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Collection 2214, MtBC, us
Scott, Marion Wheeler,
1925-
Burton K. Wheeler Collection
1924-1973
1.8 linear feet
The Burton K. Wheeler Collection consists of speeches,
miscellaneous papers, articles, and correspondence pertaining to the career of Burton K.
Wheeler. Also in the collection are scrapbooks, memorabilia, and photographs.
Collection materials are in English
Biographical Note
Marion Wheeler Scott is the youngest daughter of U.S. Senator Burton K. Wheeler. She was
born on April 24, 1925 and grew up in the family home in Washington, D.C. She collected
material on her father's career for much of her life and responded favorably to a 1990
request from family members to deposit her material at Montana State University to help
build a body of research materials pertaining to the Senator.
The collection consists of speeches, miscellaneous papers, articles, and correspondence
pertaining to the career of Burton K. Wheeler. The material has been organized into four
separate series. Series 1 consists of printed and manuscript speeches delivered by Wheeler
and others. Series 2 consists of subject files which contain a variety of letters, papers,
and memorabilia. Series 3, scrapbooks, holds material about Burton K. Wheeler which were
created or collected by Marion Wheeler Scott. Series 4 contains 6 photographs and 1 pencil
illustration of Senator Wheeler.
Series 1 Burton K. Wheeler speeches, 1939-1945
Series 2 Subject files
Series 3 Scrapbooks and Scrapbook Material
Series 4 Photographs and Illustrations 1937-1970s
This collection is open for research.
Papers and memorabilia pertaining to U.S. Senator Burton K. Wheeler collected by Marion
Montana Wheeler Scott were donated to Special Collections by Mrs. Scott, on May 25,
1990.
This collection was processed 2008 July 31
Wheeler, Burton K. (Burton
Kendall), 1882-1975
Montana-Politics and
government-20th century
United States-Politics and
government-1901-1953
Legislators-United States
Civic
Activism
Montana
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Series 1
Burton K. Wheeler Speeches
1939-1945
Printed and manuscript speeches that were delivered by Burton K. Wheeler between
October 31, 1939 and August 8, 1945. Also included are Speeches by Senator Joseph C.
O'Mahoney of Wyoming (1939-1941), Adolph A. Berle, Jr. (January 31, 1940), Senator
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr. (September 11, 1940), and Archbishop Francis J.L. Beckman
(June 21, 1941). For notes and other materials used in preparation of speeches see
appropriate files in series 2.
1
Speeches Delivered by Burton K.
Wheeler
1/1
United Grocery Manufacturers Convention
October 31, 1939
1/2
National Association of Manufacturers
December 8, 1939
1/3
Farmers Union Co-op Convention
December 14, 1939
1/4
Meeting to Aid Finland
December 20, 1939
1/5
Christmas Day Message - Montana radio
stations
December 25, 1939
1/6
Jackson Day Dinner, Denver
January 8, 1940
1/7
United Mine Workers
January 26, 1940
1/8
Virginia Editorial Association
January 27, 1940
1/9
Lincoln Association of Jersey City, New
Jersey
February 12, 1940
1/10
New England Traffic Club
February 19, 1940
1/11
1940 Liberalism
April 23, 1940
1/12
"Youth -Jobs and War"
May 2, 1940
1/13
Anti-War Mobilization Meeting
June 7, 1940
1/14
"Keep America Out of War"
June 12, 1940
1/15
Floyd B. Olson Memorial
June 17, 1940
1/16
Keep America Out of War
June 30, 1940
1/17
Peace Action Committee of Missouri
July 2, 1940
1/18
National Democratic Convention
July 14, 1940
1/19
Opposing Conscription in Peacetime
August 1, 1940
1/20
"Dangers of Peacetime Conscription"
August 13, 1940
1/21
"Keep Out of War Congress"
August 15, 1940
1/22
"Conscription and National Defense"
August 28, 1940
1/23
"Our Foreign Policy"
October 14, 1940
1/24
"War or Peace"
December 30, 1940
1/25
"Lend-Lease-Give Bill Means War"
January 12, 1941
1/26
"Lend-Lease Bill"
January 27, 1941
1/27
American Coalition Meeting
January 27, 1941
1/28
"American Enabling Act of 1941"
February 1941
1/29
"America You Will Love War"
February 22, 1941
1/30
"Bill 1776 - The Road to War"
March 4, 1941
1/31
"House Resolution 1776"
March 20, 1941
1/32
America First Committee rally, New York
May 23, 1941
1/33
"Prevent War by Fighting for Peace"
May 28, 1941
1/34
Townsend National Convention, Buffalo, New
York
July 4, 1941
1/35
"So Long as This Country Remains At
Peace..."
July 28, 1941
[excerpts]
1/36
America First Committee rally in Oklahoma
August 30, 1941
1/37
"House Joint Resolution 237"
November 5, 1941
1/38
"Rebuttal to Sen. Murray's Accusations"
July 19, 1942
1/39
"A People's Peace"
September 26, 1944
1/40
"Our Liberal Heritage"
December 14, 1944
1/41
"The Greek Situation"
1944
1/42
"Samuel F.B. Morse"
1944
[draft with notations]
1/43
"What is American Foreign Policy?"
1944
[draft with notations]
1/44
"Power Politics in Europe"
January 15, 1945
1/45
"What's Wrong with Radio"
February 1, 1945
1/46
"American Participation in Wars"
August 8, 1945
1/47
Other speeches and speech fragments
1
OTHER SPEAKERS
1/48
Adolph A. Berle, Jr. (Assistant Secretary of
State)
January 31, 1940
1/49
Senator Robert LaFollette, Jr.: Opposing aid to
Britain
September 11, 1940
1/50
Archbishop Francis Beckman
June 21, 1941
1/51
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
1939-1941
1/52
Robert M. Hutchins
January 23, 1941
Series 2
Subject Files
1937-1946
Letters and telegrams of Burton K. Wheeler, newspaper and magazine articles,
legislation introduced by Burton K. Wheeler, speech preparation materials, and political
campaign material. Newspaper clippings in folders 12-14 were laid in the scrapbooks in
series 3. The files are topically labeled.
2/1
Miscellaneous Correspondence
1940-1945
2/2
Civil Liberties Correspondence
1940-1941
2/3
America First Committee Correspondence
1940-1941
2/4
Jews/Anti-Semitism
1941
2/5
Committee on Interstate Commerce Defense
Resolution
1940
2/6
Congressional Record on Agriculture
1926-1930
2/7
Congressional Record on Agriculture
1932-1939
2/8
Congressional Record on Foreign Policy
1927-1935
2/9
Congressional Record on Labor
1926-1939
3/1
Article for United Features Syndicate
October 1940
3/2
Click magazine article on "Columnists"
October 23, 1940
3/3
Nassau Lit article "Propaganda and War"
June 1941
3/4
Other articles
3/5
America First Committee printed materials
3/6
Magazine articles
1939-1942
3/7
Election printed material
3/8
Financial notes
3/9
Speech preparation materials, manuscript
3/10-11
Speech preparation materials, printed
3/12
Newspaper clippings
1920s-1930s
3/13-14
Newspaper clippings
1940s
3/15
Newspaper clippings
1950s-1970s
Series 3
Scrapbooks
1924-1943
Large scrapbooks which hold newspaper clippings about the life of Senator Burton K.
Wheeler, 1924-1946. Inclusive dates are approximate.
4
Scrapbook #1
1924
Scrapbook of Wheeler clippings
4
Scrapbook #2
1924
Scrapbook of Wheeler clippings
4
Scrapbook #3
1931-1943
Scrapbook of Wheeler clippings
5
Scrapbook #4
1937
Scrapbook of Wheeler clippings
5
Scrapbook #5
1941-1943
Scrapbook of Wheeler clippings
Series 4
Photographs and Illustrations
1937-1945
Photographs and one original pencil sketch portrait of Burton K. Wheeler done by C.E.
Thielke, 1937.
3/16
Photographs #1-7
#1. Pencil Portrait by C.E. Thielke
#2. Photo of Wheeler and Vandenberg
(R-Michigan)
August 1940
5X8"
#3. Wheeler and unknown senator
5X8"
#4. Wheeler, Johnson (California), and Austin
(Vermont)
1940
5X8"
#5. Buildings
3X5"
#6. Small Parade Scene
#7. Color of older Wheeler, 3 other men
3x5"