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Thomas Klinkel Collection on George McGovern

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Klinkel, Thomas

Thomas E. Klinkel is a lawyer from South Dakota, the son of Norma Klinkel and Vernon (Bud) Klinkel of Brookings, South Dakota. He served as the North and South Dakota coordinator for the 1972 George McGovern presidential campaign. Prior to his work with Senator McGovern, Klinkel graduated from South Dakota State University in 1968, received a Masters Degree from the University of Americas in Mexico in 1970, and served for two years in the U.S. Army.

Consists of material collected by Thomas Klinkel relating to three George McGovern political campaigns in South Dakota. The majority of the collection refers to McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign and includes organizational charts, press releases, publications, reports, speeches, family and campaign photographs, slides of Vietnam, cassettes and tapes of speeches, radio and public service announcements, and campaign posters. In addition, the collection contains a notebook relating to McGovern's 1968 senatorial campaign as well as correspondence relating to his senate re-election campaign of 1974.

Gift of Thomas Klinkel in 1990. The accession number associated with thes gift is ML.1990.030.

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This collection was processed by John DeLooper in April 2009. A series-level description and finding aid were written by John DeLooper at this time.

Appraisal at accession not required, as per the accession record on file.

Publisher
Public Policy Papers
Finding Aid Date
2009
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

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Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Contains audiotapes, vinyl records, and associated memoranda regarding speeches and publicity.

Arrangement

The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.

Physical Description

2 boxes

Radio spots and Speeches, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Memoranda, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Youth Vote, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Promotional LP records, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Scope and Contents

Contains publicity photographs of George McGovern and a slideshow about the Vietnam War.

Arrangement

The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.

Physical Description

1 box

Media Officer, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Two Men Stood, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Photographs, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

George McGovern: The Kind of Man He Is, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Media Department, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Photographs, Miscellaneous, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Photographs, Miscellaneous, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Vietnam Slideshow, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Slides, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Scope and Contents

Contains campaign publicity materials including stickers, manuals, pamphlets, and other campaign ephemera.

Arrangement

The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.

Physical Description

1 box

Anti-McGovern Advertisements, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Manuals, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Pamphlets, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Pamphlets, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Print Advertisements, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Stickers, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Scope and Contents

Series 4: Subject Files includes newspaper and magazine clippings, memoranda, correspondence, and other topical material.

Arrangement

The materials in this series are arranged alphabetically by topic.

Physical Description

5 boxes

Canvassing and Fact Sheets, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Canvassing and Statistics, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Clergy for McGovern, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Correspondence, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Democratic Fact Book, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Elections, South Dakota, 1964-1974. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Farm and Rural Issues, 1972-1973. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Fundraising, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Fundraising, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Guy, William, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Issues, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Issues, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Issues, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Issues Statements, Congressional Record, 1971-1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Israel and Soviet Jewry, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Klinkel, Thomas, 1973. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Labor, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

McGovern, Eleanor, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Media, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Military, 1970-1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous, 1968-1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Native Americans, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

New Mexico, 1968-1975. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Nixon, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Nixon, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Nixon, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

North Dakota, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Politics, South Dakota, 1972-1974. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Polling, 1972. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Polling, South Dakota, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Press Clippings, South Dakota, 1972. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Press Releases, 1972. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Republicans for McGovern, 1972. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

South Dakota Counties, 1968. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Staff, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Teachers for McGovern, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Texas, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Vietnam, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Volunteers, 1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Volunteers, Wisconsin, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Voter Outreach, 1970-1972. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Voter Outreach, South Dakota, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Voter Registration, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Print, Suggest