SERIES XIV
1.5′ (3 Boxes)

DATES
1968

The Campaign 1968 series contains the records of Chafee’s fourth campaign for governor of Rhode Island.  It includes correspondence–letters about the campaign and congratulatory messages about Chafee’s election as governor, correspondence from support groups for Chafee, advertising, newspaper clippings, lists of Republican officials, lists of potential voters, information about the Republican platform and Chafee’s opponent for debates and the campaign, news releases, interview questions and transcripts, and other information. Other campaign material for 1968 may be found in Campaign Aides’ Files. The financial side of the campaign was directed by Chafee’s uncle, Richmond Viall; for campaign fund-raising, see Campaign Aides’ Files: Viall. For Speeches and Addresses given by Chafee during this period, see Speeches/Addresses.

Extensive newspaper clipping files were kept or have survived for the Campaign of 1968. A separate series has been established to house these clippings. See Campaign 1968: Newspaper Clippings. Many of the clippings were simply cut from (usually) The Providence Journal or the (Providence) Evening Bulletin and then pasted on paper (with a typewritten notation as to the source) or were photocopied. Some of these were bound in paper folders. Most of these clippings are filed according to date published, but some are filed in subject files. Loose clippings which were not put on paper or in subject files have been discarded.