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15 February 1936
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Pardon of Nelson H. Peach, with warrant
Pardon countersigned by Attorney General Homer S. Cummings. Accompanied by the transmittal warrant and the original envelope.
GLC03581
16 August 1934
Pardon of Tobe Strickland (c/s Harold W. Stephens)
Convicted of manufacturing, transporting and possessing liquor.
GLC02836
15 April 1933
Getty, John Paul, 1892-1976
to his mother
Writes to his mother that he misses her and advises her to get enough sleep and tend to her rheumatism. Describes his cross-country trip in a Duessenberg car, from Reno, to Nevada City, Nevada. Mentions that he went to Rockefeller Center last night...
GLC04692
1931/09/21
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
to R. H. Waldo
Writes to Waldo in New York, who was possibly a newspaper reporter, to tell him that "It would not be worth your while to see me about daily dispatches." He concludes by thanking Waldo "for the information about England," noting (in accord with the...
GLC04905
1934/11/05
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
to Rufus C. Dawes
Congratulates Rufus C. Dawes, the President of the "Century of Progress Exposition," a world's fair celebrating the city of Chicago's centennial from 1933-1934. Written on personal stationary.
GLC04912
17 July 1939
to Mrs. Thomas McAllister
Mentions that he enjoyed reading McAllister's report and editorials on the Regional Conferences being held by the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee. Discusses women's role in politics.
GLC05064
1938/06/01
Presidential veto of "act to incorporate Mount Olive Cemetery Co."
Presidential veto of "act to incorporate Mount Olive Cemetery Co." because it would exempt them from paying for public improvements. Originally pasted overall on an piece of light cardboard containing election ephemera for Vincent L. Palmisano....
GLC04994
1929
Davis, William Heath, 1822-1909
Seventy-five years in California: a history of events and life in California...
Title continues "personal, political and military; under the Mexican regime; during the quasi-military government of the territory by the United States, and after the admission of the state to the union: being a compilation by a witness of the events...
GLC04967.02
9 August 1931
Carver, George Washington, 1864-1943
to Grady Porter
Carver, a celebrated agricultural chemist, requests peanut vines from Porter, a researcher from a peanut processing plant in Columbus, Georgia. In an attempt to assist Porter in peanut planting and diagnosing peanut disease, Carver states that...
GLC04207
circa 1935
Harris & Ewing, fl. 1905-1977
[Photograph of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signing a document]
One undated photograph of President Roosevelt. Image is of Roosevelt's right profile, while holding a pen in his right hand and eyeglasses in his left. He is poised to sign what appears to be a letter. His signature appears directly below the image...
GLC04675.06
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