Collection Summary
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
Papers
circa 1919-1955
(bulk 1928-1953)
circa 1919-1955
(bulk 1928-1953)
MSS18952
Draper, Ernest Gallaudet,
1885-1954
250 items
3 containers
1.2 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Manufacturer and
government official. Chiefly speeches and articles, including also biographical
material, a diary, correspondence, book reviews, clippings, and notes, relating
to Draper's service as assistant secretary of commerce and as a member of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and including his involvement
with various New York state and city agencies concerned with unemployment and
labor.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Draper, Ernest Gallaudet, 1885-1954.
Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955--Correspondence.
Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952--Correspondence.
Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965--Correspondence.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Correspondence.
Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943--Correspondence.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Correspondence.
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953--Correspondence.
Organizations
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
United States. Department of Commerce.
United States. Naval Reserve.
Subjects
Banks and banking.
Business and politics.
Commercial treaties.
Democracy.
Education.
International trade.
Labor and laboring classes--New York (State)
Labor and laboring classes--New York (State)--New York.
Public welfare.
Small business.
Unemployment--New York (State)
Unemployment--New York (State)--New York.
Unemployment.
World War, 1914-1918.
World War, 1939-1945.
Places
United States--Commerce.
United States--Commercial policy.
United States--Defenses.
United States--Economic conditions--20th century.
United States--Economic policy--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--1901-1953.
United States--Social conditions--20th century.
Occupations
Industrialists.
Public officials.
Provenance
The papers of Ernest Gallaudet Draper, manufacturer and government
official, were given to the Library of Congress by his wife, Theodora
Trowbridge Draper, in 1955.
Processing History
The papers of Ernest Gallaudet Draper were arranged and described in
1956. The finding aid was revised and the collection reorganized in 2012.
Additional Guides
A short description of the papers was published in
The Library of Congress Quarterly Journal of Current
Acquisitions
13, no. 3 (May 1956): 161-62.
Copyright Status
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Ernest Gallaudet Draper has
been dedicated to the public, except that the right to publish as a whole the
manuscript of Ernest Gallaudet Draper's random notes, which he called "Stirring
Times, 1941-1949," is governed by the copyright act. (Theodora Trowbridge
Draper Deed of Gift, 16 December 1955).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Ernest Gallaudet Draper are open to research.
Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to
visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is neeeded to
retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Ernest Gallaudet Draper Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1885, May 15
Born, Washington, D.C.
1906
B.A., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.
1906
1912
Worked as clerk and in other capacities for Payson Merrill, a
book concern, New York, N.Y.
1911
Married Mary White Childs (divorced)
1912
1920
President, American Creosoting Co.
1917
1918
Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force; assistant navigator
aboard Sierra (troop transport)
1919
Published
Navigating the Ship
. New York: D. Van Nostrand
Co.
1920
1935
Member, People's Institute, New York, N.Y., an offshoot of
the Cooper Union Mechanics School
Vice president and treasurer, Hills Brothers Co., packers of
Dromedary dates and other food products
1924
1927
Served on New York City Commission of Unemployment, New
York, N.Y.
Served on New York City Art Commission, New York,
N.Y.
1926
Married Theodora Trowbridge Elliman (died 1959)
1930
1932
President, American Association of Labor Legislation
1930
1935
Member, New York State Commission of Unemployment
1934
Member, National Labor Board
Member, New York State Advisory Committee on Minimum
Wages
1934
1950
Member, Business Advisory Council, Department of
Commerce
1935
1938
Assistant secretary of commerce
1936
1938
Member, Executive Committee on Commercial Policy
1938
1950
Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System,
Washington, D.C.
1954, Apr. 30
Died, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Ernest Gallaudet Draper (1885-1954) span the years circa
1919-1955, with the bulk of the material dating from 1928 to 1953, and relate
largely to his service as assistant secretary of commerce and as a member of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
The speeches and writings cover Draper's career before and during his
service with the federal government. Speeches and book reviews written before
1935 concern the business economy, unemployment, and unemployment security. His
personal diary, "Stirring Times, 1941-1949" relates to problems that came
before the Federal Reserve Board during World War II and the board's
discussions and decisions, and to personal matters. Other writings include his
recollections as a naval reserve officer during World War I, articles, and a
foreword. The bound volumes of speeches and articles begin in 1935 with
Draper's service as assistant secretary of commerce and end in 1948 during his
membership on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Topics
include foreign trade, social welfare, business and democracy, trade
agreements, banking, small businesses, and defense. The correspondence concerns
politics, economic problems, and education. Correspondents include Cordell
Hull, Harold L. Ickes, Frances Perkins, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Daniel C. Roper,
Harry S. Truman, and Fred M. Vinson.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Biographical material and
clippings,
1935-1938, 1955
1935-1938, 1955
1
Correspondence,
1928-1953
1928-1953
(4
folders)
1
Speeches and writings
1
Speeches,
1921-1937, undated
1921-1937, undated
(4
folders)
1
Writings
1
"Recollections of a Naval
Reserve Officer, 1917-1918,"
circa 1919
circa 1919
1
Book reviews,
1927-circa 1935
1927-circa 1935
1
"Goods and Dollars in World
Trade,"
1944
1944
1
A Statistical Study of Regulation V Loans
,
foreword,
1950
1950
2
"Stirring Times, 1941-1949,"
diary,
circa 1954
circa 1954
2
Rough draft
(3
folders)
2
Typed copy
(2
folders)
2
Article that appeared in
New York Evening Post
,
undated
undated
2
Notes and drafts on various
topics, copybook,
undated
undated
3
Bound volumes of speeches and
articles,
1935-1948
1935-1948
(2
vols.)