MZF2282.xml Guide to the Eddie Jarrett Collection on Burton K. Wheeler1930-1975 Jarrett (Eddie) Collection on Burton K. Wheeler Kim Allen Scott Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Montana State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscript Collections 2009

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-11-16. Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Montana State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscript Collections Eddie Jarrett collection on Burton K. Wheeler Jarrett, Eddie 2282 0.5 linear feet 1930-1975 The Eddie Jarrett Collection consist of various materials pertaining to Burton K. Wheeler. Material includes campaign materials, U.S. Senate documents, legislation introduced by Wheeler, correspondence, newspaper clippings, news articles about Wheeler. Subjects include Wheeler's political campaigns, pacifism, World War II, and Wheeler's 90th birthday observance. Collection materials are in English

Eddie Jarrett was secretary to Senator Burton K. Wheeler during the latter part of Wheeler's senate career. Burton Kendall Wheeler was a U.S. Senator from Montana from 1922-1947. In 1924, Wheeler ran unsuccessfully for vice-president on the Progressive Party presidential ticket. During his time in the Senate, Wheeler served as chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee and of the Indian Affairs Committee. In 1937, he successfully led the opposition to President Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court with justices of his own political persuasion. Throughout his years in the Senate, Wheeler consistently opposed war and so supported neutrality legislation in the 1930s, spoke out against peacetime conscription in 1940, and fought against the Lend-Lease aid to Britain in 1941. After the United States decided to enter World War II, however, Wheeler gave his full support to the effort. He was defeated for reelection in 1946 and practiced law in Washington D.C. until his death in 1975. Although Jarrett collected materials on Wheeler, it appears that he saved none of his own work or reminiscences.

This collection is arranged into 19 subject file folders, which contain various materials pertaining to Burton K. Wheeler, and one 1940 newsreel film. Material includes campaign materials, U.S. Senate documents, legislation introduced by Wheeler, correspondence, newspaper clippings, news articles about Wheeler. Subjects include Wheeler's political campaigns, pacifism, World War II, and Wheeler's 90th birthday observance. Oversized material that was originally found in the appropriate folders of box 1 has been removed for storage in box 2. These files have been indicated with an asterisk (*). Also included are a franking stamp and a film reel of Wheeler addressing the National Press Club Dinner, 1940.

This collection is open for research.

Eddie Jarrett, secretary to Senator Burton K. Wheeler, donated the material for this collection to Special Collections in August 1992.

This collection was processed 2009 May 22

Wheeler, Burton K. (Burton Kendall), 1882-1975 Media and Communication Political Campaigns Moving Images "Keep US Out Of War" sign 1 1 Senate report on campaign expenditures 1947 January 31 1 2 Senate report on election cases 1962 1 3 Wheeler legislation circa 1930s 1 4 Press Release 1937 February 13 1 5 Correspondence 1946 1 6 Correspondence 1992 1 7

Eddie Jarrett

Newspaper clippings 1946-1975 1 8 Times Herald article 1940 August 15 1 9 Scribner's Commentator 1941 March 1 10 World War II 1 11 90th Birthday Invitation 1 12 Obituaries 1 13 Pledge of Allegiance 1 14 Ed Johnson Broadcasting award 1 15 Major Victor Cazalet 1 16 Franking stamp* 1 17 Wheeler For President Club 1940 1 18 Campaign Materials* 1 19 Newsreel, National Press Club 1940 2 1 1 Campaign flyer 1946 2 2 Campaign endorsement flyer 1946 2 3