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[Clipping: Eight Hopeful Congressmen]

Description: Newspaper clipping featuring several articles including an article titled, “Eight Hopeful Congressmen”, “Hitler’s Subtlest Poison”, and “The Red Star Rises”. The highlighted article features brief biographical information on four (4) recently elected liberal congressmen and one (1) established liberal congressman. A portion of the text has been highlighted by red and blue colored pencils on page [3] and [4]. On the fourth page of this clipping is an illustration of Will Rogers Jr.
Date: February 27, 1943
Creator: Rovere, Richard H.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Indian Famine -- Background and More Facts

Description: Text excerpted from a longer article, discussing famine and other issues in India, which has been annotated with suggested readings and statements by politicians and public figures about the situation. There are handwritten markings in red and blue pencil.
Date: 1944~
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: They Called It Reconstruction]

Description: Clipping from the Reader's Digest discussing the period of Reconstruction after the American Civil War and its impact on race relations. The author describes the discrimination against black citizens by state governments that prompted Reconstruction. The author takes the position that Reconstruction was an unnecessary and harmful process that empowered black citizens at the cost of disempowering white citizens. The author develops this idea through a combination of historical facts and anecdot… more
Date: October 1944
Creator: Muller, Edwin
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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