Douglas R. Stringfellow papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: ACCN 0606

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Douglas R. Stringfellow papers (1945-1954) contain a photocopy of his Honorable Discharge, a copy of a 1951 speech entitled "What Price Peace," and a 1954 news clipping from the Los Angeles Examiner in which Stringfellow, then a Congressman from Utah, described his participation in the capture of German scientist Otto Hahn.

Dates

1945-1954

Creator

Stringfellow, Douglas R., 1922-1966 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Douglas R. Stringfellow (1922-1966) was born in Draper, Utah, on 24 September 1922. He attended Weber College before entering the Army Air Force in 1942. He was discharged in 1945, served an LDS mission in Northern California from 1947 to 1948, and was elected to Congress in 1953. He was running for reelection in 1954 when it was revealed that much of what he had claimed about his past, including his military exploits, was a fiction. Stringfellow withdrew from the election, made a public confession, and returned to Utah where he spent the remainder of his working life in radio. He died in Long Beach, California, on 19 October 1966.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Douglas R. Stringfellow papers (1945-1954) contain a photocopy of his Honorable Discharge, a copy of a 1951 speech titled "What Price Peace," and a 1954 news clipping from the Los Angeles Examiner in which Stringfellow, then a Congressman from Utah, described his participation in the capture of German scientist Otto Hahn.