Governor John A. Love

John Love as editor of college newspaper, The Clarion

Collection Overview

Creator: Love, John A.

Title: John A. Love Collection

Inclusive Dates: 1952-1973

Size: 10 linear feet

Processed By: Marcia Kehl, January 2004

The John A. Love Collection at the University of Denver emphasizes his activities as a Republican governor and politician. The collection includes personal correspondence and correspondence related to his activities prior to running for governor of Colorado in 1962. The majority of the collection consists of material and correspondence relating to his involvement with the Republican Governor’s Association, as well as his campaigns for governor in 1962, 1966, and 1970.

Scope and Content

Series 1 consists of Love’s personal and business information The series includes personal correspondence as well as correspondence and papers dealing with his involvement with the U.S. Navy as well as various charities. Series 2 deals with his work in connection with the Republican Governors Association and the Republican Coordinating Committee, a series of task forces researching and publishing white papers on specific issues.

Series 3 contains correspondence, publicity brochures, newspaper clippings, and general documentation of Love’s gubernatorial campaigns. Included in this series are correspondence and materials related to other campaigns and party activities, notably correspondence relating to the 1964 presidential nomination and election, which saw the Republicans split in their support for Barry Goldwater.

Series 4 covers public relations, including gubernatorial appointments and correspondence. One sub-section of the series contains copies of speeches made by Love, and another contains correspondence written on various legislative matters. Series 5 includes publications, some bound and some in loose form, that cover research on Colorado politics and demographics.

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