Diaries, 1933 Nov. 12-1936 Dec. 14.

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Diaries, 1933 Nov. 12-1936 Dec. 14.

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Diaries contain daily written entries, correspondence, memoranda, newsletters, conference documents, and reports. Diaries document Bownlow's professional activities and contacts while he was Director of the Public Administration Clearing House located on the campus of the University of Chicago. Individuals mentioned include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Leonard D. White, Harold Ickes, Beardsley Ruml, and Harry Hopkins. Topics and oganizations covered include the public policy, New Deal, the Public Works Administration, the Civil Works Administration, and Social Science Research Council, and the University of Chicago Department of Political Science.

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