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General Personal Correspondence 1938., 03/31/1938-06/28/1938

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: 28485

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

This series is composed primarily of personal messages from HLH's friends and colleagues. Correspondence is arranged chronologically and also by subject. The latter category includes correspondence to HLH re. social engagement items such as invitations to semi-official events, re. HLH's Distinguished Service Medal award, re. Grinnell College, re. resignation as Secretary of Commerce in 1940, and re. his final retirement from government service in 1945. (Box 4, Folders 1-13)

Dates

  • 03/31/1938-06/28/1938

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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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

Container Summary

Correspondence includes 1 TLS from Ronald Ransom to HLH,invitation to the movies, 5/1/1938with 1 TL carbon from HLH in reply. 1 telegram from HLH to Justice StanleyReed, congratulations on being made a Federal judge, 1/18/1938. 1 TL carbon from HLH to Sen. Robert R.Reynolds, North Carolina,congratulations, 6/24/1938, with 1 TLSreply from Reynolds' secretary. 1 ALS from Juliet Rublee to HLHinviting him to meet Judge LearnedHand and Justice Stone, 5/3/1939. 1 TLS from Rolla A. Southworth, statedirector, Division Women's &Professional Project, WPA,Jacksonville, Florida, to HLH,greetings and best wishes for hisrecuperation from illness while inFlorida, 3/31/1938. With TL carbonfrom HLH in reply. Includes other short messages(invites, birthday greetings).

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - GENERAL PERSONAL CORRES. REC'D, 1938: Typed Letter Signed

RANSOM, RONALD - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

REED, STANLEY [JUSTICE] - FROM HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - TO REED, STANLEY (JUSTICE) (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

REYNOLDS, ROBERT R. [SENATOR, NORTH CAROLINA] - FROM HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - TO REYNOLDS, ROBERT R. (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

SOUTHWORTH, ROLLA A. - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

RUBLEE, JULIET B. - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Autographed Letter

HAND, LEARNED [JUDGE] - REFERENCE: Autographed Letter

STONE [JUSTICE] - REFERENCE: Autographed Letter

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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