Party Politics, 1959 - 1977
Scope and Contents
Comprises national Republican Party handbooks and publications, and material on national conventions, platforms, and campaigns, including Nixon’s presidential campaigns of 1960, 1968, and 1972. Fong was especially involved in the 1960 campaign, where he led the “WIN with Nixon-Lodge” effort, drawing directly on his own campaign philosophy of personal contacts and networking.
The other focus of the series is on local and state politics in Hawaii, including gubernatorial and legislative races, as well as local party organizations.
Dates
- Creation: 1959 - 1977
Conditions Governing Access
Material with personal information may be redacted by the Archives staff. Some fragile items may need to be handled by the staff only. Use of audiovisual material may require the production of listening or viewing copies. Records in the Case Files series as well as the Family and Household subseries within the Personal series are restricted except by permission of the Congressional Papers Archivist.
This collection may be accessed in the John Troup Moir Jr. and Gertrude M.F. Moir Archives Reading Room on the fifth floor of the Hamilton Library addition. Reading room hours and policies can be found on the archives website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/library/research/collections/archives/visiting-us/. If you have questions, please contact the archives by email: archives@hawaii.edu or phone: (808) 956-6047.
Extent
15 Cubic Feet (15 boxes)
Arrangement
National Politics GOP Organizations Presidential Campaigns Hawaii Politics Election Rules and Procedures GOP Organizations Local Candidates
Repository Details
Part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries Repository