Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976

Authoritative Name:
Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976
Biography:
"DOUGLAS, Paul Howard, (Husband of Emily Taft Douglas), a Senator from Illinois; born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., March 26, 1892; attended the public schools of Newport, Maine; graduated from Bowdoin College in 1913, Columbia University in 1915; studied at Harvard University in 1915 and 1916; economist, author and college professor; taught economics at University of Illinois 1916-1917, Reed College, Portland, Oreg., 1917-1918; engaged in industrial relations work with Emergency Fleet Corporation 1918-1919; resumed teaching at University of Washington 1919-1920; professor of industrial relations, University of Chicago 1920-1949; between 1930 and 1939 served on many state and national commissions and committees; alderman, Chicago city council 1939-1942; unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1942 to the United States Senate; during the Second World War served in the United States Marine Corps 1942-1945; enlisted as a private and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1948; reelected in 1954 and again in 1960, serving from January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1967; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966; chairman, Joint Committee on the Economic Report (Eighty-fourth Congress), Joint Economic Committee (Eighty-sixth and Eighty-eighth Congresses); chairman of the President's Committee on Urban Affairs 1967-1968; chairman, Committee on Tax Reform 1969; resided in Washington, D.C., until his death there September 24, 1976; cremated; ashes scattered in the wooded area in Jackson Park, Chicago, Ill."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000456.
Associated Subjects:
Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976
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Freedom Information Service--Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, 1964-1966 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 515, Box 1, Folder 10)

Creator:
Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:
1964
1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Freedom Information Service--WATS reports,July 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 5)

Creator:
Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:
1962/1979
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

King--July, 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 8)

Creator:
King, Mary E., 1940-
Date of Original:
1964-07
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

MFDP--Clippings, 1964-1970 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 2, Segment 5)

Creator:
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Date of Original:
1964/1968
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

MFDP--General papers, 1963-1965, part 1 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 1, Segment 2, Part 1)

Creator:
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Date of Original:
1963
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Montgomery--Lucile Montgomery general correspondence, 1964-1966 (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 2, Segment 31b)

Creator:
Montgomery, Lucile
Date of Original:
1964/1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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