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January 1934- August 1935

Folder 1 January – May 1934 Testimony of Hopkins as Federal Relief Administrator before Bureau of the Budget, January 22, 1934; “Memorandum Concerning Funds Required by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration,” to the President; The Red Cross Courier May 1934 including multiple articles on Hopkins; “Report of the Committee on Current Relief Program” Folder 2 June- October 1934 Estimates of Costs of Direct and Work Relief Aug- Sept. 1934; “A Public Employment Program as a means of Economic Security,” Emerson Ross, Committee on Economic Security; “Employment and Employability in the Relief Population,” Emerson Ross; “A National Work Program,” Jacob Baker to FDR; “Relief Needs this Winter,” Corrington Gill to Hopkins Folder 3 November – December 1934 “The Plan to Give Work to the Able-Bodied Needy Unemployed,” Nov. 30, 1934; “A Program of Economic Security,” Nov. 13, 1934; “Informal Report of a Special Committee Advisory to the President’s Committee on Economic Security,” Nov. 24, 1934; “Federal Surplus Relief Corporation: Report on Operations,” October 1933- November 1934 Folder 4 January – April 1935 “Activities of State Legislatures”; “Work Relief Commentary” by locale; “Work Projects for Municipalities”; Executive Order “Establishing agencies… for carrying out the purposes of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935” April 8, 1935 Folder 5 May- August 1935 WPA Bulletin “Labor Relations,” July, 1935; WPA Bulletin #13 “Distinction Between Public Works Administration Projects and Works Progrss Administration Projects,” July 1935; “The Works Program,” 1935; “Conferences with the Directors of Labor Management in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia” August 10, 1935

September 1935 – April 1937

Folder 1 September – October 1935: “Hopkins- Ickes Dispute To Go To President” Baltimore Sun September 11, 1935; “Memorandum of Conference on Status of Emergency Funds…” September 12, 1935 Folder 2 November- December 1935: “The Works Program Situation” Memorandum to the President from Harry Hopkins, November 20, 1935; “Field Report- Regional Adviser Labor Assignment: Ohio” Chester A. Smith, December 10, 1935. Folder 3 January- March 1936: “The Constitution and the New Deal” and “The Price of Failure” Howard Lee McBain; “Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Stuyd or Relief Procedures and Techniques” January 17, 1935; “Report to Mr. Hunter on the Wisconsin Workers’ Alliance” January 31, 1936; “Conference at the White House Regarding Additional Funds For Work Relief Projects…” February 6, 1936; Nationwide Radio Address given by Harry L. Hopkins March 14, 1936. Folder 4 April – July 1936: WPA and FERA correspondence; Henry Morgenthau Diary Entires Folder 5 August – October 1936: “Conference with the President at Hyde Park” August 19, 1936; “Works Progress Administration Comparative Analysis of Administrative Costs as of August 31, 1936”; “Employment and Relief Policy for 1936 and 1937”; “Relief and Work Relief in Illinois”; “Relief and Work Relief- New York City” September 18, 1936; “Report on Mr. Hopkins’ Western Trip: August 25 through September 29, 1936”; “Conference with the President at Hyde Park” August 4, 1936; Report of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget Folder 6 November- December 1936: “Sponsors’ Fund Procedure in the Operation, Recording, and Reporting of the WPA Program” R. Ecker November 3, 1936; “Deficiency Appropriation for Works Program”; “Conference with the President on Relief, December 30, 1936; “Conference with the President Regarding Additional Funds Needed to Operate the WA and Resettlement Programs from February 1 to June 30, 1937” December 29, 1936. Folder 7 January- April 1937: “Summary and Selected Table Concerning the Investigation into Skills of WPA Brick and Stone Masons, Carpenters and Painters in Seven Cities in January 1937”; “Outlook for Employment, Unemployment and Relief” Division of Research, Statistics, and Records Works Progress Administration February 25, 1937; “How to Prevent Another 1929 in 1940” Harry Hopkins, 1937; “Meeting at 2201 R Street on Selective Federal Expenditures” April 1, 1937; “Conference at the White House” April 19, 1937.

May 1937- June 1940

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”

July 1940- June 1941

Folder 1 July- December 1940: “Memorandum Regarding Latin America”; “Economic Defence in the British Empire and the Western Hemisphere” Folder 2 January- February 1941: Hopkins’ appointments between January 9 and Febrary 10, 1941. This is during his visit to London; “List of Items Urgently Required From U.S.A”; Several Telegrams to FDR from Hopkins’ regarding British Armament needs. Folder 3 March 1941: “Examples of war-time Increases in Taxation” Hopkins to Morgenthau, March 4, 1941; War Department Reports regarding “Recent Lend Lease Activities”; “Operations Under the Act of March 11, 1941”; “Minimum Legal Steps Required to be Taken In Disposing of Defense Articles Under H.R. 1776” Folder 4 April 1941: “Proposed Public Statement by the President” April 11, 1941; “Lend Lease Aid for Exile Governments” April 14, 1941; “Establishment of British Air Schools in the United States”; “Machine Tools” Folder 5 May 1941: “Some Policy Considerations on Defense” Oscar Cox May 25, 1941; “Proclaiming a Full National Emergency in Order to Meet the Imminent Danger to Our National Security and to Strengthen the National Defense of the United States and of the Western Hemisphere”; “Lend-Lease Agreements” General Burns May 19, 1941; “Future Lend-Lease Operations” Oscar Cox May 30, 1941. Folder 6 June 1941: “First Report Under the Act of March 11, 1941 (Lend-Lease At)”; “Proposed Master Agreement with the British under the Lend-Lease Act” Oscar Cox June 6, 1941; “Subversive Activities” Oscar Cox June 30, 1941; “Reduction of Automobile Production” Oscar Cox June 16, 1941.

July- December 1941

Folder 1 July 1941: “Report on Progress in Recruitment of Civilian Technicians for the Civilian Technical Corps”; Speech by Hopkins to British upon arrival in London; “Coference held at the Kremlin, Moscow, between M. Stalin, Mr. Hopkins, M. Litvinov, the interpreter,” July 31, 1941; Original Notes taken by Hopkins at the Kremlin July 31, 1941; “Flight to Archangel with Mr. Harry Hopkins July- August 1941” Folder 2 August 1941: “Office of Facts and Figures,” August 22, 1941; “Draft of Eight Point Memorandum,” August 1941; “The General Shipping Position” Arthur Salter August 8, 1941. Folder 3 September 1-15 1941: “Joint Board Estimate of United States Over-All Producation Requirements,” September 11, 1941; “Hopkins’ First Mission to Moscow,” Joseph E. Davies Diary Entry September 8, 1941; “Lend-Lease Activities- US Maritime Commission,” September 6, 1941. Folder 4 September 16-30 1941: “Military Information given by Mr. Stalin at Meeting with Lord Beaverbrook and Mr. Harriman,” September 28, 1941; “Bombers for Russia,” Oscar Cox September 19, 1941; “Note on the Slessor Agreement in Relation to Releases to Britain of U.S. Army Air Corps Contracts,” September 29, 1941; “Comparison of U.S. and U.K.- Canadian Production Schedules in Absolute Terms,” Henry L. Stimson. Folder 5 October 1941: “Further Determination of Diversions to Russian Aid,” October 21, 1941; “Report of Special Mission to U.S.S.R. on allocation of Aircraft from U.K. and U.S. Production,” October 10, 1941. Folder 6 November 1941: “Quarterly Earnings before and after Federal Income Taxes, and Reserves for such Taxes, 122 Companies”; “Corporate Profits and Wage Policy,” A. F. Hinrichs November 25, 1941; “100 Octane Aviation Spirit,” William Piercey November 8, 1941; “The Practical Victory Program” T.H. Burns November 28, 1941. Folder 7 December 1941: “Future Lend- Lease Appropriations,” E.R. Stettinius, Jr. December 27, 1941; “Status of the Soviet Aid Program,” E.R. Stettinius, Jr. December 26, 1941; “Shipping Under British Control”; “The American- British Production Programme 1942”; “Lend- Lease Shipments by Country- November 1941” December 13, 1941.

January- June 1942

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

July 1942- April 1943

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.

May 1943- 1946

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.

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