Matthews, Francis P. Papers

Dates: 1932-1952

Secretary of the Navy, 1949-1951; Ambassador to Ireland, 1951-1952

 

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FOLDER TITLE LIST

DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE

Box 1

  • Correspondence, 1932 [1 of 3]
  • Correspondence [2 of 3]
  • Correspondence [3 of 3]
  • Campaign Materials, 1932 Presidential election
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Inauguration, 1933
  • Correspondence, 1933

Box 2

  • Correspondence, 1934
  • County Convention, 1934
  • Congressional Campaign, 1934 [1 of 2]
  • Congressional Campaign, 1934 [2 of 2]
  • State House Employees and Nebraska Postmasterships
  • Meeting, October 25, 1935, re Legislative Vacancies
  • Correspondence, 1936
  • Applications
  • Letters of Appreciation

Box 3

  • Endorsements to Liquor Control Commission
  • Miscellaneous Political Material, 1935-1946 [1 of 2]
  • Miscellaneous Political Material, 1935-1946 [2 of 2]
  • Miscellaneous National Political Material, 1945
  • Arthur F. Mullen Correspondence, 1928-1936 [1 of 2]
  • Arthur F. Mullen Correspondence, 1928-1936 [2 of 2]
  • Homer H. Gruenther Correspondence, 1933-1936
  • James A. Farley, Addresses of June 14, 1934, November 18, 1934, February 22, 1936
  • Nebraska History, 1944 Issues
  • British Loan Agreement, Correspondence as Chairman of Nebraska Committee for, 1946
  • Nebraska Political Material, 1949-1952

Box 4

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

  • Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1939-1943
  • Testimonial Dinner for Supreme Knight, Matthews, October 17, 1939 [1 of 2]
  • Testimonial Dinner for Supreme Knight, Matthews, October 17, 1939 [2 of 2]
  • Address of Justice Frank Murphy to 1941 K of C Convention, Comments re [1 of 2]
  • Address of Justice Frank Murphy to 1941 K of C Convention, Comments re [2 of 2]
  • Editorial Comments re Religious Liberty and Justice Frank Murphy Address

Box 5

MISSIONS TO EUROPE, 1943 AND 1944

  • Mission to England and Ireland, 1943 - Preparations for
  • Mission to England and Ireland, 1943 - on Tour Materials [1 of 2]
  • Mission to England and Ireland, 1943 - on Tour Materials [2 of 2]
  • Mission to England and Ireland, 1943 - Letters Home
  • Mission to England and Ireland, 1943 - NCWC Correspondence and Press Release
  • Mission to England and Ireland, 1943 - Letters to K of C Officers re
  • Mission to England and Ireland, 1943 - Follow-up Correspondence, Dublin and London
  • Mission to England and Ireland, 1943 - Official Reports on
  • Mission to England and Ireland, 1943 - Speaking Engagements re

Box 6

  • Mission to Rome, 1944 [1 of 2]
  • Mission to Rome, 1944 [2 of 2]

NATIONAL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • NCCS - Correspondence, 1949
  • NCCS - Correspondence, 1950
  • NCCS - Correspondence, 1951
  • NCCS - Executive Committee Meetings, 1949
  • NCCS - Executive Committee Meetings, January-June, 1950

Box 7

  • NCCS - Executive Committee Meetings, July, 1950-June, 1951

MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES

  • National Catholic Welfare Conference (1949-1950)
  • United Defense Fund, Inc. (1950) [1 of 3]
  • United Defense Fund, Inc. (1950) [2 of 3]
  • United Defense Fund, Inc. (1950) [3 of 3]
  • Veteran's Hospital Camp Shows, Inc.

U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE ON SOCIALISM AND COMMUNISM

  • Correspondence with Chamber of Commerce Staff and Board of Directors, December 1945-August 1946
  • Correspondence with C of C Staff and Board of Directors, Aug-Dec 1946

Box 8

  • Correspondence with C of C Staff and Board of Directors, 1947-1948
  • Speeches by Committee Members
  • John F. Cronin Correspondence
  • John F. Cronin, "The Problem of American Communism in 1945"
  • Nebraska State Legislature Correspondence
  • T. Aubert Correspondence
  • Bishops' Correspondence [1 of 4]
  • Bishops' Correspondence [2 of 4]
  • Bishops' Correspondence [3 of 4]

Box 9

  • Bishops' Correspondence [4 of 4]
  • Letters from the Public, October 1946
  • Letters from the Public, November 1946-February 1947
  • Letters from the Public, March 1947-October 1948
  • Reading File of Materials Received [1 of 3]
  • Reading File of Materials Received [2 of 3]

Box 10

  • Reading File of Materials Received [3 of 3]
  • Communism, Fulton J. Sheen Series on, Jan-Apr. 1947
  • Draft of 1st Report, October 1946
  • Reports, November 1946
  • Draft of 2nd Report, January 1947
  • Draft of 3rd Report, January 1947
  • Copies of Published Reports
  • Editorial Comment on Reports
  • Related Work of Other Committees

Box 11

  • Reports of the Entente Internationale Anticommuniste, 1945-1947
  • Johnson, Clem D., Appointment to Office of Civil Defense Planning, April 12, 1948

PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS

  • Agenda for Meetings
  • Minutes of Meetings, Feb. 5-6, 1947
  • Minutes, Memorandum and Transcript of Meeting, March 20, 1947
  • Transcript of Meeting, April 3, 1947
  • Subcommittee Interim Reports and Transcript of Meeting, April 17, 1947
  • Transcript of meeting, May 1, 1947
  • Transcript of meeting, May 14, 1947
  • Transcript of meeting, May 15, 1947
  • Policy Meeting, June 30-July 1, 1947 - Agenda
  • Policy Meeting, June 30-July 1, 1947 - Discussion Papers
  • Policy Meeting, June 30-July 1, 1947 - Decision Papers
  • Transcript Meeting, June 30-July 1, 1947

Box 12

  • Transcript Meeting, September 12-13, 1947
  • Subcommittee No. 1
  • Subcommittee No. 2
  • Transcript of Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 2, April 1-2, 1947
  • Transcript of Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 3, April 15, 1947
  • Transcript of Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 3, April 30, 1947
  • Transcripts of Staff Interviews, June 13, 1947
  • American Indians, Civil Rights of - Staff Memo, June 6, 1947
  • American Jewish Committee Study of Governmental Facilities to Combat Prejudice, April 24, 1947
  • American Veterans' Committee, Statement Submitted by, June 13, 1947
  • Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Memorandum Submitted by, May 23, 1947
  • Bigotry Control Through Disclosure - Staff Memo, June 25, 1947
  • Civil Rights in our Dependencies - Staff Memo, June 19, 1947
  • Civil Rights Questions in Which the Public Has Expressed Most Concern, Letter to Committee from Turner Smith, February 21, 1947
  • Digest of Organization Mail - Staff Memo, April 25, 1947
  • Digest of Personal Communications - Staff Memo, May 15, 1947
  • Digest of Press Clippings (February-March, 1947) in the Civil Rights Field - Staff Memo, April 16, 1947
  • Discrimination in Government Employment - Staff Memo, June 23, 1947
  • District of Columbia, Background Statement of Civil Rights in - Staff Memo, April 16, 1947
  • Federal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Violations of Civil Rights - Justice Department Memo, January 15, 1947
  • Federal Power, the Positive Employment of in the Struggle to Make Civil Liberty More Secure - Staff Memo, February 25, 1947
  • Freedom Train Project - Staff Memo, June 26, 1947
  • Group Defamation and Civil Rights - Staff Memo, June 5, 1947
  • Historical Role of the President's Committee on Civil Rights - Staff Memo, June 15, 1947
  • Housing and Civil Rights - Staff Memo, June 26, 1947
  • Human Rights and World Order, Report of Conference on, May 8-9, 1947

Box 13

  • Japanese-Americans, the Civil Rights of - Staff Memo, May 19, 1947
  • Stoner Anti-Jewish Party Circular
  • Lynching Problems, Background Notes on the - Staff Memo, June 10, 1947
  • Mexican-Americans, Civil Rights Problems of - Staff Memo, June 4, 1947
  • National Urban League, Statement of, April 1, 1947
  • Negro in the United States, the - Staff Memo, June 24, 1947
  • Negroes in the Armed Forces, Staff Memo, June 10, 1947
  • Puerto Ricans in the United States, Civil Rights of - Staff Memo, June 10, 1947
  • Racial Discrimination in Organized Baseball - Staff Memo, May 13, 1947
  • "Russia in United Nations Hits Personal Liberty," February 27, 1947, New York Times
  • Spanish-Speaking Minority in New Mexico - Staff Memo, June 11, 1947
  • Correspondence, October 1946 to July 1947
  • Correspondence, August-December 1947
  • Correspondence, 1948
  • Appeals from Individuals, Organizations, Pressure Groups [1 of 2]
  • Appeals from Individuals, Organizations, Pressure Groups [2 of 2]
  • Report Galleys

Box 14

  • Material from National Catholic Welfare Conference
  • Collateral Reading
  • Stationery and Expense Account Forms
  • Matthews, Francis P., Mailing List

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: Appointment Congratulations

  • Telephone Congratulations in Omaha
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  • Am-Az
  • Ba-Bl
  • Bm-Bz
  • Ca-Cl
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  • Da-Dl

Box 15

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  • Ha-Hl
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  • Ja-Jl
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  • Ka-Kl
  • Knights of Columbus State Councils
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  • Ma-Ml

Box 16

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Box 17

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  • Wm-Wz
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  • Omaha Radio Announcements of Swearing-In Ceremony and Testimonial Dinner
  • Press Release on Swearing-In

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: Correspondence File

  • Blueprint for Twin Screw S/S Alexander
  • Aa
  • Agee, John
  • Am
  • Anonymous letters
  • Ar
  • Army-Navy football game (requests - tickets) 1949
  • Army-Navy football game (requests - tickets) 1950

Box 18

  • Autographs
  • Baa
  • Ban
  • Bat
  • Beh
  • Bes
  • Birthday Greetings
  • Birthdays
  • Bit
  • Boa

Box 19

  • Bow
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  • Caa
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  • Cho

Box 20

  • Claxton, (Hon.) Brooke - Canadian National Defense
  • Cobb, W. Montague, Letter to, re Navy Policy Against Racial Discrimination
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  • Con
  • Cr
  • Da

Box 21

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  • Democratic National Committee
  • Denfeld, Admiral Louis E. [1 of 3]
  • Denfeld, Admiral Louis E. [2 of 3]
  • Denfeld, Admiral Louis E. [3 of 3]
  • Denfeld, Admiral Louis E., Matthews, F.P., Letter to Senator Tydings re Transfer of, January 23, 1950
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  • Dr
  • Ea

Box 22

  • El
  • Ep
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  • Far East Trip, November 12-30, 1950
  • Fi
  • Fl
  • Fra
  • Ga
  • Ge
  • General Motors Corp. and GMAC, Justice Dept. Suit Against, 1938-1950
  • Gl

Box 23

  • Gra
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  • Han
  • Has
  • Hed
  • Hen
  • Hi
  • Hod
  • Honorary Membership
  • Hop

Box 24

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Box 25

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Box 26

  • Maa
  • MacArthur, Gen. Douglas A.
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  • Matthews, F. P. - Invitation to Secretary of the Navy Installation, May 25, 1949 [1 of 2]
  • Matthews, F. P. - Invitation to Secretary of the Navy Installation, May 25, 1949 [2 of 2]
  • Matthews, F. P. - Congratulatory Letters (1 year in office)
  • Matthews, F. P. - Congratulatory Letters (2 years in office)
  • Matthews, F. P. - Congratulations, Birthday, 1951
  • Matthews, F. P. - Honorary Degrees
  • Matthews, F. P. - Secretary of the Navy Trip Schedules
  • Matthews, F. P. - "Loyalty Week," May 1, 1951
  • Matthews' 35th Wedding Anniversary Congratulations [1 of 3]
  • Matthews' 35th Wedding Anniversary Congratulations [2 of 3]

Box 27

  • Matthews' 35th Wedding Anniversary Congratulations [3 of 3]
  • Matthews, F. P. - Congratulatory Letters on Ambassadorship Appointment [1 of 2]
  • Matthews, F. P. - Congratulatory Letters on Ambassadorship Appointment [2 of 2]
  • Matthews, F. P. - Navy Matter: Departure From Office
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  • Mo
  • Mu

Box 28

  • Na
  • Navy League of the U.S. - Frank Hecht, President
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  • No
  • O'
  • O'Sullivan, Congressman Eugene D.
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  • Op
  • Pa
  • Pe
  • Pf
  • Philippine War Damage Commission
  • Portrait, Secretary of the Navy
  • Pr

Box 29

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Box 30

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  • Sullivan, John L. - Navy Day dinner, Chicago, October 27, 1948
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Box 31

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  • Woo
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  • Z

Box 32

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: Appointments and Daily Logs

  • Future Appointment Schedules, 6 Jun 1949-1950
  • Future Appointment Schedules, 1951
  • Daily Log May 25, 1949-December 31, 1949 [1 of 2]
  • Daily Log May 25, 1949-December 31, 1949 [2 of 2]
  • Daily Log January 1, 1950-June 30, 1950 [1 of 2]
  • Daily Log January 1, 1950-June 30, 1950 [2 of 2]
  • Daily Log July 1, 1950-September 30, 1950 [1 of 2]

Box 33

  • Daily Log July 1, 1950-September 30, 1950 [1 of 2]
  • Daily Log September 30, 1950-December 31, 1950
  • Daily Log January 1, 1951-March 31, 1951 [1 of 2]
  • Daily Log January 1, 1951-March 31, 1951 [2 of 2]
  • Daily Log April 1, 1951-June 30, 1951 [1 of 2]
  • Daily Log April 1, 1951-June 30, 1951 [2 of 2]
  • Daily Log July 1, 1951-July 31, 1951
  • Secretary of the Navy Logs, 1950-1951

Box 34

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: Invitations

  • Reserve Officer's Assn. (Texas), April 24, 1949
  • Naval Academy Graduation Exercises
  • Loyola College, June 5, 1949
  • J.C.O.C. No. 3, June 14, 1949
  • South Charleston, West Virginia, June 18, 1949
  • San Diego and Portland, August 13, 1949
  • Miami, Florida VFW Convention, August 22, 1949
  • Titusville, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1949
  • Barry Day, September 11, 1949
  • Joint Civilian Orientation IV, September 19, 1949
  • J.C.O.C. - Norfolk, Va., September 25, 1949
  • Executive's Club - Chicago, 1949
  • N.S.I.A. - New York - September 28, 1949
  • Navy Civilian Orientation Course, October 8, 1949
  • Invitation Lists - NCCS Reception, October 25, 1949
  • J.C.O.C. No. 5, October 31, 1949
  • J.C.O.C. 5 - Fort Benning, Ga., November 4-5, 1949
  • Pensacola, Florida, November 7-8, 1949
  • Navy League - St. Paul, Minn., November 29, 1949
  • I.U. of E.R.M.W. (CIO), November 30, 1949

Box 35

  • Long Beach Naval Shipyard - 1949
  • First Friday Club, December 2, 1949
  • Quincy, Mass. (Father Twiss), December 8, 1949
  • Navy League Resolution, January 11, 1950
  • Fleet and District Chaplains Dinner, January 13, 1950
  • Visit to Washington of Servicemen, January 13, 1950
  • U.S.O. Anniversary, February 2, 1950
  • Institute of Navigation, February 9, 1950
  • Portrex
  • KFOR - Lincoln Broadcast - mid-March
  • St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1950
  • Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, March 17, 1950
  • White Oak, Md. March 22, 1950
  • Radio: Meet the Press, March 24, 1950
  • N.R.O.T.C. - Annapolis, Md., March 31, 1950
  • New Orleans, Louisiana, April 11, 1950
  • Wherry Housing Project, April 15, 1950
  • Military Orders of World Wars, April 18, 1950
  • J.C.O.C. No. 6, April 22, 1950

Box 36

  • N.C.O.C. No. 13, April 29, 1950
  • U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
  • Seattle University, May 15, 1950
  • Chicago: Loyola University, May 16, 1950
  • Industrial College of Armed Forces, may 19, 1950
  • Scranton University, June 4, 1950
  • Villanova, Pa., June 5, 1950
  • National War College, June 9, 1950
  • Quantico, June 15, 1950
  • J.C.O.C., June 19, 1950
  • Boston Naval Shipyard Sesquicentennial, August 25, 1950
  • N.S.I.A. - N.Y., September 28, 1950
  • Shreveport, La., October 25, 1950
  • January, 1951
  • February, 1951
  • Chaplain's Ceremonies, February, 1951
  • March, 1951
  • Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, 1951
  • Executives Club of Chicago, March 16, 1951
  • Jacksonville, Fla., March 27, 1951

Box 37

  • April, 1951
  • University of Nebraska Alumni Club - April 6, 1951
  • Texas Legislature, Joint Session of, April 18, 1951
  • May 1951
  • Luncheon, May 4, 1951
  • Society of American Military Engineers, May 7, 1951
  • Sixth Undersea Warfare, Symposium, May 9-10, 1951
  • Memphis Cotton Carnival, May 13-15, 1951
  • Democratic Conference May 13, 1951
  • General Marshall Ceremonies, May 15, 1951
  • Wichita Falls, Texas, May 19, 1951
  • June 1951
  • National War College - June 7, 1951
  • Arthur Godfrey presentation - June 12, 1951
  • J.C.O.C. - June 25, 1951
  • San Pedro, California - September 23, 1951

Box 38

  • National Exchange Club - October 6, 1951
  • Topeka, Kansas American War Dads, September 29, 1951
  • Lists: Sec. Navy's hosts since May 25, 1949 and Sec. Navy's guests on SEQUOIA since May 25, 1949
  • Souvenirs, Programs, etc.

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: Speech File

  • Statements, Addresses, and Press Conferences of Secretary of the Navy, Francis P. Matthews, Index of (incomplete)
  • Speeches, 1949
  • Statement Accepting the Nomination of Secretary of the Navy, May 13, 1949
  • Report to Naval Reservists, May 27, 1949
  • Memorial Day Statement, May 10, 1949
  • Graduation Address, Annapolis, June 3, 1949
  • Remarks at Omaha Homecoming Dinner, June 13, 1949
  • Address at Omaha Testimonial Dinner, June 13, 1949
  • Address at Joint Orientation Conference No. 3, June 14
  • Address at National Conference of Christians and Jews Dinner for Automobile Industry, June 15, 1949
  • Statement Before Senate Armed Services Subcommittee re Appropriations for FY 1950, June 18, 1949
  • Remarks at Naval Reserve Commissioning Ceremonies, June 18, 1949
  • Statement to West Coast Institute of Radio Engineers Convention, July 7, 1949
  • Address at Testimonial Dinner for Bishop Garcia, Corpus Christi, Texas, July 13, 1949
  • Statement before the House Committee on the Judiciary, July 15, 1949
  • Statement on the Occasion of the Seventh Anniversary of the Waves, July 30, 1949
  • Statement on the Nomination of General Bradley as Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, August 11, 1949
  • Remarks at Jackson Day program, San Diego, August 13, 1949
  • Address to V.F.W. Banquet, Miami, August 13, 1949
  • Radio Address, "The Navy's Role in Maintaining the Nation's Defense," August 23, 1949

Box 39

  • Address at 90th Anniversary Celebration of Oil Discovery at Titusville, Pa., August 27, 1949
  • Dedication Address, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, September 2, 1949
  • Message to Fleet Reserve Association Convention, Annapolis, September 3-6, 1949
  • Address at Barry Day Celebration, San Francisco, September 11, 1949
  • Statement to Civilian Workers, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyards, September 15, 1949
  • Dedication Address, Municipal Airport Administration Building, Zanesville, Ohio, September 18, 1949
  • Address to Joint Civilian Orientation Conference No. 4, September 19, 1949
  • Message re Community Chest Fund Campaign, September 25, 1949
  • Address to National Security Industrial Association, New York, September 28, 1949
  • Address to Town Hall Meeting, Washington, October 3, 1949
  • Statement before the House Armed Services Committee, October 6, 1949
  • Message to Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association Conference, Philadelphia, October 21-22, 1949
  • Address to Joint Civilian Orientation Conference No. 5, October 31, 1949
  • Minutes of Press Conference held by Sec. Navy Matthews and Vice Admiral Sherman, November 1, 1949
  • Remarks at Association of Military Surgeon's Dinner, November 11, 1949
  • Message to Navy Coach George H. Sauer, re Army-Navy game, November 25, 1949
  • Remarks to Bureau of Ordnance Conference, November 28, 1949
  • Address to International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, November 30, 1949 (not given)
  • Address to Annual Meeting of the Navy League at St. Paul, Minnesota, November 30, 1949
  • Remarks for Radio Program by Naval Research Laboratory over Station WGAY, Silver Springs, Md., December 1949
  • Holiday Greetings to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, 1949
  • Statement of Sec. Matthews and Admiral Sherman on Budget for FY 1951, January 10, 1950
  • Statement on Death of General Henry H. Arnold, January 15, 1950
  • Graduation Address, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va., January 25, 1950
  • Transcript of "Meet the Press" Program, January 28, 1950
  • Radio Remarks, "Time for Defense" Program, February 14, 1950
  • Address at Testimonial Dinner for Carl Grey, Brookline, Mass., March 14, 1950
  • Address to Columbus, Ohio Chapter of the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, March 17, 1950
  • Address to Association of NROTC Colleges, Annapolis, March 31, 1950
  • Remarks at opening of Cherry Blossom Festival, April 1, 1950
  • Address to National Catholic Education Association, New Orleans, April 11, 1950
  • Address to Joint Civilian Orientation Conference No. 6, April 17, 1950
  • Armed Forces Day Statement, April 18, 1950
  • Address at Testimonial Dinner for Admiral Thomas, G. Kinkaid, USN, New York City, April 18, 1950
  • Address to New York Metropolitan Chapters of the Reserve Officers Association, April 25, 1950
  • Address to Thirteenth Naval Civilian Orientation Course, Norfolk, Va., April 29, 1950
  • Remarks at Luncheon of Society of Sponsors of the U.S. Navy, May 9, 1950
  • Address Accepting the American Legion Distinguished Service Medal, may 13, 1950
  • Radio Address, Navy Hour program, May 20, 1950
  • Address at Armed Forces Day Luncheon, Chicago, May 20, 1950
  • Transcript of Interview for Naval Air Reserve Program, May 31, 1950
  • Commencement Address, University of Scranton, June 4, 1950
  • Commencement Address, Villanova College, June 5, 1950
  • Address on 150th Anniversary of the Boston Naval Shipyard, August 25, 1950
  • Boston Speech, Analysis of Public Opinion Mail On

Box 40

  • Boston Speech, Public Opinion Mail - Pro
  • Boston Speech, Public Opinion Mail - Con
  • Boston Speech, Public Opinion Mail - Miscellaneous
  • Boston Speech, Editorial and News Comments
  • Address at the National Consumer Finance Association Convention, Chicago, September 22, 1950
  • Message to American Legion Convention, Los Angeles, October 6, 1950
  • Address at Nebraska Bankers Association Convention, Omaha, October 12, 1950
  • Television Address, October 15, 1950
  • Statement on the Death of Henry L. Stimson, October 21, 1950
  • Address at Reserve Officers Association Dinner, Shreveport, La., October 25, 1950
  • Address at Jesuit Mission Benefit Dinner, New York City, November 9, 1950
  • Remarks at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., November 10, 1950
  • Armistice Day Address, Birmingham, Alabama, November 12, 1950
  • Statement on the 9th Anniversary of the Seabees, December 14, 1950
  • Christmas Message to Naval Personnel, 1950
  • Address at Four Chaplain's Award Dinner, New York, February 4, 1951
  • Statement for American Red Cross Appeal, February 14, 1951
  • Address to Executive's Club, Chicago, March 16, 1951
  • Dinner Address to Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, March 17, 1951
  • Statement for Eleanor Roosevelt Television Program, March 18, 1951
  • Address at Armed Forces Day Luncheon, Jacksonville, Fla., March 27, 1951
  • Notes for Address to Joint Session of Texas Legislature, April 19, 1951 (not given)
  • Address to Creighton University Spring Medical Assembly, Omaha, April 21, 1951

Box 41

  • Address at Public Ceremonies Concluding Loyalty Week, Eric, Pennsylvania, May 1, 1951
  • Statement to Defense Subcommittee of House Appropriations Committee on Navy budget, May 7, 1951
  • Address to Society of American Military Engineers, May 7, 1951
  • Remarks at Cotton Carnival Luncheon, Memphis, Tennessee, May 10, 1951
  • Remarks at Convention Dinner of Military Chaplain's Association, May 16, 1951
  • Armed Forces Day Statement, May 19, 1951
  • Armed Forces Day Address, San Francisco, May 18, 1951
  • Wichita Falls, Texas, May 19, 1951
  • Statement on 2nd Anniversary as Secretary of the Navy, May 20, 1951
  • Address at "I Am An American" Day Ceremonies, San Francisco, May 20, 1951
  • Statement on "The Yachtsman's Role in National Defense", May 28, 1951
  • Loyola University Commencement Address, New Orleans, May 29, 1951
  • Creighton University Commencement Address, Omaha, May 31, 1951
  • Notre Dame Commencement Address, South Bend, Indiana, June 2, 1951
  • Statement Before Armed Services Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, June 7, 1951
  • Statement Before Armed Services Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, June 15, 1951
  • Statement on the Death of Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, July 22, 1951
  • Commendation of Navy Flood Workers, July 24, 1951
  • Statement on the 9th Anniversary of the Waves, July 30, 1951

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: House Armed Services Committee Investigation of the B-36 and Related Matters

  • Francis P. Matthews, October 6, 1949
  • Admiral Arthur W. Radford, October 7, 1949
  • Captain Fred P. Trapnell, October 8, 1949
  • Lieutenant Commander Edward W. Harrison, October 10, 1949
  • Commander William N. Leonard, October 10, 1949
  • Commander William I. Martin, October 10, 1949

Box 42

  • Commander Alfred B. Metsger, October 10, 1949
  • Abraham Hyatt, October 10, 1949
  • Commander Eugene Tatom, October 10, 1949
  • Captain John H. Sides, October 11, 1949
  • Rear Admiral Ralph A. Ofstie, October 11, 1949
  • Brigadier General Vernon A. Megee, October 11, 1949
  • Admiral William H.P. Blandy, October 11, 1949
  • Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, October 12, 1949
  • Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, October 12, 1949
  • Captain Arleigh A. Burke, October 12, 1949
  • Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, October 12, 1949
  • Captain John S. Thach, October 12, 1949
  • Admiral Richard L. Conolly, October 12, 1949
  • Vice Admiral Robert B. Carney, October 12, 1949
  • Rear Admiral Luis de Florey, October 13, 1949
  • Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, October 13, 1949
  • Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, October 13, 1949
  • Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, October 13, 1949
  • General Clifton B. Cates, October 17, 1949
  • General A.A. Vandegrift, October 17, 1949
  • W. Stuart Symington, October 18, 1949
  • General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, October 19, 1949
  • General Omar N. Bradley, October 19-20, 1949
  • Presentations before the House Armed Services Committee:
  • General J. Lawton Collins, October 20, 1949
  • Robert Heller, October 20, 1949
  • Louis Johnson, October 21, 1949
  • Herbert Hoover, October 21, 1949
  • Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, October 21, 1949

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: Miscellaneous Speeches, Statements and Articles

  • Acheson, Sec. of State Dean, Remarks to National Press Club, November 12, 1950
  • Acheson, Sec. of State Dean, Address to American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 12, 1950
  • Anderson, Dewey, "Why MacArthur Had to Go," April 16, 1951

Box 43

  • Speech Material on the Atomic Bomb, Atomic Warfare
  • Bradley, Omar N., on Service Pay, May 31, 1949
  • Bush, Vannevar, "The Atomic Bomb and the Defense of the Free World," March 4, 1951
  • Cates, Gen. C. B., "The Marine Corps and its Functions," June 14, 1949
  • Finletter, Thomas K., Remarks at U. of Pennsylvania Club of New York, May 3, 1951
  • Gallery, Rear Admiral D. V., John Barry Day Address, Cleveland, September 17, 1950
  • Gray, Gordon, "The Army's Role in Maintaining the Nation's Defenses," Aug. 23, 1949
  • Halsey, Fleet Admiral Wm. F., Before the Naval Order of the United States, December 14, 1950
  • Hume, Maj. General E. E., "U.N. Medical Service in the Korean Conflict," June 17, 1951
  • International Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Council, Statement, "Business and International Economic Development," May 16, 1951
  • Johnson, Louis, Address, "The Defense Establishment," August 22, 1949
  • Johnson, Louis, Remarks at Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago Dinner, March 17, 1950
  • Johnson, Louis, Remarks at Kiwanis International Convention, May 11, 1950
  • Johnson, Louis, Remarks to Joint Meeting of American and Canadian Bar Associations, September 18, 1950
  • Koehler, John T., Armed Forces Day Address, May 20, 1950
  • Mahoney, T.J. "Success"
  • Marshall, Sec. Defense George C., Interview on the Defense Situation, April 1951
  • Meany, George, "How the AFL Fights Communism...," March 13, 1951
  • Noble, Vice Admiral A.G., Speech to American Society of Naval Engineers, 4/27/51
  • Unification, Recommendations for, 1/20/50 (by Vice Admiral Samuel M. Robinson)
  • Sherman, Forrest P., Annapolis Address, February 2, 1949
  • Sherman, Forrest P., Address to New York Society of Military and Naval Officers of the World Wars, April 20, 1950
  • Sullivan, John L., Speeches, 1948-1949
  • Symington, W. Stuart, Speeches, August 24 and September 17, 1949
  • Walsh, Edward A., Address at the Naval War College, "Soviet Geopolitics and Strategy," June 5, 1951
  • Wedemeyer, Gen. A.C., Address to National War College, August 30, 1949
  • Wedemeyer, Gen. A.C., Armed Forces Day Address, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 15, 1951
  • "A Study of 'Witch Hunting' and Hysteria in the United States"
  • Reorganization Act of 1949, Resume of

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: Office of Public Information (Analysis Branch)

  • News Analysis, May 26-June 22, 1949
  • News Analysis, September 23, 1949
  • News Analysis, December 23, 1949

Box 44

  • Clippings, October 1949
  • Denfeld Declines Transfer, December 1949 News Clipping

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: State Department Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid File

  • Committee Material, State Department Advisory Committee on Foreign Aid, August 1951-October 1952 (2 folders)
  • State Department Advisory Committee on Foreign Aid - non-profit activities in Point Four countries
  • State Department Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, August 1951-October 1952

AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND

  • Ireland, 1943-1952, Miscellaneous
  • Irish, Information Bulletin, August 1949-June 1951
  • "Eire," Briefing Manual

Box 45

  • Correspondence, "A"
  • Correspondence, "B"
  • Correspondence, "C"
  • Correspondence, "D"
  • Democratic National Convention, 1952
  • Correspondence, "E"
  • Correspondence, "F"
  • Correspondence, "G"

Box 46

  • Correspondence, "H"
  • Hayward, Col. R.W., Correspondence, April 1951-September 1952
  • Correspondence, "I"
  • Correspondence, "J"
  • Correspondence, "K"
  • Correspondence, "L"
  • Correspondence, "Mc"
  • Correspondence, "M"
  • Correspondence, "N"

Box 47

  • Correspondence, "O"
  • Organizational Affiliations, Active and Honorary
  • Correspondence, "P"
  • Correspondence, "Q"
  • Correspondence, "R"
  • Correspondence, "S"
  • Correspondence, "T"
  • Correspondence, "U-V-W"
  • Correspondence, "X-Y-Z"
  • Washington Farewell Testimonial Dinner, October 1, 1951
  • St. Patrick's Day Statement, 1952

Box 48

  • Address at University College, Cork, March 23, 1952
  • Speech Material, Miscellaneous

MISCELLANEOUS FILE: Miscellaneous Speeches by Francis P. Matthews

  • American Legion National Convention, address to, October 7, 1925
  • Chicago Eucharistic Congress, 1926
  • U.S.O. Vice-President-Address to California Club, March 23, 1942
  • "The Catholic Layman and Modern Problems," address of July 2, 1944
  • Personal Matters - Eire, 1944-1949
  • Draft of Columbus Day Radio Address, 1945
  • Metropolitan Club
  • Commencement Address, Villa Duchesne Academy, St. Louis, Mo., June 4, 1948
  • Spellman, Francis Cardinal Introduction, May 9, 1949

MISCELLANEOUS FILE: Notices and Correspondence Re Death of Francis P. Matthews

  • Notices of death, Francis P. Matthews, October 18, 1951
  • Letters of Sympathy on Death of Ambassador Matthews

Box 49

NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS FILE

  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1930s - political
  • 1930-1940 Scrapbook - Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus
  • 1939-1940 Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus [1 of 2]
  • 1939-1940 Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus [2 of 2]

Box 50

  • 1940s, Miscellaneous
  • 1943, January-February - Mission to to England and Ireland [1 of 2]
  • 1943, January-February - Mission to to England and Ireland [2 of 2]
  • 1943-1944, Clippings re Irish Neutrality
  • 1944, October-November - Mission to Rome

Box 51

  • 1946-1950, Communism [1 of 2]
  • 1946-1950, Communism [2 of 2]
  • 1947, re Lilienthal Appointment
  • 1947, President's Committee on Civil Rights, Report of [1 of 2]
  • 1947, President's Committee on Civil Rights, Report of [2 of 2]
  • 1949, Secretary of the Navy - Miscellaneous

Box 52

  • 1949, September, Dedication of the National Cemetery of the Pacific
  • 1949, Unification and Crommelin Controversy
  • 1949, Admiral Denfeld Transfer and Admiral Sherman Appointment
  • 1950, Secretary of the Navy - miscellaneous [1 of 2]
  • 1950, Secretary of the Navy - miscellaneous [2 of 2]
  • 1950, August, Boston speech - "Preventive War" Controversy
  • 1950, November, Philippines Trip

Box 53

  • 1950-1951, Korean Conflict
  • 1951, MacArthur Dismissal
  • 1951 MacArthur Hearings
  • 1951, Secretary of the Navy - Miscellaneous
  • 1951-1952, Ambassador to Ireland [1 of 2]
  • 1951-1952, Ambassador to Ireland [2 of 2]

Box 54

  • 1952 Death - Irish Newspapers
  • 1910-1952, Biographical
  • 1951 [1 of 2]
  • 1951 [2 of 2]
  • 1952 [1 of 2]
  • 1952 [2 of 2]

Box 55

  • Miscellaneous

SUBJECT FILE

  • Printed Materials [1 of 4]
  • Printed Materials [2 of 4]
  • Printed Materials [3 of 4]

Box 56

  • Printed Materials [4 of 4]
  • Memorabilia [1 of 4]
  • Memorabilia [2 of 4]
  • Memorabilia [3 of 4]

Box 57

  • Memorabilia [4 of 4]
  • Knights of Columbus Prayer for Peace
  • Books
  • Photographs
  • Sound Recordings

SUBJECT FILE [2012 accretion]

  • Boston Speech Comments
  • Certificates
  • Clippings
  • Correspondence
  • Denfeld, Louis
  • Eisenhower, Dwight D.
  • Floberg, John

Box 58

  • Ireland
  • Johnson, Louis
  • Memorabilia
  • Photo Requests
  • Photos
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D.
  • Secretary of the Navy [1 of 2]
  • Secretary of the Navy [2 of 2]
  • Truman, Harry S.
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