Marshall E. Dimock Papers | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Collection Overview
Title: Marshall E. Dimock Papers
Primary Creator: Dimock, Marshall E.
Extent: 26.9 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: In seven series. The first through third, sixth and seventh series are arranged alphabetically. The fourth and fifth series are arranged chronologically.
Date Acquired: 07/12/1972
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
Marshall Edward Dimock was born in San Bernadino, California, October 24, 1903. He was graduated from Pomona College with honors in history in 1925 and received his Ph.D. from John Hopkins University in 1928, after which he became instructor (1928-30) and assistant professor (1930-32) of political science at the University of California at Los Angeles. During 1932-33, Mr. Dimock was awarded a Social Science Traveling Fellowship, spent a year in France and England and as a result of this published British Public Utilities and National Development.
In 1932 Dimock was appointed Associate Professor of Public Administration at the University of Chicago, a post he held until 1941. While at the University of Chicago, he completed studies of, and published monographs relating to, public corporations, inland waterways and principles of administration. He served as Second Assistant Secretary of Labor (1938-40), his main duty being chairman of the Secretary of Labor’s Commission on Immigration Administration. He became Associate Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service when that organization was transferred to the Justice Department in 1940 and retained this position until 1942. From 1942 to 1944 Dimock served as Director of the Recruitment and Manning Organization of the War Shipping Administration, which was responsible for insuring that manpower was available for the U.S. Merchant Marine.
In 1944 Mr. Dimock became Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University and remained in this position until 1948. During this period he served as a consultant to the War Department (1944) and to the General Accounting Office (1946-48). From 1949 to 1950 he was a member of the Vermont State Legislature. In 1953-54 he was also a consultant to the Administrative Staff College in England. Dimock was appointed professor and head of the Department of Government at New York University in 1955 and remained in this position until 1962.
In addition, he was a member of the Unitarian-Universalist Association, a religious organization of which he was moderator (lay leader) from 1961 to 1964; President of the Shinner Foundation (1947-50) which promoted research on how to preserve small businesses; International and American Political Science Associations; American Society of Public Administration; Society for the Advancement of Management (President of the Washington Chapter, 1941-1942, National Director, 1942-43, National Vice President, 1945-46); Phi Sigma Alpha (National President, 1962-64); and Director and member of Executive Committee, United Seaman’s Service (Chairman, 1946-56).
Administrative Information
Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Access Restrictions: These papers contain documents restricted in accordance with Executive Order 11652; also material which might be used to embarrass, harass or injure living persons has been closed.
Use Restrictions: Mr. Dimock’s copyright interest in these papers has been donated to the United States Government.
Acquisition Source: Marshall E. Dimock
Acquisition Method: Marshall E. Dimock donated his papers to the Roosevelt Library on July 12, 1972.
Related Materials: Material relating to Marshall Dimock will be found in PPF 6287 (Marshall Dimock) and in the Oscar Cox papers (Marshall Dimock). Material related to his service in the government will be found in OF 15 (Department of Labor); OF 25-1 (War Department-Panama Canal Zone); OF 136 (Radio); and OF 407 (Labor).
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: General Correspondence, 1936-1970],
[Series 2: Subject File, 1938-1969],
[Series 3: Speech and Article File],
[Series 4: Speaking Engagements File, 1941-1966],
[Series 5: Periodicals and Booklets File],
[Series 6: Publications of Marshall E. Dimock, 1929-1971],
[Series 7: Publications of Gladys Ogden Dimock, 1946-1971],
[All]
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Series 5: Periodicals and Booklets File - Arranged alphabetically by title. All the periodicals (except The Child and the Journal of Social and Political Ideas in Japan) contain articles by Dimock. The booklets concern the Field Foundation, Inc., Labor Law and Rotary International.
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Box 65 -
California Law Review, XX, No. 2, January 1932 -
The University of Chicago Law Review, 1, No. 2, November 1933 -
The Child, 4, No. 2, August 1933 -
The Education Digest, XX, No. 2, October 1954 -
The Journal of Higher Education, XXV, No. 6, June 1954 -
Hospital Administration, 2, No. 1, Winter 1957 -
Public Administration, XIII, No. 1, January 1932 -
Public Administration, XIV, No. 4, October 1936 -
Public Administration Review, XVIII, No. 2, Spring 1958 -
The School Executive, 67, No. 5, January 1948 -
Journal of Social and Political Ideas in Japan, II, No. 3, December 1964 -
The Social Service Review, XIII, No. 4, December 1939 -
The Social Service Review, XIV, No. 3, September 1940 -
The Field Foundation, Inc. -
Labor Law -
Rotary International - "The World at Work" -
Rotary International - "From Here On" -
Rotary International - "Adventure in Service" -
Rotary International - "Service is My Business"
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Browse by Series:
[Series 1: General Correspondence, 1936-1970],
[Series 2: Subject File, 1938-1969],
[Series 3: Speech and Article File],
[Series 4: Speaking Engagements File, 1941-1966],
[Series 5: Periodicals and Booklets File],
[Series 6: Publications of Marshall E. Dimock, 1929-1971],
[Series 7: Publications of Gladys Ogden Dimock, 1946-1971],
[All]