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Spending to Save - Publicity - WPA Names, 1936

 File — Box: 55, Folder: 6

Collection-level scope and contents note

From the Collection:

The Harry L. Hopkins Papers, the personal archives of the man who was FDR's most trusted advisor, consist of 26 linear feet (62 archival boxes) of material. The Papers contain appointment books and diaries, drafts of Hopkins' speeches and memoranda, photographs and drawings, and extensive correspondence with the most prominent figures of the 20th century including FDR, the Winston Churchill Family, Averell Harriman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George C. Marshall, Harry S Truman, Edward Stettinius, Jr., Charles De Gaulle, Senator Claude Pepper, Robert Sherwood, Philip Barry, Helen Keller, John Vassos, Anthony Eden, Harold Ickes, James Farley, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Further information: The Eleanor Roosevelt Oral History Project at the Library of Congress contains an interview with Hopkins daughter, Diana, reminescing on her time in the White House as a child.

Dates

  • 1936

Conditions Governing Access note

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 26 Linear Feet (62 Hollinger Document Cases)

Language of Materials

English

Container Summary

Contains listing of WPA personnel sent to W.W. Norton Publishers regarding notification of Hopkins' book, Spending to Save

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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