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Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:

Arrington Dixon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 132
Scope and Contents

The Arrington Dixon Papers Collection contains materials including campaign ephemera; correspondence; newspaper clippings and publications; photographs; pamphlets; and other documents related to Dixon’s political campaigns, work in city government (especially for the District of Columbia City Council), and personal life. The bulk of the collection covers 1953 to 1989.

Dates: 1935-2008; Majority of material found within 1953 - 1989

Dr. Frank Smith, Jr. interview, 2022-12-28

 Item
Identifier: rwhc_ohp_2022_008.wav
Abstract In this oral history interview, Dr. Frank Smith, Jr. discusses his life and experiences moving from Newnan, Georgia, to Washington, DC, in 1968. Dr. Smith talks about his early life in Newnan, his time at Morehouse College in Atlanta, and his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, first in Atlanta and later in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Dr. Smith also talks about how he met his wife and their move to Washington, DC, in 1968. Turning to life in Washington, Dr. Smith talks about his work...
Dates: Other: 2022-12-28

Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia Records

 Collection
Identifier: 028
Scope and Contents

The records consist of financial information, correspondence, meeting minutes, internal memoranda, resolutions, directories, reports, resolutions, and clippings maintained by the Federation of Citizens Association of the District of Columbia. Major topics covered include city planning and zoning, historical preservation, election law, D.C. government budgets, transportation, and crime.

Dates: 1964-1987
Georgetown Ordinances in Dig DC
Georgetown Ordinances in Dig DC

Georgetown Ordinances

 Digital Collection
Identifier: gtwn_ord

John Hazel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 086
Scope and Contents

This collection primarily contains reproductions collected by John Hazel. The original material in this collection consists of clippings, photographs, and legal documents.

Dates: 1972-1994

Lemon and Mary Hine Papers

 Collection — External hard drive DIG_00027
Identifier: 076
Scope and Contents The collection consists of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of both Lemon and Mary Hine. Correspondence begins in the 1850s and continues into the late 1880s. Most of the letters are matched to their individual envelopes. Includes letters to and from their children and descendants of the Hine family. Additional materials include financial records, photographs, publications, articles, and invitations. The materials are divided into three series: Correspondence, Photographs, and...
Dates: 1855-1914, 1993

Julius Hobson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 001
Scope and Contents The papers primarily document Julius Hobson’s activist and political activities from the early 1960s until his death in 1977. Included are materials from civil rights organizations that he headed, was involved, or helped found. In particular, the collection contains correspondence, internal memoranda, meeting minutes, financial information, newsletters, membership lists, press releases, clippings, and by laws regarding the D.C. Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Associated...
Dates: 1960-1978

Home Rule Committee Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 055
Scope and Contents

The materials include meeting minutes; correspondence; congressional testimony; by-laws; pamphlets; a history of the Home Rule Committee; political pins and stickers; and clippings. Folders are arranged alphabetically by topic.

Dates: 1939-1961

Home Rule Oral History Project

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHP018
Scope and Contents

A team created by the Washington Times (reporters Rupert Welch and Isaiah J. Poole) conducted a total of 18 oral history interviews as part of a five-part series dealing with home rule. There are no transcripts for this project.

Dates: 1980 - 1990

Horn, Dennis

 Unprocessed Material — External hard drive DIG_00045
Identifier: 2023.068