00563 CHARLES SLOCUM: An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Lara D. Friedman~Shedlov Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Lara D. Friedman~Shedlov 4 September 2002 Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008 Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. January 2012 Updated by Shelby Edwards because of additions. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Slocum, Charles. Charles Slocum papers. 1961-1992. Correspondence, news clippings, reports, notes, political cartoons, biographical material, and other papers relating to the political activities of Charles Slocum, a Republican politician, particularly to his tenure as chair of the Independent Republicans of Minnesota from 1975 to 1977. 3.5 cubic feet (4 boxes and 1 oversize folder). See Detailed Description for shelf locations BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Charles A. Slocum was born February 27, 1947 in Madelia, a small town in south-central Minnesota.

Slocum's political involvement dates back to his student days at Madelia High School, where he was student body president and class president, and Hamline University (B.A., Political Science and Speech Communications, 1969), where he served as class president, Republican Club chairman, and as a member of the Student Congress Executive Committee. His subsequent Republican party activities included stints as executive director of the Minnesota Young Republican League, member of the field staff of Congressman Clark MacGregor, researcher for the State Senate Majority Caucus (1971), and Communications Director for the party from 1971-1973. He was elected delegate to the precinct, county, second district, and state conventions from Watonwan County in 1970-1972 and held similar positions in Scott County from 1974 to 1975. He was a member of the State Executive Committee and served as a chairman's appointee on the State Central Committee from 1973 to 1975. Slocum was elected chairman of the Minnesota Republican Central Committee in June of 1975, at age 28, the youngest political party chairman in the country and the youngest ever elected in Minnesota's history. Slocum resigned as party chair in 1977, citing exhaustion and family responsibilities, but continued to be involved as a researcher and consultant for the Republican Party.

In addition to his political work, Slocum has held managerial and planning positions for various Minnesota companies and non-profit organizations, including Dayton Hudson (1973-1975), Honeywell (1978-1984), the Minnesota Business Partnership (1984-1990), Metro Cable Network/Channel 6 (1992-1996), and the Arthritis Foundation Minnesota Chapter (1996-). Most recently he served as general manager of Minnesotans for a Single House Legislature.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Much of the collection consists of Slocum's research files, including notes from interviews of Robert A. Forsythe, Lyall Schwarzkopf, George Thiss, Wayne Popham, and others for his never completed history of the party in Minnesota.

ARRANGEMENT

These documents are organized into the following sections:

Political Papers Research Papers CATALOG HEADINGS

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: Political parties -- Minnesota. Campaign funds -- Minnesota. Politics, Practical -- Minnesota. Political campaigns -- Minnesota. Youth -- Minnesota -- Political activity. Persons: Fearing, Jerry. Forsythe, Robert A. (Robert Ames), 1921-. Long, Scott, 1917-. Macintosh, Craig. Popham, Wayne A. Schwarzkopf, Lyall. Slocum, Charles -- Caricatures and cartoons. Thiss, George. Organizations: Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. Young Republican League of Minnesota. Places: Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1945-1980. Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1981-. Document Types: Political cartoons. Occupations: Politicians. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Charles Slocum Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession number: 15,672; 16,521

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Processed by: Lara D. Friedman~Shedlov, September 2002; Shelby Edwards, January 2012

Catalog ID number: 09-00323202

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Political Papers 149.D.4.8F Biographical information. American Council of Young Political Leaders, 1975-1976. Appointment calendars, 1975-1977. +102 Awards and certificates, 1975 and 1982.

Includes the "Good Guy" award presented by the Annual Minnesota Newspaper Association (1975); as well as an award commemorating Slocum's stay in the Minnesota Governor's residence (1982).

149.D.4.8F Bipartisan Caucus to Stop the War, 1971. Campaign for Chairman, 1975. 6 folders. Campaign Manual, Third District, 1980. Campaign Manual, Fourth District, 1982. Campaign materials, 1974-1983. 3 folders. Campaign school, June 6-7, 1981. Campaign strategy proposal, 1992. 2 folders. Christmas essay: "I am the Voice of Gloom", undated. Correspondence, 1971-1973. 2 folders. 123.E.18.1B Dayton Hudson Legislative Report, 1975-1976. Eighth congressional district, 1978.

Includes materials on Senate District 8B.

 Independent Republicans, news releases, 1975-1977. 4 folders. Independent Republicans, news releases, drafts, etc., 1976-1977. Jaycees Outstanding Young Minnesotans award, 1978-1980. Minnesota Association of Commerce and Industry, 1977. Minnesota Business Partnership video project, 1990. 2 folders. Miscellaneous political correspondence, 1975-1978. Miscellaneous political notes and clippings, 1969-1973. News clippings, 1980-1982, 1987. Notes on conversations with losing I-R State Senate candidates, 1991. Notes on Minnesota Republican Party name change to Independent-Republicans of Minnesota, 1975. "The Outsider: A Study of the Rhetoric of the Third Party Campaign From Roosevelt to Wallace," 1969. Photographs, 1972-1975. +102 Political cartoons, 1975-1977.

Original artwork for several political cartoons by Jerry Fearing, Scott Long, and Craig Macintosh for publication in the Minneapolis Star, the Minneapolis Tribune, and the St. Paul Dispatch.

 123.E.18.1B Quie, Al, 1977-1981: 4 folders. 123.E.18.2F 2 folders. Republican National Convention, official program, August 1972. 1 volume in folder.

Autographed by Richard Nixon.

 Ripon Society, 1971-1978. 2 folders. Slocum correspondence and clippings, 1975-1983. Slocum "personal" politics, 1977-1978.

Includes editorials and correspondence.

 State convention, 1980. Urban concerns, 1977-1978. Young Republican League, 1969-1970. Youth Study Group report, 1971. Research Papers

Includes materials compiled in researching a never completed history of the Republican party in Minnesota.

123.E.18.2F Interview Notes, 1970s: Elmer Andersen/Robert Forsythe/Rhoda Lund. Gary Flakne/Lyall Schwarzkopf. George Thiss/Wayne Popham. Doug Head/Peter Heegard/John McGrory. Convention notes, 1965-1971. Fundraising performance, 1960s -1970s. John Cairns: Minneapolis City Council caucuses, 1969, 1971. Letters for quotation. Notes on the history of the Republican Party in Minnesota, circa 1970s. History, 1975-1977. Research, 1961-1968, 1972. 8 folders.

Includes photocopies of newspaper clippings and other compiled data.

 Research, polls, 1962-1973. 123.E.18.3B Sound recordings: Elmer L. Andersen, July 1974. 1 sound cassette. Gary Flakne, November 24, 1973. 1 sound cassette. Robert Forsythe, July 2, 1972. 2 sound cassettes. Peter A. Heegaard, July 28, 1973. 1 sound cassette. Rhoda Lund, undated. 2 sound cassettes. Lyall Schwarzkopf, August 8, 1973. 1 sound cassette. George Thiss, July 6, 1972. 2 sound cassettes. Campaign materials: President Nixon for Clark MacGregor, undated. 1 sound reel; 1/4 in. Knock on Any Door, undated. 1 sound cassette. Phil Hansen for Senator, undated. 1 sound cassette.

[0.5 cubic feet empty, legal size.]