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John Andrew Simpson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-567

Scope and Contents

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Correspondence (1917-1934) with Simpson regarding Oklahoma Farmers' Union and National Farmers' Union policies, issues and activities, including financial papers and meeting minutes of both organizations, and Simpson's nomination for the office of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in Franklin Roosevelt's first cabinet. Correspondents include Franklin Roosevelt, Huey P. Long, Henry Morgenthau, James A. Farley and Elmer Thomas. Also in the collection are diaries (1924-1934), transcripts of radio and other speeches (1919-1933), clippings (n.d.) and newspapers (1917-1934) all relating to farm topics.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917-1934

Restrictions on Access

On June 26, 2023, the Western History Collections began a preservation project that has made many of its collections unavailable for a period of time. This collection is among the materials temporarily unavailable. Please contact Western History Collections if you wish to be added to a contact list to be notified when this collection becomes available.

Available for public access.

Extent

2.66 Cubic Feet (2.66 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Mildred Simpson.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Simpson, Mildred. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1946.

Description rules
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Repository Details

Part of the Western History Collections Repository

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