Josephus Daniels was the owner andeditor of the Raleigh ; secretary ofthe Navy in the administration of Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921; and U.S. ambassador toMexico in the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-1941. News and Observer The collection includes correspondence, writings,diaries, and other materials. Most correspondence relates to Daniels's activities assecretary of the Navy and ambassador to Mexico rather than to his personal life orto his work as owner and editor of the Raleigh, N.C., . Also included are letters to his mother; letters,1887-1889; to his future wife, Adelaide Worth Bagley; a file of --Wilson, Bryan, Watterson, WalterHines Page, and others; and selected excerpts of letters, probably arranged byDaniels's son, Jonathan Daniels. Writings include a typescript of the first threevolumes of Daniels's autobiography, genealogies of the Daniels and Seabrookfamilies, and drafts of speeches, editorials, and books. The diary series contains anotebook about military bases and supplies, 1917-1918; and diaries, 1913-1921, 1933,and 1940-1941. Other material includes a calendar Daniels kept as ambassador toMexico, January 1937-August 1939; clippings of articles about Daniels; andcorrespondence and writings of Adelaide Worth Bagley Daniels. Some slight materialrelates to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Newsand Observer important letters
