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Mordecai Lee Papers, circa 2000-2005 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

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Primary Creator: Lee, Mordecai (1948-)

Extent: 2.8 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 10/30/2006. More info below under Accruals.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of research materials collected by author Mordecai Lee. Materials relate to Lowell Mellett, the Office of Government Reports, and the National Emergency Coucil, and primarily include copies of primary and secondary sources. Lee's own writings also appear in several files.

Collection Historical Note

A former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate, Mordecai Lee is a professor of Government Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His extensive scholarly publications include The First Presidential Communications Agency: FDR's Office of Government Reports (State University of NY Press, 2005), Institutionalizing Congress and the Presidency: The U.S. Bureau of Efficiency, 1916-1933 (Texas A&M Press, 2006), and Promoting the War Effort: Robert Horton and Federal Propaganda, 1938-1946 (Louisiana State Press, 2012) several other books, as well as numerous journal articles.

Administrative Information

Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Accruals: In August 2007 Mordecai Lee donated a copy of his article "Clara M. Edmunds and the Library of the United States Information Service, 1934-1948."

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

Use Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.

Acquisition Source: Mordecai Lee

Acquisition Method: Gift

Related Materials:

Lowell Mellett Papers

National Archives Record Group (RG) 44: Records of the Office of Government Reports

For more information please see http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/044.html.

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U.S. Film Service, National Emergency CouncilAdd to your cart.

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Senate Confirmation of State and Senior Directors: National Emergency Council of Office of Government ReportsAdd to your cart.

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