When these letters were collected in 1929, Walter R. May was editor of the morning edition of The Oregonian.
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.
The folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
The collection is open to researchers.
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[Identification of item], Walter R. May letter collection, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.
Gift of Walter R. May, June 1929 (see letter in collection).
General editor, The Associated Press.
President of U. S. Steel Corporation.
President, Wm. Filene's Sons Company
President, American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
American labor leader.
President of the United States.
American public-relations consultant.
Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts.
An American educator.
National Master of the National Grange.
Originals in the Doney papers (Office of the President).