Finding Aid to the Loring Dumas Beckwith Papers, 1902-1936

Box 1

Letters written by Beckwith, 1902-1935 & n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Mainly typed copies, arranged chronologically, relating primarily to his career as editor of several newspapers in New Mexico and California, especially the Stockton Forum. Some letters, 1914-1920, concern the Atascadero Colony.

Boxes 2-7

Letters written to Beckwith

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by name of person or organization with a miscellany of unlisted letters preceding each letter of the alphabet. A partial list of correspondents follows the key to arrangement.

Box 8

Letters written to Fred C. Beckwith [Beckwith's father], 1892-1905 & n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Relate mainly to his mining interests in Arizona & California. Some letters written from Nevada City, California.

Beckwith's writings & speeches

Scope and Content Note

Holographs, drafts, typescripts & mimeographed copies unless noted otherwise.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by title.

Another Dream

Biblical Versification Based Upon Parallelism of Clauses

[Bulletins of the Atascadero Rochdale Store] 1920

Burglary in Real Earnest

A Chronicle of Dreams

College Fraternities

The College Yell-An Object Lesson

Columbus

English in the Grades

Feeling & Thinking: Their Focus. 1902 (Pamphlet)

Forty Feet Across To the Arkansas

History's Repetition

In Left Hand Cañon By Moonlight

Inequitable "Equity"

Interest

Interest and Taxes - Product of Land Monopoly

Is There A Sure & Safe Way Out?

Jorgensen & Geiger Harmonized

Lincoln Park. Canon City, Colorado

Little Journeys in Atascadero

More About Commissions on Land Sales

Mostly Fiction

Much Aideu About a Trifle: A True Story with Variations

Additional Note

(Tear sheet)

A Night in the Devil's Theatre

On Some Experiments in Hypnotism

[Petition to Abolish Greek Letter Societies at Denver University] 1899

Rhetoricals and Contests

The Risen Christ. 1894

The Santa Margarita-Atascadero Union High School

Science and Religion

Science and Religion - One in Principle

The Secret ... of Social Security and World Peace

Additional Note

(Pamphlet)

Seeing the Directors

A Senior on School-Life. 1893

[Speech given in Brodhead, Wis., Apr. 13, 1902]

Stonewall Jackson. 1899

A Tale of Woe

The Truth About the Seattle Situation. 1920.

Additional Note

(Pamphlet)

Why Upton Sinclair Is Irresponsible

Unidentified & incomplete MSS

Box 9

Personalia

Additional Note

Leaflet containing biographical data & his photograph which he sent with job applications

Legal Papers 1920-1922

Additional Note

Copies of mortgage & release of mortgage for property in San Luis Obispo County.

Financial Records 1914-1929

Additional Note

Receipts, invoices, income tax returns, etc.

Drafts & typescripts of articles not written by Beckwith

Clippings

Additional Note

Some by or about Beckwith. Include a few copies of The Forum & other newspapers he edited.

Miscellany

Additional Note

Book lists re Henry George, list of household items, etc.

Abell, Theodore Curtis, 1891-

Letter, Feb. 9, 1932.

Additional Note

Written while Director, Hollywood Humanist Society. Written to A. H. Wood.

American Association of Engineers

Letter, May 14, 1928, from the Stockton Chapter.

American Civil Liberties Union

2 letters, 1923-1925.

Additional Note

Letter, 1923, is a form letter to editors requesting the return of a questionnaire sent earlier.

American Civil Liberties Union. Northern California Branch

2 letters, 1927.

Additional Note

Letter, Mar. 5, is a form letter requesting contributions. Letter, Mar. 9, is written by E. A. Robinson, Director.

American Civil Liberties Union. Southern California Branch

2 letters, 1927-1930.

Additional Note

Written by C. J. Taft, Director.

American National Building and Loan Association

8 letters, 1929.

Additional Note

Several letters written to Mrs. Beckwith.

American Press Association

See Metcalf, James A.

American Protective Association

Letter, June 5, 1924.

Additional Note

Written by J. A. Petersen, National Grand Master

American Type Founders Company

2 letters, 1929-1932.

Additional Note

Letter, 1929, written by J. S. Pinney, Manager.

American Worker

Letter, Aug. 1, 1931.

Additional Note

Written by E. N. Olly, National Organizer.

Arbitrator

2 letters, 1934.

Additional Note

Written by William Floyd. Letter, Feb. 9, written to M. H. McDowell.

Ashurst, Henry Fountain, 1874-

Letter, Nov. 16, 1931.

Additional Note

Written while U.S. Senator from Arizona.

Association For the Restoration of Democracy in America. Los Angeles Committee

Letter, n.d.

Additional Note

Requesting comments on a letter they wrote to President F. D. Roosevelt.

Atherton, Warren Hendry, 1891-

Letter, July 26, 1932.

Bailey, Warren Worth, 1855-

Letter, Mar. 7.

Baker, Elizabeth (Faulkner), 1885-

Letter, Sept. 17, 1931.

Additional Note

Written while Assistant Professor of Economics at Barnard College.

Bancitaly Corporation

See Giannini, Amadeo Peter

Barrett, Don Carlos, 1868-

Letter, Apr. 28, 1934.

Bastida, Antonio

10 letters, 1929-1935.

Additional Note

Several letters transmit copies of his articles & letters re the single tax theory & asking Beckwith to publish them. Some letters concern financial support which he sent.

Better American Federation of California

See Seares, E. C.

Boggs, Frank S., 1871-

Letter, July 12, 1930.

Additional Note

Reply to questions addressed to him in The Forum.

Braddock, Katherine

Letter, Sept. 18, 1922.

Additional Note

Thanking him for publicity in The Forum re her candidacy for Congress.

Breuner (John) Company

2 letters, 1930.

Bristol, William M.

2 letters, 1916.

Additional Note

Inviting him & other newspaper men to visit his ranch in San Bernardino County.

Brodeur, Maude N.

3 letters, 1918.

Brokaw, Vaughn Bachman

27 letters, 1926-1929.

Additional Note

Letter (copy), Mar. 25, 1926, written to William Crocker. Written while Associate Editor, The Equitist. Many letters are in reply to statements written by Beckwith.

Brokaw, Warren Edwin

3 letters, 1924-1925.

Additional Note

Written while Editor, The Equitist.

Broom [newspaper]

See De Aryan, C. Leon

Brotherhood of the Commonwealth

Letter, July 27, 1929.

Brown, F. L.

See Fairhope Single Tax Corporation

Brown, Jay G.

See Farmer-Labor Party

Brown, Seth R.

See California. Department of Industrial Relations. Division of State Employment Agencies

Burger, Benjamin W.

3 letters, 1932-1934.

Burke, Edmund J.

5 letters, 1932-1934.

Additional Note

Letter (copy), June 26, 1932, written to John Dewey.

Butte County, Calif. District Attorney

Letter, June 7, 1932.

Additional Note

Written by C. A. Walker.

Byron (Calif.) Times

See Hammond, Harry

California. Dept. of Education. Division of Teacher Training

Letter, Dec. 26, 1928.

California. Dept. of Industrial Relations. Division of State Employment Agencies

Letter, Aug. 7, 1930.

Additional Note

Written by S. R. Brown, Chief.

California. Dept. of State

Letter, Nov. 30, 1931.

Additional Note

Written for F. C. Jordan by C. J. Hagerty. Re procedures to follow to qualify a new political party.

California. Highway Commission

Letter, Mar. 23, 1914.

Additional Note

Written by W. C. Howe, Division Engineer, Division V. Re cost of paving the streets in Santa Margarita, Calif.

California. Railroad Commission

4 letters, 1924.

Additional Note

Re his complaint against the Western States Gas and Electric Co.

California. State Emergency Relief Administration

Letter, Mar. 27, 1935.

Additional Note

Written by E. W. Cummings, Acting Director.

California. State Library, Sacramento

See Ferguson, Milton James

California. Superintendent of Public Instruction

3 letters, 1924-1935.

Additional Note

Letter, 1924, written by W. C. Wood.

California College of Commerce, Long Beach

See Smith, F. Darwin

California State Chamber of Commerce

Letter, Jan. 2, 1934.

Cartwright, George

83 letters, 1929-1934.

Additional Note

Letter, Dec. 16, 1931, transmits letter from E. V. Cooke. Some letters (copies) are written to others. Mainly re the single tax & other economic theories.

Central Labor Council of San Joaquin County

Letter, Apr. 17, 1930.

Additional Note

Requesting him to serve as a vice president at their "Progress Mass Meeting."

Chandler, Alfred N.

2 letters, 1931-1932.

Additional Note

Letter, 1931, written while Chairman, Board of Trustees, Preventive Charity Incorporated. Letter, 1932, written while Sec-Treas., Henry George League of New Jersey.

Chapman, A. G.

27 letters, 1933-1935 & n.d.

Additional Note

Several letters (copies) written to others. Written mainly in reply to articles published in The Forum.

Coblentz, Herbert C.

2 letters, 1927-1928.

Coffman, Lotus Delta, 1875-

Letter, Jan. 30, 1933.

Additional Note

Written while President, University of Minnesota.

Colorado Tribune

See Knapp, George J.

Conserver (magazine)

See Dyer, George F.

Cooke, Edmund Vance, 1866-1932

See Cartwright, George

Cooley, Stoughton, 1861-

14 letters, 1922-1930.

Additional Note

Written mainly while Secretary, Tax Relief Association of California.

Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-

See McDowell, Malcolm H.

Crittenden, Bradford S., 1876-

6 letters, 1931-1935.

Additional Note

Written mainly while California State Senator.

Cummings, E. W.

See California. State Emergency Relief Administration

Curle Manufacturing Company

7 letters, 1925-1929.

Additional Note

Re his purchase of a Campbell press & other printing equipment.

Cutting, H. C.

2 letters, 1924.

Danziger, Samuel

9 letters, 1930-1934.

Additional Note

Mainly re the single tax theory.

De Aryan, C. Leon

9 letters, 1934 & n.d.

Additional Note

Several letters (copies) written to others. Written mainly while Editor-Owner, The Broom, San Diego's progressive weekly.

De Mille, Anna (George)

See Henry George School of Social Science, New York

Dill, Clarence Cleveland, 1884-

Letter, Sept. 20, 1929.

Additional Note

Written while U.S. Senator from Washington.

Dorn, Otto K.

See Manhattan Single Tax Club

Downey, Sheridan, 1884-1961

Letter, May 19, 1932.

Additional Note

Seeking support for his campaign for election to Congress.

Dyer, George F.

41 letters, 1931-1934 & n.d.

Additional Note

Written while Proprietor of The Conserver, a single tax magazine. Letter (copy), Oct. 20, 1933, written to T. C. Knoles. Several letters are incomplete.

East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, Calif.

2 letters, 1925-1927.

Education Protective Association of America

Letter, Oct. 1, 1926.

Additional Note

Asking to include Beckwith's name as a member of their general committee.

Escalon (Calif.) Tribune

See Neil, Oscar H.

Fairhope (Ala.) Courier

See Gaston, Ernest B.

Fairhope Single Tax Corporation

7 letters, 1931-1934.

Additional Note

Written by F. L. Brown, President. Letter (copy), Sept. 7, 1931, written to the Editor of the Baldwin News-Herald.

Farmer-Labor Party

Letter, Aug. 4, 1921.

Additional Note

Written by J. G. Brown, National Secretary.

Federated Press

14 letters, 1921-1926 & n.d.

Additional Note

Several are form letters requesting financial support.

Ferguson, Milton James, 1879-

Letter, Dec. 10, 1925.

Additional Note

Written while California State Librarian. Thanking him for donating a file of The Forum.

Filipino-American Institute

Letter, Aug. 20, 1930.

Additional Note

Written by P. B. Espiritu, Pres.

Fitzgerald, William A., 1874-

See Stockton (Calif.) Daily Independent

Floyd, William

See The Arbitrator

Fowlds, George

Letter, May 27, 1931.

Additional Note

Written while President, Auckland University College

Frank, John E.

3 letters, n.d.

Additional Note

Re payment for advertising Frank's Comedians in The Forum.

Frederick F. Ingram Foundation

See McNair, William N.

Gallagher, Mary E.

See Tom Mooney Molders' Defense Committee

Gaston, Ernest B., 1861-

Letter, Jan. 30, 1931.

Additional Note

Written while Editor & Publisher, The Fairhope Courier.

Geiger, Oscar H.

See Henry George School of Social Science, New York

General Welfare Tax League

Letter, Jan. 16, 1933.

Additional Note

Written by M. L. Walker, Executive Secretary.

Giannini, Amadeo Peter, 1870-

Letter, Sept. 27, 1928.

Additional Note

Written while President, Bancitaly Corporation. Form letter to stockholders.

Godard, George Seymour, 1865-

Letter, Apr. 5, 1926.

Additional Note

Written while Connecticut State Librarian.

Goeller, C. LeBaron

8 letters, 1932-1934 & n.d.

Additional Note

Several letters written while President, Henry George Tract Society.

Graham, Whidden

13 letters, n.d.

Additional Note

Written mainly in response to Beckwith's articles in No Taxes and The Forum.

Green, Charles A.

2 letters, 1933.

Hagerty, Charles J.

See California. Dept. of State

Haines, D. B.

See Searchlight on Congress

Hall, Bolton, 1854-

40 letters, 1927-1935 & n.d.

Additional Note

Several letters transmit copies of his articles & letters for publication in The Forum. Several letters are incomplete.

Hammond, Harry

Letter, July 27, 1930.

Additional Note

Written while Editor & Publisher of the Byron (Calif.) Times.

Hennessy, Charles O'Connor

See Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, New York

Henry George Club of Pittsburgh

See Maguire, Francis W.

Henry George Foundation of America

36 letters, 1926-1934.

Additional Note

Written by Percy R. Williams, Executive Secretary. Letter, Oct. 16, 1934, transmits copy of resolutions adopted by the Henry George Congress, Oct. 10, 1934. Several letters (copies) written to others.

See also Maguire, Francis W.

Henry George League of New Jersey

See Chandler, Alfred N.

Henry George Lecture Association

See Monroe, John Lawrence

Henry George No Tax League

3 letters, 1933.

Additional Note

Letter, July 16, invites him to speak in Peoria.

Henry George School of Social Science, New York

2 letters, 1932-1934.

Additional Note

Letter, 1932, written by O. H. Geiger, Director. Letter, 1934, written by Anna (George) De Mille, President, Board of Trustees.

Henry George Tract Society

See Goeller, C. Le Baron.

Hichborn, Franklin, 1869-1963

Letter, May 19, 1926.

Hoffman, William Dawson, 1884-

4 letters, 1924-1932.

Hollywood (Calif.) Humanist Society

See Abell, Theodore Curtis

Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-

Letter, Mar. 26, 1929.

Howe, Walter C.

See California. Highway Commission

Hubbard, E. L.

20 letters, 1931-1934 & n.d.

Additional Note

Some letters (copies) written to others.

Hubbard, Samuel Dana, 1869-

See New York (City). Dept. of Health

Hunt, Charles F.

See Single Tax League of Los Angeles

Ingersoll, Charles Henry, 1865-1948

96 letters, 1925-1935 & n.d.

Additional Note

Many letters written while President, Manhattan Single Tax Club. A few letters (copies) written to others.

Ingram, Frederick Fremont, 1856-1932

7 letters, 1930-1932.

See also McNair, William N.

Ingram, Willard R.

See Stockton (Calif.) Ministerial Association

Jackson, Katharine (Johnson)

4 letters, 1914-1915.

James, Charles

6 letters, 1928-1933.

Additional Note

Mainly re his book The Story of My Dictatorship (never published?)

Johnson, Axel E.

4 letters, 1925-1926.

Additional Note

Letter, Oct. 13, 1925, is incomplete.

Johnson, Cecil S.

2 letters, 1928.

Johnson, Hiram Warren, 1866-1945

Letter, May 21, 1927.

Additional Note

Written while Member of the U.S. Senate. Written for him by M. Connor.

Jones, Howard Palfrey, 1899-

See National Municipal Review

Jordan, Frank Chester, 1860-1939

See California. Dept. of State

Jorgensen, Emil O.

See Manufacturers and Merchants Federal Tax League

Kaufmann, Antoinette

See Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, New York

Keating, Edward, 1875-

Letter, June 25, 1926.

Additional Note

Written while Manager, Labor.

Kern County (Calif.) Union Labor Journal

See White, Samuel S.

Knapp, George J.

4 letters, 1932-1934.

Additional Note

Letters, 1933-1934, written while Editor & Publisher of the Colorado Tribune. Letter, July 4, 1933, written to [C. H.?] Ingersoll.

Knips, Emil

11 letters, 1930-1934 & n.d.

Additional Note

Written from Fairhope, Ala. Most letters comment on articles published in The Forum and No Taxes. Several letters are written on letters to Knips. With these: three letters written to Knips, 1930-1933.

Key to Arrangement

Partial List of Correspondents