Ernest Gallaudet Draper Papers
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Ernest Gallaudet Draper (1885-1954) span the years circa 1919-1955, with the bulk of the material dating from 1928 to 1953, and relate largely to his service as assistant secretary of commerce and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
The speeches and writings cover Draper's career before and during his service with the federal government. Speeches and book reviews written before 1935 concern the business economy, unemployment, and unemployment security. His personal diary, "Stirring Times, 1941-1949" relates to problems that came before the Federal Reserve Board during World War II and the board's discussions and decisions, and to personal matters. Other writings include his recollections as a naval reserve officer during World War I, articles, and a foreword. The bound volumes of speeches and articles begin in 1935 with Draper's service as assistant secretary of commerce and end in 1948 during his membership on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Topics include foreign trade, social welfare, business and democracy, trade agreements, banking, small businesses, and defense. The correspondence concerns politics, economic problems, and education. Correspondents include Cordell Hull, Harold L. Ickes, Frances Perkins, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Daniel C. Roper, Harry S. Truman, and Fred M. Vinson.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1919-1955
- Creation: Majority of material found within ( 1928-1953)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Ernest Gallaudet Draper 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 neeeded to retrieve these items for research use.
Copyright Status
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Ernest Gallaudet Draper has been dedicated to the public, except that the right to publish as a whole the manuscript of Ernest Gallaudet Draper's random notes, which he called "Stirring Times, 1941-1949," is governed by the copyright act. (Theodora Trowbridge Draper Deed of Gift, 16 December 1955).
Biographical Note
Biographical Note
- 1885, May 15
- Born, Washington, D.C.
- 1906
- B.A., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.
- 1906 - 1912
- Worked as clerk and in other capacities for Payson Merrill, a book concern, New York, N.Y.
- 1911
- Married Mary White Childs (divorced)
- 1912 - 1920
- President, American Creosoting Co.
- 1917 - 1918
- Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force; assistant navigator aboard Sierra (troop transport)
- 1919
- Published Navigating the Ship . New York: D. Van Nostrand Co.
- 1920 - 1935
- Member, People's Institute, New York, N.Y., an offshoot of the Cooper Union Mechanics School
- Vice president and treasurer, Hills Brothers Co., packers of Dromedary dates and other food products
- 1924 - 1927
- Served on New York City Commission of Unemployment, New York, N.Y.
- Served on New York City Art Commission, New York, N.Y.
- 1926
- Married Theodora Trowbridge Elliman (died 1959)
- 1930 - 1932
- President, American Association of Labor Legislation
- 1930 - 1935
- Member, New York State Commission of Unemployment
- 1934
- Member, National Labor Board
- Member, New York State Advisory Committee on Minimum Wages
- 1934 - 1950
- Member, Business Advisory Council, Department of Commerce
- 1935 - 1938
- Assistant secretary of commerce
- 1936 - 1938
- Member, Executive Committee on Commercial Policy
- 1938 - 1950
- Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.
- 1954, Apr. 30
- Died, Washington, D.C.
Extent
250 items
3 containers
1.2 linear feet
Abstract
Manufacturer and government official. Chiefly speeches and articles, including also biographical material, a diary, correspondence, book reviews, clippings, and notes, relating to Draper's service as assistant secretary of commerce and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and including his involvement with various New York state and city agencies concerned with unemployment and labor.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Additional Guides
A short description of the papers was published in The Library of Congress Quarterly Journal of Current Acquisitions 13, no. 3 (May 1956): 161-62.
Catalog Record
Provenance
The papers of Ernest Gallaudet Draper, manufacturer and government official, were given to the Library of Congress by his wife, Theodora Trowbridge Draper, in 1955.
Processing History
The papers of Ernest Gallaudet Draper were arranged and described in 1956. The finding aid was revised and the collection reorganized in 2012.
Source
- Draper, Ernest Gallaudet, 1885-1954 (Creator, Person)
Subject
- Draper, Ernest Gallaudet, 1885-1954. (Person)
- Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955--Correspondence. (Person)
- Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952--Correspondence. (Person)
- Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965--Correspondence. (Person)
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Correspondence. (Person)
- Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943--Correspondence. (Person)
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Correspondence. (Person)
- Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953--Correspondence. (Person)
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (Organization)
- United States. Department of Commerce. (Organization)
- United States. Naval Reserve. (Organization)
Geographic
- United States--Commerce.
- United States--Commercial policy.
- United States--Defenses.
- United States--Economic conditions--20th century.
- United States--Economic policy--20th century.
- United States--Politics and government--1901-1953.
- United States--Social conditions--20th century.
Occupation
Topical
- Banks and banking.
- Business and politics.
- Commercial treaties.
- Democracy.
- Education.
- International trade.
- Labor and laboring classes--New York (State)--New York.
- Labor and laboring classes--New York (State)
- Public welfare.
- Small business.
- Unemployment--New York (State)--New York.
- Unemployment--New York (State)
- Unemployment.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Title
- Ernest Gallaudet Draper Papers
- Subtitle
- A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress
- Author
- Prepared by Manuscript Divison StaffRevised by Melinda K. Friend
- Date
- 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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