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Chester Earl Holifield Papers 0220 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4k4036gg No online items Inventory of the Chester Earl Holifield papers 0220 Finding aid prepared by The Regional History Collection staff; supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Xiuzhi Zhou USC Libraries Special Collections Doheny Memorial Library 206 3550 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189 213-740-5900 [email protected] © 2000 Inventory of the Chester Earl 0220 1 Holifield papers 0220 Title: Chester Earl Holifield papers Collection number: 0220 Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 89.0 Linear feet89 boxes Date: circa 1944-1974 Abstract: Chester Earl Holifield (1903-1995) -- also known as Chet Holifield -- of Montebello, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Mayfield, Graves County, KY, December 3, 1903. Moved to Montebello in 1920 and engaged in the manufacture and selling of men's apparel 1920-1943; U.S. Representative from California 19th District, 1943-75. Congressional adviser to international conferences on uses of atomic energy, nuclear weapons testing, water desalinization, and disarmament. Upon his retirement from the House, he resumed the manufacture and selling of men's apparel; died February 6, 1995. creator: Holifield, Chet, 1903- Scope and Content Chester Earl Holifield (1903-1995) -- also known as Chet Holifield -- of Montebello, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Mayfield, Graves County, KY, December 3, 1903. Moved to Montebello in 1920 and engaged in the manufacture and selling of men's apparel 1920-1943; U.S. Representative from California 19th District, 1943-75. Congressional adviser to international conferences on uses of atomic energy, nuclear weapons testing, water desalinization, and disarmament. Upon his retirement from the House, he resumed the manufacture and selling of men's apparel; died February 6, 1995. Publication Rights All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts or photographs must be submitted in writing to the Regional History Curator. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Chester Earl Holifield papers, Collection no. 0220, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, Information Services Division, University of Southern California. Biography Holifield, Chester Earl - born in Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, December 3, 1903; moved with his family to Springdale, Arkansas in 1912; attended the public schools; moved to Montebello, California in 1920 and engaged in the manufacture and selling of men's apparel, 1920-1943; chairman of the Los Angeles County Democratic Central committee of the Fifty-first District 1934-1938; chairman of the California State Central committee of the Twelfth Congressional District 1938-1940; delegate to each Democratic National Convention from 1940 to 1964; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1943, until his resignation December 31, 1974; was not a candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress; chairman, Committee on Government Operations (Ninety-first through Ninety-third Congresses), Joint Committee on Atomic Energy (Eighty-seventh, Eighty-ninth, and Ninety-first Congresses); member, President's Special Evaluation Commission on Atomic Bomb Tests at Bikini Atoll, 1946; congressional adviser to international conferences on uses of atomic energy, nuclear weapons testing, water desalinization, and disarmament; resumed the manufacture and selling of men's apparel; died February 6, 1995. Conditions Governing Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access. Subjects and Indexing Terms Democratic National Convention. -- Archives Holifield, Chet, 1903- -- Archives House Democratic Caucus (U.S.). -- Archives U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. -- Archives United States. Congress--Committees. -- Archives United States. Congress. -- Archives Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)--Archival resources California--Politics and government--Archival resources Consumer protection--Law and legislation--Archival resources Legislation--United States--Archival resources Los Angeles (Calif.)--Politics and government--Archival resources Inventory of the Chester Earl 0220 2 Holifield papers 0220 Nuclear energy--Government policy--Archival resources Politicians--California--Archival resources United States--Politics and government--20th century--Archival resources Box 43, plus one unnumbered box Biographical and Personal California and District Services and Issues Box 2, Box 78 Cities and Schools Box 3, Box 48, plus three unnumbered boxes Environment, Clean Air Box 4, Box 8 Financial Box 4, Box 8 Pacific Intertie Box 5, Box 48 Miscellaneous Box 5, Box Two unnumbered boxes Post Offices in District and Los Angeles area Box 6, Box one unnumbered bo Office of Economic Opportunity Box 7, Box one unnumbered bo Water California Political Box 8, Box 48, 28, 49 Delegates of the California Delegation Box 8, Box 48, 28 California Delegation Box 9, Box 48, 49 Political Campaign Box 10, Box 48, 28 Inventory of the Chester Earl 0220 3 Holifield papers 0220 Political Miscellaneous Box 10, Box 48, 28 Politicans, California Box 11, 12, Box 26, 27 Commission on Government Procurement Box 13, Box 7 Congressional Reform Correspondence Box 14, Box 12 District Correspondence Box 15, 16, Box la, lb Individual Correspondence Box 17, 18, 19, Box 9, 10, 14, 15 Master list, Copies of Outgoing correspondence Box 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, Box 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 Subject Correspondence 1969 - 1973 Box 25, Box 57 Democratic Caucus Box 25, 26, Box 25, 56 Economy Box 26, Box 51 Energy Box 27, 28, 29, Box 53, 54, 55, 56, 29, and one unnumber box Federal Departments and Commissions Box 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, plus additional unnumbered, unorganized boxes Government Operations Committee Box 30 1961-1965, 1966 Box 31 1967, 1968 Box 32 1969, 1970 Inventory of the Chester Earl 0220 4 Holifield papers 0220 Box 33, 34 1971 Box 35 1972 Box 36, 37 1973 Box 37 1974 Box 38, 39, Box 45, 47 House Committees Box 40, Box 58 Issues Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Box 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, Box 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 76, 75 1946-1974 Legislation Box 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61., Box 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 72, 73, 74, plus two unnumber boxes 78th to 93rd Congresses National Political Box 62 File subjects chronologically arranged Box 63, Box 41, 42 Individuals, Books Box 64, [UNK], Box 44, 46 Reapportionment (California Districts) Research Files Box 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, Box 14, 24, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, plus two unnumbered boxes Alphabetically arranged Box 78 Inventory of the Chester Earl 0220 5 Holifield papers 0220 Research, Statistical, Miscellaneous Box 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 79, plus three unnumbered boxes Speeches, Statements, and Press Releases Box 79 1943 to 1956 Box 80 1957 to 1961 Box 81 1962 to 1966 Box 82 1967 to 1968 Box 83 1969 to 1970 Box 84 1971 to 1972 Box 85 1973 to 1974 Box 86, 87, 88., Box Two unnumbered boxes Speeches, Statements, and other Insertions In The Congressional Record Box 89 Miscellaneous BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL Box 1 Awards, Presentations and Honors Affairs Honoring American Political Science Association: APSA Congressional Award Awards Honorary Degrees Holifield Library Las Vegas Presentation Long Beach Port Pilot Award Stanford Linear Accelerator Award Whittier College Honorary Degree Biographical Biographical Material Directories Miscellaneous Charitable Contributions Household Miscellaneous Personal Questionnaires Recommendations 1972 Inventory of the Chester Earl 0220 6 Holifield papers 0220 BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL Personal Correspondence Anniversary Greetings Birthday Greetings Margaret Boyce Christmas Cards Condolence Messages Twenty-fifth Congressional Anniversary Correspondence with Friends 1962-1964 Maxene Dungey Willa Douglas Friends Pyron, Harold H. Relatives Harry Williams Published Articles Concerning Holifield Articles Mentioning Literary Articles Radio and Television Appearance Speech Material Humor and Poetry Speech Material Speech Material 1971 Speech Material 1972 Speech Material 1973 Speech Material 1974 Speech Stories Travel Travel (England 1944) Travel 1946 Travel Photographs CALIFORNIA DISTRICT SERVICES AND ISSUES Box 2 CITIES AND SCHOOLS General note (previously the contents of this box were in box 78 of the Holifield calendar) Artesia, California Scope and Contents note File contains correspondence, articles and information from 1969. ABC Unified School District-Artesia Scope and Contents note File deals with the ABC Unified School District's application for federal aid for be-lingual education in 1969-1970. Bell Scope and Contents note File deals with a request by the city of Bell for the extension of Bandini Boulevard through Cheli Air Force Base. Bell, California Scope and Contents note Two files dealing with Cheli Air Force Base. Inventory of the Chester Earl 0220 7 Holifield papers 0220 CALIFORNIA DISTRICT SERVICES AND ISSUES Cerritos College Scope and Contents note File contains information on College-Work-Study program and correspondence from the college. Cerritos-Dairy Valley Scope and Contents note The file deals with a Preliminary Inquiry submitted by the city of Dairy Valley under the Water and Sewer
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