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"Hawaii statehood", 1953

 File — Box: 134, Folder: 7

Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning legislation for Hawaiian statehood. Senator Maybank opposed Hawaiian and Alaskan Statehood on the grounds that they were not contiguous parts of the United States. Hawaii and Alaska eventually obtained statehood in 1959.

Dates

  • Creation: 1953

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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