United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

The Lipscomb Collection contains 6 boxes of materials documenting the activities of the committees and candidates in the 1968 Democratic Notional Convention.  Also included in the collection are general materials on the Republican Party and other political organizations.  These materials consist of campaign literature, press releases, newsletters, organization manuals, research reports, position papers, and policy statements.  The collection is supplemented by Lipscomb’s correspondence reflecting his efforts to gather observations, insights and further materials related to the 1968 convention. The collection contains information regarding the procedures of the Democratic Credentials Committee.  It documents the procedures of the Platforms and Rules Committee and details the selection of Presidential Democratic Nominees.  It provides information regarding the Democratic Presidential candidates.  Also included is general Republican Party material, specifically describing the activities of the Republican Congressional and National Committees.  The collection provides information on Republican Congressional candidates, and includes materials on other political organizations.  Also included in the collection is Lipscomb’s correspondence and an official program of the Democratic National Convention, 1968.