Collection Summary
W. G. McAdoo Papers
1786-1941
(bulk 1880-1941)
1786-1941
(bulk 1880-1941)
MSS31823
McAdoo, William Gibbs,
1863-1961
250,000
items
702 containers plus 1 oversize
263.2 linear feet
7 microfilm reels
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Lawyer, business executive, U.S. secretary of
the treasury, and U.S. senator from California. Correspondence, memoranda, reports,
scrapbooks, drafts and copies of speeches, articles, and books, bulletins,
photographs, and printed matter, relating chiefly to McAdoo's activities in business
and public life during the Woodrow Wilson presidential administration. Includes
family correspondence of the Floyd, McAdoo, and Gibbs families.
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
Floyd family--Correspondence.
Gibbs family--Correspondence.
McAdoo family--Correspondence.
McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941.
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence.
Organizations
Democratic Party (U.S.)
United States Railroad Administration. Director General of Railroads.
United States. Congress. Senate.
United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary.
Subjects
Business enterprises--New York (State)
Business enterprises--Tennessee.
Cabinet officers--United States--Correspondence.
Practice of law--New York (State)
Practice of law--Tennessee.
Railroads--United States.
Places
California--Politics and government--1850-1950.
United States--Economic policy--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--1901-1953.
Occupations
Businessmen.
Cabinet officers.
Lawyers.
Senators, U.S. Congress--California.
Provenance
The papers of W. G. McAdoo, lawyer, business executive, U.S. secretary of the treasury, and
U.S. senator from California, were given to the Library of Congress by his son,
Francis H. McAdoo, between 1949 and 1978.
Processing History
The papers of W. G. McAdoo were arranged and described in 1958. An
addition was made to the collection in 1983. The finding aid was revised in
2012.
Additional Guides
Notes concerning the McAdoo Papers appeared in the Library's
Information Bulletin
, April 2, 1948, and October 3, 1949,
and the collection was described in the
Library of Congress Quarterly Journal of Current
Acquisitions
15, no. 3 (May 1958): 168-176. In 1958, the Library
published
William Gibbs McAdoo, a Register of His Papers in the Library of
Congress.
Copyright Status
Copyright in the unpublished writings of W. G. McAdoo in these papers
and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress
has been dedicated to the public.
Access and Restrictions
The papers of W. G. Mcadoo 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.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on seven
reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning
availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container or reel number, W. G. McAdoo Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1863, Oct. 31
Born near Marietta, Ga.
1880
Attended University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
1882
Clerk, United States circuit court, Chattanooga, Tenn.
1885
1892
Admitted to the bar and set up law practice, Chattanooga,
Tenn.
1892
1902
Practiced law, New York, N.Y.
1902
1912
Organized the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Co., which drove
the first tunnel under the Hudson River in 1904
1912
Delegate to Democratic National Convention, Baltimore,
Md.
Vice chairman and acting chairman, Democratic National
Committee, during election campaign of 1912
1913
Appointed secretary of treasury
1917
Appointed director general of railroads
1920
Contender for presidential nomination, Democratic National
Convention, San Francisco, Calif.
1920
1932
Practiced law, Los Angeles, Calif.
1928
Published
The Challenge.
New York, London: Century Co.
1931
Published
The Crowded Years: Reminiscences of William G.
McAdoo.
Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press
1933
1938
United States senator from California
1938
1941
Chairman, board of directors, American President Lines
1941, Feb. 10
Died, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) span the years 1786-1941, with the bulk of the
material concentrated in the period 1880-1941. The collection documents McAdoo's
career as a lawyer and businessman in Tennessee and New York, United States
secretary of the treasury and director general of railroads in the United States
Railroad Administration during the Woodrow Wilson presidential administration, and
United States senator from California. It also documents his role in Democratic
Party politics in the 1920s and retirement from politics. The papers are organized
into eleven series: [ Early Family Correspondence and Related
Material](earlymat); [Family Correspondence and Related
Material](fammat); [General Correspondence](gencorresp); [Letterbooks](letbook); [Wilson-McAdoo
Correspondence](wilmcadoocorresp); [Subject File](subfile); [Speech, Article, and Book File](bookfile); [Scrapbooks](scrap); [Miscellany](miscella); [Addition](addit); and [ Oversize](overs).
Correspondents include leaders of the Democratic Party for the three
decades following 1911 as well as figures from various professions. Woodrow
Wilson and members of his cabinet are prominent among the correspondents. Early
material includes correspondence of the Floyd, McAdoo, and Gibbs families.
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection is arranged in eleven series:
-
[Early
Family Correspondence and Related Material, 1786-1891](earlymat)
-
[Family
Correspondence and Related Material, 1880-1941](fammat)
-
[General
Correspondence, 1889-1941](gencorresp)
-
[Letterbooks,
1910-1922](letbook)
-
[Wilson-McAdoo Correspondence, 1911-1924](wilmcadoocorresp)
-
[Subject
File, 1910-1940](subfile)
-
[Speech,
Article, and Book File, 1908-1932](bookfile)
-
[Scrapbooks,
1904-1932](scrap)
-
[Miscellany,
1850-1940](miscella)
-
[Addition,
1925-1941](addit)
-
[Oversize](overs)
Container List
Box
Contents
1-35
Early Family Correspondence and Related
Material,
1786-1891
1786-1891
Floyd, McAdoo, and Gibbs family letters.
Arranged chronologically. Related material is arranged by type.
Containers 1-12 are available on microfilm, shelf no. 18,563
1
1
1786-1816
2
2
1817-1820
3
2
1821-1823
4
2-3
1824-1827, June
5
3
1827, July-1829
6
3-4
1830-1831
7
4
1832-1834
8
4-5
1835-1837
9
5
1838
10
6
1839-1841
11
6-7
1842-1844, Apr.
12
7
1844, May-1845
13
1846-1849
14
1850-1855
15
1856-1859
16
1860-1862
17
1863-1866
18
1867-1869
19
1870-1872
20
1873-1876
21
1877-1879
22
1880-1886
23
1887-1891
24
Undated
25-31
Miscellany
32-33
Notes and sonnets
33-35
Newspaper clippings
36-90
Family Correspondence and Related Material,
1880-1941
1880-1941
Letters sent and received.
Arranged chronologically in two groups. Also personal miscellany
relating to family affairs.
36
1880-1898
37
1899
38
1900-1902
39
1903-1907, June 13
40
1907, June17-1908
41
1909
42
1910, Jan.-Oct.
43
1910, Nov.-1911, May 17
44
1911, May 18-Nov. 17
45
1911, Nov. 21-1912, Mar. 21
46
1912, Mar. 22-1913, Aug. 24
47
1913, Aug. 25-1914, Mar.15
48
1914
Mar. 16.-Apr.7
49
Apr. 8.-Aug.12
50
1914, Aug. 13-1915, Feb. 9
51
1915
Feb. 11-July 10
52
July 13-Dec. 31
53
1916, Jan. 3-Sept. 8.
54
1916, Sept. 9-1917, June 2
55
1917, June 4-Dec. 31
56
1918
Jan. 1-July 31
57
Aug. 1-Dec. 27
58
1918, Dec. 30-1919, Nov. 1
59
1919, Nov. 3-1920, July 6
60
1920, July 7-1921, May 26
61
1921, June 1-1922, June 28
62
1922, July 2-1923, Aug. 3
63
1923, Aug. 6-1924, Sept. 1
64
1924, Sept. 8-1926, Aug. 17
65
1926, Aug. 20-1927, Oct. 31
66
1927, Nov. 3-1929, Jan. 31
67
1929, Feb. 4-Aug. 28
68
1929, Sept. 2-1930, Dec. 4
69
1930, Dec. 5-1932, May 2
70
1932, May 4-1933, July 28
71
1933, July 31-1934, Aug. 10
72
1934, Sept. 6-1935, Sept. 24
73
1935, Sept. 25-1936, Sept. 26
74
1936, Oct. 1-1937, May 19
75
1937, May 21-1938, May 27
76
1938, June 1-1941, June 20
77-78
Undated
79
1910, Jan. 18-1914, June 30, letters sent
80
1914, July 1-1915, Dec. 28, letters sent
81
1916, Jan. 1-1917, Aug. 15, letters sent
82
1917, Aug. 16-1918, Dec. 31, letters sent
83-90
Miscellany
91-475
General Correspondence,
1889-1941
1889-1941
Letters sent and received.
Arranged chronologically.
91
1889-1909
92
1910, Jan. 15-1911, May 31
93
1911, June 1-1912, Mar. 7
94
1912, Mar. 8-Dec. 3
95
1912, Dec. 4-1913, Feb.28
96
1913
Mar. 1-8
97
Mar. 9-22
98
Mar. 23-Apr. 10
99
Apr. 11-30
100
May 1-31
101
June 1-17
102
June 18-July 10
103
July 11-31
104
Aug. 1-20
105
Aug. 21-Sept. 10
106
Sept. 11-Oct. 5
107
Oct. 6-25
108
Oct. 26-Nov. 13
109
Nov. 14-Dec. 5
110
Dec. 6-23
111
1913, Dec. 24-1914, Jan. 11
112
1914
Jan. 12-Feb. 3
113
Feb. 4-Mar. 9
114
Mar. 10-30
115
Mar. 31-Apr. 21
116
Apr. 22-May 29
117
May 30-June 29
118
June 30-July 18
119
July 19-Aug. 2
120
Aug. 3-15
121
Aug. 17-Sept. 1
122
Sept. 2-20
123
Sept. 21-Oct. 6
124
Oct. 7-16
125
Oct. 17-Nov. 4
126
Nov. 5-21
127
Nov. 23-Dec. 12
128
Dec. 13-27
129
1914, Dec. 28-1915, Jan. 16
130
1915
Jan. 17-29
131
Jan. 30-Feb. 9
132
Feb. 10-23
133
Feb. 24-Mar. 10
134
Mar. 11-Apr. 10
135
Apr. 12-May 5
136
May 6-25
137
May 26-June 10
138
June 11-25
139
June 26-July 11
140
July 12-29
141
July 30-Aug. 12
142
Aug. 13-23
143
Aug. 24-Sept. 7
144
Sept. 8-22
145
Sept. 23-Oct. 7
146
Oct. 8-25
147
Oct. 26-Nov. 10
148
Nov. 11-20
149
Nov. 21-Dec. 4
150
Dec. 6-21
151
Dec. 22-31
152
1916
Jan. 1-15
153
Jan. 17-28
154
Jan. 29-Feb.10
155
Feb. 11-24
156
Feb. 25- Mar. 15
157
Mar. 16-Apr. 20
158
Apr. 21-May 12
159
May 13-31
160
June 1-15
161
June 16-July 7
162
July 8-23
163
July 24-Aug. 3
164
Aug. 4-18
165
Aug. 19-Sept. 5
166
Sept. 6-18
167
Sept. 19-Oct. 7
168
Oct. 8-28
169
Oct. 29-Nov. 18
170
Nov. 19-Dec. 2
171
Dec. 4-23
172
1916, Dec. 25-1917, Jan. 12
173
1917
Jan. 13-Feb. 2
174
Feb. 3-20
175
Feb. 21-Mar. 21
176
Mar. 22-Apr. 9
177
Apr. 10-23
178
Apr. 24-May 10
179
May 11-24
180
May 25-June 6
181
June 7-18
182
June 18-July 1
183
July 2-19
184
July 20-Aug. 7
185
Aug. 8-21
186
Aug. 22-Sept. 6
187
Sept. 7-23
188
Sept. 24-Oct. 6
189
Oct. 7-21
190
Oct. 22-Nov. 4
191
Nov. 5-21
192
Nov. 22-Dec. 7
193
Dec. 8-30
194
1917, Dec. 31-1918, Jan. 13
195
Jan. 14-29
196
Jan. 30-Feb. 14
197
Feb. 15-27
198
Feb. 28-Mar. 15
199
1918
Mar. 16-26
200
Mar. 27-Apr. 7
201
Apr. 8-22
202
Apr. 23-May 8
203
May 9-11
204
May 12-26
205
May 27-June 10
206
June 11-July 2
207
July 3-30
208
July 31-Aug. 17
209
Aug. 18-Sept. 6
210
Sept. 7-27
211
Sept. 28-Oct. 17
212
Oct. 18-Nov. 5
213
Nov. 6-25
214
Nov. 26-Dec. 9
215
Dec. 10-24
216
1918, Dec. 25-1919, Jan. 12
217
1919
Jan. 13-Feb. 14
218
Feb. 15-Mar. 27
219
Mar. 28-May 1
220
May 2-June 5
221
June 6-30
222
July 1-17
223
July 18-Aug. 21
224
Aug. 22-Oct. 10
225
Oct. 11-Nov. 19
226
Nov. 20-Dec. 15
227
1919, Dec. 16-1920, Jan. 8
228
1920
Jan. 9-Feb. 2
229
Feb. 3-20
230
Feb. 21-Mar. 8
231
Mar. 9-29
232
Mar. 30-Apr. 13
233
Apr. 14-28
234
Apr. 29-May 17
235
May 18-June 1
236
June 2-19
237
June 20-30
238
July 1-16
239
July 17-Aug. 6
240
Aug. 7-27
241
Aug. 28-Sept. 20
242
Sept. 21-Oct. 11
243
Oct. 12-Nov. 10
244
Nov. 11-Dec. 2
245
Dec. 3-21
246
Dec. 22-31
247
1921
Jan. 1-25
248
Jan. 26-Feb. 23
249
Feb. 24-Mar. 23
250
Mar. 24-Apr. 30
251
May 1-June 6
252
June 7-July 6
253
July 7-Aug. 4
254
Aug. 5-31
255
Sept. 1-30
256
Oct. 1-31
257
Nov. 1-30
258
Dec. 1-31
259
1922
Jan. 1-28
260
Jan. 29-Feb. 22
261
Feb. 23-Mar. 14
262
Mar. 15-Apr. 12
263
Apr. 13-May 16
264
May 17-June 16
265
June 13-July 12
266
July 13-Aug. 9
267
Aug. 10-Sept. 1
268
Sept. 2-Oct. 1
269
Oct. 2-19
270
Oct. 20-Nov. 13
271
Nov. 14-30
272
Dec. 1-19
273
1922, Dec. 20-1923, Jan. 9
274
1923
Jan. 10-Feb. 12
275
Feb. 13-Mar. 15
276
Mar. 16-Apr. 17
277
Apr. 18-May 16
278
May 17-June 19
279
June 20-July 11
280
July 12-31
281
Aug. 1-22
282
Aug. 23-Sept. 13
283
Sept. 14-28
284
Sept. 29-Oct. 19
285
Oct. 20-Nov. 10
286
Nov. 11-28
287
Nov. 29-Dec. 11
288
Dec. 12-19
289
Dec. 20-28
290
1923, Dec. 29-1924, Jan. 6
291
1924
Jan. 7-14
292
Jan. 15-21
293
Jan. 22-27
294
Jan. 28-Feb. 4
295
Feb. 5-14
296
Feb. 15-26
297
Feb. 26-Mar. 6
298
Mar. 7-21
299
Mar. 22-Apr. 1
300
Apr. 2-12
301
Apr. 13-28
302
Apr. 29-May 6
303
May 7-23
304
May 24-June 4
305
June 5-13
306
June 14-July 17
307
July 18-Sept. 28
308
Sept. 29-Nov. 6
309
Nov. 7-Dec. 8
310
Dec. 9-31
311
[1924]
312
1925
Jan. 1-31
313
Feb. 1-28
314
Mar. 1-Apr. 9
315
Apr. 10-May 8
316
May 9-June 25
317
June 26-July 29
318
July 30-Sept. 5
319
Sept. 6-Oct. 19
320
Oct 20.-Dec. 3
321
Dec. 4-31
322
1926
Jan. 1-31
323
Feb. 1-Mar. 4
324
Mar. 5-Apr. 9
325
Apr. 10-May 18
326
May 19-July 1
327
July 2-Aug. 16
328
Aug. 17-Oct. 6
329
Oct. 7-Nov. 25
330
Nov. 26-Dec. 31
331
1927
Jan. 1-31
332
Feb. 1-27
333
Feb. 28-Mar. 31
334
Apr. 1-May 8
335
May 9-Aug. 16
336
Aug. 17-Nov. 26
337
1927, Nov. 27-1928, Jan. 25
338
1928
Jan. 26-Mar. 14
339
May 15-Aug. 30
340
Sept. 1-Nov. 16
341
1928, Nov. 17-1929, Jan. 28
342
1929
Jan. 29-Apr. 1
343
Apr. 2-June 1
344
June 2-July 15
345
July 16-Sept. 14
346
Sept. 15-Oct. 28
347
Oct. 29-Dec. 18
348
1929, Dec. 19-1930, Feb. 5
349
1930
Feb. 6-Mar. 31
350
Apr. 1-May 19
351
May 20-July 11
352
July 12-Sept. 28
353
Sept. 29-Nov. 6
354
Nov. 7-Dec. 15
355
1930, Dec. 16-1931, Jan. 23
356
1931
Jan. 24-Mar. 9
357
Mar. 10-Apr. 22
358
Apr. 23-June 3
359
June 4-July 22
360
July 23-Aug. 31
361
Sept. 1-Oct. 31
362
Nov. 1-Dec. 1
363
1931, Dec. 2-1932, Jan. 10
364
1932
Jan. 11-Feb. 10
365
Feb. 11-Mar. 16
366
Mar. 17-Apr. 18
367
Apr. 19-June 3
368
June 4-31
369
July 1-21
370
July 22-Aug. 9
371
Aug. 10-27
372
Aug. 28-Sept. 7
373
Sept. 8-27
374
Sept. 28-Oct. 15
375
Oct. 16-27
376
Oct. 28-Nov. 4
377
Nov. 5-Dec. 3
378
Dec. 4-31
379
1933
Jan. 1-Feb. 7
380
Feb. 8-Mar. 2
381
Mar. 3-21
382
Mar. 22-Apr. 17
383
Apr. 18-May 15
384
May 16-June 16
385
June 17-July 17
386
July 18-Aug. 16
387
Aug. 17-Sept. 17
388
Sept. 18-Nov. 6
389
Nov. 7-Dec. 20
390
1933, Dec. 21-1934, Jan. 17
391
1934
Jan. 18-Feb. 15
392
Feb. 16-Mar. 23
393
Mar. 24-Apr. 29
394
Apr. 30-June 14
395
June 15-July 19
396
July 20-Aug. 31
397
Sept. 1-Oct. 7
398
Oct. 8-Nov. 3
399
Nov. 4-Dec. 4
400
1934, Dec. 5-1935, Jan. 13
401
1935
Jan. 14-Feb. 14
402
Feb. 15-Mar. 9
403
Mar. 10-Apr. 3
404
Apr. 4-May 6
405
May 7-June 3
406
June 4-27
407
June 28-July 19
408
July 20-Aug. 13
409
Aug. 14-Sept. 4
410
Sept. 5-26
411
Sept. 27-Oct. 18
412
Oct. 19-Nov. 18
413
Nov. 19-Dec. 7
414
Dec. 8-30
415
1935, Dec. 31-1936, Jan. 19
416
1936
Jan. 20-Feb. 9
417
Feb. 10-Mar. 2
418
Mar. 3-24
419
Mar. 25-Apr. 21
420
Apr. 22-May 12
421
May 13-June 4
422
June 5-30
423
July 1-31
424
Aug. 1-27
425
Aug. 28-Sept. 20
426
Sept. 21-Oct. 19
427
Oct. 20-Nov. 30
428
Dec. 1-30
429
1937, Dec. 31-1937, Jan. 21
430
1937
Jan. 22-Feb. 10
431
Feb. 11-Mar. 8
432
Mar. 9-31
433
Apr. 1-20
434
Apr. 21-May 7
435
May 8-24
436
May 25-June 8
437
June 9-25
438
June 26-July 14
439
July 15-Aug. 1
440
Aug. 2-20
441
Aug. 21-Sept. 19
442
Sept. 20-Oct. 21
443
Oct. 22-Nov. 25
444
Nov. 26-Dec. 11
445
Dec. 12-30
446
1937, Dec. 31-1938, Jan. 10
447
1938
Jan. 11-23
448
Jan. 24-Feb. 8
449
Feb. 9-21
450
Feb. 22-Mar. 10
451
Mar. 11-24
452
Mar. 25-Apr. 11
453
Apr. 12-26
454
Apr. 27-May 10
455
May 11-20
456
May 21-June 3
457
June 4-17
458
June 18-July 7
459
July 8-31
460
Aug. 1-14
461
Aug. 15-22
462
Aug. 23-28
463
Aug. 29-Sept. 8
464
Sept. 9-23
465
Sept. 24-Oct. 8
466
Oct. 9-Nov. 4
467
Nov. 5-Dec. 26
468
1938, Dec. 27-1939, Mar. 25
469
1939
Mar. 26-Sept. 1
470
1939, Sept. 2-1940, Jan. 20
471
1940
Jan. 21-May 12
472
May 13-Aug. 17
473
Aug. 18-Dec. 23
474
1940, Dec. 24-1941, Jan. 31
475
Undated
476-516
Letterbooks,
1910-1922
1910-1922
Copies of letters and telegrams sent by McAdoo or his office.
Arranged chronologically by first date in each volume. Each volume
is chronologically arranged by day and contains an index of correspondents.
476 Pt 1-1
1910, Jan. 13-Mar. 3
476 Pt 1-2
1910, Mar. 4.-Apr. 18
476 Pt 2
1911, Feb. 6-1913, Jan. 24
476 Pt 3
1911, Nov. 20-1912, Jan. 10
477 Pt 1
1912
Jan. 10-Mar. 25
477 Pt 2
Mar. 25-May 16
477 Pt 3
May 17-July 23
478 Pt 1
1913
Mar. 10-Apr. 13
478 Pt 2
Apr. 9-May 13
478 Pt 3
May 13-June 19
479 Pt 1
June 19-July 25
479 Pt 2
July 25-Aug. 29
479 Pt 3
Aug. 28-Oct. 10
480 Pt 1
Oct. 10-Nov. 12
480 Pt 2
Nov. 12-Dec. 23
480 Pt 3
1913, Dec. 23-1914, Feb. 24
481 Pt 1
1914
Feb. 24-Apr. 3
481 Pt 2
Apr. 3-May 13
481 Pt 3
May 16-July 8
482 Pt 1
July 8-28
482 Pt 2
July 28-Aug. 26
482 Pt 3
Aug. 24-Sept. 24
483 Pt 1
Sept.24-Oct. 21
483 Pt 2
Oct. 21-Nov. 16
483 Pt 3
Nov. 14-Dec. 21
484 Pt 1
1914, Dec. 21-1915, Feb. 2
484 Pt 2
1915
Feb. 2-23
484 Pt 3
Feb. 23-Apr. 3
485 Pt 1
Apr. 3-June 2
485 Pt 2
June 2-23
485 Pt 3
June 23-29
486 Pt 1
June 27-Aug. 27
486 Pt 2
July 1-Aug. 11
486 Pt 3
Aug. 7-27
487 Pt 1
Aug. 28-Sept. 21
487 Pt 2
Sept. 15-Oct. 11
487 pt 3
Oct. 11-Nov. 12
488 Pt 1
Nov. 11-Dec. 8
488 Pt 2
Dec. 8-30
488 Pt 3
1915, Dec. 30-1916, Jan. 21
489 Pt 1
1916
Jan. 21-Feb. 11
489 Pt 2
Feb. 11-Mar. 6
489 Pt 3
Mar. 6-May 3
490 Pt 1
May 3-June 7
490 Pt 2
June 7-30
490 Pt 3
June 30-July 27
491 Pt 1
July 26-Aug. 17
491 Pt 2
Aug. 17-Oct. 5
491 Pt 3
Oct. 5-Nov. 9
492 Pt 1
Nov. 9-Dec. 14
492 Pt 2
1916, Dec. 14-1917, Jan. 15
492 Pt 3
1917
Jan. 10-Feb. 8
493 Pt 1
Feb. 8-Mar. 9
493 Pt 2
Feb. 27-Apr. 6
493 Pt 3
Apr. 6-28
494 Pt 1
Apr. 30-May 15
494 Pt 2
May 3-June 6
494 Pt 3
June 4-25
495 Pt 1
June 25-July 18
495 Pt 2
July 16-Aug. 14
495 Pt 3
Aug. 14-Sept. 8
496 Pt 1
Sept. 5-Oct. 2
496 Pt 2
Oct. 2-Nov. 8
496 Pt 3
Nov. 3-Dec. 2
497 Pt 1
Nov. 28-Dec. 31
497 Pt 2
1917, Dec. 27-1918, Jan. 31
497 Pt 3
1917, Dec. 29-1918, Feb. 9
498 Pt 1
1918
Jan. 31-Feb. 27
498 Pt 2
Feb. 23-Mar. 25
498 Pt 3
Mar. 22-Apr. 17
499 Pt 1
Apr. 17-May 23
499 Pt 2
May 20-July 2
499 Pt 3
July 1-Aug. 31
500 Pt 1-1
Aug. 15-Nov. 30
500 Pt 1-2
1918, Dec. 4-1919, Jan. 7
500 Pt 2
1918, Oct. 15-Nov. 18
500 Pt 3
1918, Nov. 14-1919, Jan. 7
501
1919, Dec. 29-1920, Jan. 22
502
1920
Jan. 5-June 25
503
Jan. 22-Feb. 19
504
Feb. 19-Mar. 26
505
Mar. 26-Apr. 22
506
Apr. 22-May 26
507
June 30-Aug. 3
508
Aug. 3-Sept. 14
509
Sept. 15-Nov. 17
510
Nov. 17-Dec. 28
511
1920, Dec. 28-1921, Mar. 11
512
1921
Jan. 12-28
513
Mar. 11-May 17
514
May 17-Sept. 13
515
1921, Sept. 14-1922, Jan. 11
516
1922, Jan. 12-Mar. 3
517-528
Wilson-McAdoo Correspondence,
1911-1924
1911-1924
Correspondence between Woodrow Wilson and McAdoo.
Included at the end of the file are letters to Wilson from
others.
517
1911, Oct. 9-1913, Sept. 30
518
1913, Oct. 1-1914, July 29
519
1914, Aug. 2 -1915, July 20
520
1915, Aug. 17-1916, July 26
521
1916, July 27-1917, Feb. 9
522
1917
Feb. 10-July 10
523
July 16- Dec. 31
524
1918
Jan.-July 25
525
Aug. 4-Dec. 3
526
1918, Dec. 28-1924, Jan. 18
527
Letters to Wilson from others
1912, Aug.-1915, Aug. 25
528
1916, Feb. 21-1920, Nov. 15
529-562
Subject File,
1910-1940
1910-1940
Near-print and typewritten copies of reports, circulars,
bulletins, and general orders.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
529-532
Agriculture Department
533-534
Commerce Department
534-540
Federal Reserve System
541-543
Finance
544-545
Foreign relations
545-550
Interior Department
551
League of Nations
552
Liberty Loans
553-554
Merchant Marine
555
Post Office Department
556-560
Railroads, government administration of
561
Taxation
562
War Risk Insurance and Treasury Department
reports
563-580
Speech, Article, and Book File,
1908-1932
1908-1932
Handwritten, typewritten, near-print, and printed copies of drafts
of speeches, articles, remarks, and press releases; also manuscript and
background materials assembled by McAdoo in the writing of his autobiography,
The Crowded Years
.
Arranged by type of writing or presentation.
563
Speeches
1908-1917
564
1917-1923
565
1924-1940
566
Undated
567
Articles, 1910-1932, undated
568
Remarks, 1909-1938, undated
569
Press releases
1913-1917, June
570
1917, July-1918, Oct.
571
1918, Nov.-1919, May
572
1919, June-1938, undated
573
Book,
Crowded Years
Articles about McAdoo
Biographical sketches
Charles R. Crisp episode, 1927
Early school papers
Galley proofs
574
Galley proofs
Genealogical records
Hudson River tunnels
Impressions of famous persons
Miscellaneous notes and memoranda
575
Miscellaneous notes and memoranda
576
Newspaper clippings
Political campaign of 1924
Railroad administration, postwar
Typescript
577-578
Typescript
579
Typescript
Woodrow Wilson, notes on
580
Genealogical scrapbook
581-596
Scrapbooks,
1904-1932
1904-1932
Clippings mounted in bound volumes. The scrapbook for 1904-1907 contains correspondence.
Arranged
chronologically by volume.
581
1904-1907
(2 vols.)
582
1909, Sept.-1911, Dec.
583
1910, Oct.-Dec.
584
1910, Dec.-1911, Jan.
585
1911
Mar.-May
586
May-June
587
1912
May-Aug.
588
Aug.-Oct.
589
1912, Oct.-1913, Mar.
590
1913
Feb.-Mar.
591
Mar.
592
1913, Mar. 4-1914, Mar. 31 1914, Jan.-Feb.
593
1920
June, 1-30
June-Aug.
July
594
1921, June-1922, Feb.
595
1932
596
1936
Apr.-May
Aug.-Sept.
597-647
Miscellany,
1850-1940
1850-1940
Fragmentary notes and addresses, invitations, miscellaneous items,
photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia.
Arranged by type of material.
597
Calling cards
598-599
Fragmentary notes and addresses
600-601
Greeting cards
602-604
Invitations
605-626
Miscellaneous
627-644
Newspaper clippings
645-647
Photographs
[
See also
Oversize
](ovphotos)
648
Addition,
1925-1941
1925-1941
Correspondence with his son, Francis H. McAdoo, and telegrams,
financial records, and printed matter.
Arranged chronologically.
648
Correspondence with Francis H. McAdoo (son), and
telegrams, financial records, and printed matter, 1925-1941
(39 folders)
OV 1
Oversize
Photographs.
Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and
folders from which the items were removed.
OV 1
Photographs (Container 647)