Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- California Republican Assembly
- Abstract:
- The California Republican Assembly (CRA), a statewide volunteer organization, was founded in 1934. The CRA furnished Republican candidates with preprimary endorsements as well as financial and volunteer support. The assembly wielded a major influence on modern American politics by serving as a model for other party auxiliaries, such as the California Democratic Council. The collection consists of minutes of board meetings, CRA documents and publications, clippings, correpondence, scrapbooks, election campaign materials, and photographs.
- Extent:
- 143 boxes (71.5 linear ft.) 22 oversize boxes 1 oversize folder
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of minutes of board meetings, CRA documents and publications, clippings, correpondence, scrapbooks, election campaign materials, and photographs. Includes historical documents relating to CRA's beginnings in 1936 and its activities in California Republican party politics.
- Biographical / historical:
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The California Republican Assembly (CRA), a statewide volunteer organization, was founded in 1934; furnishing Republican candidates with preprimary endorsements and financial and volunteer support, the CRA was the preeminent force in California Republican politics; from 1942 through 1952 each of its 22 endorsed statewide candidates was nominated and it dominated California's state party committee and national convention delegations; in the 1950s CRA's electoral influence declined, and by the early 1960s CRA was controlled by the party's conservative faction; CRA wielded a major influence on modern American politics by serving as a model for other party auxiliaries, such as the California Democratic Council, and by its support of Republican leaders including Earl Warren, Thomas Kuchel, Goodwin Knight, William Knowland, Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of California Republican Assembly, 1973. Gift of Richard Krugh, 1973, 1980. Gift of Robert Fenton Craig, 1974. Gift of Dennis Catron, 1979-80. Gift of Charles Lavis, 1979-83. Gift of Nick Muskey, 1980. Gift of Louise Leigh, 1982-83, 1986, 1989, 1993. Gift of Sherrill Halbert, 1982. Gift of Tom Franklin, 1989. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Elmond Holbrook, 1989.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988