JAMES H. DOUGLAS, JR.
Scope and Content
James H. Douglas, Jr. was Assistant Secretary of Treasury, 1932-1933.
This is a collection of letter-press copybooks of official outgoing correspondence,
February,1932-June,1933; logs of telephone calls and office visitors forMarch, 1932-
June, 1933; and press release copies of speeches given, by Ogden Mills, Henry L.
Stimson, et.al., 1927-1932.
Inclusive dates 1931 to June 8, 1933
The size is 2 linear feet.
Biographical Note
March 11, 1899
Born:Cedar
1920
A.B., Princeton University
1924
L.L.B., Harvard University
Nov.26, 1927
Married Grace Farewell McGann
1925
Admitted to Illinois bar
1925-1932
Practiced law in, Chicago
1932-1933
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
1953-1957
Under-Secretary, Department of Air Force
1957-1959
Secretary of Air- Force
1961-1972
Member, law firm of Gardner, Carton, Douglas, Chilgren and Waud,
Chicago
1972-
Counsel, same law firm
Letterbooks of Outgoing Correspondence, Indexed
Box Contents
1
February 13 - May 23, 1932
May 24 - July 21, 1932
July 22 - September 12, 1932
2
September 12 - December 13, 1932
December 14, l932 - February 14, l933
February 15 - April 7, 1933
3
April 8 - May 24, 1933
May 24 - June 12, 1933
Addresses
Ballantine, Arthur A., 1931 - 1932
Coolidge, Calvin, November 7, 1932
Douglas, James H., September 28, 1932
Elble, F.X.A., October 10, 1932
Hope, Walter E., July 15, 1930
Mellon, Andrew W., May 5 - December 12, 1931
Mills, Ogden L., 1927 - 1930
4
Mills, Ogden L., l931 - l932
Payne, Frederick H., October 11, 1932
Stimson, Henry L., October 18, 1932
Wilbur, Ray Lyman, October 10, 1932
Callers and Telephone Calls
March 9 - June 30, 1932
July 1 - December 31, 1932
January 3 - June 12, 1933
Congressional Report & Act on Public Works June 6 and 8, 1933
Treasury Department Memorandum "Indebtedness of
Foreign Governments to United States" February 20, 1933
Treasury Department Miscellaneous Press Releases
March 18, 1931 - April 18, 1932