John M. Bailey Papers

The collection contains correspondence, photographs, speeches, publications and administrative records created and collected by John M. Bailey. The collection is organized into three series; Biographical, DNC, and Other Professional. The Biographical Series contains correspondence, ephemera, pamphlets, and notes related to Bailey's personal and professional affiliations that were not directly related to the DNC or were not characterized by his office as such. This includes memberships to dinner clubs, golf clubs, charitable groups and other organizations. While some brief biographical sketches are included the collection does not contain a significant amount of personal correspondence or photographs between Bailey and his family and friends. Series II includes the administrative files, correspondence, pamphlets, speeches, press releases, and clippings related to the Democratic National Committee. The series has been organized into Administrative Files, Conferences, National Conventions, and Correspondence for ease of use but the folder level organization was kept in the manner that it was recieved. Series III, Other Professional is primarily papers related to Connecticut Democratic Committee. Of particular interest may be Series II, Subseries III DNC Conventions, which contains correspondence between the DNC and lawyers, State Committees, and the Mississippi Freedom party concerning the seating of state delegations (1964 Convention) and between Bailey and assorted persons related to the 1968 Chicago Riots (1968 Convention). Series II also includes letters, memos, and telegraphs between Bailey and his office and President Johnson, Vice President Humphrey, First Lady Ladybird Johnson, and Robert F. Kennedy and his widow.