INTRODUCTION Campaign materials from Wilson s 1970 challenge to the 8th district s incumbent U.S. Congressman Richard H. Ichord.

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1 C Wilson, H. Clyde ( ), Papers, linear feet This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri. If you would like more information, please contact us at INTRODUCTION Campaign materials from Wilson s 1970 challenge to the 8th district s incumbent U.S. Congressman Richard H. Ichord. DONOR INFORMATION The papers were donated to the University of Missouri by Clyde Wilson on 3 June 1974 (Accession No. 3946). BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH H. Clyde Wilson was born on May 6, 1926 in Proctor, Texas. In 1944, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and attended officer candidate school. After World War II, he enrolled in Baylor University and then attended Texas A&M, where he graduated in 1949 with a degree in mathematics. He received a master s degree in anthropology from the University of Texas. As a graduate student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Wilson met a fellow graduate student, Betty Ann Karsian, and they married in Wilson completed his formal education at the University of California at Los Angeles, where he earned his Ph.D. in While completing his education, Wilson worked for the Texas Highway Department, was an economic planner with the Jicarilla Apache Tribe in New Mexico, was involved in early testing of the Salk polio vaccine, and worked as an attendant in a psychiatric hospital. In 1961, Wilson came to the University of Missouri. He was active in university affairs, serving as president of the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors, a member of the faculty policy committee and the College of Arts and Science policy committee. In addition to his work as a member of the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association for the Advancement for Colored People, he was active in the American Anthropology Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Sigma Xi. He served three years as chairman of the anthropology department. Before campaigning for Congress in 1970, Wilson served as a delegate to the 1968 Boone County Democratic Convention, helped organize a neighborhood Democratic club, and was a member of the New Democratic Coalition. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The papers have been arranged into the following three series: Campaign Files, County Files, and Research and Reference Files. Material is arranged alphabetically by subject within each file, and chronologically within each subject. More complete series descriptions can be found in the folder list.

2 C390 Wilson, H. Clyde ( ), Papers, Page 2 FOLDER LIST Campaign Files Series Correspondence and campaign staff memoranda; clippings on domestic and foreign policy issues, campaign activities, and strategy; public relations proposals; speeches; and press releases. f. 1 Absentee ballots. Applications and lists of voters needing them. f. 2-4 Advertising. Campaign brochures, bumper stickers, handbills, stationery, and political advertisements. f. 5 Bipartisan Congressional Clearinghouse. Reports of legislation under consideration by the U.S. Congress. f Clippings. Political advertisements, letters to the editor, and reports of the campaign s progress. f Correspondence. Contacts with national anti-war and fund-raising organizations; observations on the campaign s progress, financial needs, and strategy; campaign contributions; requests for information; campaign budgeting; assessments of Wilson s candidacy. Correspondents include: Marvin Madeson (National Chairman, New Democratic Coalition), National Committee to Abolish HUAC/HISC, University National Anti- War Board, American Civil Liberties Union, National Committee for an Effective Congress, Movement for a New Congress, and others. f Election results. Analyses of 1966 and 1968 Democratic primaries in the 8 th congressional district. Vote projections for the 1970 primary. Tabulations of votes from individual polling places for the 4 August 1970 primary and published results. f Finances f Mailing lists f Media distribution f Media information f Michel, Mark. Michel was press secretary for the Wilson campaign. f. 43 Miscellaneous f. 44 Platform. Statements of Wilson s and Ichord s positions on campaign issues. f. 45 Photographs. Wilson campaigning. f Scheduling. Daily itineraries for the Wilson campaign with notations about sponsors, campaign remarks, size of audiences, and indications of support. f Speeches and press releases, April-October f Strategy f Strategy manuals. Guides prepared by the League of Women Voters, the New Democratic Coalition, and others.

3 C390 Wilson, H. Clyde ( ), Papers, Page 3 County Files Series Demographic, economic, and political information on the counties comprising the Eighth District; lists of contacts, memberships in county organizations, volunteers, and financial contributors; sample ballots; correspondence regarding campaign fund-raising, activities, scheduling, organization, and election prospects; and miscellaneous news clippings. f Boone County f Cole County f Cooper County f. 83 Crawford County f. 84 Dent County f Howard County. Contains a 5 May 1972 memorandum conveying information on the county to the George McGovern presidential campaign. f Jefferson County f. 91 Miller County f. 92 Moniteau County f Phelps County f Pulaski County f Voter registration lists f St. Louis County. Itemized expenses and receipts of the Citizens for Wilson, St. Louis County Committee. f Texas County f. 117 Washington County Research and Reference Files Series Newspaper clippings and published studies on a variety of campaign issues. Arranged alphabetically by subject. f. 118 Agnew, Spiro T. f Agriculture f. 122 American Security Council f Armaments race f Budget f. 130 Business and industry f Civil Rights f. 133 Cold War f. 134 Congress f. 135 Conservation f. 136 Consumers f. 137 Crime f. 138 Danforth, John C. Danforth campaign for the U.S. Senate f. 139 Democratic Party

4 C390 Wilson, H. Clyde ( ), Papers, Page 4 f District information. Census data on the 16 counties comprising the Eighth District. Economic, demographic, educational, housing, health care, and federal spending statistics by county. Characteristics of the district s largest cities. Computer analysis of the district using 26 variables; summary report correlating politics with urban-rural characteristics, age, religion, organizational membership, education, stands on potential campaign issues, voter turnout, and other factors. f. 144 District maps. Changes in boundaries. County and city maps. f. 145 Douglas, William C. f. 146 Draft f. 147 Drugs f. 148 Dudman, Richard. Reports by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch s Washington correspondent in the Indochina war, June f. 149 Eagleton, Thomas F. The U.S. Senator s views on the economy, campus unrest, the Indo-China war, and other issues. f Economy f Education. Financial needs of Missouri s public schools; federal and state spending on education. University of Missouri budget request. f. 155 Eighteen-year-old vote f. 156 Elections. Local and county results, election projections and analyses, campaigns. f. 157 Federal spending. Federally-funded programs and expenditures in the Eighth District. f. 158 Food and drugs f. 159 Foreign policy f. 160 Groups. Activities of a variety of organizations. f. 161 Haenni, A.L. Tony. Candidate for Republican nomination in the Eighth Congressional District. f. 162 Health f. 163 Health, Education, and Welfare Department f. 164 Health insurance f. 165 Highways f. 166 Hospitals f Internal Security Committee. Alleged violations of civil liberties by the committee. Proposed legislation. Incumbent Congressman Richard Ichord chaired this committee. f. 169 Housing f Ichord, Richard H. Ichord campaign brochures, questionnaire, newsletters to his constituents, and appeals for support. Material compiled by Wilson s research committee on Ichord s positions on campaign issues, his activities as chairman of the House Internal Security Committee, and ways to counter his charges against Wilson. A tape recording of a radio interview for the Pulaski County Forum in which Ichord discusses his voting record, campus unrest, inflation, the Indochina war, the Cooper- Church amendment and executive war-making power, internal security, and eighteen-year-old voting legislation. He also comments on Wilson s

5 C390 Wilson, H. Clyde ( ), Papers, Page 5 campaign tactics and Wilson s alleged role in campus disorders at the University of Missouri, Columbia. f Ichord, Richard H., voting record. Digest of legislative votes. Special interest group ratings of Ichord s record. f Indochina War f. 190 Industrial development f. 191 Jacobs, Arthur W. Forest lands development in Missouri; Cedar Creek Management Area; use of forest receipts for rural development. f. 192 Job training. Youth employment. f Labor unions. Wilson campaign contacts in labor organizations, appeals for support, endorsements of Wilson. Strikes and labor contracts, resolutions of unions, labor legislation, unemployment, labor s attitude toward Indochina war. f. 199 Law and order f. 200 Legislative reorganization f. 201 Local ordinances. Closing laws, cable television, and zoning in Columbia, Missouri. f. 202 Media f Meramec River Basin Project. Publications by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Park Service. Development of and land speculation in the basin. Appeals to preserve the river. Position paper prepared by Wilson campaign staff. f. 207 Middle East f Mikva, Abner J. Newsletters, questionnaires, and statements from the Illinois Congressman s office on eighteen-year-old voting, pollution, handgun control, urban planning, Indochina war, and federal aid to education. f. 211 Mineral research. Possible closing of U.S. bureau of Mine s Metallurgy Research Center at Rolla, Missouri f. 212 Miscellaneous f. 213 Missouri Commission on Human Rights. Controversy within the commission about its administration. f. 214 National Committee to Abolish HUAC/HISC. f. 215 New Democratic Coalition f. 216 Nixon, Richard M. f Periodicals f. 219 Polls. Results of a survey questionnaire by state Senator A. Basey Vanlandingham. f Pollution f. 223 Population control. Legalized abortion. f. 224 Postal reform f. 225 Priorities. Senator Stuart Symington on the nation s priorities. f. 226 Prison reform. Conditions at the Missouri Training Center for Men in Moberly, Missouri. f. 227 Republicans. Attempts to unify the state party.

6 C390 Wilson, H. Clyde ( ), Papers, Page 6 f. 228 Reserve Officers Training Corps. Status of the program at the University of Missouri, Columbia. f. 229 Rural electrification f. 230 Scenic rivers. Attempts to preserve Missouri s rivers. f. 231 Smear. Rolla Daily News and St. Louis Post-Dispatch allegedly distort Wilson s role in campus unrest at the University of Missouri, Columbia. f. 232 Social Security. Statistics on benefits received by Missourians. f. 233 State government f Students and politics. Impact of draft policy; vandalism in high schools; Indochina war, Kent State shootings, the student strike of May 1970, and campus unrest. f Students, University of Missouri. Campus unrest following the Kent State shootings; reactions to students demands; university administration s policies toward campus demonstrations. f. 241 Super Sonic Transport. Environmental impact of the SST. f. 242 Supreme Court f Symington, Stuart. Campaign material and biographical data. Interviews with the senator, his speeches, and news coverage of his views on the Indochina war and other topics. f. 246 Taft, Robert A. Taft s stand on subsidized housing and federal aid to schools. f Tax reform f. 249 Trade. Import quotas f. 250 Unemployment f. 251 Veterans f. 252 Welfare f. 253 Wilson, Clyde. Statements on campaign issues, biographical information, appeals for support, and endorsements. f. 254 Women. Equal rights and the status of women. f. 255 Young Americans for Freedom. Information on the organization; its criticisms of Wilson. INDEX TERMS Subject Agriculture, Folders American Civil Liberties Union 21,25,167,168,188,212 American Farm Bureau Federation 119 American Security Council 122,168 Antimissile missiles Bipartisan Congressional Clearinghouse 5 Blackwell, Earl R. ( ) 119,156 Bolling, Richard ( ) 134 Cambodian Invasion, ,9, ,

7 C390 Wilson, H. Clyde ( ), Papers, Page 7 Subject Campaign funds 29-31,42,69,96,114 Campaign literature 2-4,36-41,62-69,170 Campaign Songs 62 Civil rights 131,132 Folders College students--political activity 8-10,43,52,149,156,170,171, Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars 186 Conservation 135, ,230 Crime, Danforth, John Claggett (1936- ) 11,138 Democratic Party Disarmament, Dunaway, Margaret 82 Eagleton, Thomas Francis ( ) 20, 42, 149, 150, 188 Election, Missouri Congressional Primary Hearnes, Warren Eastman ( ) 20 Ichord, Richard Howard ( ) Inflation (Finance), Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, Shootings, , 52, Labor unions Lowenstein, Allard K. (1929- ) 22 Madeson, Marvin L. 9, 16, 17, 20, 26, 52, 58, 179 Maps--Missouri, Boone County 144 Meramec Basin Michel, Mark Mikva, Abner J. (1926- ) 125, Military service, Compulsory 234 Missouri League of Women Voters 66 Missouri Press Service 4, 31 Missouri. Congressional District, 8th 27, 28, 43, 57-59, , Movement For a New Congress 22, 23, 31 National Committee for an Effective Congress 22, 24, 25, 31 National Committee to Abolish HUAC/HISC 20, 41, 42, 214 New Democratic Coalition 8, 9, 11, 18, 20, 26, 31, 33, 52, 58, 59, 61, 67-69, 160, 179, 215 Politics, Missouri, Politics, Missouri, Boone County Politics, Missouri, Cole County Politics, Missouri, Cooper County 81, 82

8 C390 Wilson, H. Clyde ( ), Papers, Page 8 Subject Politics, Missouri, Crawford County 83 Politics, Missouri, Dent County 84 Politics, Missouri, Howard County Politics, Missouri, Jefferson County Politics, Missouri, Miller County 91 Politics, Missouri, Moniteau County 92 Politics, Missouri, Phelps County Politics, Missouri, Pulaski County Politics, Missouri, St. Louis County Politics, Missouri, Texas County 115, 116 Pollution Referendum '70 62, 137 Schwan, Joseph A. 63 Folders Symington, Stuart ( ) 11, , 225, Taft, Robert A. ( ) 246 U.S. Congress, House, Internal Security Committee 6-21, 167, 168, , 214 U.S. Congress, Reorganization 200 U.S. Steelworkers of America 25 U.S.--Appropriations and expenditures 6-19, 57-59, 157 Universities National Anti-War Board 20, 31 University of Missouri-Columbia, Reserve Officers Training Corps, , 10 Vietnam War, , 11-19, 130, , , 208, Wilson, H. Clyde ( ) Young Americans for Freedom 10, 255