Biographical Material
The Biographical Material filed at the beginning of the collection contains several biographical sketches and magazine articles about Vivian.
The Biographical Material filed at the beginning of the collection contains several biographical sketches and magazine articles about Vivian.
12 linear feet — 1 oversize folder
The Weston E. Vivian papers document his three campaigns for the US House of Representatives in 1964, 1966, and 1968, and his service in the 89th Congress, 1965-1966. The papers include correspondence, speeches, campaign literature, texts of radio broadcasts and campaign advertisements, press releases and newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and sound and video recordings. Also included in the Vivian papers are three University of Michigan student papers on the 1966 and 1968 Vivian congressional campaigns.
The collection is divided into several distinct series: biographical material, congressional campaigns, congressional service, subject files, clippings, photographs, and sound recordings and motion picture tapes. The additional material received in 1990 is located in boxes 11-12, but has been integrated into the appropriate place in the contents listing.
The series for each of the Congressional Campaigns includes speeches and press statements by Vivian, campaign brochures and literature, correspondence and background material dealing with election issues and campaign strategy, texts of radio advertisements, and information on the voting records of Vivian's opponents. The 1966 campaign series includes material from the Elise Boulding campaign and the 1968 series contains newsletters and other material from the Michigan Conference of Concerned Democrats and the New Democratic Coalition of Michigan.