Oswald Garrison Villard Papers

Description

Over half the collection consists of professional correspondence concerning The Nation, The New York Evening Post, and the progressive political issues with which Villard was involved. Also contains correspondence with family members, much of it pertaining to his work or business affairs; minutes, ledgers, financial reports, and stockbooks of The Evening Post and some business records of The Nation; diaries, 1884-1941, and datebooks; 15 boxes of speeches; scrapbooks of Villard's articles; and notes and manuscripts for his various writing projects in history and biography. Includes material on various peace societies, civil liberties, blacks in Harlem, the NAACP, the blockade during the Civil War, Puerto Rico, and The New York Philharmonic. Also contains drafts and manuscripts of his father's memoirs, tributes to his mother and grandfather, family records, photographs, medals, memorabilia, clippings, and printed material. Also with uncataloged materials.

Alternative Title

Oswald Garrison Villard Papers

Documents in this collection

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Addams sends Villard donations from her and Mary Rozet Smith.
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Villard asks Addams to help fundraise for the Nation.
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Addams missed seeing Villard and hoped to talk to him about the Irish Commission.
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Villard regrets missing Addams in Chicago and wishes he never got her involved in the American Commission on Conditions in Ireland.
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Villard tells Lloyd he will be happy for any introductions that Addams can make for his upcoming trip to Czechoslovakia.
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Villard thanks Addams for sending letters of introduction to Hungarian leaders.
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Addams thanks Villard for her support of the International Congress of Women, a praises her son, Oswald Villard.