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Title: Jerry Livingston Voorhis Collection
creator:
Voorhis, Jerry, 1938-.
Dates: 1938
Abstract: Summary Books and papers related to his political campaigns and years in Congress, including his voting record. Research material
for his books, files related to his political, economic, and social interests, material about the Voorhis School for Boys,
and Voorhis family history. Includes information on co-operatives and personal and business correspondence with prominent
figures. Also includes supporting books and periodicals, phonograph records used in radio broadcasts, scrapbooks, photographs,
articles and speeches by Voorhis, newspaper clippings, and other artifacts.
Extent: 3 boxers 3 feet
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Honnold/Mudd Library.
800 N. Dartmouth Avenue
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Claremont University Consortium
Claremont, California 91711
Collection Number: H1976.3_voorhis
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English
Physical Location: Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. Claremont University Consortium.
This collection is open for research.
For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Special Collections Library staff.
[Identification of item], Jerry Livingston Voorhis Collection. Special Collections, Honnold Mudd Library, Claremont University
Consortium.
Acquired from a gift by the Voorhis family in 1976.
Arranged and Processed by Special Collections Staff
No addition to the collection is anticipated.
Jerry Livingston Voorhis, the son of Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis, was born July 2, 1938 in Pasadena, California and attended
Grinnell College where he received a B.A. in History in 1960. He later attended Northwestern University where he received
a M.A. (1962) and a Ph.D. in History (1968).
Mr. Voorhis taught European and World History Chicago Teachers College North (1962-1964) and Wisconsin State University, Eau
Claire (1965-1967). He spent a year in Germany under a German government scholarship grant studying the University of Bonn
and doing research on his doctoral dissertation. From 1968 until 1981 he taught European, World, and U.S. History at Cal
Poly Pomona. From 1977 - 1984 he worked as a Library systems specialist at the Honnold Library of The Claremont Colleges.
He has been active in the civil rights, peace, environmental and social gospel movements.
Mr. Voorhis is an active member of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Claremont, California, where he sings in the choir and
tutors at the St. Ambrose Youth Wellness Center.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Summary Books and papers related to his political campaigns and years in Congress, including his voting record. Research material
for his books, files related to his political, economic, and social interests, material about the Voorhis School for Boys,
and Voorhis family history. Includes information on co-operatives and personal and business correspondence with prominent
figures. Also includes supporting books and periodicals, phonograph records used in radio broadcasts, scrapbooks, photographs,
articles and speeches by Voorhis, newspaper clippings, and other artifacts.
Series 1 Papers
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection
Voorhis, Jerry Livingston, 1938-
Claremont Colleges
Southern California History -- 1900 -1950
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1953
Western Americana -- 1850-1980
Claremont, California.