urn:taro:utarl.00098 Paulia P. Weaver Papers: A Guide Text converted by SPI Content Sciences Inc., June 2003. Finding aid written in English. October 12, 2008Encoding updated by Ann E. Hodges.February 3, 2007Encoding updated by Ann E. Hodges.January 13, 2007Encoding updated by Blessing Udoh. Descriptive Summary Weaver, Paulia P., 1931- Paulia P. Weaver Papers 1952-1969 1955-1966 11 boxes (4.58 linear ft.) AR147 Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library Materials are in English. Historical Note

Born in 1931 in Pancake, Texas, Ms. Weaver graduated from Texas Woman's University in 1951 with a B.A. in government. She was a secretary for the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, active in local, state, and national Democratic Party organizations; president of the Dallas County Young Democrats (1957-1958), National Committeewoman (1958-1960) for and president (1961-1963) of the Young Democratic Clubs of Texas, and delegate to the Third Atlantic Conference of Young Political Leaders.

 Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports, minutes, constitutions, speeches, convention materials, manuals, kits, lists, newsletters, newspaper clippings, newspapers, articles, resolutions, photographs, platforms, directories, and booklets. Includes personal correspondence as well as correspondence with national Democratic party officials, members and officers of other Young Democratic Clubs, politicians, and legislators. Materials are included for national, state, and local party conventions as well as campaign materials for local and national party candidates. Records are included for the Young Democratic Clubs of America, the Young Democratic Clubs of Texas, the Young Democratic Club of Dallas County, the Dallas County Democrats, and the Democratic National Committee.

 Access

Open for research.

 Literary Rights Statement

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.

 Organization

The papers were arranged in four series to reflect geographic divisions:

Series I. National: Young Democratic Clubs of America Series II. State: Young Democratic Clubs of Texas Series III. Local: Young Democratic Clubs of Dallas County, Dallas County Democrats Series IV. Miscellaneous: Personal and General

Material within folders was left in the order in which it was received due to the volume of undated material. Some items were rearranged to conform to chronological order. Some national, state and local material as well as personal correspondence is scattered throughout the collection per original order.

 Provenance

Gift of Paulia Weaver, 1976.

 Citation

Paulia P. Weaver Papers, AR147, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.

 Processing Information

The papers were received in unlabeled folders along with some local material. Record types were mixed within folders, and were in chronological order with much undated material throughout. A few folders came in reverse chronological order.

Separated Material

The following materials were removed from the Weaver papers and placed in the Political Memorabilia Collection:1.Sticker: "Young Democrats National Convention, Dec. 1,2,3, 1955 Oklahoma City"2.Corn Cob Pipe: "Smoke 'em out Adlai, We Need you badly"3.Mileage Computer: Mial-Dial, "Out of the Fix in '56 - Vote Democratic"4.Badge: "Delegate, 10th Biennial Convention, Young Democratic Clubs of America, Reno, Nevada, Nov. 7,8,9, 1959"5.Badge: Paulia Weaver, Texas "YDC of America, 11th Biennial Convention, (YDC) National Committee"6.Headband, paper with blue feather "Howe"7.Delegate Badge; "Paulia Weaver, President, Texas YD's. National Committee, Dec. 6-9.1961, Miami Beach, Fla., 12th Biennial Convention, YD's of America"8.Delegate Badge: "Miss Paulia Weaver, 14th Biennial Young Democratic National Convention, Dec. 11-14, 1963, Las Vegas, Nevada"9.Ribbon, blue & white: "Rally to O'Malley for President"10.Bumper Sticker: "Vote for Cleary, Democrat for Congress! and Medicare" 196211.ID Badge: "Poll Tax Deputy, Dallas County"

 Index Terms

These materials are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The University of Texas at Arlington Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Persons Weaver, Paulia P., 1931- --Archives. Organizations Democratic Party (Tex.)Democratic Party (U.S.)Young Democratic Clubs of America--Records and correspondence.Young Democratic Clubs of Texas--Records and correspondence.Young Democratic Club of Dallas County (Tex.)--Records and correspondence.Democratic National Committee (U.S.)--Records and correspondence.Dallas County Democrats. Executive Committee--Records and correspondence. Subjects Women in politics--Texas--Sources.Women in politics--United States--Sources. Alternate TitlesTexas Political History Collection Series I. National Subseries A. Young Democratic Clubs of America 1 1 Convention, Oklahoma City, Okla. Resolutions of the Convention of the Young Democratic Clubs of America, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous Records, 1955 1 2 Convention, Reno, Nevada. Resolutions, Club Constitutions, Newspapers, Democratic Platform, Miscellaneous, 1956-1957 1 3 Convention, Toledo, Ohio. Programs, Resolutions, Miscellaneous, 1959 1 4 Convention, Miami Beach, Florida. Letters, Resolutions, Miscellaneous Records, 1961 1 5 Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada. Program, Newspapers, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous, 1962-1964 1 6 Medicare Campaign Kit, Congressional Campaign Material, TV Spot Announcements, Scripts, Copy of Medicare Bill, 1962 1 7 Twelve Sample Speeches on Medicare, 1962 1 8 Stevenson Campaign Material. Clippings, Articles, Correspondence, Miscellaneous Records, 1952 2 1 National Membership Drive Material. Booklets, Congressional Records, Pamphlets, Newsletters, Miscellaneous Records, May - June, 1962 2 2 National Campaign Conference for Democratic Women. Records of Conference, Newsletters, Booklets, Congressional Records, Miscellaneous Records, Winter 1961 - June, 1962 Subseries B: Democratic National Committeewoman Records 2 3 Campaign Material, National Democratic Committee Material, Correspondence, Clippings, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous, January - June, 1958 2 4 Campaign Material, First Voters Kit, Registering Young Voters as Democrats, National Democratic Committee Materials, Correspondence, Miscellaneous, July - September, 1958 2 5 National Democratic Committee Materials, Correspondence, Campaign Materials, Lists of Young Democratic National Committee Officers, Texas Young Democratic Officers List, Miscellaneous, October - December, 1958 2 6 Correspondence, Convention Related Material, Reports, Clippings, Lists, Congressional Record, Miscellaneous, December - May, 1959

(Left in reverse chronological order as received)

 3 1 Correspondence, Material on National Committee Meetings, Reports by California Federation of Young Democrats, National Officer Lists, Congressional Record, Miscellaneous, May - January, 1959

(Left in reverse chronological order as received)

 3 2 Correspondence, Clippings, Congressional Record, Miscellaneous, January - October, 1960 Subseries C: Miscellaneous 3 3 Correspondence, Lists of Officers, Clippings, National Committee Meeting Minutes, Officers List of Young Democrats, Miscellaneous, January - April, 1961 3 4 Correspondence, Booklets, Newsletters, Officers Lists, Miscellaneous, May - June, 1961 3 5 Correspondence, Lists, Newspapers, Clippings, Miscellaneous, July - August, 1961 3 6 Correspondence, Young Democratic Club Newsletters, Convention Memos and Bulletins, Miscellaneous, September - October, 1961 3 7 Correspondence, Newsletters, Booklets, Memos, Miscellaneous, November - December, 1961 3 8 Constitutions, 1958, 1961, undated 4 1 Correspondence, Newsletters, Pamphlets, Congressional Records, Miscellaneous, January - March, 1962 4 2 Correspondence, Newsletters, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous, April - June, 1962 4 3 Correspondence, Newsletters, Clippings, List of Young Democratic Officers, Miscellaneous, July, 1962 4 4 Correspondence, National Committee Material, Pamphlets, National Federation of Colleges, Young Democrats Campaign Manual, Miscellaneous, August, 1962 5 1 Correspondence, Newsletters, Pamphlets, 87th Congress Voting Records, Miscellaneous, September - October, 1962 5 2 Correspondence, Newsletters, Clippings, Young Democratic Officers List, Miscellaneous, November - December, 1962 5 3 Correspondence, Newsletters, Farm Labor Program Report, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous, January - March, 1963 5 4 Correspondence, Pamphlets, Map of Nonwhite Population in Southern States, Membership Drive Material, Newsletters, National Committee Material, Miscellaneous, April, 1963 5 5 Correspondence, Newsletters, Clippings, State Convention Material, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous, May - June, 1963 6 1 Correspondence, Newsletters, List of Officers, Pamphlets, Clippings, Miscellaneous, July - August, 1963 6 2 Correspondence, Newsletters, Clippings, Miscellaneous, September, 1963 6 3 Correspondence, Pamphlet, Newsletters, Magazine, The Liberal Democrat, National Committee Material, Clippings, Miscellaneous, October, 1963 6 4 Correspondence, Newsletters, National Officers List, Pamphlet, Miscellaneous, November - December, 1963 6 5 Correspondence, Convention Bulletin, Pamphlet, Newsletters, Miscellaneous, January - July, 1964 6 6 Correspondence, Newsletters, Young Democratic Clubs Officers List, Clippings, Miscellaneous, August, 1964 - December, 1964 7 1 Correspondence, Congressional Record, Newsletter, Clippings, Miscellaneous, January - November, 1965 7 2 Correspondence, Clippings, Miscellaneous, 1966-1967 Subseries D: U. S. Delegate to the Third Atlantic Conference for Young Political Leaders 7 3 Correspondence, Newsletters, News Releases, Pamphlets, January - July, 1963 7 4 Correspondence, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous, 1962-1963 7 5 Lists of Delegates, Speeches, Reports, Proposals, Travel Book and Travel Records, 1963 7 6 Booklet: France, Aid and Cooperation, 1962 Pamphlet on Paris, circa 1963 7 7 Booklets: France and the Atom, France and Europe,, 1962 7 8 Booklets: Facts about Germany, Ring Politischer Jugend, (Dailey Calendar in German), 1962 - 1963 7 9 Lufthansa Timetable, Two Pamphlets about Bonn, Germany, 1963 7 10 Pamphlets about Berlin and Germany, 1960, 1961 7 11 Miscellaneous, German Pamphlets, 1962-1963 Series II. State: Young Democratic Clubs of Texas 8 1 Correspondence, Clippings, Reports, Woman's Place in Politics, Kit, Pamphlets, Resolutions, 1954-1957 8 2 Correspondence, Pamphlets, Membership List of Dallas County Young Democrats, State Convention Material, Minutes, Newsletter, Clippings, Miscellaneous, February - December, 1959 8 3 Correspondence, Clippings, Rosters, State Convention Material, Campaign Material, Miscellaneous, January - December, 1960 8 4 Correspondence, National and State Officers Lists, Miscellaneous, January - March, 1961 8 5 Correspondence, Pamphlets, Minutes, List of Young Democratic State Executive Committee Members, Biographical Sheets of Texas Young Democratic Club Officers, April, 1961 8 6 Correspondence, Clippings, Newsletters, Pamphlets, District Map of Texas, State Executive Committee Material, Miscellaneous, May - June, 1961 9 1 Correspondence, Clippings, Newsletters, Young Democratic State Executive Committee Material, Miscellaneous, September, 1961 9 2 Correspondence, Young Democratic National Convention Information, Membership Lists for U. T. Austin, Blank forms for Membership, Minutes and Constitution, Newsletters, Clippings, October - December, 1961 9 3 Correspondence, State Executive Committee Meeting Material, Newsletters, January - February, 1962 9 4 Correspondence, Newsletter, State Executive Committee Materials, State Convention Program, Membership List, Miscellaneous, March - April, 1962 9 5 Correspondence, Clippings, Club Listing, State Executive Committee Material, Convention Meeting Minutes, Newsletters, May - June, 1962 9 6 Correspondence, Newsletters, Young Democrat Club Officers List, Nueces County and Bexar County Constitutions, Miscellaneous, July - August, 1962 9 7 Correspondence, Newsletters, State Convention Minutes, Directory of Delegates to National Convention, National Membership Drive Kit, September - December - 1962 9 8 Correspondence, Executive Committee Meeting Materials, Newsletters, Miscellaneous, January - May, 1963 10 1 Correspondence, Newsletters, Miscellaneous, June - October, 1963 10 2 Correspondence, Newsletters, Membership Lists, Young Democrat Publications, Kennedy Memorial Newspapers, November - December, 1963 10 3 Correspondence, Newsletters, Clippings, State Convention Program, Minutes, History of Young Democratic Clubs, Forms, January - December, 1964 10 4 Correspondence, Reports, Newsletters, Clippings, Pamphlets, January - October, 1965, 1966, 1967, undated 10 5 State Convention Program, Miscellaneous, 1965 10 6 State Constitutions, 1958-1962 Series III. Dallas County Democrats 10 7 Committee Minutes, By-Laws, Newsletter, Attendance Records, 1957-1958 11 1 Election Survey Showing Party Affiliation (taken from ringed notebook), 1960 11 2 Precinct Records, Workers Names and Addresses, (taken from ringed notebook as 147-11-1) Precinct Convention Minutes, 1960 Series IV. Miscellaneous 11 3 Young Democrats Devoted to Gaity, Drinking, Good Times, Missing Meetings and Going on Tours with Crazy Mixed Up Tour Guides, Correspondence, Membership Roster, June - November, 1958 11 4 Democratic National Convention, Correspondence, Directory, Clippings, Kennedy-Johnson Pamphlets, Miscellaneous, 1960 11 5 Texas Society to Abolish Capital Punishment, Correspondence, Constitution, Minutes, Membership Lists, Miscellaneous (address on folder, 504 West 24th Street, Austin, Texas), 11 6 North Texas State College Young Democratic Club, Correspondence, Material on Dorothy Jane Holman - Outstanding Young Democrat Collegiate, 1961 11 7 SMU Symposium Material - The Education of Women for Social and Political Leadership, Correspondence, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous, 1967 11 8 Adlai Stevenson, Newspaper, Clippings about his death, July 15, 1965 11 9 Personal Correspondence, Undated and Miscellaneous Correspondence, Clippings, 1959, 1964, undated 11 10 Personal Correspondence, Membership Forms, Biographical Data Sheet for Paulia Weaver (1958), Miscellaneous, undated 11 11 Personal Miscellaneous, 1958, 1960-1961, 1966 11 12 Miscellaneous, Undated 11 13 Political Buttons: Rally to O'Malley for President, 1963, Two Buttons. Young Democratic Club of America, National Convention, Miami Beach, Florida, 1961, One Button. Ohio, 1959, One Button.,