Raymond Moley papers, 1902-1971

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Summary

Creators:
Moley, Raymond, 1886-1975
Abstract:
Correspondence, diaries, reports, memoranda, speeches and writings, notes, printed matter, and photographs, relating to criminology and the administration of justice, assimilation of immigrants, politics in the United States, the presidential campaign of 1932, the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Today and Newsweek magazines. Sound use copies of sound recordings available.
Extent:
256 manuscript boxes, 6 oversize boxes, 35 card file boxes, 1 oversize folder, 5 envelopes, 3 sound tape reels, 1 sound cassette (119.5 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Raymond Moley papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, diaries, reports, memoranda, speeches and writings, notes, printed matter, and photographs, relating to criminology and the administration of justice, assimilation of immigrants, politics in the United States, the presidential campaign of 1932, the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Today and Newsweek magazines.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1886, September 27
Born, Berea, Ohio
1906
Ph.B., Baldwin-Wallace College
1913
A.M., Oberlin College
1916-1919
Instructor and Assistant Professor of Politics, Western Reserve University
1917
Author, Lessons in American Citizenship
1918
Author, The State Movement for Efficiency and Economy
Ph.D., Columbia University
1919
Author, Commercial Recreation
Author, Lessons in Democracy
1919-1923
Director, Cleveland Foundation
1921
Author, Parties, Politics and People
1922
Author, The Cleveland Crime Survey
1923-1928
Associate Professor of Government, Columbia University
1926
Editor and co-author, The Missouri Crime Survey
1926-1927
Research Director, New York State Crime Commission
1928-1954
Professor of Public Law, Columbia University
1929
Author, Politics and Criminal Prosecution
1930
Author, Our Criminal Courts
1931-1933
Research Director, Committee on the Administration of Justice, New York State
1932
Speechwriter and advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt during 1932 Presidential Campaign
Author, Tribunes of the People
1933
Assistant Secretary of State
1933-1937
Editor, Today (magazine)
1937-1968
Contributing Editor, Newsweek (magazine)
1938
Author, Are We Movie-Made?
1939
Author, After Seven Years
1945
Author, The Hays Office
1949
Author, Twenty-Seven Masters of Politics
1950
Author, Valley Authorities
1952
Author, How To Keep Our Liberty
1955
Author, What Price Federal Reclamation
1956
Co-author, The Upper Colorado Project
1958
Author, Political Responsibility of Business Men
1962
Author, The Republican Opportunity
Author, The American Century of John C. Lincoln
1966
Author, The First New Deal
1975
Died, Phoenix, Arizona
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1968.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box 295-296 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Raymond Moley papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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