Harriman, Averill: 1 TLS, 1 Tel., 01/01/1949-12/31/1950

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: 60795

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

Correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and other materials comprise the papers of this famous syndicated Washington columnist for (at various times) Christian Science Monitor, New York Herald Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times. The collection includes, in the form of clippings, a substantial number of Drummond's columns, together with correspondence from W. Averell Harriman, J. Edgar Hoover, Lyndon Johnson, Alf Landon, Dean Rusk, and Wendell Willkie, among others.

Dates

01/01/1949-12/31/1950

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

09/18/07

Container Summary

Contains 2 items from Averill Harriman to RD. The first is a telegram re: RD's new position as European Director of Administration, 6/4/49. The second is a TLS to RD on White House stationary, dated July 29, 1950, praising RD's wisdom.