Correspondence, 1938 November-December
File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of Virginia Ellis Jenckes’s congressional papers. Also included are correspondence, reports, and other papers relating to 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 in America, as well as her opposition to Communist radio broadcasts. The collection also contains papers relating to her political campaigns (1934 – 1938); the meeting of the 1937 Interparliamentary Union, including transcript of Jenckes’s speech to the Union; political correspondence (1938 – 1940); and newspaper clippings, principally relating to politics (1932 – 1949).
Correspondents include J. Edgar Hoover, Louis M. Howe, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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: 1.3 Cubic Feet (4 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Jenckes, Virginia Ellis, 1877-1975 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
