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Katherine Mayo papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 345
Overview:
Correspondence, diaries, writings, photographs, scrapbooks, research materials, and miscellanea documenting the personal life and literary career of Katherine Mayo, an author of several historical and investigative articles, essays, and books from 1896 to 1940. Correspondence files document the detailed literary research Mayo conducted and the strong public reaction generated by her writings. This is particularly true for such works as Justice to All (1917),...
Dates:
1835-1968, bulk 1918-1940
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Vance Criswell McCormick papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 478
Overview:
Correspondence, papers relating to World War I and the Paris Peace Conference, and personal memorabilia of Vance C. McCormick, statesman and politician. These papers relate largely to McCormick's participation in the London Inter-Allied Conference (the "House Mission") and the American Commission to Negotiate Peace in Paris. They were formerly a part of the House Collection.
Dates:
1907-1946
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Byron Rufus Newton papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 374
Overview:
Corrrespondence, writings, notes, printed materials, clippings, photographs, financial papers, and memorabilia of Byron R. Newton, journalist and official in the Democratic Party. The papers relate largely to Democratic Party politics from 1910-1933, though there is also material relating to the early history of aviation in this country. Correspondents of note include Newton D. Baker, Charles W. Fairbanks, William G. McAdoo, William F. McCombs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow...
Dates:
1882-1938
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Frank Lyon Polk papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 656
Overview:
The papers consist of correpondence, letterbooks, documents, diaries, subject files and other materials documenting the personal life and professional career of Frank Lyon Polk. The bulk of the material relates to Polk's Department of State service and includes correspondence with political figures, letterpress copybooks (1915-1917), and diaries (1915-1920). Materials relating to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace and the League of Nations are also included.
Dates:
1883-1942
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
James Harvey Rogers papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 421
Overview:
The papers include correspondence, manuscripts, research notes, newspaper clippings, and teaching materials which document the career of James Harvey Rogers. The correspondence documents Rogers's academic appointments, research, participation in formulating economic policies for the New Deal, his post as American representative to the Economic Committee of the League of Nations, and his trip to China, Japan, and India in 1934 as a representative of the U.S. Treasury to study the silver...
Dates:
1904-1963
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Harry Shulman papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 239
Overview:
The papers consist of professional correspondence, writings and files documenting Harry Shulman's work as an arbitrator in labor-management disputes. Included here are the records for some thirty cases over which he presided (1942-1955). Shulman's general files record his occasional practice of private law, his teaching at Yale Law School and contain an essay written in 1929 while he was a law clerk to Louis D. Brandeis. The correspondence contains a large number of letters congratulating...
Dates:
1922-1955
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Henry Lewis Stimson papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 465
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, letter books, speeches, articles, letters to the editor, statements prepared for presentation to Congress and substantial subject files with clippings, printed matter, reports, memoranda and photographs related to Henry Stimson's various public offices. While the official records of Stimson's service (as Secretary of War under President Taft, Secretary of State under Herbert Hoover and as Secretary of War in the cabinets of Presidents Roosevelt and Truman)...
Dates:
1846-1966
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Anson Phelps Stokes family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 299
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, subject files, memorabilia, photographs, financial records, and other papers detailing the professional career and personal life of Anson Phelps Stokes and family members, including Olivia, Caroline and Helen Stokes. Papers relating to Anson Phelps Stokes document his work with prominent educators, reformers, religious leaders, businessmen, and politicians. Stokes's work on behalf of black education, social issues, and the Phelps-Stokes Fund are...
Dates:
1761-1960, bulk 1892-1958
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Harold Phelps Stokes papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 645
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, memoranda, notes, writings, clippings, and subject files documenting the personal life and professional career of Harold Phelps Stokes. His interests in United States foreign policy and domestic politics, the Alger Hiss case, the Paris Peace Conference, New York City politics and government, prison reform, and journalism are documented. Stokes corresponded with many prominent American political and social figures.
Dates:
1908-1969
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
United States presidents collection
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 271
Overview:
Letters, legal documents, and other material created or signed by United States presidents.
Dates:
1778-1948
Alfred White Van Sinderen Collection
Collection
Call Number: MS 1095
Overview:
The collection consists of letters of thirty-five presidents of the United States from George Washington to Lyndon B. Johnson. Each is represented by one letter written in office and one written after leaving office. There are also fifteen other letters either written by a United States president or relating to a United States president.
Dates:
1782-1969
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Paul Moritz Warburg papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 535
Overview:
Correspondence, documents, memorabilia, and printed materials relating to the career of Paul M. Warburg in banking and international finance. Correspondents include Nelson Aldrich, Carter Glass, Col. Edward M. House and Woodrow Wilson.
Dates:
1904-1932
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Harry Weinberger papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 553
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, legal papers, notes, and other materials documenting Weinberger's career as a lawyer who specialized in civil liberties cases and, later in his career, copyright law. The one hundred and sixteen (116) case files include legal briefs, writs, and memoranda prepared by Weinberger and his staff, and similar material prepared by opposing attorneys. Correspondence files include letters with clients and individuals interested in a specific case. Weinberger's...
Dates:
1915-1944
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Walter Francis White and Poppy Cannon papers
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 38
Overview:
The Walter White and Poppy Cannon Papers document the careers and lives of Walter White and Poppy Cannon and span the dates 1910 to 1956. The Papers contain correspondence, writings, other papers, and photographs documenting Walter White's career as the Secretary for the N.A.A.C.P. and as a writer. Poppy Cannon's career as an editor, writer, and publicity consultant is also documented in the Papers.
Dates:
circa 1910-1956
William Williams family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 558
Overview:
Correspondence, papers, and genealogical notes pertaining to the Williams family of Connecticut. The major figures represented in the collection are William Williams (1731-1811), Thomas Wheeler Williams (1789-1874), and William Williams (1862-1947). The collection also contains letters of four presidents.
Dates:
1754-1938
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Howell Wright collection
Collection
Call Number: MS 565
Overview:
The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, clippings, and printed material relating to the history of Rhodesia and South Africa, with specific focus on Jameson's Raid, 1895-1896, the Johannesburg Reform Committee, and Cecil John Rhodes. Correspondence includes letters with numerous individuals active in the government and military forces in South Africa and Rhodesia, and with friends, relatives, and associates of those individuals. These letters were solicited by Wright and contain...
Dates:
1868-1977
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives