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30 September 1942
War Department
Sex Hygiene and Venereal Disease
A pamphlet issued by the War Department that gives facts and advice about sexual hygiene and venereal diseases.
GLC09414.1640
23 August 1935
Unknown
[Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the 1935 Bank Reform Act]
Also signed by ten other persons in the photograph, including Carter Glass and Henry Steagall. Shows Roosevelt sitting at his desk signing the act while the other ten men look on from behind.
GLC01094
circa 22 March 1933
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)
to Ellison DuRant Smith
Concerns Smith's amendment to the farm bill of 1933. Worries that he may lose the support of organized farm forces. Advises him to discuss the bill with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace. Date inferred from contents. Written on White...
GLC01520
15 February 1944
Baruch, Bernard M. (1870-1965)
Report on war and post-war adjustment policies
Co-authored with John M. Hancock. Report on how best to demobilize soldiers and civilians after World War II, and return them to work. Also discusses how to return the government's workforce to peacetime leadership. Commissioned by James F. Byrnes...
GLC01592.01
April 3, 1933
to Homer Cummings
Inquires of Attorney General Cummings if his Executive order 6102, which bans the ownership of gold, also applies to resident aliens. Written as President. One bust engraving of Roosevelt included.
GLC01983.01
1933/08/23
Executive order relating to the hoarding, export, and earmarking of gold coin, bullion, or currency and to transactions in foreign exchange.
Orders all persons who hold gold coin, gold bullion, or gold certificates to file a report of same with the Secretary of the Treasury within fifteen days. Executive Order 6260.
GLC01983.02
20 December 1929
Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964)
to Richard Edmonds
Acknowledges to Edmonds, the founding editor of the Manufactures Record, that their unemployment was high but contends "it is fantastic for the Englishman you mention to talk about five million." Also notes that he needs to hear from Edmonds...
GLC02346.01.01
circa 1929
[White House card signed by Hoover]
Accompanied 20 December 1929 letter from Hoover to Richard Edmonds (see GLC02346.01.01).
GLC02346.01.02
29 October 1932
to Lewis L. Strauss
On the fifteenth anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, writes to "express the hope that the ideal of the establishment of the National Jewish Home in Palestine, as embodied in that Declaration, will continue to prosper." Also notes his admiration...
GLC00162.14
31 March 1945
to James V. Forrestal
Writes in reference to the Research Board for National Security, a group that provides for civilian participation in scientific research on problems of national defense. Informs that he is transmitting a program to Congress for the Office of...
GLC00162.17
20 January 1937
Second Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Signed by Roosevelt at the end. Address delivered at the Capital, Washington, D.C., 20 January 1937. Stresses the idea of creating a better world through economic morality. Presents progress, not stagnation, as a way to improve the lives of...
GLC00196.01
08 January 1936
[Speech to Democrats]
Signed at the end. References the problems President Andrew Jackson faced during his administration and how he handled them. Talks about letters he has received from families and businesses pledging their support and encouragement for him....
GLC00196.02
04 March 1933
Inaugural address of Franklin D. Roosevelt... delivered at the Capitol...
Signed on titlepage.
GLC00291
4 March 1933
Inaugural address of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Title continues, "President of the United States / delivered at the Capitol, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1933." Signed at the end by Roosevelt. First inaugural address. Printed by the United States Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. in...
GLC00675
25 November 1935
Pardon of Miguel Lujan (c/s Homer S. Cummings [AG])
Pardon restoring civil rights. Pleaded guilty to importing sotol; pardoned since he was unable to pay the fine.
GLC00743
1944/11/21
to Arthur J. Morris re: thanks for congratulations, questions about legacy
Signed as President on White House stationery.
GLC02793.087
16 August 1934
Pardon of Tobe Strickland (c/s Harold W. Stephens)
Convicted of manufacturing, transporting and possessing liquor.
GLC02836
circa 1940
Harris & Ewing (fl. 1937)
[Portrait of Supreme Court Justices]
Formal group portrait of the Supreme Court Justices in robes. Signed by the nine justices: Owen J. Roberts, J.C. McReynolds, Charles Evans Hughes, Harlan Fisk Stone, Hugo L. Black, William O. Douglas, Stanley Reed, Felix Frankfurter, and Frank...
GLC02929.01
13 October 1936
Hoover, J. Edgar (1895-1972)
to D. T. Schoonover
Thanks him for commending his speech entitled, "True Costs of Crime." Signed as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Addressed to Schoonover as Dean of Marietta College, Ohio.
GLC02504.23
1934
International Boundary Commission
Joint report upon the survey and demarcation of the boundary between the United States and Canada from the source of the St. Croix River to the Atlantic Ocean
Contains treaties between the United States and Canada regarding the demarcation of geographic boundaries. Describes the types of committees used and the methods of surveying the boundary from the source of the St. Croix River to the Atlantic Ocean....
GLC02619
1945
Randall, J .G. (1881-1953)
Lincoln the president: Springfield to Gettysburg
First two volumes of a four volume set. Published by Dodd, Mead & Company. Printed by the Vail-Ballou Press, Inc. in Binghampton, New York. Dedicated "To Ruth, whose unfailing help and interest illumined the labor of these pages." Details the...
GLC00267.279
23 April 1934
Truman, Harry S. (1884-1972)
[Cancelled check]
Check from Truman to F. L. Byam. Authorized by Truman as President of the County Court. Issued 23 April 1934, cancelled 11 May 1934. Written for the amount of 200 dollars. Contains a stamp indicating cancellation, and a produce exchange bank...
GLC00477.03
3 October 1933
to Bruce Barton
Comments on retirement: "A smoking President receives enough pipes to last a life time. Likewise fishing tackle. It is the only endowment he gets, except a troubled soul." Also mentions that "The country is going sour on the New Deal." Expresses...
GLC00691
15 March 1929
[Veto of New York State Assembly Bill Introductory Number 833, Printed Number 875]
Veto of "an ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to punishment for receiving deposits in insolvent banks." Roosevelt vetoes the bill commenting, "I am unwilling to accept a bill that lessens the penalty for this peculiarly outrageous breach of...
GLC00803
23 December 1932
Memorandum for D. Basil O'Connor.
Advises in humor that the Knickerbocker Ice Company has a cold storage plant in Brooklyn that O'Connor can rent, commenting that "After visits from your old friends like Gus and Meyer and Julian, a night spent in the cooler will restore you to health...
GLC00894
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