Walter R. May letter collection

Walter R. May letter collection, 1929

Overview of the Collection

Creator: May, Walter R.
Title: Walter R. May letter collection
Dates: 1929 (inclusive)
1929-051929-06
Quantity: .5 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number: WUA011
Summary: The Walter R. May letter collection contains letters written in response to a request from May for ideas for his commencement speech at Willamette University in June 1929.
Repository: Willamette University Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem, OR
97301
Telephone: 5033706866
Fax: 5033706141
archives@willamette.edu
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to researchers.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

When these letters were collected in 1929, Walter R. May was editor of the morning edition of The Oregonian.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Walter R. May letter collection consists of ten letters written to May in 1929. May wrote to a number of national leaders to ask what advice they would give to young people about to graduate. The letters include replies from a labor leader; the president of U.S. Steel; the president of American Telephone and Telegraph; and Herbert Hoover, President of the United States, among others.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Walter R. May letter collection, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The folders are arranged in alphabetical order.

Location of Collection

Mark O. Hatfield Library

Acquisition Information

Gift of Walter R. May, June 1929 (see letter in collection).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Cooper, Kent General editor, The Associated Press.	1929 May 16
1	2	Farrell, James A. President of U. S. Steel Corporation.	1929 May 20
1	3	Filene, Edward A. President, Wm. Filene's Sons Company	1929 May 15
1	4	Gifford, Walter S. President, American Telephone and Telegraph Company.	1929 May 13
1	5	Green, William American labor leader.	1929 May 23
1	6	Hoover, Herbert Clark President of the United States.	1929 May 28
1	7	Lee, Ivy Ledbetter American public-relations consultant.	1929 May 6
1	8	Moore, Charles Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts.	1929 May
1	9	Rockefeller, John D. Jr.	1922-1929
1	10	Snow, William F.	1929 May 20
1	11	Suzzallo, Anthony Henry An American educator.	1929 May 19
1	12	Taber, Louis J. National Master of the National Grange.	1929 May 17
1	13	Printed copy of Commencement Address	1929 June 10
1	14	Photocopy of letters to President Doney, giving the letters to Willamette University Originals in the Doney papers (Office of the President).	1929 June 29

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