A Guide to the Lawrence Douglas Wilder campaign papers, 1976-1992, #53078

Biographical Information

Lawrence Douglas Wilder was born in Richmond, Va., on January 17, 1931. He graduated from Virginia Union University in 1951 and afterwards was drafted into the Army, where he served in the Korean War from 1952-1953 and received a bronze star. He then attended the Howard University School of Law and graduated in 1959. Douglas Wilder was elected to the Virginia Senate in 1969 as the first African American member since Reconstruction and served in the Senate for five terms. In 1985, he was elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor as the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Virginia. L. Douglas Wilder won the election for Governor of Virginia in 1989 and served from January 13, 1990 to January 14, 1994. He was the first African American to be elected as Governor in United States.

Contents List

Series I: Elections , 1976-1985 .

Boxes 1-2

Extent: 2 boxes.

Elections, 1976-1992, contains advertisements, brochures, clippings, ephemera, magazines, newsletters, policy statements, press releases, reports, and other papers relating to presidential, congressional, and statewide office elections in Virginia.

Presidential, 1976 .
- Box 1 Folder 1
  Clippings: The Presidential Candidates' Positions on the Issues: How They Stand
- Box 1 Folder 2
  Delegates to the Democratic Convention
Statewide offices, 1977 .
- Box 1 Folder 3
  Democratic candidates--papers
- Box 1 Folder 4
  Papers and correspondence (chiefly Gordon C. Morse)
- Box 1 Folder 5
  Henry Howell statement, 8 September 1977
- Box 1 Folder 6
  Clippings, April, June 1977
- Box 1 Folder 7
  Clippings, August-October 1977
- Box 1 Folder 8
  Clippings, November 1977 (including results)
U.S. Senate, 1978 .
- Box 1 Folder 9
  Democratic party--papers
- Box 1 Folder 10
  Clippings, November 1977-June 1978
- Box 1 Folder 11
  Clippings, July 1978
- Box 1 Folder 12
  Clippings, September-October 1978
- Box 1 Folder 13
  Clippings, no date
Presidential, 1980 .
- Box 1 Folder 14
  Papers (including correspondence of Gordon C. Morse)
- Box 1 Folder 15
  Congressional Quarterly , October 1980
- Box 1 Folder 16
  Clippings, July 1980
- Box 1 Folder 17
  Clippings, Charlottesville newspapers, 5 November 1980
- Box 1 Folder 18
  Clippings, Richmond Times-Dispatch , 5 November 1980
- Box 1 Folder 19
  Clippings, 26 October 1979, 2 August 1981
U.S. Senate, 1982 .
- Box 1 Folder 20
  Paul Trible--papers
- Box 1 Folder 21
  Richard Davis--papers
- Box 1 Folder 21
  Democratic party--papers
- Box 2 Folder 1
  Clippings, March-August 1982
- Box 2 Folder 2
  Clippings, September 1982
- Box 2 Folder 3
  Clippings, October 1982
- Box 2 Folder 4
  Clippings, 3 November 1982 (folder 1 of 2)
- Box 2 Folder 5
  Clippings, 3 November 1982 (folder 2 of 2)
- Box 2 Folder 6
  Clippings, 4 November 1982
- Box 2 Folder 7
  Clippings, November-December 1982, no date
Presidential, 1984 .
- Box 2 Folder 8
  Ronald Reagan/George Bush--papers
- Box 2 Folder 9
  Walter Mondale--papers
- Box 2 Folder 10
  Geraldine Ferraro--papers
- Box 2 Folder 11
  Gary Hart--papers
- Box 2 Folder 12
  Congressional Quarterly: Guide to the 1984 Democratic Convention
- Box 2 Folder 13
  Clippings, 1984
Governor, 1985 .
- Box 2 Folder 14
  Gerald Baliles campaign ephemera

Series II: Wilder for Governor , 1988-1989 .

Boxes 3-4

Extent: 2 boxes.

Wilder for Governor, 1988-1989, consists of correspondence, lists, and reports regarding contributions to Wilder's gubernatorial campaign, as well as a clipping, 15 October 1989, on the race.

Box 3 Folder 1
Contribution lists and correspondence, 1988-1989
Box 3 Folder 2
Contribution report, 27 April 1989
Box 3 Folder 3
Contribution reports, 25-31 August 1989
Box 3 Folder 4
Contribution reports, 2-8 September 1989
Box 3 Folder 5
Contribution reports, 15-18 September 1989
Box 3 Folder 6
Contribution reports, 2-5 October 1989
Box 3 Folder 7
Contribution reports, 6-7 October 1989
Box 3 Folder 8
Contribution reports, 9-10 October 1989
Box 3 Folder 9
Contribution reports, 11-14 October 1989
Box 4 Folder 1
Contribution reports, 17 October 1989
Box 4 Folder 2
Contribution reports, 19 October 1989 (folder 1 of 2)
Box 4 Folder 3
Contribution reports, 19 October 1989 (folder 2 of 2)
Box 4 Folder 4
Contribution reports, 20-23 October 1989
Box 4 Folder 5
Contribution reports, 3-10 November 1989
Box 4 Folder 6
Contribution reports, 13-14 November 1989
Box 4 Folder 7
Clipping, 15 October 1989

Series III: Wilder for President , 1990-1992 .

Boxes 5-8

Extent: 4 boxes.

Wilder for President, 1990-1992, contains bumper stickers, campaign signs, clippings, correspondence, directories, financial papers, invitations, stationery, and other documents regarding Wilder's campaign for president in 1992.

Box 5 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1990
Box 5 Folder 2
Correspondence, January- May 1991
Box 5 Folder 3
Correspondence, September 1991
Box 5 Folder 4
Correspondence, October 1991
Box 5 Folder 5
Correspondence, November-December 1991
Box 5 Folder 6
Correspondence, January 1992
Box 5 Folder 7
Correspondence, 3 February 1992
Box 5 Folder 8
Correspondence, 6 February 1992
Box 5 Folder 9
Correspondence, 7 February 1992
Box 5 Folder 10
Correspondence, 10-13 February 1992
Box 5 Folder 11
Correspondence, 16-28 February 1992
Box 5 Folder 12
Correspondence, March-October 1992, undated
Box 5 Folder 13
Papers, 1990-1992, undated
Box 5 Folder 14
Clippings, 1991-1992
Box 5 Folder 15
Fax directory (folder 1 of 2)
Box 5 Folder 16
Fax directory (folder 2 of 2)
Box 6 Folder 1
Invitations--National Economists Club, 1991
Box 6 Folder 2
Invitations--Virginia, 1991-1992
Box 6 Folder 3
Invitations--Alabama, 1991
Box 6 Folder 4
Invitations--Arizona, 1991
Box 6 Folder 5
Invitations--California, 1991-1992
Box 6 Folder 6
Invitations--Colorado, 1991
Box 6 Folder 7
Invitations--Connecticut, 1991
Box 6 Folder 8
Invitations--Florida, 1991-1992
Box 6 Folder 9
Invitations--Georgia, 1991-1992
Box 6 Folder 10
Invitations--Idaho, 1991
Box 6 Folder 11
Invitations--Illinois, 1991-1992
Box 6 Folder 12
Invitations--Indiana, 1991-1992
Box 6 Folder 13
Invitations--Iowa, 1991
Box 7 Folder 1
Invitations--Iowa, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 2
Invitations--Kentucky, 1991
Box 7 Folder 3
Invitations--Kansas, 1991
Box 7 Folder 4
Invitations--Louisiana, 1992
Box 7 Folder 5
Invitations--Maine, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 6
Invitations--Maryland, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 7
Invitations--Massachusetts, 1991
Box 7 Folder 8
Invitations--Massachusetts, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 9
Invitations--Michigan, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 10
Invitations--Minnesota, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 11
Invitations--Missouri, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 12
Invitations--Montana, 1992
Box 7 Folder 13
Invitations--Nebraska, 1991
Box 7 Folder 14
Invitations--Nevada, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 15
Invitations--New Hampshire, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 16
Invitations--New Jersey, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 17
Invitations--New Mexico, 1991
Box 7 Folder 18
Invitations--New York, 1991
Box 7 Folder 19
Invitations--New York, 1991-1992
Box 7 Folder 20
Invitations--North Carolina, 1991-1992
Box 8 Folder 1
Invitations--Ohio, 1991-1992
Box 8 Folder 2
Invitations--Oklahoma, 1991
Box 8 Folder 3
Invitations--Oregon, 1991
Box 8 Folder 4
Invitations--Pennsylvania, 1991
Box 8 Folder 5
Invitations--Pennsylvania, 1991-1992
Box 8 Folder 6
Invitations--Rhode Island, 1991
Box 8 Folder 7
Invitations--South Carolina, 1991-1992
Box 8 Folder 8
Invitations--Tennessee, 1991
Box 8 Folder 9
Invitations--Texas, 1991-1992
Box 8 Folder 10
Invitations--Washington, 1991-1992
Box 8 Folder 11
Invitations--Washington D.C., May-September 1991
Box 8 Folder 12
Invitations--Washington D.C., October 1991
Box 8 Folder 13
Invitations--Washington D.C., November 1991-January 1992
Box 8 Folder 14
Invitations--Wisconsin, 1991
Box 8 Folder 15
Invitations--Wyoming, 1991
Box 8 Folder 16
Invitations--Puerto Rico, 1991
Box 8 Folder 17
Invitations--France, 1991
Box 8 Folder 18
Bumper stickers
Box 8 Folder 19
Envelopes--contributes (returned)
Box 8 Folder 20
Envelopes--contribution (blank)
Box 8 Folder 21
Envelopes--regular
Box 8 Folder 22
Letterhead
Box 8 Folder 23
Campaign signs
Physical Location: Cabinet 22, drawer 5