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To Laura and Harry Wieman from 1st, 2nd (extended) and 3rd generations

Receipt book (money received from children), 1945-65 Ration books, World War II 9 calendars, 1906, 1946-61 (include information on weather, meetings, expenses) 4 address books Alumni award, 1959 Correspondence, 1935-67 Art Study Club programs, 1918-19, 1920-21 Entre Nous programs By-Laws, 1917-63 Library Committee, 1956 The On-To-You Club Uncle Sam's Club: Articles of Incorporations, 25th Anniversary celebration, 1927, 1941 First annual report of the Social Service League, 1912-13 Yearbooks, Women's Association of the First Congregational Church, 1930-44 Grinnell Fellowship of Congregational Christian Women, 1948-9, 1950-1 Yearbooks. Grinnell Fellowship of Congregational Christian Women, 1956-66

Correspondence, etc on class reunions (Grinnell College 1904) Church programs Information on planning an Old Homes Week in Grinnell College papers Go to College by MJM published by MGI The Education of Merta Johnson Matlack as told by herself Merta's nomination for Mother of the State (1961) Artwork from Merta's children Quilting High School Speech Matlack - Majors Hand weaving MJM HWM's anniversaries Knitting Biography of Merta Thank-you cards from third graders who visited MJM Various financial materials from the church Insurance forms and correspondence regarding Merta's final illness and funeral expenses Newspaper clippings Building block catalogs

Correspondence with people outside her family, 1900s - 1964

Newspaper clippings Letters Program from high school commencement Report cards Business cards Visitors Tickets from Republican Congression Convention, 1894 Quilting pieces

Personal Calenders 1965-6, 1970-4, 1983 Army discharge papers Financial notebooks

History of Architecture ... Grinnell, Iowa, 1949 Weft compositions GHS class reunions Lists from GHS class reunions Correspondence from GHS class reunions Photos from GHS class reunions Newspaper clippings from GHS reunions

Receipts and bills HNW's insurance Membership cards Address book Correspondence concerning financial matters

Folder 1 May- December 1937: “Employment on Works Progress Administration Projects, Civilian Conservation Corps and Projects of Other Agencies, By Month: August 31, 1935- October 16, 1937”; “Number of Person Certified as In Need of Relief Employed on Works Progress Administration Projects, Civilian Conservation Corsps and Projects of Other Agenices, August 31, 1935- October 16, 1937”; “Employment on Works Program Projects, By Agency”; “Employment on Works Program Projects, By Relief Status and By Agency”; “Employment on Works Progress Administration Projects, Civilian Conservation Corps and Projects of Other Agencies, By State” Folder 2 January- July 1938: Matthews, William H. “These Past Five Years” March 1938; “Review of ‘Administration of Work Relief in the City of New York August 1936 to December 1937’”; “The WPA Project on Technological Change and Unemployment” Folder 3 August- December 1938: “Basic Considerations Affecting A National Public Assistance Program” General Industrial Advisor Council August 13, 1938; “Text of Mr. Hopkins’ Speech Given at the Departmental Auditorium November 14, 1938”; Williams, Pierce “Problems of Social and Economic Planning Which Will Be Raised By a Large Scale Program of Armaments,” December 15, 1938; Williams, Pierce “Population Basis of Allocating W.P.A. Funds” December 18, 1938. Folder 4 January- March 1939: “Suggested Revision of the Old Age Security Program”; “Broad Case for Drastic Amendment of the Present Old Age Security Program”; “Comments on Pending Amendments to the Social Security Act” Harry L. Hopkins. Folder 5 April- December 1939: “Reorganization Suggestions By the Secretary of Commerce” April 1939; Johnston, Alan “Reflections on Public Work and on The President’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of April 25 and The President’s Relief Message of April 27” Arpil 29, 1939. Folder 6 January- May 1940: “Organization of Defense Research”; “Press Conference Transcript” Harry L. Hopkins May 23, 1940; “U.S. Inventors to Be Mobilized” Sandor S. Klein, June 1940. Folder 7 June 1940: Executive Order Creating “National Defense Research Committee”

Folder 1 January 1-15, 1942: “Combined Raw Materials Board,” January 26, 1942; “Munitions Assignment Board,” January 26, 1942; “Combined Shipping Adjustment Board,” January 26, 1942. Folder 2 January 16-31, 1942: “First Meeting of the Munitions Assignments Board,” January 31, 1942; “Allocation of finished military equipment to Allies,” January 9, 1942; “Merchant Ship Construction in the United States,” Mr. Lubin January 24, 1942. Folder 3 February 1-15, 1942: “Petroleum Refining Plants for the U.S.S.R.”; “Policy Towards Russia” Lord Beaverbrook,” February 1942; “Text of Resolution No. 30 Passed by the Rio Conference: Improvement of Health and Sanitary Conditions,” February 12, 1942; “Possibility of a Negotiated Russo-German Settlement,” Raymond E. Lee February 12, 1942. Folder 4 February 16-29, 1942: “Munitions Assignment Board Minutes of Second Meeting,” February 16, 1942; “Used Octane Gasoline Refining Equipment for Russia,” E.R. Stettinius, Jr. February 21, 1942. Folder 5 March 1942: “Method of Establishing Shipping Priorities”; “Russia,” March 25, 1942. Folder 6 April 1942: “Hopkins and Marshall in London,” Davies Diary Entry April 8, 1942. Folder 7 May 1942: “Harry Hopkins to Overseas Writers,” May 18, 1942; “Organization for controlling aid to Russia,” May 1, 1942; “Combined U.S.- British Committee on Armament and Ammunition Production,” May 1942; “Survey of Lend- Lease Administration,” Donald C. Stone May 16, 1942. Folder 8 June 1942: “Recommendation of the Committee Appointed by the Munitions Assignments Board,” June 6, 1942; “Memorandum Covering the Inter-Departmental Relationship Between the Army and the War Shipping Administration to form a Basis for Full and Complete Cooperation in Connection with the Purchase, Charter, Use and Operation of Vessels and Terminal Facilities”; “Combined Production and Research Board,” June 19

Folder 1 July- August 1942: “Danger in Delay of Normandy Invasion,” Davies Diary Entry, June 20, 1942; “Maritime Commission’s letter of August 14 to the President”; “Importance of the Middle East,” Bonner F. Fellers, August 4, 1942; “Movement of Airplanes to Russia,” J.H. Burns, August 21, 1942; “Prime Minister’s Visit to Moscow,” British War Cabinet, August 23, 1942. Folder 2 September 1942: “Plans for Operation against the Enemy,” H.H. Arnold September 3, 1942. Folder 3 October 1942: “Aid to Russia,” October 6, 1942; “Conference with the President, HL Hopkins, Admiral Land,” October 21, 1942; “Memorandum for the President,” War Shipping Administration, October 16, 1942; “Report to Hopkins on Soviet Press on Stalin- Churchill Row,” Davies Diary Entry, October 3, 1942. Folder 4 November 1942: “Summary of Minutes of Meeting of President’s Soviet Protocol Committee,” November 25, 1942; “Proposal that CLLA Take Over the Contract of Defense Supplies Corporation with Amtorg Trading Corporation,” Office of Lend-Lease Administration, November 13, 1942; “Lend-Lease Aid to the Fighting Frech in North Africa,” E.R. Stettinius, Jr., November 13, 1942; “Allocation of Net Increase in U.S. Dry Cargo Merchant Fleet to British War Services,” at Shipping Administration, November 20, 1942. Folder 5 December 1942: “North Africa: Summary of Proposed Course of Action,” December 24, 1942; “Importance of Soviet Relationships and Suggestions for Improving Them,” J.H. Burns, December 1, 1942; “General Bradley’s Conference with Mr. Harry Hopkins,” December 8, 1942. Folder 6 January- February 1943: “Minutes of Meeting of President’s Soviet Protocol Committee,” January 5, 1943; “Report to the President on Policy Decisions Relating to Dollar Position of Lend-Lease Countries” Folder 7 March 1943: “The British Foreign Secretary’s Visit to the United States- March 1943”; “Hopkins’ Concern,” Davies Diary Entry, March 12, 1943; “United Kingdom Import Requirements,” Joint Economic Analysis Folder 8 April 1943: “Why Moscow Broke with the London Poles,” Davies Diary Entry, April 30, 1943; “Summary of Events Leading to Establishment of Hopkins Committee,” April 5, 1943; “Memorandum Concerning Meat for the U.K.,” April 26, 1943; “Russia’s Position,” J.H. Burn, August 10, 1943.

Folder 1 May 1943: “Notes on Statements of Dry Cargo Shipping Position,” May 10, 1943; “Committee on supplies to Russia,” May 18, 1943; “Minutes of Fourth Meeting of President’s Soviet Protocol Committee,” May 15, 1943. Folder 2 June- July 1943: “Tonnage through the Persian Gulf,” J.H. Burns July 22, 1943; “Hopkins’ Anxiety: Things Were Bad and Breaking Fast,” Davies Diary Entry June 7, 1943; “Hopkins’ Concern Over Lend- Lease in Moscow,” Davies Diary Entry, June 3, 1943. Folder 3 August- September 1943: “Russian Request for Additional Oil Refineries,” J.H. Burns, August 20, 1943; “Probabilities of a German Collapse,” Joint Intelligence Sub- Committee, September 9, 1943; “Similarities Between Germany’s Situation in August 1918 and August 1943,” Joint Intelligence Sub- Committee, September 9, 1943; “Minutes of Sixth Meeting of President’s Soviet Protocol Committee,” September 30, 1943; “Report of Subcommittee on Shipping to the Soviet Protocol Committee” Folder 4 October- December 1943: “Liaison Between European Advisory Commission and Combined Chiefs of Staff,” November 30, 1943; “Chiang Kai Shek and China,” December 31, 1943; “Policy on Industrial Equipment for Russia,” October 26, 1943. Folder 5 January- April 1944: “Things Needing Definition or Management in Connection with Reoccupation”; “Coordinated Attack on Japan’s Inner Zone,” John Davies, January 16, 1943; “Observers’ Mission to North China,” John Davies, January 15, 1944. Folder 6 May- August 1944: “Marshall’s Concern for His Soldiers,” Davies Diary Entry, August 10, 1944; “Check List of Essential Differences Between the United States, the British, and the Soviet Proposals,” August 19, 1944. Folder 7 September 1944: “The Need for Flexibility in American Policy Toward China,” John Davies, August 30, 1944; “Considerations with Respect to Possible Recongnition by Principal Allied Governments of a Provisional Government of France,” September 17, 1943. Folder 8 October- November 1944: “The Pacification of Japan,” John K. Emmerson, October 6, 1944; “Policy Concerning Our Military Air Activities in Other American Republics,” H.H. Arnold, November 16, 1944; “Policy for Creation of Balanced Air Forces in Central and South American Republics,” H.H. Arnold Folder 9 December 1944: “Munitions Assignment Board in Washington,” December 9, 1944. Folder 10 January 1945: “Combined Military Transportation Committee,” January 2, 1945. Folder 11 February- April 1945: Hopkins to Stalin, April 13, 1945. Folder 12 May- December 1945: “Hopkins- Law Shipping Agreement,” Combined Military Transportation Committee, May 1, 1945; “Allocation of U.S. Supplies to U.S.S.R,” Joint Chiefs of Staff, May 2, 1945; Folder 13 1946 H.H Arnold to Mrs. Harry Hopkins, January 29, 1946.

Folder 1 HLH Personal Relationships Folder 2 John A. Kingsbury (Assistant to Hopkins at WPA) Folder 3 Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States) Folder 4 Richard Law (British Minister of State during WWII) Folder 5 Hap Arnold (General Henry H. Arnold, “Architect of American Air Power”) Folder 6 Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner 1941 (Respected Washington Columnists) Folder 7 Harry C. Butcher Diary (Friend and member of Eisenhower’s Staff) Folder 8 James Byrnes: Supreme Court Justice involved in Lend- Lease. Folder 9 Sidney Hyman Notes (Hired by HLH to sort through his papers after leaving politics) Folder 10 Louise Macy (Married to Hopkins from 1942 until his death). Folder 11 Lorena Hicock (Press Correspondent to and confidant of Eleanor Roosevelt) Folder 12 Henry Wallace (Vice President under Roosevelt from 1940-1944) Folder 13 Jesse Macy (Professor of Political Science during Hopkins’ years at Grinnell). Folder 14 Burns, Cox and Young (worked with Hopkins on developing Lend- Lease). Folder 15 Eleanor Roosevelt (Wife of FDR, worked with HLH on New Deal policy) Folder 16 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States) Folder 17 Diana Hopkins (Daughter) Folder 18 John N. Hazard (Worked with Hopkins on Lend- Lease for USSR)