Knute Hill Papers, 1909-1963

In a very real sense this collection is one of personal papers insofar as the bulk of the items is concerned with Knute Hill and his friends without having the status of working papers or office records. The items are those that were meaningful to Mr. Hill over the years and express his selection of the papers he wished to preserve.

Here is correspondence to and from Hill interfiled and combined with other printed materials used during his varied pursuits: tenure as school teacher and administrator; politician; Representative in the Washington State Legislature and in the U.S. Congress; speaker and lecturer to secular and religious audiences; author of "Letters to the Editor" in diverse newspapers; Indian Agency Superintendent; Radio Farm Program reporter and commentator; and Consulting Appraiser for the Columbia River Project.

The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, speech and lecture manuscripts and outlines, and "Letters to the Editor". Included are personal, business, and official letters from correspondents including: Franklin D. Roosevelt, James A. Farley, Harold L. Ickes, Henry M. Jackson, Warren G. Magnusson, William L. La Follette, William O. Douglas, Hamilton Fish, Albert Gore, Walt Disney, Henry Dvorshak, Estes Kefauver, Clarence C. Dill, Sam Rayburn, John W. McCormack, Clarence D. Martin, Adlai E. Stevenson, Linus Pauling, Roland H. Hartley, Robert Ripley, Ted Malone, and others.

The remainder of the collection includes: newsletters and press releases while a member of Congress; Campaign and personal newspaper clippings; Radio scripts; Pamphlets relating to scenic, economic, and agricultural Washington State and the Columbia River Project; Pictures, both personal and official; and Miscellaneous items, including a manuscript of an extended essay entitled "Why I Broke with Roosevelt."