Democratic Party National Committee Papers, 1928-1948 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Collection Overview
Title: Democratic Party National Committee Papers, 1928-1948
Primary Creator: National Committee of the Democratic Party (1928-1948)
Extent: 261.45 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: This is a collection in 26 series.
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection consists of the records of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), 1928-1948. Materials in this collection are related primarily to the nominations, campaigns and elections of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the United States in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944. The collection contains correspondence exchanged among Franklin D. Roosevelt, many Democratic Party officials, activists and supporters, and the general public; patronage correspondence related to persons seeking positions in the government; campaign research materials and subject files; campaign literature; newsclipping files and scrapbooks; copies of Roosevelt campaign speeches and press releases.
A small amount of material in this collection pertains to Democratic Party activities following Roosevelt's death in 1945 and to the campaign and election of Harry S. Truman as president in 1948.
For political historians these papers present a rich portrait of a time when campaigns began to adopt a more scientific approach to elections that reflected growing voter registration efforts across the country. Almost half the collection consists of individual files on the 48 states. In addition, the human element is very much on display as there are files on dinner speeches, patronage requests, as well as some 30 boxes of clipping and memoribilia. Two individuals that figure heavily into this collection are DNC Chairman James Farley and his associate Emil Hurja. The latter, an influential political statistian and polling specialist, donated papers to the FDR library.
Researchers should also consult the records of the Women's Division of the DNC, a seperate but related collection that also contains a great deal of FDR's 1932 campaign correspondence and many additional records of the Party's political organizing of the New Deal era.
Administrative Information
Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Access Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.
Acquisition Source: National Committee of the Democratic Party, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, James Farley, and Lela Stiles
Acquisition Method: The papers were donated to the Library by the National Committee of the Democratic Party, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, James Farley, and Lela Mae Stiles.
Related Materials: Numerous collections in the Library including: President's Official, Personal, and Secretary's Files; Women's Division of the Democratic Party National Committee Papers; Mary Dewson Papers; Stephen T. Early Papers; Harry L. Hopkins Papers; Louis M. Howe Papers; Emil Hurja Papers; National Committee of Independent Voters for Roosevelt; Eleanor Roosevelt Papers
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence, 1928-1933],
[Series 2: Campaign Materials, 1932],
[Series 3: Library and Research Bureau Papers, 1928-1933],
[Series 4: 1932 Campaign File - Newspaper Clippings [by state]],
[Series 5: Newspaper Clippings [by subject], 1931-1932],
[Series 6: 1932 Campaign Literature Files - Newspaper Clippings],
[Series 7: Patronage Correspondence, 1932-1933],
[Series 8: Patron Correspondence and Records, 1933-1940],
[Series 9: Applications for Positions, 1934-1936],
[Series 10: Democratic National Convention, 1936],
[Series 11: Willkie Index - Speeches and Statements],
[Series 12: Correspondence of James A. Farley, Chairman, 1936],
[Series 13: Election Forecasts, October 1936],
[Series 14: Democratic National Committee Campaign Correspondence, 1940],
[Series 15: 1940 Campaign Correspondence - Publicity Suggestions],
[Series 16: Correspondence with State Leaders (Elections and Newspaper Clippings), 1936-1937, 1940-1948],
[Series 17: Correspondence with Prominent Democratic Leaders, 1941-1948],
[Series 18: Presidential and Federal Appointments],
[Series 19: Campaign of 1942],
[Series 20: Miscellaneous Speech Materials and Speech Drafts],
[Series 21: Campaign of 1944 - Democratic National Convention],
[Series 22: Miscellaneous Papers [general subject files], 1932-1948],
[Series 23: Roosevelt - Speeches and Statements (Clippings)],
[Series 24: Roosevelt - Campaign Speeches],
[Series 25: Roosevelt - Miscellaneous Materials, 1929-1945],
[Series 26: Duplicates Unless Otherwise Noted [press releases]],
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Series 25: Roosevelt - Miscellaneous Materials, 1929-1945 - This series contains general subject files pertaining to the life, campaigns, and presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Included in this series are files related to Roosevelt's speeches and addresses, trips, policies, death, and memorials. Also included in this series are press releases and press release books. Arranged by subject. Press Releases are arranged chronologically.
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Box 596 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged, 1934-1945 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - F.D.R. Acceptance Speech (DNC Copy), 1932 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - Roosevelt's War Warnings -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - Roosevelt's Boston Speech - Clarification of President Roosevelt's Statement that "We will not send our army to fight in foreign lands except in case of attack.", October 30, 1940 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - Roosevelt's Speech and Statements - G.I. Bill of Rights, October 1943-June 1944 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - Roosevelt's Jackson Day Speeches, 1938-1941, 1944 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - Roosevelt's State of the Union Speech, January 1945 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - Roosevelt's Fourth Inaugural Address, January 20, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - White House Releases, March 1945 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - White House Releases, April 1945 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - Roosevelt's Undelivered Address Prepared for Jefferson Day Dinner, April 1, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - Roosevelt Addresses, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - Roosevelt Quotes, October 1944-September 1947 -
Miscellaneous Speeches and Related Material; Unarranged - Roosevelt Speech Recordings - National Broadcast Company
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Box 597 -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt Administration: Accomplishments -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt, F. D.: His Ancestry Linked to China Trade - Chicago Tribune, June 10, 1951 -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt Bibliography -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt Books, Public Papers, Foreign Policy, (Movie: F.D.R.'s Life Story) -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt - Commentaries After Death -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt - Congressional Probe of Wartime Conduct, 1948 -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt Library -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt Mountain Lodge in Maryland -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - National Association of "Roosevelt for 1940" Clubs, Inc., 1939 -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - 1st Anniversary of Roosevelt's Death, April 1946 -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Story of German Plot to Defeat Roosevelt i, 1940 -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt (book by John Gunther) -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt Memorial Congress, July 1, 1946 -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt National Memorial Committee -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Press Research - Vol 1 No. 16 Roosevelt's Foreign Policy -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Republican Probes of Roosevelt Administration -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt - Churchill Conference (Eight Point Program), 1941 -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt Shrine at Warm Springs, Georgia -
Memorabilia, Memorials and Miscellaneous Inc. Newspaper Clippings; Unarranged - Roosevelt's Western Trip, 1937
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Box 598 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - Times Herald, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - N. Y. Herald Tribune, New York, NY, April 13, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., April 15, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 12, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - Times Herald, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - The Washington Daily News, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - P.M. Daily, New York, NY, April 13, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - Times Herald, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1945
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Box 599 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - Times Herald, Washington, D.C., April 15, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - The Sunday Star, Washington, D.C., April 15, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - The Washington Daily News, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - The Washington Daily News, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1945 -
Miscellaneous Newspapers; Unarranged - The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1945
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Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence, 1928-1933],
[Series 2: Campaign Materials, 1932],
[Series 3: Library and Research Bureau Papers, 1928-1933],
[Series 4: 1932 Campaign File - Newspaper Clippings [by state]],
[Series 5: Newspaper Clippings [by subject], 1931-1932],
[Series 6: 1932 Campaign Literature Files - Newspaper Clippings],
[Series 7: Patronage Correspondence, 1932-1933],
[Series 8: Patron Correspondence and Records, 1933-1940],
[Series 9: Applications for Positions, 1934-1936],
[Series 10: Democratic National Convention, 1936],
[Series 11: Willkie Index - Speeches and Statements],
[Series 12: Correspondence of James A. Farley, Chairman, 1936],
[Series 13: Election Forecasts, October 1936],
[Series 14: Democratic National Committee Campaign Correspondence, 1940],
[Series 15: 1940 Campaign Correspondence - Publicity Suggestions],
[Series 16: Correspondence with State Leaders (Elections and Newspaper Clippings), 1936-1937, 1940-1948],
[Series 17: Correspondence with Prominent Democratic Leaders, 1941-1948],
[Series 18: Presidential and Federal Appointments],
[Series 19: Campaign of 1942],
[Series 20: Miscellaneous Speech Materials and Speech Drafts],
[Series 21: Campaign of 1944 - Democratic National Convention],
[Series 22: Miscellaneous Papers [general subject files], 1932-1948],
[Series 23: Roosevelt - Speeches and Statements (Clippings)],
[Series 24: Roosevelt - Campaign Speeches],
[Series 25: Roosevelt - Miscellaneous Materials, 1929-1945],
[Series 26: Duplicates Unless Otherwise Noted [press releases]],
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