Harry L. Hopkins - Retirement 1945., 07/01/1945-07/31/1945
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
- 07/01/1945-07/31/1945
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
Container Summary
Correspondence to HLH on his official resignation from government, July 2,1945. Arranged alphabetically. 1 TLS from Nels Anderson, War Shipping Administration, 7/4/1945, with 1 TLcarbon from HLH. 1 ALS from Thomas Brand, Brit. Ministry of Production, 8/22/45, with 1 TLcarbon from HLH. 1 ALS from R.H. Brand, United Kingdom Treasury Delegation, 7/4/1945, with 1TL carbon from HLH. 1 TLS from Walter T. Brown, War Activities Committee, Motion PictureIndustry, 7/6/1945, with 1 TL carbon from HLH. 1 TLS from Walter Chandler, mayor, Memphis, Tennessee, 7/6/1945, with 1 TLcarbon from HLH. 1 TLS from Will L. Clayton, US Assistant Secretary of State, 7/4/1945, with1 TL carbon from HLH. 1 ALS from Ben V. Cohen, 7/5/1945, with 1 TL carbon from HLH. 1 TLS from Leo Crowley, Foreign Economic Administrator, 7/4/1945, with 1 TLcarbon from HLH. 1 TLS from Oscar Cox, Foreign Economic Administration, 7/4/1945, with 1 TLcarbon from HLH. 1 TL signed on behalf of Anthony Eden, 7/16/1945, with 1 TL carbon fromHLH. 1 ALS from Felix Frankfurter, 7/9/1945, 1 TL carbon from HLH. 1 TLS from W.V. Griffin, assistant to administrator, Foreign Economic,Administration, 7/6/1945, with 1 TL carbon from HLH. 1 TLS from J. Edgar Hoover, 7/5/1945, with 1 TL carbon from HLH. 1 TLS from Governor Herbert H. Lehman (New York, 1933), director general,United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, 7/4/1945, with 1TL carbon from HLH. Includes 1 ALS to HLH from "Grace" [Tully?] n.d.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
HOPKINS, HARRY L. - RETIREMENT 1945: Typed Letter Signed
HOPKINS, HARRY L. - CORRES. OUTGOING RE. RETIREMENT 1945 (CARBONS): Typed Letter Signed
ANDERSON, NELS - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
BRAND, THOMAS - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
BROWN, WALTER T. - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
CHANDLER, WALTER [MAYOR MEMPHIS] - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
CLAYTON, WILL L. - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
CROWLEY, LEO - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
HOPKINS, HARRY L. - TO CROWLEY, LEO RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
COX, OSCAR - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
HOPKINS, HARRY L. - TO COX, OSCAR RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
FRANKFURTER, FELIX - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
HOPKINS, HARRY L. - TO FRANKFURTER, FELIX RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
HOOVER, J. EDGAR - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
HOPKINS, HARRY L. - TO HOOVER, J. EDGAR RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
LEHMAN, HERBERT H. [MAYOR NEW YORK, 1933] - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT: Typed Letter Signed
GRIFFIN, W.V. - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Typed Letter Signed
COHEN, BEN V. - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT, 1945: Autographed Letter
TULLY, GRACE - TO HLH RE. RETIREMENT 1945: Autographed Letter
Repository Details
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