Adelaide Hart Papers
00069

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator - Donor
Hart, Adelaide, 1900-1995
Title
Adelaide Hart papers
ID
00069
Date [inclusive]
1951-1969
Extent
4.0 Cubic feet
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Biographical Note

Adelaide Hart was born in Saginaw, Michigan on April 24, 1900. Her father was born in London, Ontario and her mother in Essexville, Michigan. Adelaide grew up in Muskegon and Charlotte and was a 1918 graduate of Charlotte High School. She attended a year of prep school at St. Mary's Academy, Monroe in 1919, before attending Western Michigan University from 1921-1923 where she received her teaching certificate.

Hart taught in the Detroit elementary schools from 1923 through 1963, doing all from instructing music at Jefferson School to heading the schools' fine arts department. She returned to school twice, at Marygrove College, to pursue further degrees. From Marygrove College she received a Ph.B. in 1930 and an M.A. in 1937. She also pursued continuing education extension coursework at Wayne State University and the University of Detroit.

She was one of the original organizers and served as vice president and executive secretary of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, AFT.

A life-long Democrat, Hart first became active in politics during G. Mennen Williams 1948 gubernatorial campaign. She served local, regional, state and national seats - both elected and appointed - including Wayne County Rent Advisory Board (1947-1951); Wayne County Board of Supervisors (1947-1949); State Mental Health Commission (1960-?); Michigan Committee for Civil Rights (1947-?). She was elected at least seven times as a precinct delegate (1948-1961) for Wayne County. In 1961 she ran for, and was elected, a delegate to the Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County 10th District (1961-1962). Hart was a member of the executive board of the 17th Congressional District, a member of the state central committee, a member of the Democratic National Platform Committee in 1952 and 1964, a delegate and Democratic Caucus Chairman at Michigan's 1961-1962 Constitutional Convention, chairwoman of the Michigan Federation of Democratic Women, and chairwoman of the register of voters of the Wayne County Democratic Counties. In 1951 she was elected vice-chairwoman of the Michigan Democratic Party, serving into the late 1960s. In 1976 she was a candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.

She was active in the Marygrove College alumnae association, serving as a president for a time. She remained single and was a devout Catholic. Adelaide Hart died July 22, 1995 of complications from a stroke in the Mercy Bellbrook Nursing Home, Rochester Hills, at the age of 95.

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Scope and Contents note

The materials in this collection largely focus on Hart's involvement in the 1961-1962 Constitutional Convention for the State of Michigan.

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Organization of the Papers

This collection is organized into 6 series

  1. Series 1: Election of Adelaide Hart
  2. Series 2: Convention
  3. Series 3: Anti-Constitution
  4. Series 4: Booklets
  5. Series 5: Newspaper Articles
  6. Series 6: Correspondence

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections April 1973

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  April 2001

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Adelaide Hart, 1971-11-15

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials

For more information on Hart's political career, see the Adelaide Hart papers of the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Democratic Party (Mich.).
  • Michigan Coordinating Council of State College Field Services.
  • Michigan Education Association.
  • Michigan. Constitutional Convention. (1961-1962)
  • Republican Party. (Mich.)

Genre(s)

  • Letters (correspondence)
  • Pamphlets
  • Photographs
  • Reports

Personal Name(s)

  • Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
  • Nisbet, Stephen S., 1895-1986
  • Romney, George W., 1907-1995
  • Swainson, John B., (John Burley), 1925-1994

Subject(s)

  • Civil service
  • Education -- Michigan -- Finance
  • Education, Higher -- Michigan
  • Finance, Personal -- Michigan
  • Finance, Public -- United States
  • Presbyterian church -- Doctrinal and controversial works
  • Race discrimination
  • Roads -- Michigan
  • Women -- Political activity

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Collection Inventory

(1) Election of Adelaide Hart 
Box Folder

Biography and Questionnaires -- 1961 

 1 1

Voting and Nomination Information -- 1961 

 1 2

Working Lists and Cards -- n.d. 

 1 3

Coffee Hour Instruction Sheet and Lists -- n.d. 

 1 4-6

10th District Con Con Delegates -- 1961 

 1 7-9

Guest Book and Notes -- n.d. 

 1 10

Pre Convention Consensus Vote -- n.d. 

 1 11

Con Con Election Results -- 1961 

 1 12

Precinct Delegates -- 1961 

 1 13-15

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(2) Convention 
Box

Convention: Finance and Taxation 

 1
Box Folder

Statements, Reports, and Information -- n.d. 

 1 16

Action Journal, Proposals, Appendix -- 1961-1962 

 1 17

Finance Report: State of Michigan II -- 1961 

 1 18

Summary of Information Relative to Payments to State by Countries and Payments to Countries by State -- 1962 

 1 19-20

State of Michigan, Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General -- May 7, 1962 

 1 21

State of Michigan, Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General -- July 31, 1962 

 1 22

Convention: Courts and Judiciary 

 1
Box Folder

The Recorder's Court of Detroit and Information -- n.d. 

 1 23

Supreme Court and Circuit Court Commissioners Court -- n.d. 

 1 24

Supreme Court -- n.d. 

 1 25-28

Judiciary Information -- n.d. 

 1 29

Convention: Education 

 1
Box Folder

Calendars -- November - December 1961 

 1 30
Box

Action Journals 

 1
Box Folder

Indexed to and Non-Number -- November 1961, January 1962 

 1 31

4-12 -- November 1961 

 1 32

13-21 -- November, December 1961 

 1 33

22-31 -- December 1961, January 1962 

 1 34

32-41 -- January 1962 

 1 35

Educational Finance 

 1
Box Folder

Report on School Finances -- n.d. 

 1 36

Report on the Study Committee on Future Revenue for Public School Financing -- October 1961 

 1 37

An Analysis of Trends in Revenue Receipts and Expenditures of Michigan Public School Districts During the Period 1950-1951 through 1959-1960 -- March 1961 

 1 38-39

Tax Information and Revenue Receipts -- August 1961 

 1 40

Miscellaneous Information and Notes -- n.d. 

 1 41

Report of the Sub-Committee on High Education -- n.d. 

 1 42

Community and Junior Colleges -- n.d. 

 1 43

Reports on Higher Education -- n.d. 

 1 44

Primary and Elementary Schools -- n.d. 

 1 45

Public Education -- n.d. 

 1 46

Library Sub-Committee -- December 1961 

 1 47

Charts and Information -- n.d. 

 1 48

Statements to or by the Committee of Education -- 1961-1962 

 1 49-51

Report to the Provost of MSU from Committee on Education for Women -- July 1961 

 1 52

Reports -- n.d. 

 1 53

State Aid Act and Other Reports -- 1961-1962 

 1 54

Reports -- 1961 

 1 55-58

Facts about Northern -- 1961-1962 

 1 59

Testimonies -- 1961-1962 

 1 60

Proposals - Discussion of -- 1961-1962 

 1 61

Minority Reports -- 1962 

 1 62

Citizens Research Council of Michigan -- March 1959 

 1 63

Discussions of Articles and Sections of the Constitution -- n.d. 

 1 64-65
Box

Proposals 

 1
Box Folder

 October 1961 

 1 66

 November 1961 

 1 67

 December 1961 

 1 68-69

 January 1962 

 1 70

 n.d. 

 1 71

Executive 

 1
Box Folder

Calendar -- 1961 

 1 72
Box

Action Journal 

 1
Box Folder

 October - November 1961 

 1 73

 December 1961 - January 1962 

 1 74

 January 1962 

 1 75

Highways 

 1
Box Folder

Resolutions and Papers -- n.d. 

 1 76

Reports -- June 1962 

 1 77

For Your Consideration -- n.d. 

 1 78

Constitutional Revision and the Good Roads Amendment of 1938 -- September 1961 

 1 79

Legislative Organization -- n.d. 

 1 80a

Local Programs for Financing School Buildings Construction -- 1958 

 1 80b

Reorganization of State Government -- November 1951 

 1 81-82

Executive. Civil Service -- n.d. 

 1 83

Amendments -- n.d. 

 1 84

Executive Reorganizations -- n.d. 

 1 85

Extract of Report #208 -- August 1961 

 1 86

Michigan college of Mining and Technology -- December 1961 

 1 87

Statewide Plan for Public Library -- 1960 

 1 88

Challenge -- October 1961 

 1 89

Elementary and Secondary Education and the Michigan Constitution -- September 1961 

 1 90

Reports and Statements of Executive Branch -- n.d. 

 2 1-2

Recommendations -- n.d. 

 2 3

Administrative Reorganization -- n.d. 

 2 4

Sub Committee -- n.d. 

 2 5

Statements -- 1961-1962 

 2 6-8

Testimonials -- 1961-1962 

 2 9

Proposals -- n.d. 

 2 10

General Information Districts -- n.d. 

 2 11

Rough Drafts -- n.d. 

 1 12

Minority Reports -- January - February 1962 

 1 13
Box

Proposals 

 2
Box Folder

 October 1961 

 2 14

 November 1961 

 2 15

 December 1961 

 2 16-17

 January 1962 

 2 18

 February 1962 

 2 19

 n.d. 

 2 20

Republican Policy Statement -- n.d. 

 2 21

Material on Democrats -- n.d. 

 2 22

Democratic Preamble -- n.d. 

 2 23

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(3) Anti-Constitution 
Box Folder

Evaluations and Addresses -- n.d. 

 2 24

Analysis and Explanation -- n.d. 

 2 25

Explanation of Democratic "No" Vote -- 1962 

 2 26

Exhibits -- n.d. 

 2 27

Apportionment -- n.d. 

 2 28

Articles in the Constitution -- n.d. 

 2 29

Con Con Lay in Layman's Language -- 1961-1962 

 2 30

A Preface to the People -- n.d. 

 2 31

Revenue and Apportionment -- n.d. 

 2 32

Declaration of Rights and Principles -- n.d. 

 2 33

Fiscal Charts -- n.d. 

 2 34

Reports and Statements Explaining and Criticizing the Constitution -- n.d. 

 2 35-41

Rough Drafts of Speeches -- n.d. 

 2 42-45

Miscellaneous Information -- n.d. 

 2 46

Minority Reports -- 1962 

 2 47

Rough Discussion Drafts -- n.d. 

 2 48

Rough Drafts -- n.d. 

 2 49

Miscellaneous Information -- n.d. 

 2 50-51

Post Convention -- n.d. 

 2 52
Box

Press Releases 

 2
Box Folder

 June 1961 - January 1962 

 2 53

 February 1962-1963 

 2 54

 1963, n.d. 

 2 55

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(4) Booklets 
Box Folder

A Digest of the Proposed Constitution -- November 1962 

 2 56

Constitutional Revision -- March 1961 

 2 57

What the Proposed New Constitution Means To You -- August 1962 

 2 58

Focus on Con Con -- February 1961 

 2 59

Third Reading -- May 11, 1962 

 2 60

Proposed Constitution of the State of Michigan -- August 1, 1962 

 2 61
Box

Journal of Con Con 

 2
Box Folder

 January 1962 

 2 62

 May 1962 

 2 63

 August 1962 

 2 64
Box Folder

Legislative Apportionment in the Proposed Constitution -- n.d. 

 2 65

Con Con Michigan's Constitution -- n.d. 

 2 66

The Civic Searchlight and Background Material -- July 1961, n.d. 

 2 67
Box

Education 

 2
Box Folder

For Strength at Home -- December 1959 

 2 68

New Light on Federal Support -- December 1960 

 2 69

105th Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction -- 1958-1960 

 2 70

Chapter 1 of the 105th Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction -- April 1961 

 2 71

Faculty Authority -- Winter 1961 

 2 72

Education for the Exceptional Child -- n.d. 

 2 73

Statement of Basic Philosophy Regarding Public Education in Michigan -- 1960 

 2 74

INSTRUCTOR in Michigan -- September 1961 

 2 75

The Best in School Bands -- 1958 

 2 76

School Bond Loan Program -- 1956 

 2 77

Financing Michigan's Schools -- 1958 

 2 78

Primer on State School Financing Vol. III -- n.d. 

 2 79

Local Programs for Financing School Building Constructions - (Noted Missing 4-2001) -- 1958 

 2 80

Michigan's Public Schools Employee's Retirement Fund -- 1958 

 2 81

Religion in School Pamphlets -- 1961 

 2 82

Voluntary Statewide Coordination -- 1961 

 2 83

The Michigan Coordinating Council of State College Field Services -- November 1960 

 2 84

Michigan Community College -- n.d. 

 2 85

Elementary and Secondary Education and the Michigan Constitution -- October 1961 

 2 86

Michigan College of Mining and Technology -- December 1961 

 2 87

Statewide Plan for Public Library -- 1960 

 2 88

Challenge -- October 1961 

 2 89

Elementary and Secondary Education and the Michigan Constitution -- September 1961 

 2 90

Higher Education in the Michigan Constitution -- September 1961 

 2 91

Education -- September 1961 

 2 92

M.E.A. Legislation Bulletins -- January - April 1962 

 2 93

Segregation and Civil Rights Pamphlets -- 1954, n.d. 

 2 94

Tax and Finance 

 3
Box Folder

Your State Finances -- June 1961 

 3 1

Financial Report and Michigan's Budget -- n.d. 

 3 2

Your State Finances -- June 1960 

 3 3

Constitutional Earmarking of State Revenue -- January 1962 

 3 4

Civil Service 

 3
Box Folder

The Employee, The Administrators, and the Civil Service in State Government -- October 1961 

 3 5

Civil Service in Michigan State Government -- 1960 

 3 6

The Executive and Civil Service in the Michigan Constitution -- September 1960 

 3 7

A Look at State Civil Service in Michigan -- October 1967 

 3 8

Highways 

 3
Box Folder

Our New Super-Road Systems -- July 1961 

 3 9

Michigan's Highways -- 1961 

 3 10

General 

 3
Box Folder

Explanation of Democratic Vote "No" on Proposed Constitution -- May 1962 

 3 11

United Presbyterian Church Reaffirms Pronouncement Condemning Right-to-Work Laws -- June 1960 

 3 12

A Guide to the Work of Executive Agencies in Michigan -- 1959 

 3 13

Michigan's History -- September 1961 

 3 14

Good for Business: Mobilizing Legislative Support for Mental Health -- June 1958, February 1962 

 3 15

The Detroit Lawyer -- January 1963 

 3 16

The Merit System in Michigan -- October 1960 

 3 17

House and Senate Bills -- 1961 

 3 18

Secretary of State -- February 1962 

 3 19

Synchroscope -- March 1963 

 3 20

The Executive Department -- September 1961 

 3 21

Propaganda for Particular Candidates -- n.d. 

 3 22

Buttons, Stickers, and Stamps -- n.d. 

 3 23

Handouts -- n.d. 

 3 24

Information on Election -- n.d. 

 3 25

Pro-Constitution and Miscellaneous -- n.d. 

 3 26

Points of Information -- n.d. 

 3 27-28

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(5) Newspaper Articles 
Box Folder

Anti-Constitution -- n.d. 

 3 29-31

Executive Branch Debate -- n.d. 

 3 32

Advise and consent -- n.d. 

 3 33

The House and the Senate -- n.d. 

 3 34

Votes -- n.d. 

 3 35

Lobbyist -- n.d. 

 3 36

Convention Timetable and Deadlines -- n.d. 

 3 37

Proposals -- n.d. 

 3 38

Con-Con Actions -- n.d. 

 3 39

Governor -- n.d. 

 3 40

Points of Information -- n.d. 

 3 41
Box

Full Newspapers or Complete Pages 

 3
Box Folder

Detroit Free Press B -- February 24, 1963 

 3 42

Michigan AFL-CIO News -- February - July 1962 

 3 43

AFL-CIO News -- January 1963 

 3 44

The Wage Earner; Children Limited; Public Employee Press -- March 1962, February 1962, and October 1961 

 3 45

The Campus Reporter -- March 1962 

 3 46

Detroit News -- April 2, 1963 

 3 47

Anti Constitution Newspaper -- n.d. 

 3 48

Marshall Rotary Fountain -- December 1962 

 3 49

Ann Arbor News -- December 1961 - March 1962 

 3 50

Detroit News -- December 1961 - May 1962 

 3 51

Various Newspapers -- n.d. 

 3 52

Professor Polack -- n.d. 

 3 53

Parties: GOP and Democratic -- n.d. 

 3 54

Civil Service -- n.d. 

 3 55

Home Rule -- n.d. 

 3 56

Highways -- n.d. 

 3 57

Adelaide Hart -- n.d. 

 3 58

Civil Rights -- n.d. 

 3 59

Mental Health -- n.d. 

 3 60

Eisenhower's Visit -- n.d. 

 3 61

Jobs and Teens -- n.d. 

 3 62

Editorials and Cartoons -- n.d. 

 3 63

The Commentator -- n.d. 

 3 64

Industry -- n.d. 

 3 65

Democrats -- n.d. 

 3 66-67

Republicans -- n.d. 

 3 68-70

Hospitals -- n.d. 

 3 71

Poverty -- n.d. 

 3 72

Con-Con Budget -- n.d. 

 3 73

Nisbet -- n.d. 

 3 74

Swainson -- n.d. 

 3 75

Farms and Rural Agreements -- n.d. 

 3 76

Districting and Restricting -- n.d. 

 3 77-80

Courts -- n.d. 

 3 81-83

Tax, Budget, and Finance -- n.d. 

 3 84-86

Apportionment and Reapportionment -- n.d. 

 3 87-89

Education -- n.d. 

 3 90-91

Women -- n.d. 

 3 92-93A

Romney -- n.d. 

 3 93B-98

Johnson -- n.d. 

 3 99-100

Editorials and Explanations -- n.d. 

 3 101-104

Miscellaneous 

 3 105

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(6) Correspondence 
Box

Correspondence to Delegates 

 4
Box Folder

 August - November 1961 

 4 1

 December 1961 - January 1962 

 4 2

 February - March 1962 

 4 3

 April 1962, n.d. 

 4 4
Box Folder

Correspondence to Representative Candidate -- June 1961 - August 1969 

 4 5
Box

Correspondence to Adelaide Hart 

 4
Box Folder

 April 1961 - February 1962 

 4 6

 March 1962, n.d. 

 4 7

 December 1960 - June 1961 

 4 8

 July - September 1961 

 4 9

 October - November 1961 

 4 10

 November - December 1961 

 4 11

 January - February 1962 

 4 12

 March - April 1962 

 4 13

 May - December 1962 

 4 14

 1963 

 4 15

 1965, n.d. 

 4 16

General Correspondence 

 4
Box Folder

 February 1959 - September 1961 

 4 17

 October - November 1961 

 4 18

 December 1961 

 4 19

 January 1962 

 4 20

 February - May 1962 

 4 21

 July 1962-1963 

 4 22

 1965-1968 

 4 23

 n.d. 

 4 24

Memorandums 

 4
Box Folder

 July 1958 - September 1961 

 4 25

 October - November 1961 

 4 26

 December 1961 

 4 27

 January 1962 

 4 28

 February - May 1962 

 4 29

 July 1962-1967 

 4 30

 n.d. 

 4 31-34
Box Folder

Telegrams -- April 1962, n.d. 

 4 35

Cards and Notes Various 

 4 36
Box

Form Letters 

 4
Box Folder

 October 14, 1961 

 4 37-38

 October 21, 1961 

 4 39

 November 4, 1961 

 4 40

 November 18, 1961 

 4 41

 July 24, 1961 

 4 42

Newsnote 

 4
Box Folder

 October - November 1961 

 4 43

 1961-1963 

 4 44

Council Comments -- 1962-1969 

 4 45

Grapevine -- August - November 1961 

 4 46

General Publications - Various 

 4 47

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Photographs 

 Drawer
Photographs

People. Hart, Adelaide 

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