Collection Summary
William Marion Jardine
Papers
1908-1955
1908-1955
MSS27698
Jardine, William Marion,
1879-1955
920 items
8 containers plus 2 oversize
3.6 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Educator, public
official, and diplomat. Correspondence, articles, speeches, lectures, notes,
and scrapbooks of clippings concerned mainly with the economic aspects of
agriculture and rural life. The greatest concentration, 1925-1929, relates to
Jardine's term as secretary of agriculture. Other papers cover the four years
during which he was minister to Egypt. Additional files concern his tenure as
president of the University of Wichita, 1934-1949.
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
Eisenhower, Milton Stover, 1899-1985--Correspondence.
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence.
Jardine, William Marion, 1879-1955.
Landon, Alfred M. (Alfred Mossman), 1887-1987--Correspondence.
Mellon, Andrew W. (Andrew William), 1855-1937--Correspondence.
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950--Correspondence.
Woodring, Harry Hines, 1887-1967--Correspondence.
Organizations
United States. Department of Agriculture.
University of Wichita.
Subjects
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
Diplomatic and consular service, American--Egypt.
Rural conditions.
Places
Egypt--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Egypt.
Occupations
Cabinet officers.
Diplomats.
Educators.
Public officials.
Provenance
The papers of William Marion Jardine, educator, public official, and
diplomat, were given to the Library of Congress in 1955 by his wife, Effie
Nebeker Jardine.
Processing History
The papers of William Marion Jardine were arranged and described in
1955. The collection was rehoused and described in 2003.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of William Marion
Jardine is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of William Marion Jardine 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.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, William Marion Jardine Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1879, Jan. 16
Born, Oneida County, Idaho
1904
B.S., Agricultural College of Utah, Logan, Utah
1905
Instructor, Agricultural College of Utah, Logan, Utah
1905, Sept. 6
Married Effie Nebeker
1905
1906
Professor, Agricultural College of Utah, Logan, Utah
1907
1910
Assistant United States cerealist in charge of dry land grain
investigations
1912
Lecturer, Graduate School of Agriculture, Michigan
Agricultural College, East Lansing, Mich.
1913
1918
Director of Experiment Station and Dean of Agriculture, Kansas
State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kans.
1918
1925
President, Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan,
Kans.
1925
1929
Secretary of agriculture
1930
1933
Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to
Egypt
1933
1934
State treasurer of Kansas
1934
1949
President, University of Wichita, Wichita, Kansas
1949
1955
President Emeritus, University of Wichita, Wichita,
Kansas
1955, Jan. 17
Died, San Antonio, Tex.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of William Marion Jardine (1879-1955) span the years
1908-1955 and consist of correspondence, articles, speeches, lectures, notes,
and scrapbooks of clippings relating chiefly to his career as secretary of
agriculture, minister to Egypt, and president of the University of Wichita. The
greatest concentration of material consits of four volumes of congratulatory
messages dated 1925 and a substantial amount of material for the 1929-1933
period. The scrapbooks are most complete for the years 1925-1929. The
correspondence relates to politics, economic problems, and especially with
various aspects of agriculture. The majority of Jardine's speeches and articles
concern agricultural topics. Among the correspondents are Milton Stover
Eisenhower, Herbert Hoover, Alfred M. Landon, Andrew W. Mellon, Henry L.
Stimson, and Harry Hines Woodring.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material and
therein chronologically.
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Articles,
1908-1922, undated
1908-1922, undated
(2
folders)
1
Correspondence
1
Congratulatory,
1925
1925
(2
folders)
2
(2 folders)
2
General
2
1924-1929
1924-1929
(3
folders)
3
1930-1941
1930-1941
(10
folders)
4
1942-1955, undated
1942-1955, undated
(3
folders)
4
Extracts of speeches, reports, and
writings,
1926-1928
1926-1928
4
Scrapbooks
4
1918-1923
1918-1923
5
1924-1925
1924-1925
(2
folders)
6
1925
1925
(4
folders)
7
1925-1943
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1925-1943
(4
folders)
8
1949
1949
8
Speeches,
1908-1944, undated
1908-1944, undated
(4
folders)
OV1
Oversize
OV1
Scrapbooks
OV1
1927-1929
1927-1929
(Container
7)
OV2
1927-1929
1927-1929
(Container
7)