Henry C. Wallace Collection
An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 12 Oct 2010
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 12 Oct 2010
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Wallace, Henry Cantwell, 1866-1924. |
| Title: | Henry C. Wallace Collection |
| Dates: | 1921-1948 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | American farmer, college professor, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture 1921-1924. Collection contains incoming correspondence (mostly letters of thanks) and three photographs of his son, Henry Agard Wallace, also Secretary of Agriculture (1933-1940) and Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924) was an American farmer, college professor, and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture 1921-1924. His son Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965) was also Secretary of Agriculture (1933-1940) and served as Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president (1941-1945).
The Henry C. Wallace Collection consists of incoming correspondence, mostly letters of thanks from various dignitaries who attended the Washington Disarmament Conference in 1921. There are also three photographs of his son, Henry Agard Wallace, as vice president and as Progressive Party candidate for president (1948).
Correspondence is chronological, followed by undated photographs.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Additional Henry C. Wallace correspondence may be found in the Charles Evans Hughes Letters.
Persons
Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965.
Wallace, Henry Cantwell, 1866-1924.
Corporate Bodies
United States. -- Department of Agriculture. -- Office of the Secretary.
United States. -- Department of Agriculture. -- Officials and employees.
Genres and Forms
Correspondence.
Photographs.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Henry C. Wallace Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Internal transfer, 1967.
Correspondence
Photographs
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| SC 623 | Miscellaneous 1921-1922 | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| SC 623 | Henry A. Wallace undated - one is accompanied by a news clipping | ||||||||||