General Personal Correspondence 1945., 03/21/1945-08/25/1945

File — Box: 4, Folder: 8

Identifier: 28490

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

03/21/1945-08/25/1945

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

Personal messages include those from: M.H. Brickley to HLH re. HLH's brother Rome Miller Hopkins (sp. "Rhom" byBrickley), 1 TLS, 6/8/1945. Admiral William D. Leahy to HLH re. newsclipping, 1 TLS/ALS, 8/25/1945. 1 TLS from HLH to Col. Frank McCarthy, 9/11/1945. Includes 1 telegram from Herbert Evatt to HLH with reply from Dorothea E.Krauss, secretary to HLH. 4 TLS from Krauss to John G. Winant, Capt. P.E. McDowell, U.S.S. Catoctin,and to Robert Hopkins re. HLH's lost gold cufflinks.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - GENERAL PERSONAL CORRES. REC'D, 1945: Typed Letter Signed

BRICKLEY, M.H. - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, ROME MILLER - REFERENCE: Typed Letter Signed

LEAHY, WILLIAM D. - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

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

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - TO MCCARTHY, FRANK (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

EVATT, HERBERT - TO HLH (PERSONAL): Typed Letter Signed

KRAUSS, DOROTHEA E. - CORRESPONDENCE OUTGOING: Typed Letter Signed

WINANT, JOHN G. - FROM KRAUSS, D.E. RE. HLH'S CUFFLINKS: Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, ROBERT - FROM KRAUSS, D.E. RE. HLH'S CUFFLINKS: Typed Letter Signed