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John Haynes Holmes Papers Papers John Haynes Holmes Papers Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2012 Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013061 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm77022335 Prepared by Manuscript Division Collection Summary Title: John Haynes Holmes Papers Span Dates: 1899-1983 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1935-1964) ID No.: MSS22335 Creator: Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964 Extent: 84,800 items ; 277 containers ; 110 linear feet ; 54 microfilm reels Language: Collection material in English Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Unitarian clergyman and author. Correspondence, writings, printed matter, and other papers reflecting Holmes's public career and social reform movements that he supported. 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 Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981--Correspondence. Beckett, Henry--Correspondence. Calder, Arthur E.--Correspondence. Colodne, Carl--Correspondence. Dewey, John, 1859-1952--Correspondence. Doolittle, Ethelwyn--Correspondence. Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948--Correspondence. Harrington, Donald Szantho--Correspondence. Hays, Arthur Garfield, 1881-1954--Correspondence. Heller, Arthur--Correspondence. Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964. Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964. I speak for myself; the autobiography of John Haynes Holmes. 1959. Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964. My Gandhi. 1953. Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence. Huebsch, B. W. (Benjamin W.), 1876-1964--Correspondence. Keller, Helen, 1880-1968--Correspondence. La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947--Correspondence. Lamont, Corliss, 1902-1995--Correspondence. Laub, Lillian--Correspondence. Levinson, Salmon Oliver, 1865-1941--Correspondence. Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974--Correspondence. Loewenthal, Minnie--Correspondence. Mayer, Louis B. (Louis Burt), 1885-1957--Correspondence. Moesel, George E.--Correspondence. Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964--Correspondence. Neilson, Francis, 1867- --Correspondence. Nelson, Carl, 1915 or 1916- --Correspondence. Pierce, Edith Lovejoy, 1904- --Correspondence. Posner, Henriette--Correspondence. Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973--Correspondence. Roper, Ralph C.--Correspondence. Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970--Correspondence. Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968--Correspondence. Voss, Carl Hermann--Correspondence. Watson, Blanche--Correspondence. John Haynes Holmes Papers 2 White, Walter Francis, 1893-1955--Correspondence. Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944--Correspondence. Organizations American Civil Liberties Union. American Friends Service Committee. Church of the Messiah (New York, N.Y.) Community Church (New York, N.Y.) Council Against Intolerance in America. Foster Parents' Plan for War Children. League for Industrial Democracy. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Planned Parenthood Federation of America. War Resisters League. Subjects Abortion. African Americans. Birth control--United States. Civil rights--United States. Civil society--United States. Contraception. Hymns. Industrial policy--United States. Industries--United States. Labor and laboring classes--United States. Labor unions--United States. Libertarianism--United States. Pacifism. Peace. Prejudices. Racism--United States. Sermons. Social problems--United States. Social service--United States. Social values--United States. Society of Friends. Toleration--United States. Unitarian churches. World War, 1939-1945--Children. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees. Places New York (N.Y.)--Religion. United States--Economic conditions--20th century. United States--Economic policy--20th century. United States--Race relations. United States--Social conditions--20th century. Occupations Authors. Clergy. John Haynes Holmes Papers 3 Administrative Information Provenance The papers of John Haynes Holmes, Unitarian clergyman and author, were given to the Library of Congress by Holmes's son and daughter, Roger W. Holmes and Frances Holmes Brown, and others, 1969-1984. Processing History The Holmes Papers were processed in 1970. In 1983-1984, in order to segregate manuscripts on acidic paper for preservation microfilming, a series of Letters Sent was created and materials in the Writings File and Miscellany were rearranged. The finding aid was revised in 2012. Transfers Recorded sound material has been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division where it is identified as a part of these papers. Copyright Status Copyright in the unpublished writings of John Haynes Holmes in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public. Access and Restrictions The papers of John Haynes Holmes 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 microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on fifty-four reels. Consult a reference librarian 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, John Haynes Holmes Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1879, Nov. 29 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. 1902 Graduated, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. 1904 Married Madeleine H. Baker Installed as Unitarian minister 1907-1949 Pastor, Church of the Messiah (later Community Church of New York), New York, N.Y. (pastor emeritus after 1949) 1908-1911 President, Unitarian Fellowship for Social Justice 1908-1919 Vice president, Middle States Unitarian Conference 1909-1964 Vice president, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People John Haynes Holmes Papers 4 1914-1919 President, Free Religious Association 1015-1917 Chairman, General Unitarian Conference 1917-1918 President, Unitarian Temperance Society 1917-1964 Director, American Civil Liberties Union (chairman of the board, 1939-1949) 1918-1919 Left Unitarianism over differences resulting from World War I 1921-1946 Editor, Unity, Chicago, Ill. 1929 On special mission to Palestine for Jews 1929-1938 Chairman, City Affairs Committee of New York 1929-1939 President, War Resisters League 1929-1964 President, All World Gandhi Fellowship 1933 Awarded Gottheil Medal for service to Jews 1947-1948 Watumull Foundation Lectureship to India 1953 Published My Gandhi. New York: Harper 1959 Published I Speak for Myself. New York: Harper 1964, Apr. 3 Died, New York, N.Y. Scope and Content Note The papers of John Haynes Holmes (1879-1964) span the years 1899-1983, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1935-1964. The collection is composed primarily of correspondence, supplemented by published and unpublished writings, printed matter, and miscellany. The collection is organized into six series: Special Correspondence , General Correspondence , Writings File , Letters Sent , Miscellany , and Addition. The collection provides a rich source of information on all facets of Holmes's long public career and is particularly valuable to students of twentieth-century libertarian movements. His involvement with civil rights, civil liberties, pacifist, and social service organizations is represented by an extensive correspondence with members and officials of the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advance of Colored People (NAACP), the War Resisters League, the American Friends Service Committee, the Council Against Intolerance in America, the League for Industrial Democracy, the Planned Parenthood Federation, the Foster Parents' Plan for War Children, and other associations. The correspondence also contains valuable information on the aims and activities of these organizations. Material on Holmes's life and his church-related activities can be found throughout the collection. The Special Correspondence , composed primarily of letters to close friends, is especially useful for Holmes's personal life as well as for his observations on political and social topics. The General Correspondence series includes family correspondence and considerable material relating to his activities as pastor of the Community Church of New York. Holmes was a prolific author of books, articles, sermons, and hymns, and the Writings File focuses on this aspect of his career. Of particular interest are several drafts of two major books, I Speak for Myself and My Gandhi, and an extensive John Haynes Holmes Papers 5 collection of published and unpublished sermons. The Miscellany series contains a variety of material, including the large correspondence stimulated by his anti-war statement of December 14, 1941. Prominent correspondents include Roger N. Baldwin, Donald Szantho Harrington, Arthur Garfield Hays, B. W. Huebsch, Fiorello H. La Guardia, Norman Thomas, and Walter Francis White. There is also substantial correspondence from Henry Beckett, Arthur E. Calder, Carl Colodne, Ethelwyn Doolittle, Arthur Heller, Corliss Lamont, Lillian Laub, Salmon Oliver Levinson,
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