General Personal Correspondence 1939., 01/11/1939-08/31/1939

File — Box: 4, Folder: 4

Identifier: 28486

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

01/11/1939-08/31/1939

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

Additional Description

Container Summary

Among the personal messages to HLH arethe following correspondence from: 1 TLS from William Bullitt, USAmbassador to France (1936-40),6/28/1939. 5 TLS from Edith Brooks, with TLcarbons from HLH in reply. 2 ALS from Juliet Barrett Rublee (Mrs.George Rublee) inviting HLH to lunchwith Lord Rothschild, 3/4/1939. 1 TLS, 1 telegram from J.S. Russell,Farm Editor, The Des Moine Registerand Tribune, to HLH re. film andpictures of HLH's farm and re. statusof the Iowa farmer, 7/8/1939. Includes2 TL carbons from HLH in reply. 2 TLS from Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.,chairman, General Motors Corporation,to HLH inviting him to a car preview,10/21/1938 and 9/22/1939. 1 ALS, 1 TLS from Fred Crego Smith,president Jasper A. Smith Lumber Co.,Osage, Iowa, to HLH, 9/2/1939. 1 engraved invitations to wedding forJean Kingsbury (marriage to Abel RafnSorensen), daughter of John Kingsbury.With TL carbon from HLH in reply. 1 TLS from Lloyd C. Stark, governor,Missouri, to HLH best wishes forrecovery from illness, 9/11/1939. WithTL carbon from HLH in reply.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - GENERAL PERSONAL CORRES. REC'D, 1939: Typed Letter Signed

BULLITT, WILLIAM - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - FROM BULLITT, WILLIAM (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

RUBLEE, JULIET BARRETT - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

ROTHSCHILD, LORD - REFERENCE: Typed Letter Signed

RUSSELL, J.S. - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

SLOAN, ALFRED P. - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

SMITH, FRED CREGO - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

KINGSBURY, JEAN - TO HLH: WEDDING INVITATION: Typed Letter Signed

STARK, LLOYD C. [GOVERNOR MISSOURI] - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - FROM STARK, LLOYD C. (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

BROOKS, EDITH - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed