Progressive National Committee Supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President Records
Scope and Content Note
The records of the Progressive National Committee Supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President span the year 1936 and consist of correspondence, office files, press releases, scrapbook of clippings, and other printed material relating to the committee's activities in the 1936 presidential campaign. Prominent individuals represented include Elmer Austin Benson, Mary McLeod Bethune, Maurice P. Davidson, Harold L. Ickes, Judson King, Robert M. LaFollette (1895-1953), Fiorello H. La Guardia, and Frank P. Walsh.
Dates
- Creation: 1936
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Access and Restrictions
The records of Progressive National Committee Supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President 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.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Progressive National Committee Supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Extent
5,000 items
12 containers
4 oversize
6.2 linear feet
Abstract
Correspondence, office files, press releases, scrapbook of clippings, and other printed material relating to the committee's activities in the 1936 presidential campaign.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is organized by type of material.
Catalog Record
Provenance
The records of the Progressive National Committee Supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President were given to the Library of Congress by Robert M. La Follette (1895-1953) in 1946.
Processing History
The records of Progressive National Committee Supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President were arranged and described circa 1970. The finding aid was revised in 2011.
Source
- Progressive National Committee Supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President (Creator, Organization)
Subject
- Benson, Elmer A. (Elmer Austin), 1895-1985. (Person)
- Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955. (Person)
- Davidson, Maurice P., 1879-1956. (Person)
- Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952. (Person)
- King, Judson, 1872-1958. (Person)
- La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1895-1953. (Person)
- La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947. (Person)
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. (Person)
- Walsh, Frank P. (Person)
- Progressive National Committee Supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President. (Organization)
- Title
- Progressive National Committee Supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt for President Records
- Subtitle
- A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress
- Author
- Prepared by Manuscript Division Staff
- Date
- 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Part of the Manuscript Division Repository
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