Regina Hay papers, 1930-1966

Summary

Creator:

Hay, Regina, 1896-

Abstract:

Republican Party official from Romeo, Michigan, National Republican Committeewoman, secretary of the Republican National Convention, 1948. Correspondence, scrapbooks, political miscellanea and photographs largely relating to the Republican National Convention held in Philadelphia and the election of 1948.

Extent:

2 linear feet
2 oversize volumes
1 oversize folder

Language:

English

Call Number:

85200 Aa 2; AC; UAm

Authors:

Finding aid created by Michigan Historical Collections staff; updated in September 2020.

Background

Scope and Content:

The Regina Hay collection documents her work with the state and national Republican Party. The correspondence relates primarily to her work in the election of 1948, especially in the period leading up to the party's national convention. The scrapbooks provide excellent documentation of her entire political career beginning in the 1930s and culminating in the election of Dwight Eisenhower.

Biographical / Historical:

Regina Hay was born May 6, 1896. She was a Republican Party official from Romeo, Michigan. She served as Republican National Committeewoman, and in 1948, she was secretary of the Republican National Convention.

Hay died May 12, 1970.

Acquisition Information:

The collection was the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Deem (donor no. 6194 ).

Accruals:

No further additions to the papers are expected.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948.
Women in politics -- United States.
Political elections.
Women.

Formats:

Photographs.
Scrapbooks.

Names:

Republican National Convention (24th : 1948: Philadelphia, Pa.)
Republican Party (Mich.)
Republican National Committee (U.S.)
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.
Hay, Regina, 1896-
Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951.
Alger, Frederick Moulton, 1907-1967.
Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944.
Crooks, Richard, 1900-1972.

Places:

Romeo (Mich.)
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1953.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961.