Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse Collection of Letters of the Presidents, 1780-1990 FLP.RBD.PRESIDENTS
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Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, 1780-1990 FLP.RBD.PRESIDENTS This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit December 15, 2011 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department 2010.11.22 Philadelphia, PA, 19103 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, 1780-1990 ... Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biographical/Historical note.......................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents note............................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement note...........................................................................................................................................4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 8 - Page 2 - Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, 1780-1990 ... Summary Information Repository Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department Creator - Collector Strouse, Charlotte Creator - Collector Strouse, Norman H. Title Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents Date [inclusive] 1780-1990 Extent 2.4 Linear feet Language English Abstract This is a collection of manuscript letters of presidents of the United States dating from 1780 to 1993 collected by Norman H. Strouse. All of the presidents are represented except for Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. The letters and other documents relating to Abraham Lincoln have been separated into their own collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Older letters are generally more substantive, with more recent letters mostly being short notes of thanks. Preferred Citation note [Description and date of item], [Box number], Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, 1780-1990, Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department. - Page 3 - Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, 1780-1990 ... Biographical/Historical note Norman H. Strouse was born in Olympia, Washington in 1906. Strouse worked for forty years at the J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency, then the world's largest. In 1955 he was promoted to president, and was made chief executive in 1960. He served as chairman from 1964 until he retired in 1968. He was also chairman of the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the recipient of the Gold Medal Award in advertising. After retiring in 1968, Strouse focused on collecting rare books, fine printing, and bindings. He specialized in books by Thomas Carlyle, works bound by Thomas Bird Moser, and 12th-16th-century illuminated manuscripts. He and his wife, Charlotte, founded the Silverado Museum in St. Helena, dedicated to Robert Louis Stevenson, with more than 6,000 books and other items. Strouse also wrote four books, including How to Build a Poor Man’s Morgan Library. Scope and Contents note This is a collection of manuscript letters of presidents of the United States dating from 1780 to 1993. All of the presidents are represented except for Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. The letters and other documents relating to Abraham Lincoln have been separated into their own collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Older letters are generally more substantive, with more recent letters mostly being short notes of thanks. Some highlights of the collection are published volumes with inscriptions by Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, and Richard Nixon. There are also printed copies of "Report upon Weights and Measures" (1821) and "Eulogy on James Madison" (1836), both signed by John Quincy Adams; an autograph book with signatures of presidents, cabinet secretaries, senators, and other politicians; Bushrod Washington's Supreme Court Commission, signed by John Adams (1798); a framed photograph of Norman Strouse; a signed framed photograph of Herbert Hoover; and transcriptions of letters of George Washington (the originals are not in the collection). The varied nature of this collection limits how useful it will be to researchers. However, because these are documents relating to the presidents of the United States, the likelihood that an individual item (or a short run of related items) could be of interest is high. Arrangement note - Page 4 - Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, 1780-1990 ... Items are arranged by president or administration, and then within this grouping, chronologically. Administrative Information Publication Information Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department 2010.11.22 Conditions Governing Access note This collection is open for research use. Conditions Governing Use note The right of access to material does not imply the right of publication. Permission for reprinting, reproduction, or extensive quotation from the rare books, manuscripts, prints, or drawings must be obtained through written application, stating the use to be made of the material. The reader bears the responsibility for any possible infringement of copyright laws in the publication of such material. A reproduction fee will be charged if the material is to be reproduced in a commercial publication. Custodial History note The great majority of the materials were collected by Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse and donated between 1960 and 1978, but some items were donated by other individuals or purchased by the library from various dealers at later dates. Immediate Source of Acquisition note Gift of Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse, 1960-1978. Processing Information note Finding aid entered into the Archivists' Toolkit by Garrett Boos. Controlled Access Headings - Page 5 - Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, 1780-1990 ... Corporate Name(s) • United States. President. Personal Name(s) • Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 • Adams, John, 1735-1826 • Arnold, Isaac Newton, 1815-1884 • Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886 • Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956 • Bingham, John Armor, 1815-1900 • Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 • Bush, Barbara, 1925- • Bush, George, 1924- • Caldwell, John, 1819-1868 • Camp, Benjamin Franklin, 1852-1929 • Clarke, Sidney, 1831-1909 • Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 • Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865 • Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 • Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1815-1894 • Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 • Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 • Forbes, Wm. (William), d. 1877 • Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 • Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 • Goodwin, John Noble, 1824-1887 • Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 • Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-192 • Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901 • Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 • Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893 • Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 • Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 • Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 • Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 • Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 • Judah, Henry Moses, 1821-1866 • Kellogg, Francis William, 1810-1879 • Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 - Page 6 - Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, 1780-1990 ... • Madison, James, 1751-1836 • Markey, Morris, 1899-1950 • McKinley, William, 1843-1901 • Monroe , James, 1758-1831 • Moore, William Yorke, 1806-1890 • Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877 • Nixon, John T. (John Thompson), 1820-1889 • Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 • Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 • Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 • Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 • Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 • Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 • Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 • Tyler, John, 1790-1862 • Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 • Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829 • Washington, George, 1732-1799 • Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 • Yates, Richard, 1815-1873 - Page 7 - Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, 1780-1990 ... Collection Inventory Box 1 Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter signed, to Commodore John Hazelwood. Head Quarters, Pennsylvania, 1 page 1777 October 19 General note Transcription laid in. 1 Washington, George, 1732-1799. Autograph note to Thomas Willing, 1 page circa 1780-1799 May 3 1 Washington, George, 1732-1799. Autograph letter signed, to Judge James Duane. Morris Town, New Jersey, 3 pages 1780 May 13 General note Transcription laid in. 1 Washington, George, 1732-1799. Autograph letter signed, to William Barton. Mount Vernon, Virginia, 3 pages 1788 September 7 General note Cf. Sparks. - Page 8 - Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, 1780-1990 ... 8 Adams, John, 1735-1826. Supreme Court Commission for Bushrod Washington, 1 page 1798 December 20 General note Signed by President John