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Brand Whitlock Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2011 Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011163 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78045435 Prepared by Manuscript Division Staff Collection Summary Title: Brand Whitlock Papers Span Dates: circa 1890-1934 ID No.: MSS45435 Creator: Whitlock, Brand, 1869-1934 Extent: 40,000 items ; 168 containers plus 3 oversize ; 65.4 linear feet ; 29 microfilm reels Language: Collection material in English, with some French and German Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Author, lawyer, diplomat, and mayor of Toledo, Ohio. Correspondence, journals, diaries, speeches and writings, biographical material, scrapbooks, photographs, printed material, clippings, financial records, and memorabilia relating to Whitlock's career as a writer, diplomat, and politician, and his interest in municipal administration. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Albert I, King of the Belgians, 1875-1934. Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937--Correspondence. Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947--Correspondence. Creel, George, 1876-1953--Correspondence. Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938--Correspondence. Elisabeth, Queen, consort of Albert I, King of the Belgians, 1876-1965. Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940--Correspondence. Hapgood, Norman, 1868-1937--Correspondence. Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence. House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938--Correspondence. Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Correspondence. Johnson, Tom Loftin, 1854-1911--Correspondence. Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861-1937--Correspondence. Post, Louis F. (Louis Freeland), 1849-1928--Correspondence. Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936--Correspondence. Whitlock, Brand, 1869-1934. Wister, Owen, 1860-1938--Correspondence. Subjects Civic improvement. Law enforcement. Municipal government. World War, 1914-1918--Belgium. World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief. Places Belgium--Foreign relations--United States. Ohio--Politics and government. Toledo (Ohio)--Politics and government. United States--Foreign relations--Belgium. Occupations Authors. Diplomats. Lawyers. Mayors--Ohio--Toledo. Brand Whitlock Papers 2 Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Brand Whitlock, author, lawyer, diplomat, and mayor of Toledo, Ohio, were given to the Library of Congress by his wife, Ella Brainard Whitlock, from 1936 to 1938. Additional items were given by James L. Brainerd in 1948 and by the Lovejoy Library, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Ill., in 1984. Processing History The collection was processed in 1956 and expanded circa 1985. The finding aid was revised in 2011. Copyright Status The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Brand Whitlock is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Access and Restrictions The papers of Brand Whitlock 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. Microfilm A negative microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on twenty-nine reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Brand Whitlock Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1869, Mar. 4 Born, Urbana, Ohio 1887-1890 Reporter, Toledo Blade, Ohio 1890-1893 Reporter and political correspondent, Chicago Herald 1893-1897 Clerk, office of the secretary of state of Illinois, Springfield, Ill. 1894 Admitted to Illinois bar 1897 Admitted to Ohio bar 1895 Married Ella Brainerd 1897-1905 Practiced law, firm of Whitlock, Milroy, and Mallow, Toledo, Ohio 1905-1912 Mayor, Toledo, Ohio 1913-1919 Minister to Belgium 1919-1922 Ambassador to Belgium Brand Whitlock Papers 3 1934, May 24 Died, Cannes, France Scope and Content Note The papers of Brand Whitlock (1869-1934) span the years circa 1890-1934 and relate to Whitlock's career in writings, politics and diplomacy. The collection contains a wide variety of material and is organized into fifteen series: Journals, General Correspondence, Letterbooks, Family Correspondence, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Subject File, Speeches and Addresses, Literary File, Biographer's Notes, Scrapbooks, Photographs, Printed Matter, Financial Records, Memorabilia, and Oversize. Included is a journal begun in July 1914 and apparently kept until May 1934 relating to the German occupation of Belgium in World War I. Parts of the journal are not in the collection, however, including accounts Whitlock may have recorded for some of 1915 and most of 1916-1921. The correspondence in the Whitlock Papers is large, covering 1893-1934, with the heaviest concentration in the years 1907, 1910, 1913, and 1919. Letterbooks in the collection, which are indexed, span the period 1906-1913 and contain carbons of letters sent. Among the prominent correspondents are Newton Diehl Baker, Nicholas Murray Butler, George Creel, Clarence Darrow, Hamlin Garland, Norman Hapgood, Herbert Hoover, Edward Mandell House, William Dean Howells, Tom Loftin Johnson, Albert Bigelow Paine, Louis F. Post, Lincoln Steffens, and Owen Wister. A Literary File in the collection contains notes and manuscripts of several of Whitlock's writings as well as reviews and comments about him and his work. A Subject File series consists of material relating to Toledo, Ohio, and Belgium, with most headings under Toledo pertaining to city government and reform and the files on Belgium focusing on American relief during the First World War, on conditions relating to the conflict, and on America's entry in the war. Scrapbooks of clippings in the papers span the years 1889-1934, with the emphasis on the period of Whitlock's mayoralty of Toledo, 1905-1912. Arrangement of the Papers The collection is arranged in fifteen series: • Journals, 1914-1934 • General Correspondence, 1893-1934 • Letterbooks, 1906-1913 • Family Correspondence, 1894-1934 • Miscellaneous Correspondence • Subject File, circa 1890-1922 • Speeches and Addresses, circa 1893-1924 • Literary File, circa 1895-1933 • Biographer's Notes • Scrapbooks, 1889-1934 • Photographs • Printed Matter • Financial Records • Memorabilia • Oversize Brand Whitlock Papers 4 Description of Series Container Series BOX 1-7 Journals, 1914-1934 not filmed Journals, with volumes missing for 1 Nov. 1915-1 Aug. 1919; 25 Oct. 1919-29 Dec. 1921; and 26 Nov. 1925-17 Nov. 1926. Arranged chronologically except that a journal of 1919 relating to the tour of American by the king and queen of England is filed at the end. BOX 9-48 General Correspondence, 1893-1934 REEL 1-18 Letters sent and received. Arranged chronologically by month. Containers 9-26 have been reproduced on microfilm shelf no. 20,471, negative reels 1-18 (not a service copy). BOX 49-53 Letterbooks, 1906-1913 REEL 19-26 Letterbooks of letters sent with indexes. Arranged chronologically. Reproduced on microfilm shelf no. 20,471, negative reels 19-26 (not a service copy). BOX 54-56 Family Correspondence, 1894-1934 Letters of Whitlock's wife and other family members. Letters and telegrams of condolence on Whitlock's death. Also contains correspondence of others concerning Whitlock. BOX 57-58 Miscellaneous Correspondence Unarranged correspondence and duplicate letters sent and received. Organized in separate groups. BOX 59-63 Subject File, circa 1890-1922 REEL 27-28 File pertaining to Belgium and Toledo, Ohio. Containers 62 (in part) and 63 have been reproduced on microfilm shelf no. 20,471, negative reels 27-28 (not a service copy). BOX 64 Speeches and Addresses, circa 1893-1924 REEL 29 Printed and typewritten speeches and talks. Arranged chronologically. Container 64 has been reproduced on microfilm shelf no. 20,471, negative reel 29 (not a service copy). BOX 65-100 Literary File, circa 1895-1933 Manuscripts of novels and short stories and literary notes, reviews, and comments on Whitlock and his work. Arranged alphabetically by title of writing. Brand Whitlock Papers 5 BOX 101 Biographer's Notes Correspondence and notes on Whitlock as mayor of Toledo, Ohio, and some notes on the content of the papers. Arranged by type of material. BOX 102-138 Scrapbooks, 1889-1934 Bound volumes of clippings. Arranged chronologically. BOX 139 Photographs Photographs and illustrated material. Unsorted. BOX 140-166 Printed Matter Foreign and United States newspapers, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, magazines, broadsides concerning the German occupation of Belgium, calling cards, invitations, passes, and post cards. Much of the material is unsorted. BOX 167 Financial Records Receipts, royalty statements, and contracts with publishers. Unsorted. BOX 168-169 Memorabilia Medals, awards, honors, decorations, pins, remembrances, and albums and related matter. Unsorted. BOX OV 1 Oversize Souvenir album from Belgium. Brand Whitlock Papers 6 Container List Container Contents BOX 1-7 Journals, 1914-1934 not filmed Journals, with volumes missing