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     Senate Campaign: 1972

Scope and Content Note

Summary Sub-group Description

I. Records of the Governor, 1962-1968

II. Gubernatorial Campaigns

III. Secretary of the Navy Papers, 1969-1972

IV. Senate Campaign: 1972

V. Personal Papers

VI. Other Format

Senate. See
MSG #115

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JOHN H. CHAFEE,
gubernatorial and secretary of the navy papers
1962-1975

MSG #114

2. Gubernatorial Campaigns, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968

SERIES X	CAMPAIGN 1962	DATES
2.5' (5 Boxes)		1960, 1961-62

The Campaign 1962 series contains the records of Chafee's first campaign for governor of Rhode Island, up to and including inaugural plans.  It includes correspondence--letters about the campaign and thank you letters for contribution and help, 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, news releases, interview questions and transcripts, and other information from the campaign. Campaign material for 1962 may also be found in Campaign Aides' Files. Arthur Levin wrote many of Chafee's News Releases during 1962 and these may be found in Campaign Aides' Files: Levin. The financial side of the campaign was directed by Chafee's uncle, Richmond Viall; see Campaign Aides' Files: Viall, for receipts and financial information related to campaign fund raising. For Speeches and Addresses given by Chafee during this period, see Speeches/Addresses.

Chafee officially declared his candidacy for governor of Rhode Island in February 1962 and personally sought the vote of each delegate to the Rhode Island Republican State Convention. The Convention was closely won by Chafee, but his opponent, Louis Jackvony would not accept the Republican Party endorsement and ran in the September primary. Chafee won the Republican primary by over 7,000 votes. When Election Day was over on November 6, 1962, Chafee was ahead by only 66 votes. When the Board of Elections finished counting absentee ballots, they declared Chafee the winner by 398 votes. The Stenographic Record of the Election is included in this series, along with information on absentees ballots and voters. Of interest is the Memorandum on the Campaign Plan, the minutes from the "Friend of Chafee" Club which discussed the campaign as it unfolded, and other strategic information. The Chafee campaign was aware that the vote would be close and the campaign was closely monitored. 

BOX	FOLDER	FOLDER TITLE	DATES
7	69	Absentee Ballots	1962
	70	"Advance Rhode Island Fund:" Checkbook	1962
	71	Advertising	1962
	72	Brochures	1962
	73	Board of Canvassers	1960
	74	Campaign Plan, Memorandum on	July 1962
	75	"Chafee for Governor" Club: Correspondence & Lists	1962
	76	Correspondence	Apr-May 1962
	77	Correspondence	June-July 1962, n.d.
	78	Correspondence	Sept-Nov 1962
	79	Correspondence	Dec 1962
	80	Correspondence: Form Letters	1962
	81	Correspondence: Thank you letters	May 1962
	82	Correspondence: Thank you letters	June 1962
	83	Correspondence: Thank you letters	July-Aug 1962
	84	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Sept 5-14, 1962
	85	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Sept 17-21, 1962
8	86	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Sept 24-27, 1962
	87	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Oct 1962
	88	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Nov 13-16, 1962
	89	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Nov 19-23, 1962
	90	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Nov 26-29, 1962
	91	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 3, 1962
	92	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 4, 1962
	93	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 5, 1962
	94	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 6, 1962
	95	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 7, 1962
	96	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 8, 1962
	97	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 10-11, 1962
	98	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 12, 1962
	99	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 13-14, 1962
9	100	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 15-19, 1962
	101	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 20-21, 1962
	102	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 24, 1962
	103	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 26-27, 1962
	104	Correspondence: Thank you letters	Dec 28-31, 1962
	105	"Doctors for Chafee"	1962
	106	"Educators for Chafee"	Oct 1962
	107	Election Rules	1962
	108	Elections, Republican National Committee The 1962 Elections: A Summary Report	1962
	109	Election, 1962 Gubernatorial: Stenographic Record	1962
	110	"Friends of Chafee: "Minutes of Meetings	1961-62
	111	Inaugural Telegrams	1962
	112	Interviews, Television & Radio [includes (2) 5" floppy disks]	1962
10	113	Invitation letters to Inauguration	Dec 17, 1962
	114	"Lawyers for Chafee"	1962
	115	List: Dinner Guest List	June 5, 1962
	116	Lists: Mailing list for Republican Town Committees	1962
	117	Lists: Telephone	[1962?]
	118	Lists: Voter	1962
	119	Lists: Voting	[1962?]
	120	Lists: Unidentified Manuscript List	[1962]
	121	"Lists of Persons Met During Visits to Various Towns"	1961
	122	"Lists of Possible Workers"	1962
	123	News Releases: DelSesto Campaign	1960
	124	News Releases	May-July 1962
	125	News Releases	Sept 1962
	126	News Releases	Oct 1962
	127	News Releases	Nov 1962
	128	News Releases	Dec 1962
	129	News Release	n.d.
11	130	Newsletter, includes engraved photograph on medal	1961
	131	Notes: Apportionment of House, research on	1962
	132	Notes: (RI) Acts & Amendments for	1962
	133	Notes: Stone, Col. Walter, support for	1962
	134	Notte's position: Newspaper clippings (thermostatic copies) (Jim Marshall file)	1962
	135	Notte's position: Re: Income Tax	1962
	136	Parade, Torchlight	Nov 1, 1962
	137	Petition of Liquor Licensers	[1962]
	138	Questions	n.d.
	139	Questions, Providence Journal	Oct 4, 1962
	140	1962 "Republican Platform"	1962
	141	Schedules	Oct 1962
	142	Stationary for campaign	n.d.
	143	Victory Statement, Proposed Primary	Sept 1962