Collection Guide
The Everett McKinley Dirksen Collection consists of five major groups of material: reference volumes, still photographs, audiovisual items, memorabilia, and papers. Each group is described individually in finding aids housed at The Center. Arrangement varies according to type of record.
The Dirksen Papers, the largest of the five divisions, consist predominately of files accumulated during Everett Dirksen's years as a U.S. Senator, 1951-69. Several smaller additions to the main collection include material spanning other years of Dirksen's life.
Major file groups encompass campaigns and politics, public works, legislation, constituent correspondence and casework, patronage, congressional leadership activities, remarks and releases, and clippings. Each of these sections, and smaller ones as well, are described in more detail in The Center's finding aids.
List of Collection Series
Appointment/Guestbooks, 1951-70
4.0 linear shelf feet
Office and personal appointment books and office guest sign-in books.
Chicago Office File, 1880-1972
99.0 linear shelf feet
Constituent casework, Illinois patronage, inter-office memoranda, and, notably, political and campaign files for Dirksen's four Senate campaigns and his other political activities. Includes personal files of the office's director, Harold E. Rainville.
Clippings File, 1930-70
7 linear shelf feet
Dirksen Information file, 1933-present
1 linear shelf foot
Created by Center staff, this file contains copies of articles about Dirksen, the Congressional Record index to his remarks, the New York Times Index of references to him, and the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature citations to Dirksen. For more information about Dirksen, click here for an online version of the bibliographical essay that appears in his memoir, The Education of a Senator.
Dirksen, Louella Carver, 1933-76
2 linear shelf feet
Information regarding Mrs.Dirksen's participation in various service and political organizations, letters of condolence upon Senator Dirksen's death, notes and drafts for The Honorable Mr. Marigold.
Films, 1951-69
681 films
Bulk of films are Your Senator Reports, Dirksen's weekly television broadcast. Also documentaries and miscellany. Selected films have been converted to videotape.
Financial Records, 1928-62
2.5 linear shelf feet
Bank statements, canceled checks, invoices, and ledger pages for the most part dealing with political campaigns.
Form Letters, 1951-69
In order to reply to constituents, the Dirksen office created a library of responses arranged alphabetically by subject within each year. Having these online will give viewers a quick snapshot of the legislative workload and, in a sense, Dirksen's style of representation and constituent service. The folder numbers in the list below designate the folders of the Chicago Office File in which the originals are located.
Legislative File, 1933-70
24 linear shelf feet
Copies of bills introduced, co-sponsored, or amended by Dirksen and his voting records.
Memorabilia, 1918-74
ca. 1,500 items
Newsletters: Congressional Front, 1933-46
From his first week in office in the House of Representatives through 1946, Congressman Everett Dirksen personally composed and typed weekly newsletters (while Congress was in session) to his constituents in central Illinois. Congressional Front, as it was called, covered the personalities, politics, and policies of Congress and the federal government.
Notebooks, 1932-69
4 linear shelf feet
More than 12,500 pages of outlines and texts, reference materials, and other documents collected by Dirksen and kept in a set of personal notebooks.
Pamphlets and Periodicals, 1916-69
1 linear shelf foot
Patronage, 1939-70 RESTRICTED
4.5 linear shelf feet
Material related to applicants for federal jobs and judicial appointments. Closed to research.
Personal, 1864-1969
2 linear shelf feet
Scattered correspondence and information about Dirksen's medical condition, memoir, and recordings.
Photographs, ca. 1860-1975
10 linear shelf feet
Politics, 1928-69
11 linear shelf feet
Correspondence and material related to Dirksen's campaigns and political activities, including his participation in Republican National Conventions.
Public Works File, 1931-70
55.5 linear shelf feet
The record of federally-funded projects (community projects, depressed areas, highways, and rivers and harbors) in Illinois and Dirksen's involvement in them.
Remarks and Releases, 1941-69
6.0 linear shelf feet
Drafts and transcripts of speeches; selected remarks in Congress (The Center does not have copies of the Congressional Record featuring Dirksen speeches on the floor), interviews of radio and television; Republican leadership press releases; weekly constituent newsletters; transcripts of Your Senator Reports; and, Dirksen's newspaper column. Unfortunately, Dirksen rarely composed his remarks in advance; in many cases no record of them survives.
Republican Leadership File, 1916-69
4.0 linear shelf feet
The Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes and Statements section documents the meetings of Republican congressional leaders, 1961-68. A second section pertains to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1949-59, which Dirksen chaired, 1952-54.
Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Minutes, 1961-68
The minutes of the Republican leadership during the presidential administrations of John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. In their original state, each session’s minutes generally include attendance, brief summaries of topics discussed, and background “fact sheets” for statements at press conferences following the meetings. The digitized document presented here include only the formal minutes. The press conferences following the leadership meetings achieved fame as the “Ev and Charlie” and “Ev and Jerry” shows. For audio samples and curricular materials associated with a small sample of these minutes, please visit “The 1960s: A Multi-Media View from Capitol Hill” http://www.dirksencenter.org/emd_audio/index.htm.
Working Papers, 1857-1969
41 linear shelf feet
Topically arranged reference file for legislation, selected constituent cases, speeches, and other matters. The bulk contains information concerning legislation between 1964 and 1969. Topics receiving relatively substantial attention include civil rights, foreign trade, Internal Revenue Code amendments, attempts to repeal Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, Dirksen's prayer amendment and reapportionment amendment, and the activities of the Trading With the Enemy Act subcommittee.
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Oral History Collection
5 Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Oral History Interview Transcripts, 1968-1969
1 folder
Copies of three oral history interviews with Dirksen concerning Lyndon Johnson. The May 8, 1968, interview conducted by William S. White dealt with Johnson’s political career, Dirksen’s views on congressional leadership, the Marshall Plan, political strategy and style, Vietnam, Dwight Eisenhower’s intervention in Lebanon, the U-2 affair, the “Johnson treatment,” and Johnson’s announcement that he would not seek the presidency in 1968.
The March 21, 1969, interview conducted by Joe B. Frantz covered the following topics: federal aid to education; the relationship between Dirksen and Johnson; the reapportionment controversy; selection of Supreme Court Justices, including Abe Fortas; judicial and Senate Judiciary Committee decisions on pornography; and replacing Earl Warren on the Supreme Court.
The July 30, 1969, interview conducted by Frantz dealt with the 1957 and 1964 civil rights bills, political method and style, and tax reform.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Austin, Texas, houses the original interviews.
38 Dirksen, Louella Carver (1899-1979), Interview Notes, 1970
1 folder
Dirksen biographer Edward L. Schapsmeier’s notes of an interview with Mrs. Dirksen on October 8, 1970. Topics: Everett Dirksen’s 1950 campaign for the U.S. Senate, his early years in Pekin and in the House of Representatives, his political interests, his 1944 campaign for the presidential nomination, and his eye problems in 1947 (which led to his decision not to run for reelection in 1948).
71 Gomien, John and Glee, Oral History Interviews, 1980
1 folder
Three 60-minute cassettes and transcripts of interviews conducted on July 23, 1980, by Dirksen staffer Janet Lange with Glee Gomien, former executive secretary to Dirksen, and her husband, John, Dirksen’s administrative assistant. The Gomiens discussed their backgrounds and work for Dirksen in the House and Senate, the office structure and operation, campaigns, and memories of Dirksen.
72 Hruska, Roman L., Oral History Interviews, 1981
2 folders
Four 60-minute tapes of interviews conducted by Dirksen staffer Janet Lange with former senator Roman L. Hruska (R-NE), often called Dirksen’s best friend in the Senate. On January 5, Hruska discussed the political environment of the 1960s and 1970s and its effect on leadership in Congress; the administrations of presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon; Watergate; social legislation, and the Vietnam war. In the April 22 session, the senator dealt with structural changes in Congress in the 1960s and 1970s and their effect on leadership in Congress; questions related to committee jurisdiction; and problems faced by Congress members in the 1970s.
73 Lohman, Martin B., Illinois General Assembly Oral History Program: Martin B. Lohman, Memoir (Springfield: Sangamon State University, 1980)
1 folder
Transcript of an interview conducted in 1979 by Cullom Davis with former Illinois state senator and representative Marty Lohman. Lohman discussed his early years in Pekin, his work as an alderman and as city clerk, his service in the Illinois House and Senate, and acquaintances including Scott Lucas, Everett Dirksen, and Adlai Stevenson.
74 Preston, Roy S., Oral History Interview, 1980
1 folder
One 60-minute cassette and transcript of an interview with Roy “Peach” Preston, March 3, 1980. Preston, a Dirksen peer, described his memories of Dirksen’s early years in Pekin, his campaigns, and his work with the American Legion.
75 Rainville, Harold E., Oral History Interview, 1974
1 folder
Three cassettes and a transcript (not verbatim) of an interview with Harold Rainville, special assistant to Senator Everett Dirksen, on March 22, 1974, conducted by Josh Lee, part of the team designing the exhibit for The Dirksen Congressional Center. Topics: Dirksen’s campaigns and Rainville’s role; Rainville’s relationship with Louella Dirksen; observations about various people associated with Dirksen; his opinion of Dirksen’s qualities; and The Dirksen Congressional Center.
76 Rainville, Harold E., Interview Notes, 1970
1 folder
Dirksen biographer Edward L. Schapsmeier’s notes of an interview with Rainville on October 8, 1970. Topics: Everett and Louella Dirksen; Dirksen’s political goals and campaigns; and Dirksen’s relationship with Colonel McCormick of the Chicago Tribune.
77 Torcom, Jean E., Interviews, 1970-1971
4 folders
This collection consists of interview transcripts prepared by political scientist Jean Torcom for her dissertation and for a paper presented at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, September 7-11, 1971, “Minority Leadership: The Role and Style of Everett Dirksen.”
Torcom conducted interviews in the summer of 1970 with 29 Senators and two staffers who served with Everett Dirksen. The duration of these interviews ranged from 7 minutes to 75 minutes, with most lasting 20 to 30 minutes. The transcripts typically number 4 to 5 pages—there are 166 pages in total. The list of interviewees follows: George Aiken, Gordon Allott, Howard H. Baker, Jr., Henry Bellmon, Wallace Bennett, J. Caleb Boggs, John Sherman Cooper, Carl Curtis, Robert Dole, Paul Fanin, Barry Goldwater, Robert Griffin, Ed Gurney, Clifford Hansen, Mark Hatfield, Roman Hruska, Jacob Javits, Len Jordan, Thomas Kuchel, Charles “Mack” Mathias, Robert Packwood, Charles Percy, William Saxbe, Richard Schweiker, Hugh Scott, Ted Stevens, John Tower, Birch Bayh, Mike Mansfield, Frances Henderson (AA to Clifford Case), Michel Bernstein (Minority Counsel).
Torcom tended to work from a standard list of questions. Typical examples follow:
What is the function of the minority party?
What is the job of the minority leader?
How does the job change with a Republican in the White House?
How do you think Senator Dirksen saw his job?
Was he an effective leader?
What was his style?
What were his sources of influence?
How did Dirksen compare with other leaders?
What was his relationship with Democratic presidents?Excerpts from these interviews related to Dirksen’s leadership style are posted at http://www.everettdirksen.name/dirksen_leadershipsenators.htm.
93 O’Conner, Len, Interviews with Everett M. Dirksen, 1964-1967
4 folders
Four cassette tapes (and copies) of interviews conducted by Chicago radio personality Len O’Connor in 1964 and 1967 with Dirksen. The collection includes correspondence from the O’Connor Papers at the Chicago Historical Society regarding arrangements for the December 1964 interview. Dirksen Center staff prepared transcripts of the recordings which are also part of the collection. The interviews cover the entire range of Dirksen’s life. The 1964 session was the basis for a Dateline Chicago feature entitled “The Man from Pekin,” a 30-minute documentary.
133 “Everett McKinley Dirksen: Twentieth Century Cicero”
4 folders and 2 audio tapes
A 177-page biography of Dirksen written by George E. Tuttle, Emeritus Professor of Communications, Illinois State University (1995). This work focuses on Dirksen’s rhetoric and communication. As part of his research, Tuttle interviewed Louella Dirksen (August 26, 1974) and Tom Dirksen (July 30, 1980)—cassette recordings of those interviews are included, but there are no transcriptions.
136 Dirksen, Everett M., Interview, ca. 1965
1 folder and 2 VHS tapes
Two copies of a four-minute, black-and-white interview of Dirksen who responded to this question: “What are the differences between Republicans and Democrats?” His answer dealt with government spending and federal intrusion into private lives.
147 “Washington Perspective” Featuring Everett M. Dirksen, 1967
1 compact disc
Interview conducted by a student at Oral Roberts University, Jim Rodriguez, in the Fall of 1967 with Dirksen. The questions largely pertain to the role of spirituality in public life. Dirksen commented on the circumstances surrounding his recording career, the role of religion in his life, the effort to restore prayer to public schools, the resolution of his eye problem, and Dirksen’s appraisal of the Senate Chaplain’s office in the context of the Senate’s business. The interview includes selections from the record, “Man is Not Alone.”
148 Sawhill, Robert A., “Election Eve with Ev,” 1950
1 folder
Sawhill was a journalist assigned to be with Everett Dirksen at Dirksen’s home in Pekin on the evening of his first election to the Senate. “Election Eve with Ev” is a 1.75 page recollection of Sawhill’s experiences that evening. The collection also includes a cut sheet from the Peoria Journal, November 8, 1950, reporting on Dirksen’s victory over Scott Lucas. There are copies of two letters and a telegram related to Sawhill’s assignment, too.
151 Loevy, Robert D., Civil Rights Act Interview Notes and Related Materials, 1982-2006
3 folders
Loevy, a professor of political science at Colorado College, served as a Congressional Fellow in the office of Senator Thomas Kuchel, 1963-64. Loevy later authored several books related to the civil rights legislation of the mid-1960s. This collection consists of interview notes conducted for his book, To End All Segregation: The Politics of the Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1990).
The collection includes On the Forward Edge: American Government and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a text-novel; the transcript of an interview conducted with Clarence Mitchell, Jr., August 17, 1983; and the following notes of interviews conducted by Loevy:
John Anderson, Member of Congress, September 12, 1984
Daniel Brewster, Senator, August 1982
James M. Burns, Professor of Political Science, April 26, 1982
Daniel Cronin, assistant to Senator Lister Hill, August 16, 1983
Cornelius Kennedy, Dirksen staffer, August 14, 1984
Stephen Kurzman, Jacob Javits staffer, ca. 1982-84
Eugene McCarthy, Senator, letter dated November 28, 1982
Clarence Mitchell, Jr., August 17, 1983 (see transcript)
Joseph Rauh, Jr., ADA, August 15, 1983, and August 13, 1984 (commenting on draft of Loevy’s book)
Bernard Waters, Dirksen staffer, August 16, 1983
157 Dirksen, Everett M., Interview, 1967
1 film on a 12-inch reel labelled “Bayh and Dirksen Interview with D. Denge”
The Dirksen portion of the film has been digitized on a DVD. Interviewer Denge apparently taught political science at Indiana University and recorded this interview to show students. In Dirksen’s 15-minute segment, he talks about the following topics: the development of party government, the structure of the Republican Senate leadership, the roles and responsibilities of the minority leader, the need for cooperation across the aisle, the task of assessing if legislation contains a preponderance or “good or evil,” his relationships with John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, and the erroneous assumption that a ‘southern bloc” of Republicans and southern Democrats colluded on legislation.
173 MacNeil, Neil, Interviews with Everett Dirksen, 1967-1969
1 folder
Journalist MacNeil’s notes and transcripts of interviews with Dirksen on the following dates:
May 16, 1967. Topics: Dirksen’s selection as party whip and then leader, 1956-1959; Dirksen’s leadership innovations; his assessments of colleagues; the liberal vs. conservative wings of the Senate Republican Party
June 14, 1967 (twice). Topics: Senate Republican leadership contest, 1958; liberal vs. conservative wings of the Senate Republican Party; methods Dirksen used to consolidate leadership power (e.g., committee assignments and raising funds and campaigning for colleagues); John Tower’s committee assignments; application of the seniority rule; Dirksen’s work ethic; leadership innovations (e.g. social functions and mementos); assessment of colleagues, past and present
July 13, 1967 (with Thomas Kuchel). Topics: William Knowland as Senate Minority Leader; Kuchel’s election as whip in 1959
July 13, 1967. Topics: Dirksen’s use of anecdotes to make a point with examples; Dirksen’s advice to Wendell Willkie and John Kennedy about preserving their speaking voices; his approach to public speaking
August 9, 1967. Topics: House leaders Bertram Snell, Joseph Martin, Sam Rayburn, Charles Halleck, Gerald Ford, and Robert Taft; Dirksen’s early support of the New Deal; nature of congressional leadership in the New Deal Congresses
August 9, 1967 (news conference). Topics: Rent supplements as the answer to low-cost housing
August 25, 1967. Topics: Lyndon Johnson as majority leader; Dirksen at a disadvantage in leadership resources; Dirksen’s leadership style did not involve threats or retaliation; example of appointments to the Golden Spike Commission; careful never to demean the office of president
September 27, 1967. Topics: Techniques and methods of hustling votes; Dirksen’s leadership style; examples of how Dirksen approached individual senators such as Howard Baker and Barry Goldwater; Dirksen did not issue threats or retaliate; Bobby Baker’s role; Senate Republican Policy Committee; Styles Bridges
November 6, 1967. Topics: Dirksen’s 1930 and 1932 campaigns for the House; William E. Hull, his opponent; Herbert Hoover’s appearance during the campaign; first invitation to the White House and the formal dress episode; Dirksen’s eye ailment; family’s decision that Dirksen run for the Senate in 1950
April 25, 1968. Topics: How Dirksen passed the bar examination; frugality as his family’s virtue; the “Dirksen amendment” strategy with examples; Dirksen’s efforts to end the Actors and Authors Division of the Works Progress Administration; reflections on Dirksen’s mother; Dirksen preferred work to sports
May 15, 1969. Topics: Dirksen’s clash with Senator Charles Goodell who called Dirksen “an obstructionist” in the press; Dirksen’s support of President Nixon’s legislative program and his reservations about certain Nixon appointees; the possibility that Dirksen helped Lyndon Johnson choose bombing targets in Vietnam
188 Fonsino, Frank, Everett Dirksen Oral History Project, 1976-1983
1.0 linear feet
As part of his research for his PhD, Fonsino conducted oral histories with eleven contemporaries of Everett Dirksen, including his widow, Louella, and his twin brother, Thomas Reed Dirksen. Fonsino focused his questions on Dirksen’s early years: family background, childhood in Pekin, high school, service in World War I, and career up to Dirksen’s election to the House of Representatives in 1932.
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Other Collections
In addition to the papers of Everett M. Dirksen and Robert H. Michel, The Center houses small collections of papers, artifacts, oral histories, and miscellany donated by others. Most of these materials related to Dirksen.
The papers of Harold H. Velde number among The Center's additional collections. Velde served in the House seat vacated by Dirksen in 1947 and then assumed by Michel after Velde's retirement in 1956. The 10.5 linear feet Velde collection documents Harold Velde's career in the House of Representatives and as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Although the collection is fragmentary, it contains insightful documents on the House Un-American Activities Committee, which Velde chaired in 1953.
In September 2003, Congressman Ray LaHood announced his intention to donate his papers to The Center.
A list of collections open to researchers follows:
Collection Number |
Name/Series Title |
Number of Finding Aid Pages |
| 1 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969) Collection,
ca. 1900-70 1160 linear shelf feet |
See below |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers
Appointment/Guestbooks, 1965-70 4.0 linear shelf feet |
4 pp | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969) Collection, Chicago Office file, 1880-1972 99 linear shelf feet |
74 pp | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Clippings File, 1930-70 7 linear shelf feet |
2 pp | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Dirksen Information File, 1933-1976 1 linear shelf foot |
1 p | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Films, 1951-69 944 films |
2 pp | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Legislative File, 1933-1970 23.75 linear shelf feet |
104 pp | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Memorabilia, 1918-1974 633 items |
1 p & index | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers National Republican Senatorial Committee Papers, 1949-1959 2.5 linear shelf feet |
9 pp | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Notebooks, 1932-1969 4 linear shelf feet |
43 pp | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Photographs, ca. 1860-1975 4,759 unique photographs |
3 pp | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Public Works file, 1931-1970 55.5 linear shelf feet |
133 pp | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Remarks and Releases, 1941-1969 6.0 linear shelf feet |
135 pp & index | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Republican Congressional Leadership File, 1952-69 1.5 linear shelf feet |
15 pp | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Republican National Convention (1968) Papers, 1956-1969 1.5 linear shelf feet |
5 pp | |
| Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers Working Papers, 1857-1969 41 linear shelf feet |
85 pp | |
| 2 | Eisenhower, Dwight D.: Papers as President
of the United States, 1953-1961 (Ann Whitman), Legislative
Meeting Series, 1952-1960 1 linear shelf foot |
39 pp |
| 3 | Truman, Harry S. (1884-1972), Correspondence
with Everett M. Dirksen (1896-1969), 1945-1969 1 folder |
2 pp |
| 4 | Hoover, Herbert Clark (1874-1964), Correspondence
with Everett M. Dirksen (1896-1969), 1948-1964 1 folder |
1 p |
| 5 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Oral
History Interview Transcripts, 1968-1969 1 folder |
2 pp |
| 6 | Johnson, Lyndon Baines (1908-1973), Correspondence
with Everett M. Dirksen (1896-1969), 1953-1968 1 folder |
2 pp |
| 7 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter
to James G. Duggan, 1969 1 folder |
1 p |
| 8 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letters
to Sister M. Ancilla, 1962-1969 1 folder |
1 p |
| 9 | Ford, Gerald Rudolph, Jr. (1913- ), Remarks at the Everett McKinley Dirksen Forum at Bradley University, 1976 1 folder |
1 |
| 10 | Goldman, Sidney J., Collection, 1939-1970 1 folder |
1 p |
| 11 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter
to W. R. Howard, 1968 1 folder |
1 p |
| 12 | "E.M.D." (A Song) 1 folder |
1p |
| 13 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), American
Legion Membership Record 1 folder |
1 p |
| 14 | A History of the Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite in Illinois, 1966 1 folder |
1 p |
| 15 | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), Death Notice,
1865 1 folder |
1 p |
| 16 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Statue
of Dedication, 1976 1 folder |
1 p |
| 17 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), "If
a Man Die, Shall He Live Again?", 1966 1 folder |
1 p |
| 18 | "Congressman: a Case History," 1943 1 folder |
1 p |
| 19 | Martin, Vernon, Collection 1944-75 1 folder |
1 p |
| 20 | Ermentrout, J.C., Collection 1952-67 1 folder |
1 p |
| 21 | Beckwith, Robert Todd Lincoln, Autograph,
1977 1 folder |
1 p |
| 22 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969) and
Mike Mansfield (1903- ), Photograph, 1966 1 folder |
1 p |
| 23 | Watson, James Eli (1863-1948), Letters, 1904-40 1 folder |
1 p |
| 24 | Menton, Sherman (1890- ), Letters, 1949-55 1 folder |
1 p |
| 25 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Voting
Record, 1942-68 1 folder |
1 p |
| 26 | Dirksen Brothers Bakery, Photographs ca.
1925 1 folder |
1 p |
| 27 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter
to Virginia M. Sanborn (1907-1977), 1950 1 folder |
1 p |
| 28 | Gaither, Otto S. ( - ), Letter, 1938 1 folder |
1 p |
| 29 | Dirksen, Louella Carver (1899-1979), Photograph,
1977 1 folder |
1 p |
| 30 | Dredge Boat Insurance Correspondence, 1923 1 folder |
1 p |
| 31 | Velde, Harold Himmel (1910- ), Collection,
1901-1965 10.5 linear shelf feet |
14 pp |
| 32 | Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional Leadership
Research Center, Seminar on Congressional Archives, 1976 1 folder |
1 p |
| 33 | "A Photographic History: Why America Won
the War," compiled and edited by Ray Oscar Randall and
John Sydney Baxter. (Chicago & N.Y.: Union Book and
Publishing company, 1921) 1 folder |
1 p |
| 34 | Baker, Howard H., Jr., Republican National
Convention Remarks, 1976 1 folder |
1 p |
| 35 | Everett McKinley Dirksen congressional Leadership
Research Center, Dedication, 1975 11 folders |
1 p |
| 36 | "Marigolds' Everett Dirksen," ABC Radio 1976 | 1 p |
| 37 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Correspondence
with Ethel Gerdes, 1949 1 folder |
1 p |
| 38 | Dirksen, Louella Carver (1899-1979), Interview
Notes, 1970 1 folder |
1 p |
| 39 | THE DAILY PANTAGRAPH (Bloomington, Illinois)
Dirksen Clippings File, 1929-73. 4 folders |
1 p |
| 40 | Dirksen, Everett, McKinley (1896-1969), Clippings
and Postcards, 1966-67. 1 folder |
1 p |
| 41 | Dirksen, Louella Caver (1899-1979), Photograph,
ca 1978 1 folder |
1 p |
| 42 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Photographs,
n.d. 2 folders |
1 p |
| 43 | Lucas, Scott Wike (1892-1968), Collection,
1945-50 1 folder |
1 p |
| 44 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Clipping, 1933 | 1 p |
| 45 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Scrapbook, 1932-75. | 1 p |
| 46 | Arends, Leslie Cornelius (1895- ), Collection,
n.d., 1981 2 folders |
1 p |
| 47 | Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional Leadership
Research Center, Cornerstone-Laying Ceremony, 1973 1 folder |
1 p |
| 48 | Campaign Memorabilia, 1932-68 1 folder |
1 p |
| 49 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Voting
Records, 1953-58 3 folders |
1 p |
| 50 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letters
to Charles J. Blum, 1941-44 1 folder |
1 p |
| 51 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter
to Mrs. A.H. Aagaard, 1963 1 folder |
1 p |
| 52 | Armstrong, Haskell R., Collection, 1932-61 1 folder |
2 pp |
| 53 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Photograph, n.d. | 1 p |
| 54 | Dirksen, Louella Carver (1899-1979), Clippings,
1930-79 12 folders |
1 p |
| 55 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Scrapbook,
1965 1 folder |
1 p |
| 56 | Six, Sybil (Mrs. Fred), Collection, 1938-78 2 folders |
1 p |
| 57 | Brodie, Howard, Collection, 1964 1 folder |
1 p |
| 58 | Columbia Photograph, ca. 1918 1 folder |
1 p |
| 59 | Building the Constitution by Irving
Dillard, 1978 1 folder |
1 p |
| 60 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Photograph,
n.d. 1 folder |
1 p |
| 61 | "Marigold Polka," 1980 1 folder |
1 p |
| 62 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letters
to Pekin United Way, 1959-1968 1 folder |
1 p |
| 63 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter
to Robert W. Leu, 1958 1 folder |
1 p |
| 64 | McNaughton, F. F., (1890-1982), Collection,
1938-68 1 folder |
1 p |
| 65 | White, J. Kay, Collection, 1966-76 2 folders |
1 p |
| 66 | Xanos, Ted P., Collection, 1953-70 1 folder |
1 p |
| 67 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter
to Victor Smith, 1964 1 folder |
1 p |
| 68 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Estate
1969 3 folders |
1 p |
| 69 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Patent,
1918-69 1 folder |
1 p |
| 70 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), "Prayer
in Public Schools," 1966 1 folder |
1 p |
| 71 | Gomien, John and Glee, Oral History Interviews,
1980 1 folder |
1 p |
| 72 | Hruska, Roman L., Oral History Interviews,
1981 2 folders |
1p |
| 73 | Lohmann, Martin B., ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM: MARTIN B. LOHMANN, MEMOIR (Springfield:
Sangamon State University, 1980) 1 folder |
1 p |
| 74 | Preston, Roy S., Oral History Interview,
1980 1 folder |
1 p |
| 75 | Rainville, Harold, Oral History Interview,
1974 1 folder |
1 p |
| 76 | Rainville, Harold, Interview Notes, 1970 1 folder |
1 p |
| 77 | Torcom, Jean E., Interviews, 1970-71 4 folders |
1 p |
| 78 | Dirksen, Everett M., Interviews, 1968-69 1 folder |
1 p |
| 79 | Rindone, Lisa, "Everett Dirksen: Rhetorician, Politician, and Patriot in Civil Rights," 1981 1 folder |
1p |
| 80 | Dirksen, Louella, Letter to Dorothy Doan, n.d. | 1p |
| 81 | Ross, Justina, Collection, n.d. – 19751 folder | 1p |
| 82 | Carver, Lillian Bruder, Photograph, n.d.1 folder | 1p |
| 83 | Dirksen, Everett M., Campaign Photographs and Artifacts, 19681 folder | 1 p |
| 84 | Dirksen, Everett M., Pencil Sketch, 19681 folder | 1 p |
| 85 | Puckett, Herman G., Collection, 1933-697 folders | 1 p |
| 86 | "Welcome President Ford" Button, 19751 folder | 1 p |
| 87 | Dirksen Center Cornerstone-Laying Ceremony Photographs, 19731folder | 1 p |
| 88 | Lucas, Scott, Campaign Items, 19501 folder | 1 p |
| 89 | Dirksen, Everett M., Slides, 1965-731 folder | 1 p |
| 90 | Pekin’s Second Reformed Church, Photograph, n.d.1 folder | 1 p |
| 91 | "The Meaning of the Hoover Report," 19491 folder | 1 p |
| 92 | "E.M.D.," Sheet Music, n.d.1 folder | 1 p |
| 93 | O’Connor, Len, Interviews with Everett M. Dirksen, 1964-674 folders | 1 p |
| 94 | "Bits & Pieces"1 folder | 1 p |
| 95 | Pekin High School Debate Program, 19131 folder | 1 p |
| 96 | Pekin High School Commencement Program, 19131 folder | 1 p |
| 97 | Horn, Stephen, Notes on Civil Rights Meetings, 19642 folders | 1 p |
| 98 | Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference
Audio Tapes, 1963-69 1 folder |
1 p |
| 99 | Dirksen Campaign Rain Hat, 1962 1 folder |
1 p |
| 100 | Ehrlicher, Virginia, Collection, 1956-73 3 folders |
1 p |
| 101 | Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation at the White House,
1963 1 folder |
1 p |
| 102 | Cosmopolitan Club of Pekin, 1973 1 folder |
1 p |
| 103 | Dirksen, Everett M., Miscellany, 1912, 1964 1 folder |
1 p |
| 104 | Dirksen, John Frederick, Photograph, ca. 1860 | 1 p |
| 105 | Dirksen, Everett M., Photographs, 1956, 1962 1 folder |
1 p |
| 106 | Kriegsman, Florence, Collection, 1961-64 1 folder |
1 p |
| 107 | Baker, Danice Joy Dirksen, Wedding Announcement, 1950 1 folder |
1 p |
| 108 | Republican National Convention, Delegate Pass, 1968 1 folder |
1 p |
| 109 | Swibold, Barbara, Collection, 1961, 1967 1 folder |
1 p |
| 110 | "Peter Doone" Manuscript,
n.d 2 folders. |
1 p |
| 111 | Everett M. Dirksen Dinner Program, 1966 1 folder |
1 p |
| 112 | Neumiller, Harry J., Collection, 1944-69 2 folders |
1 p |
| 113 | "Dirksen for Governor," Envelope,
1940 1 folder |
1 p |
| 114 | Dirksen, Everett M., Stamp Items, 1973-75 1 folder |
1 p |
| 115 | Dirksen, Everett M., Campaign Folders, 1950-62 1 folder |
1 p |
| 116 | Michel, Robert H., Christmas Cards, n.d. -1993 1 folder |
1 p |
| 117 | Dirksen, Everett M., Patronage Files, 1964-68 12 folders |
1 p |
| 118 | Peoria Sesquicentennial Celebration Brochure, 1968 1 folder |
1 p |
| 119 | Robinson, Joseph Taylor, Materials, 1932-37 1 folder |
1 p |
| 120 | "Gallant Men" Performance,
1992 1 folder |
1 p |
| 121 | Simpson, H.S., Correspondence, 1933-46 1 folder |
1 p |
| 122 | "Dirksen: The Baker
Boy from Illinois" 13 folders |
1 p |
| 123 | Meinick, W. Steve, Collection, 1968-81 1 folder |
1 p |
| 124 | Dirksen, Everett M., Photograph, n.d. 1 folder |
1 p |
| 125 | Cushing-Martin Library, Stonehill College, Dirksen Papers,
1938-66 1 folder |
1 p |
| 126 | House of Representatives Gallery Pass, 1937 1 folder |
1 p |
| 127 | Dirksen, Everett M., Graveside Photographs, 1969 1 folder |
1 p |
| 128 | Davidson, Sidney D., Collection, 1950-81 6 folders |
1 p |
| 129 | Dirksen, Everett M., Telephone Conversations with Lyndon
B. Johnson, 1963-65 2 folders and 51 audio tapes |
1 p |
| 130 | Douglas, Paul, Letter, 1965 1 folder |
1 p |
| 131 |
Dirksen, Everett M., Fundraiser, 1967 1 folder |
1 p |
| 132 | Houston, Ruth Blanche, Scrapbook, 1926-76 1 folder |
1 p |
| 133 | "Everett McKinley
Dirksen: Twentieth Century Cicero" 1 folder and 2 audio tapes |
1 p |
| 134 | Dirksen, Everett M., Miscellaneous 1 folder |
1 p |
| 135 | "The Life of Everett
Dirksen" 1 folder |
1 p |
| 136 | Dirksen, Everett M., Interview, ca. 1965 1 folder and 2 VHS tapes |
1 p |
| 137 | Dirksen, Everett M., Photographs, 1962-69 1 box |
1 p |
| 138 | "Salute to Robert
H. Michel" 2 folders and oversize proof sheets |
1 p |
| 139 |
Clark, Robert M., Letter, 1970 1 folder |
1 p |
| 140 | Dirksen, Joseph, Receipts, ca. 1900-20 1 folder |
1 p |
| 141 | Anderson, Earl L., Collection, 2002-03 1 folder |
1 p |
| 142 | Dirksen, Everett M., Military Service Record, 1919 1 folder |
1 p |
| 143 | Gomien, John, Photographs and Certificate, 1951-68 1 folder |
1 p |
| 144 | Dirksen, Everett M., Letter to Olga Velde, 1918 1 folder |
1 p |
| 145 | Roberson, Everett M., Collection, 1938-45 7 folders |
1 p |
| 146 | Michel, Robert H., Campaign Materials, 1979-92 7 folders and approximately 8 linear shelf feet of tapes |
1 p |
| 147 | Dirksen, Everett M., FBI Files 0.5 linear shelf feet |
1p |
| 148 | Sawhill, Robert A. "Election Eve with Ev," November 7-8, 1950 | 1p |
| 149 | "Washington Perspective" Featuring Everett Dirksen, 1967 | 1p |
| 150 | Rainville, Harold E., Papers, 1939-83 | 2p |
| 151 | Loevy, Robert D. Civil Rights Act Interview Notes and Related Materials, 1982-2006 3 folders |
1 p |
| 152 | Proceedings of the Republican National Convention, 1944 1 folder |
1 p |
| 153 | Michel, Robert H. Oral History Transcripts, 2007 2 folders |
3 pp |
| 154 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Correspondence, 1963-1964
1 folder |
1 p |
| 155 | Dirksen, Everett M. Sketch [Warren King], n.d.
1 folder |
1 p |
| 156 | MacNeil, Neil (1923-2008), Collection, ca. 1940-2008
38.5 linear shelf feet |
40 pp |
| 157 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Interview, 1967
1 film |
1 p |
| 158 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Cartoons, 1964
2 photocopies |
1 p |
| 159 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Filling Station Documentation, 1931 5 pages |
1 p |
| 160 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Newspaper Ad, 1969
1 item |
1 p |
| 161 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Miscellaneous
.5 linear shelf feet |
1 p |
| 162 | Connor, David E., Correspondence, 1950
5 letters |
1 p |
| 163 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Campaign, 1956
2 items |
1 p |
| 164 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Commemorative Stamp, 1981
1 item |
1 p |
| 165 | Ford, Gerald R. and Governor Dan Walker Slide, 1975
1 item |
1 p |
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