Republican National Committee, Public Relations Records,
Collection Number: 2426
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
Title:
Republican National Committee, Public Relations records,
1960-1966(bulk)
Collection Number:
2426
Creator:
Republican National Committee (U.S.).Public Relations.
Quantity:
ca. 80.9 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Files of Gus Miller contain correspondence, memoranda, press releases, photographs, newsletters, pamphlets, "Daily Press Advisory
Newsheets," and other printed and mimeographed material concerned mainly with the 1964 Republican presidential campaign, although
it also includes items that relate to the
1953 and 1957 inaugurations and the presidential elections of 1956 and 1960; research material, constitutions, newsletters,
brochures, clippings, and other printed matter (ca. 1940-1956), regarding Republican organizations in Colorado, Florida, Illinois,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Wyoming; correspondence files of John
P. Ellis, radio-television-film coordinator for the 1960 presidential elections; records, tape recordings (175 reels),
and transcriptions (76 items) of Goldwater and Miller campaign speeches; one-minute television spots and television programs
on ABC, NBC, and CBS (27 films); and teletype copy on the Republican National Convention in San
Francisco, July 1964; also includes an original letter from Theodore Roosevelt, 1918, expressing his views on Woodrow
Wilson's policies on World War I and an unsigned copy of a memorandum to Roosevelt on the subject, possibly written by Henry
Lane Wilson, and items concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy, including rolls of
teletype copy (United Press International) of the events in Dallas and tape recordings (3 reels) of the President's funeral.
Language:
Collection material in English
Files of Gus Miller contain correspondence, memoranda, press releases, photographs, newsletters, pamphlets, "Daily Press Advisory
Newsheets," and other printed and mimeographed material concerned mainly with the 1964 Republican presidential campaign, although
it also includes items that relate to the 1953 and 1957 inaugurations
and the presidential elections of 1956 and 1960; research material, constitutions, newsletters, brochures, clippings,
and other printed matter (ca. 1940-1956), regarding Republican organizations in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Wyoming; correspondence files of John P. Ellis,
radio-television-film coordinator for the 1960 presidential elections; records, tape recordings (175 reels), and transcriptions
(76 items) of Goldwater and Miller campaign speeches; one-minute television spots and television programs on ABC, NBC, and
CBS (27 films); and teletype copy on the Republican National Convention in San
Francisco, July 1964; also includes an original letter from Theodore Roosevelt, 1918, expressing his views on Woodrow
Wilson's policies on World War I and an unsigned copy of a memorandum to Roosevelt on the subject, possibly written by Henry
Lane Wilson, and items concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy, including rolls of
teletype copy (United Press International) of the events in Dallas and tape recordings (3 reels) of the President's funeral.
Includes political ephemera, mostly relating to the election of 1964, including badges, busts, buttons, balloons, clothing,
jewelry, and other items.
Names:
Republican National Committee (U.S.).
Ellis, John P.
Goldwater, Barry M.(Barry Morris) 1909-
Kennedy, John F.(John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963--Assassination.
Miller, Gustav J.
Miller, William Edward, 1914-
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
Republican Party (Colo.)
Republican Party (Fla.)
Republican Party (Ill.)
Republican Party (Mass.)
Republican Party (N.H.)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Republican Party (Wis.)
Republican Party (Wyo.)
United Press International.
Subjects:
Public relations and politics.
Politics, Practical.
Presidents--United States--Election--1956.
Presidents--United States--Election--1960.
Presidents--United States--Election--1964.
Presidents--United States--Inauguration--1953.
Presidents--United States--Inauguration--1957.
Elections--United States.
Presidential candidates--United States.
Campaign speeches.
Places:
United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.
Access Restrictions:
Written permission from the Director, Public Relations, Republican National Committee required for use of collection.
Cite As:
Republican National Committee, Public Relations records, #2426. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University
Library.
Includes collection #2427 and #2447.
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