Box 1
F 1-8: Appointments, 1932, 1934-1938, 1940, 1943-1944, 1946-1950.
F 9-27: Dictation, n.d., 1935-1938, 1941-1943, 1946-1948.
Additional material contained within the dictation notebooks have been filed in separate folders following each book. Correspondents include: Grace Duvall (Folder 9) and M. E. Pool (Folders 10-27).
Box 2
F 1-16: Dictation, n.d., 1935 - 1938, 1941 - 1943, 1946 - 1948.
The materials in these folders are described in Box 1, Folders 9-27. Correspondents include: M. E. Pool (Folders 1-16).
F 17-19: Invitations, n.d., 1927-1931, 1934-1935.
Folders also include: some declined invitations that were from VIPs or had visual material for exhibits.
F 20: Invitations, 1936.
Folders also contain some declined invitations that were from VIPs or had visual material for exhibits. Topics include: awards for Wiley Post and inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
F 21: Invitations, 1937.
Folders also contain some declined invitations that were from VIPs or had visual material for exhibits. Topics include: death and burial of Joseph T. Robinson and Eleanor Roosevelt.
F 22-24: Invitations, 1938 - 1944.
Folders also contain some declined invitations that were from VIPs or had visual material for exhibits. Invitations from these years continue in Box 3, Folders 1-4.
Box 3
F 1-4: Invitations, 1938 - 1944.
Invitations from these years are also found in Box 2, Folders 22-24.
F 5: Invitations, 1945.
Folders also contain some declined invitations that were from VIPs or had visual material for exhibits. Topics include: the death and burial of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
F 6-16: Invitations, 1946-1950 April.
Folders also include: some declined invitations that were from VIPs or had visual material for exhibits.
F 17: Invitations, 1950 May-Dec.
Folders also include: some declined invitations that were from VIPs or had visual material for exhibits. Topics include: Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (Wash.) and Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.).
F 18: Letterhead and Envelopes, n.d.
F 19: Letters of Introduction, 1929-1934.
Correspondents include: Henry G. Bennett, Stanley Draper, and Claude Weaver.
F 20: Letters of Introduction, 1935-1950.
Topics include: Henry G. Bennett, Tom Steed, and Chief White Eagle. Correspondents include: Scott Ferris, Thomas P. Gore, J. Edgar Hoover, Ernest W. Marland, and James V. McClintic.
F 21-24: Memos, n.d., 1926 - 1950.
Memos continue in Box 4, Folders 1-20.
Box 4
F 1-20: Memos, n.d., 1926-1950.
More memos are found in Box 3, Folders 21-24.
F 21: Miscellaneous, n.d., 1929-1930, 1932-1933, 1935-1936, 1938, 1941-1942, 1947-1949.
Correspondents include: Charles Wayland Brooks, Stanley Draper, Carl Hayden, and J. Edgar Hoover.
F 22-28: Newspaper Correspondence, n.d., 1925-1935, 1940-1950.
Contains correspondence from Oklahoma as well as other state and national newspapers both requesting statements for publication and opinions on various articles.
F 29: Notes, n.d.
F 30-33: Staff, n.d., 1930-1944, 1946-1949.
Folders may also contain some personal correspondence. Correspondents include: Elizabeth Durant (Folder 30), R. D. "Elk" Elkins (Folder 31), and Daisy Goad (Folders 32-33). Materials on the staff are also found in Box 5, Folders 1-9.
Box 5
F 1-9: Staff, n.d., 1930-1944, 1946-1949.
Folders may also contain some personal correspondence. Correspondents include: M. E. Pool (Folders 1-8) and Suzanne Sturgeon (Folder 9). Material on the staff is also found in Box 4, Folders 30-33.
F 10-15: Telegrams, n.d., 1924-1925, 1929-1932.
F 16-22: Telegrams, 1933 March.
Topics include: economics law and legislation in the United States, farm law, veterans law and legislation in the United States, Economy Bill, Farm Relief Bill, Veterans Bill.
F 23-28 Telegrams, 1933 May-1938 August.
Additional telegrams from this time period are found in Box 6, Folders 1-23.
Box 6
F 1-23: Telegrams, 1933 May-1938 August.
Additional telegrams from this time period are found in Box 5, Folders 23-28.
Box 7
F 1-8: Telegrams, 1938 August-December.
While the majority of information contained within the folders were WPA and PWA related, some general office correspondence was included. Topics include: United States Public Works Administration, United States Works Progress Administration, and public works law and legislation in the United States.
F 9-17: Telegrams, 1939-1947 April.
F 18-25: Telegrams, 1947 May.
Topics include: United States Southwestern Power Administration, electric lines law and legislation, and electric power transmission. Other telegrams from this time period are found in Box 8, Folders 1-26 and in Box 9, Folders 1-15.
Box 8
F 1-26: Telegrams, 1947 May.
Other telegrams from this time period are found in Box 7, Folders 18-25 and in Box 9, Folders 1-15.
Box 9
F 1-15: Telegrams, 1947.
Other telegrams from this time period are found in Box 7, Folders 18-25 and in Box 8, Folders 1-26.
F 16-18: Telegrams, 1947 June-1949 June.
F 19-26: Telegrams, 1949 July - 1949 August.
Topics include: United States Southwestern Power Administration, electric lines law and legislation, and electric power transmission. Other telegrams from this time period are found in Box 10, Folders 1-15.
Box 10
F 1-15: Telegrams, 1949 July-1949 August.
Other telegrams from this time period are found in Box 9, Folders 19-26.
F 16-17: Telegrams, 1949 September-1950.
F 18: Telephone Directories, n.d., 1927.
This folder contains directories of branch and principal government offices as well as Lawton Lodge no. 184 A.F. & A.M.
F 19: Telephone Directories, 1940.
This folder contains directories of officers of the Army stationed in or near the District of Columbia and the residence of members of the House of Representatives. Topics include: United States Army officers, United States House of Representatives, and United States Congress telephone directories.
Box 11
F 1: Telephone Directories, 1941.
This folder contains directories of the Office of Emergency Management and the officers of the Army in or near the District of Columbia. Topics include: United States Army officers and the United States Office of Emergency Management.
F 2: Telephone Directories, 1942.
This folder contains directories of National War Agencies and the United States Navy Department.
F 3: Telephone Directories, 1944-1946.
This folder contains directories of various federal agencies and offices.
F 4: Telephone Directories, 1949-1950.
This folder contains directories of federal agencies, branches, and committees and the Department of Defense.
F 5-26: Visitors, 1932-1933, 1941, 1944-1950.
Additional materials contained within the visitor notebooks have been filed in separate folders following each book. Information on visitors continues in Box 12, Folders 1-31 and in Box 13, Folders 1-12.
Box 12
F 1-31: Visitors, 1932-1933, 1941, 1944-1950.
Additional materials contained within the visitor notebooks have been filed in separate folders following each book. Information on visitors is also found in Box 11, Folders 5-26 and in Box 13, Folders 1-12.
Box 13
F 1-12: Visitors, 1932-1933, 1941, 1944-1950.
Additional materials contained within the visitor notebooks have been filed in separate folders following each book. Information on visitors is also found in Box 11, Folders 5-26 and in Box 12, Folders 1-31.
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