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Cannon, Clarence (1879-1964), Papers, 1896-1964, (C2342) C Cannon, Clarence (1879-1964), Papers, 1896-1964 2342 37.6 linear feet, 124 volumes This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri. If you would like more information, please contact us at [email protected]. INTRODUCTION Public and private papers of a Democratic congressman from Missouri’s 9th District, 1923-1964. The collection is arranged alphabetically by topics and contains correspondence and other material relating to his life and congressional career. DONOR INFORMATION The papers were placed on contract with the University of Missouri by Ida W. Cannon on 28 January 1966 (Accession No. 3650). An addition was made on 4 January 1971 by Ida W. Cannon. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Clarence Cannon was born in Elsberry, Missouri, on April 11, 1879. He attended LaGrange College and received B.A. and M.A. degrees from William Jewell College in 1903 and 1904. He served as Professor of History at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, from 1904 to 1908. After receiving his LLB degree from the University of Missouri, Cannon established his law practice in Troy, Missouri, in 1908. He later joined Congressman Champ Clark’s staff in Washington, D.C. Cannon served as a parliamentarian in the U.S. House of Representatives under both Democratic and Republican administrations before being elected to Congress in 1922. He served as a congressman from the Ninth District of Missouri from 1923 until his death in 1964. During his tenure, Cannon became Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, serving in the capacity when his party was in power until his death. A recognized expert on parliamentary procedure, Cannon served as parliamentarian for all the Democratic National Conventions from 1920 to 1960, and authored and edited many books on parliamentary procedure and practice. Among his books parliamentarianship are A Synopsis of the Procedure of the House (1919); National Convention Parliamentary Manual (1928); Cannon’s Precedents (1936, 1949); and Manual and Digest of the House of Representatives (1918, 1919). Cannon married Ida Dawson Wigginton on August 30, 1906, and the couple had two daughters, Ida Elizabeth and Ruby Melinda. When not in Washington, Cannon spent a good deal of his time on his farm in Elsberry, Missouri. He died in 1964. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Clarence Cannon Papers have been arranged into the following seven series: Correspondence, Papers, and Clippings; Bills and Resolutions; Photographs; News Clippings, Publications, and Schedules; Scrapbooks; Miscellaneous; and Certificates. For more complete series descriptions, please see the folder list. C2342 Cannon, Clarence (1879-1964), Papers, 1896-1964 Page 2 FOLDER LIST Correspondence, Papers, and Clippings Series f. 1-37 SIGNATURES. Letters to Cannon with signatures from noted figures in government, business, the arts, religion, labor, military and foreign dignitaries. f. 38 ACADEMY NOMINATIONS. Lists of candidates appointed to U.S. service academies from Missouri's 9th Congressional district during Cannon's tenure as Congressman. f. 39-46 ACREAGE CONTROL. Correspondence, clippings, reports and notes concerning federal farm acreage control legislation, farm income, price ceilings, and price reports. Notes on Agricultural Adjustment Act (1935) section 32, Commodity Credit Corporation, Emergency Price Control Act of 1942. f. 42 Newsletters relating to World War II agricultural crop and price controls, clippings concerning postwar U.S. and European crop production, speeches relating to postwar farm policy, material relating to the reorganization of the Department of Agriculture during the Eisenhower Administration. f. 47-48 ADDRESS. Drafts of speeches Cannon made at Jefferson-Jackson Day dinners and speeches in the Congressional Record, 1951-1953. f. 49-58 AGED. Correspondence, pamphlets, clippings concerning the aged, pensions, job opportunities, medical aid and social security. f. 59-64 AGRICULTURE. Clippings relating to all aspects of farm legislation, income, parity, imports, loans, University of Missouri Agriculture Extension and REA programs. f. 65 AID TO EDUCATION. Correspondence concerning federal aid to education. Requests for information on the study of entomology. f. 66-77 ALCOHOL-NICOTINE. Clippings and pamphlets relating to the harmfulness of alcohol and nicotine and material on how to stop drinking and smoking. f. 78-81 AMERICAN LEGION. Clippings relating to the activities of the American Legion, speeches on the Legion in the Congressional Record, requests to Cannon asking support of Veterans benefits and rehabilitation legislation, Legion newsletters, correspondence relating to the dedication of 1960 Pershing National Memorial Shrine in LeClede, Missouri, f. 79-80, article relating to the item veto written by Cannon in American Legion, June 1961, correspondence relating to the Legion lobby for Congress, and State American Legion Oratorical Contests. f. 82 APPLE PROGRAM. Clippings and correspondence concerning the apple industry in Missouri. Correspondence with Lloyd Stark concerning Stark Nurseries. f. 83 APPORTIONMENT. 1958 clipping concerning shift in U.S. population as it is related to apportionment of Congress. C2342 Cannon, Clarence (1879-1964), Papers, 1896-1964 Page 3 f. 84-95 APPROPRIATIONS. Clippings, speeches, notes, charts, and correspondence relating to the activity of the House Appropriations Committee, 1942-1965. Resolutions and correspondence between Cannon and Harry F. Byrd on consolidated general appropriations better known as "Omnibus Bill." f. 85-89 Correspondence, clipping and notes concerning the conflict between House and Senate Appropriations Committee in 1962. f. 91-95 For the Cannon-Hayden dispute, see also folders 2916-2919. Correspondence between Cannon and Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy concerning appropriations for all areas of the government. f. 96-101 ARBORETUM. Correspondence, clippings, statements concerning the activity and appropriations of the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. with members of Congress and Secretaries of Agriculture. Correspondence concerning April 27, 1964 dedication of the Administration and Research Building at the National Arboretum and Cannon's participation in the ceremony. f. 102-103 ARMED FORCES. Clippings about great military heroes from Missouri. f. 104 ARMISTICE DAY. Congressional Record speeches and newspaper clippings concerning Armistice Day. f. 105-107 ARMY. Correspondence concerning Cannon's request in 1914-1918 for an appointment to military duty, see folder 527 for additional material on Cannon's request. f. 108-146 ASTRONOMY. Clippings, speeches, press releases and Library of Congress information sheets concerning astronomy and Cannon's interest in astronomy. f. 147-163 ATOMIC ENERGY. Clippings, speeches, correspondence and memoranda concerning the activity of the Atomic Energy Commission, the use of atomic energy for industrial and peaceful purposes, memoranda on H.G. Rickover's contribution to the advancement of atomic energy (see also folders 2323-2330). Problems of leadership in the Commission under Lewis Strauss and congressional reaction to it. Cannon's speeches relating to atomic energy. Clippings, press releases and newsletters on disarmament. Discussion of atomic energy programs with consumer-owned utilities. Memoranda on trips to the Soviet Union by American electrical power groups and their correspondence to Cannon concerning visits to atomic energy installations in the U.S. f. 164 BABY BOOK. Letters from constituents thanking Cannon for sending them book on child care. f. 165-196 BANKING. Clippings, pamphlets, notes and correspondence relating to banking activities and government banking legislation from 1908- 1964 in Missouri and in U.S. Congress. Material concerning branch in Missouri, MacFadden Banking Bill in 1926 and the Federal Reserve System, clippings concerning banking activities during the depression. C2342 Cannon, Clarence (1879-1964), Papers, 1896-1964 Page 4 f. 182-186 War time banking f. 187-188 Material on post-World War II branch banking, bank mergers, savings and loan companies in Missouri and throughout the country. f. 190-195 Letters to Cannon from Independent Bankers of Missouri asking help in removal of James J. Saxon as Federal Comptroller of the Currency and discussion of resulting political overtones with the White House (1962-1964). f. 197-209 BAPTISTS. Correspondence, statistics, pamphlets relating to Southern Baptist denomination and Cannon's activity in the Cuivre River Baptist Association and the Missouri Baptist Convention. Statistics on denominational growth, sermonettes and Sunday school lessons by Cannon. Cannon's notes on Baptist Associational meetings, clippings relating to the history of the Baptist Church. Form letters sent to fellow Baptists by Cannon when he was clerk of the Cuivre River Baptist Association. Minutes to Association meetings. f. 210-212 BASING POINT. Clippings, editorials, and Congressional Record debates concerning the basing point system in governmental contract bids, basing point legislation and Truman's veto of such legislation. f. 213-216 BAUXITE BILL. Material concerning the use of calcinated bauxite used in the fire brick refractory industry and Cannon's notes and correspondence with fire brick manufacturers of his district regarding an amendment to the Tariff Act of 1930 reducing the tariff on imported calcinated bauxite which Cannon proposed. f. 217 BEES. Newspaper clippings concerning bees. f. 218-230 BIBLE. Newspaper clippings concerning the Bible.
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