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SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE

Box 1

Folder no.

1 1898-1911.

2 1912-1914.

3 1915-1916. Including a letter from William D. Jamieson.

4 1917-1918.

5 January-October 19, 1919.

6 October 20-December 1919.

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7 January-February 1920. Including a letter from Chesla C. Sherlock.

Box 2

Folder no.

1 March-April 1920. Including letters from Edith Bolling Wilson and William G. McAdoo.

2 May 1920. Including a letter from James W. Good.

3 June-December 1920.

4 January-March 1921. Including letters from Henry C. Wallace.

5 April 1921. Including a letter from Warren G. Harding.

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6 May-June 1921. Including a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Box 3

Folder no.

1 July-August 1921. Including letters from: Joseph P. Tumulty, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Clyde L. Herring.

2 September-October 1921. Including letters from William G. McAdoo and Joseph P. Tumulty.

3 November 1921. Including letters from: Eugene Meyer, Jr., Andrew W. Mellon, and Henry A. Wallace.

4 December 1-6, 1921.

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5 December 7-16, 1921. Including letters from: Daniel A. Wallace, George Washington Carver, Gilbert N. Haugen, and Bernard M. Baruch.

6 December 17-31, 1921. Including letters from: Daniel A. Wallace, Eugene Meyer, Jr., William G. McAdoo, and Beryl F. Carroll.

Box 4

Folder no.

1 January 1-10, 1922. Including letters from Eugene Meyer, Jr. and Newton D. Baker.

2 January 11-20, 1922. Including letters from James W. Good and Beryl F. Carroll.

3 January 21-31, 1922. Including a letter from Samuel Gompers.

4 February 1922. Including a letter from Henry C. Wallace.

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5 March 1-10, 1922. Including letters from Bernard M. Baruch and J.W. Hanna.

6 March 11-20, 1922. Including a letter from Cordell Hull.

Box 5

Folder no.

1 March 21-31, 1922.

2 April 1-20, 1922. Including letters from Bernard M. Baruch and William G. McAdoo.

3 April 21-30, 1922. Including letters from Thomas H. Macbride and Bernard M. Baruch.

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4 May 1-10, 1922.

5 May 11-20, 1922. Including letters from Bernard M. Baruch and Eugene Meyer, Jr.

6 May 21-31, 1922. Including a letter from Cordell Hull.

7 June 1-20, 1922.

8 June 21-30, 1922.

Box 6

Folder no.

1 July 1922. Including letters from Chesla C. Sherlock.

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2 August 1922. Including a letter from Chesla C. Sherlock.

3 September 1-15, 1922.

4 September 16-30, 1922. Including a letter from Eugene Meyer, Jr.

5 October 1-10, 1922. Including letters from: William G. McAdoo, Josephus Daniels, Bernard M. Baruch, and Newton D. Baker.

6 October 11-31, 1922. Including letters from: William G. McAdoo, Bernard M. Baruch, Cordell Hull, Newton D. Baker and Walter A. Jessup.

Box 7

Folder no.

1 November 1922. Including letters from William D. Jamieson and Woodrow Wilson.

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2 December 1-19, 1922. Including a telegram from Franklin D. Roosevelt.

3 December 20-31, 1922 and undated. Including letters from Franklin D. Roosevelt.

4 January 1-15, 1923. Including a letter from Arthur Capper.

5 January 16-31, 1923. Including letters from: Arthur Capper, Clifford Thorne, and Beryl F. Carroll.

6 February 1923. Including letters from Woodrow Wilson and Clyde L. Herring.

7 March 1-10, 1923. Including a letter from Eugene Meyer, Jr.

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Box 8

Folder no.

1 March 11-31, 1923.

2 April 1923.

3 May 1923. Including a letter from William G. McAdoo.

4 June 1-15, 1923. Including letters from William D. Jamieson and Cordell Hull.

5 June 16-30, 1923.

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Box 9

Folder no.

1 July 1923. Including a letter from Eugene Meyer, Jr.

2 August 1-19, 1923. Including a letter from Clyde L. Herring.

3 August 20-31, 1923. Including letters from Jay Norwood Darling, Eugene Meyer, Jr., and Daniel C. Roper.

4 September 1923. Including a letter from William G. McAdoo.

5 October 1923. Including letters from: Frederick E. Biermann, William G. McAdoo, and David Lawrence.

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6 November 1-15, 1923. Including letters from William D. Jamieson and Beryl F. Carroll.

Box 10

Folder no.

1 November 16-30, 1923. Including letters from Frederick E. Biermann and William G. McAdoo.

2 December 1-20, 1923. Including letters from: William G. McAdoo, Daniel C. Roper, and David L. Rockwell.

3 December 21-31, 1923. Including letters from: Chesla C. Sherlock, William G. McAdoo, and Henry A. Wallace.

4 January 1-10, 1924. Including letters from Henry A. Wallace and Clyde L. Herring.

5 January 11-17, 1924. Including letters from: Frederick E. Biermann, Clyde L. Herring, and William G. McAdoo.

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6 January 18-31, 1924 and undated. Including letters from: Chesla C. Sherlock, William D. Jamieson, William G. McAdoo, Breckenridge Long, Homer S. Cummings, David L. Rockwell, Clyde L. Herring, and Daniel C. Roper.

7 February 1924. Including letters from: Daniel A. Wallace, Josephus Daniels, William G. McAdoo, and Claude R. Porter.

Box 11

Folder no.

1 March 1-20, 1924. Including letters from: William G. McAdoo, Daniel C. Roper and David L. Rockwell.

2 March 21-31, 1924. Including letters from Cordell Hull, William D. Jamieson, Breckenridge Long, and William G. McAdoo.

3 April 1-15, 1924. Including letters from: William G. McAdoo, Cordell Hull, Daniel C. Roper, William Jennings Bryan, Martin J. Wade, Frederick E. Biermann, Homer S. Cummings, and Claude R. Porter.

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4 April 16-30, 1924. Including letters from: David L. Rockwell, Cordell Hull, and Samuel Gompers

5 May 1-19, 1924. Including a letter from William G. McAdoo.

6 May 20-31, 1924. Including letters from David L. Rockwell.

7 June 1924. Including letters from: David L. Rockwell, William D. Jamieson, Clyde L. Herring, and Frederick E. Biermann.

Box 12

Folder no.

1 July 1-18, 1924. Including letters from William G. McAdoo.

2 July 19-23, 1924. Including letters from: Newton D. Baker, Daniel C. Roper, and John W. Davis.

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3 July 24-31, 1924. Including letters from Hollins Randolph and William Jennings Bryan.

4 August 1-15, 1924. Including letters from: Chesla C. Sherlock, Homer S. Cummings, Daniel F. Steck, Clyde L. Herring, and Daniel C. Roper.

5 August 16-31, 1924.

6 September 1924. Including letters from: John W. Davis, Cordell Hull, David L. Rockwell, and Josephus Daniels.

Box 13

Folder no.

1 October 1924. Including letters from: Clyde L. Herring, Daniel C. Roper, Daniel F. Steck, and David L. Rockwell.

2 November 1-20, 1924. Including letters from: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Daniel C. Roper, John W. Davis, William G. McAdoo, David L. Rockwell, Clyde L. Herring, and Hollins Randolph.

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3 November 21-30, 1924. Including letters from: Breckinridge Long, Daniel C. Roper, Homer S. Cummings, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Cordell Hull.

4 December 1-20, 1924. Including letters from: Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Fort Milton, and Clyde L. Herring.

5 December 21-31, 1924 and undated.

6 January 1925. Including letters from William G. McAdoo.

Box 14

Folder no.

1 February 1925. Including a letter from David L. Rockwell.

2 March 1925. Including letters from: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Claude R. Porter, and William M. Jardine.

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3 April 1925. Including a letter from Beryl F. Carroll.

4 May 1925. Including letters from: Beryl F.

Carroll, Lafayette Young, Herbert Hoover, and

Eugene Meyer, Jr.

5 June 1925. Including letters from Herbert Hoover

and William G. McAdoo.

6 July 1-15, 1925.

Box 15

Folder no.

1 July 16-31, 1925. Including letters from Eugene Meyer, Jr., and Hollins Randolph.

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2 August 1925. Including letters from: George Fort

Milton, Hollins Randolph, and Daniel C. Roper

3 September 1-15, 1925. Including letters from

Hollins Randolph.

4 September 16-30, 1925. Including a letter from

Bernard M. Baruch.

5 October 1925. Including letters from: Josephus

Daniels, Beryl F. Carroll, William G. McAdoo,

Breckinridge Long, and Daniel C. Roper.

6 November 1925. Including letters from: Breckinridge Long, Homer S. Cummings, and George Fort Milton.

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Box 16

Folder no.

1 December 1-24, 1925. Including correspondence from William G. McAdoo and Breckinridge Long.

2 December 25-29, 1925.

3 December 30-31, 1925 and undated. Including a letter from Chesla C. Sherlock.

4 January 1-10, 1925. Including letters from Breckinridge Long.

5 January 11-20, 1926. Including letters from Breckinridge Long and Fred C. Lovrein.

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Box 17

Folder no.

1 January 21-31, 1926.

2 February 1-16, 1926. Including a letter from Chesla C. Sherlock.

3 February 17-27, 1926. Including a letter from Breckinridge Long.

4 March 1926. Including letters from Daniel F. Steck and Frank O. Lowden.

5 April 1-19, 1926. Including letters from: George Fort Milton, William D. Jamieson, Thomas J. Walsh, William G. McAdoo, and Daniel C. Roper

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6 April 20-30, 1926. Including a letter from Frederick E. Biermann.

Box 18

Folder no.

1 May 1-15, 1926. Including letters from William G. McAdoo and T. Henry Foster.

2 May 16-31, 1926. Including letters from: George Fort Milton, Hollins Randolph, William G. McAdoo, William D. Jamieson, and Claude R. Porter.

3 June 1-10, 1926. Including letters from: George Fort Milton, William G. McAdoo, and Daniel F. Steck.

4 June 11-20, 1926. Including letters from: George Fort Milton, Claude R. Porter, Arthur Capper, David Lawrence, and Hollins Randolph.

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5 June 21-30, 1926. Including letters from: George Fort Milton, Daniel F. Steck, Frederick E. Biermann, Chesla C. Sherlock, William D. Jamieson, and Hollins Randolph.

6 July 1-10, 1926. Including letters from George Fort Milton and T. Henry Foster.

Box 19

Folder no.

1 July 11-31, 1926. Including letters from: William G. McAdoo, Harvey Ingham, and George Fort Milton.

2 August 1-10, 1926. Including letters from: William D. Jamieson, William G. McAdoo, George Fort Milton, and T. Henry Foster.

3 August 11-31, 1926. Including letters from William G. McAdoo and T. Henry Foster.

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4 September 1-15, 1926. Including letters from:
T. Henry Foster, William G. McAdoo, George Fort Milton, Daniel F. Steck, and Chesla C. Sherlock.

5 September 16-30, 1926. Including letters from:
Herbert Hoover, George Fort Milton, and
Beryl F. Carroll.

6 October 1-15, 1926. Including letters from:
Eugene Meyer, Jr., Frank O. Lowden, and George Fort Milton.

Box 20

Folder no.

1 October 16-31, 1926. Including letters from George Fort Milton and Frederick E. Biermann.

2 November 1-19, 1926. Including letters from:
William G. McAdoo, Frank O. Lowden, and George Fort Milton.

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3 November 20-30, 1926. Including letters from:
Josephus Daniels, Frederick E. Biermann,
Clyde L. Herring, George Fort Milton, Daniel
F. Steck, and William G. McAdoo.

4 December 1-10, 1926. Including letters from William G. McAdoo.

5 December 11-20, 1926. Including letters from:
Frank O. Lowden, George Fort Milton, Daniel F. Steck, Jay Norwood Darling, and Chesla C. Sherlock.

6 December 21-27, 1926. Including letters from George Fort Milton and Lafayette Young, Jr.

Box 21

Folder no.

1 December 28-31, 1926 and undated. Including letters from William G. McAdoo.

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2 January 1-10, 1927. Including letters from: Bernard M. Baruch, George Fort Milton, Clyde L. Herring, Daniel F. Steck, and Frederick E. Biermann.

3 January 11-19, 1927.

4 January 20-31, 1927. Including a letter from
Martin J. Wade.

5 February 1-10, 1927. Including letters from:
Cordell Hull, John G. Hammill, Chesla C. Sherlock, and George Fort Milton.

6 February 11-28, 1927. Including letters from:
Josephus Daniels, William S. Kenyon, and
George Fort Milton.

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Box 22

Folder no.

1 March 1-10, 1927. Including letters from George
Fort Milton and Frank O. Lowden.

2 March 11-20, 1927. Including a letter from Daniel
F. Steck.

3 March 21-31, 1927. Including letters from George
Fort Milton.

4 April 1-15, 1927. Including letters from William
G. McAdoo and George Fort Milton.

5 April 16-30, 1927. Including letters from:
Gardner Cowles, Frank O. Lowden, and William
G. McAdoo.

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6 May 1-15, 1927. Including letters from Newton D.
Baker and William G. McAdoo.

Box 23

Folder no.

1 May 16-31, 1927 and undated. Including letters
from: Chesla C. Sherlock, William G. McAdoo,
and Daniel F. Steck.

2 June 1-17, 1927. Including a letter from Martin
J. Wade.

3 June 18-30, 1927. Including a letter from Daniel
F. Steck.

4 July 1927. Including letters from Daniel F. Steck
and William G. McAdoo.

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5 August 1927 and undated. Including letters from:
Martin J. Wade, William S. Jardine, and Daniel C. Roper.

Box 24

Folder no.

1 September 1-19, 1927. Including letters from George Fort Milton and William G. McAdoo.

2 September 20-30, 1927 and undated. Including letters from Beryl F. Carroll and William D. Jamieson.

3 October 1-13, 1927. Including letters from William G. McAdoo and George Fort Milton.

4 October 14-31, 1927. Including letters from: Beryl F. Carroll, Newton D. Baker, Daniel C. Roper, and George Fort Milton.

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5 November 1-15, 1927. Including letters from:
William M. Jardine, Daniel C. Roper, Calvin Coolidge, and George Fort Milton.

6 November 16-31, 1927. Including letters from:
Newton D. Baker, William S. Kenyon, George Fort Milton, Martin J. Wade, and Calvin Coolidge.

Box 25

Folder no.

1 December 1-15, 1927. Including letters from John M. Henry and Frederick E. Biermann.

2 December 16-31, 1927 and undated. Including letters from George Fort Milton and Daniel C. Roper.

3 January 1-12, 1928. Including letters from:
Frederick E. Biermann, Clyde L. Herring, George Fort Milton, and Daniel C. Roper.

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4 January 13-31, 1928. Including letters from:
John G. Hammill, Daniel C. Roper, William D.
Jamieson, T. Henry Foster, and William G.
McAdoo.

5 February 1928. Including letters from: George Fort Milton, Claude R. Porter, Josephus Daniels, Frederick E. Biermann, and William G. McAdoo.

6 March 1-17, 1928. Including letters from: William
G. McAdoo, Daniel F. Steck, Clyde L. Herring, George Fort Milton, Daniel C. Roper, Thomas J. Walsh, and Hollins Randolph.

Box 26

Folder no.

1 March 18-31, 1928 and undated. Including letters
from Claude R. Porter and Hollins Randolph.

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2 April 1-15, 1928. Including letters from: Mark Sullivan, George Fort Milton, and William G. McAdoo.

3 April 16-30, 1928. Including letters from George
Fort Milton and William D. Jamieson.

4 May 1928. Including a letter from John G. Hammill

5 June-December 1928 and undated.

6 1929, 1942, 1949.

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Box 27

Folder no.

1 Undated. Including letters from: Clyde L. Herring, Chesla C. Sherlock, and Edith Bolling Wilson.

2 Undated from E.T. Meredith.

SERIES II: SUBJECT FILES

Box 28

Folder no.

1 "Agricultural Depressions 1785-1920" Agricultural
Service, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, October 8, 1926.

Agriculture and Department of Agriculture:
2 1920-1927 and undated.
3 Personnel, 1920 and undated.

4 Biographical Material Relating to E.T. Meredith, 1923-1949 and undated.

5 Brief Account of How E.T. Meredith Sponsored 4-H
Club Work in America, n.d.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America:

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6 1924-1926.

7 January-May 1927.

8 June 1927-June 1928 and undated.

9 Clippings, 1922-1928 and undated.

10 Colorado Report. White River Dome, September 1920.

Box 29

Folder no.

1 Comments of Agricultural Editors, Presidents and
Deans of Agricultural Colleges, and Directors
of Extension on the Address of the Secretary
of Agriculture before the New York Merchant's
Association, March 12, 1920.

2 Democrats. Lists used by E.T. Meredith, 1922 and
undated.

3 Des Moines Club, 1922.

4 Edwin T. Meredith 1876-1928 A Memorial Volume.

5 Elk River Irrigation and Construction Company, 1921.

6 "Equality for Agriculture" by Peek and Johnson, 1922.

7 Judge Martin J. Wade Fund. Correspondence, 1926-
1927. Including a letter from Martin J. Wade.

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8 Laramie Valley Cattle Company. Contract, 1921.

9 Meredith for Governor Campaign. General List, n.d.

10 Meredith Publications, 1925-1927 and undated.

11 Meredith's Comments on the 1924 Democratic Convention, 1924.

12 National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work.
Correspondence, 1923-1925.

13 National Dairy Organization, n.d.

14 "Objections to Mr. Meredith's Plan for Putting
Agriculture Upon a Business Basis", n.d.

15 Publishing. Miscellaneous material, n.d.

16 Report on the Property of the Industrial Potash Corporation Located near Marysvale, Utah, by William Peterson, 1922.

17 Reports on the Close-In Group of Alunite Claims near Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, 1921.

18 Sherlock, Chesla C. Edwin Thomas Meredith Being a
Personality, Dec. 23, 1926.

19 Specifications for Concrete Steel Arch Bridge on Driveway at E.T. Meredith Farm, n.d.

20 "The Thing We Want Most" by E.T. Meredith with Comments from Agricultural Editors, 1920. Including a letter from Cordell Hull.

21 United Taxpayers' Union, n.d.

22 Wasteland Reclamation, 1921-1922.

Box 30

Folder no.

1 William Jennings Bryan Memorial Fund. Correspon- dence, 1925-1928. Including letters from Josephus Daniels and Daniel C. Roper.

Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Memorial Fund.
Correspondence:

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2 July-October 1925.

3 November 1925-1928 and undated.

SERIES III: IDAHO FARM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Box 31

Folder no.

Correspondence:

1 1914-1919.
2 January-July 1920.

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3 August-October 1920.

4 November-December 1920 and undated.

5 January-April 1921.

6 May-June 1921.

Box 32

Folder no.

Correspondence (cont.):
1 July-September 1921.

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2 October-December 1921 and undated.

3 January-April 1922.

4 May-July 1922.

5 August-December 1922 and undated.

6 January-March 1923.

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7 April-June 1923.

Box 33

Folder no.

Correspondence (cont.):

1 July-October 1923.

2 November-December 1923 and undated.

3 January-March 1924.

4 April-June 1924.

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5 July-September 1924.

6 October-December 1924 and undated.

7 January-March 1925.

Box 34

Folder no.

Correspondence (cont.):

1 April-June 1925.

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2 July-October 1925.

3 November-December 1925 and undated.

4 January-March 1926 and undated.

5 April 1926 and undated.

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6 May-June 1926 and undated.

Box 35

Folder no.

Correspondence (cont.):

1 July 1926.

2 August-September 1926.

3 October-December 1926 and undated.

4 1925-1926. Regarding Fred N. Perkins.

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5 January-February 1927.

6 March 1927.

7 April-June 1927.

Box 36

Folder no.

Correspondence (cont.):

1 July-December 1927 and undated.

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2 January-October 1928 and undated.

3 November-December 1928 and undated.

4 1929.

5 Undated.

Business Papers. Including contracts, leases,
indentures, bills, receipts, etc.:

6 1904-1918.

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7 January-April 1919.

Box 37

Folder no.

Business Papers (cont.):

1 May-September 1919.

2 October-December 1919 and undated.

3 January-June 1920.

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4 July-December 1920 and undated.

5 1921 and undated.

6 1922 and undated.

7 1923.

8 1924 and undated.

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Box 38

Folder no.

Business Papers (cont.):

1 1925 and undated.

2 January-June 1926.

3 July-December 1926 and undated.

4 January-June 1927.

5 July-December 1927 and undated.

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6 January-September 1928.

7 October-December 1928 and undated.

Box 39

Folder no.

Business Papers (cont.):

1 1929 and undated.

2 Undated.

3 Minutes of Meetings, 1908-1912.

4 Photographs.

Vouchers and Receipts:

5 April-May 1925. (#F626-699)

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6 May-June 1925. (#F700-773)

7 June 1925. (#F774-803)

Box 40

Folder no.

Vouchers and Receipts (cont.):

1 August-October 1925. (#F842-911)

2 October-December 1925. (#F912-979)

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SERIES IV: SPEECHES, ARTICLES, STATEMENTS, AND
ADDRESSES BY E.T. MEREDITH

Box 41

Folder no.

Speeches and articles:

1 1916-1922.

2 1923-1928.

3 Titled and undated.

4 Undated and untitled.

5 Undated and untitled.

Addresses and statements:

6 Bound volume 1, 1920.

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Box 42

Folder no.

Addresses and statements (cont.):

1 Bound volume 2, 1920.

2 Bound volume 3, 1920.

3 Bound volume 4, 1920-1921.

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SERIES V: PHOTOGRAPHS

Box 43

Folder no.

1 American War Mission to England and France, 1918.

2 American War Mission to England and France, 1918.

SERIES VI: SCRAPBOOKS

Box 44

Folder 1 American War Mission to England and France, 1918.

Box 45

Folder 1 Appointment of E.T. Meredith as Secretary of
Agriculture, 1920.

Box 46

Folder 1 Appointment of E.T. Meredith as Secretary of
Agriculture, 1920.

Box 47

Folder 1 Clippings Relative to Statements Issued by E.T.
Meredith, Secretary of Agriculture, 1919-1920

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Box 48

Folder 1 Clippings Relative to Statements Issued by E.T.
Meredith, Secretary of Agriculture, 1920-1921

Box 49

Folder 1 Mrs. Meredith's scrapbook, 1920. Including letters
from Edith Bolling Wilson.

Box 50

Folder 1 Scrapbook for E.T. Meredith, 1918-1928.

Folder 2 Tributes to Edwin T. Meredith, 1928.

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