EUGENIE MOORE ANDERSON:
An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical
Society
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| Creator: | Anderson, Eugenie Moore,
1909-1997. |
| Title: | Eugenie Anderson papers. |
| Date: | [ca. 1910]-1973. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, office files, speeches,
reports, clippings, sound and visual materials, and miscellaneous papers
document Eugenie Anderson's diplomatic career as ambassador to Denmark
(1949-1953), minister to Bulgaria (1962-1964), lecturer in India (1961), and
member of the United States delegation to the United Nations (1965-1968); her
political activities, including Democratic national committee work in 1948, her
campaign for DFL endorsement for the United States Senate in 1958, her support
for Adlai Stevenson and Hubert Humphrey during their presidential campaigns of
1952 and 1968, and her fact-finding mission to Vietnam in 1967; and such
related public affairs activities as her work for the Minnesota Centennial
Commission in 1958 and her involvement in organizations promoting educational
programs abroad. |
| Quantity: | 18.9 cu. ft. (19 boxes.) |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf
locations. |
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Eugenie Moore Anderson was born in 1909 in Adair, Iowa, the daughter
of Flora Belle Moore and Methodist minister Ezekiel Arrowsmith Moore. In
pursuit of a musical career she studied at Stephens College in Columbia,
Missouri, and at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. In 1929 she transferred to
Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where she met John Pierce Anderson
from Red Wing, Minnesota. They were married in 1930 and moved to New York City,
where Eugenie continued her musical studies at the Institute of Musical Art and
John Anderson pursued his art interests. Several years later the couple
returned to live at Tower View, the Anderson family farm in Red Wing.
In 1944 Eugenie Anderson became active in Minnesota
Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party politics, having previously worked with the
League of Women Voters, served on the local school board, and participated in
other civic organizations. She was especially interested in problems of
international affairs and gave many speeches under DFL auspices on the United
Nations and foreign policy matters. In 1948 Anderson was elected Democratic
national committeewoman and a Minnesota delegate-at-large to the Democratic
national convention in Philadelphia; there she campaigned actively for Harry S.
Truman and Hubert H. Humphrey.
In October 1949 President Truman appointed Anderson United States
Ambassador to Denmark; she was the first American woman to serve as the chief
of a mission abroad. While ambassador she was also chosen as United States
representative to the third session of the United Nations Ad Hoc Commission on
Prisoners of War, which convened in August 1952. Later that year Anderson
additionally spent several weeks campaigning for United States presidential
candidate Adlai Stevenson and was a principal speaker at the Democratic
national convention. When she resigned from her ambassadorial post in January
1953, Anderson returned to Red Wing with the Grand Cross of the Order of
Dannebrog, Denmark's highest honor, awarded to her by King Frederik IX.
From 1953 to 1962 Anderson travelled and lectured throughout western
Europe, India, and the United States as both private citizen and official
representative for various government bodies. In 1957, for example, she toured
the Iron Curtain country refugee camps in Europe as a member of the Zellerbach
Commission. From 1959 to 1961 she served as a board member of the American
Association for the United Nations, a board member of the U.S. Committee for
Refugees, and a member of the Democratic National Advisory Committee on Foreign
Policy. From 1961 to 1962 Anderson served as vice chairwoman of the Citizens'
Committee for International Development.
Minnesota government and the DFL Party tapped her skills as well
during this period. From 1955 to 1960 Anderson chaired the Minnesota State
Commission for Fair Employment Practices. In 1957 Governor Orville Freeman
appointed her chairwoman of the Minnesota Centennial International Guests
program. In early 1958 Anderson challenged Eugene McCarthy for the DFL
endorsement in the United States Senate race but was defeated. Yet she
continued to take an active role in party politics, especially working to
strengthen Hubert Humphrey's political base in and outside Minnesota.
In 1962 Eugenie Anderson was named American Minister to Bulgaria by
President John F. Kennedy, thus becoming the first American woman to serve as
chief of a diplomatic mission in a Soviet bloc country. She served in this post
until December 1964.
From 1965 to 1968 Anderson accepted several appointments as part of
the official United States delegation to the United Nations in New York. In
August 1965 she was chosen to be United States representative to the United
Nations Trusteeship Council; eventually she was elected president of this body.
In July 1966 Anderson also became alternate United States representative to the
United Nations Security Council. In 1967 President Lyndon B. Johnson sent her
to Vietnam to observe the progress of the Revolutionary Development Program, a
large-scale political and social stabilization effort.
Between 1968 and 1972, Eugenie Anderson began to relinquish her
official United Nations responsibilities. She returned to Minnesota and
campaigned intensively for Hubert Humphrey, both for President in 1968 and for
United States senator in 1970.
Eugenie and John Anderson have a son, Hans Anderson; a daughter,
Elizabeth Johanna (Anderson) Ghei; and six grandchildren.
The above sketch was taken from the papers, including the folders of
biographical data in Box 1 and Box 10; Who's Who in
Minnesota (1958); and Who's Who of American Women,
third edition (1962).
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| This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings. |
| Topics: |
| | Diplomatic and consular service, American. |
| | Presidents--United States--Election. |
| | Women in politics. |
| | Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. |
| Places: |
| | Bulgaria. |
| | Denmark. |
| | India. |
| | Minnesota--Politics and government--1945-1980. |
| | United States--Foreign relations. |
| Persons: |
| | Bohr, Niels Henrik David, 1885-1962. |
| | Chesley, Jean. |
| | Edwards, India. |
| | Freeman, Orville L. |
| | Hedtoft, Hans, 1903-1955. |
| | Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978. |
| | Kampelman, Max M., 1920- |
| | Meisen, Vivian. |
| | Roll, William. |
| | Sargeant, Louis. |
| | Snavely, Ralph A. |
| | Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. |
| Organizations: |
| | Americans for Democratic Action. |
| | Democratic National Committee (U.S.). |
| | Democratic Party. |
| | Minnesota--State Fair Employment Practices
Commission. |
| | Minnesota Statehood Centennial Commission. |
| | United Nations. |
| | United States--Congress--Elections. |
| Document Types: |
| | Audiotapes. |
| | Photographs. |
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| Preferred Citation: |
| | [Indicate the cited item and/or series
here]. Eugenie Anderson Papers. Minnesota Historical Society. |
| | See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples. |
| Accession Information: |
| | Accession number: 11,682 |
| Processing Information: |
| | Processed by: Doris Hanson, September 1981; Lynn Leitte, March 2003;
Deborah Kahn, May 2004 |
| | PALS ID number: 09-00022962 |
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location and box numbers shown below.
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Copenhagen Files, 1949-1953:
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| Eugenie Anderson's career as United States Ambassador to Denmark
from 1949 to 1953 is documented by several sets of files suggesting the variety
and complexity of her diplomatic responsibilities abroad. |
| Location | Box |
| 144.B.11.6F | 1 |
Copenhagen Office Files, 1949-1953:
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| | | Correspondence and press clippings reveal the nature of the
ambassadorial appointment process. Other clippings and wire service memos from
both American and Danish newspapers show differences between American and
foreign journalistic coverage of Anderson's diplomatic career. Foreign service
orientation instructions, background data on the Danish government and economy,
and embassy staff meeting notices provide information on Anderson's work
schedule. Detailed lists of embassy parties and notes on attendance likewise
illustrate the busy social schedule required of her as chief of the diplomatic
mission. |
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Correspondence regarding ambassadorial appointment,
Jan.-Sept., 1949.
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Ambassadorial appointment recommendations,
1949.
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Clippings regarding appointment, 1949.
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Clippings and misc. items, 1950-1952. 3 folders.
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Biographical data, 1949-1951.
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Lists of embassy parties, 1950-1953. 2 folders.
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Notices of embassy staff meetings,
1950-1953.
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Notices of embassy small staff meetings, 1951-1952.
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New arrivals (embassy staff), 1950-1952.
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Orientation materials for chiefs of mission,
1949.
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Travel authorizations and receipts, 1949-1953.
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Economic data on Denmark, 1950-1951.
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Danish labor, undated.
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Mimeographed materials regarding Stalin's slave camps,
Danish publications, 1952.
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Copenhagen Correspondence Files, 1949-1953:
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| | | The Copenhagen Correspondence Files are alphabetically arranged
and cross-referenced, reflecting not only Anderson's foreign policy interests
and responsibilities but also her efforts to maintain close ties with national
Democratic and state DFL colleagues. Correspondence includes constituent
statements of support for her positions on foreign and domestic issues,
invitations to speak at a variety of functions, and requests for employment or
recommendations for employment. Correspondents of note include Hubert H.
Humphrey, with whom Anderson exchanged many letters containing detailed
political analysis; national Democratic committeewoman India Edwards, a close
friend and political ally who wrote to Anderson about political matters in
Washington; Hans Hedtoft, Prime Minister of Denmark; and Ralph A. Snavely,
Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force, chief of the Military Assistance Advisory
Group in Denmark. Some correspondence is in Danish. |
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| 144.B.11.6F | 1 | |
A.
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Americans for Democratic Action.
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American Women's Club.
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Anonymous.
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Acheson, Dean.
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B. 2 folders.
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| 144.B.11.7B | 2 | |
Bennett's Travel Bureau, Ltd.
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Bladt, Holger.
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Bohr, Niels.
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Brentano's.
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Brewood, Engravers.
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Bunche, Dr. Ralph.
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C. 2 folders.
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D. 2 folders.
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Democratic National Committee.
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E.
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Edwards, India (Democratic National
Committee).
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Eisenhower, Dwight D.
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F. 2 folders.
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Flanagan, Barbara (Minneapolis
Tribune).
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Fyfe, Howard.
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G. 2 folders.
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Galenson, Walter.
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Godfredsen, Svend A.
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Goldthwaite, Lucy.
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Gordon-Walker, Patrick.
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H. 2 folders.
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Hedtoft, Hans.
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Henningsen, Sven.
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Huiley, Benjamin.
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Humphrey, Hubert H.
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I.
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Inventory of personal effects.
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J. 2 folders.
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K. 2 folders.
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Kampelman, Max.
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Kirkpatrick, Evron.
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L. 2 folders.
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Lionaes, Aase.
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Lists of People to Contact in Denmark, 1949.
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Loeb, James.
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M. 3 folders.
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McCloy, John and Ellen.
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Magasin du Nord.
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Marshall, Charles A.
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N-O. 4 folders.
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O'Gorman, Frank.
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Orebaugh, Walter.
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Osborne, Lithgow.
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P. 2 folders.
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Peterson, Mrs. Esther.
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Peterson, George L.
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Q-R. 3 folders.
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Randall, Sir Alec.
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Rohde, Ruth Bryan.
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Roosevelt, Eleanor.
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Sa-Sh, 1950-1951.
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Sn-So, 1950-1951.
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S, 1952.
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Sampson, Edith.
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Schlesinger, Arthur M.
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Snavely, Ralph A.
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Sparks, Edward J.
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Strem, Angela.
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Steven, William P.
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T. 2 folders.
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Teplow, Leo.
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Travel authorizations.
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Truman, Harry S.
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Tyler, Gus.
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U.
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Union of International Associations.
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UN Ad Hoc Commission on POWs.
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V. 2 folders.
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Visits.
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W. 2 folders.
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Williams, Margaret.
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Wedell-Heinen, Mrs. Erik.
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X-Y. 2 folders.
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Copenhagen, Last Days,
1953.
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Cross references. 2 folders.
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Anderson Copenhagen miscellaneous files, 1949-1953:
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| | | The Copenhagen Miscellaneous Files consist of typed Anderson
family newsletters rich in detail about life in the embassy, 1949-1951;
correspondence from Eugenie Anderson's son and daughter to relatives in
Minnesota, 1950-1951; and a diary kept by Eugenie Anderson in 1953 while she
toured Europe at the conclusion of her official duties in Denmark. |
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Anderson family newsletters, 1949-1951. (4 folders)
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Family correspondence, 1949-1953.
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European trip diary, 1953.
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Public Affairs Correspondence and Related Files,
1953-1968
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| These files represent fifteen years of Eugenie Anderson's public
affairs career following her diplomatic service in Denmark, which had won her
national and international recognition not only as the State Department's first
American woman ambassador but also as an advisor in matters of foreign policy
planning and negotiation. |
| Correspondence and printed items, largely for the period from 1953
to 1964, reflect her involvement in state and national Democratic committee
work as well as her political appointments to such positions as chair of the
Minnesota State Commission for Fair Employment Practices (1955-1960), board
member of the American Association for the United Nations (1959-1961), and
vice-chair of the Citizens' Committee for International Development
(1961-1962). |
| Anderson also lectured and travelled extensively during this
period. Her files, along with annotated desk calendars, provide information on
Anderson's seven-month tour of the Far East and India in 1961, her periodic
visits to Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, and numerous speaking engagements on
behalf of international organizations and foundations. Her diplomatic service
in Bulgaria (1962-1964) is documented elsewhere in the collection. |
| The Red Wing Files at the beginning of this series represent the
first filing system Anderson used for her papers after leaving Denmark and
moving back to Minnesota. All other materials in the series reflect a later but
more complete filing arrangement. Frequent correspondents in the papers include
Hubert H. Humphrey, whom Anderson supported during each of his campaigns for
United States senator and for President; India Edwards; Orville L. Freeman; and
William (Bill) Roll, former public affairs officer for Anderson at the American
embassy in Copenhagen and a close family friend. |
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| 144.B.11.10F | 5 |
Red Wing correspondence files (partial), 1953-1956:
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A.
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American Assembly.
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Anderson, Hans Christian: Statue Fund, 1954-1956.
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B.
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Baumgarten, Bernice.
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Book Publishers: Correspondence regarding her proposed
book, "Mrs. Ambassador."
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C-D, F-H. 5 folders.
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Hedtoft, Hans. 2 folders.
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Humphrey, Hubert H.
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Humphrey Volunteer Committee,
1954.
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J-L. 3 folders.
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Correspondence and Miscellaneous files, A-Z,
1953-1968:
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A.
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Americans for Democratic Action.
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Agency for International Development.
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Allen, Byron G.
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American Assembly, 1956.
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Anonymous.
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Asia Foundation.
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Atlantic Institute, 1960-1961.
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B. 2 folders.
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Bang-Jensen, Povl, 1958-1959.
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Barrie, Robert.
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Bayley, Barbara and Bruce.
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Bell, John O.
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Biederman, Mary.
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Bipartisan Council on American Foreign Policy.
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Bladt, Holger.
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Bohr, Niels.
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Bowles, Chester.
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Brentano's.
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Bye, Ruth.
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C. 2 folders.
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Carleton College.
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Chesley, Jean and Frank.
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Clark, Edward C. and Doris.
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Contributions.
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Cultural Exchange Office, Department of State.
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D.
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DFL Conference on International Affairs, 1957-1959.
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DFL Party.
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Democratic National Committee.
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Democratic National Convention, 1956.
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Democratic state committees.
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Dick, Jane.
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E.
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Edwards, India.
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F.
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Freeman, Orville L.
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G.
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Godfredsen, Svend A.
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Gross, Edward.
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H.
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Hansen, H. C.
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Heaney, Gerald W.
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Hedin, Liz and Roy.
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Hedin, Raymond Freeman.
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Hedin Memorial Fund.
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Hedtoft, Anne Marie.
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Henningsen, Sven and Loyce.
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Heller, Doris.
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Humphrey, Hubert H., 1955-1968. 4 folders.
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Humphrey Scholarship.
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Husfeldt, Erik and Aase.
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I.
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India memo to Humphrey, 1961.
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India trip.
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Indian Council of World Affairs.
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Indian Embassy.
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Institute of International Education.
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International Development, Citizens' Committee for.
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International Rescue Committee.
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J.
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Jacobson, George and Dorothy.
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Joseph, Geri.
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K.
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Kampelman, Max.
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Kennedy, John F.
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L.
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Loeb, James.
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Levy, Adele.
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Louchheim, Katie.
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M. 2 folders.
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McCarthy, Eugene.
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| 144.B.11.13B | 8 | |
McClure, Brooks.
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Meisen, Vivian.
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Minnesota Fair Employment Practices Commission.
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Minnesota Historical Society. 2 folders.
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Mental Health Association.
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Moen, Eleanor.
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Mogensen, Adolphe (Dolly).
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Møller Steamship Co.
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Munck, Kirsten.
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Munck, Lisbeth.
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N-R. 5 folders.
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Rebild, Denmark, 50th Anniversary July 4 celebration.
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Rebild National Park Board.
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Roll, Bill.
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Rolvaag, Karl F.
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Roosevelt, Eleanor.
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Roosevelt University.
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Rowe, James.
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S.
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Sargent, Ralph and Louise.
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Scandinavian tour, 1955.
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Senate campaign, 1957-1958. 2 folders.
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| 144.B.11.14F | 9 | |
Simpson College.
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Smith, Libby.
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Special election (August Andresen seat).
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Speech requests.
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State Department.
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Stephens College.
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Stevenson, Adlai E.
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Stevenson For President Committee, 1956. 3 folders.
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Strem, Angela.
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T.
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Travel: Returning from Denmark, 1953.
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Truman, Harry S.
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Tyler, Gus.
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U.
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Ullrich, Catherine.
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United Nations Association, Minnesota Division.
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U.S. Committee for Refugees.
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University of Minnesota.
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V.
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Vanstrum Travel.
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W.
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Wisconsin political, 1959-1960.
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World Affairs Center.
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Y-Z. 2 folders.
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Desk and appointment calendars, 1953-1962. 10 volumes.
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India trip, 1961. 2 folders, 2 volumes.
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| | | Correspondence, calendars, and diaries about her lecture tour in
India. |
| Location | Box |
| 144.B.11.15B | 10 |
Desk and appointment calendars, 1962-1968. 10 packets, 1 volume.
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Bulgaria Ministry Files, 1962-1965
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| State Department reports and briefings, ministry staff records,
correspondence, detailed Anderson family newsletters, and other items cover
Eugenie Anderson's service as diplomatic chief of mission in Bulgaria. |
| Of special note in the papers are Anderson's reports for the State
Department regarding incidents or visits with Soviet and Bulgarian officials in
Sofia as well as her long, descriptive newsletters home about life behind the
Iron Curtain. |
| Chief correspondents in the papers are Hubert H. Humphrey and U.
S. Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. |
| Location | Box |
| 144.B.11.15B | 10 |
Subject files:
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Biographical sheets.
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Washington briefings, May 1962.
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Washington consultation, December, 1962.
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State Department reports from Bulgaria, 1962-1963.
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Miscellaneous official.
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Miscellaneous personal.
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Staff meeting notes.
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H. H. Humphrey Fellowship Fund, University of
Minnesota.
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Magazine subscriptions.
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Insurance/health plans.
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Field trips in Bulgaria.
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Egypt/Israel, March-April, 1964.
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Soviet Union/Bloc.
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Furniture for legation.
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Personal correspondence:
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A-F. 6 folders.
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Freeman, Orville L.
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G-H. 2 folders.
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Harriman, W. Averell.
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Hovey, Graham.
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Humphrey, Hubert H.
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I-S. 10 folders.
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| 144.B.11.16F | 11 | |
T-Z. 5 folders.
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Miscellaneous correspondence, financial records,
reports. 2 folders.
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Anderson Bulgaria newsletters, 1962-1964. 6 folders.
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Speeches and Speech Materials, 1945-1973
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| Texts of Eugenie Anderson's speeches, background reference files,
lecture tour itineraries, and correspondence regarding speech invitations make
up this series of papers. Included are speeches made while Anderson served as
ambassador to Denmark and diplomatic chief of mission in Bulgaria. Other
speeches relate to Anderson's support for Harry S. Truman in 1948, Adlai
Stevenson in 1952, and Hubert H. Humphrey in 1968 for the presidency. |
| Additional speech topics in the papers include the United Nations
and its programs, U.S.-Soviet foreign relations, women in foreign affairs, and
women in politics. |
| Location | Box |
| 144.B.11.16F | 11 |
Speech texts, 1948-1953. 4 folders.
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| 144.B.12.1B | 12 |
Speech texts, 1954-1969. 5 folders.
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Speech background/reference files, 1945-1964. 2 folders.
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Speech schedules and local arrangements, 1951-1952.
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Correspondence: Invitations accepted, 1965-1968. 2 folders.
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Correspondence: Invitations declined, 1965-1968. 2 folders.
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| 144.B.12.2F | 13 |
Correspondence, 1969-1973.
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Political Party Activities, 1945-1970
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| The political files reflect Eugenie Anderson's active lifetime
involvement in Minnesota DFL and national Democratic politics. Earliest memos,
press clippings, party officer and delegate lists, and miscellaneous items
refer to the Minnesota and national Democratic conventions of 1948, as well as
the campaign activities of the Americans for Democratic Action (ADA), a liberal
self-avowed anti-Communist organization supported by Anderson, Hubert Humphrey,
and others. |
| Later files document Anderson's DFL Senate endorsement campaign in
1958, her work with the Minnesota centennial planning committee the same year,
and her fact-finding trip to Vietnam in 1967 as President Lyndon Johnson's
representative. |
| The papers also provide information about Anderson's involvement
in Hubert Humphrey's presidential campaign in 1968. The campaign policy drafts
and DFL statement on foreign policy suggest her special interest in Humphrey's
political strategies for solving international problems. |
| The 1970 Humphrey campaign file consists of editorials about
Humphrey's candidacy for the United States Senate. |
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| 144.B.12.2F | 13 |
Political party activities, 1945-1949:
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Newspaper clippings regarding death of Franklin D.
Roosevelt, April 1945.
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Notes for Anderson talks at Unity House on origin and
development of the Farmer-Labor Party, July 1948.
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List of district officers and members, 1948.
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Newspaper clippings and manual: Democratic National
Convention, 1948.
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Truman inauguration invitations, 1948.
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Correspondence with Florence Widutis regarding Knutson
campaign, 1949.
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DFL Memos: State legislation, 1949.
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Miscellaneous items regarding Americans for Democratic
Action and the Henry Wallace campaign, 1946-1949.
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Miscellaneous Newspaper clippings regarding ADA and
the Wallace campaign, 1948.
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Newspaper clippings regarding Hubert H. Humphrey,
1947-1948.
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Political party activities, 1958:
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Anderson campaign for DFL endorsement, U.S. Senate,
1958:
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General correspondence, 1957-May 1958. 2 folders.
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First to ninth districts. 9 folders.
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Committee activities.
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Floor organization.
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Office organization.
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Strategy Committee.
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Radio, press, TV coverage.
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Clippings.
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Farmers.
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Pre-Convention Committee.
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Campaign endorsement literature.
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Political party activities, 1958-1970:
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| 144.B.12.3B | 14 | |
Minnesota Centennial, 1958:
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International Guests Program, Budget.
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International Guests Program, Miscellaneous.
2 folders.
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Dinner lists.
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Vietnam trip, 1967:
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Travel program file.
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Reference files, 1967-1968. 3 folders.
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Hubert Humphrey campaign, 1968:
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Humphrey speeches and clippings.
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Campaign policy drafts.
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DFL statement on foreign policy accomplishments of the
Kennedy and Johnson administrations, 1968.
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Hubert Humphrey campaign,
1970.
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Personal Correspondence, 1951-1968
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| Eugenie Anderson's personal correspondence is arranged
chronologically and includes both family letters and a variety of
career-related letters. The earliest correspondence chiefly consists of letters
from family and friends about personal matters. Chief correspondents include
Jean and Frank Chesley of Red Wing, Mary and Charles Biederman of Red Wing,
Louise Sargent of Haverford, Pennsylvania, and Julie Ross of Des Moines, Iowa.
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| Personal correspondence files for the period after 1960 resemble
Anderson's miscellaneous office files in that the correspondents include
political colleagues, associates in foreign service posts, and numerous people
requesting her participation in organizational activities in the United States
and abroad. Frequent correspondents are India Edwards, Vivian Meisen, and Mrs.
Carroll Binder. |
| Location | Box |
| 144.B.12.4F | 15 |
Correspondence, 1951-1953. 6 folders.
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1960-1966. 6 folders.
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| 144.B.12.5B | 16 |
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1964-1968. 9 folders.
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Miscellaneous Files
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| Location | Box |
| 144.B.12.5B | 16 |
Chapters of proposed book, "Mrs.
Ambassador."
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Requests for autographs, 1966-1967.
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Christmas card list.
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CARE, 1966.
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Congratulations, 1965-1966.
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Deiches (lease on N.Y. apartment, [1965-1968 ?].
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Institute of International Education, 1965-1967.
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| | | United Nations organization promoting educational programs
abroad. |
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Invitations, 1968.
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Overseas Education Fund of the League of Women Voters,
1965-1966.
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government and responsible citizenship. |
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Roussev, Dino, 1966-1967.
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| | | Bulgarian refugee assisted by Anderson who relocated in Greece.
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TV-Radio interviews, 1966.
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Wilson College, 1965.
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Official travel, 1965-1966.
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UN Association of the U.S., 1965-1966.
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| | | A nonpartisan, privately supported research and education group
which promoted "fundamental bases of peace with justice." |
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Souvenir of luncheon in honor of the Duke of Edinburgh,
1966.
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| Location | Box |
| 144.B.12.6F | 17 |
Press clippings, 1953-1972. 15 folders.
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| 144.B.12.7B | 18 |
Miscellaneous printed materials.
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| Location | Box |
| 148.D.7.1B | 19 |
Memorabilia and oversize items:
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Poster and campaign button, Anderson for U.S. Senate,
1958.
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Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, 1949-1952.
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Honorary degrees and certificates. 13 items.
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Blank seating chart used at embassy dinners.
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Sound and Visual Materials
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| Location | Box |
| 148.D.7.1B | 19 |
Photographs, [ca. 1910]-1963. 4 folders, containing 53 photoprints:
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Moore and Anderson family members, [ca. 1910]-1949.
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Political topics, 1947-1948.
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Ambassadorial career: Copenhagen, [ca. 1955].
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Ministerial career: Washington, D.C. and Bulgaria,
1962-1963.
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Audiotape: Eugenie M. Anderson, "Emerging Africa and the
[United Nations]," 20 October 1960. 1 7-inch reel.
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