Papers, 1940-1966.

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Papers, 1940-1966.

Consists of the research materials gathered by professor Ellsworth Barnard, 1907- , for his biography Wendell Willkie: Fighter for Freedom (Marquette, Northern Michigan University Press, 1966). The collection includes correspondence and transcripts of interviews with many of Willkie's friends, associates and family; preliminary drafts of the biography; correspondence, memoranda, and publicity relating to the publication of the book; copies of reviews; and a few pieces written by Barnard about Willkie, including the original complete typescript of the biography.

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Indiana University

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Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944

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Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for President. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican field's only interventionist: although the U.S. remained neutral prior to Pearl Harbor, he favored greater U.S. involvement in World War II to support Britain and other Allies. His Democratic opponent, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, won the 1940...

Barnard, Ellsworth, 1907-2003

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Professor. From the description of Papers, 1940-1966. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 36988138 ...