Harold Ickes Papers

Description

Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, family papers, legal and financial records, subject files, scrapbooks, and other papers documenting all aspects of Ickes's career especially his service as U.S. secretary of the interior.

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Cleared

Alternative Title

Harold Ickes Papers

Documents in this collection

Ickes writes Addams about giving her the balance of the fund established after the Averbuch Incident.

Addams accepts Ickes' invitation to become a member of the Cook County Progressive Committee, but cautions that her busy schedule may keep her from being of any real use.

Addams sends Ickes enclosed some communications (not found) that were forgotten in a previous letter.

Pinchot sends Addams a confidential letter (not found) he wrote to Senator Dixon about the Progressive Party.

Addams would like to speak to Ickes about an appeal she received.

Ickes is glad to make an appointment to see Addams.

Addams asks Ickes to act as her proxy in the West Virginia matter.

Ickes informs Addams that the Progressive Party's Executive Committee is replacing William Dawson with Mr. Edwards.

Addams shares her opinion on Thompson but she has missed several meetings so she is not as informed as Ickes on the subject.

Addams sends Ickes a paper with a suggestion that she received.

Addams sends Ickes a letter (not found) about financing a Southern newspaper.

Addams sends letters (not found) to Ickes.

Ickes informs Addams that McDowell and Purvin are running on the Progressive ticket, and to ask her to wire him Bowen's consent to run as well.

Addams inform Ickes that Bowen must take herself out of the running for county commissioner because she is seriously ill.

Addams informs Ickes that Bowen is still too ill to receive any messages and she will not reconsider withdrawing from the race she was meant to participate in under the Progressive Party ticket.

Addams informs Ickes that Bowen cannot run as a co-candidate in an upcoming meeting due to sudden illness.

Addams has chosen Ickes to take her place in a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Progressive Party.

Addams wonders if Ickes can use her Twenty Years at Hull-House discussion of the Isaak case for a statement rather than having her draft a new one.

Addams notes that she hasn't been able to write on the Isaaks as quickly as she wanted, and encloses a letter from McCarthy (not found).

Addams passes on an analysis with this short note to Ickes.

Lochner asks Ickes to attend a meeting of several peace societies to discuss securing action.

Addams gives a eulogy that highlights Wilmarth's good deeds.

Addams will miss the Progressive Party meeting, but sends suggestions (not found).

Addams thanks Ickes for arranging a meeting for her with Progressive leaders and apologizes that she cannot support the Party at present.

Addams tells Ickes that his statement was interesting, but she does not agree with his views on the Republican Party.

Ickes sends Addams a statement (not found) issued at Washington.

Ickes notes that Addams has been asked to join a committee for a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt.

Addams tells Ickes that she will give a memorial speech about Theodore Roosevelt but does not think she should be a member of the committee.

Addams praises Roosevelt's work for immigrants, child labor, and corporate corruption during his political career.

Addams tells Ickes that she can speak briefly on Theodore Roosevelt as a social reformer.

Ickes thanks Addams for speaking at the tribute for Theodore Roosevelt held at the Auditorium.

Ickes thanks Addams for sending a manuscript, likely her eulogy of Mary Wilmarth. This letter may have been written by his wife Anna, who was Mary Wilmarth's daughter.

Addams promises to return a corrected manuscript to Ickes.

Ickes sends Addams a donation to Hull-House for architectural work.

Ickes tells Addams he is supporting James M. Cox for president and would like to meet with her to discuss it.

Ickes tells Addams of the sorry state of the Chicago Branch of the National Advancement for the Colored People and efforts to change it.

Ickes sends Addams summaries of California legislation affecting women enacted during Hiram Johnson's tenure as Governor.

Ickes lists out Hiram W. Johnson's legislative effort of interest to women.

A list of people who likely received a version of Ickes's letter offering information on Hiram Johnson's legislative efforts for women.

The La Follette campaign invites Addams and others to join a reception committee.

Ickes asks Addams to endorse a statement in support of the Robert La Follette campaign for president.

Addams tells Ickes that she is glad to sign a letter of support for the La Follette campaign.

Ickes thanks Addams for signing the statement for Robert La Follette's presidential campaign.

Addams tells Ickes that her endorsement of Hoover is mostly a personal connection from relief efforts after World War I.

Ickes tells Addams that he disagrees with her views on Herbert Hoover.

Addams sends Ickes a letter she received on the subject of Native American children.

Wilbur thanks Addams for her support of Native American children and cautions that progress may be slow.

Ickes thanks Addams for lobbying President Hoover on the welfare of Native American children.