Collection Summary
Charles Schuveldt Dewey
Papers
1924-1933
(bulk 1927-1930)
1924-1933
(bulk 1927-1930)
MSS18358
Dewey, Charles Schuveldt,
1880-1980
1,500
items
6 containers
2.4 linear feet
English
Polish
French
Collection material in
English,
Polish, and French
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Banker, public
official, and United States representative from Illinois. Subject files,
reports, memoranda, statistical studies, charts, correspondence, clippings, and
other printed matter relating to Dewey's service from 1927 to 1930 as a
financial advisor to Poland and director of the Narodowy Bank Polski (National
Bank of Poland).
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
Dewey, Charles Schuveldt, 1880-1980.
Organizations
Narodowy Bank Polski--History.
Subjects
Agriculture--Poland.
Banks and banking--Poland.
Budget--Poland.
Constitutions--Poland.
Cooperative societies--Poland.
Customs administration--Poland.
Expenditures, Public--Poland.
Finance, Public--Poland.
Industries--Poland.
Land reform--Poland.
Monopolies--Poland.
Railroads--Poland.
Social security--Poland.
Tariff--Poland.
Taxation--Poland.
Transportation--Poland.
Trusts, Industrial--Poland.
World War, 1914-1918--Territorial questions--Poland.
Places
Danzig (Germany)--History.
Gdańsk (Poland)--History.
Germany--Foreign relations--Poland.
Poland--Boundaries.
Poland--Commerce.
Poland--Economic conditions--1918-1945.
Poland--Economic policy--1918-1945.
Poland--Foreign relations--Germany.
Poland--History--1918-1945.
Poland--Politics and government--1918-1945.
Pomerelia (Poland)--History.
Occupations
Bankers.
Public officials.
Representatives, U.S. Congress--Illinois.
Provenance
The papers of Charles Schuveldt Dewey, banker, public official, and
United States representative from Illinois, were given to the Library of
Congress by Dewey in 1950.
Processing History
The papers of Charles Schuveldt Dewey were arranged and described in
1952 and revised in 1963. The finding aid was revised and the papers partially
reorganized in 2012.
Other Repositories
Other papers of Charles Schuveldt Dewey can be found at the Chicago
Historical Society, Chicago, Ill., and the Hoover Institution Archives at
Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Charles
Schuveldt Dewey is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title
17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Charles Schuveldt Dewey 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, Charles Schuveldt Dewey Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1880, Nov. 10
Born, Cadiz, Ohio
1904
Ph.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
1905
Married Suzette de Marigny Hall (died 1957)
1905
1917
Engaged in real estate business with his father, Chicago,
Ill.
1917
1919
Served in United States Navy
1920
1924
Vice president, Northern Trust Company, Chicago, Ill.
1924
1927
Assistant secretary of the treasury, in charge of fiscal
affairs
1926
1927
National treasurer, American Red Cross
1927
1930
Financial advisor, Poland
Director, Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland);
honorary director for life
1931
1941
Banker, Chicago, Ill.
1941
Moved to Washington, D.C.
1941
1945
United States Representative from Illinois
1945
1948
Vice president, Chase National Bank
1948
1952
Agent general, Joint Committee on Foreign Economic
Cooperation, monitoring the Marshall Plan
circa 1956
1959
President, Washington Hospital Center, Washington,
D.C.
1957
1961
Chairman, District of Columbia Chapter, American Red
Cross
1959
Married Elizabeth Zolnay Smith (died 1977)
1980, Dec. 27
Died, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Charles Schuveldt Dewey (1880-1980) span the years
1924-1933, with the bulk of the material dating from 1927 to 1930. The
collection relates to the years Dewey served as the financial advisor to Poland
and director of the Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland).
The papers relate to nearly every phase of economic and political
conditions in Poland, including agriculture and agrarian reform, banking,
budget, commerce and industry, the constitution, cooperatives, customs and
tariffs, the Polish corridor and Danzig, Germany (Gdańsk, Poland), social
insurance, taxes, transportation, and trusts. Included also are Dewey's report
as financial advisor, an essay on Polish agriculture, statistical data on the
Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland), a copy of the conditions of
concession for a railroad through Silesia to the Baltic Sea, and a letter from
Dewey to his mother.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged by type of material and therein
alphabetically by topic or name of organization.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81018358]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Subject file
1
Agrarian reform,
1927-1929
1927-1929
1
Agreement between Compagnie
Internationale des Wagons-Lits et Grands Express Européens and Thos. Cook and
Son,
1929
1929
1
Agricultural credits,
1928-1930
1928-1930
1
Agricultural machines and
implements industry,
circa 1926-circa 1928
circa 1926-circa 1928
1
Agriculture, state of,
1928-1930
1928-1930
(3
folders)
1
Argentina, financial conditions,
1932-1933
1932-1933
1
Australia, financial conditions,
1931-1932
1931-1932
1
Bacon industry and pork exports,
1927-1930
1927-1930
1
Bank of Poland (Narodowy Bank
Polski)
1
Execution of the monthly
budget,
1927-1930
1927-1930
1
Expenses,
1928-1931
1928-1931
1
Foreign holdings,
1927-1930
1927-1930
2
Monthly budget,
1927-1930
1927-1930
2
Receipts,
1928-1931
1928-1931
2
Receipts and expenditures,
1927-1930
1927-1930
2
Renewal of credit,
1928
1928
2
Statistical data,
1928-1930
1928-1930
2
Tax monopoly yield in
comparison with monthly budget,
1927-1930
1927-1930
2
Banking Committee of the Ministry
of Finance,
1928-1929
1928-1929
2
Bankruptcy law,
1930
1930
2
Blankets, woolen,
1928
1928
2
Bonds, general,
1928-1929
1928-1929
2
Bonuses paid,
1928
1928
2
British and European Timber
Trust,
1929
1929
2
Budget,
1926-1931
1926-1931
(4
folders)
2
Building and construction
industry,
1928-1930
1928-1930
(2
folders)
2
Business conditions,
1928-1930
1928-1930
(2
folders)
3
Canada,
1932
1932
3
Cartel law,
1928
1928
3
Cement,
1928-1929
1928-1929
3
Central Land Credit Bank,
conference,
1929
1929
3
Central Long Term Agricultural
Credit Bank,
1929
1929
3
Century European Timber Corp.,
1929
1929
3
Ceramic and clay manufacturing
industry,
1928-1930
1928-1930
3
Charities,
1928-1929
1928-1929
3
Chattel mortgages,
1928-1930
1928-1930
(2
folders)
3
Chemical industry and
fertilizers,
1927-1930
1927-1930
3
Clark, Wallace,
1930
1930
3
Coal,
1928-1930
1928-1930
3
Commerce treaties,
1929
1929
3
Communal finances,
1930
1930
3
"Conditions de la Concession du
Chemin de Fer Silesie Baltique,"
undated
undated
3
Constitution,
1928
1928
3
Cooperatives,
1928-1930
1928-1930
3
Cotton industry, conditions in,
1929
1929
3
Countries owing money to the U.S.
after World War I,
undated
undated
4
Credit
4
General,
1930
1930
4
Long term,
1928-1930
1928-1930
4
Short term,
1928-1930
1928-1930
4
Currency
4
Cuba,
1932
1932
4
General,
1928
1928
4
Customs payments
4
Mechanism for collection,
1927-1928
1927-1928
4
Reports,
1928-1930
1928-1930
4
Customs tariff,
1928-1930
1928-1930
4
Exports of food products,
1924-1927
1924-1927
4
Foreign Exchange Divisions,
memoranda,
1931-1932
1931-1932
4
Hungarian bonds,
1932
1932
4
Inspection trip of minister of
industry and commerce,
1928
1928
4
Italy,
1932
1932
4
Manufacturing plants,
1932
1932
4
Mexico,
1932
1932
4
New Zealand, economic conditions,
1931-1932
1931-1932
4
Panama, External Secured Sinking
Fund,
1933
1933
4
Polish-American Colonization
Syndicate,
1928
1928
4
Polish Corridor,
1929
1929
4
Postal Savings Bank,
1930
1930
4
Potash salts,
1925
1925
4
Refrigeration,
1929
1929
4
Report of advisor to Poland,
1930
1930
4
Road building,
1928-1929
1928-1929
4
Romania
4
Economic conditions,
1930
1930
4
Rubber,
1930
1930
4
Stabilization loan,
1928-1929
1928-1929
5
Saurer truck factory,
1930
1930
5
Shale assests and liabilities,
1929
1929
5
Sickness benefit societies and
insurance, Kasa Chorych,
1930
1930
5
Silk industry,
1929
1929
5
Silver purchased for coins,
1928-1929
1928-1929
5
Social legislation,
1930
1930
5
Soviet Union, economic
conditions,
1930
1930
5
Spain, economic conditions,
1930
1930
5
Standard-Nobel w
Polsce, S.A., oil company,
circa 1928
[
See also same container and Container
6, Taxes and taxation](tax)
circa 1928
5
State Agrarian Bank/State Land
Bank,
1927-1930
1927-1930
5
Statistical Office,
1930
1930
5
Sugar industry,
1928-1930
1928-1930
5
Szebeko, Mr. [Witold?],
circa 1927
circa 1927
5
Tax receipts and expenditures for
the government,
1924-1927
1924-1927
5
Tax reform,
1928-1930
1928-1930
(2
folders)
5
Taxes and taxation,
1925-1930
[
See also same container, Standard-Nobel w Polsce,
S.A](standard)
1925-1930
(1
folder)
6
(1
folder)
6
Telephone industry,
1928-1930
1928-1930
6
Térébenthine (turpentine)
concessions,
1928
1928
6
Textile industry,
1924-1930
1924-1930
(2
folders)
6
Timber and papermaking industry,
1928-1930
1928-1930
(2
folders)
6
Tourism,
1928-1930
1928-1930
6
Transit traffic,
1925
1925
6
Transportation,
1928
1928
6
Treasury bills,
1929
1929
6
Treasury revolving fund and
Treasury Reserve Act,
1928-1929
1928-1929
6
Union Financière Polonaise,
1928
1928
6
United States, economic
conditions,
1927-1929
1927-1929
6
Water works plant,
undated
undated
6
Wilno dispute between Poland and
Lithuania,
1927
1927
6
Wilno Land Bank,
1924-1928
1924-1928
6
Zinc trust,
1928
1928
6
Letter from Dewey to his mother,
1930
1930