Leaflets: Political Agitation, 1939, 1944, 1964-1965, undated

The papers of Elba Chase Nelson contain material relating to her activities as a member of the Communist Party of New Hampshire. Includes radio scripts and clippings, copies of political speeches dating from her bid for governor, and letters to United States senators, congressmen, and attorneys general in which she stated her views about civil liberties, social legislation, and international affairs. Also includes papers referring to her involvement in the Farmers' March, Washington, D.C., in 1936 and in the Peace Pilgrimage, Washington, D.C., in 1951. Also includes legal papers concerning her appearance before Louis C. Wyman, Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire, for questioning about subversive activities in the state.