Scope and Content Note
The papers of Judson King (1872-1958) span the period 1900-1958, with the bulk of the material relating primarily to the development of public power policy in the United States and reflecting his role as a consultant to the United States Rural Electrification Administration.
Of particular interest is a file of General Correspondence covering the period 1912-1958 but largely dated after 1933. Correspondence for the year 1937 is missing. Manuscripts and typescripts of King's writings, scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed material complete the collection. Topics featured in the papers include the Rural Electrification Administration, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the National Popular Government League, which King organized and directed for many years.
Correspondents include George D. Aiken, John M. Carmody, Lister Hill, David Eli Lilienthal, George Fort Milton, George W. Norris, Gifford Pinchot, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Slattery, Francis Patrick Walsh, and William Allen White.