Manuscript Division Frank L. Greene Papers

Frank L. Greene Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS24018

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Frank Lester Greene (1870-1930) span the years 1895-1930 and consist of correspondence, diaries and miscellaneous personal material, reports, legislative files, printed matter, financial papers, maps, photographs, and other material. The collection is organized according to the descriptions provided by the donor into five series; Correspondence , Military File , Vermont File , Legislative File , and Personal Miscellany .

The papers pertain mainly to Greene’s career as United States representative and then senator from Vermont, but include family and personal material as well as correspondence relating to his editorship of the St. Albans, Vermont, Daily Messenger. Most significant are military files from his membership on the Military Affairs Committees of the House and Senate. Also in the collection are political campaign files from 1900 to 1928.

Dates

Creation: 1895-1930

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Access and Restrictions

The papers of Frank L. Greene 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The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Frank L. Greene is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Biographical Note

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1870, Feb. 10: Born, St. Albans, Vt.
1883 - 1891: Employed by Central Vermont Railway Co.
1888: Part-time correspondent, Boston Globe and other newspapers
1888 - 1900: Member, Vermont National Guard
1891: Reporter and later editor, St. Albans Messenger
1895: Married Jessie Emma Richardson
1898: Recruited an infantry company in Spanish-American War
1904 - 1905: President, Vermont Press Association
1908: Member, commission that proposed amendments to the Vermont constitution
1912 - 1922: Member, U.S. House of Representative
1917 - 1923: Regent, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1922: Elected to United States Senate; reelected in 1928
1924: Critically wounded on Capital Hill as a bystander in gun battle between federal prohibition agents and bootleggers
1930, Dec. 17: Died, St. Albans, Vt.

Extent

31,000 items
78 containers
1 oversize
31.6 linear feet

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Additional Description

Abstract

Army officer and U.S. representative and senator from Vermont. Correspondence, diaries and miscellaneous personal material, reports, legislative files, printed matter, financial papers, maps, photographs, and other material relating to Greene’s career in politics and as a newspaper editor in Vermont.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged in five series:

Catalog Record

https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81024018

Acquisition Information

The papers of Frank L. Greene, army officer, U.S. representative, and senator from Vermont, were given to the Library of Congress by his son, Richardson L. Greene, in 1950-1951.