Official inaugural edition, presented by California State Building Trades Council, 1953
Content Description
The papers of Herman Welker span the years 1950 to 1956.
Included are speeches given by Welker between 1951 and 1953, correspondence with librarian Lee Zimmerman and U of I President J.E. Buchanan, congratulatory letters sent to Welker upon his election in 1950, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings documenting his Senate career.
The Special Collections Department of the University of Idaho Library also has a bound volume entitled Herman Welker, Republican U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1951-1955, (MG 5176) which gives Welker's voting record on the various bills before the Senate during his tenure in Office. There are also some interesting observations on Welker in Senator Glen H. Taylor's book, The Way it Was with Me. (Secaucus, New Jersey: Lyle Stuart, inc., 1979. Day-NW E748.T275A38).
Dates
- Creation: 1953
Creator
- From the Collection: Welker, Herman, 1906-1957 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet (1.0 cubit foot + 4 oversized volumes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository