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ProQuest history vault. Americans for Democratic Action records, 1932-1999
Title
ProQuest history vault. Americans for Democratic Action records, 1932-1999.
Publication
[Ann Arbor, Mich.] : ProQuest
Physical Description
1 online resource
Extent
Began in 2022.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Coverage: primarily 1932-1999
Source: Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin.
Description based on physical collection record and finding aid, and online resource (viewed December 2, 2022).
Last viewed 30 March 2023
Contained in (manifestation): ProQuest history vault. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2011-
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Summary
"At a conference of prominent American liberals and labor leaders held in New York City on May 9-10, 1941, the Union for Democratic Action (UDA) was formally organized. The purpose of the new organization was to initiate a two-front fight against fascism, both at home and abroad. After World War II and the November 1946 elections, James Loeb Jr., national director of UDA, joined by Leon Henderson, Wilson W. Wyatt, Hubert H. Humphrey, and others, called for a convention of democratic progressives to meet in Washington, D.C., on January 4, 1947. Two days later, they formed Americans for Democratic Action (ADA). The ADA established itself as a strong national, independent, liberal organization based on American tradition. It proclaimed itself to be an organization for progressive individuals dedicated to the achievement of freedom and economic security for all people everywhere, through education and democratic action. The Americans for Democratic Action Records trace the evolution of the organization as it supported civil rights, the united international control of atomic energy, and global democracy. The collection contains records of campaigns on vital issues such as equal rights, disarmament, the Vietnam War, inflation, and unemployment"--Publisher's description.
Organized into nine separate series: UDA Administrative File, 1932-1951; ADA Administrative File, 1946-1965; ADA Chapter File, 1943-1965; ADA Convention File, 1947-1965; ADA Legislative File, 1946-1964; ADA Political File, 1944-1964; ADA Public Relations File, 1936-1965; ADA Campus Division File, 1939-1965; and ADA Serials, 1947-1973. These series are organized topically and chronologically. Document types include a vast array of administrative papers, including memos, meeting minutes, and internal reports, as well as correspondence, printed material, press releases, and, in the final series, copies of ADA World and the ADA Legislative Newsletter serials.
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Variant and related titles
Americans for Democratic Action records, 1932-1999
History vault. Americans for Democratic Action records, 1932-1999
ProQuest history vault. Module 63
ProQuest history vault. American politics and society. Americans for Democratic Action records, 1932-1999
ADA world.
Other formats
Physical version: Americans for Democratic Action. Americans for Democratic Action records, 1932-2011
Format
Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 30, 2023
Subjects
Genre/Form
Databases.
Speeches.
Minutes (Records)
Press releases.
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