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Association with Berkeley League of Women Voters and interest in Berkeley City Council; campaign for California state assembly (1950); appointment to California Democratic State Central Committee and election as national committeewoman; participation in Kefauver presidential primary campaigns (1952 and 1956); national conventions and campaigns (1952, 1956, 1960); the Democratic club movement and organization of the California Democratic Council; other national, state and local campaigns; friendship with Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver; appointments to government boards and civic activities. Copies of photographs and documentary material included.

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Title
Clara Garfinkle Shirpser, One woman's role in Democratic Party politics; national, California, and local, 1950-1973; tape recorded interview conducted by Malca Chall in 1972-1973
Creator
interviewee., Shirpser, Clara, 1901-
interviewer., Chall, Malca,
Cranston, Alan, 1914-2000.
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
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Full Collection Name
California Audiovisual Preservation Project
Other Identifiers
cabeuroh_000185
Subject (Person)
Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963.
Stevenson, Adlai E. 1900-1965. (Adlai Ewing),
Subject (Corporate)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
California Democratic Council.
League of Women Voters of Berkeley (Berkeley, Calif.)
Berkeley (Calif.). City Council.
Subject (Topic)
Women Political activity -- California.
Femmes Activité politique -- Californie.
Geographic Coverage
California Politics and government.
United States Politics and government.
Californie Politique et gouvernement.
États-Unis Politique et gouvernement.
United States -- California -- Berkeley.
Type
Audio
Format
Oral histories.
Archive
The Library
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