Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)James J Davis papers, 1895-1946
Personal name
Main title
- James J. Davis papers, 1895-1946 (bulk 1921-1945).
Links
Links
- Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011201
- Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011201.3
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Description
- 13,000 items.
- 56 containers plus 3 oversize.
- 22.4 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011201
Local shelving no.
- Fort Meade
- Oversize 0115A
- Oversize 4:5
Biography/History note
- U.S. secretary of labor and senator from Pennsylvania.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in 13 series. Series 1: Diaries, 1922-1945; Series 2: Loyal Order of Moose Correspondence, 1930-1940; Series 3: Patronage Correspondence, 1931-1939; Series 4: Political Correspondence, 1929-1944; Series 5: Family Correspondence, 1943-1946; Series 6: Special File, 1930-1945; Series 7: Financial File, 1920-1945; Series 8: Book File, 1941; Series 9: Speeches and Articles, 1921-1946; Series 10: Scrapbooks and Personal Miscellany, 1921-1942; Series 11: Printed Matter: 1920-1945; Series 12: Photographs and Cartoons, 1895-1946; and Series 13: Oversize, 1895-1946.
Summary
- Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, investigation files, financial records, printed matter, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers relating to Davis's service as U.S. secretary of labor in the Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover presidential administrations; his tenure as U.S. senator from Pennsylvania; and as organizer and leader of the Loyal Order of Moose. Subjects include labor relations, political campaigns including Davis's senatorial campaign in 1931, unemployment, and social security. Also documents the 1931 investigation of Davis by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Senatorial Campaign Expenditures headed by Gerald P. Nye and the 1932 Loyal Order of Moose lottery trial, United States v. Davis. Includes a draft of Davis's unpublished manuscript titled, The History of Strikes. Correspondents include Rhys J. Davies, Homer L. Ferguson, Herbert Hoover, and Andrew W. Mellon.
LC Subjects
- Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933.
- Davies, Rhys J. (Rhys John), 1877-1954--Correspondence.
- Ferguson, Homer L. (Homer Lenoir), 1873-1953--Correspondence.
- Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923.
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence.
- Mellon, Andrew W. (Andrew William), 1855-1937--Correspondence.
- Nye, Gerald P. (Gerald Prentice), 1892-1971.
- United States. Congress--Ethics.
- United States. Congress. Senate--Elections.
- United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Senatorial Campaign Expenditures.
- United States. Department of Labor.
- Loyal Order of Moose.
- Campaign funds--Pennsylvania.
- Fraternal organizations--United States.
- Governmental investigations--United States.
- Industrial relations--United States.
- Labor--United States.
- Lotteries--United States.
- Political campaigns--United States.
- Social security--United States.
- Strikes and lockouts--United States.
- Trials--United States.
- Unemployment--United States.
- Voluntarism--United States.
- Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1865-1950.
- United States--Economic policy--20th century.
- United States--Politics and government--1919-1933.
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Cabinet officers.
- Senators, U.S. Congress--Pennsylvania.
Notes
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Gift, James J. Davis, Jr., Jane Schoeller, Jean A. Davis, Joan E. Hurt, and Jewel D. McGuire, 1955.
LCCN
- mm 78017913
Other standard no.
- MSS17913
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
- Oversize 4:5
- OV 3
Request in
- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
- Oversize 0115A
- OV 1-2
Request in
- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
- FORT MEADE
- Request in Manuscript Reading Room (Madison LM 101). Material stored offsite - advance notice of one to two business days required for retrieval.
Request in
- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101) - STORED OFFSITE
Status
- Not Charged
