| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Burton, Harold H. |
| Title: | Harold H. Burton Papers |
| Dates: | 1911-1965 |
| Extent: | 35.00 linear feet (34 containers and 14 oversize volumes) |
| Abstract: | Harold Hitz Buron (1888-1964) was a lawyer, World War I soldier, law professor, Ohio state congressman, law director of Cleveland, Acting City Manager, Acting Mayor, Mayor, United States Senator from Ohio, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, campaign literature, broadsides, reports, schedules, inventories, lists and newspaper clippings relating to Burton's personal life, his activities in various organizations, and his political activities, including his administration of Cleveland's municipal government, 1935-1940. |
| MS Number | MS 3584 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Harold Hitz Burton (1888-1964) was born in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts. His father, Alfred E. Burton, was a scientist and dean of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Burton entered Bowdoin College in 1905 and established an excellent record as a student and athlete. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1909 and enrolled in Harvard Law School, receiving his degree there in 1912.
Burton first came to Cleveland, Ohio in 1911 while still a student at Harvard, taking a summer job as an electrical lineman. After graduation in 1912, he returned to Cleveland and joined the law firm of Gage, Wilbur and Wachner. Two years later he accompanied Rollin Wilbur, a partner in the firm, to Utah where Wilbur had been retained as attorney to the Utah Light and Traction Company. Burton subsequently received appointments as attorney for the Idaho Power Company and the Boise Traction Company.
With the outbreak of World War I, Burton interrupted his legal career and enlisted in the army. He served with distinction in the 361st Regiment of the 91st Division, seeing action in the Argonne Campaign. After the armistice he retained an interest in the military and played an active part in the American Legion, serving as the chairman of its Cuyahoga County Council in 1926 and 1927.
Burton returned to Cleveland after the war and resumed legal practice with the firm of Day, Day, and Wilkin. During the 1920s he became increasingly active in community affairs. Besides his work with the American Legion, he served as president of the First Unitarian Church, a member of the East Cleveland Board of Education, and a member of the Citizens Committee on Regional Government. He also served as an instructor in corporation law at the Law School of Western Reserve University from 1923 to 1925. In 1925 he formed his own law firm, Cull, Burton and Laughlin.
By the late 1920s, Burton had begun to be active in political affairs. His excellent reputation as a lawyer and concerned citizen placed him in good stead when seeking office. In 1928 he was elected to the Ohio state house of representatives with backing of the Committee on Regional Government. The following year, he was appointed law director of the city of Cleveland, and in 1932 he served a short term as Acting City Manager.
When the city manager form of government was discarded in late 1932, Burton served as Acting Mayor of Cleveland for three months prior to a new election. He did not run in the election, and subsequently returned to private law practice with the firm of Andrews, Hadden and Burton.
Burton again entered political life in 1935, running for mayor of Cleveland as an independent Republican. In addition to the economic problems engendered by the Great Depression, Cleveland suffered from a variety of urban ills in the 1930s, including police graft, the spoils system, and racketeering. Despite the overwhelming power of the Democratic Party on both the local and national level, Burton's promises of reform and his personal integrity brought about his election to office in a three-way race.
Throughout his tenure as mayor, 1935-1940, Burton worked to free the city from its problems. His appointment of Eliot Ness as Safety Director led to the complete reorganization of the police department and the demise of organized crime in the city. Despite his party affiliation, he worked well with the Democratic federal government in administering New Deal reforms in the city and thus helped to relieve some of the economic problems of the city. Similarly, he advocated projects such as lake front development, river improvements, and the Great Lakes Exposition which not only employed people, but helped to beautify and modernize the city. His successful re-election campaigns in 1937 and 1939 testified to the broad support his administration received.
In 1940, Burton entered national politics, seeking election as a senator from Ohio. Despite his lack of support from the state Republican organization, he was successful in this attempt. He served as senator from 1940 to 1945 and was active on the Military Affairs Committee and the War Investigating Committee.
His service on the latter committee greatly impressed its chairman, Harry Truman. As president, Truman remembered Burton and appointed him an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in September 1945. Burton served on the court until his retirement in 1958. He died in Washington, D. C. in October 1964.
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The Harold H. Burton Papers, 1911-1965 and undated, consist of correspondence, financial records, campaign literature, broadsides, reports, schedules, inventories, lists and newspaper clippings relating to Burton's personal life, his activities in various organizations, and his political activities, including his administration of Cleveland's municipal government, 1935-1940.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of politics and government in Cleveland, Ohio, and Cuyahoga County in the first half of the twentieth century. Those studying the life and activities of Harold H. Burton, particularly as mayor of Cleveland, will find these papers useful. Although the Burton papers chronicle some of Burton's activities on the state and national level, and include references to figures such as Robert Taft, John Bricker, Alf Landon, and Wendell Wilkie, the bulk of the collection relates to Burton's activities in Cleveland. In particular, the collection relates to the city's political and economic life in the 1930s, including the Works Progress Administration, poor relief, public transportation, public utilities (The Cleveland Municipal Electric Light Plant), and the development of the lake front and the St. Lawrence Waterway. Local civic organizations such as the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the Community Fund are also documented in the collection.
Burton's campaign files provide excellent information on the political process in Cleveland. In particular they illustrate his adeptness at winning the vote of various ethnic groups in the city. His involvement in this area led to a confrontation with pro-Nazi Germans in the city - an event which is especially well-documented here.
Burton's private and professional activities with the American Legion, supervising the receivership of the Guardian Trust Company, and fighting for lower gas rates are important ancillary areas of this collection.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 3828 Harold H. Burton-Edward Blythin Papers; and PG 114 Harold H. Burton Photographs.
Separated MaterialAll phonograph records have been removed to the WRHS Audio Collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3584 Harold H. Burton Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of William S. Burton.
Processed by William Becker in 1976.
Series I: Office Files 1928-1940 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | "A" File; Address list; and Adult Education Association 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | American Legion and American Peace Society 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Automobile (Personal); "B" File; and banker's acceptance 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Borough Plan and Bowdoin College 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | John G. Buchanan; building owners and managers; and Dr. Alfred E. Burton 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6-7 | Harold H. Burton and Family 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | "C" File; and Citizens League, Legislative Committee on Economy in Public Service 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | City Club of Cleveland; and Cleveland Bar Association, Committee on National Organization 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Cleveland College, ROTC; The Cleveland Grays; and The Community Fund 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Congratulations; County Club; and Cull, Burton and Laughlin 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | "D" File; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Director of Law; and Drawings 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Albert DuPrey, Distinguished Service Cross; and "E" File 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | East Cleveland Board of Education 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | East Cleveland Board of Education; East Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; East Cleveland Kiwanis Club; Eighty-Third Division; "F" File; and FIDAC 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | First Unitarian Church 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | "Dr. William T. Foster, "The Road to Plenty"; and "G" File 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | "H" File; Hermit Club; "I" File; Immigration; and 331 Infantry 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Insurance; "J" File; "K" File; "L" File; "Mc" File; and Koldstream, Inc. 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | "M" File; "N" File; National Town and Country Club; "O" File; and Ohio House of Representatives 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Ohio Trust Company; Ohio State Bar Association; "P" File; "R" File; and Receipts 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Receipts; Republican Servicemen's League; "S" File; and Shupe Machine Gun Posts 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Speech File; "T" File; and Taxes 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | "U" File; and Unitarian Laymen's League 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | "V" File; "W" File; and "X-Y-Z" File 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | "A" File; and Adult Education Association 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | American Legion 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | American Peace Society; and Associated Industries of Cleveland 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | "B" File; and Borough Plan 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Bowdoin College 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Boy Scouts; Buick Automobile; Dr. Alfred E. Burton; and Harold H. Burton and Family 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Harold H. Burton and Family 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | "C" File 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Cleveland Association of Building Owners and Managers; Cleveland Bar Association; Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; and Cleveland Citizens Committee for the 372nd 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Cleveland Grays; and Community Fund 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Cull, Burton and Laughlin 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Cuyahoga County Council and the American Legion; "D" File; and Delta Kappa Epsilon 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | "E" File 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | "F" File; and Felix Arnold Burton 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | First Unitarian Church; Forty and Eight; "G" File; and "H" File 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Harvard Club of Cleveland; Justice William Hitz; "I" File; Insurance; and "J" File 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | "K" File; and "L" File 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | "M" File; and "N" File 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | "O" File; Organized Reserves; "P" File; "Q" File; "R" File; and Receipts 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Receipts; Republic Club; "S" File; and Carl Schumacher 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Speech File; "T" File; Taxes; "U" File; Unitarian Laymen's League; and "V" File 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | "W" File; and "X-Y-Z" File 1930-1931 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | "A" File; and addresses 1932 | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | American Legion; and American Peace Society 1932 | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Associated Industries of Cleveland; "B" File; Bowdoin College; and Borough Plan 1932 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Harold H. Burton cancelled notes and speaking engagements; "C" File; and Citizens League 1932 | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | City of Cleveland; and City Manager Plan 1932 | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | Cleveland Bar Association 1932 | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 | Cleveland Better Business Bureau; Cleveland Grays; and Community Fund 1932 | |||||||||
| 4 | 14 | Congratulations; Cull, Burton and Laughlin; "D" File; and Delta Kappa Epsilon 1932 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | "E" File; East Cleveland; and "F" File 1932 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | First Unitarian Church; "G" File; "H" File; "I" File; and Insurance 1932 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | "J" File; "K" File; E. C. Kimball vs. Herbert Cuyler; and "L" File 1932 | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | "M" File; "N" File; "O" File; Ohio Farm Bureau; and "P" File 1932 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Political data; and poor relief 1932 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6-8 | Port Authority 1932 | |||||||||
| 5 | 9 | "R" File; Receipts; Republican Clubs; and "S" File 1932 | |||||||||
| 5 | 10 | Speech File 1932 | |||||||||
| 5 | 11 | "T" File; "U" File; "V" File; and "W" File 1932 | |||||||||
| 5 | 12 | Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA); and "Z: File 1932 | |||||||||
| 5 | 13 | "A" File; and Adult Education Association 1933 | |||||||||
| 5 | 14 | American Legion; and Andrews, Hadden and Burton 1933 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Anti-Tuberculosis League of Cleveland; and "B" File 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Bowdoin College; and Harold H. Burton speaking engagements 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Harold H. Burton Family 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | "C" File; Citizens League; and Cleveland Bar Association 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Cleveland Chamber of Commerce; Cleveland Community Fund; Cleveland Grays; and Cleveland Homes, Inc. 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Congress; Cull, Burton and Laughlin; "D" File; and Davis for Mayor 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Delta Kappa Epsilon; "E" File; Employment Commission and Gardens Committee; "F" File; First Unitarian Church; and "G" File 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 8 | "H" File; Insurance; "J" File; "K" File; "L" File; "M" File; and "N" File 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 9 | New England Society of Cleveland and the Western Reserve 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 10 | "O" File; and "P" File 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 11-12 | Port Authority 1933 | |||||||||
| 6 | 13 | Poor relief; "R" File; receipts; and Republican Club 1933 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | "S" File; "T" File; Utility Rates; "V" File; and "W" File 1933 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2-4 | Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) 1933 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | "Z" File 1933 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | "A" File; Adult Education Association; and Antioch College 1934 | |||||||||
| 7 | 6 | American Legion 1934 | |||||||||
| 7 | 7 | Anti-Tuberculosis League of Cleveland; "B" File; and Bowdoin College 1934 | |||||||||
| 7 | 8-9 | Harold H. Burton Family 1934 | |||||||||
| 7 | 10 | Harold H. Burton speaking engagements 1934 | |||||||||
| 7 | 11 | 'C" File; Citizens League; and Cleveland Advertising Club 1934 | |||||||||
| 7 | 12 | Cleveland Advertising Club "Come to Cleveland" campaign 1934 | |||||||||
| 7 | 13 | Cleveland Community Fund 1934 | |||||||||
| 7 | 14 | Cleveland Grays 1934 | |||||||||
| 7 | 15 | Cleveland Safety Council 1934 | |||||||||
| 7 | 16 | Congratulations 1934 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Cull, Fuller and Laughlin; Cuyahoga County Citizens Advisory Committee; "D" File; Delta Kappa Epsilon; "E" File; Employment Commission; and "F" File 1934 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | First Unitarian Church; Foreign Relations Council; "G" File; "H" File; "I" File; "J" File; and "K" File 1934 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | "L" File; "M" file; Morgan for Governor Campaign; "N" File; N.R.A.; "O" File; and "P" File 1934 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Parma Reservoir; and Pathfinders of America 1934 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Phi Beta Kappa 1934 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6-7 | Politics, miscellaneous 1934 | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | Port Development and the St. Lawrence Waterway; "R" File; and Receipts 1934 | |||||||||
| 8 | 9 | Recommendations; Republic Clubs; "S" File; "T" File; "V" File; and "W" File 1934 | |||||||||
| 8 | 10-11 | Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) 1933-1934 undated | |||||||||
| 8 | 12 | "A" File; Acknowledgements; and All Nationals Republican League 1935 | |||||||||
| 8 | 13 | "B" File; and Harold H. Burton 1935 | |||||||||
| 8 | 14 | "C" File; Civil Service; Cleveland Association of Building Owners and Managers; Cleveland Eagle; Cleveland Progressive League; Colored Wards; "D" File; "E" File; and "F" File 1935 | |||||||||
| 8 | 15 | Fenn College; Finances; "G" File; "H" File; and "I" File 1935 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | "J" File; "K" File; "L" File; and "Mc" File 1935 | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | "M" File; Meetings; "N" File; "O" File; and Ohio Better Government League 1935 | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | "P" File; Petitions; Police and Firemen, salaries and pension; and "R" File 1935 | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Republic Club; "S" File; Speakers; Statements for newspapers; and Statistics 1935 | |||||||||
| 9 | 5 | "T" File; Townsend Plan; "U" File; "V" File; "W" File; and Ward Clubs 1935 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | "X-Y-Z" File 1935 | |||||||||
| 9 | 7 | "A" File; American Legion; and American Red Cross 1936 | |||||||||
| 9 | 8 | Appointments; "B" File; and Bowdoin College 1936 | |||||||||
| 9 | 9 | Harold H. Burton and Family 1936 | |||||||||
| 9 | 10 | "C" File; Cleveland Church Federation; and "F" File 1936 | |||||||||
| 9 | 11 | "G" File; "H" File; and Harbel Corporation 1936 | |||||||||
| 9 | 12 | Earl Hart, personal; "I" File; "J" File; "K" File; and "L" File 1936 | |||||||||
| 9 | 13 | Alf Landon; "M" File; Maschke Memorial Committee; Mayor's Dinner, members of council and cabinet; and "Mc" File 1936 | |||||||||
| 9 | 14 | "N" File; and National Republication Convention 1936 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | November Election; and "O" File 1936 | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | "P" File; and Primary 1936 | |||||||||
| 10 | 3 | "R" File; and "S" File 1936 | |||||||||
| 10 | 4 | "T" File; "U-V" File; "W" File; and "X-Y-Z" File 1936 | |||||||||
| 10 | 5 | "A: File; American Legion; and American Legion Foundation 1937 | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | American Red Cross; and Appointments and Autographs 1937 | |||||||||
| 10 | 7 | "B" File; and Birthday Greetings 1937 | |||||||||
| 10 | 8 | Bpwdoin College 1937 | |||||||||
| 10 | 9 | Ralph Brewster; and Harold H. Burton and Family 1937 | |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | Harold H. Burton and Family; and Harriet Shad Butcher 1937 | |||||||||
| 10 | 11 | "C" File; and Consumers Foundation 1937 | |||||||||
| 10 | 12 | "F" File; Foreign Newspapers; "G" File: and "H" File 1937 | |||||||||
| 10 | 13 | Earl Hart, personal; "I" File; "J" File; "K" File; and JOseph B. Keenan 1937 | |||||||||
| 10 | 14 | "L" File; "M" File; Massachusetts Ballot; "N" File; "O" File; and "P" File 1937 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Pathfinders of America; Purchasing Power Clause; Publications; "R" File; and "S" File 1937 | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | "T" File; "U-V" File; and "W-X-Y-Z" File 1937 | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | "A" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 4 | American Legion; and American Red Cross 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 5 | American Red Cross 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 6 | Appointments; and Autographs 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 7 | "B" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 8 | Newton D. Baker; Birthday Greetings; and Dudley S. Blossom Memorial Service 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 9 | Bowdoin College 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 10 | Ralph Brewster; Business Announcements; Harriet Shad Butcher; and "C" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "C" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 12 | Christmas Thank You Letters 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 13 | Donation Requests; "E" File" and "F" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 14 | "G" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 11 | 15 | "H" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | Earl S. Hart, personal; "I" File; and "J" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 2 | "K" File; and "L" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | "M" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 4 | "Mc" File; "N" File; and "O" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 5 | Out of Town Trips; "P" File; and "Q" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 6 | "R" File; Regional Association of Cleveland; and Republican Party 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 7 | Reserve Officers Association 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 8 | Rotary Club 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 9 | "S" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 10 | "T" File; and Dr. T. Wingate Todd memorial service 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 11 | "U" File; and "V" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "W" File; and "X-Y-Z" File 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 12 | 13 | "B" File 1940 | |||||||||
| 12 | 14 | "C" File 1940 | |||||||||
| 12 | 15 | "D" File; "E" File; and "F" File 1940 | |||||||||
| 12 | 16 | "G" File; and "H" File 1940 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Earl S. Hart, personal 1940 | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | "K" File; and "L" File 1940 | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | "M" File; "Mc" File; "N" File; and "O" File 1940 | |||||||||
| 13 | 4 | "P" File; and "Q-R" File 1940 | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | "S" File 1940 | |||||||||
| 13 | 6 | "T" File; "U" File; and "V" File 1940 | |||||||||
| 13 | 7 | "W" File; and "X-Y-Z" File 1940 | |||||||||
Series II: Political Campaign Files 1932-1940 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 8-12 | Congratulatory letters 1935-1936 | |||||||||
| 13 | 13-14 | Correspondence 1935 | |||||||||
| 13 | 15 | Election returns 1935 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 1 | Finances 1935 | |||||||||
| 14 | 2 | Literature and handbills 1935 | |||||||||
| 14 | 3-4 | Notes on campaign and speeches 1935 | |||||||||
| 14 | 5-6 | Press articles and statements 1932-1935 undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 7-8 | Speeches and campaign appearance schedules 1935 undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 9 | Thank you letters 1935-1936 | |||||||||
| 14 | 10-12 | Congratulatory letters 1937-1938 | |||||||||
| 14 | 13 | Endorsements for re-election 1937 | |||||||||
| 14 | 14-15 | Mayoralty campaign 1936-1938 undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | Speeches 1937 | |||||||||
| 15 | 2-3 | Elections of 1938 1937-1938 undated | |||||||||
| 15 | 4-6 | Census of city employees, Wards 1 through 33 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 15 | 7 | Advisory Committee; Attention: Mayor Burton; Burton Servicemen's Clubs; Burton Young Voters Clubs; Campaign Expenses; Church Committee; and Committees on Policies 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 15 | 8 | Congratulations; Contributions; and Correspondence 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 15 | 9 | Employment applications; Endorsements; Furniture; Good Government League; Independent groups; and Insurance 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 15 | 10 | Inventory; Key People; List of names; and Literature - wanted 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 15 | 11-12 | Manual of Information - 1939 Mayoralty Campaign 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 15 | 13 | Mayoralty campaign; mimeograph; and James L. Myers, deposits 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 15 | 14 | James L. Myers, payroll; Opening Meeting; Petitions; Police and Fire Charter Amendment; Radio; and Registration 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 15 | 15 | Research; Small Home Owners; Statements; and Statistics 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 15 | 16 | Thank you letters; and Volunteers 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 16 | 1 | Election analysis 1940 | |||||||||
| 16 | 2 | Fact File: agricultural recovery, economy and taxation, and Mayor Burton 1940 | |||||||||
| 16 | 3 | Fact File: New Horizons for Industry; Peace and National Defense; St. Lawrence Waterway and Power Project; and Tariff and Reciprocal Trade Agreement 1940 | |||||||||
| 16 | 4 | Ben Field; and form letters 1940 | |||||||||
| 16 | 5 | Miscellaneous; and national campaign 1940 | |||||||||
| 16 | 6 | Newspaper clippings; office supplies; Ohio Republication Campaign Committee; original radio scripts; and program advertising 1940 | |||||||||
| 16 | 7 | Proposals, advertising; Radio; Republican National Headquarters; and Alice Ritzer 1940 | |||||||||
| 16 | 8 | Speeches, statements, and radio talks 1940 | |||||||||
| 16 | 9 | Mrs. Roy Tarbell; Thank you letters; and Charles S. Williams 1940 | |||||||||
Series III: Professional and Social Activities 1922-1965 undated |
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Sub-series A: American Legion 1926-1929 undated |
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| 16 | 10 | Adjusted Compensation Certificate Loans; American Battle Monuments Commission; American Legion Activities; and American Legion Monthly 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 16 | 11 | Americanism Committee; Armistice Day; Army and Navy Post; Auxiliaries; "B" File; Major L.P.H. Bahrenberg U.S.P.M.S.; Band Committee; Berea Post 91; and "Breaking Chains" 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 16 | 12 | Brooklyn Post; "C" File; Child Welfare Committee; and Christian Endeavor Convention and Parade 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 16 | 13 | Citizens' Military Training Camps; Civil Legion; Committee on Programs and Activities; Community Service; Compensible Post 72; Constitution Week; and Cooperation Committee 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 16 | 14 | Council meeting minutes 1926-1928 | |||||||||
| 16 | 15 | County; County Council activities; "D" File; Documents; and "E" File 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 16 | 16 | East Cleveland 163; Education Extension Council; Elections; Emergency Organization; Endowment Fund Campaign; Essay Contest; and Executive Committee 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 17 | 1 | "F" File; Edward Finnegan; Flag agreement - legion and Nelsons; Flag Day; and Fitzgerald Bill 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 2 | France Convention Committee 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 3 | "G" File; Geneva Gas Protocol; German Veterans; Glenville Post 130; and Government Insurance 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 4 | Earl Hart; and Herrick and Lindberg 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 5 | Hospital 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 6 | Houts-Tennay 2; "I" File; "J" File; "K" File; "L" File; Lakewood 66; Legion Bulletin Board; and Legion News 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 7-9 | Legion news Service 1926-1928 undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 10 | Legionnaire Committee; Luncheon Committee; "Mc" File; Elmer McFarland alias John Miller; "M" File; Marine Corp League; Membership; and Membership Contest 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 11 | Memorial Day 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 12 | Military Escort; "N" File; National; National Defense Program; and "O" File 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 13 | Ohio; Department of Ohio Convention; Outing Committee; and Overseas League 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 14 | "P" File; Preconvention Finance Committee; Publicity; "R" File; and Rehabilitation 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 15 | "S" File; Shupe Machine Gun 22; Shupe Prizes; "T" File; "U" File; U. S. Daily; "U. S. Official Pictures of World War I" - pictorial sales bureau; and "W" File 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 17 | 16 | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; The World War; Xenia Home Memorial Library Fund; and Alvin C. York School 1926-1929 | |||||||||
Sub-series B: Gas Rate Records 1922-1934 undated |
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| 17 | 17-18 | Gas rate records - correspondence and miscellaneous 1930-1933 undated | |||||||||
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| 18 | 1-2 | Memoranda and Reports of Inquiries 1922-1934 | |||||||||
| 18 | 3 | Allensworth, H. R. Cleveland Gas Rate Inquiry. Cleveland, Ohio 1930 | |||||||||
| 18 | 4 | Allensworth, H. R. Index of Allensworth Report: The City of Cleveland Versus the East Ohio Gas Company. Cleveland, Ohio 1931 | |||||||||
| 18 | 5 | Roberts, A. B. Report on the Value of the Property of the East Ohio Gas Company Supplying the City of Cleveland and Analysis of Rates Made for the City Council, City of Cleveland. Withington-Robert-Wright Company 1928 | |||||||||
| 18 | 6 | Report of Proceedings before the Public Utilities Committee of the City of Cleveland, Ohio: In the Matter of the Rate to be Charged by the East Ohio Gas Company for Natural Gas in the City of Cleveland, Ohio. Committee Room of the Council, City Hall, Cleveland, Ohio April 1931 | |||||||||
| 18 | 7 | Report of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Cleveland, Ohio: In the Matter of the Rate to be Charged by the East Ohio Gas Company for Natural Gas in the City of Cleveland, Ohio. File No. 94,850 1931 | |||||||||
| 18 | 8 | Report of the Proceedings before the Public Utilities Committee of the Council of the City of Cleveland, Ohio: In the Matter of the Rate to be Charged by the East Ohio Gas Company for Natural Gas in the City of Cleveland, Ohio. Committee Room of the Council, City Hall, Cleveland May 1931 | |||||||||
| 18 | 9-10 | Report of Proceedings of the Council of the City of Cleveland, Ohio: In Re Ordinance no. 94,985 to Regulate and Fix the Prices and Terms upon which the East Ohio Gas Company, Its Successors and Assigns, shall be required to Furnish Natural Gas for and During the Period from the Effective Date of this Ordinance until June 1, 1936, and to Repeal Ordinance No. 60.01o-a June 1931 | |||||||||
| 18 | 11 | Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Cleveland Gas Rates: Natural and Artificial. No. 6 October 1931 | |||||||||
| 18 | 12 | Shapiro, Ezra Z. and Newton D. Baker. No. 7130 Before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio: In the Matter of the Complaint and Appeal of the East Ohio Gas Company as to Ordinance No. 94,982, Passed by the City of Cleveland June 1, 1931, Regulating the Rates and Prices to be Charged by the East Ohio Gas Company for Natural Gas Service in the City of Cleveland, Ohio: Motion for Allowance of City's Rate Case Expenses; Brief on Behalf of the City of Cleveland. Cleveland 1931 | |||||||||
| 18 | 13-21 | The East Ohio Gas Company Inventory as of June 30, 1931 of Property used in Whole or in Part to Serve Consumers within the Corporate Limits of Cleveland, Ohio May 1932 | |||||||||
| 18 | 22-27 | Hope Natural Gas Company Inventory as of June 30, 1931, of Property Used in Whole or in Part to Serve Consumers within the Corporate Limits of Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio July 1932 | |||||||||
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| 19 | 1-17 | Hope Natural Gas Company Inventory as of June 30, 1931, of Property Used in Whole or in Part to Serve Consumers within the Corporate Limits of Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio July 1932 | |||||||||
| 19 | 18 | Montgomery, Clinton H. Preliminary Report: East Ohio Gas Company, Cleveland, Ohio, Natural Gas Rate Case. Cleveland, Ohio October 1932 | |||||||||
| 19 | 19-20 | Montgomery, Clinton H. Recent Cases: Supplement to Memoranda of Law: City of Cleveland Versus the East Ohio Gas Company. Cleveland 1932 | |||||||||
| 19 | 21 | Learned, A. P. City of Cleveland, Ohio Memorandum on the Apportionment of the Property of the East Ohio Gas Company and the Hope Natural Gas Company to the City of Cleveland Rate Base. Kansas City, Missouri: Black and Veatch, Engineers 1933 | |||||||||
| 19 | 22 | Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. In the Matter of the Complaint and Appeal of the East Ohio Gas Company as to Ordinance No. 94,982 passed by the City of Cleveland June 1, 1931, Regulating the Rates and Prices to be Charged by the East Ohio Gas Company for Natural Gas in the City of Cleveland, Ohio undated | |||||||||
| 19 | 23 | City of Cleveland. East Ohio Gas Company: Special Pipe Inspection of Pipes Removed from Transmission Line Number 4 in Belmont and Harrison Counties in the Vicinity of State Highway Route 149 undated | |||||||||
Sub-series C: Guardian Trust Company 1933 undated |
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| 19 | 24 | "A" Miscellaneous; "B" Miscellaneous; Banking Department; and "C" Miscellaneous 1933 | |||||||||
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| 20 | 1 | Cleveland Press; "D" Miscellaneous; and Definite Reorganization 1933 | |||||||||
| 20 | 2 | Definite Reorganization 1933 undated | |||||||||
| 20 | 3 | "E" Miscellaneous; "F" Miscellaneous; "G" Miscellaneous; and Guardian Depositors' Committee 1933 | |||||||||
| 20 | 4 | "H" Miscellaneous; "J" Miscellaneous; "K" Miscellaneous; and "L" Miscellaneous 1933 | |||||||||
| 20 | 5 | "M" Miscellaneous; "N" Miscellaneous; "O" Miscellaneous; "P" Miscellaneous; "Q" Miscellaneous; and "R" Miscellaneous 1933 | |||||||||
| 20 | 6 | "S" Miscellaneous; "T" Miscellaneous' "U" Miscellaneous; "V" Miscellaneous; "W" Miscellaneous; and "X-Y-Z" Miscellaneous 1933 | |||||||||
| 20 | 7 | Guardian Bank reorganization 1933 | |||||||||
| 20 | 8 | Minutes of the Meetings of Reorganization Committee of the Guardian Trust Company 1933 | |||||||||
Sub-series D: Federal Home Loan Bank 1932 undated |
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| 20 | 9 | Draft, Federal Home Loan Bank - Preliminary Memorandum of Case for a Cleveland Home Loan Bank 1932 | |||||||||
| 20 | 10 | Federal Home Loan Bank - Preliminary Memorandum of Case for a Cleveland Home Loan Bank; with supplement 1932 | |||||||||
| 20 | 11-14 | Cleveland Federal Home Loan Bank 1932 undated | |||||||||
Sub-series E: Cleveland Committee on Citizenship Training 1932-1935 |
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| 20 | 15 | Cleveland Committee on Citizenship Training, formation 1933 | |||||||||
| 20 | 16-17 | Cleveland Committee on Citizenship Training, general file 1932-1934 | |||||||||
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| 21 | 1 | Cleveland Committee on Citizenship Training, general file 1935 | |||||||||
| 21 | 2 | Cleveland Committee on Citizenship Training, objectives 1933-1935 | |||||||||
| 21 | 3-5 | Correspondence 1934-1935 | |||||||||
Sub-series F: County Government Reform 1929-1935 |
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| 21 | 6-11 | General file 1929-1935 | |||||||||
| 21 | 12 | Pamphlets, publications, etc. 1929-1935 | |||||||||
| 21 | 13-14 | Journal 1934-1935 | |||||||||
| 21 | 15 | Releases and reports 1929-1935 | |||||||||
| 21 | 16 | Reports 1929-1935 | |||||||||
| 21 | 17 | Memoranda of Law and Resolutions 1929-1935 | |||||||||
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| 22 | 1-2 | Proposals 1929-1935 | |||||||||
Sub-series G: City Issues 1939-1940 |
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| 22 | 3 | Cleveland Railway Company 1940 | |||||||||
| 22 | 4 | Civil Service 1940 | |||||||||
| 22 | 5 | Relief, city 1940 | |||||||||
| 22 | 6 | Relief, county 1940 | |||||||||
| 22 | 7-8 | Tax Rate Charter Amendment 1940 | |||||||||
| 22 | 9 | Water and Sewage 1940 | |||||||||
| 22 | 10 | Hoffman, Robert, Requardt, Gustav, and Gascoigns, George. On the Matter of the Sewage Rates for Cleveland and Suburbs. Cleveland December 1939 | |||||||||
Sub-series H: Senatorial and Supreme Court Papers 1941-1965 undated |
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| 22 | 11-12 | Correspondence and Non-correspondence 1941-1965 | |||||||||
| 22 | 13 | Invitations and programs from Presidential Inaugural Dinners 1945 1949 | |||||||||
| 22 | 14 | Notes undated | |||||||||
| 22 | 15-18 | Guest Books 1941-1964 | |||||||||
Series IV: Miscellaneous 1911-1940 undated |
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| 23 | 1-9 | Knight-Norris-Gibbs One Hundred Dollars Convertible Eight Percent Debenture Bonds 1925-1926 | |||||||||
| 23 | 10 | Newspaper clippings: absentee, loafing, and vacations; Harold H. Burton; city cars; candidates for council; city questions; and Civil Service 1932-1935 | |||||||||
| 23 | 11 | Newspaper clippings: Cleveland data; communism; County Charter; county data; cultural development of Cleveland; and Davis campaign 1932-1935 | |||||||||
| 23 | 12 | Newspaper clippings: Davis Pledges; Depression and Recovery; electric rates; election data; Federal Bank Law; finances; Fire Department; and foreign groups 1932-1935 | |||||||||
| 23 | 13 | Newspaper clippings: foreign policy; gambling schemes; garbage and rubbish; gardens; gas rates; Gorman; graft; hospital; insurance; international relations; and Jewish 1932-1935 | |||||||||
| 23 | 14 | Newspaper clippings: labor; Labor - Cleveland Plan; labor - Toledo Plan; lakefront problems; and Lausche 1932-1935 | |||||||||
| 23 | 15 | Newspaper clippings: Lavelle scandal; legislative record of Harold H. Burton; manager plan; mayoralty returns; McMasters; and Morgan 1932-1935 | |||||||||
| 23 | 16 | Newspaper clippings: police; primary campaign fund; public works; recreation; registration; and relief 1932-1935 | |||||||||
| 23 | 17 | Newspaper clippings: Republican Party Convention; salaries for police and fire; Sinking Fund Commission; slums; Sokol; state questions; straw vote; street cars; taxes; telephone rates; Townsend Plan; transfer of assessment surpluses; utilities; and veterans 1932-1935 | |||||||||
| 23 | 18 | Newspaper clippings: vice; Walz; ward leaders; and Women's Circle 1932-1935 | |||||||||
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| 24 | 1 | Harvard Law School Class Notes 1911-1912 | |||||||||
| 24 | 1 | Notes on legal subjects, code pleadings 1929-1933 | |||||||||
| 24 | 2 | Notes on legal subjects: conflicts of laws; insurance; investment reports; and mortgages 1929-1933 | |||||||||
| 24 | 3 | Notes on legal subjects: negotiable instruments; partnership; petition on trust of October 6, 1924; and pleadings: private corporations 1929-1933 | |||||||||
| 24 | 4 | Notes on legal subjects: quasi-contracts; real property; and receipts and releases 1929-1933 | |||||||||
| 24 | 5 | Notes on legal subjects: reviews 1929-1933 | |||||||||
| 24 | 6 | Notes on legal subjects: sales; suretyship; trusts; and wills 1929-1933 | |||||||||
| 24 | 7 | Notes on legal subjects: Bussing, Irvin. A Syllabus for a Course in Investment. New York, Columbia University 1929 | |||||||||
| 24 | 8 | Notes on legal subjects dates vary | |||||||||
| 24 | 9-11 | Personal notes and non-correspondence of Harold H. Burton dates vary | |||||||||
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| 25 | 1-9 | Jockey Club Files 1939 | |||||||||
| 25 | 10-13 | Newspaper clipping files dates vary | |||||||||
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| 26 | 1 | Scrapbook of newspaper clippings 1933 | |||||||||
| 26 | 2 | Scrapbook of newspaper clippings 1935 | |||||||||
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| 27 | 1-6 | Appointment calendars 1931-1933 1935-1936 1938-1940 | |||||||||
| 27 | 7-15 | Invitations 1936-1940 | |||||||||
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| 28 | 1-14 | Invitations 1936-1940 | |||||||||
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| 29 | 1-14 | Invitations 1936-1940 | |||||||||
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| 30 | 1-14 | Invitations 1936-1940 | |||||||||
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| 31 | 1-14 | Invitations 1936-1940 | |||||||||
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| 32 | 1-13 | Invitations and congratulations 1936-1940 | |||||||||
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| 33 | 1 | Burton Family Papers, legal files, consisting of settlements and contracts, including "Deposit Agreement and Consent to Exchange of Bonds of the Wade Park Manor Company: and "The Agreement of the Consolidation of the Union Trust Co., the Broadway Savings and Trust Co. and the Woodland Avenue Savings and Trust Co." 1921-1926 | |||||||||
| 33 | 2 | Burton Family Papers, legal files, consisting of settlements and contracts, including "The Articles of Incorporation of the Gunding-Jones Company," and "Memorandum of Settlement of Story and Co., and C. B. Cunningham" 1921-1928 | |||||||||
| 33 | 3 | Burton Family Papers, legal files, consisting of material relating to the consolidation of the State Banking and Trust Company with the Union Trust Company (1926); and material relating to the Morgan Loan Trust Fund (1934) 1926 1934 | |||||||||
| 33 | 4 | Burton Family Papers, material relating to the Laymen's League of the First Unitarian Church 1925-1927 | |||||||||
| 33 | 5 | Burton Family Papers, miscellaneous office files 1934-1940 undated | |||||||||
| 33 | 6 | Burton Family Papers, personal files of Harold H. Burton, including letters from Mrs. Burton to her husband 1932-1940 | |||||||||
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| 34 | 1 | Burton Family Papers, congratulations to Mrs. Selma Burton on the occasion of her husband's election to Mayor of Cleveland 1935 | |||||||||
| 34 | 2 | Letters to Mrs. Burton 1935-1939 | |||||||||
| 34 | 3 | Burton Family Papers, non-correspondence relating to Mrs. Burton, including household bills and household notes 1933-1940 undated | |||||||||
| 34 | 4 | Burton Family Papers, letters of Barbara Burton to her mother written while Barbara was at college 1933-1937 | |||||||||
| 34 | 5 | Burton Family Papers, school notes of Debby Burton ca. 1935 | |||||||||
| 34 | 6 | Burton Family Papers, Letters of Debby Burton to her parents written while at summer camp and at college 1935-1940 | |||||||||
| 34 | 7 | Burton Family Papers, letters to Debby Burton and Barbara Burton 1935-1937 | |||||||||
| 34 | 8 | Burton Family Papers, correspondence and non-correspondence relating to William Burton and Robert Burton 1935-1939 | |||||||||
Series V: Scrapbooks 1932-1940 |
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| 2 | Scrapbook 1933-1935 | ||||||||||
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| 3 | Scrapbook 1937 | ||||||||||
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| 4 | Scrapbook 1937 | ||||||||||
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| 5 | Scrapbook 1937 | ||||||||||
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| 6 | Scrapbook 1938 | ||||||||||
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| 7 | Scrapbook 1938 | ||||||||||
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| 8 | Scrapbook 1938-1939 | ||||||||||
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| 9 | Scrapbook 1940 | ||||||||||
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| 10 | Scrapbook 1940 | ||||||||||
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| 11 | Scrapbook 1940 | ||||||||||
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| 12 | Scrapbook 1940 | ||||||||||
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| 13 | Scrapbook, United States Senate Campaign 1940 | ||||||||||
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| 14 | Scrapbook, The United States News 1934-1935 | ||||||||||