Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963

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From the description of Reminiscences of Estes Kefauver : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419842

Estes Kefauver was a long-time senator from Tennessee and an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for president.

From the description of Personal papers, 1934-1939 (University of Tennessee). WorldCat record id: 44918282

Carey Estes Kefauver (b. July 26, 1903, Monroe County, Tenn.-d. Aug. 10, 1963), a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Tennessee, graduated from the Yale University law school in 1927. He was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Congress in 1939 and served until 1949 when he began serving in the U.S. Senate. Senator Kefauver gained national attention as chairman of the Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, known as the Kefauver Committee. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1952 and 1956 and unsuccessful nominee for vice president of the U.S. in 1956 on the ticket with Adlai Stevenson.

From the description of Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581541

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referencedIn	"March of Time" Collection. 1934 - 1951. March of Time Documentary/Newsreel Films Relating to U.S. History, Government, Politics, Culture, and International Affairs. 1935 - 1953. SPOTLIGHT ON CONGRESS	National Archives at College Park
creatorOf	[Estes Kefauver, biographical materials]	University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn	Alexander Pope papers, ca. 1932-2000, 1978-1990	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
referencedIn	Andrew Winberg papers, 1917-1978	University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn	Atlantic Union Committee Records, 1940-1968, (bulk 1949-1952)	Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn	Atlantic Union Committee. Records, 1940-1968.	Library of Congress
referencedIn	Back, Gunnar, 1907-1983. Papers, 1931-1965.	Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn	Bancroft, Mary. Papers, 1872-1997 (inclusive), 1932-1987 (bulk).	Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf	Barr, Stringfellow, 1897-1982. Papers of Stringfellow Barr [manuscript] 1918-1964.	University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf	Beckman, Fredrik Woods, 1886?-1978. Papers, 1940-1966.	Indiana University

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referencedIn	Papers of Drew Pearson. 1915 - 1969. Files from the Georgetown Office and Residence	Lyndon Baines Johnson Library

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associatedWith	Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. President.
associatedWith	Angelillo, Olindo R.
correspondedWith	Atlantic Union Committee.
associatedWith	Back, Gunnar, 1907-1983.
associatedWith	Bancroft, Mary.
correspondedWith	Barnes, James Martin, 1899-1958.
associatedWith	Barr, Stringfellow, 1897-1982.
associatedWith	Beckman, Fredrik Woods, 1886?-1978.
associatedWith	Beito, Gretchen Urnes.
associatedWith	Black, Creed C., 1925-