Richard Kirkendall papers, approximately 1945-2015

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kirkendall, Richard Stewart, 1928-
Title
Richard Kirkendall papers
Dates
approximately 1945-2015 (inclusive)
Quantity
78.64 cubic feet (59 boxes, including 5 3.5 in. floppy disks, 1 5.25 in. floppy disk, 40 audio cassettes, and 8 CDs)
Collection Number
5720
Summary
Papers of a Professor Emeritus, U.S. History, University of Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Request at UW

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Professor Emeritus Richard Kirkendall occupied the Bullitt Chair in American History from 1988-1998. Kirkendall has also held faculty positions at Wesleyan (1955-1958), the University of Missouri, Columbia (1958-1973), Indiana University, and Iowa State University (1981-1988), where he was the Henry A. Wallace Professor of History. He retired from teaching in 1998. Born in Spokane, Washington on April 11, 1928 Kirkendall received his B.A. from Gonzaga University in 1950 and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1958. Between college and graduate school he served in the United States Navy in North Korean waters.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection includes correspondence, teaching files, subject series (1950s-1980s), personal papers, writings, publications, research files, conference files, lectures and talks, photographs, grant materials, administrative documents, awards, certificates, oral history transcripts, oral history recordings, and other audiovisual recordings. Also includes records from Kirkendall's work as member, executive secretary, and ad hoc committee chair of the Organization of American Historians. Much of the collection is focused on Kirkendall's research and writings on Henry A. Wallace, Henry C. Wallace ("Uncle Henry"), and Harry S. Truman.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

To the extent that they own the copyright, the donor has transferred the copyright of the materials to the University of Washington; however, copyright in some items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

  • Accession No. 5720-001, Richard Kirkendall papers, 1945-1997
  • Accession No. 5720-002, Richard Kirkendall papers, approximately 1960-2015

Preservation Note

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 5720-001: Richard Kirkendall papers, 1945-1997Return to Top

58.88 cubic feet (46 boxes)

Scope and Content: Includes correspondence and teaching files (1950's-1980's)

Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Container(s) Description
Box Accession
18 5720-001
Book reviews/policy papers
1 5720-001
Course papers
2 5720-001
AHA/Abraham case
3 5720-001
AHA
42-43 5720-001
Boeing, misc.
33 5720-001
Columbus/New Deal research
44 5720-001
Cornwall/Truman/course files
35 5720-001
Farm crisis
4-5, 46 5720-001
Misc. files
37-38 5720-001
Notes
45 5720-001
Research files
6 5720-001
Subject Files - A
7 5720-001
Subject Files - A-B
8 5720-001
Subject Files - B-C
9-10 5720-001
Subject Files - D
11 5720-001
Subject Files - D-E
12 5720-001
Subject Files - F
13 5720-001
Subject Files - F-H
14 5720-001
Subject Files - H
15 5720-001
Subject Files - H-I
16 5720-001
Subject Files - J
17 5720-001
Subject Files - K-L
19 5720-001
Subject Files - M
20 5720-001
Subject Files - M-N
21 5720-001
Subject Files - N
22 5720-001
Subject Files - O
23 5720-001
Subject Files - O-P
24 5720-001
Subject Files - P
41 5720-001
Subject Files - R
39-40 5720-001
R/course files
25 5720-001
Subject Files - R-S
26-29 5720-001
Subject Files - S
32 5720-001
Subject Files - S-U
34 5720-001
Subject Files - S-T
36 5720-001
Subject Files - T
30 5720-001
Subject Files - W
31 5720-001
Subject Files - W-Y

Accession No. 5720-002: Richard Kirkendall papers, approximately 1960-2015Return to Top

19.76 cubic feet (17 boxes, including 5 3.5 in. floppy disks, 1 5.25 in. floppy disk, 40 audio cassettes, and 8 CDs)

Scope and Content: Primarily materials related to Kirkendall's research on Henry A. Wallace, Henry C. Wallace ("Uncle Henry"), and Harry S. Truman. Also includes personal papers as well as records from Kirkendall's work as member, executive secretary, and ad hoc committee chair of the Organization of American Historians. Materials include correspondence, writings, publications, research files, conference files, lectures and talks, photographs, grant applications, administrative documents, awards, certificates, oral history transcripts, oral history recordings, and other audiovisual recordings.

Restrictions on Access: Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.

Analog and digital media is closed until evaluated.

Restrictions on Use: To the extent that they own the copyright, the donor has transferred the copyright of the materials to the University of Washington; however, copyright in some items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Richard Kirkendall, 2023-07-10

Arrangement: Arranged in 4 series.
Container(s) Description Dates
Series 1: Henry A. Wallace Research Files
Subseries 1: Writings
Scope and Content: Kirkendall's general writings on Henry A. Wallace. Files may include paper drafts and attendant publications, correspondence, background readings, and notes.
Box/Folder Accession
1/20 5720-002
Henry A. Wallace at Iowa State
1 5.25 in. floppy disk
 1995
1/22 5720-002
"Reflections of a Revolutionary on a Revolution"
 1989-1993
1/24 5720-002
Annals of Iowa
 1986-1988
1/26 5720-002
"Henry A. Wallace and the Mystique of the Farm Male, 1921-1933"
 1985
13/1 5720-002
Becoming an Intellectual
 undated
13/10 5720-002
American National Biography
 1990
13/11 5720-002
Intellectual Journey
 undated
14/1 5720-002
Wallace's Thought
 1966-1981
14/2 5720-002
The Second Secretary Wallace
 1989
14/4 5720-002
Chapter Outlines and Notes
 undated
14/11 5720-002
"The Wallaces and the Country Life Movement"
 undated
14/12 5720-002
Miscellaneous
 undated
15/28 5720-002
"Organizing for Economic Defense: Henry Wallace and the Board of Economic Warfare's Foreign Policy Initiatives, 1942"
 undated
16/1 5720-002
"In the Shadow of FDR: The Vice Presidency of Henry A. Wallace 1941-1945"
 1995
16/9 5720-002
Wallace and the Cold War - Writings and Correspondence, 1 of 2
undated
16/10 5720-002
Wallace and the Cold War - Writings and Correspondence, 2 of 2
undated
Box
12 5720-002
Henry Wallace Chapter Drafts
Scope and Content: Subdivided by chapter.
undated
13 5720-002
Henry Wallace Chapter Drafts
Scope and Content: Subdivided by chapter.
undated
Subseries 2: Writings by Others
Scope and Content: Writings on Henry A. Wallace by other researchers. Includes papers with Kirkendall's annotations. Also includes paper sharing and reviews.
Box/Folder Accession
1/18 5720-002
Wallace Research
 1998
1/23 5720-002
Review of White and Maze's "Henry A. Wallace: His Search for a New World Order."
 1995
1/31 5720-002
Evaluation of "Henry A. Wallace's Search for the 'Inner Light': The Experimental Spiritualism Behind One Midwestern Critique of Modern America."
 1993
1/46 5720-002
Annotated Copy of "Henry A. Wallace's Search for the 'Inner Light': The Experimental Spiritualism Behind One Midwestern Critique of Modern America."
 undated
1/34 5720-002
Wallace Series
1991-1992
1/51 5720-002
"The New Deal, the Guru, and Grass: The Roerich Expedition to Asia, 1934-1936" with Kirkendall's Notes
 undated
1/52 5720-002
"Alternative Land Reform Proposals in the 1930s: The Nashville Agrarians and the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union" with Kirkendall's Notes
 undated
1/54 5720-002
"Mongolia, Tibet, and Buddhism or, A Tale of Two Roerichs" with Kirkendall's Notes
 undated
2/1 5720-002
Carl Hamilton - Correspondence
Scope and Content: Also includes copy of essays on Wallace by Alfred D. Stedman; correspondence is concerning that material.
1983
2/3 5720-002
"Autonomous Policy Expert or 'Power Elite' Member?: Rexford G. Tugwell and the Creation of the U.S. Resettlement Administration in 1935" with Kirkendall's Notes
 1992
13/6 5720-002
New Interpretations of Henry A Wallace
 1989
13/8 5720-002
Morain, Religious Thought
 1987
15/30 5720-002
Paper Sharing
 1982-1983
1/48 5720-002
"Thornstein Veblen and His Critics, 1891-1963" with Kirkendall's Notes
 approximately 1992
5/11 5720-002
"The Emergence of an Iowa Intellectual"
 1988
Subseries 3: Talks, Lectures, Conferences
Scope and Content: Talks and presentations with supplementary materials including photographs, notes, and transparencies. Includes related materials like correspondence, brochures, and clippings.
Box/Folder Accession
1/19 5720-002
Henry A. Wallace Annual Lecture
Scope and Content: Materials related to talks given at the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture. Includes correspondence and drafts of Kirkendall's talk "Second Thoughts on the Agricultural Revolution: Henry A. Wallace in his Last Years."
1997-1999
1/33 5720-002
1988 Workshop Correspondence
Scope and Content: Correspondence regarding a canceled workshop on Wallace organized by Kirkendall.
1988-1989
14/19 5720-002
Talks
 1985
15/31 5720-002
Hoover Library Conference
 1995-1997
9/22 5720-002
Henry Wallace Institute Annual Lecture
 1997
9/18 5720-002
Henry Wallace Institute Annual Lecture
 1998
9/19 5720-002
Wallace and Sustainable Agriculture
 2000
Subseries 4: Research
Scope and Content: Research materials on Henry A. Wallace. Includes materials related to research trips to various archives, including correspondence, notes, and descriptions of archival holdings. Also includes oral history recordings and transcripts, and other miscellaneous research materials.
Box/Folder Accession
1/21 5720-002
Proposals
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
1986-1988
1/29 5720-002
Theodore Wilson Correspondence
 1983-1986
1/35 5720-002
FDR Library, 1 of 2
 approximately 1995
1/36 5720-002
FDR Library, 2 of 2
 approximately 1995
1/37 5720-002
Southern Historical Collection - UNC Chapel Hill
 approximately 1991
1/38 5720-002
Talbott Family Papers
1994-1995
1/39 5720-002
Truman Library
 approximately 1995-1999
1/40 5720-002
Notes on Wallace Holdings
 1990
1/41 5720-002
University of Montana - Bozeman
 1993-1995
1/42 5720-002
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
 1991-1995
1/43 5720-002
American Heritage Center - University of Wyoming
 1994-1995
1/44 5720-002
Yale University
1995
2/4 5720-002
Transcript from Wallace Workshop, 4/30/88
 1988
2/9 5720-002
Oral History Transcripts
 undated
2/10 5720-002
Microform Orders
 1988
2/11 5720-002
Note on Vice Provost / Wallace
 undated
2/12 5720-002
Research Questions and Hypotheses
 undated
2/13 5720-002
Note on Wallace / Farmers Union in 1940
 undated
2/14 5720-002
Note on Relations with FB and FY (?) Late 1930s
 undated
4/9 5720-002
Oral History Transcripts
Scope and Content: Includes interview with Earl Bressman, 12/7/82 (Tape 1, Side A).
1982
9/3 5720-002
Mention of Relatives of Henry A. Wallace in Des Moines Register, 1910-1919
 undated
9/25 5720-002
Wallace and FBI
1991
9/28 5720-002
Ancil Payne - Correspondence
 1996
Box
9 5720-002
Oral History Audio Tapes with Accompanying Notes
31 audio cassettes
 approximately 1982-1987
10 5720-002
Oral History Audio Tapes with Accompanying Notes
 approximately 1982-1987
10 5720-002
Research Scrapbook
Scope and Content: Pages of Kirkendall's book on Uncle Henry cut and pasted together with notes and pages of sources Kirkendall used in research. May be a writing aid used to corroborate sources to portions of written text.
undated
13 5720-002
Archives Correspondence Regarding Wallace Research
 1987-1996
Box/Folder
13/2 5720-002
New York Times Index 1944
 undated
13/3 5720-002
Note
 undated
13/4 5720-002
Note - Agricultural Policy
 undated
13/5 5720-002
Reference Files
undated
13/7 5720-002
Wallace and American Agriculture
 undated
13/8 5720-002
Miscellaneous
 undated
14/3 5720-002
Correspondence
 1988
14/5 5720-002
Research
 undated
14/13 5720-002
Notes
 undated
14/15 5720-002
H. B. Wallace Oral History Transcripts
 1988
14/16 5720-002
Stackpole, Brown Oral History Transcripts
 1987-1988
14/17 5720-002
James W. Wallace Oral History Transcripts
 1982
1/47 5720-002
Oral History Transcripts
 approximately 1982-1987
16/4 5720-002
Correspondence
 1987
16/11 5720-002
Interview Transcript
 undated
17/1 5720-002
James W. Wallace Correspondence
 1987-1988
17/2 5720-002
Correspondence
 1983-1997
17/3 5720-002
Robert B. Wallace Correspondence
 1970-1989
17/4 5720-002
Correspondence
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
1988
17/5 5720-002
Financials for Archive Visits and Correspondence
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
1987-1988
17/6 5720-002
Henry Wallace and Religion Tapes
4 audio cassettes
 undated
16/13 5720-002
Henry Wallace and Religion Materials
 1987
Subseries 5: Uncle Henry Wallace and the Wallace House Foundation
Scope and Content: Kirkendall's research and writings on Henry A. Wallace's grandfather, "Uncle Henry" Wallace. Also includes materials related to the preservation of the Des Moines' home of "Uncle Henry" Wallace.
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 5720-002
Wallace House Foundation
 1991-1995
1/2 5720-002
Correspondence
Scope and Content: Materials related to "Uncle Henry: A Documentary Profile of the First Henry Wallace."
1993
1/3 5720-002
Iowa Heritage Expo Trip
Scope and Content: Materials related to an event hosted by the State Historical Society of Iowa, to which Kirkendall was invited to speak about "Uncle Henry: A Documentary Profile of the First Henry Wallace."
1993-1994
1/4 5720-002
Uncle Henry Photographic Prints and Negatives
Scope and Content: Also includes group portraits of the Wallace family.
undated
1/5 5720-002
Correspondence
Scope and Content: Materials mostly consist of congratulatory notes regarding the publishing of "Uncle Henry: A Documentary Profile of the First Henry Wallace." Includes letters from friends and colleagues as well as some related clippings and correspondence with Iowa State University Press regarding official matters.
1993-1994
1/6 5720-002
Correspondence - Permissions
Scope and Content: Materials related to "Uncle Henry: A Documentary Profile of the First Henry Wallace."
1992-1994
1/7 5720-002
Correspondence - Editing
Scope and Content: Materials related to "Uncle Henry: A Documentary Profile of the First Henry Wallace."
1992-1993
1/8 5720-002
Correspondence - Revisions
Scope and Content: Materials related to "Uncle Henry: A Documentary Profile of the First Henry Wallace."
1991
1/9 5720-002
Correspondence - Manuscript Acceptance
Scope and Content: Materials related to "Uncle Henry: A Documentary Profile of the First Henry Wallace."
1991-1992
1/10 5720-002
Notes and Beginnings of "Uncle Henry" Draft
 1986-1987
1/11 5720-002
Correspondence - Reviews
Scope and Content: Materials related to "Uncle Henry: A Documentary Profile of the First Henry Wallace."
1995-1996
1/12 5720-002
"Plain People," by E. W. Howe (1929)
Scope and Content: Photocopies of book pages that include Kirkendall's annotations.
undated
1/13 5720-002
Miscellaneous Writings
Scope and Content: Reprinted writings of "Uncle Henry" Wallace. These may have been incorporated into Kirkendall's book.
undated
1/14 5720-002
"Uncle Henry" Biographical Note
Scope and Content: Also includes publishing-related correspondence.
1992-1994
1/15 5720-002
Wallace House Foundation Events
Scope and Content: Correspondence related to Wallace House Foundation events. Also includes speaking notes and correspondence related to presentations Kirkendall gave on agricultural history.
1994
1/16 5720-002
"Uncle Henry" Manuscript
 undated
1/17 5720-002
Wallace Family Research
Scope and Content: Includes article lists and research notes about the Wallace family in Iowa.
1987-1991
5/19 5720-002
Preservation Note
 undated
Subseries 6: Other Wallace Family Members
Box/Folder Accession
1/25 5720-002
Virginia Wadsley Correspondence
Scope and Content: Correspondence between Kirkendall and Wadsley regarding women in the Wallace family. Also includes proposed manuscript for work on Nancy Cantwell Wallace.
1994
9/30 5720-002
Letter to Wallace Grandchildren
 1988
5/10 5720-002
Wallace House Photographs
Scope and Content: Correspondence and photos of Kirkendall's involvement with getting Wallace houses put on the historic register.
1962-1974
Subseries 7: Miscellaneous
Box/Folder Accession
1/27 5720-002
WGBH Correspondence
 1983-1984
1/28 5720-002
Correspondence
Scope and Content: Correspondence regarding the John Culver and John Hyde biography of Henry A. Wallace.
1988-1995
1/30 5720-002
Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center and Country Life Folk Festival
1996
1/32 5720-002
TV Biography on Wallace
Scope and Content: Includes correspondence confirming Kirkendall's role on an advisory committee as well as a treatment for a TV program that Kirkendall appears to have annotated.
1989
13/9 5720-002
Correspondence
 1989-1997
1/50 5720-002
Note on Farmers Union and Agricultural Politics
Scope and Content: Notes kept in Kirkendall's original folders.
undated
1/45 5720-002
Article Reprint Requests
 undated
2/2 5720-002
John Pesek - Correspondence
Scope and Content: Correspondence concerning 'Adoption of Hybrid Corn' and Wallace Workshop.
1988
2/8 5720-002
Greg Field and David Hamilton - Correspondence
 2000
2/15 5720-002
Briel Laudgren - Correspondence
 1988
15/27 5720-002
Country Life Center / Wallace House Foundation
1 CD
 1988-2003
Series 2 : Harry S. Truman Research Files
Subseries 1: Writings
Scope and Content: Kirkendall's general writings on Harry S. Truman. Files may include paper drafts and attendant publications, correspondence, background readings, and notes.
Box/Folder Accession
2/18 5720-002
Manuscript Pages
Scope and Content: From folder labeled "Work for UNO as VP" and "Church membership and attendance 1944."
undated
2/19 5720-002
"Faith and Foreign Policy: An Exploration into the Mind of Harry Truman"
 undated
2/20 5720-002
"Harry Truman's Quest for Peace" with Suggestions for Further Reading
1 3.5 in. floppy disk
 approximately 2008
2/28 5720-002
"Preparations for Politics"
undated
2/29 5720-002
"Political Apprenticeship"
 undated
2/30 5720-002
"Years of Accomplishment"
 undated
2/31 5720-002
"Moving Up"
 undated
2/32 5720-002
"Success in the Senate"
Scope and Content: Drafts of paper with annotations. Also includes pages of notes, which may be related to a speaking engagement on Truman in the Senate.
undated
2/34 5720-002
"Struggle for Survival"
 undated
2/37 5720-002
"Truman's Quest for Peace" Outline with Notes
Scope and Content: Original folder labeled "Truman's Quest for Peace Part 1 Saturday After Shopping -- Years of Preparation."
undated
2/47 5720-002
Truman Committee
 undated
2/7 5720-002
"President Shaped by War / Learning War" Drafts, Folder 1 of 2
 2005
3/1 5720-002
"President Shaped by War / Learning War" Drafts, Folder 2 of 2
 2005
3/3 5720-002
"Truman's Bipartisan Foreign Policy"
 2011
3/4 5720-002
"Harry Truman's Quest for Peace"
 2009
3/5 5720-002
"Faith and Foreign Policy: An Exploration into the Mind of Harry Truman"
 2008
3/6 5720-002
Salem Press - Biographical Sketch on Truman
 1985-1986
3/10 5720-002
Truman / Peace First Draft
 undated
3/8 5720-002
"Harry S. Truman and the Creation of the Air Force"
 undated
3/15 5720-002
Kirkendall and Peter Kelley Paper Draft
 2013
3/32 5720-002
Columbia Special Products - Kirkendall's Liner Notes
Scope and Content: Kirkendall's liner notes for an educational record about Truman. Includes correspondence with Columbia.
1974
3/33 5720-002
"Harry Truman : One Man's Experience in the Great War and How They Shaped Him" and "A Veteran in the White House"
 2008
4/4 5720-002
Chapter Drafts
Scope and Content: Chapters of biography on Truman, presumably by Kirkendall. Focus on the World Wars.
undated
4/5 5720-002
Miscellaneous Writings
Scope and Content: Includes "Harry Truman and the Creation of the Air Force."
undated
4/31 5720-002
Miscellaneous Writings
 undated
6/2 5720-002
"Truman and the End of the Cold War" (Revision)
 undated
5/20 5720-002
Truman Essay
 undated
5/21 5720-002
"President Shaped by War" Introduction
 undated
5/22 5720-002
"Faith and Foreign Policy" Short Version and Long Version
 undated
6/9 5720-002
Drafts of "Harry Truman's Faith"
 undated
6/23 5720-002
"A Piano Player in the White House: Music in the Life of Harry Truman" with Correspondence
 1979
6/28 5720-002
Miscellaneous
 undated
9/4 5720-002
"Faith and Foreign Policy: An Exploration into the Mind of Harry Truman" Drafts with Annotations
 undated
9/5 5720-002
"Oxford Companion to Politics of the World" Contribution
 1996-2000
9/6 5720-002
"Encyclopedia of the American West" Contribution
 1993
9/7 5720-002
"Truman and the Veterans"
 undated
9/10 5720-002
"Harry S. Truman: A 'Near Great' American President"
 undated
9/12 5720-002
Book Chapters
 undated
12/3 5720-002
"Truman's Path to Power"
1992
Box
12 5720-002
"Truman: An Unlikely National Hero" Notes, Drafts, Correspondence
 1995-1999
Box/Folder
5/3 5720-002
"National Public Health Insurance and the Politics of Race in the Truman Era, 1945-1952"
 undated
5/4 5720-002
Essay on the Truman Library and the Research Process
 1975
5/5 5720-002
Miscellaneous Writings
 undated
5/6 5720-002
"The Last Steps"
 undated
6/7 5720-002
"Harry S Truman: A President Shaped by War" (8/14/03 Version)
 2003
Subseries 2: Harry's Farewell: Interpreting and Teaching the Truman Presidency
Scope and Content: Book on Truman's presidency, Truman's farewell address, and Truman historiography more broadly, which Kirkendall edited. Includes various drafts of the book and related materials from the "Harry's Farewell" conference at the Truman Library. Papers presented at this conference would later be compiled into the book.
Box/Folder Accession
5/14 5720-002
"Harry's Farewell" Revision with Abstract
5/15 5720-002
"Harry's Farewell" with Footnotes, Final Draft
 undated
5/16 5720-002
"Harry's Farewell" 3rd Draft
 undated
5/17 5720-002
"Harry's Farewell" 2nd Draft
 undated
5/18 5720-002
"Harry's Farewell" Early Drafts
 undated
5/29 5720-002
Day 4 - Harry's Farewell Conference Presentations, Truman Library
2003
5/30 5720-002
Day 2 - Harry's Farewell Conference Presentations, Truman Library
2003
5/31 5720-002
Day 3 - Harry's Farewell Conference Presentations, Truman Library
2003
5/32 5720-002
Day 1 - Harry's Farewell Conference Presentations, Truman Library
2003
5/33 5720-002
Notes
 undated
5/34 5720-002
Harry's Farewell - Conference Correspondence
 2003
5/35 5720-002
Harry's Farewell - Flights, Rental Car, Transportation, Hotel
 2003
5/36 5720-002
Harry's Farewell - Dinners
 2003
5/37 5720-002
Harry's Farewell - Other Activities at Truman Library
 2003
5/38 5720-002
Harry's Farewell - Conference Scheduling
 2003
5/39 5720-002
Harry's Farewell - Miscellaneous, 1 of 3
1 3.5 in floppy
 2003
5/40 5720-002
Harry's Farewell - Miscellaneous, 2 of 3
 2003
5/41 5720-002
Harry's Farewell - Miscellaneous, 3 of 3
 2003
6/5 5720-002
Harry's Farewell - Planning
 2001-2002
6/1 5720-002
Harry's Farewell - Conference Authorization
 2001
Box
8 5720-002
Harry's Farewell
Scope and Content: Annotated photocopies of primary sources (e.g. Truman's speeches and fireside chats) and other materials that constitute background research Kirkendall did for Harry's Farwell.
approximately 2002
8 5720-002
Harry's Farwell Correspondence
 approximately 1998-2005
Box/Folder
9/1 5720-002
Harry's Farewell Correspondence
 approximately 2003
9/8 5720-002
Revision of 2/04
1 3.5 in floppy
 2004
9/9 5720-002
Revision with Correspondence
 2004
15/1 5720-002
Publishing Agreement
 2002
9/17 5720-002
Harry's Farewell Book Signing
 2005
Subseries 3: Writings by Others
Scope and Content: Writings on Harry S. Truman by other researchers. Includes papers with Kirkendall's annotations. Also includes paper sharing and reviews.
Box/Folder Accession
2/16 5720-002
"Tall Stalks and Plain Talk - Truman's 1948 Whistle-Stop Campaign Through Iowa"
Scope and Content: Includes critical annotations and correspondence with the publisher.
2008
2/17 5720-002
"History of the Mid-America Conference on History"
Scope and Content: Includes critical annotations and correspondence.
2014
3/43 5720-002
Veteran's Benefits 1946 Printout
 2010
4/8 5720-002
"Harry S. Truman: The Senatorial Record"
 undated
6/6 5720-002
"Harry Truman's Time and Our Time"
1 3.5 in floppy
 undated
14/10 5720-002
Grant Applications, Reports, Writings
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
1994-2000
15/19 5720-002
Tom Soapes Chapter with Notes
 undated
4/6 5720-002
Background Reading and Notes
 undated
3/41 5720-002
"Needing 'Visceral Instincts': Truman's Views on Indians and Federal Indian Policy, 1945-1953"
 2009
Subseries 4: Talks, Lectures, Conferences
Scope and Content: Talks and presentations with supplementary materials including photographs, notes, and transparencies. Includes related materials like correspondence, brochures, and clippings.
Box/Folder Accession
2/21 5720-002
"Harry Truman's First War" for Civil War Roundtable
 approximately 2002-2003
2/33 5720-002
"Captain Truman's Plan for a Lasting Peace"
 undated
2/35 5720-002
"The Genesis of Harry Truman's Idea on Foreign Policy"
 1965
2/36 5720-002
"Truman, Wallace, and the Beginnings of the Cold War"
 undated
2/38 5720-002
Mid-America History Conference
 1981
2/40 5720-002
Mid-America History Conference
 1984
2/41 5720-002
Western Illinois and Missouri History Conferences
 1974-1977
2/43 5720-002
"Harry Truman's Quest for Peace: The Religion Component"
approximately 2010
2/45 5720-002
"Truman and the Military-Industrial Complex"
 undated
2/46 5720-002
Truman Centennial Symposium
 1983-1984
2/53 5720-002
"Harry Truman and the Reform of the Military"
 undated
2/54 5720-002
University House Talk, Wallingford
 2012
2/56 5720-002
"Truman and Missouri"
1986
2/57 5720-002
"Why Truman Dropped the Bomb"
 approximately 1987
2/58 5720-002
"Truman and the Establishment of NATO"
 undated
2/6 5720-002
Miscellaneous Talks
Scope and Content: Miscellaneous talks organized by title.
approximately 1973-1979
3/2 5720-002
"Truman's Path to Power"
 undated
3/36 5720-002
Atlantic Economic Conference - Talk on Keyserling
 1977
3/37 5720-002
"Truman and the Democratic Coalition"
 1978
3/38 5720-002
Miscellaneous Talks
 1974-1976
3/39 5720-002
Truman and the Great War
 2007
3/40 5720-002
"Harry Truman's Quest for Peace"
 undated
4/1 5720-002
Miscellaneous Talks
Scope and Content: Miscellaneous talks organized by title.
undated
4/2 5720-002
Miscellaneous Talks
Scope and Content: Miscellaneous talks organized by title.
2008
5/7 5720-002
Talks, Folder 1 of 3
 1977-1995
5/8 5720-002
Talks, Folder 2 of 3
 1973-1979
5/9 5720-002
Talks, Folder 3 of 3
 1978-1979
5/24 5720-002
Drafts of Key Note Address - Missouri Conference on History
 undated
5/28 5720-002
Reactions to Harry S. Truman Institute Conference
 2003
6/8 5720-002
Skymasters
 2006
6/29 5720-002
WWII Lectures
 approximately 2013
6/30 5720-002
Miscellaneous Lectures
 undated
6/31 5720-002
Miscellaneous Writings
 undated
9/14 5720-002
Harry Truman: An Unlikely National Hero
 undated
9/15 5720-002
The Sunday Exchange
 1999
9/16 5720-002
History Access Reading Group
 2004
9/20 5720-002
Current Trends in American Historical Writing Conference
1971
9/21 5720-002
Truman in the Senate
 undated
Box
12 5720-002
Lectures and Related Correspondence
 1996-2007
Box/Folder
14/18 5720-002
Talks
 1988-2000
15/2 5720-002
Missouri History Conference
 2016
2/5 5720-002
"Truman and the Transformation of East Asia"
 undated
Subseries 5: Correspondence
Box/Folder Accession
2/22 5720-002
Truman Library - Lisa Sullivan
 2014
2/23 5720-002
Truman Family Papers - Randy Sowell
 2011
2/24 5720-002
Truman's Faith - Tracy McKenzie
 2013
2/26 5720-002
Truman and National Guard - Richard Sowell
 2013
2/27 5720-002
MacArthur, Eisenhower, Truman - Randy Sowell and George Purdy
 2011
2/42 5720-002
As Film Advisor, OAH, and "A Hero for Our Times"
 1977
3/45 5720-002
Truman Biography
Scope and Content: Correspondence and notes with publishers related to both a contract for a Truman biography that Kirkendall was set to write and its eventual cancellation in the early 1970s.
approximately 1960-1973
4/3 5720-002
Truman and WWII / WW1
approximately 1971-2005
5/12 5720-002
Correspondence
Scope and Content: Miscellaneous correspondence organized by topic.
1987-2007
5/13 5720-002
Correspondence
Scope and Content: Miscellaneous correspondence organized by topic.
1992-2008
6/3 5720-002
Truman Library
 2001-2003
9/26 5720-002
Truman and Civil War
 1987-2008
11/3 5720-002
Truman Encyclopedia, Publisher Correspondence
 1989-1999
12/5 5720-002
Correspondence
 2005-2011
12/8 5720-002
Correspondence
 approximately 1964-2010
14/14 5720-002
Correspondence
 1972-2005
15/4 5720-002
Regarding Churchill Quotation
 undated
2/55 5720-002
Theme of Imperial Presidency - with Various Correspondents
1974-1980
Subseries 6: Research
Box/Folder Accession
2/25 5720-002
Faith and Foreign Policy
Scope and Content: File name given by Kirkendall has been retained. includes clippings, correspondence, agenda for symposium at the Truman Library titled ""U.S. Presidents and the Middle East: Truman to Obama," publications, and a file titled "Truman at Gonzaga." File included a note, "Bibliography in religion, See letters from ----- and Dorsett." Correspondence with a Lyle Dorsett is included.
2008-2013
2/39 5720-002
Music at the White House
Scope and Content: Publications, notes, drafts of papers by Kirkendall, clippings, and brochures related to Truman's accomplishments as a musician.
undated
2/44 5720-002
Truman on the Family Farm - Notes
 undated
2/48 5720-002
Notes
Scope and Content: Miscellaneous notes, including annotated church programs.
undated
2/51 5720-002
Truman Inventory, UW Special Collections
 2016
3/7 5720-002
Course, The Great Exception (Princeton: 2016)
 approximately 2016
3/9 5720-002
Support for the Jews during War - Notes
 1979
4/7 5720-002
Diary Discovery
Scope and Content: Miscellaneous notes and correspondence related to Kirkendall's thoughts on a discovered Truman diary.
approximately 2003
4/27 5720-002
Notes
 undated
4/28 5720-002
Notes
 approximately 1985-2006
4/29 5720-002
Notes
 approximately 2006
5/23 5720-002
Cold War and Health Care Notecard
 undated
15/3 5720-002
Senate Memoranda
 1972
15/20 5720-002
Truman and Cold War Notes
 undated
15/21 5720-002
Screen Gems - TV Outtakes
2 CDs
Scope and Content: Excerpts from a TV series on the Korean War, shared with Kirkendall by the Truman Film Archive's Screen Gems Collection. Materials are not in the public domain.
approximately 2003
15/22 5720-002
George Elsey Tape
1 audio cassette
 1977
15/23 5720-002
Truman Playing Piano and Other Recordings
1 audio cassette
 1952-1957
15/25 5720-002
Wallace Interviews
1 audio cassette
 1989-1992
15/26 5720-002
Truman Photographs
2 CDs
 undated
16/2 5720-002
Miscellaneous
1 audio cassette
 1983-1995
3/42 5720-002
Truman and Religion
Scope and Content: Primarily research and writings on Truman and his faith. Also includes book talk on civil liberties and talk for Truman University.
approximately 2009-2010
15/17 5720-002
Truman Histography Notes
 undated
Subseries 7: Miscellaneous
Box/Folder Accession
3/34 5720-002
Photographs
Scope and Content: Photographs of Truman at different points of his life. At least some were used for talks. Includes correspondence.
2008
3/35 5720-002
Guide to Photographs in "Harry Truman: A Veteran in the White House"
 undated
3/42 5720-002
Korean War Documents and Pictures
 undated
6/10 5720-002
Truman Encyclopedia, Folder 1 of 3
Scope and Content: These records are divided into writings, notes, correspondence, and Truman encyclopedia miscellany. The writing are primarily for lectures and talks that Kirkendall gave, and the notes section is a collection of Kirkendall's research notes. The Truman encyclopedia folder contains records related to materials that Kirkendall was the editor of; these records were all grouped together by Kirkendall in one large master folder.
1987
6/11 5720-002
Truman Encyclopedia, Folder 2 of 3
 1987
6/12 5720-002
Truman Encyclopedia, Folder 3 of 3
 1987
15/24 5720-002
A President Shaped by War
1 3.5 in. floppy disk
 undated
15/29 5720-002
Iowa Clippings and Correspondence
 1983
12/9 5720-002
Playbill
 undated
Series 3: Organization of American Historians (OAH) Files
Scope and Content: Materials related to Kirkendall's time with the OAH. Includes centennial records, writings, and organizational documents. Kirkendall was Executive Secretary of the OAH from 1973-1981.
Subseries 1: Centennial Files
Scope and Content: Kirkendall played a significant role in organizing the Organization of American Historians centennial. Includes programs, planning correspondence, correspondence with participants about submitting papers for the event, submitted papers, and a paper Kirkendall wrote for the event with attached statistics.
Box/Folder Accession
3/17 5720-002
Program Committee
2005
3/19 5720-002
Correspondence
 2005-2007
3/20 5720-002
Correspondence
 2006-2007
3/21 5720-002
2007 Centennial Meeting Supplement and Advertising
 2007
3/22 5720-002
Printed Program
 2006
3/23 5720-002
Preregistration
 2007
3/24 5720-002
Printouts of Convention Reportage
 2007
3/25 5720-002
Worksheets
 2007
3/26 5720-002
Centennial Program
2007
3/27 5720-002
Kirkendall's Paper on the History of the OAH
 2007
3/28 5720-002
Presentations
 2007
3/29 5720-002
Thank You Letter
Scope and Content: Letter thanking Kirkendall for serving as Ad Hoc chair for the Centennial Committee.
2007
3/30 5720-002
Transparencies
Scope and Content: Presentation transparencies displaying statistics related to Kirkendall's "From the MVHA to the OAH, 1951 to 1981."
2007
3/31 5720-002
Notes and Correspondence
 2007
14/6 5720-002
Correspondence
 2004-2006
3/18 5720-002
Memoranda
 2005-2006
Subseries 2: Publications and Writings
Scope and Content: Organizational publications. Also includes Kirkendall's OAH related writings, including "From the MVHA to the OAH, 1951-1981."
Box/Folder Accession
4//14 5720-002
Lemisch at Yale
 1977-2007
4/15 5720-002
Newsletters
 1980-1981
4/16 5720-002
Newsletters
 1979-1980
4/17 5720-002
Newsletters and Reports
 1978-1979
4/18 5720-002
Newsletters
 1977-1978
4/19 5720-002
Newsletters
 1976-1977
4/20 5720-002
Newsletters
 1975-1976
4/25 5720-002
"Remaking American History"
 undated
4/26 5720-002
MVHA to OAH Paper Notes
 undated
4/32 5720-002
"From the MVHA to the OAH, 1951-1981" Drafts
 undated
4/33 5720-002
"From the MVHA to the OAH, 1951-1981" 2nd Draft
 undated
4/34 5720-002
"From the MVHA to the OAH, 1951-1981" Reading Copy - 4th Draft
 2007
5/1 5720-002
"From the MVHA to the OAH, 1951-1981" Reading Copy - 3rd Draft
 2007
5/2 5720-002
"From the MVHA to the OAH, 1951-1981" Reading Copy - 1st Draft
 undated
Box
10 5720-002
MVHA to OAH Materials
2 CDs
 approximately 2007-2012
11 5720-002
MVHA to OAH Materials
 approximately 2007-2012
Subseries 3: Organizational
Box/Folder Accession
4/21 5720-002
1970 Business Meeting Minutes
 1970
4/22 5720-002
1970 Constitution
 1970
4/23 5720-002
Executive Report
 1974-1975
4/24 5720-002
Executive Report
 1973-1974
Series 4: Personal Papers
Subseries 1: Teaching
Box/Folder Accession
3/11 5720-002
Student Papers
 1963-1967
14/8 5720-002
Student Papers
 1964
14/9 5720-002
Student Papers
 1968-2000
16/8 5720-002
Student Paper
 1983
4/12 5720-002
Student Paper
 2002
11/10 5720-002
Student Papers
 1963-1966
12/1 5720-002
Student Papers
 1967-1968
Box
9 5720-002
Student Papers, Iowa State
 1963-1988
Subseries 2: Correspondence
Box/Folder Accession
3/14 5720-002
Summary of Telegrams between Truman and MacArthur - Various Correspondents
Scope and Content: Includes neologism. Likely a joke message circulated on the topic of "Political Correctness."
2015
3/16 5720-002
Miscellaneous Correspondence
 1978-2014
3/44 5720-002
Correspondence
Scope and Content: Subdivided by topic or correspondent. Includes photographs. A few items are not correspondence but rather printouts of letters related to research topics.
4/30 5720-002
Correspondence
 1966-2006
6/13 5720-002
Regarding Japanese Plans for Panama and Miscellaneous
 2013-2014
6/14 5720-002
Regarding Lew Saum
 undated
6/16 5720-002
Miscellaneous
 2004-2015
6/17 5720-002
University of Akron
 1995
6/18 5720-002
Regarding Library Study and Construction
 2004
6/19 5720-002
Regarding Woodrow Wilson and Korean War
 2010-2016
6/21 5720-002
From Del Sutton
 undated
6/22 5720-002
Regarding War in the Bible
 2009
6/24 5720-002
Regarding Richard Crouter
 2007
Box
7 5720-002
Miscellaneous Correspondence
Scope and Content: From a box labeled "My Recent Correspondence" by Kirkendall. This is an unorganized box of correspondence contained in their original folders. Kirkendall labeled and organized his materials by subject matter in manila folders, so each labeled folder gives the subject of the correspondence on its label. Folders may also include clippings, photographs, and writings.
approximately 2012-2014
Box/Folder
9/31 5720-002
Miscellaneous
 1971-1988
9/27 5720-002
The Left in Washington State
 undated
12/4 5720-002
Correspondence regarding Pressly
 2014
12/6 5720-002
Correspondence
 1962-2014
12/7 5720-002
Correspondence
1 audio cassette
 1987-2006
Subseries 3: Miscellaneous Research and Writings
Box/Folder Accession
2/49 5720-002
Alonzo L. Hamby
 2003
2/50 5720-002
Henry M. Jackson
 undated
2/52 5720-002
Henry M. Jackson
 undated
2/59 5720-002
Tom Pressly Biographic Note
 undated
3/12 5720-002
Printouts on Various Topics
 2013
3/13 5720-002
Grant Application for "A History of Indiana Since 1920" Project
 1973
4/10 5720-002
"Agricultural Economics" and "Some Contributions of Agricultural Economics to Statistics and Econometrics, 1917-1933"
 1985
6/25 5720-002
Research Notes
 undated
6/26 5720-002
Research Notes
 1980-2017
6/27 5720-002
Research Notes
 undated
Box
7 5720-002
Polling Data
Scope and Content: Polling data from the late 40s to early 50s written on notepads that Kirkendall pulled from various sources. There is also a piece of writing commenting on this polling data from 68 that is from a different author. There are some chapter designations, which may indicate where Kirkendall used this polling data in research and writings.
undated
8 5720-002
Polling Data
Scope and Content: Polling data from the late 40s to early 50s written on notepads that Kirkendall pulled from various sources. There is also a piece of writing commenting on this polling data from 68 that is from a different author. There are some chapter designations, which may indicate where Kirkendall used this polling data in research and writings.
undated
8 5720-002
Tom Pressly
1 CD
Scope and Content: Material related to Tom Pressly, including Kirkendall's work on Pressly's obituary and a paper he wrote on Pressly. Kirkendall pulled this material from the Stull Holt papers and the Pressly papers. Also includes personal correspondence and planning correspondence regarding Pressly, the paper, and obituary.
approximately 1964-2015
Box/Folder
9/23 5720-002
Publications
 1961-1979
11/2 5720-002
Writings
 undated
11/4 5720-002
Tom Pressly Essay Drafts and Correspondence
 2011
11/5 5720-002
Tom Pressly Essay Drafts, Correspondence, and Notes
2011
11/6 5720-002
Tom Pressly Essay Drafts and Correspondence
 2011
11/7 5720-002
Tom Pressly Essay Correspondence
Restrictions on Access: Restricted.
2013
11//8 5720-002
Tom Pressly Essay Correspondence
 2011-2012
11/9 5720-002
Tom Pressly Essay Correspondence
 2011-2012
12/11 5720-002
Pressly Essay Drafts
 undated
12/12 5720-002
Pressly Essay Drafts
 undated
15/5 5720-002
Manuscript (approximately 100 pages)
 undated
15/6 5720-002
Manuscript (approximately 50 pages)
 undated
15/7 5720-002
Manuscript (approximately 400 pages), 1 of 4
 undated
15/8 5720-002
Manuscript (approximately 400 pages), 2 of 4
 undated
15/9 5720-002
Manuscript (approximately 400 pages), 3 of 4
 undated
15/10 5720-002
Manuscript (approximately 400 pages), 4 of 4
 undated
15/11 5720-002
"The Early Life of a Global Power: The United States in the Truman Period" Manuscript, 1 of 4
 undated
15/12 5720-002
"The Early Life of a Global Power: The United States in the Truman Period" Manuscript, 2 of 4
 undated
15/13 5720-002
"The Early Life of a Global Power: The United States in the Truman Period" Manuscript, 3 of 4
 undated
15/14 5720-002
"The Early Life of a Global Power: The United States in the Truman Period" Manuscript, 4 of 4
 undated
15/15 5720-002
Miscellaneous
undated
15/16 5720-002
Patton
 undated
15/18 5720-002
Note Cards
 undated
16/3 5720-002
Interview Transcript
 undated
16/5 5720-002
Interview Transcript
 undated
16/7 5720-002
Notes
 undated
Subseries 4: Miscellaneous
Box/Folder Accession
4/11 5720-002
B-17 Flight Photographs
 undated
5/25 5720-002
Contributor's List
 2003
5/26 5720-002
C-SPAN Appearance
 2003
5/27 5720-002
Reimbursement for Conference
 2003
6/4 5720-002
Publicity
 2002
6/15 5720-002
Monthly Payments MG
 2004-2015
6/20 5720-002
Korean War Veteran Appreciation Ceremony at Truman Library
 2010
9/2 5720-002
Contributors Email Addresses
Scope and Content: Contributor email addresses for a book on the OAH.
2010
9/11 5720-002
Our America: Discussion Group
 undated
9/13 5720-002
Paper Sharing - Horticulture/UC Press/Steven Stoll
 1996
9/24 5720-002
Paper Sharing -The Cold War's "Voice in the Wilderness"
 1990
9/29 5720-002
Invitations
 undated
11/1 5720-002
Library Reading List
 2010
12/2 5720-002
Interfaculty Correspondence and Paper Sharing
 1964-2003
Box
OS Folder 1 5720-002
Certificate for the American Antiquarian Society
 1978
Box/Folder
12/10 5720-002
Correspondence
 1979-2013
14/7 5720-002
Paper Sharing
 1965-2008
16/6 5720-002
Miscellaneous
 1983-1998
16/12 5720-002
UW Pin
 undated
Box
OS Folder 1 5720-002
Creative Programming Award
 undated

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Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Kirkendall, Richard Stewart, 1928---Archives


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