Subseries 4C: 1960 Presidential Campaign, includes campaign materials, correspondence, Democratic National Convention materials, newspaper clippings, press releases, schedules, speeches, and state files, as well as papers collected independently by Stuart Gerry Brown concerning efforts to draft Stevenson.

For obvious reasons, the 1960 campaign records differ significantly from the 1952 and 1956 records and are much smaller in volume. The campaign materials were generated entirely by independent, mainly regional, groups, and include reprints of newspaper articles and Stevenson speeches, solicitations, and newsletters. Correspondence files include general correspondence with individuals such as Agnes Meyer and Eleanor Roosevelt who persisted in urging Stevenson's candidacy despite his repeated refusals to actively seek the nomination, letters from the general public encouraging Stevenson to run, offers of assistance, suggestions for Kennedy's campaign and Stevenson's campaign speeches, comments on the religion issue, and campaign contributions.

Items from the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles include lists of delegates, a copy of the platform, itineraries, invitations, and Stevenson's handwritten notes. The last are particularly significant. Stevenson summarized his conversations with various political leaders concerning the candidate they were supporting for the nomination, what their opinions of Kennedy were, and so forth. These notes suggest that despite his public statements that he was not seeking the nomination, Stevenson was nurturing some hopes of being drafted in 1960.

During the campaign, Stevenson undertook an aggressive speaking tour on Kennedy's behalf. Both Stevenson's and Kennedy's schedules are included with the itineraries. The state files primarily predate the convention and include correspondence from individuals and local Stevenson for President committees. Overall, the 1960 campaign materials clearly illustrate Stevenson's ambivalence toward a third presidential nomination. His responses to correspondents state quite clearly that he was not seeking the nomination, yet his handwritten notes suggest that he hoped he would be drafted.

A calendar guide, contained in the first file folder, provides a folder listing for this distinct group of papers. These papers include interview transcripts, correspondence, memoranda, newsclippings, financial materials, and other items documenting the efforts to draft Stevenson in 1960.