David C. Pierson, 1935-1989 [RG5113.AM]
RG5113.AM: David C. Pierson, 1935-1989
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.: Attorney
Size: 2.0 cu.ft.; 3 boxes
David C. Pierson, a native of Hastings, Nebraska, graduated from Lincoln High School. He attended Dartmouth College and graduated from the Yale Law School in 1963. He returned to Lincoln, where he became known as one of the city's leading land use attorneys and as a primary spokesman for developers, contractors, and real estate brokers.
Pierson, along with Clayton Yeutter, Doug Bereuter, Jim Hewitt, and many other young Republicans became known as one of Governor Norbert Tiemann's group of "whiz kids." He was the campaign manager for Tiemann's successful campaign for governor in 1966. He also served as chairman of the Nebraska Republican State Convention platform committee in 1968 and was on Tiemann's re-election team in 1970, a race Tiemann lost to J. James Exon.
David C. Pierson died at age 53 on July 5, 1989.
This collection consists of three boxes of manuscript material arranged in four subgroups: 1) 1966 Campaign; 2) 1968 Campaign; 3) 1970 Campaign; and 4) Tiemann Organization/Administration. This collection relates to the political campaigns, strategies, and positions of Norbert Tiemann during the years that he relied on David C. Pierson as his campaign manager and as an advisor.
Subgroups 1-3, containing Campaign materials from 1966, 1968, and 1970, include correspondence about campaign issues, fact sheets, position papers, press releases, platform language, contracts, publicity materials, schedules, and accomplishment statements. Subgroup 4, Tiemann Organization/Administration, pertains to gubernatorial appointments, inauguration activities, staffing, legislative work, and Republican Party representatives and delegates.
Note: See the Nebraska History Index for references to Pierson. The NSHS collections contain various materials relating to Norbert Tiemann, Clayton Yeutter, and Doug Bereuter.
Subgroup 1: 1966 Campaign
Series 1 - Campaign files
October-December 1965
December 1965-February 1966
February-March 1966
November 1966-January 1967
Series 2 - Campaign finances
October 1965-April 1966
June-September 1966
October-November 1966
Campaign Financial Reports and Statements
Series 1 - Republican platform
Republican Platform
December 1960-January 26, 1970
January 27-February 9, 1970
March 6-13, 1970
May 20-June 1970
July-August 17, 1970
September 8-30, 1970
October 8-November, 1970
February-April 1970
May-July 6, 1970
July 7-October 27, 1970
November 12, 1970-March 1972
Subgroup 4: Tiemann Organization/Appointments
Series 1 - Organization
Series 2 - Administration
1963-November 10, 1966
November 15-December 15, 1966
December 16, 1966 - May 4, 1967
May 5-September 15, 1967
September 20, 1967-February 23, 1969
April 4, 1969-December 23, 1970
Bereuter, Douglas K., 1939-
Electioneering -- Nebraska
Elections -- Nebraska
Governors -- Elections
Governors -- Nebraska
Hewitt, James W.
Pierson, David C., 1935-1989
Politics -- Nebraska
Republican Party (Neb.)
Tiemann, Norbert Theodore, 1924-
Yeutter, Clayton K.
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