Harry L. Hopkins - Distinguished Service Medal Award 1945., 09/01/1945-09/30/1945

File — Box: 4, Folder: 9

Identifier: 28491

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

09/01/1945-09/30/1945

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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

On September 4, 1945, Hopkins waspresented the Distinguished ServiceMedal by President Harry S. Truman, inWashington, D.C. The followingcorrespondence consist ofcongratulatory notes from HLH'sfriends and colleagues: 1 TLS from Follett Bradley, 9/7/1945.With 1 TL carbon from HLH in reply. 1 ALS from Major General James H.Burns, 9/11/1945. With 1 TL carbonfrom HLH in reply. 1 TLS from Maurice Chalom, 9/6/1945.With 1 TL carbon from HLH in reply. 1 TLS from F. MacNeece [sp?] Foster,10/3/1945. 1 TLS from Julia V. Grandin, generalsecretary, Family Service Society ofYonkers, 9/15/1945. 1 TLS from William Haber, Office ofWar Mobilization and Reconversion,9/10/1945. 1 TLS from Robert D. Kaufmann,11/20/1945. 1 telegram from Fred Leathers,9/9/1945. 1 TLS from Capt. John McCrea, NavyDepartment,9/6/1945. 1 TLS from A. Perry Osborn, counsellorat law, 9/6/1945. 1 TLS from John S. York, Jr.,executive, President's Soviet ProtocolCommittee, 9/7/1945. Includes carbonmemo from HLH to President Truman. Includes, 1 TLS to HLH signed "Lytle"(Oliver Lyttleton, president, US Boardof Trade) 9/20/1945.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL AWARD: Typed Letter Signed

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL - CONGRATULATIONS TO HLH: Typed Letter Signed

BRADLEY, FOLLETT - TO HLH RE. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL: Typed Letter Signed

BURNS, JAMES H. - TO HLH RE. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL: Typed Letter Signed

CHALOM, MAURICE - TO HLH RE. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL: Typed Letter Signed

FOSTER, F. MACNEECE - TO HLH RE. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL: Typed Letter Signed

GRANDIN, JULIA V. - TO HLH RE. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL: Typed Letter Signed

HABER, WILLIAM - TO HLH RE. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL: Typed Letter Signed

KAUFMANN, ROBERT D. - TO HLH RE. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL: Typed Letter Signed

MCCREA, JOHN - TO HLH RE. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL: Typed Letter Signed

OSBORN, A. PERRY - TO HLH RE. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL: Typed Letter Signed

YORK, JOHN S., JR. - TO HLH RE. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL: Typed Letter Signed

TRUMAN, HARRY S. - FROM HLH (MEMO CARBON): Typed Letter Signed

HOPKINS, HARRY L. - TO TRUMAN, HARRY S. (MEMO CARBON): Typed Letter Signed