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HISTORICAL MATERIALS: Records of Federal Agencies

Historical Materials Index | Preface | Introduction | Herbert Hoover Papers | Federal Agency Records | Other Related Collections | Microfilm | Microfiche | Newspapers | Oral History Transcripts | Map and Travel Information

Federal Bureau of Investigation:

Herbert Hoover Files, 1921-70 (1 linear foot) This file reflects various aspects of Herbert Hoover's official and personal relationship with the FBI and its Director, J. Edgar Hoover.

J. Robert Oppenheimer Collection, 1952-54 (1 linear foot) Selected electrostatic copies of FBI files received from the Historian's Office, Department of Energy.

Federal Farm Board, July 1929-May 1933 (7 linear feet) Minutes, Volumes 1-19

General Accounting Office, Presidential Pay Files, Herbert Hoover, 1929-33 (1 linear foot)

President's Commission for the Study and Review of Conditions in Haiti, 1901-30 (4 linear feet)
After a lengthy civil war that left Haiti prostrate, the United States intervened in Haitian affairs in 1915. A joint congressional resolution of February 6, 1930, authorized the President to conduct an investigation of conditions in Haiti and the effect of our policies toward the island republic. Under the leadership of W.Cameron Forbes, the Commission held hearings in Haiti during February and March 1930 concerning political aspects of American intervention, social and economic conditions, and the effectiveness of our administration of Haitian affairs.

The records consist of minutes, reports, petitions, and background materials submitted for the information of the Commission, some of them dated as early as 1901. These papers were transferred from Record Group 220, Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards, at the National Archives. Related papers may be found in the State Department portion of the Cabinet Offices series, in the Secretary's File series, and in the Countries subseries of the Foreign Affairs series, all in the Presidential Papers subgroup.

President's Committee on the Conservation and Administration of the Public Domain, 1918-37
(8 linear feet)
This series concerns the committee's investigation and recommendations for a revision of policies governing the administration of the public domain. These papers were transferred from Record Group 220 at the National Archives. They are arranged according to a numerical classification scheme. Related papers may be found in the Public Domain and Public Lands Commission portions of the Subject File series and in the Interior Department portion of the Cabinet Office series.

President's Organization on Unemployment Relief, 1927-33 (33 linear feet)
This series contains electrostatic copies of selected files from the organization's records in the National Archives (Record Group 73, Records of the President's Organization on Umemployment Relief). Files selected for copying include the Organization's central files and records and files of various divisions and sections. A detailed description is available in National Archives Preliminary Inventory 137, which has been incorporated in the finding aid for this series. Related papers may be found in the Unemployment, Federal Stabilization Board, and Insurance-Unemployment portions of the Subject File series and in the Unemployment portion of the President's Personal File series.

U.S. Department of State:

Grew Joseph C., U.S. Ambassador to Turkey. Diary, 1927-32 (1 linear foot, container list)

Electrostatic copy from General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59, National Archives.

Records Relating to Internal Affairs of Austria-Hungary and Hungary, June 1912-20 (1 linear foot, container list) Political affairs and government. Electrostatic copies of National Archives Microfilm Publication 708, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Austria-Hungary, 1912-29, rolls 3 and 13.

White, Francis: Papers, 1915-34 (17 linear feet, container list) RLIN Chief, Division of Latin American Affairs, 1923-27; Assistant Secretary of State for Latin American Affairs, 1927-33.

Records Relating to Internal Affairs in Belgium, 1914-26 (4 linear feet, container list) "Calamities and Disasters"-World War I relief of Belgium by the United States and other countries. Electrostatic copies of National Archives Microfilm Publication 675, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Belgium, 1910-29, rolls 50-56.

U.S. Food Administration, 1917-19 (6 linear feet)
This series consists of duplicate printed material from National Archives Record Group 4, Records of the U.S. Food Administration.

White House Office Records, 1927-33 (9 linear feet)
This series contains the files of Nelson P. Webster, special disbursing agent for the White House, including vouchers, receipted bills, payroll records, and ledgers. A small portion of National Archives Record Group 130, Records of the White House Office, is also included.

White House Precedents Permanent File, 1929-33 (.4 linear foot)
This file was assembled in anticipation of or in response to questions received at the White House from elected and federal officials, private citizens, and others.

NOTE: See also microfilm holdings.


Historical Materials Index | Preface | Introduction | Herbert Hoover Papers | Federal Agency Records | Other Related Collections | Microfilm | Microfiche | Newspapers | Oral History Transcripts | Map and Travel Information


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