Container List
Correspondence - Outgoing
September 21-October 31, 1942.
November 2-December 3, 1942.
December 4-December 31, 1942.
January 1-January 30, 1943.
February 1-February 26, 1943.
March 1-April 30, 1943.
May 1-June 30, 1943.
July 1-September 14, 1943.
Correspondence - Incoming
Appointment of William M. Jeffers as Rubber Director
Scope and Content Note
Miscellaneous and Foreign - Arkansas.
California.
Colorado - Illinois.
Indiana - Michigan.
Minnesota - Montana.
Nebraska.
Nebraska.
Nevada - New York.
North Dakota - Utah.
Vermont - Washington, D.C.
Council of State Governments' Round Table Discussion
Alabama - Colorado.
Connecticut - Georgia.
Idaho - Iowa.
Kansas - Minnesota.
Mississippi - New Mexico.
New York.
North Carolina - South Carolina.
South Dakota - Virginia.
Washington - Washington, D.C.
Anonymous.
Invitations.
Invitations.
Octane vs. Rubber
Alabama - Iowa.
Kansas - North Carolina.
North Dakota - Washington, D.C.
Unfavorable.
Rayon - Congratulatory Letters
Alabama - Delaware.
Florida - Iowa.
Kansas - Montana.
Nebraska - New Mexico.
New York - North Dakota.
Ohio - Tennessee.
Texas - Washington, D.C.
Correspondence, Speeches, Clippings, etc.
Requests for Mr. Jeffers to Remain in Office
Alabama - New Hampshire.
New Jersey - Wyoming and anonymous.
A - correspondence.
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. New York, New York, February 16, 1943.
Anonymous.
Anonymous.
Appointments.
Association of National Advertisers. Hotel Pennsylvania, New York.
Association of National Advertisers. Hotel Pennsylvania, New York.
Automotive Safety Foundation.
B - correspondence.
Babcock and Wilcox. Failure of superheated units.
Butler, Hugh. Editorials for insertion in Congressional Record.
C - correspondence.
Checker Cab Company (Omaha, Nebraska). Frivilous use of cabs.
Clippings
Burger, Ken (Publicity man - WPB).
Expansion of Tire Plants and Speeding-up Production with Existing Facilities.
Fourth Project Report (Untrue story on tire production).
Jeffers on Fuel Czar.
Midwest tour to speed moving of dealers' stocks.
Miscellaneous.
Pearson, Drew.
Special Report of August 1st to Byrnes.
D - correspondence.
E - correspondence.
Economic Club, December 17, 1942.
Elastic Tape.
Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania, February 8, 1943.
F - correspondence.
G - correspondence.
Grocery Manufacturers of America.
H - correspondence.
I - correspondence.
Illinois. Highway Users Conference in Chicago, December 28, 1942.
Invitations
General, A - G.
General, H - Z.
White House.
J - correspondence.
Joint Field Inspection Trip. Itinerary. War Agencies, June 1943.
K - correspondence.
L - correspondence.
Lewis, Fulton, Jr.
Mc - correspondence.
M - correspondence.
Mallon, Paul.
Maverick, Maury. Speech before the Annual Meeting of the Association of Public School Business Officials. Cleveland, Ohio, November 5, 1942.
Monroe, John.
N - correspondence.
Nebraska Society Party, December 15, 1942.
Newspaper photo mats.
O - correspondence.
Over-all Czar.
P - correspondence.
Phillips, Frank. Speech of Mr. Frank Phillips before the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, September 25, 1942.
President (Wm. M. Jeffers).
Publications - miscellaneous.
Q - correspondence.
R - correspondence.
Radio Broadcasts
March of Time, November 26, 1942.
National Radio Forum, December 2, 1942.
N.B.C. Broadcast, October 6, 1942.
Reports on Rationing, June 13, 1943.
Radio Reports
“Are Department Heads Free to Speak the Truth?”
“A Daily Report on Mileage Rationing.”
“Indications Point to Jeffers Getting Priorities for Most of His Plants.”
“Jeffers Attack on Army Hasn't Helped, Clapper Says.”
“Jeffers May Be Building Up Ammunition to Give to Somebody in 1944 Elections.”
“Jeffers Optimism Won't Be Fulfilled, Says Pearson.”
“Jeffers, Says Godwin, Is Nothing if Forthright.”
“Simpson Anxious to Have Jeffers Succeed.”
Report on Estimated Reserves of Natural Gas in the Storms Area. White County, Illinois, April 9, 1940.
S - correspondence.
S - correspondence.
Speeches
Atlanta Freight Bureau. Atlanta, Georgia, March 26, 1943.
Scope and Content Note
Institute. Radio broadcast made from Charleston, West Virginia, June 11, 1943.
Instructions to Handle.
Men and Management in America at Herald Tribune. New York, November 16, 1942.
National Police Academy Graduation Exercises, July 17, 1943.
National Safety Council, July 19, 1943.
Notre Dame (address), December 20, 1942.
Radio (Niagara, Ontario).
Radio. Tire Dealers; Repairers and Recappers, March 4, 1943.
St. Patrick's Day, New York. Hotel Astor, March 17, 1943.
Society of Automotive Engineers. Detroit, Michigan, March 15, 1943.
Text of statement by W. Jeffers re Spare tires. Omaha, Nebraska, December 24, 1942.
Miscellaneous, unidentified (3).
T - correspondence.
Telephone Appointments, W.M.J.
Telephone Calls, W.M.J., 1942.
Telephone Calls, 1943.
Transportation. Railroads.
Truman Committee, November 27, 1942.
Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Scope and Content Note
- 1) September 30, 1942.
- 2) December 30, 1942.
V - correspondence.
W - correspondence.
Weiner, Joseph L.
XYZ - correspondence.
Clippings
Baruch Committee.
Cartoons
California - Pennsylvania.
Texas - Miscellaneous.
Council of State Governments
Alaska - Arkansas.
California.
Colorado - Illinois.
Indiana - Kansas.
Kentucky - Mississippi.
Missouri - Montana.
Nebraska.
New York - Oklahoma.
Oregon - Texas.
Utah - Washington.
West Virginia - Wyoming.
Washington, D.C.
Miscellaneous.
Extra copies, vol.1.
Extra copies, vol.1.
Extra copies, vol.2.
Elmer Davis
Alabama - California.
California.
Colorado - Mississippi.
Missouri - New York.
North Carolina - Wyoming.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. - Miscellaneous.
General
Akron, Ohio.
Los Angeles, vol.1.
Los Angeles, vol.2.
Los Angeles, vol.2.
Washington, D.C. Miscellaneous.
Washington, D.C. Washington Daily News.
Washington, D.C. Washington Evening Star.
Washington, D.C. Washington Post.
Washington, D.C. Washington Post.
Washington, D.C. Washington Times Herald.
Washington, D.C. Washington Times Herald.
Ikes, Harold.
Monroe, John.
Miscellaneous.
Priorities
Miscellaneous - Washington, D.C.
Alabama - California.
Colorado - Massachusetts.
Michigan - New York.
North Carolina - Wyoming.
Race Tracks
Arizona - California.
California.
California.
Connecticut - Washington, D.C.
Rayon
Alabama - Maryland.
Massachusetts - Ohio.
Oklahoma - Vermont.
Virginia - Miscellaneous.
Resignation of William M. Jeffers.
Trip, 1943.
Untitled
Alabama - Arkansas.
California.
California.
Colorado - Delaware.
Florida - Idaho.
Illinois.
Illinois.
Illinois.
Indiana - Kansas.
Kansas.
Kentucky - Massachusetts.
Michigan - Mississippi.
Missouri.
Missouri - Montana.
Nebraska.
Nebraska.
Nevada - New York.
New York.
North Carolina - Ohio.
Ohio.
Oklahoma - Oregon.
Oregon.
Rhode Island - Tennessee.
Texas - Utah.
Utah.
Vermont - Washington.
Washington - West Virginia.
Wisconsin - Wyoming.
Unsorted clippings.
Reports
American Bakers Association.
“A Report On the Distribution of Bread in Terms of Rubber, Gasoline and Manpower.” January 2, 1943.
Government Publications
“Annual Report of the Board of Investigation and Research.” September 22, 1942.
“The Rubber Situation.” September 10, 1942.
Kentucky Petroleum Marketers Association
“Convention By Mail.” Proceedings of the 17th Annual Meeting and Convention, February 1943.
National Association of Independent Tire Dealers.
Proceedings. Annual Meeting & Rubber Conservation Conference, October 26-28, 1942.
Phillips Petroleum Company.
“Phillips and Synthetic Rubber.” 1943.
Rubber Survey Committee.
“Report of the Rubber Survey Committee.” September 10, 1942.
“A Survey of the Compensation Paid to Outside Directors.” 1942.
War Production Board
“War Production in 1942.”
Office of the Rubber Director.
Progress Report no.1, November 30, 1942.
Progress Report no.2, February 18, 1943.
Progress Report no.3, May 17, 1943.
“Wartime Highway Traffic Program.” 1942.
Publications
Business Week
June 5, 1943 (no.718).
June 3, 1944 (no.770).
Collier's
November 21, 1942 (vol.110, no.21).
December 12, 1942 (vol.110, no.24).
June 5, 1943 (vol.111, no.23).
The Detroiter
December 21, 1942 (vol.34, no.10).
December 28, 1942 (vol.34, no.11).
March 8, 1943 (vol.34, no.21).
April 5, 1942 (vol.34, no.25).
India Rubber World
January 1943 (vol.107, no.4).
February 1943 (vol.107, no.5).
March 1943 (vol.107, no.6).
April 1943 (vol.108, no.1).
May 1943 (vol.108, no.2).
June 1943 (vol.108, no.3).
July 1943 (vol.108, no.4).
Keystone Motorist
December 1942 (vol.34, no.12).
May 1943 (vol.35, no.5).
Life
February 22, 1943 (vol.14, no.8).
Scope and Content Note
May 24, 1943 (vol.14, no.21).
National Independent
January 1943 (vol.2, no.9).
April 1943 (vol.2, no.12).
May 1943 (vol.3, no.1).
June 1943 (vol.3, no.2).
National Petroleum News
October 21, 1942 (vol.34, no.42).
October 28, 1942 (vol.34, no.43).
November 11, 1942 (vol.34, no.45).
November 25, 1942 (vol.34, no.47).
December 2, 1942 (vol.34, no.48).
December 9, 1942 (vol.34, no.49).
Newsweek
October 5, 1942 (vol.20, no.14).
November 23, 1942 (vol.20, no.21).
April 5, 1943 (vol.21, no.14).
May 3, 1943 (vol.21, no.18).
September 13, 1943 (vol.22, no.11).
Norwalk Tire and Battery Topics
May 1943 (vol.3, no.9).
June 1943 (vol.3, no.10).
The Notre Dame Alumnus
February 1943 (vol.21, no.3).
April 1943 (vol.21, no.4).
Ohio Public Works
December 1942 (vol.15, no.12).
February 1943 (vol.16, no.2).
Omaha Chamber of Commerce News Bulletin
December 23, 1942 (vol.2, no.5).
January 15, 1943 (vol.2, no.8).
January 29, 1943 (vol.2, no.10).
February 12, 1943 (vol.2, no.12).
May 21, 1943 (vol.2, no.25).
May 28, 1943 (vol.2, no.26).
June 11, 1943 (vol.2, no.28).
July 1943 (vol.2, no.29).
August 1943 (vol.2, no.30).
Public Opinion
September-October 1942 (vol.12, no.1-2).
November-December 1942 (vol.12, no.2-3).
Railway Age
May 22, 1943 (vol.114, no.21).
July 24, 1943 (vol.115, no.4).
The Rubber Age
December 1942 (vol.52, no.3).
March 1943 (vol.52, no.6).
April 1943 (vol.53, no.1).
May 1943 (vol.53, no.2).
June 1943 (vol.53, no.3).
July 1943 (vol.54[sic], no.4).
Saturday Evening Post
December 12, 1942 (vol.215, no.24).
June 26, 1943 (vol.215, no.52).
August 28, 1943 (vol.216, no.9).
Time
April 12, 1943 (vol.41, no.15).
May 3, 1943 (vol.41, no.18).
June 28, 1943 (vol.41, no.26).
Tire Rebuilders News
November 1942 (vol.5, no.7).
December 1942 (vol.5, no.8).
February 1943 (vol.5, no.10).
March 1943 (vol.5, no.11).
April 1943 (vol.5, no.12).
May 1943 (vol.6, no.1).
Tire Review
November 1942 (vol.42, no.11).
December 1942 (vol.42, no.12).
February 1943 (vol.43, no.2).
March 1943 (vol.43, no.3).
April 1943 (vol.43, no.4).
June 1943 (vol.43, no.6).
July 1943 (vol.43, no.7).
August 1943 (vol.43, no.8).
United States News
December 25, 1942 (vol.13, no.26).
January 22, 1943 (vol.14, no.4).
February 5, 1943 (vol.14, no.6).
February 12, 1943 (vol.14, no.7).
February 26, 1943 (vol.14, no.9).
April 16, 1943 (vol.14, no.16).
April 23, 1943 (vol.14, no.17).
April 30, 1943 (vol.14, no.18).
May 7, 1943 (vol.14, no.19).
May 14, 1943 (vol.14, no.20).
May 21, 1943 (vol.14, no.21).
June 11, 1943 (vol.14, no.24).
July 9, 1943 (vol.15, no.2).
August 20, 1943 (vol.15, no.8).
The Westerner
April 1943 (vol.6, no.3).
May 1943 (vol.6, no.4).
June 1943 (vol.6, no.5).
July 1943 (vol.6, no.6).
August 1943 (vol.6, no.7).
September 1943 (vol.6, no.8).
The American, February 1943 (vol.135, no.2).
The American Mercury, August 1943 (vol.62, no.236).
The American Press, February 1943 (vol.61, no.4).
The American War Dad, January 1944 (vol.2, no.1
The Annals of Agriculture, July 15, 1943.
Arbitration in Action, January 1943 (vol.1, no.1)
The Architectural Forum, May 1943 (vol.78, no.5).
Army Day Review, April 6, 1943.
The Automotive News, February 1, 1943 (vol.18, no.2756).
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineer's Magazine, December 1942 (vol.113, no.6).
The Bulletin Index, February 18, 1943 (vol.122, no.7).
Current Biography, November 1943 (vol.3, no.11).
Dun's Review, June 1943 (vol.51, no.2182).
East Texas Oil, February 1943 (vol.9, no.10).
The Goodyear News, June 1943 (vol.32, no.6).
G U I A, June 1943 (vol.40, no.6).
Headlines Today and Tomorrow in National Real Estate News, July l0,1943 (vol.10, no.28).
Lee-dership, December 1942.
Maryland Motorist, March 1943 (vol.23, no.3).
The Mines Magazine, June 1943 (vol.33, no.6).
Motorland, September 1943 (vol.51, no.3).
The Nebraska Taxpayer, May-June 1943 (vol.4, no.3).
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers' Association, February 1943.
Printers' Ink, March 26, 1943 (vol.202, no.13).
Public Policy Digest, January-February 1943. (Nos. 31-32).
Railroad Data, February 26, 1943 (vol.22, no.5).
The Railroad Trainman, November 1942 (vol.59, no.11).
Railroader, October 1942 (vol.4, no.5).
Reader's Digest, July 1943 (vol.43, no.255).
Report For the Business Executive, February 4, 1943 (no.207).
A Report to Goodyear Employees for 1942 ... A Year of War.
Scouting, January 1943 (vol.31, no.1)
Tires Service Station, September 1942 (vol.24, no.2).
Traffic Topics, January 1943 (vol.17, no.1).
Traffic World, May 8, 1943 (vol.71, no.19).
Transport Topics, August 2, 1943 (vol.17, no.45).
U.S.August 1943 (vol.2, no.8).
U.S. Detroiter, May 1943.
W A C O, November 1942 (vol.20, no.133).
War Plant Employee Transportation (Booklet no.3). “Automobile Maintenance,” 1943.
Yearbook (National Association of Independent Tire Dealers, Incorporated), 1942.
Note
Newspapers to Certificates, Petitions, Resolutions, etc.
“Texas to be World's Greatest Rubber Production Center.” The Daily Times Herald (Dallas, Texas), Sunday, June 27, 1943.
“Salute to Synthetic Rubber.” The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), Sunday, June 27, 1943.
The Gasoline Retailer. Eastern States Edition.
April 17, 1943 (vol.25, no.8).
May 1, 1943 (vol.25, no.9).
May 15, 1943 (vol.25, no.10).
May 29, 1943 (vol.25, no.11).
June 12, 1943 (vol.25, no.12).
June 26, 1943 (vol.25, no.13).
July 24, 1943 (vol.25, no.15).
August 7, 1943 (vol.25, no.16).
The College of Idaho.
The Council of the City of Los Angeles.
Franklin and Marshall College.
International Association of Machinists.
Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Union Pacific Retired Employes Association.
Universitas Creightoniana.
University of Nebraska Alumni Association of Southern California.
University of Wyoming.
Papal Petition.
Scope and Content Note
Note
Memorabilia
The Association of Master Knights of the Sovereign Military
Order of Malta in the United States of America.
Booklet, March 1, 1950.
Scope and Content Note
Dinner menu and program, January 19, 1950.
Autograph Album.
Union Pacific associates of William M. Jeffers. Presented to him, January 31, 1946.
Photographs.
Tour of Inspection. Lake Charles, Louisiana, June 1, 1943.
Visit to Seiberling Rubber Company. Akron, Ohio, October 16, 1942.
Plaque - To William M. Jeffers, 1945.
Programs.
Banquet in honor of Edgar Eugene Calvin of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, October 16, 1928.
President's Birthday Ball, January 13, 1943.
Scope and Content Note
Seating list for President's Birthday Reception and Dinner, January 29, 1943.
Miscellaneous.
Funeral Mass and Burial Service (Booklet). William Martin Jeffers, March 10, 1953.
A Golden Tribute to a Master Builder (booklet) from the Ladies Auxiliary, Union Pacific Old Timers' Club, no.3..
Large bandana-type momento (2) from Salt Lake City congratulation Jeffers, October 1, 1937.
Poem by C. Paul Harrington.
Scope and Content Note
Sketch of a Rubber Tree.
Books
The Book of Knowledge Annual. E.V. McLoughlin, ed., 1943.
Forty Years After - An Appreciation of the Genius of Edward Henry Harriman by Robert A. Lovett, 1949.
The House of Goodyear - A Story of Rubber and of Modern Business by Hugh Allen, 1943.
Repairmen Will Get You - If You Don't Watch Out by Roger William Riis and John Patric, 1942.
The Telegrapher. Published by the National Telegraphic Union, September 1, 1867-August 22, 1868 (vol.4).
Trees and Test Tubes by Charles Morrow Wilson, 1943.
Publications
Albriendo Senderos. Morrison-Knudsen Company, Incorporated, 1943.
Scope and Content Note
The Army and Navy Journal (special issue), “The United States at War” (vol.80, no.15).
Fortune, May 1943 (vol.27, no.5).
The Oil and Gas Journal, November 26, 1942 (vol.41, no.29).
Report
Window Display. American Association of Advertising Agencies, 1937.
Scope and Content Note
“Presenting the Resources and Natural Advantages of Carmi, Illinois and White County as a location for a Synthetic Rubber Factory.” December 1942.
Scrapbook
Presidency of Union Pacific Railroad, 1937.
Golden Spike Days. Omaha, Nebraska, April 26-29, 1939.
Naugatuck Synthetic and Reclaimed Rubber Plants, n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Certificates, Petitions, Resolutions, etc.
Boy Scouts of America. The Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service to boyhood, March 7, 1949.
State of Michigan - Michigan Legislature.
Senate Resolution no.32.
Sufficient metals allocated to factories for production of syntheitc rubber, March 25, 1943.
Senate Resolution no.33, March 25, 1943.
Scope and Content Note
University of Notre Dame. Academic citation for degree.
Universitas Dominae Nostrae a Lacu. Legum Doctor conferred upon Wm Jeffers, December 20, 1942.
St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana. MA degree in English & Philosophy. Awarded to Eileen Julia Keliher, June 5, 1929.
Franklin and Marshall College. Legum Doctoris conferred upon Wm Jeffers, October 1, 1937.
Scope and Content Note
Political Cartoons
“Marching As to War!” Walter La Hue.
“Dark and Bloody Ground.” Carl Rose.
“Giving Him the Highball.” Web Brown. Akron Beacon Journal, September 17, 1942.
“With His Orders In His Hand.” Walter La Hue.
“Oh, Boy!” Alexander.
“This Is America!” John Ranck.
“Who's Going to Back Up?”
“The Zero Hour” (Editorial cartoon). Herald-American.
“The Man at the Throttle is 'Casey' Jeffers!” Roy Braxton Justus (b.1901).
“And That's Where You Come In!” Web Brown. Akron Beacon Journal, October 15, 1942.
“Going Our Way, Brother?” Newton Pratt. The McClatchy Newspapers of California, October 16, 1942.
“Flash - Man Bites Dog!” Newton Pratt. The McClatchy Newspapers of California, October 14, 1942.
______. Web Brown. Akron Beacon Journal, November 24, 1942.
“The New Champ.” McGaw.
______. James Thomas Berryman (1902- ).
[Washington, D.C.]. Evening Star, September 28, 1942.
______. Clifford Kennedy Berryman (1869-1949).
[Washington, D.C.]. Evening Star, June 1943.
______. C.K. Berryman, [Washington, D.C.]. Evening Star, January 1943.
“Blowing The Lid Off.” C.K. Berryman, [Washington, D.C.]. Evening Star, January 27, 1943.
______. C.K. Berryman, [Washington, D.C.]. Evening Star, December 1, 1943.
______. C.K. Berryman, [Washington, D.C.]. Evening Star, June 1943.
“Clear The Way!” Howard Fisher, Oregon Journal.
“Timely Reminder.” Howard Fisher, Oregon Journal.
______. Silvey Jackson Ray (b.1891).
“Persistence Wins.” S.J. Ray.
“It's Tough Being a King--There's Always An Ace In the Pack-- and a Joker!” Jim Berryman.
“Expedite the Expediters!” Hal Coffman.
“How Things Do Change!” Hal Coffman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1942.
______. Norman, The Boston Post.
“In the Nick of Time.” Herbert Lawrence Block (b.1909).
“Running His Own Interference!” Charles George Werner (b.1909).
“Now We're Railroadin' ” Ralph Lee, The Oregonian, September 17, 1942.
“One Man Who's Not Afraid!” Claude Shafer, Cincinnati Times-Star, October 14, 1942.
______. Cloyd J. Sweigert. May 20, 1943.
______. Fred Little Packer (1886-1956).
“Something About to Happen.” Vaughn Richard Shoemaker (b.1902).
“Three Men On a Raft.” Tom Carlisle.
“How He Keeps It Going Is a Mystery.” Shafer.
“Wm. M. Jeffers, Outstanding American.” Bob Satterfield.
“All's Peaceful On the Potomac!” John Miller Baer (b.1886).
“A Gulliver In Lilliput.” Hugh McMillen Hutton (b.1897). Philadelphia Inquirer.
“More Bureaucracy.” Gregg.
Miscellaneous
Posters (2).
World War II fighting airplanes.
Painting of the Yermo, California train depot.
2 copies of the Victory Creed.
Scope and Content Note
2 large photographs of train engines.
Books
Views in Liberia. Firestone Plantations Company, [1942].
The Dallas Southwest. Industrial Department, Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 1942.
Bound Newspapers
April 13-May 31, 1945.
Scrapbook: World Premiera “Union Pacific”
Omaha, April 28, 1939.
Scope and Content Note