The papers of Philip M. Stern consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, printed materials, speeches and other items related primarily to the Democratic Party, Representative Henry M. Jackson of Washington, the Presidential campaign of 1952, and the voting records of the 80th and 81st Congresses.

Size: Less than one linear foot (about 1000 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: The donor gave to the United States all copyrights which he had in the donated materials, and in such of the donor's writings as may be among any collections of papers received by the United States from others and deposited in any depository administered by National Archives and Records Administration. Documents created by U.S. Government officials in the course of their official duties are also in the public domain. Copyright interest in other documents presumably belongs to the creators of those documents, or their heirs.
Processed by: Jessica Seigler (2007) as part of the Truman Library Internship Program.
Supervising Archivists: Randy Sowell and David Clark.

The papers of Philip M. Stern consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, printed materials, speeches and other items related primarily to the Democratic Party, Representative Henry M. Jackson of Washington, the Presidential campaign of 1952, and the voting records of the 80th and 81st Congresses. The collection is comprised of one series, a Subject File, arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Among the items are numerous addresses and statements by Representative Jackson on topics such as Korea, public power, Alaska and various House Resolutions. The collection also includes correspondence and press releases pertaining to Stern's work for Jackson and information on Jackson's 1950 reelection campaign.

Stern was an assistant to Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 Presidential campaign, which is the subject of many newspaper articles and other printed items in the collection. Later, he served as Research Director for the Democratic National Committee, and his papers include letters and memoranda relating to his work in that position.

Other items in the collection include summaries of the voting records of Congress on major bills and research materials compiled by Stern for an article he published in 1951 on the impact of the McCarran Internal Security Act on the 1950 Congressional election.

The Truman Library also has the papers of Stephen A. Mitchell, who was named Chairman of the Democratic National Committee by Adlai Stevenson in 1952.

SUBJECT FILE, 1949-1954

• Jackson, Henry “Scoop”
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• Jackson, Henry “Scoop”—1950 Campaign
• McCarran Internal Security Bill
• Personal Correspondence, 1952-1954
• Presidential Campaign, 1952
• The Reporter—January 23, 1951 and August 7, 1951
• Voting Record—80th Congress
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• Voting Record—81st Congress
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