AHJ_ah09147 Inventory of the Philo Clarke Calhoun papers, 1771-1964 (bulk 1915-1964) Calhoun (Philo Clarke) papers Processed by Kathryn Brooks The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid has been made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2011

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Kathryn Brooks August 2011 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Calhoun, Philo Clarke, 1889-1964 Philo Clarke Calhoun papers 1771-1964 (bulk 1915-1964) 09147 12.83 cubic ft. (16 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Philo Clarke Calhoun was a noted antitrust lawyer and Dickens scholar. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and research files. Biography of Philo Clarke Calhoun

Philo Clarke Calhoun (1889-1964) was an anti-trust attorney. He attended Williams College and graduated in 1910. He then attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1913. He served in the Marine Corps in World War I and after aided in the establishment of the Bridgeport American Legion Post. He was an active member of the Fairfield Democratic Town Committee and the Democratic State Central Committee. He and Judge Thurman Arnold were known as some of the New Deal's "Trustbusters." They were life-long friends into the 1960s. Outside of law, Calhoun enjoyed writing on a variety of topics such as hymnology, texts for his friend H. T. Webster's cartoons, and was a renowned Dickens scholar. He collected and was knowledgeable of rare editions of Dickens's work and spoke to various groups on the subject.

 Scope and Content

The Philo Clarke Calhoun collection contains legal business correspondence, appointment books from the 1920s to the 1960s, manuscripts, notes, photographs, printed materials, and personal letters with Thurman Arnold and others. Arnold's poetry and personal and professional photographs are also present. The collection also contains research and subject files - including notes for cases and speeches.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Philo Clarke Calhoun at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Philo Clarke Calhoun's sons, David W. Calhoun and Daniel F. Calhoun in 1972 and 1974.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Kathryn Brooks in August 2011.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Arnold, Thurman Wesley, 1891-1969. Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. New Deal, 1933-1939. Antitrust investigations. Antitrust law. United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945. United States -- History -- 1933-1945. United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945. United States -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945. Politics, Government, and Law Civil Procedure and Courts Laws and Legislation Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce Businesses and Corporations Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Literature Container List Series I. Correspondence

Contains correspondence organized by Calhoun. The correspondence is primarily organized chronologically, but some may be listed in relation to their subject or author, as indicated by Calhoun.

 2 Correspondence - A Layman Looks at the Hymnal 1946 3 Correspondence - American Legion Building Fund 1924-1931 7 Correspondence 1899-1924 3 Correspondence 1916-1918 3 Correspondence 1918-1919 3 Correspondence 1919 4 Correspondence 1919-1920 4 Correspondence 1920 7 Correspondence 1921 1 Correspondence 1921 4 Correspondence 1921 1 Correspondence 1922 1 Correspondence 1922-1923 1 Correspondence 1923 6 Correspondence 1927-1936 3 Correspondence 1928 3 Correspondence 1928-1929 4 Correspondence 1929 4 Correspondence 1930 1 Correspondence 1931 1 Correspondence 1931-1932 4 Correspondence 1932 4 Correspondence 1932-1933 4 Correspondence 1933 4 Correspondence 1933-1934 1 Correspondence 1934-1935 1 Correspondence 1935 1 Correspondence 1935-1936 6 Correspondence 1936 1 Correspondence 1936 6 Correspondence 1936-1937 1 Correspondence 1937 7 Correspondence 1938 6 Correspondence 1938 7 Correspondence 1939 11 Correspondence 1939 11 Correspondence 1939-1940 11 Correspondence 1940 10 Correspondence 1940 11 Correspondence 1940-1941 8 Correspondence 1941 7 Correspondence 1941 3 Correspondence 1941-1942 3 Correspondence 1942 3 Correspondence 1942-1943 7 Correspondence 1943 9 Correspondence 1944 11 Correspondence 1944-1945 11 Correspondence 1945 11 Correspondence 1945-1946 8 Correspondence 1945-1956 10 Correspondence 1946 9 Correspondence 1946-1947 9 Correspondence 1947 9 Correspondence 1947-1948 9 Correspondence 1948 8 Correspondence 1948-1949 8 Correspondence 1949 9 Correspondence 1949 7 Correspondence 1949-1950 9 Correspondence 1950-1951 9 Correspondence 1951 9 Correspondence 1951-1952 9 Correspondence 1952 12 Correspondence 1952-1953 9 Correspondence 1953 12 Correspondence 1953 9 Correspondence 1953-1954 10 Correspondence 1954 10 Correspondence 1954-1955 6 Correspondence 1955 6 Correspondence 1955-1956 7 Correspondence 1956 6 Correspondence 1956 7 Correspondence 1956-1957 8 Correspondence 1956-1958 7 Correspondence 1957 9 Correspondence 1957-1958 6 Correspondence 1958 9 Correspondence 1958 6 Correspondence 1958-1959 8 Correspondence 1958-1959 8 Correspondence 1959 6 Correspondence 1959 3 Correspondence 1959 8 Correspondence 1959-1960 8 Correspondence 1960 10 Correspondence 1960-1961 8 Correspondence 1961 10 Correspondence 1961 8 Correspondence 1961-1962 8 Correspondence 1962 3 Correspondence 1962 3 Correspondence 1962-1963 10 Correspondence 1963 10 Correspondence 1964 11 Correspondence undated 12 "Fan" mail, etc. circa 1946-1958 6 Letters from Dan 1893-1957 2 Personal correspondence - addresses 1922-1941 4 Personal correspondence 1925 4 Personal correspondence 1925-1926 4 Personal correspondence 1926 11 Thurman Arnold's letters to P.C. 1913-1917 5 Thurman Arnold's letters to P.C. containing verse 1913-1917 Series II. Manuscripts & extracurricular research

Contains manuscripts written by Calhoun as well as some by friends and research materials.

 2 A Layman Looks at the Hymnal undated 2 Arnold ms. material 1962-1963 3 Best of H.T. Webster, MSS of Sketch, etc. circa 1950s 5 Bibliographical miscellany undated 12 Bibliographical miscellany circa 1927-1949 7 Carroll A. Wilson, misc. 1937-1942 5 Charles Dickens in Maine 1962 5 Dickens research & correspondence 1857-1954 2 Dickensiana in the Rough undated 5 Drafts, unfinished material, notes for talks, etc. 1915, 1953, undated 11 England 1958 11 Extracurriculars: lectures, Dickens, etc. 1906-1953 11 H.W.B. (Hugh W. Babb) 1922-1959 2 Hardy, Thomas 1959 6 Laura Elizabeth Richards 1961 2 Life with Rover - extra copies circa 1949 5 The Little Carol 1952-1953 6 Manuscripts, personal circa 1922-1945 5 Material for Calhoun's foreword to C.P. Arnold's Poems circa 1914-1916 5 Miscellaneous 1945-1959, undated 2 Mss. & personal notes for talks, etc. 1944, undated 5 Nothing is at Last Sacred undated 5 Poetry 1951 7 Simon & Schuster - S. Young 1952-1953 11 Some early catalogues of the library of Carroll A. Wilson circa 1926-1931 5 The Unshakable Things 1953, undated 5 Webster & PCE books - reviews - fan mail, etc. 1948-1949 5 Youthful Jingles, Jeers, and Jeremiads by Thurman Arnold 1962 Series III. Personal

Contains materials related to Calhoun's personal life in areas such as family, friends, and hobbies.

 8 Angevine Report 1962 2 Arnoldiana - Vice, Virtue, & Fate undated 12 Artifact: pointer undated 7 Benjamin F. Pease & the American Sanitary Products Co. 1925 5 Biographical 1948-1959 7 Boyer v. Boyer 1953-1954 12 Children - memorabilia circa 1948-1953 12 Children's reports, etc. circa 1933-1941 7 Christmas picnic 1945-1963 8 Connecticut Symphony 1950-1962 10 Day books 1947, 1951, 1957, 1962 2 Day books 1930, 1931, 1933, 1952, 1959 13 Day books 1920-1956 12 Day books 1932-1964 5 Events 1924-1962 5 Financial records 1915-1964 5 Members of Expeditionary Forces who entered service from State of Connecticut and were killed in action undated 12 Misc. photos 1950, 1958, undated 12 Misc. printed materials 1928-1964 1 Negatives 1950, undated 14 Oversize materials (certificates, proclamations, photograph, etc.) 1927-1962 10 P.C.C. trip 1962 June 2 Personal memorabilia circa 1855-1958 15 Personal memorabilia - letter from La. MacLean, Glasgow 1771 March 26 7 Personal 1917-1953 12 Printed materials featuring Calhoun 1951-1958 6 Printed materials, postcards 1963-1965 2 Recent addresses 1959 circa 1957-1963 13 Rhymes and Misdemeanors by Warren Thorpe circa 1955 5 T.W. Arnold matter 1940-1962 2 T.W.A. 1943-1954 2 Various photographs 1929, 1946, undated 2 Williams College 1962-1964 6 Williamstown 1945-1950 8 Winnisook, Inc. 1952-1961 Series IV. Professional

Contains materials generated and used by Calhoun in the course of his law career,

 12 A.B.A. probate section report 1964 11 American Bar Association 80th Annual Meeting 1956-1957 12 Committee on Constitution & Canons 1964 2 Harvard Law Review, Vol. 76, No. 1 1962 November 13 Harvard Law Review, Vol. 77, No. 1 1963 November 12 Material for school prayer cases, article for Conn. Bar Journal 1964 6 Memo in Holland Furnace Co. v. Coffin tried by P.C.C. & jury in court of Common Pleas 1934 2 Speeches & papers - material for jury club papers undated 7 State Bar Association 1943-1962