Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Citizens' Joint Committee on National Representation for the District of Columbia records, 1926-1961 |
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Span Dates | 1926-1961 |
ID No. | MSS15859 |
Creator | Citizen's Joint Committee on National Representation for the District of Columbia |
Extent | 2,100 items ; 7 containers ; 2.8 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Organization that lobbied for the passage of the Twenty-third Amendment to the Constitution allowing the citizens of the District of Columbia to vote in presidential elections. Correspondence with members of Congress, records of congressional hearings, publicity materials, lists of local groups backing the Twenty-third Amendment, and a file by state showing contacts made by the committee with leaders of the various state legislatures. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011087 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78015859 |