Henry Morgenthau, Jr. Papers. 1866 - 1960. Postwar Correspondence, 1945 - 1960

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Henry Morgenthau, Jr. Papers. 1866 - 1960. Postwar Correspondence, 1945 - 1960

1945-1960

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/922591

This series contains the personal correspondence files of Henry Morgenthau, Jr. created after his service as Secretary of Treasury in the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. Included in this series are materials related to his appointments, speech and writings contracts, access to his papers and diaries, his travels and vacations, and condolences on the deaths of his wife Elinor Morgenthau and his father Henry Morgenthau, Sr. Correspondents include Eleanor Roosevelt and other members of the Roosevelt family, Frances Perkins, Dean Acheson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, James Forrestal, Robert E. Hannegan, Fiorello LaGuardia, Herbert Lehman, George C. Marshall and John J. McCloy.

13 linear feet, 2 linear inches

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

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Morgenthau, Henry, Jr., 1891-1967

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Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (1891-1967), neighbor and life-long friend of Franklin D. Roosevelt, served under Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt as Conservation Commissioner of the State of New York from 1929 to 1933. He was also Chairman of the Advisory Commission on Agriculture, and member of the Taconic State Park Commission. Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Morgenthau served as Chairman of the Federal Farm Board from March to May 1933, as Governor of the Farm Credit Administration from May to No...

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...