Francis P. Corrigan Papers, 1881-1961 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

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Collection Overview

Title: Francis P. Corrigan Papers, 1881-1961

Primary Creator: Francis P. Corrigan (1881-1961)

Extent: 15.2 Cubic Feet

Arrangement:

The papers are arranged into 6 series, as follows:

1. General Correspondence

2. Family Correspondence

3. Subject Files

4. Speech and Article Files

5. Financial Files

6. Printed Materials

More detailed descriptions of these series can be found within the Box and Folder Listing.

Date Acquired: 09/00/1971

Abstract

The papers of Dr. Francis P. Corrigan, which include: General Correspondence; Family Correspondence; Subject Files; Speech and Article Files; Financial Files; and Printed Materials.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Dr. Corrigan was an international ambassador for the American medical community long before he received his 1934 appointment from FDR to become Ambassador to El Salvador. This 34 box collection focuses on his diplomatic years and later career as an expert on South America during the formative years of the U.N. World Health Organization. Much of this may be observed in Series 3. As mentioned in the biographic note, Corrigan undertook two extended trips in the early 1920's under the auspices of the Amercan College of Surgeons which raised awareness of medical conditions in the Americas and brought him a greater degree of recognition. The Printed Material in Series 6 has several files on malaria. This collection is likely to appeal to scholars in Latin American Studies, International Relations and those interested in the history of medicine.

Collection Historical Note

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 14, 1881, Francis Patrick Corrigan was graduated from Adelbert College in 1903, received an M.D. from Western Reserve University in 1906, and did advanced medical study in Vienna in 1910. Specializing in surgery, Dr. Corrigan became chief surgeon of the Chile Exploration Hospital in 1917, and did organization work for the American College of Suregons in South America (1920-1922). President Roosevelt appointed him Minister to El Salvador in 1934, to Panama in 1937, and Ambassador to Venezuela in 1939, a post he held until 1947. He was a United States delegate to the first World Health Organization meeting in 1948, and a member of the United States delegation to the United Nations in 1948 and 1949.

Administrative Information

Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Access Restrictions: These papers contain material restricted in accordance with Executive Order 12065, and material which might be used to embarrass, harass or injure living persons has been closed.

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

Acquisition Source: Kevin Corrigan

Acquisition Method: The papers were donated to the Library in September 1971 by Kevin Corrigan.

Related Materials: President's Official, Personal and Secretary's Files, Adolf A. Berle Papers, Henry Morgenthau, Jr. "Diaries", Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, Henry Wallace Papers.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: General Correspondence],
[Series 2: Family Correspondence],
[Series 3: Subject File],
[Series 4: Speech and Article File],
[Series 5: Financial Files],
[Series 6: Printed Material],
[All]

Series 1: General Correspondence

This file contains copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence filed alphabetically by surname of correspondent and thereunder chronologically.

Box 1

Aa - Ap
Acheson, Dean
Ackerson, Garret G.
American Colony (Caracas)
Aq - Az
Armour, Norman
Aufderheide, Dr. Paul J.
Austin, Warren R.
Ba - Baz
Balfour, Dr. Donald C.
Ball, Dr. O. F.
Barnes, Curtis W.
Bates, Dr. Gordon
Bb - Bi
Beaulac, Willard
Bellinger, Herman C.
Berle, Adolf A.
Bj - Bre
Boggs, Samuel W.
Bolton, Frances P.
Bonsal, Phillip W.
Boukalik, Dr. William F.
Braddock, Daniel
Braden, Spruille

Box 2

Brett, Lt. Gen. George H.
Brett, Homer
Breuer, Carl
Bri - Bz
Briggs, Ellis, Ol
British legation
Bulkley, Sen. Robert J.
Byrnes, James F.
Ca - Ch
Caffery, Jefferson
Campanole, Col. N. W.
Carrigan, John W.
Case, John
Chamberlain, George A.
Chapin, Selden
Ci - Con
Cochran, William
Coller, Dr. Frederick A.
Connelly, Matthew J.
Conroe, Dr. Irwin A.
Coo-Cz

Box 3

Crille, Dr. George W.
Da - Dn
Dalrymple, Jean
Daniels, Josephus
Davidson, J.
Davis, Bainbridge
Davis, Nathaniel P.
Dawson, Allan
Dawson, William
Diamond, Theodore
Do - Dz
Donnelly, Walter
Drew, Gerald A.
Duff, Father Edward
Duffy, Herbert S.
Duggan, Laurence
Dunn, Dr. J. J.

Box 4

E
Edgerton, Glen E.
Fa - Fj
Farley, James A.
Feighan, Michael A.
Fisher, Dorsey
Fl - Fz
Flack, Joseph
Flexer, Fayette J.
Flood, Daniel J.
Fox, A. Manuel
Franklin, Butler and Lynn
Frazer, Robert
Ga - Ge
Gainer, D. St. Clair
Gi - Go
Goddard, Gloria L.
Gp - Gz
Gray, Cecil W.
Grimm, Eleanor K.

Box 5

Ha - Hh
Hawley, Dr. Paul R.
Heath, Donald R.
Debard, Maj. R. W.
Hi-Hoo
Higgins, Lawrence
Hirschfeld, Mary
Hoover, Herbert and Herbert, Jr.
Hop - Hz
Hopkins, Benjamine and W. R.
Horton, Dr. T. C.
Hostetler, Joseph C.
Hull, Cordell
Hume, Nelson
I
J
Jappe, James L. E.
Jarrold, Reginald C.
K

Box 6

Kempton, James H.
King, Leland
King, Dr. Stanley
Knowles, Ruth Sheldon
Knox, Charles F., Jr.
La - Lh
Lane, Arthur B.
Larkin, Frederick
Laushe, Frank J.
Lavis, Fred
Layden, Michael J.
Lee, Fitzhugh
Lehman, Herbert H.
Li - Lz
Long, Boaz
Lopes-Contreras, Eleazar
Lower, Dr. William E.
Lynch, Robert J.
Ma - Mb
MacEachern, Dr. Malcom
Ealeady, Thomas J.
Marshall, George C.
Mayo, C. W.

Box 7

McA - McZ
McGuire, Constantine E.
McGurk, Joseph
Mcintire, Adm. Ross
Md - Mi
Medina, Isaias
Massersmith, George S.
Miller, D'Arcy
Mo - Mz
Moffitt, James P.
Moore, R. Walton
Muccio, John J.
Murphy, Thomas W.
N
O
Ocheltree, John
Ochsner, Dr. Alton
O'Connor, Basil

Box 8

O'Donnell, Dr. Charles
Ogburn, Charlton
O'Keefe, G. W.
Pa - Ph
Page, Dr. Robert C.
Payne, Kenneth
Person, Patricia
Phelps, Dr. William H.
Pi - Pz
Pines, Dr. Ignacy
Popenoe, Dr. Wilson
Proudfit, Arthur T.
Q
Ra-Ri
Ray, Guy
Reed, Harry
Regan, Frank W.
Rittenhouse, Austin J.
Ro - Rz
Rockefeller, Nelson and Winthrop
Rohrbacher, Rev. Ambrose

Box 9

Roosevelt, R. D. and Eleanor
Rosenthal, Leo
Ruiz, A. Ramon
Rule, Dr. Colter
Sa - Sc
Scott, Edward W.
Sd - Si
Shaw, G. Howland
Shipley, Ruth B.
Simon Bolivar Foundation
Sj - Sp
Sq - Sz
Stettinius, Edward R.
Stoessel, Walter J., Jr.
Ta - Th
Thornburg, Max

Box 10

Ti - Tz
Toomey, Dr. John
Truman, Harry S.
U
V
Wa - Waz
Warren, Avra M.
Warren, Fletcher
Wb - Wh
Welles, Sumner
Wheeler, Burr
Wi - Wz
Wilcox, Dr. John M.
Wiley, John C.
Wilson, Donald V.
Wilson, Edwin C.
Wilson, orme
Wintrab, Oscar
X
Y
Z
Notes and unidentified material