Series III: Political Party Information
Scope and Contents
This series measures 4 linear feet and is arranged chronologically under the categories of Elections, Political Parties and Political Publications. Elections that are documented include municipal and legislative elections held in Paris and La Sarthe between 1952 and 1986 and presidential elections held between 1965 and 1988. Materials consist of campaign flyers, pamphlets and ballots. The Political Parties category, filed under party names, includes both French and English political organizations such as Parti Socialiste S.F.I.O., Mouvement Républicain Populaire (M.R.P.), Club Jean Moulin, the Labour Party and the Conservative Party. Materials related to each group are filed under the sub-categories of Publications and Annual Conventions. The Political Publications category includes reports and reviews, journals and pamphlets on French politics from the 1950s to the early 1990s. A few publications cover English politics in the 1960s.