Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 131
Citizens Action Committee for Fair Representation
Records, 1960-1979, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Citizens Action Committee for Fair Representation |
| title: | Records |
| dates: | 1960-1979, undated |
| extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | MS 131 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Citizens Action Committee for Fair Representation Records, MS 131, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Historical note
| The Citizens Action Committee for Fair Representation was organized in November 1960 as an outgrowth of the Citizens Committee for a Constitutional Convention. Its basic tenets were: 1) the Iowa House of Representatives should be apportioned on a population basis; 2) the Iowa Senate should be established on an area or geographic basis; and 3) there should be an automatic reapportionment every ten years after each Federal census. |
Collection description
The collection (1960-1979, undated) contains records of the Citizens Action Committee for Fair Representation including correspondence, news clippings, and reapportionment plans. Correspondents include Elmer W. Bencke, T. E. Davidson, Mary Dresser (Mrs. Howard Dresser), Loren Hickerson, Paul M. McCormick, Bernard R. Nowack, William B. Quarton, Joseph F. Rosenfield, David O. Shaff, David M. Stanley, B. A. Webster, and Stanley Yates. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Correspondence |
1960-1979 |
1 |
2 |
News clippings on reapportionment and Citizens Action Committee |
1960-1961 |
1 |
3 |
Reapportionment plans: Shaff and Stuart Plans and votes in Senate; includes "Minimum Standards for Effective Reapportionment; T. E. Davidson's report of Citizens Action Committee and David O. Shaff's criticism of it |
1961, undated |