Franklin D. Roosevelt, Papers as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-1920 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

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Title: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Papers as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-1920

Primary Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)

Extent: 36.48 Cubic Feet

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains incoming and outgoing correspondence and reports relating to the administration of the Navy Department during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, diaries, journals and printed material that relates to federal patronage, Democratic Party affairs in New York State, Roosevelt's campaign for United States Senator from New York (1914), the campaign to re-elect Woodrow Wilson (1916) and the movement to nominate Roosevelt as the Democratic candidate for Governor of New York (1918).

Administrative Information

Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.

Use Restrictions: Copyright has been assigned to the United States Government.

Acquisition Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Acquisition Method: The Papers as Assistant Secretary of the Navy were donated to the Library by Franklin D. Roosevelt and by his estate.

Related Materials: Material relating to Franklin D. Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy will be found in the Fred Colvin Papers (entire collection); the Louis Howe Papers-Navy Papers, 1913-1921; Franklin D. Roosevelt Family, Business and Personal Papers, Naval Affairs-Newport Investigation, 1921, the Rathom Case-Correspondence 1920-1921, the Rathom Case-Exhibits, etc. 1920-1921, and Naval Matters 1920-1922. Copies of materials found in the National Archives Record Group 80 (Offices of the Secretary of the Navy) are filed under “Copies of Materials from Other Repositories.” To see this material consult the archivist on duty.

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Series 2: Personal Files

This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, diaries, journals and printed material divided into six subseries; subject files; general correspondence; correspondence relating to Roosevelt's campaign for United States Senator (1914) and his 1918 campaign for New York State Governor; patronage correspondence relating to New York State appointments; correspondence concerning federal patronage; scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.

Sub-Series 1: Subject

Materials arranged in alphabetical order by subject.

Box 30

Albany Politics, 1913-1920

Box 31

Autograph Book
Collections Correspondence, 1913
Collections Correspondence, 1914
Collections Correspondence, 1915
Collections Correspondence, January-May 1916
Collections Correspondence, July-December 1916
Collections Correspondence, 1917

Box 32

Collections Correspondence, 1918
Collections Correspondence, 1919
Collections Correspondence, 1920
Congratulations: A-K
Congratulations: L-Z
Contributions

Box 33

Diary, March 17, 1913-May 1, 1916
Diary, 1917
Diary, 1918
Diary: Livingston Davis, 1918
Diary: Livingston Davis, 1919
Engagements, 1913-1915
Engagements, 1919-1920
Financial Matters, 1913
Financial Matters, 1914
Financial Matters, 1915
Financial Matters, 1916

Box 34

Financial Matters, 1917
Financial Matters, 1918
Financial Matters, 1919
Financial Matters, 1920
Gifts
Guest Book, January 10, 1912-April 22, 1914
Honorary Memberships
Hyde Park, 1912-1916
Invitations, February-June 1913
Invitations, July-December 1913

Box 35

Invitations, January-May 1914
Invitations, June-December 1914
Invitations, January-March 1915
Invitations, April-June 1915
Invitations, July-December 1915

Box 36

Invitations, January-February 1916
Invitations, March-April 1916
Invitations, May-June 1916
Invitations, July-October 1916
Invitations, November-December 1916
Invitations, January-February 1917

Box 37

Invitations, March-June 1917
Invitations, July-December 1917
Invitations, January-May 1918
Invitations, June-December 1918
Invitations, January-March 1919
Invitations, April-May 1919

Box 38

Invitations, June-July 1919
Invitations, August-September 1919
Invitations, October-December 1919
Invitations, 1920
News Clippings, 1920
News Clippings: Miscellaneous
Pamphlets (1)

Box 39

Pamphlets (2)
Pamphlets (3)
Patronage
Patronage: Postal
Personal Life, 1913-1914
Plattsburg Centennial
Politics (1)

Box 40

Politics (2)
Politics (3)
Press Releases
Regulations: U. S. Navy: Pages 1-530
Regulations: U. S. Navy: Pages 531-840
Requests: Autographs and Pictures
Speeches, Articles and Statements-FDR (1)

Box 41

Speeches, Articles and Statements-FDR (2)
Speeches, Articles and Statements-Daniels, Josephus
Speeches, Articles and Statements-Miscellaneous
Trip to Haiti, 1917
Trip to Europe, 1918

Sub-Series 2: Correspondence

General correspondence arranged alphabetically by subject and surname of correspondent.

Box 41

Ab-Am
Adams, Frederick B.
Adams, L. S.

Box 42

Aero Club of America
Alexander, Charles B.
Allen, Charles H.
Allen, Frederick H.
Ames, Charles W.
Ames, Charles W.
An-Ay
Antisdale, Louis N.
Appleton & Company
Astor, Vincent
Ba
Bahret, C. S.
Barge Canal
Barnett, George
Bassin, John N.
Be
Beal, Thomas P. Jr.
Beeckman, R. Livingston
Bleknap, Charles
Bell, Edward
Beskin, Samuel

Box 43

Bi-Bl
Biddle, Nicholas
Bo-Bra
Boston Navy Yard
Bovie, Verne M.
Boy Scouts of America
Bradley, Walter H.
Bre-Bry
Breckinridge, Henry
Brewster, Neal
Brooks, Franklin
Brown, Elliot C.
Brown, Henry C.
Brown, Lanthrop
Brown, Olin D.
Bu-By

Box 44

Burrell, M.
Burrows, L. P.
Ca-Cha
Camp, Walter
Campobello
Carlisle, John N.
Cassidy, Edward R.
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Chadbourne, William M.
Chandler, Alfred D.
Che-Com
Chevy Chase Club
Churchill, Winston (American Writer)
City Club of New York
Clark, Appleton L.
Coast Guard
Coburn, F. G.
Coffee, Rudolph I.
Collier, Katherine D.
Con-Cre

Box 45

Connfelt, Charles M.
Conway, Thomas F.
Coolidge, Archibald C.
Council of National Defense
Cowles, William S.
Cox, Daniel H.
Cox, Rosslyn M.
Crane, Richard S.
Cri-Cu
Cropley, Ralph E.
Cummings, Charles K.
Cumming, Homer S.
Da-De
deGama, Dominico
Dana, Payson
Daniels, John
Daniels, Josephus, 1913-1916
Daniels, Josephus, 1917-1918

Box 46

Daniels, Josephus, 1919-1920 and undated
Davidson, G. A.
Davies, Joseph E.
Davis, Howard P.
Davis, Livingston, 1913-1916
Davis, Livingston, 1917-1920
DeKay, Eckford
Delano, Frederick A.
Delano, Lyman
Delano, Mortimer
Delano, Warren
Dennis, Alfred L. P.
Derby, Roger A.
de Rham, Henry C.
de Rhode, Albert

Box 47

Di-Du
Driscoll, John
Drummond, Nelson L.
Drummond, Richard C. S.
Dunham, Lawrence B.
Dunn, Herbert O.
E
Eastmond, A. H.
Eberle, Edward W.
Eisner, Mark
Eldridge, Fred T.
Elliman, Douglas & Co.
Emmet, Grenville T.
Emmons, R. W.
Evans, F. T.
Fa-Fl
Farley, William G.
Feigl, Fred
Fifth Avenue Hospital
Fish, A. H.
Fish, Hamilton, Jr.

Box 48

Fo-Fu
Forbes, Alexander
Forestry
Fullam ,William F.
Ga-Gl
Gardner, Augustus P.
Gaunt, Guy
Gavin, Michael
U. S. S. George Washington: "The Hatchett"
Gerry, Peter G.
Gibboney, Stuart G.
Gibbons, John H.
Glynn, Martin H.
Go-Gu
Golden, Henry
Gomez, Luis
Goodrich, Casper F.
Gottschalk, E.

Box 49

Graham, Jesse J.
Graham, Samuel J.
Gray, David & Maude
Green, Henry
Greenough, William
Griffin, Daniel J.
Gwyn, L. P.
Ha
Hackett, John
Hadley, Howard D.
Hahnemann Hospital
Hamlen, Joseph R.
Hamlin, Charles S.
Hammond, Paul L.
Hare, Montgomery
Harris, F. R.
Hart, Merwin K.
Harvard Matters, 1913-1918
Harvard Matters, 1919
Harvard Matters, 1920

Box 50

He-Hi
Heap, Samuel L.
Henkels, Stanley V.
Herrick, Thaddeus
Hicks, Thomas H.
Hiss, Phillip
Historical File
Hitch, Mrs. F. D.
Ho
Hollis, Henry F.
Holt, Roscoe T.
Holt, Winifred
Homer, Arthur P.
Hooker, Bessie Stewart
Hooker, Henry S.
Hopkins, Fancher M.
Houston, David F.
Howe, Louis M.
Howland, Louis
Hoyt, Ferdinand A. Jr.
Hu-Hy

Box 51

Humor
Huppuch, W. A.
I
J
Jameson, J. Eustace
Jenkins, Frederic W.
Johnson, Aymar
Jones, Arthur R.
Jones, E. Lester
Jusserand, J. J.
K
Katz, Jacob
Keith, Harry P.
Kennedy, Alfred J.
Ketchum, George F.
Kettner, William
Knickerbocker Club
Knight, Austin M.
La

Box 52

Lamont, Thomas
Landon, Francis G.
Lane, Franklin K.
Lansing, Robert
Lavery, James
Lawley, George & Sons
Lawson, Welcome H.
Le-Li
Ledyard, Lewis Cass
Ll-Ly
Lodge, Henry Cabot
Logue, J. Washington
Lord, Franklin B.
Lynch, Thomas M.
Maa-Man
Mack, John E.
Madison, Z. H.

Box 53

Magill, H. N. W.
Mahan, Alfred T.
Malone, Dudley F.
Mar-McC
Marine Corps
Marix, Arthur T.
Marvin, George
Marvin, Langdon P., 1913-1916
Marvin, Langdon P., 1917-1918
Marvin, Langdon P., 1919-1920
McAdoo, William G.
McCarthy, Charles H.
McCawley, Charles L.
McCormick, Robert R.
McD-Me

Box 54

McIlhenny, John A.
Meising, John A.
Merkel, Otto J.
Merrill, August
Metropolitan Club
Meyer, James G.
Mi-Morg
Miller, James W.
Mitchell, Charles C.
Moore, Frances
Morgan, J. Pierpont
Morgenthau, Henry Sr. & Jr.
Morr-My
Morris, Monson
Morschauser, Joseph
Mott, Frank H.
Munn, Charles A.
Murphy, Barry
Murray, A. C.
Na-Nel

Box 55

Neeser, Robert W.
New-Ny
Newbold, Thomas J.
Newborg, Sidney
Newell, Claude P.
Newton, Edward P.
Noeggerath, J. E.
O
Osborn, William C.
Osborne, Thomas M.
Pa-Pea
Palmer, A. Mitchell
Peabody, Endicott
Peabody, George F.
Pease, C. B.

Box 56

Pec-Pl
Pendell, Thomas
Perkins, Edward E.
Peters, Andrew J.
Phillips, William
Pidgeon, Jose E.
Platt, Chester C.
Platt, Edmund
Po-Pre
Political
Polk, Frank L.
Powell, Joseph W.
Press Releases
Pri-Pu
Pullman Company
Putnam, G. P. & Sons
Putnam, Herbert
Pyne, Percy R.

Box 57

Ra-Ri
Rand, William Jr.
Rathom, John R.
Rattigan, Charles F.
Redfield, William C.
Reel, Gordon
Rice, John H.
Rice, William G.
Rob-Roo
Robbins, Howard C.
Robins, Thomas
Robinson, Theodore D.
Rogers, Archibald
Rogers, Charles C.
Rogers, Edmund P.
Rogers, Gustavus
Roosevelt, Eleanor

Box 58

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1)
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (2)
Roosevelt, G. Hall
Roosevelt, Henry L.
Roosevelt, James R.
Roosevelt, Nicholas
Roosevelt, Sara D.
Roosevelt, Theodore & Mrs.
Rop-Ry
Roper, Daniel C.
Rosenbluth, Robert
Rothschild, Meyer D.
Rouhand, Pedro Gomez
Rush, William R.
Ryan, Stephen
Sa-Sc

Box 59

Sague, John K.
Saltonstall, John L.
Satterlee, Herbert L.
Saunders, Randall
Schafer, Anton
Schlamm, Nathaniel G.
Se-Sl
Shipping Board
Shuebruk, Walter
Sims, William S.
Slocum, Charles H.
Sm-Sp
Smith, Alfred E.
Smith, C. Earnest
Smith, Henry T.
Spingarn, J. E.
Spring-Rice, Cecil Arthur
St-Sy

Box 60

Stayton, William H.
Stebbins, N. L.
Stewart, Charles W.
Stotesburg, Louis W.
Sulzer, William
Swope, Herbert Bayard
Ta-Ti
Taaffe, John
To-Ty
Torpedo Flotilla
Townes, Willis G.
Townsend, John E.
Troy, Peter H.
Tuckerman, Walter
Tumulty, Joseph P.
U
Upton, Roger
V
Van Cleef, Henry H.
"Vireo"
"The Volcano"

Box 61

Wa
Walker, J. Bernard
Wallis, Frederick A.
War Department
Warren, Joseph A.
Washburn, Irving
Washington Oil Corporation
Wasson, James B.
Watt, R. M.
We-Wh
Weatherly, J. G.
Weekes, Frederic D.
Weil, A. Leo
Weiss, Bertrand
Welles, Sumner
Westcott, Horace H.
Wharton, William P.
Wheeler, Clayton L.
Wi
Widenmann, Robert A.
Wilder, James A.
Wilhelm, Donald
Williams, Max
Wilson, Henry B.

Box 62

Wilson, Woodrow
Winston, G. Owen
Winthrop, Beekman
Wo-Wy
Woods, Arthur
Woodward, Roland B.
Woolley, Robert W.
Y
Young Men's Christian Association
Z

Sub-Series 3: Campaign for U.S. Senate, 1914

Correspondence relating to Roosevelt's campaign for U.S. Senator (1914) and his 1918 campaign for New York State Governor arranged alphabetically.

Box 62

A-B
C-D
Cox, Rosslyn M.
Dowd, Thomas H.
Dwyer, James M.
E-H
Gibboney, Stuart G.
Howe, Louis M.
Hughes, Charles H.
I-L

Box 63

Lowenthal, Philip: Lawsuit
M
Mack, John E.
N-Q
Osbourne, William C.
Payne, George H.
Pendell, Thomas
R-S
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Saunders, Randall N.
Schlamm, Nathaniel
T-Y
Western Newspaper Union

Sub-Series 4: Campaign for NY State Governorship, 1918

Patronage correspondence relating to New York State appointments arranged alphabetically by county.

Box 63

A-H
Huppuch, Winfield A.

Box 64

K-P
R-Z

Sub-Series 5: Patronage Correspondence

Correspondence concerning federal patronage arranged alphabetically by surname of correspondents.

Box 64

Albany-Post Office
Albany-General
Allegany
Broome-Post Office (1)
Broome-Post Office (2)
Broome-General
Cattaraugus-Post Office
Cattaraugus-General
Cayuga
Chatauqua-Post Office

Box 65

Chatauqua-General
Chemung
Chenango
Clinton
Columbia-Post Office (1)
Columbia-Post Office (2)
Columbia-General
Cortland
Delaware
Dutchess-Post Office (1)
Dutchess-Post Office (2)
Dutchess-Post Office (3)

Box 66

Dutchess-Post Office (4)
Dutchess-Post Office (5)
Dutchess-Post Office (6)
Dutchess-Post Office (7)
Dutchess-General
Erie

Box 67

Essex
Franklin
Fulton
Genesee
Hamilton
Herkimer
Jefferson
Kings
Lewis
Livingston
Madison
Monroe
Montgomery-Post Office (1)

Box 68

Montgomery-Post Office (2)
Montgomery-General
Nassau
New York
Niagara
Oneida
Onondaga
Ontario
Orange-Post Office (1)

Box 69

Orange-Post Office (2)
Orange-Post Office (3)
Orange-Post Office (4)
Orange-General
Orleans
Oswego

Box 70

Otsego-Post Office (1)
Otsego-Post Office (2)
Otsego-Post Office (3)
Otsego-General
Putnam-Post Office (1)
Putnam-Post Office (2)
Putnam-General
Queens

Box 71

Rensselaer
Richmond
Rockland
St. Lawrence-Post Office (1)
St. Lawrence-Post Office (2)
St. Lawrence-Post Office (3)
St. Lawrence-General
Saratoga-Post Office (1)
Saratoga-Post Office (2)
Saratoga-General

Box 72

Schenectady
Schoharie-Post Office (1)
Schoharie-Post Office (2)
Schoharie-Alberti Baker Case
Schoharie-General
Schuyler
Seneca
Steuben-Post Office (1)
Steuben-Post Office (2)
Steuben-General

Box 73

Suffolk
Sullivan-Post Office (1)
Sullivan-Post Office (2)
Sullivan-General
Tioga
Tompkins
Ulster
Warren-Post Office (1)
Warren-Post Office (2)
Warren-General

Box 74

Washington-Post Office (1)
Washington-Post Office (2)
Washington-General
Wayne-Post Office
Wayne-General
Westchester-Post Office (1)
Westchester-Post Office (2)

Box 75

Westchester-General
Wyoming
Yates-Post Office (1)
Yates-Post Office (2)
Yates-General
Miscellaneous
A
Ba-Bo
Br-By

Box 76

Ca-Cl
Co
Coxe, Mac Grane
Cr-Cu
Da-Do
Dillon, Martin F.
Dr-Du

Box 77

E
F
G
Ha
Hankinson, W. Harry
He-Hu
Horton, William
I
J
K

Box 78

La-Le
Lu-Ly
Ma
Mc
Me-Mu
N
O

Box 79

Ott, Francis C.
P
Q
R
Sa-Sl
Si-Sy
T
V

Box 80

W & Z
Washburn, Irving

Sub-Series 6: Scrapbooks

Bound scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.

Box 81

March-November 1913
November 1913-October 1914

Box 82

August-October 1914

Box 83

August-October 1915

Box 84

August-October 1916

Box 85

September-October 1914

Box 86

August 1914-December 1915
December 1915-October 1917

Box 87

November 1917-February 1920
June-September 1918
"For Our Soldiers & Sailors"

Box 88

French & British Papers, August-December 1918
December 1919-June 1920

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