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Correspondence and papers, 1936 October-December, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of correspondences, papers, speeches, clippings, pamphlets, ephemera, and photographs from Virginia Ellis Jenckes’s congressional and nonprofit work nonprofit work in Indiana, Washington, D.C., and France, ranging from 1930 to 1951, regarding her political career and work with the Red Cross, as well as the Agriculture Waste Recovery Project (1933–1943) and other efforts to help farmers during the Depression; flood control on the Wabash and White Rivers; railroads; women’s rights; education; and Communists; and the 1937 Interparliamentary Union.

There are also oversize periodicals, clippings, papers, and a map, ranging from 1929 to 1938 (OBD158).

Correspondents include: J. Edgar Hoover, Louis M. Howe, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Dates

  • 1918-1951

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.36 Cubic Feet (4 manuscript boxes, 1 large oversize folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
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