Preliminary Inventory to the John Doane Hartigan papers

Finding aid prepared by The Hoover Institution Library and Archives staff

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Title: John Doane Hartigan papers

Date (inclusive): 1909-1958

Collection Number: 46014

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: In English and German

Physical Description: 33 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (13.6 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence, reports, memoranda, writings, pamphlets, clippings, photographs, and posters, relating to relief work during the two world wars, the Saar plebiscite of 1934-1935, the Allied government in Austria after World War II, and the organization of international trade fairs. Includes correspondence with Herbert Hoover.

Creator: Hartigan, John Doane, 1890-1959

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

Memorabilia 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.

Use

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

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1975.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], John Doane Hartigan papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

American relief worker in Europe, 1919 and 1939-1941; member, Saar Plebiscite Commission, 1934-1935; member, United States Military Government in Austria, 1945-1946.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, reports, memoranda, writings, pamphlets, clippings, photographs, and posters, relating to relief work during the two world wars, the Saar plebiscite of 1934-1935, the Allied government in Austria after World War II, and the organization of international trade fairs. Includes correspondence with Herbert Hoover. Includes material relating to establishment of International Trade Commission; Flood Bill, no. 5301; and San Francisco World Trade Center Authority.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief

Military government

International relief

World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief

International economic relations

Saarland (Germany) -- History

Austria -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1955

Fairs

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Material relating to establishment of International Trade Commission; Flood Bill, no. 5301; and San Francisco World Trade Center Authority

Names

box 1

Clark

Cutler (Chairman of San Francisco World Trade Center Authority 1955)

Flood

box 2

Flood

Hartigan

Herbert Hoover

box 5

Correspondence

box 5

Other personal correspondence

box 5

Signed letter of gratitude by Harry Truman re military service 1949

box 5

Material re Herbert Hoover's trip to Europe 1938

box 2

Pennoyer

Strauss

Taft

Tuck

Subjects

box 3

Miscellaneous correspondence

box 4

Correspondence 1956

American publications information

Dickerson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

European and South America trips

U.S. government agencies

Republican National Committee

Stanford Research Institute

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of State and White House

U.S. Senators

box 6

Reports on U.S. and foreign universities 1948-1950

box 7

Military reports and career of John Doane Hartigan

Article by General Joseph W. Beacham with photographs of General McArthur and Dwight D. Eisenhower 1949-1954

U.S. military in America 1945-1948

Letters and sketches of U.S. military officer in Austria 1945-1948

John Doane Hartigan's army file 1942-1946

box 8

Foreign countries, agencies, and U.S. Embassy 1950-1958

Brussels International Fair 1958

Correspondence, mainly re Trade Fair

box 9

Foreign countries, agencies, and U.S. Embassy

Correspondence, mainly re Trade Fair 1934-1956

Facts and figures re The Baar

box 10

U.S. cities. Miscellaneous correspondence to people in the U.S. 1950-1958

box 11

U.S. cities

box 12

U.S., Canada, and South America

box 13

Decorations

box 14

Army insignia, medals, and miscellaneous items of John Doane Hartigan

box 15

Photographs

box 16

Photographs

box 17

Photographs

box 18

Trade - Pamphlets, etc.

box 19

Trade - Pamphlets, etc.

box 20

Trade - Brussels Fair 1958

box 21

Trade - Pamphlets, etc.

box 22

Galley, "The Musings of a Sidewalk Diplomat," by John Doane Hartigan

box 23

U.S. Department of Agriculture 1929-1933

Scope and Contents note

Contains miscellaneous pamphlets re plants, fruit, etc.

box 24

Newspapers

box 25

Provisional handbook for Military Government in Austria (restricted in 1945)

box 26