WALTER HENRY JUDD:
An Inventory of His Papers
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| Creator: | Judd, Walter Henry, 1898- |
| Title: | Walter H. Judd papers |
| Date: | 1921-1993. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence (1921-1993), subject files
(1938-1991), campaign files (1942-1962), congressional office files
(1943-1962), speech files (1932-1990), political activity files (1945-1976),
schedules (1938-1976), newspaper clippings (1938-1972), oral history
transcripts, audio and visual recordings (1945-1976), photographs, and printed
material relating to a former medical missionary in China and Republican member
of the U.S. House of Representatives (1943-1963) from Minneapolis. After his
defeat in 1962, Judd continued to live in Washington, D.C. and was active in
political, educational, and religious organizations. |
| Quantity: | 90.0 cu. ft. (89 boxes, and 1 folder in
Manuscripts Reserve). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf
locations. |
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Walter Henry Judd was born in Rising City, Nebraska on September 25,
1898, the son of Horace Hunter and Mary Elizabeth (Greenslit) Judd. He was
educated at the University of Nebraska, receiving both his B.A. and M.D.
degrees there, the latter in 1923. From 1920 to 1924 he also taught zoology at
the University of Omaha.
In 1925 he began his career as a medical missionary in China. He
worked under the auspices of the Congregational Foreign Mission Board in
Nanking from 1925 to 1926, and in the Shaowu and Fukien hospitals from 1926 to
1931. In 1931 he returned to the United States and studied surgery under a
fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He returned to China in 1934 where he supervised
a 125-bed hospital in Fenchow, Shansi Province. Following the Japanese invasion
of China in 1937, Judd remained at the Fenchow hospital although his family
returned to the United States. For five months he remained under Japanese rule
before returning to the United States in 1938. After his return to the United
States, he resigned from the mission field. He spent two years lecturing
throughout the country on the crisis in the Far East, particularly voicing
disapproval of American shipments of raw materials to Japan that could be made
into war materials. In 1941 he opened a private medical practice in
Minneapolis.
Backed by liberal Republicans and independents, he entered Minnesota's
fifth congressional district race in 1942. In the Republican primary he
defeated the isolationist incumbent, Oscar Youngdahl. He went on to win the
general election, defeating the Farmer-Labor candidate, Joseph Gilbert, and the
Democratic candidate, Thomas P. Ryan. In the nine succeeding congressional
elections, he defeated his Democratic-Farmer-Labor opponents. In 1962,
following redistricting, he lost to DFL candidate Donald Fraser.
During his congressional service, Judd served as the U.S. Delegate to
the World Health Assemblies (1950, 1958), the U.S. Delegate to the First
Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe (1951), and the U.S. Delegate to
the United Nations (1957).
After his retirement from Congress, Judd remained in the Washington,
D.C. area and maintained a rigorous speaking schedule, lecturing on public
affairs, China, foreign policy, and religion and ethics. From 1964 to 1970 he
was a radio commentator on the "Washington Report," sponsored by the American
Security Council.
Walter Judd married Miriam Louise Barbar on March 13, 1932. They had
three daughters: Mary Louise, Carolyn Ruth, and Eleanor Grace. Walter Judd died
February 13, 1994 and Miriam Judd died June 23, 1994.
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The papers document Judd's career as a medical missionary in China
(1925-1931, 1934-1938), his twenty years as a Republican representative from
the fifth congressional district (1943-1963), and his speaking engagements
after his retirement from Congress.
They include correspondence (1921-1993), subject files (1938-1991),
campaign files (1942-1962), congressional office files (1943-1962), legislative
bill files, subject files, Republican Party activities (1945-1976), speech
files (1932-1990), schedules (1938-1976) oral history transcripts, newspaper
clippings (1938-1972), audio and visual recordings (1945-1976), photographs,
and printed material.
The first portion of the collection (1.5 cu. ft.) documents Judd's
experiences in China and his continued support for a Free China, as well as his
interest in the Far East. It includes correspondence and printed material
relating to the hospitals and missions in Shaowu and Fenchow, Shansi Province;
financial statements and reports of the Fenchow hospital; and correspondence
with Chinese friends which continued until 1991. His interest in China and the
Far East is reflected throughout his papers.
The congressional campaign files (4 cu.
ft.) include correspondence, speeches, speech notes, schedules, campaign
literature, election returns, press releases, contribution lists, newspaper
clippings, photographs, and related material. The most comprehensive section
concerns the 1962 campaign in which Judd lost to Donald Fraser. A more detailed
list of correspondents and subjects can be found in Appendix A.
The congressional subject files (57 cu.
ft.) include correspondence with constituents, Republican party officials,
fellow members of Congress, and with a variety of organizations (civic,
religious, and special interests). Judd was closely identified with the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs, as well as the Ways and Means Committee. However,
from 1943 to 1946 he also served on the Committee on Education and the
Committee on Insular Affairs. He then served on the Committee for Expenditures
in the Executive Department (1945-1948) and its successor, the Committee on
Government Operations (1953-1954). A short summary of the major activities of
these bodies is included.
A small group (3.5 cu. ft. ) of bill
files contain legislative bills introduced or co-authored by Judd.
The remaining papers consist of Judd's personal
files, and include correspondence files (family, general correspondence,
and individual correspondents); subject files; speech files; miscellaneous
materials; sound and visual material; and printed matter.
His personal subject files (5 cu. ft.) cover a wide range of topics
including his involvement with the Republican party (both national and
Minnesota. Speech files (7 cu. ft.) are, for the most part, filed
chronologically; the series also contains speech outlines and lectures.
A group (3 cu. ft.) of miscellaneous material includes programs and
publicity materials regarding his speaking engagements; transcripts of his
speeches on radio programs; his Reader's Digest
correspondence and reprints of his articles; oral history transcripts
(conducted by special libraries); his trips; testimonials and awards;
newsletters and press releases; and printed material (mostly government or
congressional committee reports).
The audio and visual recordings (5.5 cu. ft.) comprise phonograph
records, audio cassettes, video cassettes, filmstrips, and films. These media
cover the years 1945-1976 and reflect Judd's views on a wide range of
subjects.
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| This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials abouts
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings. |
| Topics: |
| | Aged -- Medical care. |
| | Aliens -- United States. |
| | Army-McCarthy Controversy, 1954. |
| | Civil Service -- United States. |
| | Conservatism -- United States. |
| | Electioneering -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. |
| | Korean War, 1950-1953. |
| | Missions -- China. |
| | Political conventions -- United States. |
| | Presidents -- United States -- Election. |
| | United Nations -- Officals and employees, American. |
| Places: |
| | China -- Politics and government -- 20th century. |
| | Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Politics and government. |
| | Minnesota -- Politics and government. |
| | Silver Bay (N.Y.). |
| | United States -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan -- 20th
century. |
| Persons: |
| | Benson, Ezra Taft, 1899- |
| | Bowles, Chester, 1901- |
| | Carlson, Paul R. |
| | Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975. |
| | Chiang, Ching-kuo, 1910-1988. |
| | Drummond, Rosco, 1924- |
| | Eisenhower, Dwight D., (Dwight David), 1890-1969. |
| | Flanders, Ralph E., (Ralph Edward), 1880-1970. |
| | Hiss, Alger, 1904- |
| | Lattimore, Owen, 1900-. |
| Organizations: |
| | American Bureau for Medical Advancement in China. |
| | Association for Unite the Democracies. |
| | Association of Former Members of Congress (U.S.). |
| | Campus Crusade for Christ. |
| | Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.). |
| Organizations: |
| | Council for National Policy (U.S.). |
| | Faith at Work (Organization). |
| | Friends of Free China. |
| | Harding University. |
| | Heritage Foundation. |
| | Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. |
| | International Institution of Rural Reconstruction. |
| | Mayo Clinic. |
| | Minneapolis Foundation. |
| | Northwest Airlines, Inc. |
| | Oklahoma Christian College. |
| | Republican Party (United States : 1856- ). |
| | United Board for Christian Higher Education in
China. |
| | United States Capitol Historical Society. |
| | United States. Central Intelligence Agency. |
| | United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive
Branch of the Government (1947-1949). |
| | United States. Congress. House. Committee on
Agriculture. |
| | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed
Forces. |
| | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign
Affairs. |
| | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and
Civil Service. |
| | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American
Activities. |
| | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and
Means. |
| | United States. War Department. |
| Types of Documentation: |
| | Audio tapes. |
| | Phonograph records. |
| | Photographs. |
| | Speeches. |
| | Video recordings. |
| Occupations: |
| | Missionaries. China. |
| | Legislators -- United States. |
| | Missionaries, Medical -- China. |
| Title: |
| | China letter. |
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| Preferred Citation: |
| | [Indicate the cited item and/or series
here]. Walter H. Judd Papers. Minnesota Historical Society. |
| | See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples. |
| Accession Information: |
| | Accession numbers: 9339; 9464; 10,837; 11,378; 11,545; 13,660;
14,006; 14,142; 14,843; 15,036; 15,375 |
| Processing Information: |
| | Processed by: Bonnie Beatson Palmquist, January 1995 |
| | PALS ID number: 09-00319525 |
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Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the
location and box numbers shown below.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
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Walter and Miriam Judd
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Biographical information: Includes obituaries for
Walter and Miriam Judd.
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CHINA AND JUDD'S MISSIONARY WORK
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Correspondence and Related Materials
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Correspondence, 1921, 1924.
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| | | Two items thanking him for his talks in Omaha (1921), and a
meeting program from American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
(1924). |
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Correspondence, 1925.
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| | | Letters received before and after his departure for Nanking
from home and school friends. Includes several on letterhead of Student
Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions (New York City). Many from friends
relate to his year's study in Nanking to learn Chinese. |
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Correspondence, 1926.
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| | | Judd was at the Nanking Language School where he organized a
concert in April and a variety show in May. He secured many donations to the
Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions. Includes a pictorial pamphlet
about Shaowu and a letter to Mrs. Keplar about the divinity of Christ and
religious beliefs (this was never sent). A letter (Sept. 13) from Joe Wood in
St. John's School reports on the conditions in Kiukiang. By December 1, Judd
was at Shaowu Hospital, Fukien Providence. A letter (Dec. 13) from R. A.
Peterson comments on Judd's journey to Shaowu and his traveling companions. |
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Correspondence, 1927-1928. (Shaowu
Hospital)
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| | | A letter (19 p.) of March 4, 1927 to Rev. William Strong in
Boston discusses Judd's reactions to the missionaries' evacuation (he felt it
unnecessary); missionaries' attitudes toward the Chinese and feelings of
superiority; his view that some should not be returned to the field; the
missionaries' standard of living; his conviction that religious duties and
family responsibilities were in conflict; Catholic and Protestant missionary
differences; the types of individuals needed for missionary work; the political
situation before, during, and after the evacuation; and his |
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Correspondence, 1927-1928. (Shaowu
Hospital)
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| | | five reasons for leaving China. Judd remained in the mission
with one other doctor. The 1928 correspondence consists mainly of requests for
speaking engagements when he returns to the United States in 1929. |
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Correspondence, 1929. (Shaowu and United
States)
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| | | Judd returned to the United States to recover from a bout with
malaria and also to see his mother. While there he received many requests for
speaking engagements. He described life in Shaowu to Emilie Sargant (Jan. 27).
By February 20 he was in Omaha and comments on his report to the Board
concerning medical institutions in China (April 14). He returned to China in
May, Following which there is a letter (May 10) from his mother and several
from Josephine Kennedy. |
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Correspondence, 1930. (Shaowu Hospital)
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| | | Many letters from friends, a hospital survey, and an inquiry
about the Mayo Clinic (Nov. 11). A copy (in bad condition) to Father Winkler
relates the capture and torture of Father Tierney by the Red Army (Dec. 6). |
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Correspondence, 1931. (Shaowu Hospital)
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| | | Dr. Neil Lewis describes life in Foochow (Jan. 15) and Judd
describes conditions in the U.S. (April 24). George Shepard (Aug. 11) comments
on life at Foochow and includes an advance copy of a letter to friends at home
asking the Board for help with Missionaries Relief Fund to aid the refugees
(this letter describes what happened to the Chinese Christians). |
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Percy T. Watson Correspondence, 1932-1935. (Fenchow
Hospital)
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| | | Dr. Watson, the physician at Fenchow Hospital, returned to the
United States because of ill health. His wife Clara wrote about the hospital,
its services, and Chinese staff and friends. Watson retired to Northfield,
Minnesota, where he lobbied the Mayo Clinic for a residency on Judd's behalf.
An additional letter from Watson is in the "Repatriation" file in Box 48. |
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Correspondence, 1934-1935. (Fenchow
Hospital)
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| | | Judd with his wife Miriam and daughter Mary Lou were at
Fenchow. Includes Fenchow (1934, 1935) and six
photographs (three interior shots showing operating rooms, one of nurses
holding three babies, one of the hospital staff, including Judd, and one of the
hospital buildings). |
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Correspondence, 1935-1936. (Fenchow
Hospital)
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| | | A 7-page letter from Judd to Ballou (March 6, 1936) relating
to staff responsibilities at hospital, evacuation of families, and problems in
financial record keeping. Printed letter (June 18, 1936) from the Judds
describes events of February and March including government forces, evacuation
(Miriam had her second daughter an hour before she left), the political
situation, and Japanese aggression. Includes medical statistics for 1936. |
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Correspondence, 1937-1938. (Fenchow
Hospital)
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| | | A report of medical work done in 1937, a printed letter from
Judd (July 15, 1937) about hospital conditions, family, medical conference, and
contemporary China. A letter to Roland Cross (Oct. 27, 1937) relates that the
family is on its way home and discusses political conditions. Extract of letter
by Judd to Miriam (Jan. 19, 1938) about his meeting with the Board. Judd to
Ballou relates his plans for leaving Fenchow and for the continuing operation
of the hospital. |
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James Maxwell correspondence, 1937-1938. (Fenchow
Hospital)
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| | | A letter (Dec. 16 and 27, 1937) to Dr. Maxwell in Lutheran
Missions Home, Hankow describes the care of wounded soldiers and charges for
two months care. Further correspondence (Feb. 2, 16, May 20, 1938) to Dr.
Maxwell in care of the China International Red Cross Committee in Hankow gives
civilian care costs and the Chinese staff and their feelings. By February 16
the city has been taken by the Japanese and a school building destroyed. A
letter of May 20 details Judd's journey to get drugs for the hospital and
hospital accounts. |
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Fenchow Hospital financial statements,
1935-1938.
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Fenchow Hospital reports, 1935-1938.
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Letters to members of Congress, 1938-1940.
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| | | Copies of letters urging support for China. |
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Correspondence, 1941.
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| | | Letters from Chinese friends and officials urging the Judds to
return to Shaowu. Many are in Chinese. |
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Correspondence from Chinese friends, 1938-1942,
1967-1991). 2 folders
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Correspondence, 1943-1979. 8 folders
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| | | Correspondence and printed material relating to China and
Judd's experiences as a medical missionary and his continued support of Chiang
Kai-shek and the National government of Taiwan. Included is information on
President Carter's recognition of Republic of China (1978), Teng Hsiao-ping's
visit to the United States (1979), Judd's citation for honorary degree of
Doctor of Philosophy, China Academy (Taipei, Taiwan) (1978). There were many
requests for information and speaking engagements. |
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Ambassadors to China, 1982.
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| | | Letters sent to President Reagan from former ambassadors to
China urging defense assistance for Taiwan. |
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China Subject Files
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American boycott against aggressor nations,
1939-1940.
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| | | This boycott was mainly concerned with the wearing of silk
stockings. Miriam Judd was very active in the boycott. |
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American Bureau for Medical Aid to China,
1939-1942.
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| | | Correspondence and printed material relating to an
organization Judd was involved in. The National Government of China awarded
Judd the Medal of Honored Merit for his services. |
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American Committee for Non-participation in Japanese
Aggression, 1938-1942. 5 folders
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| | | Minutes (1938), financial report (1939), and correspondence
(1939) of an organization founded to stop trade with Japan after its invasion
of China. Judd was a speaker for the organization. |
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American Committee in and of Chinese Industrial
Cooperatives (Indusco), 1940-1942.
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| | | Judd was on the advisory board of this organization; includes
correspondence and printed material. |
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China, 1943-1948. 2 folders
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| | | The folder labeled "Far Eastern Policies: China" contains
information on various groups in the United States supporting the Chiang
Kai-shek regime in China. There are letters from American officials of the
American China Policy Association ("China Lobby"), particularly Alfred
Kohlberg. The correspondence relates to the association's distribution of a
Congressional Record insert article by Geraldine
Fitch entitled "Blunder Over China." This was written following the publication
of Theodore White's volume Thunder Over China. The
Fitch article is critical of White's thesis and American policy regarding
China. |
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China military aid, September 4, 1948.
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| | | A letter (43 p.) to Judd, author unknown. |
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China quotes, 1958-1981.
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| | | Quotes and printed material used by Judd. |
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Chinese Cultural Center (New York),
1972-1991.
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| | | Judd was on the Board of Directors. |
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Chow, Ching-wen, 1966-1977.
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| | | Correspondence relating to Chow (editor of the
Peking Informer) and Monying Chow. Includes
editorial by Judd. |
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Church Committee for China Relief,
1938-1940.
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| | | Includes correspondence and bulletins. |
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Committee for a Free China, 1972-1991. 6 folders
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| | | This organization founded by Judd was the successor to the
Committee of One Million. Includes articles of incorporation and bylaws (1972),
minutes (1977, 1981, 1983-1984), correspondence, China
Letter (1969-1988), and statements and news releases (1971-1978). Its
goals were "to support and encourage freedom and peace in Asia, and world-wide,
by working for the return to the free world of the 750 million Chinese people
on the mainland under a government that represents them, their character, their
interests." |
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Committee of One Million, 1955, 1971-1972.
2 folders
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| | | Judd was chairman of this committee against the admission of
Communist China to the United Nations. |
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Friends of Free China, 1985-1990.
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| | | Correspondence of an organization to which Judd lent his
support and which established a scholarship in Judd's name. |
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President Reagan's communique on China, Aug. 17,
1982.
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| | | Draft of Judd's speech for President Reagan, correspondence,
and newspaper clippings. |
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China speeches, 1958-1984. (See
Box 75)
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Newspaper clippings relating to China, 1921-1938.
3 folders
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Newspaper clippings relating to the Far East,
1939-1940. 2 folders
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CONGRESSIONAL FILES
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Congressional Campaign Files
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| Campaign files may contain correspondence, speeches, speech
notes, schedules, campaign literature, election returns, press releases,
contribution lists, newspaper clippings, photographs, and related material. |
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Campaign correspondence and related material, undated,
1942. 5 folders
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Campaign correspondence and related material, 1944.
2 folders
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Campaign correspondence and related material, 1946.
2 folders
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Campaign correspondence and related material, 1948.
2 folders
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Campaign correspondence and related material, 1950.
11 folders
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Campaign correspondence and related material, 1952.
4 folders
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Campaign correspondence and related material, 1954.
5 folders
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Campaign correspondence and related material, 1956.
11 folders
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Campaign correspondence and related material, 1958.
8 folders
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Campaign correspondence and related material, 1960.
17 folders
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| | | Includes correspondence, invitations to speak, advertising,
thank-you letters, congratulations, lists, and related material relating to
Judd's campaign for reelection to Congress. |
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Campaign correspondence and related material, 1962.
14 folders
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| | | Judd announced his decision not to run again in 1962 because
of redistricting, but was later urged to run. He lost the race to Donald
Fraser. Includes letters regretting Judd's decision not to run; letters from
district voters urging Judd to reconsider (sampled from 1.5 cu. ft.); letters
about his decision to run; committee materials; television speech notes; and a
folder of letters received after the election (sampled from 0.4 cu. ft.). |
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Campaign correspondence and related material,
1962.
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| | | The 1962 files contain the most comprehensive operations of
the campaign and its committee. They contain correspondence, minutes of the All
City Judd Committee, advertising, schedules, material relating to Don Fraser,
letters to new citizens, a lawn signs list, endorsements, press releases, and
related material. |
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Campaign correspondence and related material, 1962.
18 folders
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| 143.C.4.4F | 6 |
Campaign correspondence and related material, 1962.
8 folders
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Campaign finances, 1950-1962.
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Congressional Subject Files
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Agency for International Development,
1962.
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Agriculture, Department and Committee, 1943-1949.
22 folders
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| | | There is information on wartime food rationing; on control of
food production and surplus food; the Rural Electrification Administration;
shipment of surplus food abroad; production and distribution of flour, wheat,
and dairy products; livestock production; the agriculture price support
program; grain storage under the Commodity Credit Corporation; proposals to
abolish the school lunch program in 1943; and methods of combating insects and
other blights. |
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Agriculture, Department and Committee, 1950-1960.
45 folders
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| | | Items of major interest include a proposed ban on airplanes in
the Superior National Forest; support of Republican farm policies (after 1952);
opposition to aspects of the government's price support program; storage and
distribution of surplus food and grains; controversy over the policies of the
Commodity Credit Corporation; legislation controlling migratory labor,
including laws on the importation of Mexican workers; and opposition and
support of the policies of Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson,
particularly the attempt to force Benson's resignation (1958). Includes letters
of Benson and Wolf Ladejinsky. |
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Agriculture, Department and Committee, 1961-1962.
15 folders
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Air Force, Department of, 1949-1959. 24 folders
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| | | This description also applies to the Armed Services Committee
and the Department of the Army files. |
| | | A large portion of the papers relate to Judd's efforts to
obtain help for servicemen and their families. The letters deal with such
matters as discharges, deferments, transfers from one branch of the service to
another, reenlistments, and requests for commissions. The letters reveal
problems caused by the military draft and the dislocations and family hardships
that resulted when National Guard and other reserve units were called into
service during the Korean War and the Berlin Crisis of 1961. There was
criticism of the Reserve Officers Training Corp (ROTC) programs, and the
relationship of the National Guard and reserve units to regular armed services
units. |
| | | Other issues of interest include plans for the construction of
air force and missile bases; military jet crashes, particularly the crash at
Wold-Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis (1956); projects instituted by the Army
Corps of Engineers (the Upper Harbor project in Minneapolis); opposition to
Universal Military Training; and sonic boom testing by the Air Force. |
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Air Force, Department of, 1960-1962. 7 folders
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American Red Cross, 1945, 1947.
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Appropriation Committee, 1945-1956. 29 folders
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| | | The letters include comments favoring and opposing the use of
federal funds for vivisection research; construction of dams, river and harbor
improvements, and inland waterways improvements; and a proposed census of
businessmen. Other issues include the Upper Harbor project; public housing;
water pollution; the Hill-Burton Act; Rural Electrification Administration;
vocational training; and support for UNICEF (United Nations Children's
Emergency Fund). |
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Appropriations Committee, 1958-1962. 9 folders
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Armed Services Committee, 1950-1955. 28 folders
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Armed Services Committee, March 21, 1956 - 1962.
11 folders
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Army Department of, 1948-1952. 29 folders
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Army, Department of, 1953-1962. 39 folders
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Atomic Energy Commission, undated and 1945-1962.
40 folders
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| | | These files include information on the Atomic Energy
Commission; the House Committee on Atomic Energy; and atomic energy in general.
The letters reveal the nation's concern over the effects of atomic energy,
warfare, and testing on human life. There is information on the effects of
atomic blasts on the weather, danger of radioactive fallout, the disposal of
atomic waste, nuclear testing, manufacture of hydrogen bombs, use of atomic
bombs in Korea, and plans for underground testing of atomic weapons. There are
publications by two Japanese organizations: The Japan Council Against Atomic
and Hydrogen Bombs and No More Hiroshimas. |
| |
Banking and Currency Committee, 1945-1949.
24 folders
|
| | | See also: Pending Legislation:
Banking and Currency Committee, May 1945 - August 1946. |
| | | The letters reflect the controversy over extension of wartime
government controls (particularly rent control); support of the Bretton Woods
agreement (establishment of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund);
loans to Great Britain; and public housing legislation. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.G.17.7B | 14 |
Banking and Currency Committee, 1950-1962.
40 folders
|
| | | The majority of these files (1950-1953) reflect the
controversy over price controls and the abolishment of the Office of Price
Stabilization. Other subjects include public housing measures; urban renewal;
regulation of banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, and similar
financial institutions; and regulations and restrictions on the importation of
foreign dairy products. From 1958 to 1962 there was growing concern over
economically distressed areas and the enactment of the Area Redevelopment Act
and Community Facilities Act, which matched federal funds with state funds for
the construction of local projects. |
| |
Blind, Legislation for, 1943-1944.
|
| |
Bureaucracy, 1943-1944.
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.G.17.8F | 15 |
"C" Miscellaneous.
|
| |
Central Intelligence Agency, 1953, 1958,
1960-1961.
|
| | | There is information on Southeast Asia, particularly United
States aid to Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia; the International Federation of
Prisoners of Communism (headed by Robert Vogeler); and the capture of Francis
Gary Powers by Russian authorities (the U-2 Incident). |
| |
Civil Aeronautics Board, 1948-1961. 10 folders
|
| | | The Civil Aeronautics Board files contain requests by airlines
for extension of routes to other cities; granting Northwest Airlines Pacific
routes; appointments to the Civil Aeronautics Board (particularly Franklin
Stone of Waseca, Minn.); investigations of air service to certain sections of
the country; subsidies to airlines; investigation of air crashes; and the
strike by flight engineers of Northwest Airlines. |
| |
Civil defense, 1958-1962. 6 folders
|
| | | These files contain data on civil defense activities in
Minnesota, with emphasis on food and water storage facilities, construction of
fallout shelters, and the allocation of supplies for shelter construction. |
| |
Civil Service Commission, 1943-1962. 24 folders
|
| | | These files contain information on pay raises for federal
employees; reclassification of workers; changes in retirement benefits;
employment of the physically handicapped by the government; aspects of the
Hatch Act regulations; and allegations of mismanagement of the Veterans'
Administration office at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.I.8.5B | 16 |
Civilian Production Administration, 1945-1946.
4 folders
|
| | | This agency was the successor to the War Production Board and
was concerned with reconversion policies following the end of World War II.
There are many letters from businessmen criticizing shortages of materials
(rubber, textiles, and metals) needed to produce civilian goods. |
| |
Claims Committee, 1943-1947. 7 folders
|
| | | The correspondence relates to claims made on the federal
government by federal employees, servicemen, and some World War I veterans.
Most of the letters relate to claims for injuries received while claimants were
in federal employment. |
| |
Commerce Committee, 1943-1962. 28 folders
|
| | | See also: Pending legislation:
Commerce Committee, December 1944-May 21, 1946. |
| | | There is correspondence on plans for disposal of war surplus
goods and information on legislation relating to inland waterways, Civil
Aeronautics Board, and Patents. During the Korean War raw materials were in
short supply and many letters ask for help in obtaining supplies for civilian
construction projects. Other topics include import duties on some commodities;
international trade agreements; the patent office; criticism of personal
questions to be asked in the 1950 census; applications for the Merchant Marine
Academy; alleged monopolies in the hearing aid business; protests against
proposed staff cuts in the Minneapolis office of the Department of Commerce;
and various aspects of the Area Redevelopment program. After 1957 the major
topic was controversy caused by the routing of freeways through two residential
areas in Minneapolis (Prospect Park and Lyndale and Lowry Hill-Loring Park
areas). |
|
Location
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Box
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| 149.I.8.6F | 17 |
Committee for Reciprocity, 1950.
|
| |
Communism, undated and 1942-1962. 3 folders
|
| | | Most of the letters in the 1950 folder consist of letters
written to Judd relating to Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Alger Hiss. In
a personal confrontation with Acheson, Judd suggested that Acheson resign his
office. Most of the letters support Judd's position. One folder contains
newspaper clippings about the Amerasia case.
Amerasia was a magazine devoted to the history and
problems of Asia, and United States foreign relations in Asia. There are
allegationsthat the magazine used stolen classified documents. Its staff
members were alleged to have influenced the U.S. government's attitude towards
the civil war in China following the end of World War II. |
| |
Communism, undated and 1942-1962.
|
| | | The main persons in this case were Owen Lattimore, a history
professor at Johns Hopkins University, and Senator Joseph McCarthy of
Wisconsin. The last folder contains letters about alleged communist activities
at home and abroad. The letters also ask for information on anti-communist
books and literature, and give support to the activities of Senator
McCarthy. |
| |
Communism: Amerasia,
1950.
|
| |
Congress, 1945-1949.
|
| |
Congressional Directory, 1946.
|
| |
Congressional Record,
undated and 1942-1960. 6 folders
|
| |
Conservation of Wildlife Resources, Select Committee
on, 1945.
|
| |
Crackpot letters, 1945-1947.
|
| |
Crime Investigation Committee, Senate,
1951.
|
| |
Defense, Department of, 1949-1962. 23 folders
|
| | | There is information on the reorganization of the Defense
Department, including unification of the armed forces; the proposed replacement
of Louis Johnson by General C. Marshall (1950); objections to the appearance of
Anna Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary of Defense (1951); controversy between the
military and civilians over military jets at Wold-Chamberlain field; the sale
of beer and hard liquor to troops in Korea and in army camps; allotment of
defense contracts; allocations of material in short supply; criticism of
activating reserve units; errors made in radar detection; and Civil Defense.
The latter subject was heavy in the 1960-1962 period, especially during the
Cuban missile crisis of 1962. There is information about the results of the
fallout shelter survey (1961). |
|
Location
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Box
|
| 149.I.8.6F | 17 |
Defense Production Administration,
1950-1952.
|
| |
Development Loan Fund, 1958, 1960.
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.I.8.7B | 18 |
Displaced Persons Commission, 1947-1951. 4 folders
|
| |
District of Columbia Committee, 1945-1962.
7 folders
|
| | | This committee was concerned with legislation affecting the
District. There is information on anti-vivisection laws for the district,
opposition to and support of Sunday closing laws; controversy between
district's public transportation system and private companies; and conditions
in some schools. |
| |
Dog legislation, 1943.
|
| |
Domestic affairs, 1943-1944.
|
| |
Economic Cooperation Administration, 1948-1951.
3 folders
|
| | | Most of the correspondence concerns the China program of the
E.C.A. This program was set up to administer the China Aid Act of 1948 and was
under the direction of Harlan Cleveland. |
| |
Economic Stabilization Agency, 1951, 1953.
|
| |
Economic Trend Studies,
1944-1947.
|
| |
Education and Labor Committee, 1944-1947. 2 folders
|
| | | See also: Pending Legislation:
Education and Labor Committee, February-October 1945. |
| | | Letters concerning education relate to the following topics:
federal aid to education; criticism by business colleges of the government
hiring poorly trained secretaries (1943); vocational rehabilitation proposals;
legislation concerning teachers' agencies; creation of nursery schools and day
care centers for children of working mothers; G.I. Bill; aid to physically
handicapped; aid to libraries; aid to Indian schools; juvenile delinquency; and
aid to private schools. |
| | | After 1948 the concern over American education in the
scientific race with Russia led to the passage of the National Defense
Education Act. Through government loans for scholarships, student loans, school
construction, and scholarships for teachers to learn new education techniques
the American education establishment underwent great changes. |
| | | The files relating to labor include the Wagner-Ellender-Taft
Bill (public housing); support and opposition to the Taft-Hartley Labor Control
Act; proposals for a permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission; and
changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act. There is also information on federal
standards for wages, legislation relating to migrant workers, changes in the
National Labor Relations Board, and alleged illegal labor practices. There is
also information on the Kennedy-Ervin Bill and the Landrum-Griffin Bill
(1959). |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.E.20.7B | 19 |
Education and Labor Committee, June 1, 1949 - February
1961. 43 folders
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.E.20.8F | 20 |
Education and Labor Committee, March 2, 1961 - October
1962. 16 folders
|
| | | A heading combining a number of discrete files including the
Committee for Expenditures of Executive Departments (of which Judd was a
member, 1947-1948), Hoover Commission (1949), president's budget message, White
House, and others. The early files (1950-1952) relate to plans for the
reorganization of the government bureaucracy. The plans were directed to the
Interstate Commerce Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the
Post Office Department. Major topics of interest are government expenditures
and appointment of an envoy to the Vatican. Another proposal by President
Truman was the Executive Act of 1951, curbing the flow of information from
government agencies. There is information on the visit of Russian premier
Nikita Krushchev in 1959. |
| |
Export-Import Bank of Washington, 1954.
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.E.20.9B | 21 |
"F" Miscellaneous.
|
| |
"Fascism in Action," 1947.
|
| |
Federal Aviation Agency, 1959-1962. 5 folders
|
| | | The correspondence concerns the problems of air traffic
control; criticism of the agency's age limit on operating pilots; pay scales
for pilots and employees of the agency; and data on the Federal Airports Act,
which gave financial aid in the construction of commercial airports. |
| |
Federal Communication Commission, 1943-1962.
10 folders
|
| | | There is information on various aspects of the commission's
activities and policies; on regulations for amateur radio operations; letters
supporting and opposing subscription television; letters asking support of
educational television stations; and correspondence requesting that radio
stations WPBC and KTIS (Minneapolis) be allowed longer broadcast hours. |
| |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
1960.
|
| |
Federal employees, 1943.
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.E.20.9B | 21 |
Federal Expenditure Joint Committee, 1953.
|
| |
Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1956.
|
| |
Federal Housing Administration, 1956-1962.
7 folders
|
| | | There is information on aspects of the government's policies
on interest rates; mortgage financing; housing under the G.I. Bill;
construction of nursing homes; and public housing and urban renewal projects in
Minneapolis. |
| |
Federal Land Bank, 1950.
|
| |
Federal Power Commission, 1946-1961. 2 folders
|
| |
Federal Reserve System, 1947, 1949.
|
| |
Federal Reserve Board, 1950-1960.
|
| |
Federal Security Agency, 1946-1953. 9 folders
|
| | | Topics include: aid for construction of hospitals and schools;
vocational training and rehabilitation resources; social security regulations;
and charges of monopoly in the hearing aid business. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.3B | 22 |
Federal Trade Commission, 1946-1962. 6 folders
|
| | | The commission was concerned with instances of unfair
advertising methods and unethical advertising claims. Much of the information
relates to charges of unfair practices in the hearing aid business and in the
bedding industry. |
| |
Federal Works Agency, 1945-1949.
|
| |
Finance Committee, 1950, 1952.
|
| | | See also: Pending Legislation:
Finance Committee, 1945-1946. |
| |
Foreign Affairs Committee, 1943-1962. 24 folders
|
| | | Judd was a member of the committee most of his congressional
career. The early years (1943-1944) relate to the activities of the Korean
National Front Federation and the Sino-Korean Peoples League, both provisional
governments, and their efforts to gain recognition from the United States.
Other topics include a proposed bill to abolish reciprocal trade policies; the
Dumbarton Oaks Conference; bipartisan approaches to postwar foreign policy
problems; medical aid to China; aid to Greece and Turkey (1947); changes to the
United Nations charter to enforce peace; financial aid to Chinese students in
the United States; food grants to the starving children in Europe (1943-1944);
and the North Atlantic Treaty. |
| | | Later files concern the Korean War and the American popular
reaction to it; activities of the Soviet Union; and the Truman Administration's
foreign policy, particularly in the Far East. The letters couple the loss of
China to alleged communist control of the State Department. The letters also
reflect views on using the atomic bomb in Korea and fears of an imminent
Russian attack against the United States. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.3B | 22 |
Foreign Claims Settlement Committee,
1955-1957.
|
| |
Foreign Operations Administration, 1953-1955.
5 folders
|
| | | These files are closely allied to the Foreign Affairs files,
since they contain information on the actual implementation of many aspects of
American foreign policy. Most of the information relates to the distribution of
surplus agricultural produce abroad, to technical assistance programs in Europe
and Asia, aid to the shipping industry of Nationalist China, and some items on
security investigations of F.O.A. staff members, notably Wolf Ladejinsky. |
| |
Forestry and Forest Products, undated,
1924-1944.
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.4F | 23 |
General Accounting Office, 1942-1959. 4 folders
|
| |
General Service Administration, 1950-1962.
4 folders
|
| |
Government Operations Committee, 1952-1962.
17 folders
|
| |
Government Printing Office, 1955.
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.5B | 24 |
Health, Education, and Welfare Department, 1950-1961.
36 folders
|
| | | Most of the letters received by Judd were from persons
experiencing difficulty in obtaining or receiving the benefits they thought
they should be receiving from social security. |
| | | Other matters discussed include measures for vocational
rehabilitation and education; construction of health facilities for Native
Americans; measures to aid the blind; federal aid for construction of or
additions to hospitals, the Kenny Institute, nursing homes, and similar
institutions; problems with the distribution of the Salk and Sabin polio
vaccines; applications for student scholarship loans and funds after the
National Defense Education Act; information on the White House Conference on
Education; criticism of the Food and Drug Administration's policies on food
additives and supplements; water pollution problems; Aid to Dependent Children
program; programs of the National Institutes of Health; letters protesting the
fluoridation of water; and criticism of the government attitude toward cancer
cures, mainly the Henry Hoxsey treatment, and Krebiozen, the latter developed
by Dr. Andrew C. Ivy of the University of Illinois. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.5B | 24 |
Health, Education, and Welfare Department,
1950-1961.
|
| | | Correspondents include Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary of Health,
Education, and Welfare; Nelson Rockefeller; Bradford Mintener (Minneapolis),
assistant secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; Roscoe Drummond,
syndicated columnist of the New York
Herald-Tribune; and Dr. George W. Crane, prominent medical lecturer and
newspaper columnist. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.6F | 25 |
Health, Education, and Welfare Department, 1962.
5 folders
|
| |
Hoover Commission, 1950-1959. 5 folders
|
| |
House of Representatives, 1953-1962. 4 folders
|
| |
Housing legislation, 1947-1949. 2 folders
|
| |
Housing and Home Finance Agency, 1950-1962.
5 folders
|
| | | There is information on the agency's financial support of
various urban renewal projects in Minneapolis (Glenwood, Lower Loop, St.
Anthony); aid to the construction of buildings and dormitories on college and
university campuses; aid to local municipalities for construction projects; and
the construction of low rent public housing for the elderly. |
| |
Human Events: A Weekly Analysis
for the American Citizen, December 1945-1948, 1954-1956.
|
| |
Indochina, 1953.
|
| | | Printed report by the Special Technical Economic Mission. |
| |
Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1943.
8 folders
|
| | | Most of the papers relate to legislation to lift the
restrictions against Chinese immigration to the United States, especially those
imposed by the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1883. Also includes information on
legislation to remove restrictions against the immigration and granting of
citizenship to other oriental groups, such as Koreans, Filipinos, and East
Indians. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.6F | 25 |
Immigration and Naturalization Committee, undated and
1943-1946. 2 folders
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.7B | 26 |
Insular Affairs Committee, 1945-1947.
|
| |
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, 1951-1962.
26 folders
|
| |
Interior Department, 1943-1956. 15 folders
|
| | | The materials in the above three files are similar in content
and are described together. There is information on the crisis in coal
production and distribution (1945-1946); Japanese relocation problems; Indian
Claims Commission Act of 1946; flood control; withdrawal of government support
to Indian tuberculosis cases; proposals to close the school at the Pipestone
Indian Reservation; poverty on Indian reservations; and assimilation of Indians
into American society. |
| | | Other topics include government reclamation projects vs.
Natural resources preservation. There is information on the problems faced by
conservationists in flood control, irrigation projects, and similar matters.
Most of the controversy revolved around the numerous reclamation and irrigation
projects planned for the western states, particularly the damming and water
diversion in Dinosaur National Park, Hell's Canyon, Echo Park, and the Snake
River area, and the draining of wetlands. There is also information on the
Wilderness Bill and the banning of airplanes and outboard motors in the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area; the construction of natural gas pipelines;
agitation for statehood in Alaska and Hawaii; and the use of insecticides and
pesticides. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.8F | 27 |
Interior Department, 1957-1962. 12 folders
|
| |
Internal Revenue Joint Committee,
1945-1949.
|
| |
International Cooperation Committee, 1954-1961.
6 folders
|
| |
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, 1944-1950.
23 folders
|
| | | The Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee and the
Interstate Commerce Commission are described together. Topics include the
Railroad Retirement Act and Railroad Reorganization Bill of 1947; expansion of
airport facilities in the St. Paul-Minneapolis area; increased use of private
airplanes; daylight savings time; regulation of railroad and truck freight
rates; passage of National Science Foundation Bill (1947); and proposed Capper
Bill to prohibit the interstate transportation of liquor. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.8F | 27 |
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee,
1944-1950.
|
| | | Other topics include the control of alcoholic beverage
advertising on radio and television; control of obscene literature; prohibition
of serving liquor on airplanes; the use of animals in medical experiments;
uniform daylight savings time; food and drug controls; return of property
seized from former enemy nationals (mainly Germans); equal time on radio and
television for political parties; rulings and regulations pertaining to the
railroad and trucking industries; and medical and science legislation. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.9B | 28 |
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, 1951-1958.
38 folders
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 143.C.20.10F | 29 |
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, 1959-1962.
23 folders
|
| |
Interstate Commerce Commission, 1945-1962.
8 folders
|
| |
Job Credit Tax Plan, 1945-1946.
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.F.3.4F | 30 |
Judd congressional correspondence (misc.), 1943-1961.
27 folders
|
| | | These files contain miscellaneous material relating to Judd
and his various interests. There are many letters from persons supporting his
political career, requests for his speaking engagements, and for copies of his
speeches. |
| |
Judiciary Committee, 1943-1947. 13 folders
|
| | | The Judiciary files contain information on Equal Rights
Amendment; a private bill to prevent deportation of individuals, particularly
Japanese Americans; legislation to liberalize immigrant quotas to allow
displaced persons to enter the United States; anti-poll tax legislation;
temperance legislation (1945); legislation regarding federal judges; salaries;
repeal of wartime Trading with the Enemy Act; and the "Tidelands Oil"
issue. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.F.3.5B | 31 |
Judiciary Committee, 1948-1953. 26 folders
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.F.3.6F | 32 |
Judiciary Committee, 1954-1962. 25 folders
|
| |
Justice Department, 1945-1951. 16 folders
|
| | | The files of the Justice Department and the Judiciary
Committee also concern the problems of aliens in the United States and Judd's
efforts to obtain visas and other services for Chinese refugees. Other topics
include the Bricker Amendment, the Prayer Amendment, Equal Rights Amendment,
and displaced persons legislation to curb the power of the Supreme Court. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.F.3.7B | 33 |
Justice Department, 1952-1962. 23 folders
|
| |
Kenny Institute, undated and 1945-1946.
|
| | | See also: Box 37. |
| |
Labor legislation, 1942-1945. 13 folders
|
| | | Much of the correspondence concerns legislation to curb
wartime and postwar strikes, particularly the Coal Strike of 1946; settlement
of labor disputes in Minnesota (John R. Steelman); minimum wage legislation;
illegal labor practices; regulations of wage rates for workers in industries
having government war contracts; and child labor and the Children's Bureau of
the Department of Labor. |
| | | There is considerable correspondence relating to the Fair
Employment Practices Act; school lunch programs; age adjustments for white
collar workers in wartime; establishment of a wartime office of the War Labor
Board in Minneapolis; and the work of James C. Petrillo of the American
Federation of Musicians to curtail the commercial distribution of electrically
recorded music. |
| | | There are many letters of J. W. Schroeder of the Associated
Industries of Minneapolis reflecting the viewpoint of business and industrial
leaders toward organized labor and various aspects of the government's wartime
and postwar policies. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.E.20.10F | 34 |
Labor legislation, 1946-1949. 10 folders
|
| |
Labor and Public Welfare Committee, 1950-1952, 1954,
1957-1958. 5 folders
|
| | | The files of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and the
Labor Department deal with legislation on establishing minimum wage standards;
aid to physically handicapped workers; employment for persons over 65; changes
in workmen's compensation laws; safety standards in plants and mines;
employment of women; laws protecting migrant workers and Mexican nationals
imported to work in the United States; and material relating to curbing the
power of labor unions and labor leaders, including James Hoffa, president of
the Teamsters Union. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.E.20.10F | 34 |
Labor and Public Welfare Committee, 1950-1952, 1954,
1957-1958.
|
| | | There is legislation to require unions to disclose information
on their pension and welfare funds. Also found is public dissatisfaction with
large scale strikes (railroad and airlines) and criticism of President
Kennedy's handling of the steel crisis of 1962. |
| | | There is a miscellaneous file containing information on the
Bricker Amendment, St. Lawrence Seaway, aspects of American foreign policy,
salaries of government employees, agriculture price support program, compulsory
military training, and the Library of Congress. |
| |
Labor and Public Welfare Committee, 1950-1962.
18 folders
|
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.F.1.1B | 35 |
Legislation (misc.), 1954-1955.
|
| |
Library of Congress, 1945-1962. 3 folders
|
| |
Lobbying activities, 1950.
|
| |
McCarthy, Joseph H., 1950-1951, 1954.
|
| | | A few letters (1950) concern the Owen Lattimore case and the
testimony given in Congress by Louis Budenz, a former Communist party member.
Most of the letters are from 1954 and relate to the investigation by the
senator of alleged communist influence in the Department of the Army. |
| |
Manpower and selective service, 1942-1944.
7 folders
|
| | | The correspondence relates to policies regarding military and
civilian personnel in wartime. There is information on the drafting of farm
laborers, conscientious objectors, men with families, teachers, theological
students, and persons with specialized scientific or technical skills. There is
also correspondence relating to the proposed May Bill for universal military
training. |
| |
Maritime Commission (U.S.), 1945-1946,
1948-1949.
|
| |
Medical legislation, 1942-1947. 4 folders
|
| |
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, 1943-1949.
5 folders
|
| | | The correspondence relates to conservation policies. There is
information on the preservation of wildlife refuges; protection of rare
wildlife species; preservation of wetland; and control over the use of
pesticides. There is also information on the efforts to control the lamprey in
the Great Lakes, the merchant marine academy, construction of dams on the Snake
River, and legislation relating to commercial shipping on the Great Lakes. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.F.1.1B | 35 |
Military and Naval Affairs Committee, 1942-July 1944.
15 folders
|
| | | These files document Judd's efforts to aid in obtaining
commissions, furloughs, release from military service because of illness or
family crisis, and similar matters. After the end of the war, the papers relate
mainly to the proposal to establish universal military training. There are many
letters opposing this move. Also found are many letters in support of the
McMahon Bill, which established civilian control of atomic power. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.F.1.2F | 36 |
Military and Naval Affairs Committee, August
1944-December 1946. 25 folders
|
| |
Mines and mining, 1943-1945.
|
| |
Minneapolis projects and Minnesota file, July
1957-1960. 8 folders
|
| | | These files contain information on federal projects in
Minneapolis. There is information on the expansion of Wold-Chamberlain Field
and a great deal of correspondence relating to a proposal to change the Calhoun
Beach Hotel into a convalescent hospital for veterans. Other topics include:
opposition to freeway construction in Minneapolis; Upper Harbor Project in
Minneapolis; conditions at the Minnesota Soldiers Home and the Veterans
Hospital in Minneapolis; water pollution in Minnesota; controversy surrounding
the appointment of Hubert Schon as Minnesota Civil Defense Director; requests
for letters of introduction for Minnesota citizens traveling abroad; conditions
of life among Minnesota Native Americans; and construction of post offices and
other federal buildings in Minnesota and similar matters. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.F.1.3B | 37 |
Minneapolis projects and Minnesota file, July
1957-1960. 8 folders
|
| |
Minneapolis subject files:
|
| | |
Airport (Wold-Chamberlain), 1943,
1954-1959.
|
| | | | There is correspondence relating to the expansion of
Wold-Chamberlain Field, the new air force field, and the Navy jet crash at
Wold-Chamberlain in 1956. |
|
Location
|
Box
|
| 149.F.1.3B | 37 | |
City Council, 1958-1961.
|
| | | | Resolutions and minutes of the Bi-partisan Charter Committee
(1959-1960) relating to federal funds for urban renewal and airport
construction. |
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Federal Courts Building, 1954-1961. 2 folders
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| | | | Correspondence relating to the new federal courts building,
including new releases and Judd's petitions for a new building beginning in
1942. |
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Fort Snelling State Park, 1957-1962. 2 folders
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| | | | Correspondence relating to the acquisition of federal land
for expansion of the National Cemetery and the land transfer for Historic Fort
Snelling and the Veterans Administration facilities. |
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Glenwood Redevelopment Project, 1955.
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| | | | The correspondence concerned the housing units in the
project. |
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Hospitals, 1944-1960. 2 folders
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| | | | Grant money was awarded to hospitals from the federal
government. Also included is information on the Sister Kenny Institute
(1945-1959, 1962) with statements and two pamphlets written by Sister Kenny
(1952), plus reports on her visits in other countries. |
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Lower Loop redevelopment, 1957-1962. 2 folders
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| | | | These files relate to the Gateway City Project for urban
renewal, including the destruction of the Metropolitan Building. Includes final
plans for the project. |
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Minneapolis Post Office, 1953-1962.
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| | | | The correspondence relates to the deficient electrical
wiring in the new post office building. It also includes the appointment of
Leonard Ramber as postmaster (1953) and his resignation (1957). |
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Northwest Airlines, 1945, 1954-1970. 5 folders
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| | | | There are correspondence, news releases, newspaper
clippings, printed material, and photographs relating to Northwest Airlines'
application for and denial of trans-Pacific routes. It was later awarded the
routes instead of Trans World Airlines (TWA), which later reopened the case.
There is correspondence with officials of NWA and the Civil Aeronautics
Board. |
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Location
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Box
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| 149.F.1.4F | 38 | |
Upper Harbor (St. Anthony Falls), 1943-1949,
1953-1963. 8 folders
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| | | | There is correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings,
reports, relating to the building of locks and dams to allow barge traffic to
reach Minneapolis by the Mississippi River. There was much controversy about
the need for and expense of the project. Judd was a strong supporter. Included
are two reports (1954, 1956) on the public hearings and economic
justification. |
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Minnesota file, 1946-1947.
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| | | These files are mainly constituent correspondence. |
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Location
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Box
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| 149.F.1.5B | 39 |
Missions and missionaries, 1946-1947.
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| | | Correspondence from Judd's associates in the missionary field,
particularly those who served or were serving in China. Some letters give
information on the situation in China, especially the struggle between the
Chinese Nationalist Government and the insurgent Chinese Communist forces. |
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Monetary matters, Dec. 1942-Dec. 1944. 6 folders
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| | | Much of the correspondence concerns the opposition to federal
regulation over insurance companies. |
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Montgomery Ward, May 5-June 29, 1944.
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Mutual Security Agency, 1952.
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| | | This folder deals with the technical assistance program
carried on by the United States. There is information on aid to Formosan
agriculture; support for the Nehru government in India; assistance to the
nations of the Middle East; and development projects along the Rhone River. |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
1961-1962.
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| | | This was a proposal made to set aside the Sunday before the
inauguration of President-elect Eisenhower as a day of prayer for the success
of the new administration. |
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National Defense program, 1945, 1949.
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National Housing Agency, 1945-1947. 4 folders
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Location
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Box
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| 149.F.1.5B | 39 |
National Labor Relations Board, 1945-1962.
3 folders
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| | | These files deal with strikes brought to the board for
mediation. There is information on the strike at the Wilson and Company meat
plant in Faribault (Minn.); the longshoremen's strike on the East and Gulf
coasts; the Shedd-Brown Company vs. the United Paperworkers of America, CIO; a
hotel strike in Miami; opposition to strikes at missile bases; Braniff Airways
strike; boycott of the oil refinery at Wrenshall (Minn.); and complaints of
illegal voting practices in Local 12, Office Employees International Union. |
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National Mediation Board, 1953, 1958.
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National Production Authority, August 1951-August
1952. 2 folders
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| | | This agency, under the Department of Commerce, was created to
administer the allocation to civilian projects of materials critical to
national defense. The agency seemed to operate only during the period of the
Korean War. The correspondence relates to requests made by schools, churches,
and similar organizations to Judd asking his aid in obtaining material needed
for their construction projects. |
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National Resources Planning Board,
1950-1951.
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National Security Resources Board,
1950-1951.
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National Youth Administration, 1943-1944.
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Navy Department, 1945-1949. 16 folders
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| | | Most of the correspondence relates to requests made to Judd by
his constituents for help in resolving problems encountered by men in the Navy
and Marine Corps and their families. There are requests for transfers,
commissions, and discharge from the service. Other topics include matters
relating to medical personnel and chaplains serving in the Navy; retirement
problems; inadequate allowances and housing facilities for families of naval
personnel; candidates for the naval Reserve Officer Training Corps; and letters
seeking aid for men under court martial sentences. |
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Location
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Box
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| 149.F.1.6F | 40 |
Navy Department, 1947-1962. 34 folders
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Location
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Box
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| 149.F.1.7B | 41 |
Negroes, 1942-1944, 1947.
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| | | The correspondence relates to the discrimination against
African American members of the armed forces during World War II. |
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Location
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Box
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| 149.F.1.7B | 41 |
Office of Defense Mobilization, 1951-1952, 1954-1958,
1961.
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| | | Part of the purpose of this office was to develop and maintain
the necessary military and economic strength to carry out the policy of the
United States to oppose acts of aggression and to promote peace. |
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Office of Defense Transportation, September
1943-December 1945. 2 folders
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| | | There is information on gas and tire rationing; conflicts
among the rulings of the various agencies connected with the domestic war
effort; and criticism of limitations placed on meetings, conventions, and
similar activities during wartime. |
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Office of Economic Stabilization, 1943-1944, 1946.
3 folders
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| | | There is information on the government's order on salary
limitations and general reactions to wartime inflation and the government's
attempts to curb it. Other topics include control of prices in the wool
industry, hardware, wholesale groceries, apparel industry, poultry, meat
packing, soybeans and other food grains, and farm machinery. |
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Office of Emergency Management, 1945.
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Office of Price Administration, 1942-August 1945.
34 folders
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| | | The correspondence contains information on rationing food,
fibers, and fuel, as well as the ceilings placed on wartime wages and rent. |
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Location
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Box
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| 149.F.1.8F | 42 |
Office of Price Administration, September
1945-December 1946. 22 folders
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Office of Price Stabilization, March 1951-1953.
6 folders
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| | | The office was abolished in 1953, following the truce
agreement between the United States and North Korea. |
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Office of Temporary Controls, 1946-1948. 4 folders
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Office of War Information, 1943-1945.
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Office of War Mobilization, 1943,
1945-1946.
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Overseas Personnel Management, 1953.
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