Harry L. Hopkins - London 1941 - Correspondence., 01/04/1941-11/14/1941

File — Box: 1, Folder: 25

Identifier: 28448

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

This series may be divided roughly into the following sections of HLH's business/work-related correspondence: - Correspondence related to HLH's years with public service administrations, includes NYAICP, ARC, Secretary of Commerce. (Note: includes some letters from the public addressed to HLH in his official capacity.) - Correspondence related to HLH's years as presidential advisor to FDR and his association with the White House particularly during the war years. Includes HLH's various diplomatic trips abroad to London, Russia and Europe. Folders are arranged alphabetically and correspondence within is in chronological order unless stated otherwise. (Box 1, Folders 1-16)

Dates

01/04/1941-11/14/1941

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Extent

From the Collection: 3.5 Linear Feet (6 Hollinger Document Cases, 1 Record Storage box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Correspondence to HLH re. London trip1941. Arranged chronologically.Includes: 1 TLS from William L. Batt, memberBusiness Advisory Council, Dept. ofCommerce, to HLH, 1/14/1941. TLSs from James E. Brown, Jr., to HLH,1/20/1941. 1 TLS from Lord Kemsley to HLHrequesting a meeting, 1/23/1941. 1 TLS from Lord Noel-Buxton to HLHrequesting a meeting, 1/31/1941. 1 ALS from Pamela S. Churchill, wifeof Randolph Churchill, to HLH. Refersto Randolph and to publication ofspeeches by Winston Churchill,2/2/1941. 1 TLS from H. Aubrey Gentry,business director, Cassell & Co.,Ltd., Publishers, to HLH re.complimentary copies of WinstonChurchill's book, "Into Battle,"2/4/1941. 1 TLS from Marka Loening, friend (?)to HLH (personal), 2/19/1941. 1 TLS from Jane Hoey, friend (?) toHLH (personal), 2/20/1941. 1 ALS from Margaret [Fisher?], friendand wife of Dorsey Fisher (?), to HLH(personal) with reference to DianaHopkins, 8/1/1941. 1 TLS (folder includes other corres.by Fisher answering corres. to HLH)from Dorsey Gassaway Fisher, secondsecretary of US Embassy, to HLH,1/8/1941. 1 TLS from John S. Dill, chief ofImperial General Staff, later head ofBritish Joint Staff Mission,Washington, D.C., thanking HLH foraiding US relations with Britain,8/11/1941. 1 TLS from Sir Charles Portal, BritishChief of Air Staff Air Marshal,8/21/1941. 1 TLS from Brendan Bracken introducingW.J. Brown to HLH, 9/11/1941. Includes cables from HLH to David andDiana Hopkins, and undated lettersfrom the following: Lilie RooseveltBramwell, John Durant, ClivedenTaplow. Includes miscellaneous items: hotelmessages, dinner menu, House ofCommons pass, blank invitation toBrit. prime minister's house (10Downing Street), luggage tag, blankstationery from 10 Downing Street andChequers, notice of orders of the daypossibly for House of Lords, newsclippings. Misc. TL carbons by James E. Brown,Jr., second secretary of US Embassy,replying to various correspondence toHLH from British public.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - LONDON 1941 - CORRESPONDENCE: Typed Letter Signed

LONDON - HOPKINS, HARRY L. TRIP 1941 - CORRESPONDENCE: Typed Letter Signed

BATT, WILLIAM L. - TO HLH / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

KEMSLEY [LORD] - TO HLH / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

NOEL-BUXTON [LORD] - TO HLH / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

CHURCHILL, PAMELA S. - TO HLH / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

CHURCHILL, RANDOLPH - REFERENCE: Typed Letter Signed

CHURCHILL, WINSTON L.S. - REFERENCE: Typed Letter Signed

DILL, JOHN S. - TO HLH / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

BRACKEN, BRENDAN - TO HLH / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, DAVID - FROM HLH (TELEGRAM) / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, DIANA - FROM HLH (TELEGRAM) / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

BRAMWELL, LILIE ROOSEVELT - TO HLH / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

DURANT, JOHN - TO HLH / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

TAPLOW, CLIVEDEN - TO HLH / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - FROM BRACKEN, BRENDAN / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - FROM CHURCHILL, PAMELA S. / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - FROM NOEL-BUXTON, LORD / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - FROM KEMSLEY, LORD / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - TO DAVID AND DIANA HOPKINS (TELEGRAMS) / LONDON: Typed Letter Signed

GENTRY, H. AUBREY - TO HLH RE. BOOK BY WINSTON CHURCHILL: Typed Letter Signed

CHURCHILL, WINSTON L.S. - "INTO BATTLE" - REFERENCE: Typed Letter Signed

LOENING, MARKA - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - FROM LOENING, MARKA (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

HOEY, JANE - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - FROM HOEY, JANE (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

FISHER, MARGARET - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - FROM FISHER, MARGARET (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

FISHER, DORSEY GASSAWAY - TO HLH: Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - FROM FISHER, DORSEY GASSAWAY: Typed Letter Signed

FISHER, DORSEY GASSAWAY - CORRESPONDENCE OUTGOING: Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, DIANA - REFERENCE: Typed Letter Signed

PORTAL, CHARLES [SIR] - TO HLH / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - FROM PORTAL, CHARLES / LONDON 1941: Typed Letter Signed