Carl M. Weideman Papers , 1921-1972 1932-1934

United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965

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Frances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 – May 14, 1965) was an American sociologist and workers-rights advocate who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position, and the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet. As a loyal supporter of her friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), she helped pull the labor movement into the New Deal coalition. She and Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes were the only original members of the Rooseve...

Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976

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Business executive and U.S. postmaster general 1933-1940. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1949. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122446088 James A. Farley was a Democratic party leader and a U.S. Postmaster General. From the description of James A. Farley letter, 1971 Feb. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122411243 Politician. From the description of Reminiscences of James Aloysius ...

O'Brien, Patrick H. (Patrick Henry), 1868-1959

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Detroit, Michigan, lawyer, and judge; Attorney General of Michigan, 1933-1934. From the description of Patrick H. O'Brien transcript of oral interview, 1957. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420809 ...

Fitzgerald, Frank Dwight, 1885-1939

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Frank D. Fitzgerald, Republican governor of Michigan 1935-1936 and from January 1 to March 16, 1939, was born January 27, 1885 in Grand Ledge, Michigan. He attended Ferris Institute taking business courses but did not graduate. He began his career as post office clerk in Grand Ledge (his father was postmaster). He held this positions from 1906 to 1911. In 1912, he was elected as a Republican to the county board of supervisors. In addition, over the next several years Fitzgerald woul...

Lesinski, John, 1885-1950

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Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988

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Governor of Michigan (1949-1960), and Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan (1970- ). From the description of Gerhard M. Williams papers, 1949-1960 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 495705218 Michigan Democratic Governor, 1949-1960; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 1961-1966; U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, 1967-1969; Michigan Supreme Court justice, 1970-1987. From the description of G. Mennen Williams papers, 1883-1988. (Unive...

United States. Congress

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Bills of the 96th Congress to provide for temporary increases in the public debt limit, and for other purposes. From the description of Public debt legislation, 96th Congress : legislative history of public debt legislation, 1979-1980. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 243776779 Bill of the 96th Congress to impose a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, and for other purposes. From the description of Crude oil windfall profit tax act of 1980 ...

Lacy, Arthur J. (Arthur Jay), 1876-1975

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Detroit, Michigan, attorney and judge, Democratic candidate for governor in 1934. From the description of Arthur J. Lacy papers, 1891-1975. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419437 Arthur J. Lacy was born September 30,1876 in Nirvana, a lumbering town in Lake County, Michigan. His family was large and exceptionally close and from an early age, as the oldest living child, he participated in the family businesses. He attended school until he was twel...

Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955

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Cordell Hull was a Tennessee state representative (1893-1897), a judge of the fifth judicial circuit of Tennessee (1903-1906), U.S. Representative for Tennessee (1907-1921, 1923-1931), chairman of the Democratic National Executive Committee (1921-1924), U.S. Senator for Tennessee (1931-1933), Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1944), and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945. From the description of Cordell Hull letter, 1941 Dec. 12. (Loui...

Hubbard, Orville Liscum, 1903-1982

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Mayor of Dearborn, Mich. From the description of Papers, 1948-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70949386 ...

Comstock, William Alfred, 1877-1949

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The Republic was an association of Syracuse High School students who agreed to meet regularly to discuss current events under the guidance of William K. Wickes, a teacher at the school. From the description of Syracuse High School Republic scrapbook, 1892. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155416535 Alpena, Michigan, businessman, University of Michigan regent and Democratic governor of Michigan, 1933-1934. From the description of William ...

Joy, Henry B. (Henry Bourne), 1864-1936

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President of the Packard Motor Company. From the description of Henry Bourne Joy papers, 1883-1937. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 84044682 From the description of Henry Bourne Joy papers, 1883-1937. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422666 Automobile manufacturer, of Detroit, Mich. From the description of Henry B. Joy papers, 1812-1935 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 454054971 Henry Bourne...

Romney, George W., 1907-1995

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Romney Associates was the unit established by George Romney and his campaign staff in his quest of the Republican nomination for President in 1968. This unit was responsible for research, speech writing, press and public relations, scheduling and travel arrangements, and responding to the governor's out-of-state correspondence. From the description of George W. Romney/Romney Associates subgroup, 1963-1968 (bulk 1967-1968). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 79295968 ...

Abbott, Horatio J. (Horatio Johnson), 1876-1936

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Real estate agent, postmaster, and Democratic national committeeman, of Ann Arbor, Michigan. From the description of Horatio J. Abbott papers, 1906-1948. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423164 ...

Bushnell, George E. (George Edward), 1887-1965

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Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court, official in Scottish Rite Freemasonry, Sovereign Grand Commander, Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction. From the description of George E. Bushnell papers, 1921-1965. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422322 George Edward Bushnell was born November 4, 1887 in Roanoke, Virginia. After graduating from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1907, and working for a time as an advertising executive, Bushnell studied la...

Democratic Party (Mich.)

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The Democratic Party of Michigan is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Democratic National Committee, and its State Chairman is a member of the Association of State Democratic chairs. The group is dedicated to supporting Democratic candidates for public office in the state of Michigan, promoting the party in Michigan, and fielding the concerns of Michigan citizens as part of their effort to affect legislative change. Although the Democratic Party State Central...

Debo, Alfred.

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Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979

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Detroit area priest known for his opposition to President Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal programs. From the description of Charles E. Coughlin photograph collection. 1934-1936. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778938 Father Charles E. Coughlin was Roman Catholic priest, renowned as founder and pastor of the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan. Father Coughlin gained a wide following for his Sunday afternoon radio addresses on political and ...

Jeffries, Edward, 1900-1950

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Detroit mayor From the description of Edward J. Jeffries Jr. papers, 1940-1946 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 455431908 ...

American Turners (Organization)

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Turner societies in America were based upon the Turner societies formed in Germany during the Napoleonic Wars as athletic, political, and cultural organizations. The first United States chapters were formed in 1848 by German immigrants who had fled their country to escape persecution. These organizations stressed the importance of both physical and mental health. Earlier groups, primarily for adults, combined physical education with political and cultural activities. Later, they sup...

Martel, Frank Xavier, 1888-

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Michigan. Circuit Court (Wayne County)

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Hoover, J.Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972

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Director of the FBI. From the description of Typed letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Arthur William Brown, 1941 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269555861 John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) served from 1924 to 1972 as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As its first director, Hoover molded the FBI into his image of a modern police force. He promoted scientific investigation of crime, the collection and analysis of fingerprints and the hiring and ...

Van Wagoner, Murray Delos, 1898-

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Construction engineer and Michigan Democratic politician; served terms as Oakland County Drain Commissioner, Michigan State Highway Commissioner, and as Governor, 1941-1942. From the description of Murray Delos Van Wagoner papers, 1921-1949. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418743 Murray D. Van Wagoner was born March 18, 1898 in Tuscola County, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan College of Engineering in 1921 then went to work ...

Weideman, Carl May, 1898-1972.

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Detroit, Michigan trial attorney, Democratic Congressman, 1933-1935, and Wayne County Circuit Court Judge. From the description of Carl May Weideman papers, 1921-1972. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423629 Carl M. Weideman was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 5, 1898. He was a student at the University of Michigan from 1914 to 1916. With the outbreak of World War I, he attended the Naval Officers Training School, then enlisted in the United St...

Piggins, Edward S., d. 1972.

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Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952

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Lawyer and U.S. secretary of the interior. From the description of Harold L. Ickes papers, 1815-1969 (bulk 1933-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980130 Harold Ickes (1874-1952) was a United States administrator and politician. He served as Secretary of the Interior for 13 years, from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and afterwards he became a syndicated columnist writing on political topics. From the guide to the Harold Ickes ...

Brown, Prentiss M. (Prentiss Marsh), 1889-1973

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Democratic Congressman and U. S. Senator from St. Ignace, Michigan. From the description of Prentiss Marsh Brown papers, 1902-1973. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419930 Prentiss M. Brown was born at St. Ignace, Michigan on June 18, 1889. He was the son of James J. and Minnie Brown, his father having been at one time Detroit city attorney and later prosecuting attorney of Cheboygan and Mackinac counties. Brown was educated in the St. Ignace scho...

Tugwell, Rexford G. (Rexford Guy), 1891-1979

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Economist. From the description of Reminiscences of Rexford Guy Tugwell: oral history, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527904 From 1934 to 1937 Tugwell was under secretary of agriculture. From the description of Rexford Guy Tugwell [sound recording] : an oral history / interviewed by Charles O. Jackson, June 7, 1968. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 49322584 Rexford G. Tugwell (1891-1979) was...

Foley, Thomas

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Title: 5th Baron Foley British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x0001e9 Title: 2nd Baron Foley British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x0001e8 Epithet: Captain; RN; of Add MS 32848 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x0001e3 Epithet: Admir...

Bowles, Charles, 1884-1957

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Elected mayor of Detroit 1929, recalled 1930. From the description of Charles Bowles poster collection. 1929-1930. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 183202526 ...

Jeffries, Edward J., 1864-1939

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Judge of Police Court, Detroit. From the description of Edward J. Jeffries correspondence, 1923-1930. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 455424088 ...