David J. Blanchard papers, 1942-1962

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Blanchard, David J., 1921-1962

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Papers of an Edgerton, Wisconsin, attorney and Republican assemblyman (1954-1962), primarily pertaining to his political career. Blanchard was chairman of the Assembly State Affairs and Rules Commi...

Papers of an Edgerton, Wisconsin, attorney and Republican assemblyman (1954-1962), primarily pertaining to his political career. Blanchard was chairman of the Assembly State Affairs and Rules Committees, a member of the Board of Government Operations, Republican Floor Leader of the Assembly in 1959, and Speaker of the Assembly from 1960 until his death in December 1962. In 1961-1962, he was chairman of the Joint Legislative Council and in 1960, chairman of the Platform Committee of the Wisconsin Republican Party, and a Richard M. Nixon delegate from Wisconsin's First Congressional District to the Republican national convention.

The collection includes general correspondence on legislative and political topics; speeches, primarily delivered to constituent groups; campaign files; files on Republican Party state conventions and the 1960 national convention; and subject files on Assembly committees, legislation, and issues. Information is present on committee assignments, reapportionment, the Water Resources Committee of the Joint Legislative Council, Blachard's work on the Republican state platform committee (1960-1962), and his support for Warren Knowles for governor in 1962 and for Richard Nixon for president in 1960.

The processed portion of this collection is summarized above and is described in the regsiter. Additional photographic accessions are described below.

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