Fundraising Letters…1981 F Miscellaneous Correspondence Galbraith, John Kenneth Genealogy Ghussein, Jaweed Al-Ghussein – Conn. Property Global Greenhouse Network Goldwater, Barry Goss, Richard – Intern Grandchildren Grass Roots – Chapter 1 Grassroots International Great Coalfield War TV Proposal 1979-82 The Great Coalfield War 1982 Greider, William GSB List Rental G Miscellaneous Correspondence Hallett, Stanley J. Hanauer, Ned Harriman, Pamela Harrington, Judy Harrington, Michael Hart, Gary Hartford, Univ. of Hatch, Orrin Heinz, John Hessburg, Matt Box 6 Lichtman, Allan J. Life Amendment PAC Lists Luce, Phillip Abbott Lundeen/Schneider Radiology Project LA – LG Miscellaneous Correspondence LI – LZ Miscellaneous Correspondence Masons Mayo Clinic Report McAfee, Bill – Cases 1987 McGovern, George – 1875 Conn. Office McGovern Committee Memberships, Sponsorships 1982 Methodist Church on Issues Middle East – Declaration of Peace Middle East Report – MERIP William Morris Agency 1983 – 84 Mortgage & Insurance Summary Moller, Eric Mott Party for ’84 Fund 11/10/86 Mott, Stewart Rawlings Munich Students MA – MB Miscellaneous Correspondence MC Miscellaneous Correspondence MD – MZ Miscellaneous Correspondence Nader, Ralph National Alliance of Senior Citizens National Association of Arab Americans National Commission for Economic Conversion & Disarmament National Commission for Economic Conversion & Disarmament National Conservative Political Action Committee National Indian Food & Nutrition Resource Center National Pro-Life PAC Nemmers Letter New Orleans University The New Right: The Politics of Negativism in SD New York Times Box 7 Nixon, Richard Northwestern University Northwestern University Course – 1981 Personal Nunn, Sam N Miscellaneous Correspondence O’Brien, Conor Cruise, on Middle East and Israel Onassis, Jackie Oppenheimer, Harry Ostendorf, Berndt O Miscellaneous Correspondence Panama – Latin America Trip December 1977 Panama – July 4th Emergency Committee for Justice in Panama Pantheon Books – (Jim Peck) Parker Gallery PAX World Foundation Photos of 2029 (Goodlife Magazine) Picture Peace Playgirl Spoof on McG Presidential Life [Insurance Company] Presidential Life Insurance Plan 1986 Presidents – Bush, George Presidents – Carter, Jimmy Presidents – Eisenhower, Dwight Presidents – Ford, Gerald Presidents – Jackson, Andrew Presidents – Jefferson, Thomas Presidents – Kennedy, John F. Presidents – Lincoln, Abraham Presidents – Roosevelt, F. D. Presidents – Washington, George Press Clips 1980 & Prior Press Clips 1981 Press Clips 1983 Press Clips 1984 Press Clips 1985 – 1986 Press Clips 1987 Press Clips 1988 Press Lists Box 8 T Miscellaneous Correspondence United Media United Media Columns – Copies United Media Columns – Handwritten United Media Columns – Handwritten Jan. – June 1988 United Nations Development Programme U Miscellaneous Correspondence V Miscellaneous Correspondence Wallace, Henry, George McGovern and the Social Gospel – Student Paper Warranties – Sears, RCA, etc., 1981 – 1983 Washington Post – Op Eds and Letters to Editor Wilson, Gladys, Bequest Woodland, Woody World Travel W Miscellaneous Correspondence XYZ Miscellaneous Correspondence PART TWO: 1971 – 1972 Campaign. Political research, issues papers, speeches, press releases, clippings, travel documents, schedules, etc. Box 9 Clips to Read Day Book [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin Trip Book] Iowa McGovern Jan. Trips Judy H Judy H Judy H Judy’s Copies Misc. National Judy’s Copies Misc. National Judy’s Copies McGovern National Box 10 McGovern McGovern McGovern National McGovern National [Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico] [Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico] New Mexico Trip Book Nov. 24 Texas Trip Book August 12 – 13, 1971 Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin McGovern Wisconsin McGovern Wisconsin-Minnesota-Iowa Dec. 1-2-3-4, 1971 Wisconsin-Minnesota-Iowa Dec. 1-2-3-4, 1971 PART THREE: Speeches, lectures, articles and other presentations, ca. 1956 – 1979. Research materials, notes, drafts, venue information, correspondence, travel and related material. Box 11 McGovern Speech Notes My Speeches McGovern Articles (Cuba, World Opinion, Dissertation, etc.) Key Speeches By Others McGovern Speeches Reading McGovern Articles (Cuba, World Opinion, etc.) Rice Legislation McGovern Speeches [Research materials for book project: “Great Speeches of the United States Senate”] [Panama] Philippines Senegal Somalia Sudan Tanzania Upper Volta Zaire deHaan, Tinker, Caper Jan.-Feb. ’75 Africa & Asia Dr. David French Jan.-Feb. ’75 Mr. James Grant Jan.-Feb. ’75 Mr. Wells Klein Jan.-Feb. ’75 Dr. Michael C. Latham Jan.-Feb.’75 Africa Dr. Wiley Henry Mosley Jan.-Feb. ’75 Asia Dr. John Rodhe Jan.-Feb. ’75 Asia Dr. Nevin Scrimshaw Jan.-Feb. ’75 Asia Dr. Eugene B. Skolnikoff Jan.-Feb. ’75 Asia Africa-Asia Report 1975 CDC Survey on Sahel: 1975 New Crops for So. Dak. via Irrigation Aberdeen – May 3,1963 McGovern Speeches – 3/26/63 – Ind. Bankers Conv. American Agriculture in a Changing World – Ind. Bankers New Orleans 3/26/63 Speech Notes, McGovern Speech Reading “The Importance of One Vote” Women’s Press Club, Jan. 9, 1963 Washington, D.C. The Urgent Need for Conversion Planning Leadership Conference, Wash., D.C. April 23, 1964 Speech Notes, 1956 Campaign to 1960 – Primarily on Citizenship, Two-Party Government 1964 Campaign, Basic Speech 1964 Military Spending Reductions: An Opportunity, Not a Catastrophe Floor Remarks, Dec. 13, 1963 Parkston, South Dakota Dinner October 14, 1964 The Case for the Democratic Party Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan St. Joseph, Michigan Oct. 16, 1964 McCook County Mentally Retarded Association Salem, South Dakota Oct. 20, 1964 Christian Citizenship Responsibilities Sermon, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Ch. Rapid City, S.D. October 25, 1964 Educators for Johnson (Speech Notes) Cincinnati, Ohio October 27, 1964 Farmers Union Grain Terminal Assn. St. Paul, Minnesota November 19, 1964 Speech Requests – Pending [“Wheat in 1964” Annual Convention of the National Wheatgrowers Association Amarillo, Texas Jan. 9, 1964] New Perspectives in American Security Floor Speech – August 2, 1963 June 18, 1979 S7841 McGovern Remarks, SALT II, DOE Military Applications June 18, 1979 S7892 McGovern Introduces Nuclear Waste Amdt to NRC Authorization [Speeches – Miscellaneous] PART FOUR: Stratford Inn, ca. 1988 – 1991. Articles, drafts, notes, correspondence and other material related to the Stratford Inn and the Stratford Forums. Box 12 1990 Phone Messages – Sen. McGovern Telephone Messages – Sen. McGovern 1989 Washington Post Article 3/1/90 Washington Post Article 8/29/90 Newspaper & Magazine Articles – Sen. McGovern 1989 USA Today Article 4/3/90 Wall Street Journal Article 2/14/90 New York Times (Innkeeper Article) 9/3/89 People Magazine Article 4/90 The Providence Sunday Journal 5/20/90 Miami Herald/Boston Globe Article 11/29/89 Network Magazine of Nashua March 1990 Los Angeles Times Article 3/2/90 The Herald – 3/29/90 Debate with Wm. Buckley The Hour – Norwalk, CT 12/7/90 Lodging Magazine/July-Aug. 1990 The Bridgeport Post 3/7/90 Fairpress Article Norwalk, CT 6/14/90 The Guardian Article 3/14/90 Biography Newspaper & Mag. Articles About Sen. McGovern – 1990 Miscellaneous – Sen. McGovern Mail Lists – Media Correspondence – Sen. McGovern Forum: Sept. 30, 1990 Speaker: Senator McGovern Stratford Forums – Committee Info 1st Stratford Forum/Held 11/12/89 2nd STFD Inn Forum 1/28/90 2nd Stratford Forum/Held 1/28/90 3rd Stratford Forum/Held 2/25/90 Prof. Seymour Melman 4th Stratford Forum/Held 3/25/90 Dr. Ernst Wynder 5th Stratford Forum/4/29/90 Arthur Schlesinger, speaker 6th Stratford Forum/5/27/90 William F. Buckley, speaker Forum: Jan. 27, 1991 Speaker: Forum cancelled Sunday Forum: 12/2/90 Speaker: Kenneth Galbraith Forum: Oct. 28, 1990 Speaker: Sergei Sikorsky Foreign Policy Lecture The Economy Lecture Box 13 Forum Names & Addresses – In the Computer [A – G] Forum Names & Addresses – In the Computer [H – N] Forum Names & Addresses – In the Computer [O – Z] [Stratford Inn – Miscellaneous] PART FIVE: Publications, ca. 1970 – 2000. Research material, drafts, manuscripts, notes, correspondence, proofs and promotional material associated with two monographs. Box 14 McGovern, George S. and Leonard F. Guttridge. The Great Coalfield War. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972. McGovern, George S. The Third Freedom; Ending Hunger in Our Time. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. PART SIX: Miscellaneous, ca. 1943 – 2000. Assembled here is material that could not be assigned to any category, including items that arrived separately or appeared loose in packing containers. Included are financial, biographical and insurance information, clippings, reprints, magazine articles, covers, texts, drafts of speeches, publications and other various items. Box 15 Miscellaneous material Box 16 Miscellaneous material The collection also includes approximately eight linear feet of campaign memorabilia – buttons, bumper stickers, signs, plaques, posters and other material. The posters are described in a card index shelved with the collection.
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