The bulk of this subseries is constituted by press releases and speeches, many of which Sheldon wrote to explicitly address various ethnic groups such as Germans, Italians, Poles, and Chinese. In addition, the subseries also contains handwritten notes, correspondence, and pamphlets pertaining to JFK's presidential campaign between the months of August and November, 1960. Of all the campaigns documented by this collection, the material relating to JFK's is the most voluminous.
Similar to II.1, II.2 is comprised mainly of press releases and speeches, but also features some handwritten notes and correspondence. In addition, the subseries contains a rather lengthy booklet entitled "The Myth of Keating's Liberalism," which refers to RFK's opponent, Senator Kenneth Barnard Keating. Serving as Senator of New York between 1959 and 1965, he ran for re-election against RFK in 1964. Considered a moderate Republican, the aforementioned booklet challenges his self-proclaimed liberalism, and was likely used by Sheldon for reference in drafting publicity statements on behalf of RFK's campaign.
Like II.1 and II.2, II.3 also contains speeches and press releases relating to Harriman's 1958 campaign; however, this subseries is comprised more heavily by campaign-related ephemera, mainly in the form of pamphlets. There is also some campaign material generated by Harriman's Republican opponents.
Box 3
Harriman campaign, 1958, (2 folders)
Box 3
Wagner campaign, 1961, (1 folder)