General Personal Correspondence 1938., 03/31/1938-06/28/1938
Series-level Scope and Content Note
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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Washington DC 20057
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