Violet McDougall Pollard papers Guide to the Violet McDougall Pollard papers 01/Mss. 74 P76

Guide to the Violet McDougall Pollard papers 01/Mss. 74 P76


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
01/Mss. 74 P76
Title
Violet McDougall Pollard papers 1907-1976 1933-1968
Quantity
46.00 Linear Feet, 46 boxes.
Creator
Pollard, Violet McDougall, 1889-1977
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation:

Violet McDougall Pollard Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift


Biographical / Historical

Violet Elizabeth McDougall was born on 17 July 1889, at Maxville, Ontario, Canada, daughter of Peter and Ellen (Robertson) McDougall. She attended Cornwall Normal School of Ontario and was a teacher in Ontario and Saskatchewan, 1910-1912. She then attended Regina College at Saskatchewan for a year, and was secretary in a law office from 1913-1917. She came to the United States in 1917 and was offered a position as secretary in the Virginia governor's office in 1918. She was executive secretary to four successive governors of Virginia between 1918 and 1933: Westmoreland Davis, E. Lee Trinkle, Harry F. Byrd, and John Garland Pollard. She was known affectionately as "Miss Mac" to her many friends.

On 31 July 1933, she married Governor Pollard, whose first wife had died in 1932. After his term in office ended in 1934, the couple moved to Washington, D.C., where he served as Chairman of the Board of Veterans Appeals and she attended law school at George Washington University. Upon John Garland Pollard's death in 1937, she returned to Richmond and attended law school at the University of Richmond. She went back to Washington from 1938 to 1940, to work as secretary to the Assistant Administrator of the United States Housing Authority.

In 1940 Violet McDougall Pollard returned again to Richmond to join the staff of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which John Garland Pollard had been instrumental in creating. During World War II, the museum's director left to join the Marines, and she served as co-director (in charge of business affairs) with Beatrice von Keller (in charge of art). After the war, she was the museum's associate director until her retirement in 1956. She continued her association with the museum through museum advisory committees and through her position on the board of the Federated Arts Council of Richmond until about 1971.

Long interested in politics and maintaining a wide circle of friends in Virginia political circles from her years on the governor's staff, Violet McDougall Pollard became active in the Democratic Party after becoming a naturalized citizen in 1934. She was a delegate to every national Democratic convention from 1936 to 1968, serving on the platform committee in 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1964. She was elected National Committeewoman for Virginia in 1940, a position she held until 1968. As National Committeewoman, she was deeply involved with Democratic Party activities on the state and local levels as well.

Violet McDougall Pollard was involved with a host of state and civic organizations and causes, including the Recreation Committee of the Advisory Council on the Virginia Economy and the Inter-Agency Committee on Recreation; the Associated Clubs of Virginia for Roadside Development; the Industrial Committee of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce; the Federated Arts Council of Richmond; the Historic Richmond Foundation; and the Woman's Club of Richmond.

She died at her home in Lancaster, Virginia, on 2 January 1977.

Scope and Contents

This collection is housed off-site. At least 72 hours advanced notice is required for retrieval.

The papers primarily focus on Violet McDougall Pollard's activities in politics and art. They also cover her many civic activities, and correspondence with family and friends.

Information on her political activities is found in the files she kept on National Politics, documenting her activities as an official in the Democratic Party; her files on State Politics, documenting her involvement with state Party activities and with organizations such as the Democratic Women's Clubs in Virginia; and throughout her correspondence files, in her letters with many prominent Virginia politicians such as Harry F. Byrd and John S. Battle. Virginia Democrats' increasing dissatisfaction with the national party as not representing the views of the Southern states on issues of civil rights and integration from the late 1940s through the 1960s is a major topic. The role of women in public affairs and politics is another frequent topic in Pollard's papers. In addition to direct discussion of women's roles, the papers document women's activities in the Democratic Party in a time when those activities were generally separate from, though complementary to, men's activities.

Pollard's involvement with art and art education in Virginia are reflected in her files on the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which include a mixture of personal files, copies of official museum records, and literature produced by the museum; her files on the Federated Arts Council of Richmond and other subject files on arts issues; and in correspondence files under the names of artists and of museum staff and supporters.

Arrangement of Materials:

The arrangement of the papers follows Violet McDougall Pollard's filing order with a few exceptions. Subseries within the series reflect the labeled dividers in the original files. Her general files are in Series I, Correspondence and Subject Files, arranged alphabetically, in boxes 1-24. Speeches by Violet McDougall Pollard, and articles by or about her, are filed in Series I under "Speeches." Series II, Recreation Committee (boxes 25-26), and Series III, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,(boxes 27-29), were at one time filed in the general sequence under R and V respectively, but have been pulled out into separate series due to their bulk. Series IV, Democratic Party, boxes 30-42, has two subseries, National Politics and Virginia Politics.

National Politics is arranged chronologically, with a small group ofsubject folders at the end. Virginia Politics includes State Politics (arranged chronologically), state subject folders, Democratic Woman's Club, and Young Democrats. Series V, Scrapbooks, in Boxes 43-46, contains scrapbooks of clippings and other bound volumes.

Researchers should note that particular correspondents or topics are often found in more than one place in the collection. For example, correspondence with and about a Virginia artist might be found under his or her name, in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts files, and in the files "Art Exhibitions – Virginia and Virginians" or "Artists' Christmas Cards." Correspondence with a particular Virginia politician might be found under his name, in the National Politics folders, in the State Politics folders, in the Democratic Woman's Club folder because of a speaking engagement, or in another politician's folder because of Pollard's habit of bundling together sequences of related correspondence among several people and filing them as a group.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Agendas (administrative records)
  • Correspondence
  • Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
  • Democratic Party (Va.)
  • Financial records
  • Reports
  • Technical reports
  • Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  • Virginia--Governors
  • Virginia--Politics and government--20th century
  • Women in politics--United States--History--20th century

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Virginia--Governors
  • Virginia--Politics and government--20th century

Container List

id73068
Series 1: Correspondence and Subject Files
Scope and Contents

Arranged alphabetically. Files generally contain correspondence, publications, clippings, and events programs. There is considerable overlap of topics and correspondents between Series I and the other series in the collection. For art, see also Series III, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. For politicians, see also Series IV, Democratic Party, and other politicians' folders. Correspondence with members of Violet McDougall's family may be filed under the their names or under "Family." Correspondence with members of John Garland Pollard's family may be filed under their names or under "Pollard family."

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 id73070
    Box 1
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id73071
      Activities - Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id73072
      Aging - Commission on the Aging
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id73073
      Albermarle County and Charlottesville
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id73074
      Almond, Gov. J. Lindsay
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id73075
      American Association of Museums
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id73076
      Aramaic Codex
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id73077
      Art and Art Activities
      1938-1953
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id73078
      Art Activities Throughout the State
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id73079
      Education / School for the Creative Arts (Richmond)
      1941-1962
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id73080
      Art Exhibitions - Virginia and Virginians
      1948-1953
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id73081
      Survey of Virginia's Artistic Wealth
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12 id73082
      Artists' Christmas Cards
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13 id73083
      Artworks – Property of Mrs. Pollard
      Scope and Contents

      Small original artworks or prints.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14 id73084
      Associated Clubs of Virginia for Roadside Development
      1937-1970
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15 id73085
      Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
      1947-1974
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16 id73086
      A Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17 id73087
      Bagby, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
      1938-1942
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 id73088
    Box 2
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id73089
      Bane, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
      1925-1973
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id73090
      Battle, Gov. John S.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id73091
      Baxter Theatre
      1954-1972
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id73092
      Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Heywood
      1937-1973
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id73093
      Bermuda
      1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id73096
      Bicentennial
      1976
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 id73098
      Blaine, Nell
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8 id73100
      Bland, Hon. and Mrs. Schuyler Otis
      1942-1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9 id73101
      Boatwright, Mr. and Mrs. H. Lee and family
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10 id73103
      Boyle, Barbara Burton
      1959-1970
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11 id73105
      Brown, Hon. J. Sinclair
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12 id73107
      Burris, Gordon
      1955-1974
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13 id73109
      Byrd, Gov. Harry F.
      1926-1930
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence to and from Violet E. McDougall due to her position on the governor's staff; some personal correspondence on behalf of Governor Byrd, sometimes including his notes on responses; correspondence with Byrd after he left office as governor; copies of printed speeches by Byrd; three drafts of speeches in Governor Byrd's hand; newspaper clippings; program for inaugural ceremonies for Governor Byrd.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id73111
      Byrd, Harry Flood, Sr.
      1930-1959
      Scope and Contents

      Clippings. Correspondence with Byrd, much on state and national politics.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id73116
      Byrd, Harry Flood, Sr.
      1960
      Scope and Contents

      Clippings, correspondence.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id73117
      Byrd, Harry Flood: Portraits – Art Commission, etc.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id73120
      Byrd, Harry F., Jr.
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 id73122
    Box 3
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1 id73124
      B Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2 id73125
      Canada and Canadians
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3 id73126
      Canada and Canadians
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4 id73128
      Canada and Canadians
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5 id73129
      Capitol Portraits etc.
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence and information on portraits in the Virginia Capitol and Executive Mansion.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6 id73130
      Capitol Square
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id73132
      Cards and letters received in February 1967 while in hospital
      1967
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id73133
      Cards and letters received in February 1967 while in hospital
      1967
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9 id73135
      Cards and letters received in February 1967 while in hospital
      1967
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 10 id73136
      Cheek, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie, Jr., and family
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1 id73137
      Christmas cards
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 12 id73138
      Christmas cards
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 id73140
    Box 4
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1 id73141
      Christmas cards
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2 id73143
      Christmas cards
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3 id73144
      Civilian Defense
      1950-1952
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4 id73145
      Colony Club
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5 id73146
      Commendating letters
      Scope and Contents

      Letters of congratulation, recommendation, acknowledgement, written by Violet McDougall Pollard.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6 id73148
      Community Colleges, etc.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 7 id73149
      C Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 8 id73151
      Dabney, Virginius
      1970
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 9 id73152
      Darden, Gov. Colgate W.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 10 id73154
      Davis, Gov. Westmoreland
      1918-1969
      Scope and Contents

      Clippings and articles about Governor Davis. Reports, press releases, copies of memos and correspondence from governor's office. Correspondence and telegrams concerning LeRoy Hodges's offer of position in the governor's office to Violet McDougall in 1918.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 11 id73155
      Day, Mr. and Mrs. Horace (Elizabeth Nottingham)
      1958-1972
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 12 id73157
      Diaries
      Scope and Contents

      Daily appointment books for November 1933-1934 and 1935 detail and comment on social and civic engagements. Diaries for trips abroad in 1956 and in 1966. Address books. List of notes and flowers sent, probably on the death of John Garland Pollard.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 13 id73158
      Diaries
      Scope and Contents

      Daily appointment books for November 1933-1934 and 1935 detail and comment on social and civic engagements. Diaries for trips abroad in 1956 and in 1966. Address books. List of notes and flowers sent, probably on the death of John Garland Pollard.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 14 id73160
      diBennedetto, Nick
      1944-1974
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 15 id73161
      Dodge, Mrs. C. C.
      1970-1972
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 id73162
    Box 5
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1 id73565
      Donation of Materials
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2 id73566
      Driscoll, Mr. and Mrs. H. S.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3 id73567
      duPont, Jessie Ball
      1933-1973
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence with Jessie Ball duPont. Correspondence with others concerning recipients of scholarships given by the Alfred I. duPont Institute.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4 id73568
      D Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5 id73569
      English-Speaking Union
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6 id73570
      English-Speaking Union
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 7 id73571
      Entertainment, Wed. May 20, 1959
      1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8 id73572
      E Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 9 id73573
      Family - Ross, Margaret
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 10 id73574
      Family - Ross, Margaret
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 11 id73575
      Family - Campbell, Mary
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 12 id73576
      Family - Jansen, Vern and Eloise
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 13 id73577
      Family - Johnston, Ada and George
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 14 id73578
      Family - Jansens
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 15 id73579
      Family - McDougall, Bertha
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 16 id73580
      Family - McEwen, Katie
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 17 id73581
      Family - McIntosh
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 id73582
    Box 6
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1 id73750
      Family - McLean, A. D.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2 id73751
      Family - Robertson, Alex
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3 id73752
      Family - Robertson, Charles N.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4 id73753
      Family - Robertson, Finley
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 5 id73754
      Family Information – McDougall
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 6 id73755
      Family Information – Robertson
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 7 id73756
      Family Information – Ross
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 8 id73757
      Fan District
      1970-1973
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 9 id75235
      Federated Arts Council of Richmond - Minutes
      1956-1975
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was deeply involved with the Federated Arts Council from its establishment in 1953 and with its precursor organization, the Committee for the Coordination of Cultural Entertainment in Richmond., from its inception in 1949. She remained on the board until at least 1972. In 1971, she was the first recipient of its annual Arts Council Award. The Federated Arts Council is an umbrella organization of nonprofit arts agencies in the Richmond area. It advocates for the arts and coordinates community-wide programs such as the Festival of the Arts, which Pollard chaired for a number of years.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 10 id75236
      Federated Arts Council of Richmond - By-Laws
      1956-1975
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was deeply involved with the Federated Arts Council from its establishment in 1953 and with its precursor organization, the Committee for the Coordination of Cultural Entertainment in Richmond., from its inception in 1949. She remained on the board until at least 1972. In 1971, she was the first recipient of its annual Arts Council Award. The Federated Arts Council is an umbrella organization of nonprofit arts agencies in the Richmond area. It advocates for the arts and coordinates community-wide programs such as the Festival of the Arts, which Pollard chaired for a number of years.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 11 id75237
      Federated Arts Council of Richmond - Activities
      1956-1975
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was deeply involved with the Federated Arts Council from its establishment in 1953 and with its precursor organization, the Committee for the Coordination of Cultural Entertainment in Richmond., from its inception in 1949. She remained on the board until at least 1972. In 1971, she was the first recipient of its annual Arts Council Award. The Federated Arts Council is an umbrella organization of nonprofit arts agencies in the Richmond area. It advocates for the arts and coordinates community-wide programs such as the Festival of the Arts, which Pollard chaired for a number of years.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 12 id75238
      Federated Arts Council of Richmond - Lists
      1956-1975
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was deeply involved with the Federated Arts Council from its establishment in 1953 and with its precursor organization, the Committee for the Coordination of Cultural Entertainment in Richmond., from its inception in 1949. She remained on the board until at least 1972. In 1971, she was the first recipient of its annual Arts Council Award. The Federated Arts Council is an umbrella organization of nonprofit arts agencies in the Richmond area. It advocates for the arts and coordinates community-wide programs such as the Festival of the Arts, which Pollard chaired for a number of years.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 13 id75239
      Federated Arts Council of Richmond - Correspondence
      1956-1975
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was deeply involved with the Federated Arts Council from its establishment in 1953 and with its precursor organization, the Committee for the Coordination of Cultural Entertainment in Richmond., from its inception in 1949. She remained on the board until at least 1972. In 1971, she was the first recipient of its annual Arts Council Award. The Federated Arts Council is an umbrella organization of nonprofit arts agencies in the Richmond area. It advocates for the arts and coordinates community-wide programs such as the Festival of the Arts, which Pollard chaired for a number of years.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 14 id75240
      Federated Arts Council of Richmond - Time-tables
      1956-1975
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was deeply involved with the Federated Arts Council from its establishment in 1953 and with its precursor organization, the Committee for the Coordination of Cultural Entertainment in Richmond., from its inception in 1949. She remained on the board until at least 1972. In 1971, she was the first recipient of its annual Arts Council Award. The Federated Arts Council is an umbrella organization of nonprofit arts agencies in the Richmond area. It advocates for the arts and coordinates community-wide programs such as the Festival of the Arts, which Pollard chaired for a number of years.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 15 id75241
      Federated Arts Council of Richmond - Publications
      1956-1975
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was deeply involved with the Federated Arts Council from its establishment in 1953 and with its precursor organization, the Committee for the Coordination of Cultural Entertainment in Richmond., from its inception in 1949. She remained on the board until at least 1972. In 1971, she was the first recipient of its annual Arts Council Award. The Federated Arts Council is an umbrella organization of nonprofit arts agencies in the Richmond area. It advocates for the arts and coordinates community-wide programs such as the Festival of the Arts, which Pollard chaired for a number of years.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 16 id75242
      Federated Arts Council of Richmond - Reports
      1956-1975
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was deeply involved with the Federated Arts Council from its establishment in 1953 and with its precursor organization, the Committee for the Coordination of Cultural Entertainment in Richmond., from its inception in 1949. She remained on the board until at least 1972. In 1971, she was the first recipient of its annual Arts Council Award. The Federated Arts Council is an umbrella organization of nonprofit arts agencies in the Richmond area. It advocates for the arts and coordinates community-wide programs such as the Festival of the Arts, which Pollard chaired for a number of years.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 7 id73758
    Box 7
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1 id73759
      Federated Arts Council of Richmond - Committee, Festival of Arts, Mrs. John Garland Pollard, Chairman
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was deeply involved with the Federated Arts Council from its establishment in 1953 and with its precursor organization, the Committee for the Coordination of Cultural Entertainment in Richmond., from its inception in 1949. She remained on the board until at least 1972. In 1971, she was the first recipient of its annual Arts Council Award. The Federated Arts Council is an umbrella organization of nonprofit arts agencies in the Richmond area. It advocates for the arts and coordinates community-wide programs such as the Festival of the Arts, which Pollard chaired for a number of years.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2 id73760
      Federated Arts Council of Richmond - Arts Council Award
      1971
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was deeply involved with the Federated Arts Council from its establishment in 1953 and with its precursor organization, the Committee for the Coordination of Cultural Entertainment in Richmond., from its inception in 1949. She remained on the board until at least 1972. In 1971, she was the first recipient of its annual Arts Council Award. The Federated Arts Council is an umbrella organization of nonprofit arts agencies in the Richmond area. It advocates for the arts and coordinates community-wide programs such as the Festival of the Arts, which Pollard chaired for a number of years.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 3 id73761
      Federated Arts Council of Richmond
      1974-1975
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was deeply involved with the Federated Arts Council from its establishment in 1953 and with its precursor organization, the Committee for the Coordination of Cultural Entertainment in Richmond., from its inception in 1949. She remained on the board until at least 1972. In 1971, she was the first recipient of its annual Arts Council Award. The Federated Arts Council is an umbrella organization of nonprofit arts agencies in the Richmond area. It advocates for the arts and coordinates community-wide programs such as the Festival of the Arts, which Pollard chaired for a number of years.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 4 id73762
      Friddell, Guy
      1961-1973
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 5 id73763
      Friends of the Library - Richmond Public Library
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 6 id73764
      Friends of the Library - Richmond Public Library
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 7 id73765
      F Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 8 id73766
      Gary, J. Vaughan
      1954-1962
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 9 id73767
      George Washington University
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 10 id73768
      Gifts and Subscriptions
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 11 id73770
      Godwin, Gov. Mills E. Jr.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 12 id73771
      Governors of Virginia – General
      Scope and Contents

      Includes programs for inauguration of Gov. H. C. Stuart, 1914; souvenir items from 1907 Jamestown celebration; newspaper and magazine articles about the history of Virginia's governors; lists kept by Violet McDougall of state appointments made by the governor dated 1921 and 1925, with explanatory note written by her in 1968; various invitations related to the governor's office.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 13 id73772
      Governor's Mansion
  • Mixed Materials Box: 8 id73773
    Box 8
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1 id73774
      Gunston Hall
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2 id73775
      G Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 3 id73776
      Harris, Anne-Ruth and Willie P.
      1936-1962
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 4 id73777
      Harrison, Gov. Albertis S., Jr.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 5 id73778
      Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bruce
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 6 id73779
      Henderson, Martha
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 7 id73780
      Historic Richmond Foundation - Church Hill
      1958-1969
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was vice president of the Historic Richmond Foundation and was instrumental in establishment of the Patrick Henry Park.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 8 id73781
      Historic Richmond Foundation - Church Hill
      1970-
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was vice president of the Historic Richmond Foundation and was instrumental in establishment of the Patrick Henry Park.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 9 id73782
      Historic Richmond Foundation - Minutes
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was vice president of the Historic Richmond Foundation and was instrumental in establishment of the Patrick Henry Park.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 10 id73783
      Historic Richmond Foundation – Correspondence – Church Hill
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was vice president of the Historic Richmond Foundation and was instrumental in establishment of the Patrick Henry Park.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 11 id73784
      Historic Richmond Foundation – Dedication Patrick Henry Park – Church Hill
      Scope and Contents

      Violet McDougall Pollard was vice president of the Historic Richmond Foundation and was instrumental in establishment of the Patrick Henry Park.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 9 id73785
    Box 9
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 1 id73786
      Historical Record Association - Dr. R. L. Morton
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 2 id73787
      Holt, Colonel Henry W.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 3 id73788
      Holton, Gov. Linwood
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 4 id73789
      Honors
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 5 id73790
      Hopewell, John
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 6 id73791
      Housing - U.S.H.A.
      1938-1940
      Scope and Contents

      Reports, publications, correspondence, memos. Violet McDougall Pollard served as secretary to the Assistant Administrator, United States Housing Authority, from 1938-1940.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 7 id73792
      H Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 8 id73793
      Industrial Committee, Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
      1938
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 9 id73794
      Infantile Paralysis
      1940-1943
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 10 id73795
      Infantile Paralysis
      1944-1945
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 11 id73796
      Infantile Paralysis
      1946-1952
  • Mixed Materials Box: 10 id73797
    Box 10
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1 id73798
      Institute of Public Affairs
      1950
      Scope and Contents

      Program for Institute of Public Affairs, University of Virginia, with John Garland Pollard, Jr., on a panel.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 2 id73799
      Invitations
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 3 id73800
      Irwin, Lucy H.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 4 id73801
      I Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 5 id73802
      Jamestown Festival
      1957
      Scope and Contents

      Clippings, invitations, correspondence, program planning for the Richmond-Jamestown Festival celebrating the 350th anniversary of Virginia's founding.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 6 id73803
      Jamestown Festival
      1957
      Scope and Contents

      Clippings, invitations, correspondence, program planning for the Richmond-Jamestown Festival celebrating the 350th anniversary of Virginia's founding.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 7 id73804
      Jamestown Festival
      1957
      Scope and Contents

      Clippings, invitations, correspondence, program planning for the Richmond-Jamestown Festival celebrating the 350th anniversary of Virginia's founding.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 8 id73805
      Jamestown Festival
      1957
      Scope and Contents

      Clippings, invitations, correspondence, program planning for the Richmond-Jamestown Festival celebrating the 350th anniversary of Virginia's founding.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 9 id73806
      Jamestown Festival
      1957
      Scope and Contents

      Clippings, invitations, correspondence, program planning for the Richmond-Jamestown Festival celebrating the 350th anniversary of Virginia's founding.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 10 id73807
      Jamestown Festival
      1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 11 id73808
      Jamestown Festival
      1957
      Scope and Contents

      Clippings, invitations, correspondence, program planning for the Richmond-Jamestown Festival celebrating the 350th anniversary of Virginia's founding.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 12 id73809
      Jamestown Festival
      1957
      Scope and Contents

      Clippings, invitations, correspondence, program planning for the Richmond-Jamestown Festival celebrating the 350th anniversary of Virginia's founding.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 13 id73810
      Commemorative Tour of Europe - Virginia 350 th Anniversary
  • Mixed Materials Box: 11 id73818
    Box 11
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1 id73819
      Jenkins, Dr. Mariann
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 2 id73820
      Johns, Jay Winston
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 3 id73821
      J Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 4 id73822
      Kappa Beta Pi
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 5 id73823
      Knights of the Golden Horse Shoe
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 6 id73824
      K Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 7 id73825
      Law School
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 8 id73826
      Law School
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 9 id73827
      Law School
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 10 id73828
      Law School
  • Mixed Materials Box: 12 id73830
    Box 12
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1 id73831
      League of Women Voters
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2 id73832
      League of Women Voters
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3 id73833
      Lists
      Scope and Contents

      Lists of debutantes; Junior League members; Democratic National Committee members (multiple years); buffet dinner attendees.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 4 id73834
      L Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 5 id73835
      McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Fund
      1958-1968
      Scope and Contents

      Claire McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Fund, Advisory Board of the Richmond Department of Recreation and Parks.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 6 id73837
      Mother - Letters of sympathy
      Scope and Contents

      Primarily letters of sympathy on Violet McDougall Pollard's mother's death, but also includes many thank-you notes from others for letters of sympathy that Violet McDougall Pollard hadsent to them.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 7 id73838
      Mother - Letters of sympathy
      Scope and Contents

      Primarily letters of sympathy on Violet McDougall Pollard's mother's death, but also includes many thank-you notes from others for letters of sympathy that Violet McDougall Pollard hadsent to them.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 8a id73839
      McDougall, Frank and Anne
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 8b id75243
      Maps, timetables, etc.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 9 id73841
      Melchers, Mr. and Mrs. Gari
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 10 id73842
      Memberships
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 11 id73843
      Memberships
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12 id73844
      Memberships
  • Mixed Materials Box: 13 id73845
    Box 13
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1 id73847
      James Monroe Memorial Foundation
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 2 id73849
      Moore, Mrs. Chas. Beatty (Gov. Montague's daughter)
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 3 id73850
      M Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 4 id73853
      National Education Association
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 5 id73854
      Naturalization
      1914-1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 6 id73856
      Nutrition
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 7 id73857
      N Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 8 id73858
      O Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 9 id73859
      Peacock, Sir Edward
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 10 id73861
      Peebles, Anne Dobie
      1958-1972
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 11 id73863
      Peery, Gov. George C.
      1934-1953
  • Mixed Materials Box: 14 id73864
    Box 14
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 1 id73866
      Poe Shrine
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 2 id73867
      Pollard - Correspondence with Gov. Pollard etc.
      Scope and Contents

      Notes and telegrams between Violet McDougall and John Garland Pollard around the time of their engagement, and correspondence with members of both families about the engagement.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 3 id73868
      Pollard, Gov. John Garland
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence, invitations, etc. for governor's office, later publications about Pollard, correspondence about him up until 1970s.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 4 id73869
      Pollard - J. G. Pollard, Sr.
      Scope and Contents

      Business correspondence to Mrs. Pollard following her husband's death; correspondence between J. G. Pollard and the Life Extension Institute.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 5 id73871
      Pollard - Connotary
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence and excerpts used in other publications from John Garland Pollard's 1933 book, A Connotary: Definitions not found in dictionaries, collected from the sayings of the wise and otherwise.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 6 id73873
      Portraits - John Garland Pollard
      Scope and Contents

      Concerns the unveiling of the portrait at King and Queen Courthouse, 11 June 1938, and unveiling of the portrait at the State Capitol, 1 March 1944.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 7 id73874
      Pollard - Photographs
      Scope and Contents

      Mostly of Governor and Mrs. Pollard.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 8 id73875
      Pollard - For the Executors of Mrs. John Garland Pollard
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 9 id73877
      Pollard, Albert, and family
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 10 id73878
      Pollard, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles P.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 11 id73879
      Pollard, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles P.
  • Mixed Materials Box: 15 id73880
    Box 15
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 1 id73883
      Pollard, Emily
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 2 id73885
      Pollard, Fred G.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 3 id73886
      Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. J. G., Jr.
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence, invitations, etc. for governor's office, later publications about Pollard, correspondence about him up until 1970s.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 4 id73887
      Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. J. G., Jr.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 5 id73888
      Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. J. G., Jr.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 6 id73890
      Pollard, John Garland III, and family
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 7 id73891
      Pollard family
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 8 id73894
      Clarke, Mrs. G. Harvey & family
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 9 id73895
      Cox, Mrs. Millard & family
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 10 id73896
      McCaslin, Mrs. Grace & family
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 11 id73897
      Turman, Mrs. R. L. & family
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 12 id73898
      Wills, Mrs. Jue & family
  • Mixed Materials Box: 16 id74433
    Box 16
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 1 id74434
      2 nd Presbyterian Church
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 2 id74435
      Price, Gov. James H.
      1932-1940
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 3 id74436
      P Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 4 id74437
      Quillen, S. B.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 5 id74438
      Radcliffe College
      Scope and Contents

      Request to Pollard to consider donating her papers to the Women's Archives at Radcliffe.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 6 id74439
      Receipts
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 7 id74440
      Republican Party
      1974
      Scope and Contents

      Fund-raising appeals for the Republican Party of Virginia; membership card for "Mr. Violet M. Pollard"; invitation to a Republican Party dinner in Richmond.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 8 id74441
      Richmond Symphony
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 9 id74442
      Robertson, Gov. A. Willis
      Scope and Contents

      One Christmas card.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 10 id74443
      Rollins, Mrs. C. B.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 11 id74444
      R Miscellaneous
  • Mixed Materials Box: 17 id74445
    Box 17
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 1 id74446
      Satterfield, Mr. and Mrs. David E., III
      1936-1972
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 2 id74447
      National Secretaries Association
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 3 id74448
      Seibel, Fred
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 4 id74449
      Southern Conference of Human Welfare
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 5 id74450
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 6 id74451
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 7 id74452
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 8 id74453
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 9 id74454
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 10 id74455
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 11 id74456
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 18 id74457
    Box 18
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 1 id74458
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 2 id74459
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 3 id74460
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 4 id74461
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 5 id74462
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 6 id74463
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 7 id74464
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 8 id74465
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 9 id74466
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 10 id74467
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 19 id74468
    Box 19
    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 1 id74469
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 2 id74470
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 3 id74471
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 4 id74472
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 5 id74473
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 6 id74474
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 7 id74475
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 8 id74476
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 9 id74477
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 10 id74478
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 11 id74479
      Speeches by Mrs. Pollard
      1932-1966
      Scope and Contents

      Speeches are filed in chronological order.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 20 id74480
    Box 20
    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 1 id74481
      Speech material
    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 2 id74482
      Speech material
    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 3 id74483
      Speech material
    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 4 id74484
      Speech material
    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 5 id74485
      Diverse Writings of Mrs. John Garland Pollard
      Scope and Contents

      Articles by and about her.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 6 id74486
      Diverse Writings of Mrs. John Garland Pollard
      Scope and Contents

      Articles by and about her.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 7 id74487
      Diverse Writings of Mrs. John Garland Pollard
      Scope and Contents

      Articles by and about her.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 8 id74488
      Diverse Writings of Mrs. John Garland Pollard
      Scope and Contents

      Articles by and about her.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 9 id74489
      Spong, Sen. Wm. B.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 10 id74490
      Stanley, Gov. Thomas
    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 11 id74491
      State Planning Board
    • Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 12 id74492
      State Planning Board - Bulletins
  • Mixed Materials Box: 21 id74493
    Box 21
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 1 id74494
      S Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 2 id74495
      Tapestry Design Certificates
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 3 id74496
      Templeman, Mrs. Eleanor
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 4 id74497
      Travel
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 5 id74498
      Trinkle, Gov. E. Lee
      1922-1974
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence of Violet McDougall during Gov. Trinkle's administration; correspondence between Violet McDougall (Pollard) and E. Lee Trinkle after his term of office; photographs; printed speeches and reports; clippings.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 6 id74499
      Tuck, Gov. William M.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 7 id74500
      Tucker, Robert H. and Deaconess Anne
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 8 id74501
      T Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 9 id74502
      Unemployment Commission Virginia
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 19 id74503
      Universityof Richmond
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 20 id74504
      Universityof Virginia
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 21 id74505
      Newsletters - U.Va.
  • Mixed Materials Box: 22 id74506
    Box 22
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 1 id74507
      U Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 2 id74508
      Valentine Museum
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 3 id74509
      Van Vleck, Jane
      1937-1970
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 4 id74510
      Virginia Commonwealth University
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 5 id74511
      James Branch Cabell Library
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 6 id74512
      Virginia Historical Society
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 7 id74513
      Virginia History – Lancaster, King and Queen County
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 8 id74514
      Virginia Polytechnic Institute
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 9 id74515
      von Keller, Miss Beatrice
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 10 id74516
      V Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 11 id74517
      Washington - Close Friends
  • Mixed Materials Box: 23 id74518
    Box 23
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 1 id74519
      Westons Garfield
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 2 id74520
      Who's Who in America
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 3 id74521
      William & Mary, College of
      Scope and Contents

      Primarily correspondence concerning Mrs. Pollard's donation of John Garland Pollard's papers to the college.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 4 id74522
      Williams, Miss Adele
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 5 id74523
      Williams, Francis L.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 6 id74524
      Williams, Mary
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 7 id74525
      Winnipeg– Close Friends and Relatives
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 8 id74526
      Woman's Award, Federal
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 9 id74527
      Woman's Forum
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 10 id74528
      Woman's Club of Richmond, Inc.
  • Mixed Materials Box: 24 id74529
    Box 24
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 1 id74530
      Woman's Club
      1958-1969
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 2 id74531
      Woman's Club - Study Committee
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 3 id74532
      Woman's Club program
      1962-1963
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 4 id74533
      Woman's Club program
      1962-1963
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 5 id74534
      Wormeley, Bishop
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 6 id74535
      W Miscellaneous
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 7 id74536
      YWCA Washington
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 8 id74537
      Y Miscellaneous
id73069
Series 2: Recreation Committee
Scope and Contents

Mrs. John Garland Pollard served as Chairman of the Recreation Committee of the Advisory Council on the Virginia Economy, 1947-1956. The Advisory Council recommended that the state create an Inter-Agency Committee on Recreation, and Governor Battle did so in 1953. Pollard was unanimously elected chairman at its first meeting, and continued to serve as chairman until she retired from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 1956. She remained on the committee until 1962. The series contains published materials, meeting minutes, and some correspondence. It is divided into three subseries: the Advisory Council, its Recreation Committee, and the Interagency Committee.

  • id74538
    Subseries 2.1: Advisory Council on the Virginia Economy
    • Mixed Materials Box: 25 id74539
      Box 25
      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 1 id74540
        Membership Lists
        1948-1950
      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 2 id74541
        Reports
        1950-1959
        Scope and Contents

        Programs and reports of the Advisory Council and its committees.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 3 id74542
        Planning
        1948-1957
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence regarding Pollard's appointment. Background materials on planning and economic development. Correspondence about meetings; correspondence about the work of the various committees.

  • id74543
    Subseries 2.2: Advisory Council on the Virginia Economy - Recreation Committee
    • Mixed Materials Box: 25 id74544
      Box 25
      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 4 id74545
        Recreation Reports - Drafting
        1948-1952
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence, drafts, background information.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 5 id74546
        The Virginia Travel Trade
        1951
      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 6 id74547
        Recreation - Council Committee
        1948-1951
        Scope and Contents

        Minutes and correspondence concerning meetings.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 7 id74548
        Recreation - Questionnaires
        1949
        Scope and Contents

        1949 survey by the committee.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 8 id74549
        Recreation - White House Conf. on Children and Youth
        1950-1951
        Scope and Contents

        Final Report of the Virginia State Committee attending the 1950 White House Conference on Children and Youth. Correspondence and meetings concerning preparation for attending 1951 conference; platform and reports on the Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1951.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 9 id74550
        Recreation - Clippings & Press Releases
        1947-1952
      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 10 id74551
        Recreation – Publications
        1947-1958
        Scope and Contents

        Reports, studies, and other publications by Virginia groups, other states, and national agencies.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 11 id74552
        Recreation – Publications
        1947-1958
        Scope and Contents

        Reports, studies, and other publications by Virginia groups, other states, and national agencies.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 12 id74553
        Recreation - Miscellaneous
        1948-1954
        Scope and Contents

        Publications, notes, clippings, correspondence (some about meetings).

  • id74554
    Subseries 2.3: Interagency Committee on Recreation
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 id74676
      Box 26
      • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 1 id74678
        Minutes
        1951-1962
      • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 2 id74679
        Correspondence
        1953-1965
      • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 3 id74680
        Reports
        1951-1963
        Scope and Contents

        Reports submitted to the Interagency Committee on Recreation, other published reports.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 4 id74681
        Inter-Agency article
        1954
        Scope and Contents

        Reprints of article, "Virginia Inter-Agency Committee on Recreation," by Mrs. John Garland Pollard, from _Mental Health in Virginia_, Summer 1954.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 5 id74682
        Federal Inter-Agency Committee on Recreation
        1958-1960
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence, reports. Mrs. Pollard served on the Advisory Committee for the Eighth Annual Conference of State Inter-Agency Committees on Recreation, Washington, D.C., May 25-27, 1960. Additional materials pertaining to this conference are in the Outdoor Recreation folder, 26:8.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 6 id74683
        Miscellaneous
        1951-1964
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence, notes, programs for in-state conferences, publications of other recreation agencies and groups, clippings.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 7 id74684
        Miscellaneous
        1951-1964
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence, notes, programs for in-state conferences, publications of other recreation agencies and groups, clippings.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 8 id74685
        Recreation - Outdoor
        1958-1971
        Scope and Contents

        Report on Virginia Waysides, 1953. Correspondence and materials on Governor's Conference on Natural Beauty, 1965. Clippings, publications.

id74687
Series 3: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Scope and Contents

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was the nation's first state art museum. John Garland Pollard was instrumental in its creation and in raising private funds to support it, during his tenure as governor of Virginia, 1930-1934. Upon leaving office he became the president of the museum board. The museum opened to the public in 1936. Violet McDougall Pollard was also interested in the museum, and in 1940 she became Museum Secretary for Membership, and was also in charge of the Extension Division. She soon became the museum's business manager, then co-director for business affairs during the director's absence due to World War II. She was Associate Director until retiring in 1956. After retirement, she continued her association with the museum through various committees, especially in the areas of membership and art education. The series contains correspondence, memos, minutes, and literature about various aspects of the museum's operations, reflecting Violet McDougall Pollard's activities though it is not a complete set of records. Most of the folders are arranged chronologically, but her committee work on art education fellowships is in folders 28:4-5. Museum-related publications are at the end of the series. Additional materials on the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and its programs may be found in Series I, under correspondence folders with artists and museum officials, under various subject folders, and under Federated Arts Council of Richmond.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 27 id74688
    Box 27
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 1 id74689
      First meeting of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
      1934
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 2 id74690
      Pollard, Mrs. Jno. Garland
      1937-1944
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence from Pollard re Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; 1968 note says she found these in with the personal mail that her secretaries at the Museum used to set aside for her to take home.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 3 id74691
      Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
      1934-1948
      Scope and Contents

      Memos, notes, staff orders, internal reports.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 4 id74692
      Museum
      1937-1949
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence, events planning, event invitations and publications, clippings.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 5 id74693
      Museum
      1946-1955
      Scope and Contents

      Untitled looseleaf binder containing information about events, budget, organizational structure.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 6 id74694
      Addition - 1949 - Land etc. - Museum
      Scope and Contents

      Design program, costs.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 7 id74695
      Museum
      1950-1955
      Scope and Contents

      Event invitations and publications, clippings.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 8 id74696
      Museum
      1956-1959
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence, invitations, committee information, clippings.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 9 id74698
      Museum
      1960-1971
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence, invitations, committee information, clippings.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 28 id74699
    Box 28
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 1 id74700
      Museum
      1972-1973
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence, invitations, committee information, clippings.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 2 id74701
      Museum
      1973-1974
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence, invitations, committee information, clippings.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 3 id74702
      Virginia Museum Theatre
      1972-1973
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 4 id74703
      Fellowship Committee – Museum
      1935-1970
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence, announcements, meeting minutes, financial records, for Virginia Museum Education in the Arts Committee, which awarded the fellowships given by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for financial aid to Virginians to pursue art education.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 5 id74704
      Virginia Art Alliance - Museum
      1952-1967
      Scope and Contents

      Virginia Art Alliance meeting programs and minutes, lists of student fellowships.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 6 id74705
      Correspondence with Trustees – Museum
      1971-1975
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence with museum trustees, museum officials, and former museum director Thomas Colt, Jr.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 7 id74706
      Correspondence with Trustees – Museum
      1971-1975
      Scope and Contents

      Correspondence with museum trustees, museum officials, and former museum director Thomas Colt, Jr.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 8 id74707
      Christmas Cards from Trustees
      Scope and Contents

      Christmas cards from museum trustees, "plus the three others in whom I am particularly interested."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 9 id74708
      Bound volumes and loose copies of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts publications
      Scope and Contents

      Including Virginia Museum Bulletins and exhibit literature and catalogs. Art and museum magazines with articles about the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts or Virginia artists.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 29 id74710
    Box 29: Bound volumes and loose copies of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts publications
    Scope and Contents

    Including Virginia Museum Bulletins and exhibit literature and catalogs. Art and museum magazines with articles about the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts or Virginia artists.

id74712
Series 4: Democratic Party
Scope and Contents

Violet McDougall Pollard was Virginia's Democratic National Committeewoman from 1940-1968. She was a delegate to every Democratic national convention from 1936-1968, and served on the platform committee at the 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1964 conventions. The Democratic Party series reflects her party activities in two subseries, National Politics and Virginia Politics. There is considerable overlap of topics between the subseries; National Politics also includes information on state campaigns and fund-raising, while the State Politics folders often include Virginians' views on national matters. The series as a whole documents women's activities and networking in the Democratic Party at the national, state, and local levels.   The National Politics subseries is arranged chronologically, with a small group of subject folders at the end. (Note that items may be filed in folders from later years because of Pollard's habit of bundling together sequences of related correspondence and filing them as a group). The materials are primarily publications and correspondence that were sent out to all national committeewomen. Personal correspondence in the subseries is often not substantive, consisting of "It was so nice to see you," or "I won't be able to attend but please assign my proxy to ------." The subseries provides a good picture of official party activities for women, and documents Pollard's networking with other Democratic women, but not a comprehensive view of opinions and policymaking within the party. The Democratic National Committeman for Virginia for many years was E. R. Combs of Richmond. Since he and Pollard both lived in the same city, there is no correspondence between them, although there are indications that they worked very closely together. In 1948, G. Fred Switzer of Harrisonburg became Virginia's Committeeman, and he and Pollard corresponded frequently and exchanged copies of their correspondence with other Virginia Democrats as well. The files after 1948 thus contain more discussion of issues and comments on Party officials. A major topic in the subseries is Virginia Democrats' dissatisfaction with the national leadership over the issues of civil rights and integration. Substantive correspondence has been particularly noted in the folder descriptions. Additional correspondence on national activities and issues can be found in the Virginia Politics subseries, and in the folders of individual correspondents in Series I.   The Virginia Politics subseries is grouped into State Politics (arranged chronologically), state subject folders, Democratic Woman's Club of Richmond (arranged chronologically), and some material on Young Democrats. Like the National Politics subseries, the Virginia Politics subseries contains publications and official mailings concerning party activities for women. However, the State Politics folders have a much higher proportion of substantive, personal correspondence to official mass mailings than do the National Politics folders. Pollard's correspondence with other Virginia women contain comments on events and issues much more frequently than her friendly notes to and from Democratic women outside the state. The Democratic Woman's Club files document women's activities at the local level, in Richmond.

  • id74713
    Subseries 4.1: Democratic National Politics
    • Mixed Materials Box: 30 id74714
      Box 30
      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 1 id74716
        National Politics
        1928-1939
        Scope and Contents

        Platforms of the Two Great Political Parties 1856-1928_, signed on the flyleaf "Violet E. Mdougall, May 12, 1932." Articles about the presidential inauguration in 1933. Program for Jackson Day Dinner, under auspices of Democratic National Committee, the Mayflower Hotel, City of Washington, January the eighth, 1936, envelope labelled "This was my first $100.00 dinner." Correspondence with Carolyn W. Wolfe, Director, Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, and with Virginia State Vice-Chairman Mrs. Irving Whitehead, on women's events in 1935. Literature from the 1936 Democratic National Convention; invitations; correspondence about travel arrangements and accommodations; follow-up correspondence regarding convention. Program for Jackson Day Dinner, Richmond, Virginia, January 18, 1938; correspondence about 1939 Jackson Day Dinner in Richmond. Clippings and literature on issues and Virginia Democrats, 1938-1939. Request for contribution to Democratic National Committee, 1939. Program for Woman's National Democratic Club Spring Fete, 1939.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 2 id74717
        Democratic National Committee
        1940
        Scope and Contents

        Letters of congratulations from Democrats on Pollard's election as National Democratic Committeewoman for Virginia and her replies; correspondence, signed photograph, and publications by James A. Farley, Chairman, Democratic National Committee. Correspondence concerning events at the Democratic National Convention of 1940 and the committeewoman's role. Letters from the Democratic National Committee Women's Division concerning platform recommendations and support by prominent women for progressive policies. Women's Division newsletter and program information. Correspondence with the National Democratic Commitee concerning party activities in Virginia for the campaign. Invitation to Pollard to serve as member of National Advisory Board of the National Association of Democratic Newspaper Publishers.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 3 id74718
        Democratic National Convention
        1940
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence before and after the convention with other women delegates from Virginia; list of state delegates; copy of 1940 platform; newspaper clipping about Byrd supporters at the convention.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 4 id74719
        The Campaign and the Issues
        1940
        Scope and Contents

        Newspaper clippings on major campaign issues; clippings and literature on the issue of a third term; literature from groups supporting Roosevelt including the Roosevelt Republican Club; Democratic anti-Willkie literature. Handbooks, literature, and other mailings from the Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, on organizing for the campaign, and role of women in Democratic Party work. Letters from women Democratic campaign workers in Virginia.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 5 id74720
        Inaugural
        1941
      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 6 id74721
        National Politics
        1941
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence concerning organization and fund-raising among Democratic women in Virginia, particularly Democratic Women's Day and Democratic efforts to support defense bond sales. Much of the correspondence is with the women vice-chairs of the Democratic State Central Committee and of the Democratic National Committee. Speakers' Handbook for 1942 Congressional Campaign, prepared by Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, other speech material and clippings.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 7 id74722
        National Politics
        1942
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence concerning fund-raising, especially George Washington Dinners and Democratic Women's Day, primarily with the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee. Press releases by Democratic National Committee. Speeches, publications, and clippings on issues. Request for letters of support for a Congressional bill.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 8 id74723
        National Politics
        1943
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence concerning fund-raising, especially Democratic Women's Day; opposition of Pollard and state Committeeman E. R. Combs to doing more fund-raising in Virginia at this time. Correspondence with the Assistant Chairman/head of the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee. Correspondence concerning meetings of Democratic National Committee members. Request for letters of support for a Congressional bill. Woman's Club of Richmond resolution supporting an International Organization (U.N.), also adopted by Board of the Virginia Federation of Woman's Clubs.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 9 id74724
        National Politics
        1944
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature from the Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, on organizing for the campaign; information about radio broadcasts (women are urged to hold "listening in" parties). Correspondence on fund-raising, especially Democratic Women's Day; Virginia's state quota. Literature on "Fifty-Fifty" plan calling for equal representation and leadership of women with men in state Democratic organizations. Correspondence with other Democratic women. Newspaper clippings on the campaign and the "Draft Byrd" movement. National Convention roll of delegates, other convention literature.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 10 id74725
        National Politics
        1945
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on fund-raising, especially Jefferson Day Dinners and Democratic Women's Day. Correspondence and how-to literature from the Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, on panel discussions and radio programs. Correspondence with other Democratic Committeewomen. Democratic National Committee requests to mobilize support for the United Nations, UNRRA legislation; letter from Pollard to President Truman, August 17, 1945, advocating appointing a woman among the five representatives to the General Assembly of the United Nations (with noncommittal response from his secretary). Clippings and literature on various issues.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 11 id74726
        Dumbarton Oaks; Bretton Woods
        1945
        Scope and Contents

        Literature on "Dumbarton Oaks Day" activity proposed by the Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, with Party women holding local discussions of the Dumbarton Oaks proposals. Recommended sample panel discussions; publications and speech reprints concerning Dumbarton Oaks, Bretton Woods, and related issues.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 12 id74727
        National Politics
        1946
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature from the Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, on organizing the campaign. Correspondence concerning fund-raising, especially Jackson Day Dinners and Democratic Women's Day. Program for Jackson Day Dinner in Washington, D.C. Literature on various campaign issues.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 13 id74728
        Democratic National Committee
        1947
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence about meetings of Democratic National Committee members; invitation to White House as part of Democratic National Committee meeting. Correspondence from Democratic National Committee on first radio meeting of the national Democratic Party, September 2, 1947; asking for state opinions on issues; on contacting recently naturalized citizens as potential Democratic Party members. Correspondence on fund-raising, especially Democratic Women's Day, Jackson Day, and Jefferson Day. Literature and clippings on election issues. Correspondence on E. R. Comb's and Pollard's endorsement for a federal appointment. Schedule for meeting of Democratic leaders from Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, April 3; article on meeting with group photo including Pollard. Correspondence with Democratic Women, including Pollard's refusal to speak at a public rally (she has given talks to small groups but does not consider herself a speaker).

      • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 14 id74729
        National Issues
        1947
        Scope and Contents

        DemocraticNational Committee press releases; clippings and publications on various issues. Pollard's notes on "Citizenship."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 id74730
      Box 31
      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 1 id74732
        Democratic National Convention
        1948
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on convention arrangements and delegates; correspondence inviting delegates to meetings and events; copies of speeches; convention handbook; roll of delegates and alternates; host city events; brochure from Mississippi State Democratic Party urging support of States' Rights and opposition to Truman's Civil Rights.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 2 id74733
        National Politics
        1948
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on fund-raising, especially Democratic Women's Day and Jefferson-Jackson Dinners. Correspondence and literature on campaign organizing; fact sheets and literature on issues for campaign use. Press releases and other literature on radio broadcasts, including second nationwide radio rally of the Democratic Party. Correspondence with other Democratic Party women. Letters and literature asking for support of States' Rights (Thurmond-Wright ticket) and for Straight Ticket (Truman-Barkley). Newspaper clipping on talks by Democrat and Republican women to the Business and Professional Women's Club in Richmond, October 4, 1948, with typescript of Pollard's introduction of the Democratic speaker. Correspondence with new Democratic National Committeeman for Virginia, G. Fred Switzer of Harrisonburg.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 3 id74734
        National Issues
        1948
        Scope and Contents

        Clippings and literature on States' Rights and civil rights, especially in Virginia, and the schisms in the Democratic Party; addresses by Strom Thurmond. Clippings and literature on various other issues.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 4 id74735
        Inauguration
        1949
        Scope and Contents

        Invitation to Inauguration and various inaugural events, program for Inaugural Ball. Correspondence with other Democratic women about the successful election, will see each other at the inauguration. Correspondence concerning travel and accommodations.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 5 id74736
        National Politics
        1949
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature from the Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, on organizing, on women's involvement in politics, and on Democratic Women's Day fund-raising. Program for Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Richmond. Democratic National Committee mailings on radio broadcasts and availability of publicity films. Correspondence regarding Pollard's endorsement for a federal appointment. Correspondence with G. Fred Switzer.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 6 id74738
        National Issues
        1949
        Scope and Contents

        Clippings and literature on various issues, and on political parties and voting. Address by Frank Bane, November 2, 1949, to Virginia Women's Forum, Richmond, "Are We Maintaining Our Federal System?" on changes in federal government.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 7 id74739
        National Politics
        1950
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on fund-raising, especially Democratic Women's Day. Correspondence and literature (mostly from the Women's Division) on campaign organizing and publicity, including radio broadcasts and films. Fact sheets. Literature and clippings on issues, including whether the national health insurance program is "socialized medicine." Publication listing party platforms 1932-1948. Correspondence with G. Fred Switzer. Correspondence concerning Democratic National Committee meetings and resolutions approved by the Democratic National Committee. Brochure, correspondence, name badge, and Women's Division fashion show luncheon program for National Democratic Conference held in Chicago, May 13-15, 1950; correspondence indicating that neither she nor Switzer will attend; letter from Harry F. Byrd to Pollard, March 28, 1950, "It is my understanding the meeting in Chicago will be similar to all of the other meetings being held, namely, that it is a 'pep' meeting for the New Deal element of the Democratic Party. Personally, I would not think of going....This is simply another of these high pressure activities to keep the membership of the Democratic Party in line for socialistic proposals."

      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 8 id74740
        National Issues
        1950
        Scope and Contents

        Clippings, fact sheets, press releases, mostly on Korea and economic issues.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 9 id74741
        National Politics
        1951
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature on fund-raising, especially Democratic Women's Day and Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners; convention site selection; Women's Division advocacy of Fifty-Fifty representation of women at 1952 convention; broadcasts; meetings. Correspondence between Pollard, Switzer, and members of the new executive subcommittee Wright Morrow and Mrs. Lennard Thomas on representation of the views of Southern states within the Democratic Party. Response by Pollard to questions by a student doing a project in a politics course at CCNY on her support of Truman and opinion of the Dixiecrat movement.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 10 id74742
        Democratic National Convention
        1952
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and information about delegates and their votes, including call from Democratic National Committee chairman for more women delegates. Correspondence on accommodations, arrangements, and availability of seating and tickets. Programs, invitations, handbooks. Letters of congratulation on the stance taken by the Virginia delegation; copies of resolution and statement by the Virginia delegation; copy of address by John Battle; clippings about opposing factions and convention events.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 11 id74743
        National Politics
        1952
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on Democratic National Committee meetings and fund-raising. Correspondence and publications from the Women's Division on organizing, campaigning, and publicity. Letters from two Virginia newspapers supporting use of newspaper advertising over TV advertising in reaching voters; letter from RCA stressing the advantages of television. Correspondence and literature from Democratic presidential hopefuls. Correspondence, especially from Wright Morrow, on lack of representation of the views of the Southern states within the party; correspondence discussing various candidates; correspondence concerning support of nominee Adlai Stevenson. Literature and clippings about the presidential campaign in Virginia. Invitation to Regional Conference of Democratic Leaders (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama), October 1, 1952.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 12 id74744
        National Issues
        1952
        Scope and Contents

        Fact sheets and literature for use in campaign; clippings about campaign and history of political campaigns; clippings on issues. Clippings on the Democratic convention and Virginia's stance. Handwritten outline of topics and a few shorthand and longhand notes on Civil Rights and Taft-Hartley, on letterhead of the Stevens Hotel, Chicago, possibly Pollard's notes for the platform committee.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 1 id74746
        National Politics
        1953
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on Democratic National Committee meetings; statements concerning resignation/removal of Democratic National Committeemen Richard D. Barker of Florida and Wright Morrow of Texas over their refusal to support Stevenson; letter from Switzer to Pollard concerning his meeting with new Democratic National Committee Chairman Stephen Mitchell and their discussion of Virginia's issues with the Democratic National Committee; copy of speech by Congressman Howard W. Smith of Virginia on "Party Responsibility." Correspondence and literature on fund-raising, campaign organizing, and women's activities.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 2 id74747
        National Politics
        1954
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on Democratic National Committee meetings; reports on Democratic National Committee activities; Women's Division activities. Correspondence between Switzer, Harry F. Byrd, John Battle, A. Willis Robertson, and Pollard on selection of new Democratic National Committee Chairman and controversy over Wright Morrow; statement by Wright Morrow; letters from Committeemen and Committeewomen in other states lobbying for candidates for Democratic National Committee Chairman. Democratic National Committee literature and clippings on the difference between the parties, Republican smear tactics. Correspondence and mailings on fund-raising, especially Dollars for Democrats, and Virginia's fund-raising quotas. Correspondence with other Virginia Democrats.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 3 id74748
        Democratic National Committee
        1955
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence concerning Democratic National Committee meetings, particularly a meeting in Chicago in November 1955. Correspondence with Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul Butler about his attendance at various Virginia Party events. Correspondence, literature, and newsletters from the Women's Activities division of the Democratic National Committee. Correspondence between Paul Butler, Switzer, Pollard, Harry F. Byrd, and others, on the possible appointment of Mrs. Armistead Boothe, Alexandria, Va., as member of the Democratic National Committee's new Advisory Committee on Political Organization, and Pollard's recommendation against the appointment because Mr. Boothe is identified with a "difficult and troublesome" cause. Correspondence on fund-raising. Lists of National Committeemen and Committeewomen from many of the years between 1940 and 1955.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 4 id74749
        Democratic National Committee – Fund-raising
        1955
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence regarding Virginia's quota; fund-raising tips; Teas for T.V. fund-raising drive by Democratic women.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 5 id74750
        Democratic National Convention
        1955
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and resolutions about seating of delegates and "loyalty oath" to the party. Correspondence on selection of pages for Virginia delegation. Democratic National Committee site selection committee minutes.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 6 id74751
        National Issues
        1955
        Scope and Contents

        Reports on the price-support program, government operations, and Senator Eastland's speech on the Supreme Court and segregation cases.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 7 id74752
        Democratic National Committee
        1956
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on Democratic National Committee meetings; correspondence with Harry F. Byrd on representation of the South. Correspondence and literature on Women's Activities, particularly on Democratic Women's Day and campaign organizing; correspondence with Democratic National Committee and within Virginia on organizing women in Virginia and increasing their representation in local party structures.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 8 id74753
        Democratic National Committee – Fund-raising
        1956
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on state quotas; Woodrow Wilson Centennial Dinner in Washington.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 9 id74754
        Democratic Regional Woman's Conference
        1956
        Scope and Contents

        The Eleven States Regional Conference for Democratic Women, February 10-11, 1956, Nashville, Tennessee, sponsored by the Democratic National Committee and the members of the National Committee and State officials in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Announcement, program; Pollard's letters to women in Virginia on their attending the conference (she didn't go because of a broken wrist).

      • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 10 id74755
        Democratic National Convention
        1956
        Scope and Contents

        Pollard served on the Committee on Platform and Resolutions. Agenda for Platform Committee meeting; letters from other committee members expressing pleasure in working together. Correspondence on travel, accommodations, arrangements, delegates and their votes, and ticket availability. Correspondence on naming Cynthia Boatwright, Lucy Williams, and Kitty Clark as delegates from Virginia. Correspondence on selecting pages for Virginia delegation. Convention programs, handbooks, roll of delegates and alternates, programs and invitations for various events. Interim Report of Special Advisory Committee on Rules. Virginia Democrats Statement of Policy. Press releases and clippings about the convention; information about television coverage of the convention. Invitation to Mock Political Convention at Washington and Lee University; request for information for holding facsimile of Democratic Convention at Loras College, Iowa. Letters to women about how much she enjoyed meeting them/seeing them at the convention.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 11 id74756
        Newspaper Publicity - Democratic National Convention
        1956
        Scope and Contents

        Newspaper clippings.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 id74757
      Box 33
      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 1 id74758
        Presidential Campaign
        1956
        Scope and Contents

        Fact sheets, organizing suggestions, Stevenson Committee newsletters and press releases, Democratic National Committee post-election report. Correspondence between the Democratic National Committee and Virginia Party heads making sure that Stevenson and Kefauver will appear on the Virginia ballot. Photograph inscribed "For Mrs. John Garland Pollard with all good wishes, Estes Kefauver."

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 2 id74759
        National Issues
        1956
        Scope and Contents

        Copy of party platform. Materials on Keep America Beautiful plank proposed to the Platform Committee by Pollard, including background information, witness statements, and a letter of thanks from Keep Virginia Beautiful, although plank was not included (rest of 1956 correspondence is in 1957 National Issues folder). Statement of George Wallace of Alabama before Platform and Resolutions Committee on civil rights. Clippings, publications, and a handwritten note about the possible splintering of Democratic Party. Clippings on two-party system. Clippings and literature about conventions, Harry Truman, and issue of a Catholic vice-presidential candidate. Fact sheets, report on Congressional activities.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 3 id74760
        Democratic National Committee
        1957
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence about Democratic National Committee meetings, annual report to members of the Democratic National Committee. Paul Butler, Chairman, Democratic National Committee, appoints Pollard to the Democratic National Committee's Credentials Committee. Correspondence and literature on Women's Activities, including Democratic Women's Day. Correspondence among Virginians and other Southerners, November 1957, concerning Louisiana Committeeman Camille Gravel's support of civil rights plank as member of the Executive Committee representing the South. Correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy and Pollard, thanking Virginia delegation for their support of his vice-presidential candidacy at Chicago convention, and looking forward to speaking to the Woman's Club of Richmond.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 4 id74761
        Democratic National Committee Meeting, February 1957, San Francisco
        1957
        Scope and Contents

        Neither Pollard nor Switzer attended. Correspondence between Pollard, Switzer, Thomas Blanton, and John Battle on draft changes to rules. Correspondence between Switzer, Pollard, and Battle about giving their proxies to Camille Gravel, as he is less liberal than Paul Butler. Letter from Denmark Groover of Georgia wanting to get together as Southern group at meeting. Reports from the meeting.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 5 id74762
        Democratic National Committee Meeting, May 1957, Washington
        1957
        Scope and Contents

        Notice of Credentials Committee meeting; invitations to women attending; program; a few notes; lodging arrangements. Correspondence about holding a private meeting of Southern members of National Committee, issues of concern, Southern disagreement with portions of Proposed Rules discussed at San Francisco meeting. Statements from meeting of the Advisory Council to the Democratic National Committee, which met following the National Committee meeting.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 6 id74763
        Democratic National Committee Regional Conference, September 1957, Raleigh, North Carolina
        1957
        Scope and Contents

        Meeting is not to discuss issues, but to discuss organization, communications, and finances; correspondence about who will attend; agendas; notes. Correspondence outlining Virginia state Party structure and people. Correspondence between Pollard and Switzer, Pollard and Battle, and Pollard and Byrd on disapproval of Democratic National Committee Chairman's statements and split in the national party.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 7 id74764
        Democratic National Committee – Fund-raising
        1957
        Scope and Contents

        Sustaining Membership Program; Virginia's quotas; Dollars for Democrats.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 8 id74765
        Democratic National Committee – Campaigns for Senate and Congress
        1957
        Scope and Contents

        Literature on campaign and strategies, analysis of 1956 election results.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 9 id74766
        National Issues
        1957
        Scope and Contents

        Clippings on party unity, civil rights and party split; fact sheets and reports. 1957 Keep America Beautiful bulletins, attached to 1956 correspondence concerning introduction of plank into 1956 platform.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 10 id74767
        Democratic National Committee
        1958
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature on campaigning, issues, broadcasts, and fund-raising, including Democratic Women's Day and Democratic Party night. Correspondence and mailings on Democratic National Committee meetings, site selection for 1960 convention; annual report from Democratic National Committee Chairman. Correspondence and newsletters on Women's Activities. Correspondence between Switzer and others concerning meeting of Southern Democratic National Committee members, Camille Gravel controversy, possibility of third-party splits. Pollard to Switzer agreeing on inadvisability of splitting, discussing organization of women in Virginia. Invitations to local-level Virginia women's events. Letter from John F. Kennedy to Pollard, thanking her for her kind remarks concerning his recent visit to Richmond.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 11 id74768
        Democratic Committee Meeting, December 1958
        1958
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on arrangements to attend meeting, Southern group meeting beforehand. Materials on Louisiana Party members' effort to remove Camille Gravel as their national committeeman; report of the Credentials Committee on 7-2 decision in Gravel's favor; correspondence between Pollard and Switzer and Harry F. Byrd, Hugh Clayton, Thomas Blanton, Edgar Brown, and other Southerners, on the question of Gravel's removal and Pollard's minority vote on the Credentials Committee decision.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 12 id74769
        Democratic National Committee Fund-raising
        1958
        Scope and Contents

        Dollars for Democrats; State Headquarters Financial Report; fact sheet on campaign financing; state quotas; Sustaining Membership program.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 13 id74770
        Democratic Women's Conference, April 1958
        1958
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on publicizing the event; briefing and information for discussion leaders (National Committeewomen); press releases; advance program, fact sheets put out by Office of Women's Activities. Conference program. Pollard's notes from conference.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 14 id74771
        National Issues
        1958
        Scope and Contents

        Newspaper clippings on the split in Democratic Party over racial issues. Fact sheets and reports; warnings about Republican campaign tactics.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 id74772
      Box 34
      • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 1 id74773
        Democratic National Committee
        1959
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence about Democratic National Committee meetings. Correspondence on Southern issues; convention rules; Camille Gravel; call for Paul Butler's retirement; Southern group meetings before Democratic National Committee meetings. Correspondence and literature on Women's Activities; Democratic Women's Clubs in Virginia. Correspondence on Virginia delegates to convention; women delegates and nominees in Virginia. Materials on Democratic activities in other parts of the country. Materials on National Conference of State Chairmen and Vice Chairmen; various proposed conferences. Christmas cards from other Democratic National Committee members.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 2 id74774
        Democratic National Committee Fund-raising
        1959
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature on Democratic National Committee meetings and fund-raising programs, including Dollars for Democrats, Sustaining Memberships, the 750 Club, Democratic Party Night, and 1959 Democratic National Victory Dinner; Democratic National Committee financial report and state quotas. List of Virginia 750 Club members. Correspondence between Switzer and Pollard on Democratic National Committee request to propose a Virginian for appointment to National Finance Committee; Switzer hates to respond to any Democratic National Committee request but they believe if they don't recommend someone they'll be given "a liberal or anti."

      • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 3 id74775
        Democratic National Convention
        1959
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence about Democratic National Committee meetings (including information about accommodations for the convention). Correspondence and clippings concerning the delegate rules and "loyalty oath"; Switzer's fears that the Virginia delegation will not be seated. Correspondence on selection of pages for Virginia delegation. Correspondence and reports on site selection. Clippings on presidential hopefuls.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 4 id74776
        National Issues
        1959
        Scope and Contents

        Fact sheets, reports, and clippings on national issues. Clippings on resistance to integration in Virginia. Policy statements and policy pamphlets from the Advisory Council of the Democratic National Committee. Letters, clippings, newsletters, and other literature for and against various possible candidates, including letters from John F. Kennedy to Pollard about the Kennedy-Ervin Labor-Management Reform Bill and announcing his candidacy. Fund-raising materials. Request to Pollard for information/literature about the party in Virginia.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 5 id74777
        Democratic National Committee
        1960
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and agendas for Democratic National Committee meetings; correspondence on Southern caucus meetings; correspondence on "loyalty oath." Correspondence from Switzer on appointment to National Finance Committee. Correspondence and literature on Women's Activities; organizing suggestions; Neighborhood Discussion programs. Christmas cards from Democratic Party members.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 6 id74778
        Democratic National Committee Fund-raising
        1960
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature on Dollars for Democrats, Democratic Party Night, Sustaining Membership, Fund-Raising with Novelties, Teas for TV. Financial reports. Correspondence on Virginia quotas; delegate seating for convention dependent on fund-raising quota; fund-raising in Virginia; 750 Club; list of major Democratic National Committee contributors from Virginia.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 7 id74779
        Campaign Conference for Democratic Women, May 1960, Washington, D.C.
        1960
        Scope and Contents

        Invitation, program, background material, discussion leaders' guides, agendas, Pollard's notes, correspondence with women attending the conference. Letter from Pollard to Harry F. Byrd, asking to see him while she's in Washington at the conference to discuss Southern situation re delegates to convention.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 8 id74780
        Democratic National Convention
        1960
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on accommodations, tickets, delegate numbers and votes. Correspondence on selecting pages for Virginia delegation. Programs, handbooks, schedules, invitations to events. Press releases and clippings on the convention; clippings on Democratic women at the convention; local clippings on the convention and the Virginia delegation. Correspondence and literature supporting Kennedy-Johnson, including letters from John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Correspondence on fears of not being seated at the convention; Southerners proposing to bolt; Statement of Policy by Virginia Democrats; Platform Committee; Virginia commitment to support nominees. Invitation to attend Washington and Lee's Mock Convention.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 9 id74781
        Democratic National Convention Platform Committee
        1960
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence about the Platform Committee, especially with committee chairman Chester Bowles and with Harry F. Byrd. Copy of the platform; report of Platform Committee; minority report on civil rights portion of platform (signed by Pollard). Newspaper clippings on civil rights plank, including local clippings discussing Pollard. Correspondence regarding requests to include various items in the platform.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 10 id74782
        Presidential Election
        1960
        Scope and Contents

        Campaign organizing suggestions, especially from Women's Activities, including TV Listening Parties and Neighborhood Discussion Program. Clippings about the election process; the use of television in campaigning. Program for Campaign Kick-Off Dinner. Invitations to events with Jackie Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy. Campaign literature and clippings, including literature from Virginia Democrats for Nixon-Lodge. Correspondence with other women active in the party. Materials on Strategy for Peace Conference sponsored by Democratic Party women. List of Campaign District Chairmen, Women's Division of (Virginia) State Campaign Committee.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 11 id74783
        National Issues
        1960
        Scope and Contents

        Fact sheets, position papers, policy pamphlets from Advisory Council of the Democratic National Committee. Democratic National Committee policy statement on civil rights; articles about civil rights and segregation; brochure on States' Rights. Literature about actions and positions of Republicans in Congress; literature from the Know Nixon Committee. Clippings on election; clippings and literature on Catholicism as election issue.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 35 id74958
      Box 35
      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 1 id74959
        Democratic National Committee
        1961
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on Democratic National Committee meetings; establishment of various Democratic National Committee subcommittees; subcommittee meetings; report of executive committee meeting. Correspondence and literature on party organizing; fact sheets; information on election returns. Christmas cards. Program for President Kennedy's Birthday Dinner. Literature about activities in other states, especially women's activities.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 2 id74960
        Democratic National Committee – Fund-raising
        1961
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence about state quotas; financial reports; Dollars for Democrats. Articles and publications about financing of election campaigns; letter from Pollard to President's Commission on Campaign Costs with her views.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 3 id74961
        Inauguration
        1961
        Scope and Contents

        Reports and mailings from Pre-Inaugural Committee and Inaugural Committee. Correspondence on requests for invitations and tickets; accommodations. Programs, press releases, schedules. Invitations to Inauguration, Inaugural Ball, Inaugural Concert, Inaugural Gala, and other events. Copy of inaugural address. Correspondence concerning tickets for Virginia women to attend Distinguished Ladies Reception, list of women selected by Pollard to receive tickets. Correspondence with other Democrats discussing attending the inauguration.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 4 id74962
        Appointments
        1961
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence from people wanting recommendations/endorsements for federal positions. Clippings on national patronage; Virginia patronage jobs. Press releases on new Democratic National Committee officials. Correspondence with Hilda Weinert, Democratic Committeewoman for Texas and member of the Democratic National Committee executive committee. Correspondence with Katie Louchheim, in charge of Women's Activities at Democratic National Committee, concerning inauguration activities and her appointment to position in State Department.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 5 id74963
        Operation Support
        1961
        Scope and Contents

        Mailings on Operation Support, to mobilize grassroots support for President Kennedy's programs.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 6 id74964
        National Issues
        1961
        Scope and Contents

        Fact sheets, newsletters, reports, brochures, and speeches on national issues. Clippings concerning the changeover of the administration; administration programs.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 7 id74965
        Democratic National Committee
        1962
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature on campaign organizing, especially women's activities. Correspondence about fund-raising; Virginia's quota; financial report of the Democratic National Committee; Inaugural Anniversary Dinner. Report of the President's Commission on Campaign Costs. Mailings and clippings about federal appointments; correspondence with Katie Louchheim about Dorothy Vredenburgh's national Party appointment. Correspondence on Equal Rights Amendment and Equal Pay for Women bill; invitation to presentation of Federal Woman's Award. Report on Operation Support. Material from congressman in Puerto Rico on government employee discipline case said to be politically linked (sent to all Democratic Committee members).

      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 8 id74966
        Democratic National Committee – Sub-Committee on Aging
        1962
        Scope and Contents

        Pollard is Co-Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Aging. Correspondence and agenda for subcommittee meeting. Notes on meeting, on Party plank, on Virginia's Commission on the Aging. Clippings and literature on Kennedy's medical care bill; fact sheets; literature from National Council of Senior Citizens for Health Care through Social Security. Letter from Pollard to Chairman Bailey, January 31, 1962, that Virginians "do not think that medical care for the aged under Social Security is either economically or philosophically sound."

      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 9 id74967
        Campaign Conference for Democratic Women
        1962
        Scope and Contents

        Program for the 1962 Campaign Conference for Democratic Women; instructions for discussion leaders. Organizing suggestions from the Office of Women's Activities; notes. Literature and fact sheets on voting; on the Kennedy Administration; on Kennedy programs. Materials on the Kennedy Program for Health Insurance through Social Security; mailings from National Council of Senior Citizens for Health Care through Social Security. Teen Dems Victory Manual published by Young Democratic Clubs of America.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 10 id74968
        National Issues
        1962
        Scope and Contents

        Fact sheets, newsletters, Campaign Cards, pamphlets, and clippings on national issues and voting trends.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 11 id74969
        Democratic National Committee
        1963
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature about Democratic National Committee meetings; organizing suggestions; voting analysis; financial reports; fund-raising; site selection; convention delegates and votes. Correspondence about rumors that Democratic National Committee will purge several Southern Democrats in the 1964 primaries. Correspondence between Lyndon B. Johnson and Pollard concerning her invitation to him to speak to Richmond Chamber of Commerce, which he declines although "Anytime someone as capable as you, who has contributed so much to the Democratic Party over the years asks me to do something, I do my best to perform"; 1960 letter from Johnson to Pollard thanking her for her support. Requests to Pollard for information about the party.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 12 id74970
        National Issues
        1963
        Scope and Contents

        Reports, fact sheets, clippings on national issues. Correspondence with Katie Louchheim, Office of Women's Activities. In reply to letter from President's Commission on Registration and Voting Participation on barriers to voting, Pollard says she believes that apathy is the main reason people don't vote, and she supports the poll tax because those who aren't willing to pay $1.50 in support aren't likely to make much contribution to the election process; report of the President's Commission on Registration and Voting Participation.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 id74971
      Box 36
      • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 1 id74972
        Democratic National Committee
        1964
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence about Democratic National Committee meetings; Democratic Congressional Candidates' Conference. Democratic National Committee news releases. Correspondence with other Democratic women. Correspondence concerning Democratic Women's Clubs and their separation from the national or state committees; importance of women in party politics; Women's Activities. Invitations to reception at the White House held by Mrs. Johnson and lunch given by Democratic Congressional Wives Forum, in conjunction with May 1964 Democratic National Committee meeting. Requests to Pollard for information about the party.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 2 id74973
        Campaign Conference for Democratic Women
        1964
        Scope and Contents

        Letter from Pollard inviting attendance at February 1964, meeting of the women on the Democratic State Committee of Virginia to discuss attending the national Campaign Conference for Democratic Women held every two years; outline of meeting; followup correspondence with more details about Campaign Conference; correspondence with women around Virginia about attending the Campaign Conference; correspondence with women around the state after the Campaign Conference. Campaign Conference registration packets, reports, and other materials.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 3 id74974
        Democratic National Convention
        1964
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on delegates; correspondence and literature on selecting women as delegates. Mailings from states wanting to seat Freedom Party delegates from Mississippi instead of regular party delegates. Correspondence on accommodations and arrangements. Correspondence on selection of pages for Virginia delegation. Information on women's activities at convention; handbooks; roll of delegates and alternates; badges, including ornate souvenir badge. Newspaper clippings on possible vice-presidential candidates.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 4 id74975
        Democratic National Convention – Platform Committee
        1964
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on meeting of the Committee on Resolutions and Platform; report on platform submissions; information about planks for possible inclusion; biographical sketches of committee members; draft of platform. Clippings and news releases about platform. Correspondence with other platform committee members after the convention.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 5 id74976
        Presidential Election
        1964
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature on organizing, especially from Office of Women's Activities. Literature on women's campaign activities, especially Television '64 (contributions from individual Democratic women to help defray television campaign costs); correspondence from Pollard on Television '64 funds raised by Virginia women. Campaign literature; information on broadcasts and Lady Bird Special campaign train; news releases. Invitation to 1964 Democratic Congressional Campaign Kick-Off Dinner. Speech by Virginia Governor Albertis S. Harrison, Jr., introducing and welcoming Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson at a Richmond event, October 6, 1964. Citizens' Research Council study on election financing.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 6 id74977
        National Issues
        1964
        Scope and Contents

        Fact sheets and clippings on national issues. Report on what was achieved from 1960 party platform. Copy of 1964 Republican platform. Clipping about Humphrey's speech before Richmond Junior Chamber of Commerce. Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation; tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt. Citizens' Research Council studies on election finance.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 7 id74978
        Inauguration
        1965
        Scope and Contents

        Tickets and invitations to Inauguration, Inaugural Ball, other events. Information about arrangements and inaugural activities from Pre-Inaugural Committee and Inaugural Committee. Correspondence with Congressman W. M. Abbitt re Pollard's recommendations of Virginia women who should receive invitations to the inauguration.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 8 id74979
        Democratic National Committee
        1965
        Scope and Contents

        Letters of thanks to Pollard for campaign help from national and state officials, campaign committees, and candidates, including Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert H. Humphrey, David E. Satterfield III, Harry F. Byrd, and W. M. Abbitt. Copy of address given by Humphrey at Colonial Williamsburg; information packet on Humphrey. Harry F. Byrd's newsletter to constituents. Democratic National Committee newsletters, fact sheets, and press releases. Correspondence and literature on Democratic Women's Day and other women's activities. Correspondence about testimonial dinner for Hilda B. Weinert of Texas.. Correspondence between Pollard and James P. Coleman of Mississippi, congratulating him on his appointment to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals and reminiscing about his participation with Senator Ervin of North Carolina and Governor Battle of Virginia in Southern caucuses of the Democratic Platform Committee in 1952 and commenting that Carl Albert chaired the committee well in 1964; news clippings about "extremist" civil rights opposition to Coleman's appointment. Correspondence with Carl Albert thanking Pollard for her work on the 1964 Platform Committee.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 9 id74980
        National Issues
        1965
        Scope and Contents

        Newsletters from Democratic National Committee, Women's Activities, and League of Women Voters. Fact sheets and clippings on national issues; Great Society speech cards; loose-leaf Johnson Administration fact book.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 37 id74981
      Box 37
      • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 1 id74982
        Democratic National Committee
        1966
        Scope and Contents

        Information on Democratic National Committee meeting; tour schedule for National Committeewomen. Correspondence and literature on campaign organizing, especially from Women's Activities; correspondence on fund-raising including Democratic Women's Day; Women's Activities newsletters. Democratic National Committee newsletters. Materials on ABC's election night coverage. Letter from Hubert Humphrey to Pollard asking her opinion on state issues with view to 1968 elections; reply from Pollard giving her views on why Virginia elected more Republicans to congress in 1966.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 2 id74983
        Campaign Conference for Democratic Women
        1966
        Scope and Contents

        Campaign packets, program, literature, correspondence on arrangements, and session recorders' guides for 1966 Campaign Conference for Democratic Women.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 3 id74984
        National Issues
        1966
        Scope and Contents

        Fact sheets, handouts, fact book, and clippings on national issues.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 4 id74985
        Democratic National Committee
        1967
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence about Democratic National Committee meetings; invitation to White House reception; reports of Democratic National Committee divisions. Correspondence and literature on polls, upcoming election, results from last election, organizing suggestions, and fund-raising, including National Democratic Women's Day and Dollars for Democrats. Citizens' Research Foundation studies on election financing. Newsletters from Office of Women's Activities. Information on regional conferences. Fact sheets; literature on Operation Support. Correspondence on "colored delegates" with Edgar A. Brown of South Carolina and others. Democratic National Committee charm on bracelet, sent by Democratic National Committee officials; charm with vice-presidential seal on front and initials HHH on reverse, on bracelet, sent by Hubert Humphrey; letter from Humphrey wishing Pollard a speedy recovery.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 5 id74987
        Operation Support
        1967
        Scope and Contents

        Literature to encourage support of administration's programs.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 6 id74988
        National Issues
        1967
        Scope and Contents

        Democratic National Committee and Women's Activities newsletters. Reports and speeches. Literature on summer youth program. Requests to mobilize support for bills.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 7 id74989
        Democratic National Committee
        1968
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature about campaign organizing, fund-raising. Press releases, campaign literature, literature about issues, and Democratic National Committee newsletter. Correspondence and literature about Women's Activities. Call from Special Equal Rights Committee of Democratic National Committee for "broad representation" in all state delegations. Correspondence about the campaign. Requests to Pollard for information about the party. Biographical sketch and obituary of Margaret Price, Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman and Director, Office of Women's Activities.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 8 id74990
        Campaign Conference for Democratic Women
        1968
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence on planning for Campaign Conference for Democratic Women, and its postponement until 1969.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 9 id74991
        Democratic National Convention
        1968
        Scope and Contents

        Newsletters; fact sheets; press releases; roll of delegates and alternates; handbooks; women's activities; committee list; ornate honorary badge. Information on accommodations and arrangements. Announcements, literature, and invitations to events from candidates. Letters from Virginia citizens asking Pollard to support Eugene McCarthy at the convention. Correspondence on selection of pages for Virginia delegation. Credentials Committee rules. Copy of platform. Nominating speech for Humphrey calling for party unity. Correspondence about Pollard having missed the meeting of the Committee on Permanent Organization. Declaration by Mississippi delegation about Mayor Daley's "security forces"; letter from Pollard to Chicago friend discussing the convention, praising Daley. Citizens' Research Council study on election financing.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 38 id74992
      Box 38
      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 1 id74993
        Presidential Election
        1968
        Scope and Contents

        Newsletters and clippings on Humphrey campaign. Mailings and clippings about the campaign in Virginia. Advertisements from campaign novelty suppliers; campaign buttons. Democratic National Committee campaign handbook. Citizens' Research Council study on political finance.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 2 id74994
        National Issues
        1968
        Scope and Contents

        Fact sheets, literature, newsletters, speeches. Letters asking for support on various issues. Letter from National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence asking about firsthand knowledge of violence during the convention; Pollard replies that she would not have know anything was happening except for the media and the number of police and soldiers on the streets, felt the Chicago authorities were wise to take precautions against threats to disrupt the convention.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 3 id74995
        National Politics
        1969-1971
        Scope and Contents

        Democratic National Committee newsletters and other mailings; Democratic Party requests for contributions. Correspondence with the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. Christmas cards and correspondence with Democratic Party friends. Letter of congratulations from Pollard to Carl Albert on becoming Speaker of the House.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 4 id74996
        National Politics
        1972-1973
        Scope and Contents

        Democratic National Committee newsletters; Democratic Party requests for contributions. Sympathy note from Pollard to Lady Bird Johnson on the death of her husband, card of acknowledgement. Christmas cards from Democratic Party friends. Clippings and campaign literature for George McGovern. Mailings from Democratic senatorial campaigns. Materials from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. Clippings and literature on issues; clipping on death of Emma Guffey Miller.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 5 id74997
        Democratic Digest
        1941-1958
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence concerning subscriptions to the Democratic National Committee's monthly publication, The Democratic Digest, and Virginia's subscription quotas. Correspondence about news submitted to The Democratic Digest.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 6 id74998
        One Vote – Voting, etc.
        Scope and Contents

        Publications, fact sheets, and clippings on the importance of voting and the number of voters

      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 7 id74999
        About Women
        1949-1961
        Scope and Contents

        Publications and clippings about careers for women, women in politics and government, and women's citizenship responsibilities.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 8 id75000
        Progress of Women
        1940-1965
        Scope and Contents

        Publications, fact sheets, and clippings on women in public office, women in other government positions, and national and international studies on the status of women.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 9 id75001
        Young Democrats of America
        1940-1967
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence, publications, and other mailings from the Young Democrats of America.

  • id75002
    Subseries 4.2: Virginia Politics
    • Mixed Materials Box: 38
      Box 38
      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 10 id75004
        State Politics
        1939-1949
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature pertaining to the State Democratic Convention. Correspondence with and clippings on Democratic candidates for state office; correspondence with and about candidates who wish to enter the primaries. Correspondence with Democratic State Central Committee and with prominent state Democrats concerning state Party activities and issues. Programs for Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners in Richmond. Information on Virginia election laws, and balloting and voting processes. The proportion of substantive, personal correspondence to official mass mailings is far greater in the State Politics folders than in the National Politics folders, making this subseries a valuable source on the operations of the Democratic Party in Virginia, and especially women's role in Party operations.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 11 id75005
        State Politics
        1950-1954
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature pertaining to the State Democratic Convention. Correspondence with and clippings on Democratic candidates for state office; correspondence with and about candidates who wish to enter the primaries. Correspondence with Democratic State Central Committee and with prominent state Democrats concerning state Party activities and issues. Programs for Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners in Richmond. Information on Virginia election laws, and balloting and voting processes. The proportion of substantive, personal correspondence to official mass mailings is far greater in the State Politics folders than in the National Politics folders, making this subseries a valuable source on the operations of the Democratic Party in Virginia, and especially women's role in Party operations. Also includes a complete list of state party officials for 1950, down to city and county chairmen level.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 12 id75006
        State Politics
        1955-1959
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature pertaining to the State Democratic Convention. Correspondence with and clippings on Democratic candidates for state office; correspondence with and about candidates who wish to enter the primaries. Correspondence with Democratic State Central Committee and with prominent state Democrats concerning state Party activities and issues. Programs for Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners in Richmond. Information on Virginia election laws, and balloting and voting processes. The proportion of substantive, personal correspondence to official mass mailings is far greater in the State Politics folders than in the National Politics folders, making this subseries a valuable source on the operations of the Democratic Party in Virginia, and especially women's role in Party operations. Discussion of organizing women in the state is a significant topic.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 1 id75008
        State Politics
        1960-1964
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature pertaining to the State Democratic Convention. Correspondence with and clippings on Democratic candidates for state office; correspondence with and about candidates who wish to enter the primaries. Correspondence with Democratic State Central Committee and with prominent state Democrats concerning state Party activities and issues. Programs for Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners in Richmond. Information on Virginia election laws, and balloting and voting processes. The proportion of substantive, personal correspondence to official mass mailings is far greater in the State Politics folders than in the National Politics folders, making this subseries a valuable source on the operations of the Democratic Party in Virginia, and especially women's role in Party operations.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 2 id75009
        State Politics
        1965-1969
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence and literature pertaining to the State Democratic Convention. Correspondence with and clippings on Democratic candidates for state office; correspondence with and about candidates who wish to enter the primaries. Correspondence with Democratic State Central Committee and with prominent state Democrats concerning state Party activities and issues. Programs for Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners in Richmond. Information on Virginia election laws, and balloting and voting processes. The proportion of substantive, personal correspondence to official mass mailings is far greater in the State Politics folders than in the National Politics folders, making this subseries a valuable source on the operations of the Democratic Party in Virginia, and especially women's role in Party operations.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 3 id75010
        State Politics
        1970-1971
        Scope and Contents

        Contains only clippings and correspondence with information on candidates, fund-raising appeals.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 4 id75011
        Boatwright, Mrs. R. G.
        1942-1970
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence, mostly about Democratic Party activities at the state and national levels.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 5 id75012
        Williams, Mrs. William Page
        1948-1957
        Scope and Contents

        Correspondence, mostly about Democratic Party activities at the state and national levels.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 6 id75013
        Virginia Democrats
        Scope and Contents

        Clippings, some correspondence, programs, chiefly concerning official Democratic activities in Virginia.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 7 id75014
        Virginia Democrats
        Scope and Contents

        Clippings, some correspondence, programs, chiefly concerning official Democratic activities in Virginia.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 8 id75015
        State – Party Plans, Forms, Misc. Lists
        1932-1956
        Scope and Contents

        Publications on the organization of the Democratic Party of the State of Virginia and on election laws in Virginia.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 9 id75017
        Government - Virginia
        1934-1966
        Scope and Contents

        Publications and clippings on structure of Virginia state and county government.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 10 id75018
        Government - Virginia
        1934-1966
        Scope and Contents

        Publications and clippings on structure of Virginia state and county government.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 11 id75019
        Government - Virginia
        1934-1966
        Scope and Contents

        Publications and clippings on structure of Virginia state and county government.

      • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 12 id75020
        Virginia Commissions
        1966-1972
        Scope and Contents

        Clippings and reports.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 39 id75007
    Box 39
id75059
Series 5: Scrapbooks
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks of clippings. Other bound volumes such as 1933 list of wedding presents.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 43 id75060
    Box 43
  • Mixed Materials Box: 44 id75061
    Box 44
  • Mixed Materials Box: 45 id75062
    Box 45
  • Mixed Materials Box: 46 id75063
    Box 46