Papers of John Adams Kingsbury [Finding Aid]. Library of Congress

John Adams Kingsbury A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress Prepared by John Heddesheimer and others Revised and expanded by Donna Ellis with the assistance of Patricia Craig Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 1998 Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2003 Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003054 Latest revision: 2007 December Collection Summary Title: Papers of John Adams Kingsbury Span Dates: 1841-1966 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1906-1939) ID No.: MSS28662 Creator: Kingsbury, John Adams, 1876-1956 Extent: 57,400 items; 165 containers; 65.5 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: Social worker and social reformer. Includes correspondence, journals and diaries, family papers, autobiographical material, travel notes, manuscripts of Kingsbury's books, speeches and articles, news releases, legal and financial papers and documents his activities as a social reformer and public health advocate such as his efforts to improve the conditions of public institutions in New York and Eastern European relief work. 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. Names: Kingsbury, John Adams, 1876-1956 Addams, Jane, 1860-1935--Correspondence Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922--Correspondence Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941--Correspondence Burlingham, Charles C. (Charles Culp), 1858-1959--Correspondence. Burritt, Bailey B. (Bailey Barton), 1878-1953--Correspondence De Kruif, Paul, 1890-1971--Correspondence Dreier, Mary E. (Mary Elisabeth), 1875-1963--Correspondence Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Correspondence Folks, Homer, 1867-1963--Correspondence Hopkins, Harry Lloyd, 1890-1946--Correspondence Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915--Correspondence Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948--Correspondence Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952--Correspondence Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974--Correspondence London, Jack, 1876-1916--Correspondence Mitchel, John Purroy, 1879-1918 Morgenthau, Henry, 1856-1946--Correspondence Newsholme, Arthur, Sir, 1857-1943--Correspondence Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965--Correspondence Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946--Correspondence Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914--Correspondence Robins, Raymond, 1873-1954--Correspondence Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Correspondence Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence Welch, William Henry, 1850-1934--Correspondence New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Public Charities and Correction United States. Work Projects Administration American Association of the Red Cross American Council on Soviet Relations America-Yugoslav Society of New York Columbia University. Teachers College Milbank Memorial Fund Papers of John Adams Kingsbury 2 New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor Serbian Child Welfare Association of America State Charities Aid Association (N.Y.) Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York Kingsbury, John Adams, 1876-1956. Health in Handcuffs (1939) Kingsbury, John Adams, 1876-1956. Red Medicine (1933) Subjects: Agriculture Astronomy Charities, Medical Endowments Insurance, Health Medicine, Preventive Men--Societies and clubs Multiple sclerosis Mushrooms New Deal, 1933-1939 Peace Poverty Public health Public health--Russia Public service employment Public welfare Public welfare--New York (State) Sexually transmitted diseases Socialism--Societies, etc. Tuberculosis Unemployment Voluntary health agencies Voyages and travels War relief World War, 1939-1945--War work Yugoslav Americans--Societies, etc. New York (State)--Social conditions China--Social life and customs New York (N,Y.)--Politics and government--1898-1951 New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States United States--Economic policy--1933-1945 United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union United States--Foreign relations--Yugoslavia United States--Politics and government--1933-1945 Yugoslavia--Foreign relations--United States Occupations: Reformers Social workers Papers of John Adams Kingsbury 3 Administrative Information Provenance: The papers of John Adams Kingsbury, social worker and social reformer, were given to the Library of Congress in four installments. The first was given by Kingsbury in 1954, the second by his wife Mabel Kingsbury in 1966, the third by his daughter Virginia Hyatt in 1992, and the fourth by Virginia Hyatt and Kingsbury's granddaughter Wendy Hyatt in 1994. Processing History: Part I of the papers of John Adams Kingsbury was arranged and described in 1957. Additional material received was processed as Part II in 1957 and as Part III in 1998. Descriptions of the Kingsbury Papers appear in The Library of Congress Quarterly Journal of Current Acquisitions, vol. 12, 1955, p. 127; Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress, October 1967, p. 281; Library of Congress Acquisitions: Manuscript Division, 1992, p. 47; and Library of Congress Acquisitions: Manuscript Division, 1994-1995, p. 86. Transfers: Some photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division, where they are identified as part of these papers. Copyright Status: Copyright in the unpublished writings of John Adams Kingsbury in these papers and in other collections in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public. Preferred Citation: Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container number, John Adams Kingsbury Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1876, Aug. 30 Born, Horton, Kans. 1897 Graduated, Yakima High School, Yakima, Wash. 1897-1899 Elementary school teacher, various locations, Washington 1899-1901 School principal, Prosser, Wash. 1900 Attended Washington State College, Pullman, Wash. 1901-1904 Superintendent of schools, Georgetown, Wash. 1903-1906 Attended University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. 1904-1906 Principal, Green Lake School, Seattle Wash. 1907-1911 Assistant secretary, New York State Charities Aid Association 1908 B.S., Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Papers of John Adams Kingsbury 4 1909 Married Mabel Glass 1910 Organized Conference of Mayors of the State of New York 1911-1914 General director, New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor 1914-1918 Commissioner of public charities, New York, N.Y. Ex-officio president, Board of Inebriety, New York, N.Y. Secretary, Board of Ambulance Service, New York, N.Y. Member, board of trustees, Bellevue and Allied Hospitals, New York, N.Y. 1918 Assistant director of general relief, American Red Cross, France 1918-1919 Director, Department of Citizenship, Young Men's Christian Association, Army Educational Commission, France 1920 Toured Serbia on behalf of Serbian Child Welfare Association of America 1920-1921 Consultant, Milbank Memorial Fund 1921-1935 Secretary, Milbank Memorial Fund Board member, New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor Member, executive committee, New York State Charities Aid Association Director, National Tuberculosis Association Director and chairman, executive committee, Serbian Child Welfare Association of America. Secretary, America-Yugoslav Society 1931 LL.D, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. 1932 Toured USSR 1933 Published with Sir Arthur Newsholme Red Medicine: Socialized Health in Soviet Russia (New York: Doubleday, Doran and Co. 324 pp.) Published Health in Handcuffs (New York: Modern Age Books. 210 pp.) 1935-1939 Administrative consultant to Harry Lloyd Hopkins, chief, Works Progress Administration Administrative consultant to Aubrey Williams, chief, National Youth Administration 1939-1956 Wrote and lectured on public health and welfare, American-Soviet and American-Yugoslav relations, and world peace 1941 Organized Russian War Relief 1949-1956 National chairman, Council of American-Soviet Friendship 1950 Attended Second World Peace Congress, Warsaw, Poland Toured USSR 1951 Attended World Peace Council, Vienna, Austria Toured USSR 1952 Toured People's Republic of China Papers of John Adams Kingsbury 5 1954-1955 Appeared before Subversive Activities Control Board 1956, Aug. 3 Died, New York, N.Y. Scope and Content Note The papers of John Adams Kingsbury (1876-1956) span the years 1841-1966 with the bulk of the material concentrated between 1906 and 1939. The papers relate primarily to his professional and avocational activities as a social reformer and public health advocate beginning with his efforts to improve the conditions of public institutions in New York and progressing to Eastern European relief work. The papers also include a significant amount of family material. Part I Part I of the papers of John Adams Kingsbury spans the years 1883 to 1935, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1910-1917. The papers are arranged in four series: General Correspondence, Personal Correspondence, Writings File, and Miscellany. The General Correspondence documents Kingsbury's career as commissioner of public charities of New York City during the administration of Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, 1914-1918, and the seven years preceding it, 1907-1913,

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