Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle papers


Collection 3110

( Bulk, 1938-1961 ) 1912-1961, undated
(40.0 Linear feet ; 109 boxes)
© The Historical Society of Pennsylvania1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Summary Information

Repository
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Creator
Biddle, Anthony Joseph Drexel, 1896-1961.
Title
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle papers
ID
3110
Date [bulk]
Bulk, 1938-1961
Date [inclusive]
1912-1961, undated
Extent
40.0 Linear feet ; 109 boxes
Author
Finding aid prepared by Willhem Echevarria, assisted by Matthew Lyons
Sponsor
This collection was processed as part of the Civic Engagement Collections Project. Funding for this project was provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Language
English
Language of Materials
This collection is mostly in English with several documents in French, Polish, Spanish, Hungarian, Portuguese, German, Norwegian, and one or more languages written in Cyrillic.
Abstract
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr. (1896-1961) was very active in Democratic politics, including serving as associate secretary of the Democratic National Convention in 1936. His activity in the political arena led to several appointments as a diplomatic officer. He served as minister to Norway, 1935-37, and ambassador to Poland, (1937-Sept. 9, 1939). After the invasion of Poland by the Germans, Biddle accompanied the Polish government to France, where he served as interim ambassador to France and ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United States to the governments of Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Luxembourg. He resigned from diplomatic service in 1944, and then served in various positions with the U.S. Army, including as a staff member to General Dwight Eisenhower and General Matthew Ridgway. From 1955 to 1961 he was adjutant general of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and in 1961 served as U.S. ambassador to Spain. The collection includes correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, awards, commendations, and other miscellaneous material. The papers document Biddle's diplomatic career, particularly his time as U.S. ambassador to Poland (1937-1939), and his military career, particularly with the U.S. Army (1944-1955) and as Pennsylvania adjutant general (1955-1961).

Preferred Citation

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Background Note

Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle

1896: Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1915: Graduates from St. Paul School in Concord, New Hampshire.

1915: Marries Mary L Duke, heiress to a North Carolina tobacco fortune; they have two children.

1917-1919: Serves in U.S. Army; reaches the rank of captain.

1920s-1933: Involved in shipping and mining business ventures; presides over a company called Sonora Products; business associate of Central Park Casino in New York; engages in semi-professional boxing, polo, and tennis.

1931: Divorces Mary L. Duke; marries Margaret Thompson Schulze, heiress to a Montana copper fortune; they have no children and later divorce.

1934: Heavily involved in the Democratic Party, campaigning for George Howard Earle in Pennsylvania and for Franklin Delano Roosevelt nationally.

1935: Appointed minister to Norway by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

1936: Back in the United States, serves as Assistant Secretary of the Democratic National Convention.

1937: Appointed ambassador to Poland by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

1939: Escapes from Poland after Nazi invasion.

1940: Named interim ambassador to France.

1941-1944: Based in London, becomes United States ambassador extraordinaire and minister plenipotentiary to Poland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Luxembourg.

1944: Returns to Army active duty with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; appointed deputy chief of the European Allied Contact Section (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force).

1945-1948: Immediately after the German surrender is named chief of the Allied Contact Division, U.S. Forces, European Theatre. Marries Margaret Atkinson Loughborough, a Canadian national on General Eisenhower’s staff; they have two children.

1950-1951: Appointed foreign liaison of the Department of the Army with the rank of Brigadier General.

1953-1955: Appointed special assistant to the Army’s chief of staff, General Matthew B. Ridgway.

1955: Appointed adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard with the rank of major general; chairman of the State Governmental Reorganization Commission; chairman of the Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission.

1958-1959: President of the Association of the US Army.

1961: Becomes lieutenant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard, his highest rank. At the beginning of the year is appointed ambassador to Spain by John F. Kennedy.

November 1961: Dies of lung cancer in Washington, DC.

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Scope & Contents

This collection, spanning from 1912 to 1961 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1938 to 1955, is composed of documents produced by Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle while working for the United States diplomatic service, for U.S. military agencies, and for several civil organizations. The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and papers related to his work as US ambassador, U.S. representative to foreign countries, military officer, military aid to General Matthew B. Ridgway and General Dwight Eisenhower, adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard, cabinet member of the Pennsylvania state government, as well as various positions he held with the Association of the US Army, the Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission, and the Temple University Board of Directors. Mixed with all these documents are multiple letters, photographs, and notes to and from family and friends, mostly from his early years. The collection is organized in five series: Correspondence and General Papers; Newspaper Clippings and Publications; Photographs and Prints; Scrapbooks; and Federal Documents.

Series I (Correspondence and General Papers) spans from 1932 to 1961 and includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, work-related documents, and copies of most speeches Biddle gave during his life. The majority of the correspondence is work related; however, personal letters and documents can be found interspersed throughout the series.  Series II (Newspaper Clippings and Publications) spans from 1924 to 1961 and features numerous clippings from American and European newspapers, many of them with handwritten annotations. This series also contains magazines, newsletters, and other publications Biddle kept, some of which feature handwritten annotations as well.  Series III (Photograph and Prints) spans from the 1910s to 1961 and contains both personal and work-related pictures. The series also features prints and several pencil drawings.  Series IV (Scrapbooks) contain clippings and photographs collected by Biddle in book form. The earliest scrapbook is from 1939 and the last one dates from 1956.  Series V (Federal Documents) includes documents created or acquired by Biddle in in the course of his work for the Federal government in various diplomatic and military positions.

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Overview of Arrangement

Series I. Correspondence and General Papers; 1917-1961, undated; 44 boxes

Series II. Newspaper Clippings and Publications; 1924-1961, undated; 21 boxes

Series III. Photographs and Prints; 1912-1961, undated; 19 boxes

Series IV. Scrapbooks; 1936-1959; 10 boxes

Series V. Federal Documents; 1917-1961, undated; 14 boxes

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Margaret Biddle Robbins, 1969 and 2008.

Processing Information

Processing was conducted using guidelines based on the "More Product, Less Process" approach to archival processing with the goal to provide researchers immediate access to the materials.

In organizing this collection an effort was made to maintain the order in which the papers were found as much as possible. However, in some cases a different approach was taken due to confusing titles, insufficient descriptive information, or the interfiling of professional and personal papers. Some folder titles were updated or changed to consolidate as many documents as possible under one subject heading (e.g., Poland, Association of the US Army, etc.). Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle used different methods to organize his correspondence: alphabetical, by year, by event, by names. Correspondence for 1960, for example, is divided alphabetically while for 1961 two different groupings were used: alphabetical and grouped all together. In some instances he divided letters between Personal and General but this is not always the case. Due to their contents, several folders originally titled Miscellaneous 1934-1936 have been renamed Correspondence.

All folders originally titled Speeches were grouped together. However, speeches for particular events (with the folder title reflecting the name of the event) were not separated from their original content. Researchers must be aware that Biddle participated in many speaking engagements and multiple folders contain speeches even though their titles do not reflect this. The same approach was taken with photographs. All single photos and folders containing only photographs have been sleeved and grouped together under the Photographs and Prints series. Pictures found in folders with other papers were also sleeved but kept as found.

Researchers must also be aware that folders titled "Notes" could contain documents related to different subjects already represented in other folders in the collection. Additionally, some folders with different titles could contain documents about the same subject, such as Oslo/Norway; Poland/Warsaw; US Foreign Services/Ambassador Extraordinary.

In addition, when the collection was received, documents collected or acquired by Biddle as part of his work for the State Department or the U.S. Army were often interfiled with personal papers. As part of processing, these materials have been separated into Series 5 (Federal Documents). Staff of the National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Inspector General (NARA OIG) has reviewed the contents of this series and determined that it is suitable to remain at HSP. NARA OIG staff also formally declassified federal documents that had been stamped as "secret," "confidential," etc.

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials

At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania:

Biddle family papers, Collection 1792

Historical Society of Pennsylvania collection of World War II papers, Collection 1479

Historical Society of Pennsylvania World War II propaganda collection, Collection 3335

George Howard Earle papers, Collection 3260

At other repositories:

Benjamin Newton Duke papers, Duke University Libraries

Cordelia Biddle Duke Robertson scrapbooks, Duke University Libraries

James A. Farley papers, Library of Congress

James H. and Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans papers, Duke University Libraries

Mary Duke Biddle family papers, Duke University Libraries

Papers of Laurence A. Steinhardt, Library of Congress

Photograph of Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Biblioteca Narodowa, Poland

President’s Secretary’s File, 1934-1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, NY State Historical Documents, NY State Library

Semans Family papers, Duke University Libraries

William C. Bullit papers, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Association of the United States Army.
  • Indiantown Gap Military Reservation (Pa.).
  • National Guard Association of Pennsylvania.
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  • Norway.
  • Paderewski Foundation.
  • Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission.
  • Poland.
  • Spain.
  • Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.
  • Temple University.
  • United States. Office of Strategic Services.
  • United States. President (1933-1945 : Roosevelt).
  • United States. President (1953-1961 : Eisenhower).
  • United States. President (1961-1963 : Kennedy).

Genre(s)

  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.).
  • Correspondence.
  • Photographs.
  • Speeches, addresses, etc.

Personal Name(s)

  • Earle, George Howard, 1890-1974.
  • Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976.
  • Guffey, Joseph F., 1870-1959.
  • Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.
  • Leader, George M., 1918-
  • Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941.
  • Ridgway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-1993.

Subject(s)

  • Aeronautics, Commercial--Law and legislation--United States.
  • Airports--Pennsylvania.
  • Ambassadors--United States.
  • Ambassadors’ spouses.
  • Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America.
  • Armories--Pennsylvania.
  • Democratic Party (U.S.)
  • Diplomatic and consular service, American.
  • Foreign Relations--United States--Europe--1935-1944.
  • Governments in exile.
  • Nazi propaganda--Poland.
  • Poland--Foreign relations--United States--Sources.
  • United States Army.
  • United States--Foreign relations--Poland--Sources.
  • United States--Foreign relations--Spain--Sources.
  • United States--History--Cold War
  • World War I.
  • World War II, 1939-1945--Diplomatic Service.
  • World War II.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Causes.
  • Yalta Conference (1945).

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Bibliography

Dictionary of American Biography, in Gale Biography in Context-Print. Database accessed May 2, 2012 through the Free Library of Philadelphia.

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Collection Inventory

I. Correspondence and General Papers 1932-1961, undated   43 boxes

Scope and Contents

Making the bulk of the collection, this series contains letters and general papers both personal and work related. Since Biddle and his secretaries used different filing methods throughout the years (alphabetical, by year, by subject) there is no clear separation between personal and professional documents. Although Biddle labeled many folders as “Correspondence”, letters can be found in almost all folders of the collection including those whose title does not specifically use the term. Similarly, speeches can be found in folders titled thus and in folders named after events in which Biddle’s involvement included addressing the audience. Documents in this series span from 1932 to 1961.

 Box
1-43, 73, 75
Box Folder

21 Jewel Square Club--Special Service Award to the Governor (1960-1961) 

 1 1

28th Infantry Division--Governor's Day Review (1958-1960) 

 1 2

111th Infantry--2nd Battle Group--Reception & Dinner (1959) 

 1 3

111th Infantry--Mess & Ceremonies (1958-1961) 

 1 4

111th Infantry--Moving Pictures (1958) 

 1 5

111th Fighter Group--Governor's Day (1958) 

 1 6

112th Air Defense Wing--Governor's Day (1958) 

 1 7

176th Artillery--1st & 2nd Missile Batallions--Operational Status Ceremonies (1959) 

 1 8

708th Missile Batallion [NIKE] Ceremonies (1958) 

 1 9

Academy of Music [Philadelphia]--102nd, 103rd & 104th Anniversaries (1959-1961) 

 1 10

Adjutants General Association of United States--Annual Meeting (1960) 

 1 11

American Academy of Political & Social Sciences--Annual Meeting (1960) 

 1 12

American Academy of Political & Social Sciences--Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia (1958) 

 1 13

American Legion Convention (1959-1960) 

 2 1

American Order of the Association Nationale des Croix de Guerre (1958-1960) 

 2 2

Appointments (1941) 

 2 3

Appointments to Ambassadorships, by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1940-1941) 

 73 8

Armed Forces Ball (1959) 

 2 4

Armed Forces--Morale & Physical Condition (1960) 

 2 5

Armed Forces Day Parade [Washington] (1960) 

 2 6

Armed Forces Night--Devon Horse Show (1958) 

 2 7

Armed Forces Week (1959) 

 2 8

Armed Forces Week Committee (1960) 

 2 9

Army War College--National Strategy Seminar (1958) 

 2 10

Army War College--National Strategy Seminar (1959) 

 2 11

Army War College--National Strategy Seminar (1960) 

 2 12

Army--Position and Image (1959) 

 2 13

Army Science Conference (1959) 

 2 14

Army Team Concept--NASA (1958) 

 2A 1

Arnold Air Society--Annual Conclave (1958-1959) 

 2A 2

Article--Planning a New Europe (1947) 

 2A 3

Association of Ex-Members of Sqadron A (1959-1960) 

 2A 4

Army War College--National Strategy Seminar (1958) 

 2 10

Army War College--National Strategy Seminar (1959) 

 2 11

Association of US Army (1959-1961) 

 2A 5-7

Association of US Army--Annual Meeting (1960) 

 3 1-3

Association of US Army--Baltimore Chapter (1959) 

 3 4

Association of US Army--Fort Pitt Chapter (1961) 

 3 5

Association of US Army--Hampton Roads Chapter (1959) 

 3 6

Association of US Army--Hub of the South Chapter Meeting (1959) 

 3 7

Association of US Army--Los Angeles Chapter--Award to Ralph Edwards (1960) 

 3 8

Association of US Army--Niagara Frontier Chapter (1959) 

 3 9

Association of US Army--Newark Chapter Formation (1959) 

 4 1

Association of US Army--Northern Delaware Chapter Meeting (1959) 

 4 2

Association of US Army--Reading Chapter Meeting (1959) 

 4 3

Association of State & Local History--Gettysburg Centennial (1959) 

 4 4

Beaver County Airport--Dedication (1958) 

 4 5

Benjamin Franklin Ceremonies (1959-1960) 

 4 7

Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle (1959-1960) 

 4 7

Biographical Sketches (1935, 1937) 

 4 8

Black Moshannon Airport--Dedication (1958) 

 4 9

Genevieve Blatt--Re-inauguration (1959) 

 4 10

Bradford-McKean Airport--Appreciation Dinner (1960) 

 4 11

Andrew M. Bradley--Testimonial Banquet (1958) 

 4 12

British Officer's Club (1960) 

 4 13

Pearl S. Buck--Welcome House Dinner (1960) 

 4 14

Burdell Oil Company (1957) 

 4 17

Certificates, Resolutions (1917-1961, undated) 

 4 16-22

Certificates, Diplomas (1955-1961) 

 73 2

Certificates, Diplomas (1932-1961) 

 73 3

Certificates, Diplomas (1938-1961) 

 73 4

Certificates, Diplomas (1955-1961) 

 73 7

Civil Aeronautics Administration--Visual Omni Ranges (1958) 

 5 1

Civil Defense Council--Region II Conference (1959) 

 5 2

Civil Defense--Pennsylvania (1951-1957) 

 5 3-4

Clubs--American Club of Paris; The Brook [New York City]; Union Club; The River Club; Rolling Rock Club; Poor Richard Club (1958-1961) 

 5 5

Clubs--The Racquet Club [Philadelphia]; Raquet & Tennis Club [New York City]; The Philadelphia Club; Knickerbocker Club; 750 Club; The Travellers [Paris]; The Pilgrims of the US (1956-1961) 

 5 6

Communism--Publications & Writings (1955-1959) 

 6 1-2

Correspondence (1921-1926) 

 6 3

Correspondence--J. Edgar Hoover (1933-1935) 

 6 4

Correspondence--Dwight Eisenhower; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Homer Stille Cummings; Major General Hutchinson (1918-1951) 

 6 5

Correspondence & General Papers (1934-1935) 

 6 6-9

Correspondence (1934-1936, undated) 

 7 1-2

Correspondence & General Papers (1938-1939) 

 7 3

Correspondence (1940) 

 7 4

Correspondence--A,B,C,D,E (1940) 

 7 5

Correspondence--F [Including James A. Farley] (1940) 

 7 6

Correspondence--G,H,I,J (1940) 

 7 7

Correspondence--K,L,M,N,O (1940) 

 7 8

Correspondence--P,Q,R,S,T (1940) 

 7 9

Correspondence--U,V,W,X,Y,Z (1940) 

 8 1

Correspondence--Franklin D. Roosevelt (1940-1941) 

 8 2

Correspondence & Notes--To Franklin D. Roosevelt and Other Officials (1940) 

 8 3

Correspondence--Telegrams (1940-1941, undated) 

 8 4

Correspondence (1941) 

 8 5

Correspondence & General Papers (1941) 

 8 6-9

Correspondence & General Papers (1942) 

 8 10

Correspondence & General Papers (1943) 

 9 1-2

Correspondence--Christmas Cards (1943) 

 9 3

Correspondence & General Papers (1944) 

 9 4-6

Correspondence & General Papers (1945) 

 9 7

Correspondence & General Papers (1946) 

 9 8

Correspondence & General Papers (1947) 

 9 9

Correspondence & General Papers (1948) 

 10 1

Correspondence & General Papers (1949) 

 10 2-3

Correspondence (1949-1950) 

 10 4

Correspondence (1949-1950) 

 11 1

Correspondence (1950) 

 11 2

Correspondence--A,B (1955) 

 11 3

Correspondence--C,D (1955) 

 11 4

Correspondence--E,F,G (1955) 

 11 5

Correspondence--H,I,J,K,L (1955) 

 11 6

Correspondence--M,N,O,P,Q,R (1955) 

 11 7

Correspondence--S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z (1955) 

 12 1

Correspondence--Personal (1955) 

 12 2-4

Correspondence & General Papers (1955-1957) 

 12 5-6

Correspondence--A (1956) 

 12 7

Correspondence--B (1956) 

 13 1

Correspondence--C,D (1956) 

 13 2

Correspondence--E,F (1956) 

 13 3

Correspondence--G (1956) 

 13 4

Correspondence--H,I,J (1956) 

 13 5

Correspondence--K,L (1956) 

 13 6

Correspondence--M (1956) 

 13 7

Correspondence--N,O,P,Q (1956) 

 14 1

Correspondence--R (1956) 

 14 2

Correspondence--S (1956) 

 14 3

Correspondence--T,U,V (1956) 

 14 4

Correspondence--W,X,Y,Z (1956) 

 14 5

Correspondence--A,B (1957) 

 14 6-7

Correspondence--C,D (1957) 

 15 1

Correspondence--E,F (1957) 

 15 2

Correspondence--G,H (1957) 

 15 3

Correspondence--I,J,K (1957) 

 15 4

Correspondence--L,M (1957) 

 15 5-6

Correspondence--N,O,P,Q,R (1957) 

 16 1

Correspondence--S (1957) 

 16 2

Correspondence--T,U,V (1957) 

 16 3

Correspondence--W,X,Y,Z (1957) 

 16 4

Correspondence--A,B (1958) 

 16 5

Correspondence--C,D,E (1958) 

 16 8

Correspondence--F,G (1958) 

 17 1

Correspondence--H,I,J (1958) 

 17 2

Correspondence--K,L (1958) 

 17 3

Correspondence--M,N,O (1958) 

 17 4

Correspondence--P,Q,R (1958) 

 17 5

Correspondence--S (1958) 

 17 6

Correspondence--T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z (1958) 

 17 7

Correspondence & General Papers (1958-1959) 

 18 1

Correspondence--Congratulatory Letters--Appointment as Adjutant General (1958-1959) 

 18 2

Correspondence--A,B (1959) 

 18 3

Correspondence--C,D (1959) 

 18 4

Correspondence--E,F,G (1959) 

 18 5

Correspondence--H,I,J,K (1959) 

 18 6

Correspondence--L,M,N,O (1959) 

 19 1

Correspondence--P,Q,R (1959) 

 19 2

Correspondence--S,T,U (1959) 

 19 3

Correspondence--V,W,X,Y,Z (1959) 

 19 4

Correspondence & General Papers (1959-1961) 

 19 5

Correspondence--A,B (1960) 

 19 6-7

Correspondence--C,D (1960) 

 20 1

Correspondence--E,F,G,H,I,J (1960) 

 20 2

Correspondence--K,L (1960) 

 20 3

Correspondence--M,N (1960) 

 20 4

Correspondence--O,P,Q,R (1960) 

 20 5

Correspondence--S,T,U (1960) 

 20 6

Correspondence--V,W,X,Y,Z (1960) 

 20 7

Correspondence (1961) 

 20 8

Correspondence (1961) 

 21 1-3

Correspondence--A,B (1961) 

 21 4

Correspondence--C,D,E,F,G (1961) 

 21 5

Correspondence--H,I,J,K (1961) 

 21 6

Correspondence--L,M,N,O (1961) 

 22 1

Correspondence--P,Q,R,S,T,U,V (1961) 

 22 2

Correspondence--W,X,Y,Z (1961) 

 22 3

Correspondence--Condolence Letters--Mrs. Angier Biddle Duke (1961) 

 22 4

Correspondence (undated) 

 22 5

Crime Prevention--Writings, Notes, and Correspondence [Including J. Edgar Hoover] (1933-1935) 

 22 6-7

Crime Prevention--Writings, Notes, and Correspondence [Including J. Edgar Hoover] (1933-1935) 

 23 1

Anthon J. DiSilvestro (1956) 

 23 2

Downey, Morton (1961) 

 23 3

Drexel Institute of Technology (1955-1959) 

 23 4

Easton Mayor Inaugural Ceremony (1960) 

 23 5

Elder Craftsmen Shop (1960) 

 23 6

Engagements--Eisenhower Trophy; 51st Artillery Brigade Review; Pierre Gabard Reception at Anchorage Inn (1960) 

 23 7

Engineer's Club of Philadelphia--Luncheon Meeting (1960) 

 23 8

Engineer's Society of Pennsylvania--Annual Dinner (1960) 

 23 9

Esquire Magazine (1960) 

 23 10

Festival of France [Philadelphia] (1959-1960) 

 23 11

Hon. Charles C. Finucane (1960) 

 23 12

Daniel J. Flood--Testimonial Dinner (1959) 

 23 13

Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Cornerstone Ceremony--Transcript (1939) 

 23 14

Friends of the Order of Malta (1959-1960) 

 23 15

General Sikorski Historical Institute (1954-1960) 

 23 16

George T. Cornish Post--Annual Memorial Service (1958) 

 23 17

Gettysburg Address Dedication Day (1958) 

 23 18

Gettysburg Remembrance Day (1959) 

 23 19

Greater Philadelphia Magazine Award (1959) 

 23 20

Hanover Armory--Dedication (1960) 

 23 21

Hanover Armory--Groundbreaking Ceremony (1958) 

 24 1

The Happiest Millionaire--Premiere (1958) 

 24 2

Harrisburg Centennial Ball & Parade (1960) 

 24 3

Harrisburg Rotary Club (1958) 

 24 4

Harrisburg State Airport--Groundbreaking Ceremony (1958) 

 24 5

Harrisburg-York State Airport--Renaming Ceremonies (1959) 

 24 6

Theodore Heuss--Luncheon (1958) 

 24 7

Cordell Hull [Secretary of State] (1937-1940) 

 24 8

Imitation General--World Premiere (1958) 

 24 9

Inaugurations--Souvenirs (1940-1941) 

 24 10

Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--28th Division--Governor's Day (1959) 

 24 11

Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--28th Division Rally (1959) 

 24 12

Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--28th Division Rally; Armor Review; Non-Divisional Units Awards Ceremony; Pennsylvania National Guard Headquarters Staff Dinner; Senate & House Military Affairs Committee Tour; General Van Brunt Training Inspection (1960) 

 24 13

Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--79th Infantry Division (1959) 

 24 14

Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--Governor's Visitation Day (1959) 

 24 15

Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--Non-Divisional Troops--Governor's Visitation Day (1958) 

 24 16

Invitations (1934-1958) 

 25 1

James Buchanan Memorial Dedication (1960) 

 25 2

Bob Johnson--Birthday Dinner (1959) 

 25 3

Jozef Pilsudski Institute of America (1960) 

 25 4

Korean Bonus Meeting (1959) 

 25 5

Kutztown Armory--Groundbreaking Ceremonies (1959-1960) 

 25 6

Latrobe Airport (1958) 

 25 7

David L. Lawrence--Governor of Pennsylvania--Inauguration (1959) 

 25 8

Lebanon Armory--Groudbreaking Ceremonies (1959) 

 25 9

Ligonier Bicentennal Celebration (1958) 

 25 10

Little League Banquet--Williamsport (1958) 

 25 11

Mellon Hall--Valley Forge Military Academy--Dedication (1959) 

 25 12

Men's Club Meeting (1959) 

 25 13

Military Order of Foreign Wars (1959) 

 25 14

Military Service--Career Dates, Transcribed Letters (1917-1919) 

 25 15

Miss America Pageant (1959) 

 26 1

Modern Pentathlon World Championship (1959) 

 26 2

Municipal Airport Managers--Meeting (1958) 

 26 3

Muster Day Recording--WGAL-TV (1959) 

 26 4

National Association of State Aviation Officials (1958) 

 26 5

National Business Aircraft Association (1958) 

 26 6

National Guard Association of Pennsylvania--Annual Meeting (1960) 

 26 7

National Guard Association of US--Meeting (1958) 

 26 8

National Guard Memorial--Dedication (1959) 

 26 9

National Plowing Contest & Conservation Exposition (1958) 

 26 10

National Press Club (1960) 

 26 11

National Reserve Plan (1954-1955) 

 26 12

NATO Day (1959) 

 27 1

Naval & Marine Corps Reserve Training Center (1956) 

 27 2

Norway--Maps (undated) 

 27 3

Notes (1958-1959) 

 27 4

Notes & Memos (1943-1947, undated) 

 27 5

Officer's Wives Club (1960) 

 27 6

Ordnance Executive Club (1960) 

 27 7

Organizations--Membership Documents (1957-1960) 

 27 8

Paderewski Foundation, Inc. (1959-1961) 

 27 9

Pending Actions & Congratulatory Messages [Retirement from Army, New Appointment as Adjutant General] (1955) 

 27 11

Penn State University--Military Science Building--Dedication (1960) 

 28 1

Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission--Luncheon Honoring Major General Hardy and Colonel Gurnett (1961) 

 28 2

Pennsylvania Air National Guard--Banquet (1960) 

 28 3

Pennsylvania National Guard--Governor's Office Radio Broadcast (1958) 

 28 4

Pennsylvania Army National Guard--Officer's Candidate Class (1959) 

 28 5

Pennsylvania Army National Guard--Officer's Candidate School (1960) 

 28 6

Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies--Civil War Panel (1960) 

 28 7

Pennsylvania--Industrial Expansion/Plant Dispersal (1955) 

 28 8

Pennsylvania Livestock Exposition (1958) 

 28 9

Pennsylvania State Sunday Service [Washington Memorial Chapel] (1960-1961) 

 28 10-11

Philadelphia Armed Forces Committee Luncheon (1958) 

 28 12

Philadelphia Army Air Defense Command--Missile Master Facility (1960) 

 29 1

Philadelphia City Cavalry--1st Troop (1961) 

 29 2

Philadelphia Drug Exchange Centennial Dinner (1960) 

 29 3

Philadelphia International Airport--New Jet Runway Dedication (1958) 

 29 4

Philadelphia Olympic Committee Dinner (1960) 

 29 5

Phonograph Discs--Speech for Voice of America [In Polish] (1950) 

 75 8

Pocono Mountains Chapter--Association of US Army (1958) 

 29 6

Police Commissioner Thomas J. Gibbons Dinner (1960) 

 29 7

Polish American Veterans (1950) 

 29 8

Polish Constitution Day (1960) 

 29 9

Polish Day (1958) 

 29 10

Pulaski Foundation (1959-1960) 

 29 11

Purdue University (1958-1961) 

 29 12

Quartermaster Association Banquet (1958) 

 30 1A

Radio & TV Stations--WRCV, WGAL (1960-1961) 

 30 1B

Real Estate--Brochures (1953) 

 30 2

Regional Manpower Conference (1960) 

 30 3

Reserve Officers Association (1961) 

 30 4

Resolutions--In Memoriam--Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle (1961-1962) 

 30 5

Retired Officers Association--Dinner Meeting (1960) 

 30 6

Russell H. Conwell Award (1958) 

 30 7

Miss Mary Sachs--State of Israel Award (1958) 

 30 8

Semi-Automatic Ground Environment System [SAGE]--McGuire Air Force Base (1959) 

 30 9

Sons of American Revolution--National Conference (1959) 

 30 10

Spain--Ambassador's Office--Congratulatory Messages on Appointment (1961) 

 30 11-12

Spain--Ambassador's Office--Congratulatory Messages on Appointment (1961) 

 31 1-3

Speeches (1938) 

 31 4

Speeches (1940) 

 31 5-6

Speeches (1940) 

 32 1-4
Box

Speeches (1950-1956) 

 33

Speeches (1953) 

 34

Speeches (1956) 

 35

Speeches (1956-1958) 

 36

Speeches (1959) 

 37

Speeches (1960-1961) 

 38
Box Folder

Speeches--Background Materials (1957-1960) 

 39 1-2

Speeches--By Biddle and Others (1955-1958, 1960, undated) 

 40 1

Speeches--Democratic Campaign (1936) 

 40 2

Speeches--Miscellaneous (1952-1954) 

 40 3

State Police Academy [Pennsylvania]--Seminar (1960) 

 40 4

Station WIP--Gimbels Store (1958) 

 40 5

Sunrise at Campobello--Honorary Committee for World Premiere (1960) 

 40 6

Harry S. Sylk--Testimonial (1959) 

 40 7

Sylvania Company Building--Dedication (1959) 

 40 8

Sylvanus Thayer Hall of Fame Committee (1958-1960) 

 40 9-10

TATRA--Annual Summer Frolic (1958) 

 40 11

Temple University--Commencements (1958-1959) 

 41 1

Temple University--Dinner for Faculty (1958) 

 41 2

Temple University--Foundation of the Arts & Sciences (1958) 

 41 3

Temple University--School of Pharmacy (1960) 

 41 4

Temple University--Year Club of Faculty (1959) 

 41 5

U.S. Army--Chief of Staff--Memos, Letters (1955) 

 41 6

U.S. Army--Army/Industry Symposium (1960) 

 41 7

U.S. Army--Swearing in Enlistees (1960) 

 41 8

US Equestrian Team (1958-1959) 

 41 9

USO-Armed Forces Religious Emphasis Day (1958-1959) 

 42 1

USS Randolph--Trip with Governor George Leader (1956) 

 42 2

USSR Track Meet--Franklin Field, Philadelphia (1959) 

 42 3

Valley Forge Military Academy (1960) 

 42 4

Valley Forge Memorial Park (1959) 

 42 5

Versailles Ball (1959) 

 42 6

Veteran's Day--Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1959) 

 42 7

Veteran's Day Parade--Harrisburg (1958, 1960) 

 42 8

West Branch Manufacturer's Association Banquet (1958) 

 42 9

West Pittston Armory--Dedication (1959) 

 42 10

West Point Society of Philadelphia (1959) 

 42 11

William Penn Chapter--Association of US Army (1958) 

 43 1

Woodraw Wilson Society Dinner (1959) 

 43 2

World Affairs--Background Information (1953-1955) 

 43 3-4

World Copyright--European Correspondents Ltd. (undated) 

 43 5

Zembo Mosque--The Sojourners (1958-1961) 

 43 6

Miscellaneous--Random Notes, Stamps, and Envelopes (1937-1941, undated) 

 43 7

Miscellaneous--Real Estate--Virginia Properties (1941, undated) 

 43 8

Miscellaneous--Reference Materials & Assorted Papers (1938-1960) 

 43 9

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II. Newspaper Clippings and Publications 1924-1961, undated   20 boxes

Scope and Contents

This series consists of newspaper clippings collected by Biddle from 1924 to 1961, a great number of them with handwritten annotations. For some years Biddle used a clipping bureau; clippings provided by this agency feature a pink slip with a date stamp. Most of the clippings, however, were collected by Biddle himself and although many feature the newspaper’s name and publication date, not all of them do. Since Biddle organized these by year they were kept together under the assumption that they were indeed published on the date he stamped in the folder.

This portion of the collection also contains magazines and newsletters kept by Biddle, some of them featuring his annotations.

 Box
44-64
Box Folder

Newsclippings (1934-1936) 

 44 1-3

Newsclippings (1937) 

 44 5-7

Newsclippings (1937) 

 45 1-4

Newsclippings (1938-1939) 

 45 5-6

Newsclippings (1940) 

 46 1-5

Newsclippings (1941) 

 47 1-5

Newsclippings (1941) 

 48 1-4

Newsclippings (1942-1943) 

 49 1-2

Newsclippings (1944-1946) 

 49 3-4

Newsclippings (1947-1949) 

 49 5

Newsclippings (1947-1949) 

 50 1

Newsclippings (1950-1954) 

 50 2-3

Newsclippings (1955) 

 50 4-6

Newsclippings (1955) 

 51 1-5

Newsclippings (1956) 

 51 6

Newsclippings (1956) 

 52 1-3

Newsclippings (1958) 

 52 4-6

Newsclippings (1958) 

 53 1-7

Newsclippings (1958) 

 54 1-5

Newsclippings (1959) 

 54 6

Newsclippings (1959) 

 55 1-6

Newsclippings (1960) 

 55 7

Newsclippings (1960) 

 56 1-4

Newsclippings (1961) 

 56 5-6

Newsclippings (1961) 

 57 1

Newsclippings [Spain] (1961) 

 57 2-3

Newsclippings (undated) 

 57 4-6

Newsclippings [World Copyright] (undated) 

 57 7

Newsclippings--Education; Colleges; Coal and Other Fuels; Pennsylvania's Future; Tax Views (1956-1960) 

 58 1

Newsclippings-- The Happiest Millionaire (1956) 

 58 2

Newsclippings--Housing and Labor; Alexander Hamilton; Boy Scouts (1955-1960) 

 58 3

Newsclippings--Integration; Anti-Semitic; Juvenile Delinquency (1957-1960) 

 58 4

Newsclippings--Loose Notes and Papers Found with Newspaper Clippings (1954-1961, undated) 

 58 5

Newsclippings--Miss America Pageant (1959) 

 58 6

Newsclippings--Notes on The Nuclear Problem;  The Disarmement Tangle (1960) 

 58 7

Newsclippings--Poland (1957-1960) 

 58 8

Newsclippings--Polish Constitution Day [In Polish] (1960) 

 58 9

Newsclippings--Soviets (1957) 

 58 10

Newsclippings--Visit to Mexico (1954) 

 58 11

Publications--Address of James A. Farley; Report on Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands...; Comment Reconstruire La France; Roosevelt's Address on World Political Situation (1937-1958) 

 58 12

Publications-- American Inventory;  A Free and Responsible Press (1955-1960) 

 58 13

Publications-- Army (1958-1961) 

 59 1

Publications-- Army Information Digest (1958-1961) 

 59 2

Publications-- Cavalcade (1937) 

 59 3

Publications-- East Europe;  Polish Forthnightly Review;  The Tablet;  The Nation;  Time & Tide;  Free Europe (1940-1950) 

 59 4

Publications-- Economic Conditions/Governmental Finance;  Poland, Human & Economic Characteristics;  The National Income of Poland (1936-1959) 

 59 5

Publications-- Executives' Club News;  The Keystone Defender (1955-1959) 

 59 6

Publications-- God with Us;  Christ or Christmas;  Contemporary Poland;  Czechoslovakia and The International Tension (1937, undated) 

 59 7

Publications-- Intelligence Digest;  The Weekly Review;  Economics & Business Bulletin (1957-1961) 

 59 8

Publications-- International Affairs (1937) 

 60 1

Publications-- Israfel in Berkshire;  Effects of Control on Output Prices...;  Federal Programs in Higher Education;  Tributes to Senator Edward Martin (1937-1958) 

 60 2

Publications-- Kiplinger Looks to the Future;  The American Legion Magazine;  The Democratic Digest;  News Front;  Land & Life (1941-1960) 

 60 3

Publications-- The Kiplinger Washington Letter (1937-1960) 

 60 4

Publications-- Les Annales;  Vital American Beliefs;  The Atlantic (1936-1940) 

 60 5

Publications-- L'Invasion Allemande en Pologne;  Liste du Corps Diplomatique a Varsovie (1938-1940) 

 60 6

Publications-- Metropolitan Host;  Background Berlin;  The Anticomunist;  Review of International Affairs;  Civil War Times (1941-1961) 

 60 7

Publications-- The National Guardsman (1958, 1959) 

 60 8

Publications-- News Review (1937) 

 60 9

Publications-- News Review (1937, 1939) 

 61 1

Publications-- News Review (1943) 

 61 2

Publications-- Newsweek (1937, 1940) 

 61 3

Publications-- Newsweek (1958, 1959) 

 61 4

Publications-- People;  Readers Digest;  The Good Seed (1940-1959, undated) 

 61 5

Publications-- The Pennsylvania Guardsman (1955-1956) 

 61 6

Publications-- Pennsylvania and the Civil War;  Annual Report of the Carnegie Corporation of NY (1958-1961) 

 61 7

Publications-- Register & Defense Times (1960) 

 61 8

Publications-- Time (1937) 

 61 9

Publications-- Time (1939) 

 61 10

Publications-- Time (1956, 1958) 

 62 1

Publications-- The US Fighting Man's Code;  Plain Talk;  The Ticket Post (1950-1960) 

 62 2

Publications-- US News & World Report (1948-1958) 

 62 3-7

Publications-- US News & World Report (1959-1961) 

 63 1-3

Publications--Miscellaneous (1946-1959, undated) 

 63 4

Publications--Typewritten Reports--This is London; Address of US Senator Joseph F. Guffey; The Week; Polish Fortnightly Review; Responsibilities of the French Parliament (1939-1956) 

 63 5

Publications-- Collier's (1951) 

 64 1

Publications-- The Fifteen Nations (circa 1960) 

 64 2

Publications-- Fortune (1947) 

 64 3

Publications-- Holiday (1958) 

 64 4

Publications-- House & Garden (1941) 

 64 5

Publications-- The Illustrated London News (1935) 

 64 6-8

Publications-- Life (1943, 1958) 

 64 9-11

Publications-- Look (1960) 

 64 12

Publications--Newspaper Magazines-- Saturday Evening Post;  Parade;  Look;  This Week;  New York Times Book Review;  New York Times Magazine;  Sunday ROTO (1943-1961) 

 64 13

Publications-- Poor Richard's Almanack (1956) 

 64 14

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III. Photographs and Prints 1910s-1961, undated   11 boxes

Scope and Contents

This series is composed of photographs, prints and a handful of pencil drawings. Original folder titles were kept; loose photographs were housed in folders and labeled Unidentified. The majority of the early photographs are from St. Paul’s School, family trips to West Palm Beach, a visit to the Spartacus film set with Kirk Douglas, and events held at the Central Park Casino, a private club in which Biddle invested. The remaining photographs depict different times in Biddle’s career: military inspections, functions as representative of the U.S. Army or as adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard, his stint as ambassador in Poland, the bombardment of Poland by the Nazis, visits to foreign countries as a military liaison, visits to United States of military officers from foreign countries, activities held at the US Embassy in Spain, and albums given to him as souvenirs and mementos.

 Box
65-75
Box Folder

Kirk Douglas--At the Spartacus Set (1960) 

 65 1

Parade--Valley Forge (1960) 

 65 2

Association of US Army--Retreat Review (1960) 

 65 3

Indiantown Gap Military Reserve--28th Division Review (1958-1959) 

 65 4

Zembo Temple--Award Ceremony (1956) 

 65 5

Diplomatic Service--London; Poland (1941-1943) 

 65 6

Unidentified (undated) 

 65 7

Autographed Photographs (1931, 1937, undated) 

 65 11

Autographed Photographs (1933-1960, undated) 

 75 3-4

Items Removed from St. Paul's School Photo Album (undated) 

 65 9

World War I (undated) 

 75 2

World War II (1930s-1940s) 

 65 10-11

Politics (1930s) 

 65 12

Politics (undated) 

 74 4

King Haakon--Norway (undated) 

 65 13

Central Park Casino (1936) 

 65 14

Visit of Senator Guffey (undated) 

 65 15

Hunting Party in Poland (undated) 

 65 16

Hunting Party in Poland (undated) 

 66 1

Poland; Politics; At West Palm Beach with E.T. Stotesbury (undated) 

 66 2-3

Adjutant General (1955-1961) 

 66 4-7

Adjutant General (1955-1961) 

 67 1-3

West Palm Beach (circa 1910s) 

 67 4-7

West Palm Beach (circa 1910s) 

 68 1-5

West Palm Beach (undated) 

 74 1-2

West Palm Beach (undated) 

 75 5-7

St. Paul's School (undated) 

 68 6

Unidentified (undated) 

 68 7

Miscellaneous (1930s-1952, undated) 

 68 8-12
Box

Album--St. Paul's School (1912) 

 69

Album--St. Paul's School (undated) 

 70

Album--Ceremonial Mess in Honor of A.J. Drexel Biddle, the Adjutant General (1961) 

 71

Album--Bombardment of Warsaw [Presented to AJ Drexel Biddle by Stanley Kubicz] (1940) 

 72
Box Folder

Pencil Drawings & Prints (undated) 

 73 1

Photographs & Prints--Military; St. Paul's School (undated) 

 73 5

Dwight Eisenhower (undated) 

 73 7

Drawings, Prints (undated) 

 73 10

Portraits; Military Groups Pictures (undated) 

 74 3

Portraits--Unknown (undated) 

 75 1

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IV. Scrapbooks 1936-1956   9 boxes

Scope and Contents

This series contains all scrapbooks that Biddle collected. They contain both newspaper clippings and photographs and span from 1936 to 1956. There is also a copy of The Democratic Book (1936) used by the Franklin D. Roosevelt campaign for fundraising purposes.

 Box
84-93
Box

Scrapbook--Book 1 (1939) 

 84

Scrapbook--Book 2 (1939-1940) 

 85

Scrapbook (1941) 

 86

Scrapbook (1940) 

 87

Scrapbook (1940) 

 88

Scrapbook (1942) 

 89

The Democratic Book (1936) 

 90

Scrapbook (1956) 

 91

Scrapbook (1950s) 

 92

American Friends of Poland (1940) 

 93

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V. Federal Documents   22 boxes

Scope and Contents

This series is composed of documents produced or acquired by Biddle in the course of his work for the Federal government in various capacities. These include his diplomatic posts, 1935-1944 and 1961 (minister to Norway, ambassador to Poland, Spain, and the European governments in exile during World War II) and his positions as a U.S. Army officer, 1944-1955 (including as staff member to Generals Eisenhower and Ridgway). These materials document many of the events leading up to and during World War II and the early cold war, from the standpoint of an influential and well-connected U.S. official stationed in Europe. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is seeking a determination from the National Archives and Records Administration as to whether the documents in this series need to be returned to the Federal government. Several documents in this series, which are stamped "Secret" or "Confidential," are closed to researchers and HSP staff pending the outcome of this inquiry.

 Box
76-83, 94-107
Box Folder

Allied Expeditionary Force--European Theatre--Memos, Letters, Notes (1946-1947) 

 94 1-2

Allied Expeditionary Force--European Theatre--War Diary (1945-1948) 

 94 3

Allied Expeditionary Force--Supreme Headquarters--Memos, Letters, Notes (1944-1949) 

 94 4

Ambassador Extraordinary/Minister Plenipotentiary--Final Report to Secratary of State (1943) 

 94 5

Beck [Colonel] (1941) 

 94 6

Berlin Airlift (1948) 

 94 7

Campaign--Against Nazi Occupation of Poland--Itineraries and General Papers (1940) 

 94 4-8

Correspondence (1939) 

 95 3-4

Correspondence (1940) 

 95 5-6

Correspondence K-O (1940) 

 95 7

Correspondence P-T (1940) 

 95 8

Correspondence U-Z (1940) 

 95 9

Correspondence and Notes--To Franklin D. Roosevelt and other officials (1940) 

 95 10

Correspondence (1941) 

 95 11-15

Correspondence (1942) 

 96 1

Correspondence (1943) 

 96 2-3

OSS Foreign Nationalities Branch memos (1943) 

 96 4

Correspondence (1944) 

 96 5-7

Correspondence (1945) 

 96 8

Correspondence (1946) 

 96A 1

Correspondence (1947) 

 96A 2

Correspondence (1948) 

 96A 3

Correspondence (1949) 

 96A 4-5

Correspondence--as foreign liaison officer in Pentagon (1949-1950) 

 97 1-2

Correspondence (1950) 

 97 3

Correspondence (1961) 

 97 4-5

Correspondence--undated 

 97 6

Department of State--Division of Current Information--Poland--Memos (1937) 

 97 7

Department of State & Deparment of Commerce--Press Releases (1937) 

 97 8

Department of State--Embassy of USA, Berlin--Radio Bulletins (1937-1941) 

 97 9

Evacuation (1940) 

 97 10

Foreign Service of the United States--Belgium, Netherlands--Memos (undated) 

 97 11

Foreign Service of the United States--Poland--Memos (1937, 1945) 

 97 12

Foreign Service of the United States--World War II--Memos (1941) 

 97 13

Fourth Dimensional Warfare Seminar (1960-1961) 

 97 14

France (1934) 

 97 15

France--Handwritten reports (1945-1948) 

 97 16

France--Memo on Factors Leading to France's Defeat (1940) 

 98 1

Franco-American Relations (1945-1947) 

 98 2

Thomas J. Gates--US Secretary of Defense (1960) 

 98 3

German Public on Eastern Europe, Preparation for Warsaw Post (1937) 

 98 4

Hull, Cordell [Secretary of State] (1940-1941) 

 98 5

Joint Chiefs of Staff--Statement of General Bradley to Armed Services Committee of House of Representatives (1949) 

 98 6

Lend-Lease Bill (1940-1941) 

 98 7

Military Orders, Decrees, Authorizations, and Decorations (1941-1950) 

 98 8

Ministry of Foreign Affairs--Charts, List of Pacts (1935-1939) 

 73 10

Morton, Desmond (1942-1945) 

 98 9

Moscow--Notes [Including Baltic Immigration to Alaska] (1946, undated) 

 98 10

Nazi White Book (1939-1940) 

 98 11

Norway (1935-1941) 

 98 12

Norway, Poland (1935-1937) 

 99 1-2

Norway, Poland (1937-1939, undated) 

 99 3

Norway, Poland--Press Accounts, Correspondence (1937) 

 99 4

Notes and Memos (1940-ca. 1949) 

 99 5

Polish Press Digests & Notes on Poland (1937) 

 99 6

Polish Press Digests & Notes on Poland (1937) 

 100 1-6

Polish Press Digests & Notes on Poland (1937) 

 101 1-8

Polish Press Digests & Notes on Poland (1937) 

 102 1

Polish Press Digests & Notes on Poland (1938) 

 102 2

Polish Press Digests & Notes on Poland (1939) 

 102 3-4

Polish Press Digests & Notes on Poland (undated) 

 102 5

Press--General (1930s) 

 102 6

Press Polonaise--Bulletin Diplomatique (1937-1939) 

 102 7

Oslo (1937) 

 102 8

Poland (1940) 

 102 9

Poland, France--Passports & Permits (1937-1940) 

 102 10

Poland, Hungary, Lithuania--Maps (circa 1939) 

 102 11

Poland--Notes [Paderewsky, Kosciuszko Foundation, etc.] (1940-1941) 

 102 12

Poland--Notes on Government (1937) 

 102 13

Poland--Visit to Polish Troops in Scotland (1940-1941) 

 103 1

Poland--Miscellaneous--Background Reading (undated) 

 103 2

Publications-- Bulletin of International Laws;  Fundamental Principles of International Policy;  The Prospects of Democracy (1937) 

 103 3

Publications-- Foreign Service of the US, Classification of Correspondence (1924) 

 103 4

Spain--Ambassador's Office--Bulletins (1961) 

 103 5

Spain--Ambassador's Office--List of Persons Visiting Embassy (1961) 

 103 6

Spain--Ambassador's Office--Notes, Memos, and Miscellanea (1961) 

 103 7

Spain--Ambassador's Office--Reading Materials (1961) 

 103 8

Spain--Departure--Papers and Notes on Spanish Matters (1961) 

 103 9

Speeches (1938) 

 103 10

Speeches (1940) 

 104 1

Speeches (1940-1941) 

 104 2

Speeches (1941) 

 104 3-6

Speeches (1942) 

 104 7-9

Speeches (1945) 

 104 10

Speeches--History of U.S. Foreign Policy: University of Frankfort; Clearing Agreements Upon Free Trade; Intelligence Division--C-S USA 

 104 11

Speeches--Pilsen; Liberation Day--Isle of Jersey (1946) 

 104 12

Speeches--Requests (1940-1941) 

 105 1

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe [SHAPE] (1947-1953) 

 105 2-6

UNRRA Warehouse Hanau (1946) 

 105 7

Visa (1940) 

 106 1

War--Reports on Events Leading to War (1940) 

 106 2

War--Notes Relating to Report on Beginning of War (1940, undated) 

 106 3

War Department--Special Orders--A.J. Drexel Biddle, 1st Lt., A.D.C. (1917-1919) 

 106 4

War Department--Special Orders--A.J. Drexel Biddle, 1st Lt., A.D.C. (1917-1919) 

 106 5

Warsaw--Memos, Letters, Handwritten Notes (1936-1938) 

 107 1-3

Western Europe--Notes & Memorandums (1949-1950) 

 107 4

World War II--Surrender Document (1945) 

 107 5

Yalta (1945-1946) 

 107 6

Soviets--Reference Material ["Trouble Chart"] (1952-1957) 

 107 7

Miscellaneous--Random Notes--World War II (undated) 

 107 8

Da Costa Visit (1949) 

 76 1

Embassy--Spain (1961) 

 76 2

General Ridgeway--Tank Plant (1953) 

 76 3

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe [SHAPE] (1950s) 

 76 4-6

Poland--Bombardment (1939) 

 76 7-8

Poland--Report on Evacuation (1939) 

 76 9

Warsaw, Cracow, Other Polish Cities (circa 1939) 

 76 10

Unidentified Official Functions (undated) 

 76 11

Negatives (undated) 

 76 12-14
Box

Album [World War II] (1930s-1940s) 

 77

Glass Plates (undated) 

 78

Album--From a Military Colleague (1944) 

 79

Album--Civilian Guard Training Center--Kosciuszko (1946) 

 80

Album--Fort Benning--Visit of Generale Efisio Marras [Italian Army] (1948) 

 81

Album--Ceremonies in Honor of the President of the Republic [France] Celebrated on the Anniversary of Marshal Foch (1952) 

 82

Visit to Mexico (circa 1954) 

 83

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