James Duane Squires Papers, 1950-1964

Collection number: MC 20
Size: 9 boxes (2.8 cu.ft.)

About James Duane Squires

James Duane Squires (1904-1981) was born and educated in North Dakota. In 1933, he received a Ph.D. in European History from Harvard University and he subsequently taught at Colby-Sawyer College, where he later chaired the Department of Social Studies for many years. His published works include books on British propaganda and New Hampshire history, notably the four-volume The Granite State: A History of New Hampshire. Squires served as a delegate to the 1952, 1954 and 1964 Republican National Conventions.

About the James Duane Squires Papers

The James Duane Squires Papers consist of correspondence and materials dealing with Squires’s participation in the 1952, 1956 and 1964 Republican National Conventions as a delegate for the State of New Hampshire. Additional material relating to the Republican platform is included in the 1964 Convention material, since Squires was a member of the platform committee that year.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], [Folder number], [Box number], James Duane Squires Papers, 1950-1964, MC 20, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Gift, J. Duane Squires, prior to 1973 (Accession number: 96)

Collection Arrangement

Collection arranged in three series: correspondence, Republican National Convention material, and miscellaneous. These three series are each further divided into subseries.

Collection Contents

Series I: Correspondence, 1950-1965

(2 boxes)

Subseries A.: From Squires, 1951-1965

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 11951
Box 1, Folder 21952, February to June
Box 1, Folder 31952, July to December
Box 1, Folder 41954-1955
Box 1, Folder 51956-1957
Box 1, Folder 61964, February to April
Box 1, Folder 71964, September to December
Box 1, Folder 81965

Subseries B.: To Squires, 1950-1953

Box 1, Folder 9A
Box 1, Folder 10Adams, Sherman, (1 of 2)
Box 1, Folder 11Adams, Sherman, (2 of 2)
Box 1, Folder 12B
Box 1, Folder 13Bridges, Styles
Box 1, Folder 14C
Box 1, Folder 15Carlson, Frank
Box 1, Folder 16Cotton, Norris
Box 1, Folder 17D - E
Box 1, Folder 18Eisenhower, Dwight
Box 1, Folder 19F - H
Box 1, Folder 20Hunt, H. L.
Box 1, Folder 21J - K
Box 1, Folder 22L
Box 1, Folder 23Lodge, Henry Cabot
Box 1, Folder 24M
Box 1, Folder 25N - O
Box 1, Folder 26P - R
Box 1, Folder 27S
Box 1, Folder 28T
Box 1, Folder 29V - Z

Subseries C.: To Squires, 1954-1957

Box 2
Box 2, Folder 1A
Box 2, Folder 2B
Box 2, Folder 3C
Box 2, Folder 4Cleveland, James
Box 2, Folder 5D
Box 2, Folder 6Dwinnel, Lane
Box 2, Folder 7E - G
Box 2, Folder 8H
Box 2, Folder 9J - L
Box 2, Folder 10M
Box 2, Folder 11N - P
Box 2, Folder 12R
Box 2, Folder 13S
Box 2, Folder 14Stassen, Harold
Box 2, Folder 15T
Box 2, Folder 16W

Subseries D.: To Squires, 1958-1965

Box 2
Box 2, Folder 17A - B
Box 2, Folder 18Bass, Perkins
Box 2, Folder 19C
Box 2, Folder 20D
Box 2, Folder 21E - G
Box 2, Folder 22H
Box 2, Folder 23J - K
Box 2, Folder 24L
Box 2, Folder 25Laird, Melvin
Box 2, Folder 26M
Box 2, Folder 27N
Box 3
Box 3, Folder 1P
Box 3, Folder 2R
Box 3, Folder 3S
Box 3, Folder 4T - Z
Box 3, Folder 5Undated Correspondence to Squires
Box 3, Folder 6Undated Correspondence to Squires

Series 2: Republican National Convention Material, 1952-1964

(5 boxes)

Subseries A.: Convention, 1952

Box 3
Box 3, Folder 7Analysis of Republican Support
Box 3, Folder 8Delegates
Box 3, Folder 9Guides
Box 3, Folder 10Invitations and Travel Materials
Box 3, Folder 11Materials on Eisenhower for President
Box 3, Folder 12Materials on Eisenhower for President
Box 3, Folder 13Materials on Eisenhower for President
Box 3, Folder 14Materials on Eisenhower for President
Box 3, Folder 15Materials on Eisenhower for President
Box 3, Folder 16Materials on Eisenhower for President
Box 4
Box 4, Folder 1Materials on Douglass MacArthur for President
Box 4, Folder 2Materials on Minor Candidates for President
Box 4, Folder 3Materials on Robert Taft for President
Box 4, Folder 4Materials on Robert Taft for President
Box 4, Folder 5Materials on Robert Taft for President
Box 4, Folder 6Materials on Robert Taft for President
Box 4, Folder 7Materials on Robert Taft for President
Box 4, Folder 8Joseph McCarthy, McCarthyism: The Fight for America
Box 4, Folder 9Miscellany
Box 4, Folder 10Newsletters
Box 4, Folder 11Newsletters
Box 4, Folder 12Notes and Material
Box 4, Folder 13Notes and Material
Box 4, Folder 14Platform Suggestions
Box 4, Folder 15Program
Box 4, Folder 16Texas Controversy

Subseries B.: Convention, 1956

Box 5
Box 5, Folder 1Convention Information and Guides
Box 5, Folder 2Delegates
Box 5, Folder 3Eisenhower for President
Box 5, Folder 4General
Box 5, Folder 5General
Box 5, Folder 6General
Box 5, Folder 7Invitations and Travel
Box 5, Folder 8Invitations and Travel
Box 5, Folder 9Notes and Materials
Box 5, Folder 10Notes and Materials
Box 5, Folder 11Other Candidates for President
Box 5, Folder 12Platform
Box 5, Folder 13Program
Box 5, Folder 14Vice-President

Subseries C.: Convention, 1964

Box 5
Box 5, Folder 15Delegates and Convention Rules
Box 5, Folder 16General
Box 5, Folder 17General
Box 6
Box 6, Folder 1Goldwater for President
Box 6, Folder 2Goldwater for President
Box 6, Folder 3Goldwater for President
Box 6, Folder 4Goldwater for President
Box 6, Folder 5Guides and Programs
Box 6, Folder 5Guides and Programs
Box 6, Folder 6Invitations
Box 6, Folder 7Miscellaneous
Box 6, Folder 8Newsletters and Position Papers
Box 6, Folder 9Notes and Materials
Box 6, Folder 10Notes and Materials
Box 6, Folder 11Other Candidates for President
Box 6, Folder 12“Party for the People” Program
Box 7
Box 7, Folder 1Background Material and Proposed Platform Planks
Box 7, Folder 2Platform, General
Box 7, Folder 3Platform Proposals
Box 7, Folder 4Platform Proposals
Box 7, Folder 5Platform Proposals
Box 7, Folder 6Platform Proposals
Box 7, Folder 7Platform Proposals
Box 7, Folder 8Platform Proposals
Box 7, Folder 9Platform Proposals
Box 7, Folder 10Platform Proposals
Box 8
Box 8, Folder 1Platform Proposals
Box 8, Folder 2Scranton for President
Box 8, Folder 3Scranton for President
Box 8, Folder 4Scranton for President
Box 8, Folder 5Notes and Materials
Box 8, Folder 6Miscellaneous Pamphlets Sent to Squires
  • American Friends Service Committee, "Steps to Peace"
  • Coulson, Robert, "What Is a Republican?"
  • Haley, J. Evetts, "A Texan Looks at Lyndon"
  • Schlafley, Phyllis, "A Choice, Not an Echo"
  • Weiss, Irving, "Too Many Hands in Your Pockets"
  • Williams, Robert, "The Anti-Defamation League"
  • Williams, Robert, "FEPC and the Minority Machine"
Box 8, Folder 7Miscellaneous Newspapers and Publications
Box 8, Folder 8Miscellaneous Newspapers and Publications
Box 8, Folder 9Miscellaneous Newspapers and Publications
Box 8, Folder 10Undated, Photos

Series 3: Miscellaneous

(2 boxes)

Subseries A.: Memorabilia

Box 9
Box 9, Folder 1Memorabilia (buttons, flyers, tie, etc.)
Box 9, Folder 2Memorabilia (buttons, flyers, etc.)

Subseries B.: Oversize Materials

Oversize Box 1
Miscellaneous Oversize Materials
Collection

Collection Content

Subjects

Politics
National

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