Political Material

Discussions Regarding: biographical sketch on Hjalmar Petersen (1/01/1951), copy of Petersen’s certificate of merit from the American Evangelical Lutheran Church (10/28/1953), talks given by Petersen (1955), certificate of becoming Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner (1/03/1955), television talks by Petersen (3/07, 7/07, and 12/20/1955), Petersen as State Campaign manager for Estes IceFauver for president (1/10, 1/23, 2/07-09, 2/23, 6/22/1956), Petersen’s letter to former President Harry S. Truman (04/03/1956), former President Truman’s response to Petersen’s letter (4/11/1956), list of editorials written by Petersen in the Askov American (1958), Hjalmar Petersen for U.S. Senator Volunteer Committee (1958), Petersen to run for Senate (6/12 and 7/14/1958), radio talks by Petersen (3/14, 6/22, 7/13, and 7/18/1958), letter to Svend Petersen from Hjalmar Petersen’s daughter Evelyn (6/26/1959), and miscellaneous discussions