US-RUn-msg60 Guide to the William H. Vanderbilt Papers 1936-1941 Finding aid prepared by Sarah McGinty and Kevin J. Logan. University of Rhode Island Library, Special Collections and Archives 2010 May 04
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 Vanderbilt, William H.; 1901-1981 William H. Vanderbilt Papers 1936-1941 47 box(es) (17.5 linear feet) William Henry Vanderbilt served as governor of Rhode Island from 1939 to 1941. These papers consist primarily of correspondence concerning applications for patronage positions and/or charitable donations. Also included are campaign speeches, reports, Vanderbilt's two annual messages to the General Assembly, and materials relating to a controversy over the dismissal of Rhode Island State College President, Raymond G. Bressler. Mss. Gr. 60 Biographical note

William Henry Vanderbilt, descendant of the nineteenth century railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt and governor of Rhode Island from 1939 to 1941, was born in New York City on November 24, 1901 to Albert and Ellen French Vanderbilt. He was educated at St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island and the Evans School in Mesa, Arizona and attended Princeton University for less than a year.

Vanderbilt ran as a Republican for the Rhode Island state senate in 1928. During his six years in the State Senate, he became an avid proponent of a statewide civil service system. In 1938 he ran for Governor of Rhode Island and defeated incumbent Governor Robert Quinn by 39,000 votes.

As Governor, Vanderbilt's first priority was to fulfill his campaign pledges. In the first six months of his term, he introduced and the General Assembly enacted laws creating one of the most comprehensive state civil service systems in the nation. His plan provided for government reorganization that eliminated a number of overlapping commissions and agencies. In addition, during his first year in office, he succeeded in reducing the state budget by over a million dollars and eliminated nearly 800 of the state's 4000 jobs. In a speech to the 1939 Governor's Conference, Vanderbilt described Rhode Island as a "little governmental laboratory" in which he was trying to prove that "good government is good politics".

Vanderbilt lost the 1940 Gubernatorial election to J. Howard McGrath after a wiretapping scandal broke out within his administration. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Vanderbilt moved to a farm in South Williamstown, Massachusetts which he had purchased as a vacation getaway during his term as governor. He dropped out of politics completely and rarely returned to Rhode Island during the remaining thirty-five years of his life. Vanderbilt died of cancer in South Williamstown on April 14 1981 at the age of 79.

Any qualified person doing scholarly research is permitted to use material housed in the Special Collections Unit.

Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication.

 Preferred Citation

William H. Vanderbilt Papers, Mss. Gr. 60, University of Rhode Island.

 Scope and Content Note

The gubernatorial papers described herein presumably represent only a fraction of the records generated by Vanderbilt during his term of office. The papers consist primarily of correspondence concerning applications for patronage positions and/or charitable donations. Also included are campaign speeches, reports, Vanderbilt's two annual messages to the General Assembly, and materials relating to a controversy over the dismissal of Rhode Island State College president, Raymond G. Bressler. Most of the incoming letters and other original materials are in good condition with only slight staining and/or tearing. The copies of Vanderbilt's outgoing letters, however, were made on inexpensive and highly acidic paper and are in generally poor condition. The Vanderbilt Papers have been divided into three series as follows: Series 1, Correspondence; Series 2, Subject File; and Series 3, Newspaper Clippings.

The Correspondence Series consists of correspondence primarily between Vanderbilt and the public concerning job applications. In addition, it includes correspondence between Vanderbilt and other leaders of the Republican Party, the state's congressional delegation, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Series 2, the Subject File, contains correspondence, memos, reports, copies of speeches and a variety materials relating to some of the many issues, events, and organizations with which Vanderbilt had to deal as governor, including civil service reform, election reform, and Rhode Island State College. Material in this series complements and overlaps some of that found in Series 1. Series 3, Newspaper Clippings, contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings relating to the contemporary local and national political scene, Vanderbilt's administration, and his three campaigns for governor.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in three series as follows: 1. Correspondence 2. Subject File 3. Newspaper clippings

Acquisitions Information

The papers were donated to the University of Rhode Island in 1987 by the Special Collections Department of the Jean and Alexander Heard Library of Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.

The collection was transferred from the offices of Governor Vanderbilt to Vanderbilt University in 1941 and was tranferred to The Special Collections Unit in October 1987.

Names Vanderbilt, William H.; 1901-1981 Subjects Political parties -- Rhode Island College presidents -- Rhode Island Universities and colleges -- Rhode Island Universities and colleges -- Presidents Art schools -- Rhode Island Civil service reform -- Rhode Island Patronage, Political -- Rhode Island Elections -- Corrupt practices Elections -- Rhode Island Legislation -- Rhode Island Unemployment -- Rhode Island Exhibitions|xNew York (State) -- New York Public works -- Rhode Island Public welfare -- Rhode Island Social service -- Rhode Island Rhode Island -- Economic conditions Rhode Island -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 Portsmouth (R.I.) -- Politics and government Bressler, Raymond George, 1887-1948 Rhode Island State College -- Presidents Gerry, Peter Goelet, 1879-1957 -- Correspondence Green, Theodore Francis, 1867-1966 -- Correspondence Risk, Charles Francis, 1897-1943 -- Correspondence Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Correspondence Sandager, Harry, 1887-1955 -- Correspondence Rhode Island. Dept. of Public Works Rhode Island. Dept. of Social Welfare New York World's Fair (1939-1940) Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies Republican Party (R.I.) Vanderbilt, William H.; 1901-1981 RIAMCO Browsing Terms Government, Politics and Law Inventory Series 1 Correspondence1938-1941

The series, consists of correspondence, between Vanderbilt and his constituents concerning job applications. The series also includes correspondence between Vanderbilt and Republican officials, the Rhode Island congressional delegation, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The series is arranged alphabetically by the name of the correspondent and chronologically by date.

 1 1 1938-1940 Abbot - Ahern 1 2 1939-1940 Aiken, George: Governor of Vermont 1 3 1938-1940 Ainslie - Algren 1 4 1938-1940 All State - Allen, J.S. 1 5 1938-1940 Allen, R. - Amelio 1 6 1938-1940 American Academy of Political and Social Sciences - American Defenders of Freedom 1 7 1938-1940 American Export Airlines - American Legion 1 8 1940 American Legion 2 9 1938-1940 American Legion Assurance Company-American Red Cross 2 10 1938-1940 American Self Help Association - Amison 2 11 1933-1940 Ancient, Mystic Order of Samaritans - Andrews 2 12 1938-1940 Ange - Anti-Defamation League 2 13 1938-1940 Appleton - Armstrong 2 14 1938-1940 Arnold - Arundel 2 15 1936-1940 Ash - Astrab 2 16 1938-1940 Atlantic Region Company - Azzorone 3 17 1938-1940 Babcock - Bailey, D. 3 18 1938-1940 Bailey, Ralph: Publicity Director of the Republican State Committee 3 19 1938-1940 Baillargeon - Ballou 3 20 1936-1940 Bancroft - Barone 3 21 1938-1940 Barr - Bartter 3 22 1938-1940 Baseball Club of Boston - Beer 3 23 1933-1940 Behan - Bergin 4 24 1939-1940 Berier, Morris 4 25 1938-1940 Berkes - Bevis 4 26 1938-1940 Bianco - Bjork 4 27 1938-1940 Blacher - Blydenburgh 4 28 1933-1940 Boardman - Bolton 4 29 1938-1940 Bonadie - Borthwick 4 30 1938-1940 Boss - Bosworth 4 31 1938-1940 Botelho - Boutin 4 32 1938-1940 Bowen - Boys' Club 5 33 1938-1940 Brackett - Brady 5 34 1938-1940 Braids Bressler 5 35 1938-1940 Bricker Brightmaan 5 36 1938-1940 Brindell. British Consulate General 5 37 1938-1940 British Empire Club - British War Relief Society 5 38 1938-1940 Broad Street Republican Club - Brooks 5 39 1938-1940 Broomfield Brawn, J. 5 40 1938-1940 Brown, M. Brownlee 5 41 1938-1940 Bruce - Bull 6 42 1938-1940 BulIard - Burlingame 6 43 1938-1940 Burns - Buteau 6 44 1938-1940 Butler - Buxton 6 45 1938-1940 Byard - California State Council of Defense 6 46 1938-1940 Caliri - Campbell 6 47 1938-1940 Candill - Cardin 6 48 1938-1940 Carey - Carpenter 6 49 1938-1940 Carr - Carville 7 50 1938-1940 Cary - Cayo 7 51 1938-1940 Centerdale Rod and Gun - Chafee 7 52 1938-1940 Chaffee, Alfred H. 7 53 1938-1940 Chaffee, E. - Charest 7 54 1938-1940 Charitable Irish Society - Chatterton 7 55 1938-1940 Cheaney - Choquette 7 56 1938-1940 Christian Hill Community Center - Church 8 57 1938-1940 Cianci - Civilian Conservation Corps 8 58 1938-1940 Claffey Clark, Leon 8 59 1938-1940 Clark, Robert - Clarke 8 60 1938-1940 Clark's Boys Club - Clough 8 61 1938-1940 Cloutier - Cohen 8 62 1938-1940 Colagievanni - Collington 8 63 1938-1940 Collins - Colwell 8 64 1938-1940 Commerford - Connolly 9 65 1938-1940 Connors - Cookson 9 66 1938-1940 Cooley - Cottrell 9 67 1938-1940 Couch - Coyne 9 68 1938-1940 Craddock - Crooke 9 69 1938-1940 Crosby - The Cryptogram 9 70 1938-1940 Cudahy Packing Co - Czubak 9 71 1938-1940 Daboll - Darelius 9 72 1938-1940 Darling - Damisson 10 73 1938-1940 Davol - DeBruynkops 10 74 1938-1940 DeCalmoutier - DeCiantis 10 75 1938-1940 Deckard - DeLuca 10 76 1938-1940 DeMenezes - DesMarais 10 77 1938-1940 DesRochers - Dexter 10 78 1938-1940 Diamond - Dillon 10 79 1938-1940 Dimascolo -Dixon 10 80 1938-1940 Doane - Dorgan 10 81 1938-1940 Doris, Robert M. 11 82 1938-1940 Dresser, Robert B. 11 83 1938-1940 Dresser, Robert B. 11 84 1938-1940 Dresser, Robert B. 11 85 1940 Drew - Dumas 11 86 1938-1940 Dunbar - Durig 11 87 1938-1940 Durkin - Earle 11 88 1938-1940 East Greenwich Academy - Eddy 11 89 1938-1940 Eden - Edwards 12 90 1938-1940 Egan - Elliot 12 91 1938-1940 Ellis - Equality Magazine 12 92 1938-1940 Equitable Life Assurance - Eyre 12 93 1938-1940 Fabian - Farina 12 94 1938-1940 Farley - Feigelman 12 95 1938-1940 Feinberg - Figi Club 12 96 1938-1940 Fineberg - Fischer 12 97 1938-1940 Fish - Fitzsimmons 13 98 1938-1940 Flanagan - Folse 13 99 1938-1940 Fontes - Fozzy 13 100 1938-1940 Francis Friends of Children 13 101 1938-1940 Frost - Fyr' Pro Corporation 13 102 1938-1940 Gabriele - Gannett 13 103 1938-1940 Gannon Gazda 13 104 1938-1940 Geary Gesler 13 105 1938-1940 Giacobbi - Gillooley 14 106 1938-1940 Gills - Gott 14 107 1938-1940 Goggin - Goulart 14 108 1938-1940 Grale - Grande 14 109 1938 Grange - Green, S. 14 110 1938-1940 Green, Senator Theodore F. 14 111 1938-1940 Greenan,- Grimshaw 14 112 1938-1940 Grinnell - Guthrie 14 113 1938-1940 Gutstein, Rabbi Morris 14 114 1938-1940 Guy - Haeger 15 115 1938-1940 Haffenreffer, Rudolph 15 116 1938-1940 Hagarty - Hall 15 117 1938-1940 Hallas - Hampton Association 15 118 1938-1940 Hanaford - Harmon 15 119 1938-1940 Harper - Harrop 15 120 1938-1940 Hart - Hathaway, C. 15 121 1938-1940 Hathaway, J. - Hefta 15 122 1938-1940 Heil - Heydecker 16 123 1938-1940 Hickerson - Hixon 16 124 1938-1940 Hoar - Hollis 16 125 1938-1940 Holman - Hoopes 16 126 1938-1940 Hoover, J. Edgar: Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation 16 127 1938-1940 Hope Farm - Hoyt 16 128 1938-1940 Hub - Rye 16 129 1938-1940 Iannuccillo - Ingram 16 130 1938-1940 Innis, William 17 131 1938-1940 Inskip - International Longshoremen's Association 17 132 1938-1940 International Municipal Signal Association - Izeman 17 133 1938-1940 Jackson - Jalbert, B. 17 134 1938-1940 Jalbert, Eugene L. 17 135 1938-1940 Jalbert, J. - Jaworski 17 136 1938-1940 Jefferds - Jennings 17 137 1938-1940 Jergensen Johnson, E. 17 138 1938-1940 Johnson, F. - Jones 18 139 1938-1940 Jordan - Kamaras 18 140 1938-1940 Kane - Keller 18 141 1938-1940 Kelley - Kenneally 18 142 1938-1940 Kennedy - Kiernan 18 143 1938-1940 Kilbourne - Kitchen 18 144 1938-1940 Kiwanis - Knox 18 145 1938-1940 Knudsen - Kyle 18 146 1938-1940 Labensky - Lafreniere 19 147 1938-1940 LaGuardia, Fiorello: Mayor of N.Y. 19 148 1938-1940 Lake - LaPlante 19 149 1938-1940 LaPorte - Lavigne 19 150 1938-1940 Lavine - Lee 19 151 1938-1940 Leech - Levison 19 152 1938-1940 Levy - Leys 19 153 1938-1940 L'Heureux - Linn 19 154 1938-1940 Lions Club - Little Sisters of the Poor 20 155 1938-1940 Littlefield - Logee 20 156 1938-1940 Logosse - Louzon 20 157 1938-1940 Love - Lowry 20 158 1938-1940 Lubin - Lyons 20 159 1938-1940 Macaulay - Mackay 20 160 1938-1940 MacKenzie - MacPherson 20 161 1938-1940 MacRae, Donald 0. 20 162 1940 MacRae, Donald 0. 21 163 1938-1940 MacRae, J. - Maloney 21 164 1938-1940 Malveto - Markham 21 165 1938-1940 Marra - Maryland National Guard 21 166 1938-1940 Mason - Matthews 21 167 1938-1940 Mattison - Mazzacca 21 168 1938-1940 McAlpine - McConaghy 21 169 1938-1940 McConnell - McGaurin 21 170 1938-1940 McGee - McKittrick 22 171 1938-1940 McLanghlin - McVey 22 172 1938-1940 Mead - Merriam 22 173 1938-1940 Merrick - Metzman 22 174 1938-1940 Miami Beach Kennel Club - Miller, F. 22 175 1938-1940 Miller, G. - Minnesota State Prison 22 176 1938-1940 Minute Men of America - Moody 22 177 1938-1940 Moore - Moriarty 22 178 1938-1940 Morin - Moseley 23 179 1938-1940 Moses - Mulleedy 23 180 1938-1940 Mullen - Murfee 23 181 1938-1940 Murphy, C. F. - Murphy, John 23 182 1938-1940 Murphy, Joseph L. 23 183 1938-1940 Murray - Myette 23 184 1938-1940 Naden - National Amti-Syphilis Committee 23 185 1938-1940 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - National Civic Federation 23 186 1938-1940 National Committee for Music Appreciation - National Farm Youth Foundation 24 187 1938-1940 National Foundation of Post Office Clerks - National Republican Alumni and Student Association 24 188 1938-1940 National Republican Club - National Youth Administration 24 189 1938-1940 Naval Institute - Nelson 24 190 1938-1940 Nerone - New England Insurance Exchange 24 191 1938-1940 New England Manufacturing Confectioners Association - New Haven Trap Rock Co 24 192 1938-1940 New Jersey League of Women Voters - New Zionist 24 193 1938-1940 Newbold - Newport YMCA 24 194 1938-1940 News Facts - Norman 25 195 1938-1940 Norsted - O'Brien, J. 25 196 1938-1940 O'Brien, James S.: Newport County Sheriff 25 197 1938-1940 O'Brien, Jimmy - Ogden 25 198 1938-1940 Ogg - Olson 25 199 1938-1940 O'Malley - Osborne 25 200 1938-1940 O'Shea - Ovens 25 201 1938-1940 Pacheco - Palmer 25 202 1938-1940 Palmer - Parsons 25 203 1938-1940 Paschall - Peckham 26 204 1938-1940 Peddle - Perlman 26 205 1938-1940 Perlow - Petrone 26 206 1938-1940 Petrucci - Phinney 26 207 1938-1940 Picard - Plummer 26 208 1938-1940 Poland - Powers 26 209 1938-1940 Pratt - Puyear 26 210 1938-1940 Quarino Randall 26 211 1938-1940 Randolph Reece 27 212 1938-1940 Reed - Rhineberger 27 213 1938-1940 Rhinelander - Ringsrud 27 214 1938-1940 Risk, Charles F.: Congressman from RI 27 215 1938-1940 Ritchey - Roelker 27 216 1938-1940 Rogan - Rooney, A 27 217 1938-1940 Rooney, Lloyd H. 27 218 1938-1940 Roosevelt, Franklin D. 27 219 1938-1940 Roosevelt, T. - Royan 28 220 1938-1940 Rubel - Ruggiero 28 221 1938-1940 Ruggles - Saliba 28 222 1938-1940 Saltonstall, Leverett: Governor of Massachusetts 28 223 1938-1940 Salvage - Sanborn 28 224 1938-1940 Sandager, Harry: Congressman from RI 28 225 1938-1940 Sanek - Schorer 28 226 1938-1940 Schroeder Sharpe, B. 28 227 1938-1940 Sharpe, H. Sherman, H. 29 228 1938-1940 Sherman, I. Thornton 29 229 1938-1940 Sherman, A - Sills 29 230 1938-1940 Silva - Slocum 29 231 1938-1940 Smart - Smith, P. 29 232 1938-1940 Smith, S. - Stanislus 29 233 1938-1940 Stark - Stifler 29 234 1938-1940 Stockett - Sullivan, H. 30 235 1938-1940 Sullivan, J. - Sutton 30 236 1938-1940 Swailes - Szymcowicz 30 237 1938-1940 Taft - Taylor 30 238 1938-1940 Teeney - Thomas, B. 30 239 1938-1940 Thomas, E. - Thurston 30 240 1938-1940 Tibbets - Titsworth 30 241 1938-1940 Toback - Truelove 30 242 1938-1940 Tufnells - Van Zylstra 31 243 1938-1940 Varritte - Vuovo 31 244 1938-1940 Wachenheimer - Walker 31 245 1938-1940 Wall - Walsh 31 246 1938-1940 Walsh, L. Washburn 31 247 1938-1940 Waterman - Webster 31 248 1938-1940 Weed - Welsh 31 249 1938-1940 Welch - Wheeler, C. 31 250 1938-1940 Wheeler, Henry S.: Mayor of Newport 31 251 1938-1940 Wheeler, R. - White 31 252 1938-1940 Whitehouse - Wiesel 31 253 1938-1940 Wiggins - Wilcox 31 254 1938-1940 Wiley - Williams 31 255 1938-1940 Williamson - Wing 31 256 1938-1940 Winship - Woodruff 32 257 1938-1940 Woods - Wynne 32 258 1938-1940 Yaraus - Yzebaert 32 259 1938-1940 Zambarano - Zollo Series 2 Subject File1938-1941

The series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, copies of speeches, and records relating to issues, events, and organizations with which Vanderbilt was involved.

The series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

 33 1 1938-1940 Aeronautics - Advisory Board 33 2 1939 American Consul Service 33 3 1938, 1940 Annual Message of the Governor 33 4 1940, undated Anonymous Letters 33 5 1938-1940 Applications 33 6 1940 Automobile Sunday Sales Bill 33 7 1938, 1940 Autographs, Requests for 33 8 1938-1940 A- Miscellaneous 33 9 1940 Basic Sciences Act 33 10 1939 H.M.S. Berwick 33 11 undated Books, List of 33 12 1939 Budget Cuts, Response to 33 13 1938 Budget Deficit 33 14 1939-1940 Caucus and Election Law Commission 33 15 1938-1939 Christmas Baskets, Cards, Turkeys 33 16 1939 City Charter: Providence 33 17 1939 Civil Service Commission 33 18 1929-1934, 1938-1941 Civil Service Reform 34 19 undated Civil Service Reform 34 20 1939-1940 Committee on Election Frauds and Corrupt Practices 34 21 1940 Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies 34 22 undated Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies 34 23 1939 Contributions, Requests for 34 24 1939-1940 Crank Letters See Also: Anonymous Letters 34 25 1938-1940 C- Miscellaneous 34 26 1939 Easter Cards 34 27 1939-1940 Eastern States' Exposition 34 28 1938-1940 The Ediphone 34 29 1939-1940 Election Fraud See Also: Committee on Election Fraud 34 30 1939-1940 Election Frauds 35 31 1939-1940 Endorsements 35 32 1940 Fifth Column 35 33 1940 Fiftieth Day Report of Bills 35 34 1939 Finance Group 35 35 1939 Fireman's Relief 35 36 1939-1940 Forty and Eight Society 35 37 1939 Gambling: Illegal Gambling in Central Falls 35 38 1939 Gavelling 35 39 1939-1940 General Treasurer, Office of 35 40 1939-1940 Governor's Conference 35 41 1939-1940 Handkerchiefs 35 42 1939-1940 Health Department 35 43 1940 Home Guard 35 44 1938-1940 H- Miscellaneous 35 45 1939 Inaugural Message of Governor Vanderbilt 35 46 1939-1940 Industrial Commission 35 47 1940 Industrial Control Agency 35 48 1940 The Interpreter 35 49 1939-1940 Invitations 35 50 undated Invitations, Misc. 36 51 undated Invitations, Misc. 36 52 1940 Jewish Message 36 53 1939-1940 Judicial Counsel 36 54 1939 Jury Commissioner 36 55 1938-1939 Juvenile Court 36 56 1939 Kingston Fair 36 57 1938-1940 Labor, State Department of 36 58 1939 Legislation: Caucus and Election Laws 36 59 1938 Legislation: Labor Legislation 36 60 1939-1940 Legislation: Tobacco Tax Legislation 36 61 1939 Lewis, Harry: Recommendations for Appointments as Director of Agriculture 36 62 1939-1940 License Plates 36 63 1939 Liquor Control: Drunk Driving 36 64 1939-1940 Lists 37 65 1939-1940 Lists 37 66 1939-1940 Little Rhody Boys' State 37 67 1939-1940 Maintenance Garages 37 68 undated Market Gardening in Rhode Island 37 69 1940 McGrath, J. Howard: Speeches of 1940 (Vanderbilt's Opponent) 37 70 1939-1940 Mesa Ranch School 37 71 1939 Moral Rearmament Movement 37 72 1939 Mount Hope Bridge 37 73 1939-1940 National Defense: Federal-State Conference on 37 74 1939 Nazi Propaganda 37 75 1940 New England Aviation Conference 37 76 1939-1940 New England Council 37 77 1940 New England Governors' Conference 37 78 1939 New York World's Fair: Rhode Island Participation in 38 79 1939 New York World's Fair: Rhode Island Participation in 38 80 1936-1937 Newport Chamber of Commerce 38 81 1940 Newport Water Corporation 38 82 1939 Oakland Farm 38 83 1939-1940 Ohio, State of 38 84 1939 Oregon, State of 38 85 1938-1940 Palm Springs Community Church - Patronage 38 86 1938-1940 Pawtucket Aerie, No. 796 - Phi Epsilon 38 87 1938-1940 Philadelphia Inquirer - Providence Aerie 38 88 1939-1940 Press Releases 38 89 1938-1940 Providence and Worcester Railroad 38 90 1938-1940 Providence Association of Master Barbers Of America - Providence County Kennel Club 38 91 1938-1940 Providence Cricket Club - Providence Urban League 39 92 1938-1940 Providence Visitor 39 93 1938-1940 Providence Wholesale Drug Company -Public Address Service 39 94 1938 Jan-1939 Feb Public Administrative Service 39 95 1939 Mar-1940 Dec Public Administrative Service 39 96 undated Public Administrative Service 39 97 1939 Public Opinion - Public Service Agency 39 98 1938-1940 Public Welfare, Department of See: Social Welfare, Department of 39 99 1939-1940 Public Works Department: Director 39 100 1938-1940 Public Works Department: Public Buildings 39 101 1938-1940 Public Works Department: Roads and Bridges 39 102 1938-1940 Public Works Department: State Airport 39 103 1938-1940 The Queen's Daughters - The Quota Club of Newport 39 104 1938-1940 Racing, Dog - Railway Express Agency 39 105 1940 Rallies 39 106 1938-1940 Random House, Inc. - Real Reel Corporation 40 107 1939-1940 Reciprocal Trade Agreements 40 108 1938-1940 Reciprocal Trade Statute - Republican Labor Committee 40 109 1938-1940 Reciprocal Trade Statute - Republican National Committee 40 110 1940 Republican National Convention 40 111 1938 Republican State Platform 40 112 1938-1940 Republican Program Committee - Republican Testimonial Dinner 40 113 1939 Republican Year Book 40 114 1939-1940 Research Council on Problems of Alcohol - Rhode Island Christian Endeavor Union 40 115 1938-1940 Rhode Island College of Education - Rhode Island Historical Society 40 116 1938-1940 Rhode Island Horticultural Society - Rhode Island School for the Deaf 41 117 1938-1940 Rhode Island School of Design 41 118 1938-1940 Rhode Island Skating Club 41 119 1938-1940 Rhode Island Society for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors 41 120 1938-1940 Rhode Island Society of CPA's - Rhode Island State College 41 121 1938-1940 Rhode Island State College: Board of Trustees 41 122 1938-1940 Rhode Island State College: Bressler, President Raymond G. 41 123 1940 Mar 30-1940 Apr 8 Rhode Island State College: Bressler Dismissal 41 124 1940 Apr 9-10 Rhode Island State College: Bressler Dismissal 41 125 1940 Apr 11-1940 Oct Rhode Island State College: Bressler Dismissal 41 126 1940 Rhode Island State College: Committee to Investigate Bressler Dismissal 42 127 1938-1940 Rhode Island State Dental Society - Rhode Island State Hymn (proposed) 42 128 undated Rhode Island State Government: List of State Officers 42 129 1940 Rhode Island State Republican Convention 42 130 1938-1940 Rhode Island State Seal - Rhode Island Survey Committee 42 131 1938-1940 Rhode Island Textile Association 42 132 1938-1940 Rhode Island Trotting Club, Inc. - Rollins College 42 133 1938-1940 The Roosevelt Club - Russian Children's Welfare Society, Inc. 42 134 1938-1940 St. Agnes' Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps - Second Ward Republican Club 42 135 1939-1940 Secretary of State, Rhode Island 42 136 1938-1940 Secretary of State, Washington, D Social Security Board 42 137 1938 Nov-1939 Feb Social Welfare, Department of 43 138 1939 Mar Social Welfare, Department of (Telegrams, Letters RC appt. Vincent Sorrentino) 43 139 1939 Apr-1939 Jun Social Welfare, Department of 43 140 1939 Jul-1939 Aug Social Welfare, Department of 43 141 1939 Oct-1940 Mar Social Welfare, Department of 43 142 1940 Mar-1940 Dec Social Welfare, Department of 43 143 1938-1940 Social Workers' Club - Spanish War Veterans 43 144 1938-1940 The Spectator - Speeches: C. Sprague 43 145 1936 Speeches: Vanderbilt 44 146 1938 Sep-1939 Jun Speeches: Vanderbilt 44 147 1939 Jun-1939 Aug Speeches: Vanderbilt 44 148 1939 Sep-1940 May Speeches: Vanderbilt 44 149 1940 Jun-1940 Aug Speeches: Vanderbilt 44 150 1940 Sep-1940 Nov Speeches: Vanderbilt 44 151 undated Speeches and Speech Fragments 44 152 undated Speeches and Speech Fragments 44 153 1938-1940 Spencer County Historical Society/State Defense Council 45 154 1939 State Fair See also: Kingston Fair 45 155 1938-1940 State Library - Syrian Association 45 156 1938-1940 Tar - Taunton Tercentenary, Inc 45 157 1939 Taxes 45 158 1938 Dec-1939 Jun Telegrams 45 159 1939 Jul-1940 Jan Telegrams 45 160 1938-1940 Temple of Religion, Inc. - Tenth Ward Republican Council 45 161 1938-1940 Thanksgiving 45 162 1938-1940 Thermometer - Turks Head Club 45 163 1938-1940 Unemployment Compensation Board 45 164 1938-1940 Union Label Trades Department - Utilities Administration 45 165 1938-1940 Vanderbilt University 45 166 1938-1940 Variety Club Convention - Voting List 46 167 1938-1940 Wake Up America Committee 46 168 1938-1940 WEAN - WJBK 46 169 1938-1940 Woman's Centennial Congress - Woodville Republican Club 46 170 1939 Women and Children, Division of 46 171 1938-1940 The Woonsocket Call - WSPR 46 172 1938-1940 Y - Miscellaneous 46 173 1938/1940 Z - Miscellaneous Series 3 Newspaper clippings1936-1940

The series contains miscellaneous news articles relating to local and national political issues, Vanderbilt's administration, and his three campaigns for governor.

The series is arranged by gubernatorial campaigns, political commentators, national, state, and local politics.

 47 1 1936 Gubernatorial Campaign 47 2 1938 Gubernatorial Campaign 47 3 1940 Gubernatorial Campaign 47 4 1936-1940 National Politics 47 5 1930-1940 Political Commentators 47 6 1938-1940 Political Commentators 47 7 1938-1940 Political Commentators 47 8 1937-1940 State and Local Politics 47 9 1938-1940 Vanderbilt, William H.