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Amos Pinchot Papers [Finding Aid]. Library of Congress. [PDF Rendered Sat Jan 27 11:54:48 EST 2018] [XSLT Processor: SAXON 9.1.0 Amos Pinchot Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2009 Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011103 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78036251 Prepared by Manuscript Division Staff Revised and expanded by Lena H. Wiley and Maria R. Farmer Collection Summary Title: Amos Pinchot Papers Span Dates: 1856-1945 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1909-1942) ID No.: MSS36251 Creator: Pinchot, Amos, 1873-1944 Extent: 50,000 items ; 170 containers plus 12 oversize ; 73 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Lawyer and publicist. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, notebooks, printed articles, speeches, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and other printed material reflecting Pinchot's interests in civil liberties, labor problems, government, and politics. 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 Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940--Correspondence. Bryant, Louise, 1885-1936--Correspondence. Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950--Correspondence. Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952--Correspondence. Kent, William, 1864-1928--Correspondence. Kingsbury, John Adams, 1876-1956--Correspondence. La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947--Correspondence. Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969--Correspondence. Pinchot family. Pinchot, Amos, 1873-1944. Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946--Correspondence. Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972--Correspondence. Reed, John, 1887-1920--Correspondence. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Correspondence. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence. Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950--Correspondence. Organizations America First Committee. League of Nations. Progressive Party (U.S. : 1912) United States. National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933. United States. Sherman Act. United States. Supreme Court. Subjects Antitrust law--United States. Civil rights. Elections--United States--History--20th century. Housing, Cooperative. Labor disputes. Labor. Militarism. New Deal, 1933-1939. Petroleum industry and trade. Amos Pinchot Papers 2 Political science. Politics, Practical. Railroads. Treaties. War. Places United States--Economic policy--1933-1945. United States--Politics and government--20th century. Occupations Lawyers. Publicists. Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Amos Pinchot, lawyer and publicist, were given to the Library of Congress by his wife, Ruth Pickering Pinchot, 1944-1953. Additional material was given by Mark Meyer in 1985. Processing History The papers of Amos Pinchot were housed and described in 1953. The finding aid was revised in 2005. The Family and General Correspondence series were reprocessed and the finding aid was revised in 2009. 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 The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Amos Pinchot is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Access and Restrictions The papers of Amos Pinchot 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. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Amos Pinchot Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1873 Born, Paris, France 1897 B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. circa 1898 Studied law, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 1898 Served in First New York Volunteer Cavalry in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War Amos Pinchot Papers 3 circa 1899 Studied law, New York Law School, New York, N.Y. 1900-1901 Deputy assistant district attorney, New York County, N.Y. 1912 Supported Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party 1914-1916 Active in movement to keep United States out World War I 1919-1920 Organizer, Committee of 48 Trustee, New York Philharmonic Society, New York, N.Y. Founder and member, executive committee, Civil Liberties Union 1932 Supported Franklin D. Roosevelt for president 1935 Broke with policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal 1939-1941 Opposed United States entry into World War II Member, executive committee, New York chapter of America First Committee 1944 Died, New York, N.Y. Scope and Content Note The papers of Amos Pinchot (1873-1944) span the years 1856-1945, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1909 to 1942. The collection chiefly reflects Pinchot's career as a lawyer and reformer and consists of six series: Family Correspondence , General Correspondence , Subject File , Speeches and Writings , Printed Matter , and Oversize . Topics of importance in the papers include civil liberties, labor problems, the Sherman Antitrust Act, opposition to militarism and war, the League of Nations, the Progressive Party, oil scandals, government ownership of railroads, the National Industrial Recovery Act and New Deal legislation, reorganization of the Supreme Court, cooperative housing, America First Committee, and presidential campaigns from 1916 to 1940. Prominent correspondents include William Edgar Borah, Louise Bryant, James Rudolph Garfield, Harold L. Ickes, William Kent, John Adams Kingsbury, Fiorello H. La Guardia, John L. Lewis, Gifford Pinchot, Ezra Pound, John Reed (1887-1920), Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), and Henry L. Stimson. Arrangement of the Papers The collection is arranged in six series: • Family Correspondence, 1863-1941 • General Correspondence, 1857-1942 • Subject File, 1856-1944 • Speeches and Writings, 1897-1944 • Printed Matter, 1910-1945 • Oversize, 1916-1941 Amos Pinchot Papers 4 Description of Series Container Series BOX 1-3 Family Correspondence, 1863-1941 Letters sent and received by Amos Pinchot and Pinchot family members. Arranged chronologically by year and month. BOX 4-70 General Correspondence, 1857-1942 Letters sent and received. Organized into a chronological file and special file. The chronological file is arranged by year and month. The special file is arranged alphabetically by name of person, organization, or topic. BOX 71-132 Subject File, 1856-1944 Memoranda, notes, reports, printed matter, and other material. Arranged alphabetically by topic. BOX 133-152 Speeches and Writings, 1897-1944 Drafts and printed versions of articles, addresses, speeches, and other writings, and related letters, notes and notebooks. Arranged alphabetically by type of material. BOX 153-170 Printed Matter, 1910-1945 Newspaper clippings, articles, and other printed material. Organized in four sets. Arranged mainly by topic. BOX OV 1-OV 12 Oversize, 1916-1941 A broadside and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings. Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed. Amos Pinchot Papers 5 Container List Container Contents BOX 1-3 Family Correspondence, 1863-1941 Letters sent and received by Amos Pinchot and Pinchot family members. Arranged chronologically by year and month. BOX 1 1863, 1879-1910 (9 folders) BOX 2 1911-1913, 1919-1925 (7 folders) BOX 3 1926-1941 (3 folders) Undated (3 folders) BOX 4-70 General Correspondence, 1857-1942 Letters sent and received. Organized into a chronological file and special file. The chronological file is arranged by year and month. The special file is arranged alphabetically by name of person, organization, or topic. BOX 4 Chronological file circa 1879, 1898-1908 1909 (2 folders) 1910 Jan.-Oct. (3 folders) BOX 5 Nov.-Dec. 1911 Jan.-Oct. (6 folders) BOX 6 Nov.-Dec. (3 folders) 1912 Jan.-Apr. (4 folders) BOX 7 May-Nov. (7 folders) BOX 8 Dec. 1913 Jan.-Apr. (4 folders) BOX 9 May-Oct. (7 folders) Amos Pinchot Papers 6 General Correspondence, 1857-1942 Container Contents BOX 10 Nov.-Dec. (2 folders) 1914 Jan.-Mar. (3 folders) Apr. (1 folder) BOX 11 (1 folder) May-Sept. (5 folders) BOX 12 Oct.-Dec. (4 folders) 1915 Jan. (2 folders) Feb. (1 folder) BOX 13 (1 folder) Mar.-June (6 folders) BOX 14 July-Nov. (7 folders) BOX 15 Dec. 1916 Jan.-Mar. (4 folders) BOX 16 Apr.-July (7 folders) BOX 17 Aug.-Nov. (7 folders) BOX 18 Dec. (2 folders) 1917 Jan.-Feb. (6 folders) BOX 19 Mar. (3 folders) Apr. (2 folders) BOX 20 (6 folders) BOX 21 (5 folders) May (1 folder) BOX 22 (6 folders) BOX 23 June-July (6 folders) Aug. (1 folder) Amos Pinchot Papers 7 General Correspondence, 1857-1942 Container Contents BOX 24 (1 folder) Sept. (3 folders) Oct. (3 folders) BOX 25 (4 folders) Nov. (3 folders) BOX 26 (1 folders) Dec. (2 folders) 1918 Jan. (2 folders) BOX 27 Feb.-June (7 folders) BOX 28 July-Nov. (6 folders) Dec. (1 folder) BOX 29 (2 folders) 1919 Jan.-Apr. (4 folders) BOX 30 May-Nov. (7 folders) BOX 31 Dec. 1920 Jan.-May (5 folders) BOX 32 June-Nov. (6 folders) BOX 33 Dec. 1921 Jan.-Nov. (6 folders) BOX 34 Dec. 1922 (6 folders) BOX 35 1923 Jan.-Aug. (7 folders) BOX 36 Sept.-Dec. (3 folders) 1924 Jan.-Mar. (3 folders) Amos Pinchot Papers 8 General Correspondence, 1857-1942 Container Contents BOX 37 Apr.-Dec. (6 folders) BOX 38 1925 (6 folders) BOX 39 1926 (4 folders) 1927 Jan.-Mar. (3 folders) BOX 40 Apr.-Dec. (4 folders) 1928 Jan.-Apr. (2 folders) BOX 41 May-Dec. (3 folders) 1929 (3 folders) BOX 42 1930 (4 folders) 1931 Jan.-May (2 folders) BOX 43 June-Dec. (3 folders) 1932 Jan.-May (4 folders) BOX 44 June-Dec. (4 folders) 1933 Jan.-Mar. (2 folders) BOX 45 Apr.-Dec. (6 folders) 1934 Jan. BOX 46 Feb.-Dec. (7 folders) BOX 47 1935 Jan.-Apr. (6 folders) BOX 48 May-Aug. (6 folders) BOX 49 Sept.-Dec. (3 folders) 1936 Amos Pinchot Papers 9 General Correspondence, 1857-1942 Container Contents Jan.-May (5 folders) BOX 50 June-Dec.
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