John Andrew Simpson Collection
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
- 1917-1934
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
2.66 ft. (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.
- Agriculture and politics Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- American Farm Bureau Federation
- Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965
- Bimetallism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cheek, Tom W.
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Democratic Party (Okla.)
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Draft Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Draft registration Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Erick Chamber of Commerce (Okla.)
- Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976
- Farmers -- Political activity Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Farmers Education and Cooperative Union of America
- Farmers Union Central Exchange (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- Ferris, Scott, 1877-1945
- Gold standard Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
- La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947
- Lasater, Edward Cunningham, 1860-1930
- Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935
- Lundeen, Ernest, 1878-1940
- McCool, R. M.
- McFadden, Louis T. (Louis Thomas), 1876-1936
- McGill, George
- Morgenthau, Henry, 1891-1967
- National Farmers' Union (U.S.)
- National Grange
- National Popular Government League
- Oklahoma Farmers' Union
- Pierce, Walter Marcus, 1861-1954
- Political parties Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Presidents -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Progressive Party (U.S. : 1912)
- Rogers, Will, 1879-1935
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
- Silver question Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Simpson, John A. (John Andrew), 1871-1934
- Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944
- Speeches, addresses, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Swank, Fletcher B., 1875-
- Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965
- United States. Department of Agriculture
- Weatherford Council of Defense (Okla.)
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
