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1944/11/21
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)
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
Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964)
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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