Finding Aid to the Francis J. Heney Papers, 1892-1937
Finding Aid written by Alison E. Bridger
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
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Finding Aid to the Francis J. Heney Papers, 1892-1937
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 389
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Alison E. Bridger
- Date Completed:
-
August 2007
© 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Francis J. Heney papers
Date (inclusive): 1892-1937
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 389
Creators :
Heney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1859-1937.
Extent:
Number of containers: 3 boxes and 3 volumes
Linear feet: 1.5
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Contains mostly correspondence concerning Oregon land fraud cases, the San Francisco graft prosecutions, the Progressive Movement,
and the Democratic Party in California. Some correspondence is addressed to Mrs. Heney, C.W. Cobb (Heney's law partner), and
a few others. Also includes campaign materials for Heney's senate campaign in 1914, the Roosevelt Progressive Republication
League, and Woodrow Wilson's 1916 Presidential campaign; and documents related to his legal practice and court cases.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94270-6000. Consent is given on behalf
of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Francis J. Heney Papers, BANC MSS C-B 389, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
Series 1 is also available on microfilm, (BANC MSS C-B 389 FILM)
Lincoln Steffens correspondence is also available on microfilm, (BANC MSS X-X FILM 1).
Related Collections
Records of the San Francisco graft prosecution, 1906-1911 (BANC MSS C-B 447)
Hiram Johnson papers, 1895-1945 (BANC MSS C-B 581)
Photographs related to the San Francisco graft trial. (BANC PIC 1905.02613-02623)
Francis Joseph Heney correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt. (BANC MSS C-B 390 FILM) (Originals in Yale University Library)
Francis Joseph Heney correspondence on microfilm. (BANC MSS X-X FILM 8)
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Heney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1859-1937--Archives
Cobb, C. W.--Correspondence
Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936--Correspondence
Phelan, James D. (James Duval), 1861-1930
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Roosevelt Progressive Republican League of California
Progressive Party (1912)
Siletz Indians--Land tenure
Land titles--Registration and transfer--Oregon--Cases
Trials (Misconduct in office)--California--San Francisco
Political corruption--California--San Francisco
Presidents--United States--Election--1916
Legislators--United States--Election--1914
Lawyers--California
West (U.S.)--Politics and government
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Francis J. Heney papers were purchased by The Bancroft Library from N. A. Kovach in 1939 and 1940. Additions of Heney
campaign material came from the Robbins collection, Boalt Hall in 2006 and 2007.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Re-Processed by Alison E. Bridger in 2007.
Biographical Information
Francis Joseph Heney was a lawyer most famous for his involvement in the Dr. John Christopher Handy divorce case in 1891,
the Oregon Land Fraud trials in 1905, and the San Francisco graft prosecution from 1906 to 1908. In 1914 Heney ran for the
U.S. Senate as a Progressive, but lost to Democrat James D. Phelan.
Scope and Content of Collection
Contains mostly correspondence concerning Oregon land fraud cases, the San Francisco graft prosecutions, the Progressive Movement,
and the Democratic Party in California. Some correspondence is addressed to Mrs. Heney, C.W. Cobb (Heney's law partner), and
a few others. Also includes campaign materials for Heney's senate campaign in 1914, the Roosevelt Progressive Republication
League, and Woodrow Wilson's 1916 Presidential campaign; and documents related to his legal practice and court cases.
Container List
Series 1
Correspondence
1903-1937
Physical Description:
Box 1, folders 1-138; Box 2, folders 2-8
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically and chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains incoming correspondence mostly concerning Heney's work as an attorney and his political activities. Also includes
copies of some outgoing correspondence. This series is also available on microfilm (BANC MSS C-B 389 FILM)
Box 1, Folder 1
Beck, James Montgomery
1910
Box 1, Folder 2
Bonaparte, Charles Joseph
1909
Scope and Content Note
as U.S. Attorney General
Box 1, Folder 4-9
Burns, William John
1904-1913,
circa 1928
Box 1, Folder 11-19
Farley, James Aloysius
1935-1937
Scope and Content Note
Several letters to Mrs. Heney, including one concerning Senator McAdoo
Box 1, Folder 20
Fulton, Charles William
1903
Scope and Content Note
Joint letter with John H. Mitchell to P.C. Knox, U.S. Attorney General, relative to the appointment of Heney and Frost as
Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys for Oregon; certified copy by W.H. Moody, U.S. Attorney General.
Box 1, Folder 21-24
Hapgood, Norman
1908-1922
Box 1, Folder 25
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen
1904
Scope and Content Note
as U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Box 1, Folder 30
High, Stanley Hofflund
1936
Box 1, Folder 31
Howe, Frederic Clemson
1919
Scope and Content Note
as Director, Conference on Democratic Control of the Railroads
Box 1, Folder 32
Jobes, C.S.
1906
Scope and Content Note
to Senator Chester I. Long
Box 1, Folder 33
Knox, Philander Chase
1908
Box 1, Folder 34
La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925
1910
Box 1, Folder 35-38
La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1895-1953
1929-1935
Box 1, Folder 39
Latta, M.C.
1907
Scope and Content Note
as Assistant Secretary to President Theodore Roosevelt
Box 1, Folder 40
Leach, Frank A.
1908
Scope and Content Note
as Director of the Mint
Box 1, Folder 41-46
Loeb, William
1905-1908
Scope and Content Note
as Secretary to President Theodore Roosevelt
Box 1, Folder 47
McAdoo, William Gibbs
1932
Box 1, Folder 49-50
Metcalf, Victor Howard
1903
Box 1, Folder 52
Morgan, William Yost
1907
Box 1, Folder 53-54
Norris, George William
1936
Box 1, Folder 56-60
Pinchot, Gifford
1910-1914
Box 1, Folder 61
Richberg, Donald Randall
1935
Scope and Content Note
as Chairman, National Industrial Recovery Board
Box 1, Folder 63-126
Steffens, Lincoln
1906-1935
Related Material
Also available on microfilm (BANC FILM X-X 1)
Box 1, Folder 128
United States Department of Justice. Appointment Clerk
1905
Scope and Content Note
Signed by J.H. Graves; enclosing certified copy of joint letter from Charles W. Fulton and John H. Mitchell to the Attorney
General relative to the appointment of Heney and Frost as Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys for Oregon.
Box 1, Folder 129-137
Wickersham, George Woodward
1909-1911
Scope and Content Note
as U.S. Attorney General
Box 1, Folder 138
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
1916
Scope and Content Note
copy of telegram
Box 2, Folder 2-8
General
1900-1936
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Box 1, Folder 26-29
Outgoing correspondence
1931-1932
Scope and Content Note
Carbon copies
Series 2
Campaign material
1896-1919,
1932
Physical Description:
Box 1, folders 139-152; Box 2, folders 1, 9-17, 19
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains campaign contributions, invitations, campaign pamphlets and correspondence dealing with the Presidential campaigns
of 1912 and 1916; speeches; and biographical information.
Box 1, Folder 139
Roosevelt Progressive Republican League
1912
Scope and Content Note
receipt for contribution
Box 1, Folder 141
Heney campaign for Senate pamphlets
circa 1914
Box 1, Folder 142-152
Woodrow Wilson Presidential campaign correspondence, telegrams and speeches
1916-1917
Box 1, Folder 140
Invitations and program for the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson
1917
Box 2, Folder 19
Questionnaire for Candidates
1932
Box 2, Folder 1
Biographical information
undated
Series 3
Court cases, legal documents, etc.
1892-1919
Physical Description:
Box 2, folders 18-25; Box 3; Volumes 1-3
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Content Note
Contains documents relating to Heney's legal practice including court cases, juror interviews, involvement with labor and
the packing industry, and a scrapbook on legal cases.
Volume 2
Charges of Indictment and Order of Procedure
1901-1904
Volume 3
Spring Valley Water Company
1904,
undated
Box 2, Folder 18
Loopholes in the Law: The Pardoning Power
1912
Box 2, Folder 20
Oregon Land Fraud cases
undated
Box 2, Folder 21
Notes and drafts
1918,
undated
Box 2, Folder 23
Negotiations with Ruef for Immunity, The Republication Convention of 1912, Investigation of High Cost Living, Investigation
of the Packers
circa 1912
Box 2, Folder 25
Food Investigation and Municipal Corruption
1910,
1918
Volume 1
Scrapbook of legal cases
1892
Box 3, Folder 4
News paper clippings
1898-1900
