Father Alan Deck, S.J., Letter Collection Collection number: MS115
This collection consists chiefly of letters of political personages that Father Alan Deck, S.J., received from 1959 to 1963.
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Father Alan Deck, S.J., Letter Collection Collection number: MS115 Kennedy, John F., 1917-1963 Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996 Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 Pike, James A. (James Albert), 1913-1969 Roosevelt, James, 1907-1991 Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 Engle, Clair, 1911-1964 Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 Unruh, Jessie M. |
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Kennedy, John F., 1917-1963 Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996 Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 Pike, James A. (James Albert), 1913-1969 Roosevelt, James, 1907-1991 Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 Engle, Clair, 1911-1964 Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 Unruh, Jessie M. |
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deck Father Alan Deck, S.J., Letter Collection Collection number: MS115 Deck (Father Alan, S.J.) Letter Collection Clay Stalls William H. Hannon Library Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive, MS 8200 Los Angeles, CA 90045-8200 Phone: (310) 338-5710 Fax: (310) 338-5895 Email: special.collections@lmu.edu URL: http://library.lmu.edu/ © 2014 Loyola Marymount University. All rights reserved. Machine-readable finding aid created by Clay Stalls. Date of source: March 14, 2014. Finding aid written in: English Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard Father Alan Deck, S.J., Letter Collection Collection number: MS115 William H. Hannon Library Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California Processed by: Clay Stalls Date Completed: March 2014 Encoded by: Clay Stalls © 2014 Loyola Marymount University. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Father Alan Deck, S.J., letter collection 1959-1963 Deck, Father Alan, S.J. 15 items .25 linear feet Loyola Marymount University. Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90045-2659 This collection consists chiefly of letters of political personages that Father Alan Deck, S.J., received from 1959 to 1963. Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University. Publication Rights Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Box and Folder number, Father Alan Deck, S.J., Letter Collection, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University. Acquisition Information Gift of Father Alan Deck, S.J. Accession number: 2014.11 Biography Father Alan Deck, S.J., holds the Charles S. Casassa Chair of Catholic Social Values at Loyola Marymount University. His Ph.D. is from St. Louis University and his S.T.D. from the Pontifical Gregorian University. The author of many articles and two books, his work concentrates on, among other things, Hispanic ministry and Roman Catholic social doctrine. Collection Description This collection contains fifteen letters, many from political personages, that Father Alan Deck, S.J. received in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The authors range from national poliitcal figures, eg, John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey, to California state politicians, eg, Governor Edmund G. Brown. Most of the letters were responding to Father Deck's contact with the politicians regarding political issues, especially the run of John F. Kennedy for the presidency in 1960. Some letters are personal; three touch on Father Deck's scholarship awards for college. Other names of note in this series include Eleanor Roosevelt, James Roosevelt, Bishop James A. Pike, and Jessie Unruh. Arrangement The letters in this collection are stored in fifteen folders in one archival document box, which are arranged chronologically, from the earliest date to the most recent. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Kennedy, John F., 1917-1963 Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996 Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 Pike, James A. (James Albert), 1913-1969 Roosevelt, James, 1907-1991 Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 Engle, Clair, 1911-1964 Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 Unruh, Jessie M. Box and Folder List 1:1 Letter from John F. Kennedy re Alan Deck support for candidacy for presidency and "vote getting capacities of a Catholic candidate." 1959 1:2 Letter from Governor Edmund G. Brown re John F. Kennedy candidacy for presidency. 1959 1:3 Letter of thanks from Harry S. Truman. 1960 1:4 Letter of acknowledgement from Governor Edmund G. Brown. 1960 1:5 Letter from Bishop James A. Pike in response to Alan Deck letter on the unity of churches. 1960 1:6 Letter from Congressman James Roosevelt re candidacy of John F. Kennedy for presidency and California delegation. 1960 1:7 Senator Hubert H. Humphrey letter on support for Democratic presidential candidate. 1960 1:8 Letter from John F. Kennedy thanking Alan Deck for supporting his presidency. 1960 1:9 Senator Clair Engle letter re extension of Social Security Act to cover medical care for retired persons. 1960 1:10 Senator Stuart Symington letter of acknowledgement. 1961 1:11 Eleanor Roosevelt letter of acknowledgement. 1961 1:12 California State Treasurer Bert A. Betts letter re support for his election. 1963 1:13 Hugh M. Duce, S.J., letter re refusal of scholarship to Loyola University by Alan Deck. 1963 1:14 California Speaker of the Assembly Jessie M. Unruh letter of congratulations to Alan Deck on award of "State Scholarship Award." 1963 1:15 California State Senator Thomas M. Rees letter of congratulations to Alan Deck on award of "State Scholarship Award." 1963 |