Woodrow Wilson Collection, 1920-1922, 1956

Summary

Abstract:
Correspondence (to and from), exhibit material (date and venue of exhibit unknown)
Extent:
2 folders (SC)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Woodrow Wilson Collection,

Background

Scope and content:

The Woodrow Wilson Collection contains correspondence to and from Wilson, and a set of reproductions of material used in an exhibit (photographs, letters, typescripts, addresses to Congress, etc). The date and venue of exhibit are unknown, but internal evidence suggests it was in 1956, the centennial of his birth.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was the 28th President of the United States, serving two terms from 1913-1921. Among other achievements his administration passed the Federal Reserve Act creating a central banking system (1913), the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914), and the Revenue Act of 1913 which introduced the first progressive income tax.

Acquisition information:
Exhibit material transferred from Rare Books, 2010. Correspondence gift of Howard Applegate, 1970, 1971.
Arrangement:

Correspondence is arranged chronologically. Exhibit material is arranged by the exhibit numbers appearing in the material itself.

Access and use

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.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Woodrow Wilson Collection,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu