The papers of a political figure allow us to form an accurate account of their interests and activities, as well as their interactions with contemporary colleagues. They are unmatched as a primary historical source. Ernest W. McFarland’s political career spanned three decades and saw him succeed as a U.S. senator, governor of Arizona, and chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. Dating back to a time before congressional staffers routinely created a virtual blizzard of impersonal paperwork with a senator’s name attached to it, McFarland’s papers reveal personal communications that passed through his hands and reflect who he was and who he wanted to be. Donated by McFarland before his death in 1984, the collection is housed at the McFarland Historic State Park in Florence, Arizona. The papers constitute a single record group with seven subgroups, the most important of which is the U.S. Senate group, which makes up 163 of the 333 boxes of archival material. It is an edited collection from this subgroup that forms this volume. Ernest McFarland served as a Senator during World War II and then as majority leader of the Senate during the Korean War. The papers from his Senate years are an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the political landscape of our nation around the middle of the last century.

The Ernest W. McFarland Papers: The United States Senate Years, 1940-1952

History

McMillan, James E.

Americas

Sharlot Hall Museum Press

<p>As a U.S. senator, Ernest McFarland sponsored more than forty congressional laws, including the landmark GI Bill in 1944. Twice he led the Central Arizona Project (CAP) to passage in the Senate on its way to ultimate success, and his dedication led to his selection as U.S. Senate majority leader. After losing to Barry Goldwater in 1952, McFarland returned to Arizona, led a Democratic resurgence, and became a two-term governor. He enjoyed notable achievements preparing the way for industrial expansion in the state and successfully arguing the CAP case before the U.S. Supreme Court. At age seventy he successfully ran for the Arizona Supreme Court, where he wrote the controversial decision that was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona. He rose to chief justice in 1968, thus achieving the unique political triple crown of serving in the highest position in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of state government. Mac passed away in Phoenix in 1984 at age 89, having risen from a log cabin in Oklahoma to Capitol Hill and to the Arizona statehouse, working alongside such notables as Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson in a career marked by selfless concern for the common person and stewardship of his nation.</p>

Ernest W. McFarland: Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Governor and Chief Justice of the State of Arizona

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

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