Collection Summary
Norman H. Davis Papers
1898-1979
1915-1944
1898-1979
1915-1944
MSS17962
Davis, Norman H. (Norman Hezekiah), 1878-1944
44,000 items
99 containers plus 1 classified and 4
oversize
40.5 linear feet
English, with some French and
German
Collection material in English, with some French and German
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Economist, diplomat and humanitarian.
Correspondence, journals, minutes, speeches, statements, scrapbooks, memoranda, news
clippings, printed matter, photographs, and other material relating mainly to Davis's
participation between the world wars in international conferences on peace, disarmament,
and international monetary matters.
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
Davis, Norman H. (Norman Hezekiah), 1878-1944.
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence.
Lamont, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1870-1948--Correspondence.
Vanderlip, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1864-1937--Correspondence.
Organizations
Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920). Supreme Economic Council.
Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments (1932-1934 : Geneva,
Switzerland)
International Economic Conference (1927 : Geneva, Switzerland)
League of Nations.
London Naval Conference (1935-1936 : London, England)
Monetary and Economic Conference (1933 : London, England)
Nine-Power Conference (1937 : Brussels, Belgium)
Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920)
Subjects
Arms control.
Disarmament.
International economic relations.
International relations.
Peace.
Security, International.
World War, 1914-1918--Peace.
World War, 1914-1918--Reparations.
World War, 1939-1945.
Occupations
Diplomats.
Economists.
Humanitarians.
Acquisition Information
The papers of Norman H. Davis, economist and diplomat, were given to the Library of
Congress in 1953, 1958, 1964, and 1984 by the Council on Foreign Relations. Priscilla
Kellert gave a further addition to the collection in 2007.
Processing History
The papers of Norman H. Davis were arranged and described by staff in 1953. The
collection was expanded and revised by Russell Smith in 1956, Robert A. Land in 1957,
Grover Batts in 1958, David Mathisen in 1985, and Joseph K. Brooks in 2012. The finding
aid was updated in 2024 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project
by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Norman H. Davis is governed by
the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Norman H. Davis 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 needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Security Classified Documents
Government regulations control the use of security classified material in this
collection. Manuscript Division staff can furnish information concerning access to and
use of classified materials.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Container number, Norman H. Davis Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1878, Aug. 9
Born, Normandy, Bedford County, Tenn.
1897
1900
Attended Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., and Stanford University,
Stanford, Calif.
1898
Married Mackie Paschall
1902
Began business career in Cuba
1905
1917
Organized Trust Co. of Cuba and served as president of the company
1917
Advisor on foreign loans to the secretary of the treasury
1918
Special delgate to Spain and representative of the United States Treasury in
London, England and Paris, France
1919
Appointed finance commisioner of the United States to Europe
American member, Armistice Commission
Chairman of the finance section, Supreme Economic Council
Financial advisor to Woodrow Wilson and the American Commission to
Negotiate Peace
Member of the Reparations and Financial Commissions
Assistant secretary of the treasury
1920
Under secretary of state and acting secretary of state
Chairman, Conference on International Communications, Washington, D. C.
1924
Chairman, League of Nations Commission to Determine the Status of Memel
1927
Member, American Delegation to the International Economic Conferrence,
Geneva Switzerland
Member, League of Nations Financial Committee
1932
Appointed member of of the organizing committee for the International
Monetary and Economic Conference
Chairman of the American delegation, Disarmament Conference, Geneva,
Switzerland
1935
Head of the American delegation to the London Naval Conference
1937
United States delegate, Nine-Power Conference, Brussels, Belgium
1938
1944
Chairman, American Red Cross
1944, July 1
Died, Alexandria, Va.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of diplomat and economist Norman Hezekiah Davis (1878-1944) span the years
1898-1979 with the bulk of the material concentrated between 1915 and 1944. In 1902
Davis began his business career in Cuba where he organized the Trust Company of Cuba. He
commenced a public career in 1917 and served in four presidential administrations
consulting on international finance at the Department of Treasury, the Department of
State, and international conferences and committees during World War I and the the
interwar period. Davis was chairman of the of the American Red Cross from 1938 to his
death in 1944.
The papers are organized into seven series: [ Correspondence and Other Papers ](corr), [ Printed Matter ](print), [ Addition I ](addi), [ Addition II ](addii), [ Addition III ](addiii), [ Oversize ](over), and [ Classified ](class). The [ Correspondence and Other Papers ](corr) series
consists of correspondence, diaries, journals, minutes, addresses, statements,
scrapbooks, memoranda, clippings, printed matter, photographs, and other papers relating
chiefly to Davis’s services as a participant in international conferences and
commissions on peace, disarmament, monetary matters and as a financial and economic
consultant. The series includes material on conferences and organizations including the
Supreme Economic Council of the Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920), the Armistice,
Paris Peace Conference (1919), International Economic Conference (Geneva, 1927), League
of Nations, Limitation of Arms Conference (Geneva, 1932-1934), Monetary and Economic
Conference (London, 1933), London Naval Conference (1935-1936), the Brussels Nine-Power
Conference (1937), and other conferences and organizations. Correspondents include
Herbert Hoover, Viscount Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Cecil of Chelwood, Cordell Hull, Thomas
W. Lamont, and Frank A. Vanderlip.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged in seven series:
-
[ Correspondence and Other
Papers, 1916-1942 ](corr)
-
[ Printed Matter, 1933-1937
](print)
-
[ Addition I, 1915-1945 ](addi)
-
[ Addition II, 1918-1960 ](addii)
-
[ Addition III, 1898-1979
](addiii)
-
[ Oversize, 1920-1943 ](over)
-
[ Classified, 1927-1935 ](class)
Container List
Container
Contents
1-71
Correspondence and Other Papers, 1918-1942
1918-1942
Letters sent and received, memoranda, copies of statements and addresses,
journals, minutes, addresses, statements, scrapbooks, memoranda, clippings,
printed matter, photographs, and miscellaneous material.
Arranged alphabetically by name of person, organization, or subject. There is some
arrangement of dossiers within larger subjects such as the Supreme Economic
Council, but many subject groups are wholly unarranged.
1
"A" cross-reference sheets
1
"A" miscellaneous
1
Adams, Mary, 1938-1942
1938-1942
1
Aircraft protocol, 1937
1937
1
"An" miscellaneous
1
American Council, Institute of Pacific
Relations, 1928-1939
1928-1939
1
American Council of St. Luke's International
Medical Centre, 1938-1940
1938-1940
1
American Red Cross [
See Container 48, Red Cross](red48)
1
Armistice
1
Terms of armistice, 1918, Nov.
11
1918, Nov.
11
1
Additional armistice terms, 1918, Dec.
17
1918, Dec.
17
1
Armistice agreements, 1918-1919
1918-1919
1
Terms of the armistice agreements,
1918-1919
1918-1919
1
Spa, Belgium, 1919
1919
1
Spa., Belgium, Strauss's file on Spa meeting,
1919
2
Arms embargo - neutrality legislation,
1935, Apr.-Oct.
1935, Apr.-Oct.
2
Arms manufacture - miscellaneous memoranda and
correspondence, 1934-1935
1934-1935
2
Armstrong, Hamilton Fish, 1926-1942
1926-1942
2
Astor, Vicount, 1936-1942
1936-1942
2
Atherton, Ray, 1932-1942
1932-1942
2
"B" cross-reference sheets
2
"B" miscellaneous
3
Baker, Newton Diehl, 1922-1933
1922-1933
3
Baker, Ray Stannard, 1922-1935
1922-1935
3
Baruch, Bernard M., 1920-1935
1920-1935
3
Belgium, 1919
1919
3
Berle, A. A., Jr., 1938
1938
3
Bingham, Robert Worth, 1933-1941
1933-1941
3
"Bo" miscellaneous
3
Bolivia, 1919
3
Bowker, R. R., 1922-1932
1922-1932
3
"Br" miscellaneous
3
Breese, William, 1939
1939
4
Brussels Conference
4
Memoranda and cables, 1937, Mar.-June
1937, Mar.-June
4
Confidential correspondence, 1937,
Aug-Nov.
1937,
Aug-Nov.
4
Nine-Power Conference, 1937,
Oct.-Nov.
1937,
Oct.-Nov.
(2 folders)
4
Miscellaneous clippings, 1937,
Oct.-Nov.
1937,
Oct.-Nov.
4
Conversations and memoranda, 1937,
Oct.-Dec.
1937,
Oct.-Dec.
4
Telegrams, 1937, Oct.-1938, Jan.
1937, Oct.-1938,
Jan.
5
Acts of the conference, 1937, Nov.
1937, Nov.
5
Drafts and reports, 1937, Nov.
1937,
Nov.
5
Meeting, 1937, Nov.
1937,
Nov.
(3 folders)
5
Press statement, 1937, Dec. 11
1937, Dec.
11
5
Davis's official report, 1937, Dec.
16
1937, Dec.
16
5
Map of China, land and population,
undated
undated
6
Bullard, Arthur, 1921-1929
1921-1929
6
Bullard, Mrs. Arthur, (Ethel Bullard)
1930-1936
1930-1936
6
Burnett, Philip M., 1938-1939
1938-1939
6
"C" cross-reference sheets
6
"C" miscellaneous
6
Campaign, 1924
1924
(1 folder)
7
(4 folders)
7
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and
Carnegie Corp.
7
1933-1937
1933-1937
(3 folders)
8
1938-1942
1938-1942
(2 folders)
8
Castle, William R., 1929-1932
1929-1932
8
Cecil, Vicount, 1924-1938
1924-1938
8
Century Association, 1934-1942
1934-1942
8
Chamberlain, Neville, 1937,
June-July
1937,
June-July
8
"C" miscellaneous
8
Colby, Bainbridge, 1920
1920
8
Committee on Economic Sanctions,
1931
1931
9
Conversations, memoranda of
1920-1935
1920-1935
(6 folders)
9
"Cor" miscellaneous
9
Council on Foreign Bondholders,
1932-1934
1932-1934
9
Council on Foreign Relations
9
1933-1935
1933-1935
10
1936-1937
1936-1937
(2 folders)
10
Cox, James M., 1920-1921
1920-1921
10
Cravath, Paul D., regarding his Council on
Foreign Relations address, 1920-1922
1920-1922
10
Crosby, Oscar T., 1919
1919
10
Czechoslovakia, 1919
1919
10
'D" cross-reference sheets
10
"D" miscellaneous
10
Davis, John W., 1921-1942
1921-1942
10
Davis, Edwin L., 1919-1920
1919-1920
11
Davis, Norman H.
11
Family and personal letters,
1918-1921
1918-1921
11
Official and semiofficial correspondence,
1918-1921
1918-1921
11
Personal and semiofficial correspondence,
1918-1921
1918-1921
11
Miscellaneous correspondence,
1919-1925
1919-1925
11
Letters of congratulation,
1919-1932
1919-1932
11
Congratulatory letters of appointment as
under secretary of state, 1921
1921
11
Telegrams, 1932, Oct.-Dec.
1932, Oct.-Dec.
11
Sent
(2 folders)
11
Received
11
Personal, London, England and Geneva,
Switzerland, correspondence, 1932, Oct.-Dec.
1932,
Oct.-Dec.
12
Telegrams sent, 1932, Nov.
1932, Nov.
12
Miscellaneous correspondence,
1933-1934
1933-1934
(6 folders)
12
Official correspondence,
1934-1935
1934-1935
(2 folders)
12
Financial expenses, 1933
1933
13
Family letters, mainly,
1918-1921
1918-1921
13
Personal correspondence,
1938-1942
1938-1942
13
A-L, mainly
(3 folders)
14
M-W, mainly
(2 folders)
14
Stockbridge House (Wenzel Krebs),
circa 1938-1942
circa
1938-1942
14
Davis, Mackie Paschall (wife), mainly,
1938-1942
1938-1942
14
Financial, personal receipted bills
14
Personal miscellany, 1919-1933
1919-1933
15
Personal bills and receipts,
1933
1933
15
Personal, salary, expenses, etc.,
1934-1937
1934-1937
15
Statements for publication, 1919
1919
15
Speeches and articles, 1919-1923
1919-1923
15
Address before Council on Foreign Relations
and related correspondence, 1922, Feb. 17
1922, Feb.
17
15
Addresses and articles
15
1923-1930
1923-1930
(2 folders)
16
1925-1934
1925-1934
16
Press relating to Brussels conference an
other Statements, 1932-1937
1932-1937
16
Addresses and articles,
1935-1940
1935-1940
16
Davis address notes, undated
undated
16
Desk diaries, 1919-1921, 1932
1919-1921,
1932
16
Diary and memoranda of conversations,
1932, Jan.-Aug.
1932,
Jan.-Aug.
17
Degree from Harvard University, Cambridge,
Mass., 1935
1935
17
Miscellaneous, 1937
1937
17
Photographs, undated
undated
17
Davis, Paul M. 1921
1921
17
Disarmament (Conference for the Reduction and
Limitation of Armaments, Geneva, Switzerland)
17
Preparatory Commission, 1930, Nov.-Dec.
1930, Nov.-Dec.
17
Draft convention and analysis, circa
1931 Nov.
circa 1931
Nov.
17
Minutes and memoranda on department meetings,
1931, Nov.-1932, Jan.
1931,
Nov.-1932, Jan.
17
Draft convention, circa 1931,
Dec.
circa 1931,
Dec.
17
Congratulatory Letters to Davis, 1931,
Dec.-1932, Jan.
1931,
Dec.-1932, Jan.
17
Pre-conference papers, 1931,
Dec.-1932, Jan.
1931,
Dec.-1932, Jan.
17
Correspondence, 1931, Dec.-1932, Feb.
17
Position of Armament in Various Countries,
1931, Dec.-1932, July
1931,
Dec.-1932, July
17
Air Commission Memoranda, Jan.-May
1932, Jan-May
Jan.-May 1932,
Jan-May
17
Confidential memoranda, 1932, Jan.-Nov.
1932, Jan.-Nov.
18
Correspondence, 1932, Jan.-Dec.
1932,
Jan.-Dec.
18
Minutes of conference, 1932,
Feb.
1932,
Feb.
18
National Defense Expenditure Commission,
1932, Feb.-May
1932, Feb.-May
18
Naval Commission, 1932,
Feb.-June
1932,
Feb.-June
18
Correspondence and memoranda, 1932,
Feb.-July
1932,
Feb.-July
18
Documents, 1st Session, 1932,
Feb.-July
1932,
Feb.-July
18
Miscellaneous documents, 1932,
Feb.-Dec.
1932,
Feb.-Dec.
18
Proposals of delegations, 1932,
Feb.-1933, Jan.
1932,
Feb.-1933, Jan.
18
State Department, press releases
18
1932, Feb.-1933, Dec.
1932, Feb.-1933, Dec.
19
1932, Feb.-1933, Dec.
1932, Feb.-1933, Dec.
19
Appointment of Norman H. Davis, 1932,
Mar. 9
1932, Mar.
9
19
General Commission, 1932, Mar.-July
1932, Mar.-July
19
Journal, 1932, Feb.-July
1932,
Feb.-July
(2 folders)
20
Trip to United States by Davis, 1932,
Mar.
1932,
Mar.
20
Trans-Atlantic telephone conversations,
1932, June-July
1932, June-July
20
Draft resolutions, 1932, June-July
1932, June-July
20
Documents, 1932, June-Dec.
1932,
June-Dec.
20
Conclusions of preparatory commission,
1932, Aug.
1932,
Aug.
20
Cables, 1932, Oct.-Dec.
1932,
Oct.-Dec.
20
Naval memoranda, 1932,Oct-1934, June
1932,Oct-1934,
June
21
Miscellaneous documents, 1932,
Nov.-1933,Oct.
1932,
Nov.-1933,Oct.
21
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1932,
Nov.-1934, Jan.
1932,
Nov.-1934, Jan.
21
Five-Power conversations, 1932,
Dec.
1932,
Dec.
21
Miscellaneous correspondence
21
1932 Nov.-1934 Jan.
1932
Nov.-1934 Jan.
21
1933 Feb.-June
1933
Feb.-June
21
General commission, 1933,
Feb.-June
1933,
Feb.-June
(2 folders)
21
State Department memoranda, Mar.-June
1933, Mar.-June
Mar.-June 1933,
Mar.-June
22
Memoranda, 1933, Mar.-July
1933,
Mar.-July
22
Four-Power Pact, 1933, Apr.-May
1933,
Apr.-May
22
Press conferences and notes, 1933,
Apr.-June
1933,
Apr.-June
22
Correspondence and memoranda, 1933, May
1933, May
22
Memoranda, 1933, July-Sept.
1933,
July-Sept.
22
Press conferences, 1933,
Sept.-Oct.
22
Memoranda on conversations, 1933,
Sept.-Nov.
1933,
Sept.-Nov.
22
Miscellaneous documents, 1933
Sept.-1934, Feb.
1933
Sept.-1934, Feb.
22
French, German, and British notes, Oct.
1933, Oct.-1934, Dec.
Oct. 1933,
Oct.-1934, Dec.
23
Mainly correspondence, 1933,
Dec.-1934, Feb.
1933,
Dec.-1934, Feb.
23
Miscellaneous, 1934, Feb.-Sept.
1934,
Feb.-Sept.
23
Resolutions, 1934, June
1934,
June
23
Cables, Geneva, Switzerland, 1935,
Jan.-Sept.
1935,
Jan.-Sept.
23
Cables Sent - Geneva, Switzerland,
1935, Jan.-Sept.
1935,
Jan.-Sept.
23
Miscellaneous data, 1934-1935
1934-1935
23
General disarmament and security
negotiations, 1933-1940
1933-1940
(2 folders)
23
Dulles, Allen W., 1921-1941
1921-1941
24
Dunn, James C., 1932-1936
1932-1936
24
"E" cross reference sheets
24
"E" miscellaneous
24
European situations
24
Miscellaneous cables and memoranda,
1935, Apr.-May
1935, Apr.-May
24
Telegrams received, 1935,
Apr.-May
1935,
Apr.-May
24
Current and miscellaneous dispatches,
1935, Jan. -Mar.
1935, Jan. -Mar.
24
Memoranda, 1937, Jan.-Mar.
1937,
Jan.-Mar.
25
"F" cross-reference sheets
25
"Fa-Fi" miscellaneous
25
Fitzgerald, C. C., 1938-1939
1938-1939
25
Fleming, D. F., 1928-1942
1928-1942
25
"Fo-Fu" miscellaneous
25
Foreign Policy Association,
1923-1942
1923-1942
(3 folders)
26
Fortune
, 1937-1942
1937-1942
26
France
26
Relief to, 1941
1941
26
Embassy in United States.,
1920-1921
1920-1921
26
Minister of Finance, 1920
1920
26
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.
1938
1938
26
"G" cross reference sheets
26
"G" miscellaneous
26
Gibson, Hugh S., 1920-1938
1920-1938
26
Glass, Carter, 1922-1940
1922-1940
26
Great Britain, embassy in United States,
1920
1920
26
Green, Joseph C. arms embargo correspondence,
1935
1935
26
Grew, Joseph C., 1919
1919
26
Guaranty Trust Co., 1919-1921
1919-1921
26
'H" cross reference sheets
26
"H" miscellaneous
27
Harding, Warren G., 1921, Mar. 8
1921, Mar.
8
27
Harrison, Pat, 1928-1929
1928-1929
27
Hill, Robert C., 1919-1942
1919-1942
27
Hoover, Herbert, 1919-1933
1919-1933
27
Hornbeck, Stanley K., 1936-1937
1936-1937
27
Hughes, Charles Evans, 1921
1921
27
Hull, Cordell, 1921-1942
1921-1942
(2 folders)
28
"I" miscellaneous
28
Institute of Politics, Williams College,
Williamstown, Mass. 1921-1930
1921-1930
(2 folders)
28
International Chamber of Commerce
28
Minutes, agenda, and other material,
1928-1929
1928-1929
28
Miscellany, 1928-1932
1928-1932
29
Information Service, 1928-1930
1928-1930
29
Special reports, 1928-1930
1928-1930
29
Committee statement, 1931
1931
29
International Communications
Conference
29
General, 1919-20
1919-20
(2 folders)
30
Subcommittee on German cables, 1920,
Oct.-1921, Mar.
1920,
Oct.-1921, Mar.
(4 folders)
30
Plenary session and plenary conference,
1920
1920
31
International Conference on Customs,
1923
1923
31
International Economic Conference, Geneva,
Switzerland, 1927
1927
31
Chronological file
(4 folders)
32
Commerce
32
Journal
32
Miscellany
32
Closing speech
32
Italy, financial representative,
1920-1921
1920-1921
32
'J" cross reference sheets
32
J "miscellaneous"
32
Japan
32
Embassy in United States,
1920-1921
1920-1921
32
Cables, 1920-1921
1920-1921
32
Embassy in U.S. (Baron Shidehara),
1922
1922
32
Jay, N. Dean, regarding Austrian loan,
1932
1932
32
Jones, R. E., 1920
1920
32
"K" cross-reference sheets
32
"K" miscellaneous
32
Kennedy, Joseph P., 1922-1938
1922-1938
32
Keynes, J. M., 1920
1920
32
Hungary finance minister, Baron Koranyi,
1932
1932
33
"L" cross-reference sheets
33
"L" miscellaneous
33
Lamont, Thomas W.
(2 folders)
33
League of Nations
33
Taft, William H., speech
33
Miscellany, 1919-1940
1919-1940
33
Mandates, 1921
1921
33
Sheppard, Morris, speech, 1923
1923
33
Miscellany, 1923
1923
33
Protocol on arbitration, 1924
1924
33
Letters of congratulation, 1931
1931
33
Financial committee
33
Danzig, 1931
1931
34
Miscellaneous correspondence,
1931-1932
34
Gold delegation, 1931-1932
1931-1932
34
Chronological file, 1931-1937
1931-1937
(2 folders)
34
Austria, 1932
1932
34
Bulgaria, 1932
1932
34
Estonia, 1932
1932
34
Greece, 1932
1932
34
Hungary, 1932
1932
34
Romania, 1932
1932
35
Chinese government, 1932
1932
35
Loan Committee, 1932
1932
35
League of Nations Association,
1928-1942
1928-1942
35
Lippmann, Walter, 1931-1942
1931-1942
35
London Naval
Conference
35
Chronological file, 1934-1937
1934-1937
35
London Naval Treaty of 1930
35
Naval memoranda, 1934, Mar.-Oct.
1934,
Mar.-Oct.
35
British-United States meeting minutes,
1934, June-July and Oct.
1934, June-July
and Oct.
35
Draft for final statements, 1934, July
1934, July
36
Memoranda of meetings and minutes,
1934, Oct.-Dec.
1934,
Oct.-Dec.
36
Miscellaneous memoranda, 1934,
Oct.-Dec.
1934,
Oct.-Dec.
36
Telegrams received, naval, 1935,
Jan.-Aug.
1935,
Jan.-Aug.
36
Naval memoranda, 1935,
Jan.-Nov.
1935,
Jan.-Nov.
36
Telegrams sent, naval, 1935,
Mar.-Nov.
1935,
Mar.-Nov.
36
Anglo-German Naval Agreement, 1935,
June
1935,
June
36
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1935,
Oct.-Dec.
1935,
Oct.-Dec.
36
American position, statements, 1935,
Nov.
1935, Nov.
36
Accounts and travel orders, 1935, Nov.
-1936, Mar.
1935, Nov.
-1936, Mar.
37
Naval Conference, opening speech, 1935,
Dec.
1935, Dec.
37
Conversation memoranda, 1935,
Dec.-1936, Jan.
1935, Dec.-1936,
Jan.
37
Naval memoranda, 1935, Dec.-1936,
Mar.
1935,
Dec.-1936, Mar.
37
Documents, 1935, Dec.-1936, Mar.
1935,
Dec.-1936, Mar.
37
Official correspondence, 1935,
Dec.-1936, Mar.
1935,
Dec.-1936, Mar.
37
Minutes, 1st Committee, 1935,
Dec.-1936, Mar.
1935,
Dec.-1936, Mar.
37
Miscellaneous documents, Dec. 1935,
Dec.-1936, Apr.
Dec. 1935,
Dec.-1936, Apr.
38
Subcommittee (Advance Notification),
1936, Jan.
1936,
Jan.
38
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1936,
Jan.-Mar.
1936,
Jan.-Mar.
38
Subcommittee (Qualitative Limitation),
1936, Feb.
1936,
Feb.
38
Subcommittee (Definitions), 1936,
Feb.
1936,
Feb.
38
Qualitative Subcommittee, 1936,
Feb.
1936,
Feb.
38
Subcommittee (Qualitative
Limitation)
39
London Naval Treaty of 1936, 1936,
Mar.
1936,
Mar.
39
Drafting Committee, 1936, Mar.
1936,
Mar.
39
Second plenary session, 1936,
Mar.
1936,
Mar.
39
Naval Conference, speech by Davis, final
session, 1936, Mar.
1936,
Mar.
39
Naval cables and memoranda, 1936,
Apr.-Nov.
1936,
Apr.-Nov.
39
Naval Conferences, Senate hearings,
1936, May
1936,
May
40
Long, Boas W., 1920-1921
1920-1921
40
Lothian, Marquis of, 1928-1942
1928-1942
(2 folders)
40
Loveday, A., 1931-1932
1931-1932
40
"M" crossreference sheets
40
"M" miscellaneous, material relating to the
Philippine problem, and various dispatches relating to May 1935 Hitler speech,
1935, undated
1935,
undated
40
"Mc" miscellaneous
40
McAdoo, William G., 1920-1927
1920-1927
40
MacDonald, J. Ramsay, 1923-1932
1923-1932
40
Memel, Territory of, letters to Bullard, etc.
40
1922-1930
1922-1930
41
1924-1927
1924-1927
(2 folders)
41
Metropolitan Club, Washington, D. C.,
1920-1939
1920-1939
41
Mexico, embassy in U.S., 1920
1920
41
Mexico oil controversy, 1920
1920
41
Moffat, J. Pierrepont, 1932-1941
1932-1941
(2 folders)
41
Monetary and Economic Conference, London,
England
41
China and India, 1932
1932
41
Miscellaneous, 1932
1932
42
1932-1933
(2 folders)
1932-1933
(2
folders)
42
Documents, 1932-1933
1932-1933
42
1933
1933
(3 folders)
42
Wheat, 1933
1933
42
Morgan, Edwin, 1921
1921
42
Morris, Roland, 1921-1927
1921-1927
43
"N" cross reference sheets
43
"N" miscellaneous
43
National Advisory Council on Radio in Education,
1930-1932
1930-1932
43
Naval matters [
See Containers 35-39, London Naval
Conference](london35)
43
Neutrality, 1933-1937
1933-1937
(3 folders)
43
New York World
, 1922-1924
1922-1924
43
"O" cross-reference sheets
43
"O" miscellaneous
43
P cross reference sheets
43
"P" miscellaneous
43
Paris Peace Conference
43
Germany, 1919
1919
43
German Documents, 1919
1919
44
Germany, minutes of sub-committee, mainly
1919 (2 folders)
(2
folders)
44
German Financial Commission,
1919
1919
44
Germany, reports of Economic Conference, Spa,
Belgium, 1919
1919
44
Notes concerning meeting with Germans at Spa,
Belgium, 1919, Mar. 4
1919, Mar.
4
44
Versailles Treaty data,
1919-1920
1919-1920
45
Austria, 1918-1919
1918-1919
45
Austrian notes, 1919
1919
45
Conditions of peace with Austria,
1919
1919
(2 folders)
45
Reparations, German, 1919
1919
45
Reparations clauses, treaty with Germany,
1919
1919
46
Reparations, Austria, 1919
1919
46
Reparations, Bulgaria, 1919
1919
46
Reparation of Damages, Commission meetings,
minutes, 1919
1919
46
Reconstruction, 1919
1919
46
Financial reconstruction,
1919-1920
1919-1920
46
Miscellaneous
46
American Economic Group, 1919
1919
46
Brussels Conference, 1919-1920
1919-1920
46
Financial Commission, 1919
1919
46
International labor legislation, commission
reports, 1919
1919
46
Library, American Commission],
1919
46
Liquidation and Readjustment Commission,
1919
1919
46
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1919
1919
47
Mission file, 1919
1919
47
Neutral Financiers, Neutral Finance
Committee, 1919
1919
47
Par of exchange, 1919
1919
47
Reports of committees, 1919
1919
47
Rhineland Territory, Inter-allied Commission,
1919
1919
47
Shipping, 1919
1919
47
Superior Blockade Council, 1919
1919
47
Peace awards, 1924
1924
47
Pell, Robert, 1935-1939
1935-1939
47
Phillips, William, 1920-1939
1920-1939
47
Pittman, Key, 1922-1936
1922-1936
47
Poison Gas Protocol of 1925, 1925
1925
47
Polk, Frank L, 1920-1942
1920-1942
(2 folders)
47
Quinn, C. W., 1919-1921
1919-1921
47
"R" cross-reference sheets
47
"R" miscellaneous
48
Rathbone, Albert, 1919-1937
1919-1937
48
Red Cross, 1919
1919
48
Reparations, 1919-1923
1919-1923
48
Minutes of Post-War Reparations
Committee
48
Nos. 1-31 with certain numbers missing, as
listed on folders, 1921, Jan. 24-Mar. 29
1921, Jan.
24-Mar. 29
(2 folders)
49
Nos. 32-124 with certain numbers missing,
as listed on folders, 1920, Mar. 31-1921, Jan. 7
1920, Mar.
31-1921, Jan. 7
(4 folders)
50
Legal opinions
50
1920
1920
(3 folders)
51
New series, circa 1920
circa
1920
51
Old series, etc., circa 1920
circa
1920
51
Second subcommittee, 1919
1919
51
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 1922-1941
1922-1941
51
Royal Bank of Canada (C. E. Neill),
1920-1921
1920-1921
52
Russia, embassy in United States,
1920-1921
1920-1921
52
Russian Student Fund
52
1921-1930
1921-1930
(5 folders)
53
1931-1932
1931-1932
53
"S" cross-reference sheets
53
"S" miscellaneous
53
Salter, Sir Arthur, 1928-1932
1928-1932
53
Shotwell, James T., 1925-1942
1925-1942
53
Silver, 1931
1931
53
Simon, Sir John, 1932
1932
53
Social Security Act, 1938
1938
53
Spain, 1937
1937
53
Speyer, James 1932
1932
53
Standard Oil Co., 1920-1921
1920-1921
53
State Department
53
1928-1929
1928-1929
54
1938-1942 (2 folders)
(2
folders)
54
Addresses, statements, memoranda, and press
releases, 1937-1941
1937-1941
54
Steinhardt, Lawrence, 1934
1934
54
Stimson, Henry L., 1931-1936
1931-1936
54
Streit, Clarence, 1934-1942
1934-1942
55
Sugar Conference
55
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1937,
Mar. 24-May 15
1937, Mar.
24-May 15
55
General, 1937, Mar.- Apr
1937, Mar.- Apr
55
Official correspondence, memoranda,
1937, Apr.
1937,
Apr.
55
Conversation memoranda, 1937, Apr.-May
1937, Apr.-May
55
Statements and agreements, 1937,
Apr.-May
1937, Apr.-May
56
Supreme Economic Council
56
General, 1919
1919
56
Proceedings, 1919, Feb.-Sept
1919,
Feb.-Sept
(2 folders)
56
Mainly minutes and agendas, 1919
1919
(1 folder)
57
(3 folders)
57
Proceedings, financial subcommission,
1919
1919
58
Finance Section, minutes, 1919
1919
(3 folders)
59
(3 folders)
60
Financial meeting at Treves, France,
1919
1919
(3 folders)
60
Correspondence, 1919
1919
60
Mar.-Apr.
Mar.-Apr.
61
May-June
May-June
(2 folders)
61
Correspondence between Finance Section and
German Finance Commission 1919-1920
1919-1920
61
Papers arising out of deposits of german gold
for food, 1919
1919
61
Duplicates of German letters and
translations, 1919
1919
61
Miscellaneous, 1919
1919
62
Sweetser, Arthur, 1919-1940
1919-1940
(3 folders)
62
"T" cross-reference sheets
62
"T" miscellaneous
62
Taussig, F. W., 1919-1924
1919-1924
62
Thompson, Dorothy, 1936-1941
1936-1941
62
Trade and tariff, 1937
1937
62
Treasury Department
62
1919-1921
1919-1921
62
Russian inquiries, 1935
1935
63
Trust Co. of Cuba, 1918-1921
1918-1921
63
Tumulty, Joseph P., 1919-1921
1919-1921
63
"U" miscellaneous
63
"V' cross-reference sheets
63
"V" miscellaneous
63
Versailles Treaty [
See Containers 43-47, Paris Peace
Conference](paris43)
63
"W" cross-reference sheets
63
"Wa-Wh" miscellaneous
63
War debts, 1932-1937
1932-1937
(2 folders)
63
Welles, Sumner, 1921-1942
1921-1942
(2 folders)
64
Whitner, W. M.
64
1920-1926
1920-1926
(4 folders)
64
1929, Jan.-July
1929, Jan.-July
65
1929, Aug.-Dec.
1929, Aug.-Dec.
65
1930-1931
1930-1931
(3 folders)
66
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.,
1916-1926
1916-1926
66
Insurance, Royal Bank and Trust Co. of Cuba,
1917-1918
1917-1918
66
Home Insurance Company, circa
1917-1926
circa
1917-1926
66
Insurance Agencies Corp., circa 1919-1926
July 1
circa 1919-1926
July 1
(3 folders)
66
Johnson and Higgins, 1923
1923
66
Meidlinger, Charles R., circa
1916-1918
circa
1916-1918
66
Pedroso agreement and correspondence,
1925
1925
66
Phoenix Insurance Co., 1918
1918
66
Purchase of Insurance Agency from Royal Bank of
Canada, 1920-1922
1920-1922
66
Sanborn Map Co., 1920
1920
66
Workman's Compensation Law and
Tariffs
66
Whitner, W. M. and Insurance Agencies Corp.,
circa 1919-1931
circa
1919-1931
(2 folders)
67
"Wi-Wy" miscellaneous
67
Wickersham, George W., 1922-1935
1922-1935
67
Wilson, Hugh R. 1932-1941
1932-1941
67
Wilson, Woodrow
67
1919-1924; 1929
1919-1924; 1929
(2 folders)
68
Memorial service, printed tributes, etc.,
1924
1924
68
Memorials, 1937-1942
(2 folders)
68
Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt,
1924-1933
1924-1933
68
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
68
1921-1924
1921-1924
69
1925-1928
1925-1928
(4 folders)
70
1929-1937
(6 folders)
71
Contemplated Bok Award, 1926-1928
1926-1928
(2 folders)
71
Investments, 1926
1926
71
Securities, 1926-1928
1926-1928
71
Finance Committee, 1931-1932
1931-1932
71
Woolley, Mary E., 1921-1936
1921-1936
71
"Y" miscellaneous
71
Young, Owen D., 1921-1930
1921-1930
72-76
Printed Matter, 1933-1937
1933-1937
Mainly newspaper clippings relating to international trade and finance, and to
international conferences.
Arranged alphabetically by topic.
72
Armaments, 1935-1936
1935-1936
72
Debts, 1933
1933
(2 folders)
72
Disarmament
72
1933, Jan.-Sept.
1933, Jan.-Sept.
(5 folders)
73
1933, Sept.-Dec.
1933, Sept.-Dec.
(6 folders)
73
1934, Mar.-June
1934, Mar.-June
73
1935, Jan.
1935, Jan.
74
Economic Conference, 1933
1933
74
London Naval Conference
74
1935, Dec.-1936, Feb.
(5 folders)
75
1936, Mar.-May
(2 folders)
75
Naval
75
1934, Oct.-Dec.
1934, Oct.-Dec.
(5 folders)
75
1935-1937
1935-1937
(2 folders)
76
Neutrality, 1935-1937
1935-1937
(3 folders)
76
Trade, 1937
1937
77-92
Addition I, 1915-1945
1915-1945
Financial papers, subject files, correspondence, printed matter, and newspaper
clippings
Mostly arranged alphabetically by topic. Some files arranged by type of material.
77
Kreuger Group
77
Plans, reports, and statements
78
Plans, reports, and statements
79
Miscellany
79
Kreuger & Toll
79
1927-1934
1927-1934
80
1935
1935
80
Miscellany
80
Printed matter relating to Charles E.Coughlin
attack
81
Kreuger Group
81
Plans, reports, and statements
81
1933-1934
1933-1934
82
1933-1935
1933-1935
83
Memoranda and printed matter
84
Millett-Roe financial papers,
1928-1932
1928-1932
85
J. P. Morgan & Co., financial papers and
correspondence, 1930-1934
1930-1934
86
Seaboard Airline Railroad, financial papers and
correspondence
86
1930-1934
1930-1934
87
1930-1934
1930-1934
88
1930-1934
1930-1934
89
Bank statements
90
Miscellaneous clippings and pamphlets on Geneva,
Switzerland, 1933
1933
90
Report on Cuba sugar industries, 1915,
1924-1925
1915,
1924-1925
91
Miscellaneous clippings, 1932-1938
1932-1938
92
Diary, 1921
1921
92
Cable correspondence relating to john Maynard
Keynes plan 1919, Apr. 26-May 27
1919, Apr. 26-May
27
92
Correspondence realting to financial
reconstruction, 1919, Mar. 30-May 16, 1919
1919, Mar. 30-May
16, 1919
92
Correspondence, 1920, Apr. 11-Nov.
15
1920, Apr. 11-Nov.
15
92
Notes taken during Paris Peace Conference,
1919
1919
92
Miscellany
93-94
Addition II, 1918-1960
1918-1960
Subject files on the Peace Commission and miscellaneous correspondence, writings,
notes, printed matter, clippings, and other material..
Arranged by topic.
93
Correspondence, 1918-1947
1918-1947
93
Notebook, message of Davis to his children,
prayers and poems, and copies of letters of condolence on the death of his
wife, Mackie Paschall Davis, 1942, Mar.
1942, Mar.
93
Book manuscript, "Mission to Memel-1924,"
Chapter VII
93
Writing fragments
93
Notes
93
Articles and radio address relating to
Davis
93
Photographs
93
Miscellany
93
Printed matter, general
93
Clippings
93
Peace Commission material, 1919
1919
(2 folders)
94
(5 folders)
94
Scrapbooks, 1920-1940
[
See Oversize
](scrapOV1)
1920-1940
95-99
Addition III, 1898-1979
1898-1979
Correspondence, speeches and writings, subject files, printed matter, and
photographs.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material or topic.
95
American Club of Havana, Havana, Cuba
1936
1936
95
Chronological file, 1921-1944,
undated
[
See also Classified
](class95)
1921-1944,
undated
(2 folders)
95
Correspondence
95
Davis, Mackie Paschall (wife)
95
1913-1916
1913-1916
(5 folders)
95
1917
1917
95
June
June
96
July-Dec.
July-Dec.
(2 folders)
96
1918
1918
96
Aug.-Dec.
Aug.-Dec.
(2 folders)
96
1920-1924
1920-1924
(2 folders)
96
General
96
1898, 1917-1924
1898,
1917-1924
97
1925-1938, 1957-1958, undated
1925-1938,
1957-1958, undated
(6 folders)
97
Hull, Cordell 1922-1946
1922-1946
(2 folders)
97
General Disarmament Conference, Geneva,
Switzerland
97
Correspondence, 1932-1935
1932-1935
97
"Norman H. Davis, Diary and Memoranda of
Conversations," 1932, Jan.-Aug.
1932,
Jan.-Aug.
97
Nous Desarmons ...
, 1932
1932
98
Miscellany, undated
undated
98
National Archives, Washington, D. C.,
preliminary inventories
98
Records of United States Participation in International
Conferences, Commissions, and Expositions
, 1955
1955
98
Records of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace
, 1955
1955
98
Newspaper clippings, 1920-1979
1920-1979
98
New York University School of Law, New York,
N.Y., honorary doctor of law, 1938
1938
98
Photographs 1943,
undated
[
See Oversize
](photoOV4)
1943,
undated
98
Printed matter 1924-1926
1924-1926
98
Record of Informal and Confidential Memoranda and Conferences Dealing
with Reparation Clauses of Conditions of Peace
, 1919
1919
(2 folders)
98
Speeches and writings
98
By Davis
98
Draft articles about the League of
Nations, 1928
1928
98
Miscellaneous
98
1919-1924
1919-1924
99
1925-1943, undated
1925-1943, undated
(2 folders)
99
By others, 1922-1968
1922-1968
OV 1-OV 4
Oversize, 1920-1943
1920-1943
Scrapbooks and photographs.
Arranged and described according to the series, container, and file from which the
matter was removed.
OV 1
Addition II
OV 1
[
Scrapbooks
](scrap94)
OV 1
1920-1921 (Container 94)
1920-1921
(2 vols.)
OV 2
1931-1936 (Container 94)
1931-1936
(3 vols.)
OV 3
1937 , Sugar Conference (Container 94)
1937
OV 3
1937 , Brussels Conference (Container 94)
1937
OV 3
1938-1940 (Container 94)
1938-1940
OV 4
[
Photographs,
](photo98)
1943, undated (Container 98)
1943, undated
CL 1
Classified, 1927-1935
1927-1935
Documents containing national security information removed from the collection.
Arranged and described according to the series and folders from which the items
were removed.
CL 1
Addition III
CL 1
Chronological file
CL 1
Meeting notes, Naval Conference,
1935 (Container 95)
1935
CL 1
Summary of information received to a
telegraphic circular concerning attitude of foreign government toward the
Economic Conference 1927, Mar. 7 (Container 95)
1927, Mar. 7