- Time-span
- 1932 - 1999
- Subscription Type
- SUBSCRIPTION
- Publisher
- ProQuest
- Languages
- English
- Resource Types
- Reference Source, Statistics and Data
- Description
- Collection of records related to the administration, legislative lobbying, and political activities of the Americans for Democratic Action (ADA). The ADA, and its predecessor, the Union for Democratic Action (UDA), were originally founded in the 1940s as national, independent, liberal organizations focused on combatting fascism at home and abroad. The ADA is known as an organization for progressive individuals dedicated to the achievement of freedom and economic security for all people everywhere, through education and democratic action. The collection includes correspondence, minutes, reports, membership and financial records, press releases, clippings, and mimeographed and printed materials. The materials trace the evolution of the organization as it supported civil rights, the united international control of atomic energy, and global democracy. The collection also contains records of campaigns on vital issues such as equal rights, disarmament, the Vietnam War, inflation, and unemployment.