Montgomery County [Virginia] Democratic Committee Records Montgomery County [Virginia] Democratic Committee Records, 1961-1998 Ms.1989.061

Montgomery County [Virginia] Democratic Committee Records, 1961-1998 Ms.1989.061


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Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1989.061
Title
Montgomery County [Virginia] Democratic Committee Records 1961-1998
Quantity
10.3 Cubic Feet, 8 boxes
Creator
Democratic Party (Montgomery County, Va.). Committee
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
This collection includes correspondence, newsclippings, meeting minutes, and rosters concerning the committee, local politics, and the congressional, senatorial, and presidential races of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Material date from 1961 through 1998.

Administrative Information

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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Montgomery County [Virginia] Democratic Committee Records, Ms1989-061, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The majority of the collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in the late 1980s. Additional materials were received in several donations between 1992 and 1998.

Processing Information

A basic description of the collection was completed in the 1980s. A preliminary inventory of the first five boxes was completed in the early 2010s. The 1990s accruals were arranged in June 2019. The detailed finding aid was completed in June 2019.


Scope and Content

This collection includes correspondence, newsclippings, meeting minutes, and rosters concerning the committee, local politics, and the congressional, senatorial, and presidential races of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Material date from 1961 through 1998. The collection includes, but is not limited to, information about the specific campaigns and tenures of Rick Boucher (9th District Congressional Representative), L. Douglas Wilder (as Governor of Virginia, 1989-93), Al Gore and Bill Clinton (1992 Presidential campaign), Don Beyer (Lieutenant Governor campaign), Mary Sue Terry for Attorney General (1989) and Governor (1993), and Joan Munford and Jim Shuler for the 12th District Virginia House of Delegates.

Arrangement

This collection is largely in the original, chronological order in which it was received. Later accruals, donated in the 1990s, were organized by candidate and are in boxes 6-8 in chronological order.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
  • Montgomery County (Va.)
  • Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Montgomery County [Virginia] Democratic Committee Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

box-folder 1 folder: 1
County Democratic Convention
1961-1969
box-folder 1 folder: 2
State Board of Elections
1963-1975
box-folder 1 folder: 3
Blank Stationery and Form Letters
1967-1969
box-folder 1 folder: 4
Correspondence with State Electoral Board
1967-1971
box-folder 1 folder: 5
State Democratic Office Holders
1967-1974
box-folder 1 folder: 6
Committee Meeting Minutes
1967-1974
box-folder 1 folder: 7
Montgomery County Democratic Committee
1969-1974
box-folder 1 folder: 8
County Conventions and Mass Meetings
1971
box-folder 1 folder: 9
Sixth Legislature
1971-1973
box-folder 1 folder: 10
Officers of Election
1971-1975
box-folder 1 folder: 11
State Central Committee
1971-1975
box-folder 1 folder: 12
37th Senatorial District
1971-1975
box-folder 1 folder: 13
Fund Raising Dinners/Auctions
1971-1974
box-folder 1 folder: 14
Fund Raising Letter
1972
box-folder 1 folder: 15
Contributions
1972-1973
box-folder 1 folder: 16
District Meetings
1972-1973
box-folder 1 folder: 17
Misc. Forms, Correspondance, Lists
1972-1974
box-folder 1 folder: 18
Voter Lists
1972-1974
box-folder 1 folder: 19
Correspondence the State Headquarters Officials
1972-1975
box-folder 1 folder: 20
9th District Committee
1972-1976
box-folder 1 folder: 21
Correspondence from Mary Fessler
1973
box-folder 1 folder: 22
6th Legislative District Convention
1973
box-folder 1 folder: 23
Newsclippings
1973-1974
box-folder 1 folder: 24
Polling, Registration
1973-1974
box-folder 1 folder: 25
Info RE Joseph T. Fitzpatrick , Chair of the State Central Committee
1973-1975
box-folder 1 folder: 26
Clippings, Form Letters
1973-1979
box-folder 1 folder: 27
Correspondence to Sam Coleman, Chairman of the 9th District Congressional Committee
1974
box-folder 1 folder: 28
9th Congressional District
1974
box-folder 1 folder: 29
37th Senatorial District
1974
box-folder 1 folder: 30
Radford Democratic Committee
1974
box-folder 1 folder: 31
Ways and Means Committee
1974
box-folder 1 folder: 32
Carroll County [VA] Democratic Committee
1974-1975
box-folder 1 folder: 33
Floyd Democratic Party
1974-1975
box-folder 1 folder: 34
Misc. Correspondences
1974-1975
box-folder 1 folder: 35
Correspondence to Juanita Snipes, Chair of MCDP
1974-1977
box-folder 1 folder: 36
Delegates for the 6th Legislative Convention
1975
box-folder 1 folder: 37
Party Dinner
1975
box-folder 1 folder: 38
Virginia Election Laws
1975
box-folder 1 folder: 39
Virginia Campaigns and Candidates
1976-1977
box-folder 1 folder: 40
6th Legislative Convention
1977
box-folder 1 folder: 41
Virginia House of Delegates Nomination
1977
box-folder 1 folder: 42
Newsclippings RE Local Political Issues
1978
box-folder 2 folder: 1
Democratic Committee
1982
box-folder 2 folder: 2
Democratic Committee
1983
box-folder 2 folder: 3
37th Senatorial District Convention
1983-1987
box-folder 2 folder: 4
Mass Meeting
1984
box-folder 2 folder: 5
Headquarter Sign-In Sheets
1984-1988
box-folder 2 folder: 6
Democratic Committee
1984
box-folder 2 folder: 7
Democratic Committee
1985
box-folder 2 folder: 8
Voter Registration
1984
box-folder 2 folder: 9
Financial Records
1986-1989
box-folder 2 folder: 10
Financial Records
1985-1986
box-folder 2 folder: 11
Various Party Publications
1985-1989
box-folder 2 folder: 12
Ninth District Democratic Convention
1986
box-folder 2 folder: 13
Democratic Committee Meetings and Bylaws
1986
box-folder 2 folder: 14
Mass Meeting
1986
box-folder 2 folder: 15
October 25 Governors Day Dinner
1986
box-folder 2 folder: 16
November 3, 1986 Montegomery Co. Democratic Committee Potluck Dinner
1986
box-folder 2 folder: 17
Misc. Newspaper Clippings
1986-1987
box-folder 2 folder: 18
Mass Meetings
1987
box-folder 2 folder: 19
November 3, 1987 - Election
1987
box-folder 2 folder: 20
Spring 1987 - Nomination Meetings
1987
box-folder 2 folder: 21
Demo Memo Democratic Leader
1987-1988
box-folder 2 folder: 22
Committee Lists
1987-1988
box-folder 2 folder: 23
Registrar and Election Board
1987
box-folder 2 folder: 24
"Demo Memo"
1987-1988
box-folder 2 folder: 25
Local Political Campaigns
1987-1988
box-folder 2 folder: 26
Voter Registration/Convention
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 27
Al Gore (Presidential Candidate)
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 28
Election Date
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 29
Ninth Congressional District
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 30
Primary
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 31
Calendar - Democratic Dates
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 32
January 23, 1988 MCDC Dinner
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 33
April 9, 1988 Democratic Caucus
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 34
June 3, 1988 VA. Beach State Convention
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 35
July 30, 1988 Democratic Picnic
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 36
September 7, Bentsen Rally
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 37
September - Headquarters
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 38
October 29, Governor's Day Reception and Dinner
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 39
October 29, Governor's Day Reception and Dinner
1988
box-folder 2 folder: 40
Boucher Finance Committee
1988-1989
box-folder 3 folder: 1
Assorted Democratic Literature
1988-1991
box-folder 3 folder: 2
Democratic Dates Calendar
1989
box-folder 3 folder: 3
Doug Wilder
1989
box-folder 3 folder: 4
Position Papers (Wilder, Beyer, Terry)
1989
box-folder 3 folder: 5
Don Beyer (Lt. Gov)
1989
box-folder 3 folder: 6
Richard L. Saslaw (Lt. Gov. Candidate)
1989
box-folder 3 folder: 7
Joan Munford and Charlie Johnson (House of Delegates)
1989
box-folder 3 folder: 8
Misc. Local Delegates, Board of Supervisors, Etc. Elections
1989
box-folder 3 folder: 9
Election Publications
1989
box-folder 3 folder: 10
State Convention Material, June 9-10, 1989
1989
box-folder 3 folder: 11
Correspondence to Gordon Bechanan RE 1989 Elections
1989
box-folder 3 folder: 12
Correspondence to Gordon Bechanan/Inauguration
1989-1990
box-folder 4 folder: 1
Calendar 1990
1990
box-folder 4 folder: 2
Democratic Leadership Council B Coalition for Democratic Values - Publications
1990
box-folder 4 folder: 3
Publications
1990
box-folder 4 folder: 4
Young Democrat State Convention
1990
box-folder 4 folder: 5
Calendar
1991
box-folder 4 folder: 6
Election Information - Misc.
1991
box-folder 4 folder: 7
Republican Candidates Campaign Literature
1991
box-folder 4 folder: 8
Local Independent Candidate Campaign Literature
1991
box-folder 4 folder: 9
Local Democratic Candidate Campaign Literature
1991
box-folder 4 folder: 10
League of Women Voters
1991
box-folder 4 folder: 11
Candidates
1992
box-folder 5 folder: 1
Montgomery County Democratic Party/Committee
1993
box-folder 5 folder: 2
Democratic Party of Virginia
1993-1994
box-folder 5 folder: 3
National Democratic Party Literature
1993
box-folder 5 folder: 4
Don Beyer 1993 Re-election for Lieutenant Governor
1993
box-folder 5 folder: 5
Rick Bouchar General Literature
1993
box-folder 5 folder: 6
Sylvia Cluto Campaign for Senator
1994
box-folder 5 folder: 7
Bill Dolan Virginia Attorney General Election
1993
box-folder 5 folder: 8
Howard Packett Campaign for House of Delegates
1993
box-folder 5 folder: 9
Jim Shuler Election to House of Delegates
1993
box-folder 5 folder: 10
Mary Sue Terry Election for Governor
1993
box-folder 5 folder: 11
Bechanan, H. Gordon Personal Correspondence
1992
box-folder 6 folder: 1
1993 Events
1993
box-folder 6 folder: 2
1993 - Dec. 11 Reorganization
1993-12-11
box-folder 6 folder: 3
Election Day
1993
box-folder 6 folder: 4
Headquarters
1993
box-folder 6 folder: 5
House and Supervisor Caucuses
1993
box-folder 6 folder: 6
State and Local Caucus
1993
box-folder 6 folder: 7
District C + D
1993-06-05
box-folder 6 folder: 8
1992 Events
1992
box-folder 6 folder: 9
9th District and State Convention
1992
box-folder 6 folder: 10
Campaign and Election Day
1992
box-folder 6 folder: 11
Headquarters
1992
box-folder 6 folder: 12
Campaign and Election Day
1991
box-folder 6 folder: 13
Dec. 7 Reorganization
1991
box-folder 6 folder: 14
Petitions
1992
box-folder 6 folder: 15
Delegate Caucus
1992
box-folder 6 folder: 16
1991 Events
1991
box-folder 6 folder: 17
Candidates
1991
box-folder 6 folder: 18
Supervisors Cowst. Officers
1991-08-24
box-folder 6 folder: 19
34th Senate Convention
1991
box-folder 6 folder: 20
12 House Caucus
1991
box-folder 6 folder: 21
Election Day
1990
box-folder 6 folder: 22
1990 Events
1990
box-folder 6 folder: 23
Implementing Agencies
1989
box-folder 6 folder: 24
Mass Meeting
1989-04-08
box-folder 6 folder: 25
9th District
1989-05-06
box-folder 6 folder: 26
Mass Meeting
1989-06-03
box-folder 6 folder: 27
June 9-10 State Convention
1989
box-folder 6 folder: 28
1989 Events
1989
box-folder 6 folder: 29
1989 Recount
1989
box-folder 6 folder: 30
1989 Headquarters
1989
box-folder 6 folder: 31
1989 Coal Miners' Strike Information
1989
box-folder 6 folder: 32
Mass Meeting
1989-12-02
box-folder 6 folder: 33
1989 Presidential Primary
1989
box-folder 6 folder: 34
1988 Presidential Candidates
1988
box-folder 6 folder: 35
1988 Presidential Candidates - Al Gore
1988
box-folder 6 folder: 36
1988 Presidential Candidates - Paul Simon
1988
box-folder 6 folder: 37
Buttons and Advisements
1988-1993
box-folder 6 folder: 38-39
Minutes and Agendas
1986-1993
box-folder 6 folder: 40
Calendars
1992-1995
box-folder 7 folder: 1
1988 Democratic National Convention Book
1988
box-folder 7 folder: 2
Democratic National Convention
1988
box-folder 7 folder: 3
Candidates
1989
box-folder 7 folder: 4
Democratic Chair Handbook
1991
box-folder 7 folder: 5
Candidates
1992
box-folder 7 folder: 6
Candidates
1993
box-folder 7 folder: 7
Officers of Election
1993
box-folder 7 folder: 8
Candidates
1994
box-folder 7 folder: 9
1994 Candidates - Chuck Robb
1994
box-folder 7 folder: 10-13
Candidates
1995
box-folder 7 folder: 14
Candidates - Rick Boucher
1995
box-folder 7 folder: 15
Events
1995
box-folder 7 folder: 16
Membership
1995
box-folder 8 folder: 1
Candidates
1996
box-folder 8 folder: 2
Events
1996
box-folder 8 folder: 3
Campaign Materials - Beyer, Payne & Dolan
1997
box-folder 8 folder: 4
Board of Supervisors
1997
box-folder 8 folder: 5
Campaign Contributions
1997
box-folder 8 folder: 6
Candidates
1997
box-folder 8 folder: 7
Events
1997
box-folder 8 folder: 8
Elections
1997
box-folder 8 folder: 9
Recommendations
1998
box-folder 8 folder: 10
Candidates - Rick Boucher
1998