MG-301
JOHN CRAIN KUNKEL COLLECTION
1798-1873, 1936-1966
120 cubic feet
Born in Harrisburg on July 21, 1898, John Crain Kunkel served a total of nine
terms as a United States Representative from Pennsylvania in the 76th through
the 81st Congresses. In 1961 he was elected to fill a vacancy, and subsequently
re-elected to the 88th and 89th Congresses. During his congressional career, Kunkel
held posts on the Banking and Currency Committee, Revision of the Laws Committee,
and a Select Committee on Foreign Aid. A prominent Harrisburg lawyer and businessman,
he also served as a Dauphin County Commissioner from 1952-1956, and on the boards
of Wilson College, Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church, the Harrisburg Boys Club,
and the Harrisburg Lions Club. Both his grandfather and great-grandfather were
also members of Congress.
Among the items found are Congressional files covering the periods 1938-1950
and 1961-1967 containing correspondence, pamphlets, newsclippings, tape recordings,
and video tapes. Among the administrative files in this subseries may be found
information on legislation he authored, sponsored, or for which he lobbied.
Items found in the subject files concern the armed forces, the Atomic Energy
Commission, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Housing and Urban Development funding,
gasoline rationing, banking, immigration, inflation, price fixing, communism,
flood control, farming, and labor. Also found are files relating to Kunkel's
tenure as a county commissioner including political, personal, and historical
memorabilia, photographs, and awards; family momentoes from 1798 to 1966; and
miscellaneous business records relating to the business careers of Nathaniel
Henrir, 1830, 1831; Dr. William W. Rutherford, 1855-1873; Dr. A.J. Dean, 1830-1832;
and O.D. Forster, 1861, 1862, all of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
BUSINESS RECORDS
- Accounts, 1936-1950. (5 cartons) {#301m.1}
CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS (76th-81st)
- Correspondence, 1946-1950. (12 cartons) {#301m.2}
- General File, 1938-1950. (4 cartons) {#301m.3}
- Legislation File, 1938-1950. (10 cartons) {#301m.4}
- Radio Broadcasts, 1941-1950. (1 carton) {#301m.5}
- Retirement Deductions File, 1944-1950. (5 cartons) {#301m.6}
- Subject File, 1938-1950. (9 cartons) {#301m.7}
CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS (87th-89th)
- Administrative File, 1961-1966. (61 cartons) {#301m.8}
- Audio and Video Tapes, 1963-1965. (3 cartons) {#301m.9} [Holdings]
- Post Offices File, 1953-1966. (3 cartons) {#301m.10}
COUNTY COMMISSIONER RECORDS
PERSONAL RECORDS
POLITICAL RECORDS
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Maps and Blueprints, 1940-1965. (110 items) {#301m.15}
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Newsclippings, 1938-1963. (1 carton) {#301m.16}
- Photographs, 1943-1966. (1 carton) {#301m.17}
- Reference Literature, 1937-1966. (1 box) {#301m.18}
- Scrap Book, 1966. (1 volume) {#301m.19}
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