Papers, 1930-1970.

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Papers, 1930-1970.

Research papers, including some of Crowley's own papers, of Stuart L. Weiss for his biography of Leo T. Crowley, "The President's Man: Leo Crowley and Franklin Roosevelt in Peace and War" (Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, 1966). Papers concern Crowley's career as a businessman, chief aide to Madison Mayor Schmedeman, and federal administrator, and consist of correspondence, speeches, news clippings, and reports. Included are originals and copies from Crowley's personal papers, as well as copies from other sources. Also included is an interview of Crowley conducted in 1969 by Lawrence C. Eklund and photographs by George P. Koshollek.

3.0 c.f.,6 tape recordings, and6 negatives.

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