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12 de sept. de 1984 · Jerry Voorhis, a five-term Democratic Congressman from California whose political career came to an abrupt end when he lost his seat in 1946 to a novice Republican, Richard M. Nixon, died ...
15 de sept. de 2020 · Jerry Voorhis: Educator, 1971. box 94, folder 4. Oral History with Horace Jeremiah Voorhis. Conducted by Enid H. Douglass. Entering Politics and Early Congressional Campaigns, 1971. box 94, folder 5. Oral History with Horace Jeremiah Voorhis. Conducted by Enid ...
Jerry Voorhis by PAUL BULLOCK August of 1945 was a momentous month. On the sixth day, an atomic bomb - "the power of the sun/* it was called - devastated the Japanese city of Hiroshima, and three days later a second one struck Nagasaki. On the fourteenth day, Japan surrendered and the bloodiest war in history had come to an end.
An election for a seat in the United States House of Representatives took place in California's 12th congressional district on November 5, 1946, the date set by law for the elections for the 80th United States Congress. In the 12th district election, the candidates were five-term incumbent Democrat Jerry Voorhis, Republican challenger Richard ...
Trespassing Limits: A Case of Political Activism in Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, and Chino, California, Before the Mexican Revolution
31 de dic. de 2014 · Jerry Voorhis (Horace Jeremiah Voorhis, 1901-1984) was the headmaster of the Voorhis School for Boys, founded by his father, Nash Motor Company executive Charles Voorhis, in 1928. The Voorhis School was located in San Dimas, California and provided an education and room and board to underprivileged boys.
The collection includes books and papers related to Jerry Voorhis' political campaigns and years in Congress; research material for his books and subject files related to his political, economic, and social interests; Voorhis School for Boys materials; and Voorhis family history.
