HUBERT H. HUMPHREY:

An Inventory of His Vice Presidential Messages Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978, creator.
Title:Vice Presidential messages [MES] files.
Dates:1964 December-1968.
Language:Materials in English.
Quantity: 17 boxes and 1 partial box.
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Messages, greetings, statements, and similar communications sent to constituents or constituent groups by the Vice President's office, such as holiday and birthday greetings; condolences; congratulations on anniversaries, weddings, baby births, awards, and other occasions; messages to children on rites of passage such as graduations, confirmations, and Bar Mitzvahs; and greetings or statements to organizations for meetings, dedications, openings, fund raisers, commemorations, and other special events.

The files were kept largely by Julius Cahn, although many other staff members are also represented.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Organized by office file code number, preceded by a set of unnumbered general files.

These documents are organized into the following sections:

General Files
1 Messages to Adults
2 Messages to Children
3 Messages to Organizations
Other


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Hubert H. Humphrey Papers. Vice Presidential Messages Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: Many, see separate Humphrey, Hubert H. accession file.

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 99006951607010429


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Note to Researchers: The box number as assigned to these files during initial processing has been retained. To request materials, please note both the location and box number shown below

Expand/CollapseGENERAL FILES

LocationBox
150.F.6.8F1011General Julius Cahn. December 1964-September 1965. 9 folders.
General, January-April 1966.
John G. Stewart, Edwin Firmage, William Welsh.
General, May-July 1966.
Stewart, Ted Van Dyk.
General, August-December 1966.
Cahn, Stewart, Van Dyk, Welsh, Martin J. McNamara, Eiler Ravnholt.
LocationBox
150.F.6.9B 1012General, January-September, November 1967.
Kenneth E. Gray, Ofield Dukes, Stewart, Welsh, Herbert L. Beckington, George E. Carroll, Ravnholt.
General, March, December 1968.
John E. Rielly, Welsh, Ravnholt.

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Expand/Collapse1 MESSAGES TO ADULTS

General, June 1966-December 1967.
William Connell, Dukes, Gray, Stewart.
General, 1968.
Stewart, Connell, Van Dyk.
1.1 Anniversaries:
1966. 2 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt.
By Name A-Z, 1967. 5 folders.
Cahn.
By Name A-Z, 1968. 7 folders.
Cahn.
1.2 Birthdays Cahn:
By Date, December 1965-December 1966. 2 folders.
By Name A-D, 1967. 2 folders.
LocationBox
150.F.6.10F 1013By Name E-Z, 1967. 7 folders.
By Name A-Z, 1968. 8 folders.
1.3 Sympathy:
By Name A-W, 1966.
Cahn/Ravnholt.
By Name A-Z, 1967. 3 folders.
Cahn/Stinnett.
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150.F.7.1B1014By Name A-Z, 1968. 9 folders.
Cahn.
1.4 Congratulations:
Weddings, by Name A-Z, 1965. 7 folders.
By Date, August 1965-February 1966. 2 folders.
Cahn/Stinnett.
LocationBox
150.F.7.2F1015By Date, March-December 1966. 11 folders.
Cahn/Stinnett/Ravnholt.
By Name A-L, 1967. 9 folders.
Rielly.
LocationBox
150.F.7.3B1016By Name M-Z, 1967. 8 folders.
Rielly.
January-November 1967. 2 folders.
Rielly. Drafts of form letters, with lists of names attached; weekly compilation of Presidential documents; White House news releases.
By Name A-H, 1968. 10 folders.
Cahn/Rielly.
LocationBox
150.F.7.4F1017By Name I-Z, 1968. 14 folders.
Cahn/Rielly.
Miscellaneous by Date, January-March 1968.
Cahn.
1.5 Baby Congratulations:
By Name A-Z, 1967. 3 folders.
Cahn.
By Name A-M, 1968. 3 folders.
LocationBox
150.F.7.5B1018By Name P-Z, 1968. 3 folders.

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Expand/Collapse2 MESSAGES TO CHILDREN

General, January 1966-August 1968.
Cahn.
2.1 Graduations, Awards, etc.:
May-August 1966.
Ravnholt. Includes winners of the National Merit Scholarship awards.
March 1967-December 1968.
Cahn.
2.2 Bar Mitzvahs and Confirmations:
By Name G-W, 1967.
Cahn.
By Name A-W, 1968.
Cahn.

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Expand/Collapse3 MESSAGES TO ORGANIZATIONS

General, March, September-November 1965.
Cahn.
General, January-November 1966. 2 folders.
Stewart/Cahn/Van Dyk.
General, June 1967-October 1968.
3.1 Agriculture:
Farm groups, 4-H clubs, etc.
1965. 2 folders.
Cahn.
1966-1968. 4 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt/David Gartner, Douglas Bennet.
3.2 Business and Industry:
Chambers of commerce, trade fairs, industry and trade groups, etc.
June-December 1965. 4 folders.
Cahn.
January-March 1966.
Cahn.
April-May 1966.
Cahn/Van Dyk/Stewart.
LocationBox
150.F.7.6F1019 June-August 1966.
Cahn/Ravnholt.
September-December 1966. 4 folders.
Ravnholt.
1967-1968. 11 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt/Donald Paffel/Van Dyk/Edward C. Welsh/Martin McNamara.
3.3 Educational:
Schools, libraries, teachers, PTA, etc.
January-September 1965. 2 folders.
Cahn.
LocationBox
150.F.7.7B1020 October-December 1965. 2 folders.
Cahn.
January-October 1966. 6 folders.
Cahn/Van Dyk/Connell/Ravnholt.
January-June 1967. 7 folders.
Cahn/Van Dyk/Connell/Ravnholt.
LocationBox
150.F.7.8F1021 July-December 1967. 4 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt/Dukes.
By Name A-Z. 5 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt, Norman Sherman.
3.4 News Media, Publications, Entertainment all staff. 1965-October 1968. 10 folders.
Radio, TV, newspapers, magazines, etc.
3.5 Ethnic, Nationality:
Other than civil rights groups.
1965-1967. 4 folders.
Cahn/Stewart/Ravnholt/Van Dyk.
LocationBox
150.F.7.9B1022 1968. 2 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt/Sherman/Bennet/W. Welsh.
3.6 Fraternal:
Greek letter fraternities, Masons, Elks, etc.
1965-1966. 2 folders.
Cahn.
1967-1968. 4 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt/Stewart/Dukes/Sherman Bennet.
3.7 Governmental all staff: March 1964; May 1965-December 1968. 12 folders.
States, countries, federal agencies, counties, etc.
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150.F.7.10F10233.8 Health, Medical, Welfare:
Hospitals, medical groups, clinics, research institutes, United Service organizations, etc.
1966. 5 folders.
Cahn/Stinnett/Ravnholt/Van Dyk.
1967. 7 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt.
By Name A-Z, 1968. 4 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt.
LocationBox
150.F.8.1B1024 3.9 Labor:
Mainly labor unions.
June 1965-December 1966. 5 folders.
Cahn.
1967-October 1968. 4 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt/Sherman.
3.10 Political:
Testimonial and fund raising dinners, etc.
June-December 1965. 2 folders.
Cahn.
January-October 1966. 5 folders.
Cahn/Stinnett/Ravnholt.
November-December 1966.
Ravnholt.
January-June 1967. 2 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt.
LocationBox
150.F.8.2F1025 July 1967-April 1968. 6 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt.
May-September 1968. 2 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt/Sherman.
October-December 1968.
3.11 Religious:
Churches, federations, synagogues, etc.
1965-October 1966. 8 folders.
Cahn.
November 1966-March 1967. 2 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt.
LocationBox
150.F.8.3B1026 April 1967-December 1968. 6 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt/Stewart Sherman/ Rielly/Bennet.
3.12 Sports, Recreation:
October 1965-June 1966.
Cahn.
October 1966-May 1968. 5 folders.
Cahn.
3.13 Veterans, Patriotic, Military:
American Legion, VFW, DAR, historical groups.
March 1965-December 1966. 7 folders.
Cahn.
LocationBox
150.F.8.4F1027 1967-1968. 7 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt/Bennet/Sherman/Hunt.
3.14 Youth:
Boy Scouts, etc.
1965-June 1966. 3 folders.
Cahn.
July 1966-November 1968. 5 folders.
Cahn/Ravnholt/Sherman/Rielly/Stewart/ Bennet.
3.15 Civil Rights:
NAACP, ACLU, etc.
May 1965-1966. 2 folders.
Cahn.
1967.
Cahn/Welsh.
1968.
Stewart/Welsh/Bennet.
LocationBox
150.F.8.5B1028 3.16 Science:
1965-1967. 8 folders.
Cahn.
1968.
Cahn/E. C. Welsh/Stewart/Bennet/W. Welsh.

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4 Messages Denied: General Correspondence, April 1965-December 1968. 9 folders.
Mainly Julius Cahn.
5 Messages Received: General Correspondence, October 1967, August-September 1968. 2 folders.
Christmas, New Year, Jewish New Year, etc.

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