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"Electoral College", 1950

 File — Box: 99, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning a resolution to abolish the electoral college system and implement a proportional electoral system. Senator Mabank stated that it was "the first break the South had had since the two-thirds rule had been abolished in Philadelphia in 1936." Correspondents include Senator Homer Ferguson of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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