Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971, Brownell, Herbert, 1904-1996, Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Straus, Roger W. (Roger Williams), 1917-2004, Vanderbilt, Arthur T., 1888-1957, Dewey, Frances, 1903-, and Dewey, Annie
- Extent:
- 1272 boxes, 283 scrapbooks, 252 transfer box, and 199 items
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item title, item date], Thomas E. Dewey Papers, D.58, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
CHRONOLOGICAL BIOGRAPHY
March 24, 1902: Born in Owosso, Michigan
1919-23: Attended University of Michigan, Graduated A. B.
1923-25: Attended Columbia University Law School, Graduated LL. B.
1925-27: Associate of Larkin, Rathbone and Perry law firm
1926: Admitted to Bar of New York
1927-31: Associate of MacNamara and Seymour law firm
1931-33: Chief Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York
1933: United States Attorney, Southern District of New York
1934-35: Private law practice
1934: Counsel to Association of the Bar of New York
1935-37: Special Prosecutor, Investigation of organized crime
1938-43: District Attorney of New York County
1938: Republican Candidate for Governor of New York State
1943-1955: Governor of New York State
1944, 1948: Republican Candidate for President of the United States; Defeated by Roosevelt in 1944 and Truman in 1948
1955-1971: Member of Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer and Wood law firm
March 16, 1971: Died.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Thomas E. Dewey and his estate since 1955.
- Arrangement:
The Thomas E. Dewey Papers at the University of Rochester Library have been organized in fourteen major series with each series containing several related files. A summary index of the series follows below.
Though a series may contain several different files, the box numbering within each series is consecutive. Further, each box contains numbered folders. Thus, a folder may be identified by a series number, box number and folder number, or by a series name, file name and folder label (numbered identification is preferred over name identification).
SERIES INDEX
Series 1: Early Career (1925-1942)
Series 2: Campaigns (1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1960, 1964)
Series 3: Scrapbooks of Newspaper Clippings (1933-1957)
Series 4: First Term Governor Correspondence (1943-1946)
Series 5: Second Term Governor Correspondence (1947-1950)
Series 6: Third Term Governor Correspondence (1951-1954)
Series 7: Miscellaneous Governor Material (1943-1954)
Series 8: Post Governor Correspondence (1955-1971)
Series 9: Speeches (1935-1966)
Series 10: Personal Papers and Material
Series 11: Calendars and Photographs
Series 12: Memorabilia and Other Items
Series 13: Addition to the papers of items received in 1979
2015 Accrual:
Box 35
Folder 8. Letter from Thomas Dewey to Walter Snider of New Orleans, Louisiana, May 22, 1941.
Provenance: This letter was the gift of Katherine Ornett Ohman.
Series 14: Dewey Ephemera.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Presidents--Election
Politics and government
Political campaigns
Politicians
Governors
Correspondence
Speeches
Albums (Books)
Photographs
Sound recordings
Motion pictures - Names:
- Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971
Brownell, Herbert, 1904-1996
Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Straus, Roger W. (Roger Williams), 1917-2004
Vanderbilt, Arthur T., 1888-1957
Dewey, Frances, 1903-
Dewey, Annie - Places:
- New York (State)
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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The Thomas E. Dewey Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item title, item date], Thomas E. Dewey Papers, D.58, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Rush Rhees LibrarySecond Floor, Room 225755 Library Rd.Rochester, NY 14627, United States
- CONTACT:
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(585) 275-2121rarebks@library.rochester.edu