Urey Woodson papers,
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Urey Woodson papers,
- Date
- 1898-1939 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Woodson, Urey, 1859-1939.
- Extent
- 2.8 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Governors--Kentucky.
- Journalists.
- Newspaper publishing--Kentucky.
- Politicians.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by subject.
- Preferred Citation
- 55M40 : [Identification of item], Urey Woodson papers, 1898-1939, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Urey Woodson was born in Madisonville, Ky. He had a long and varied dual career in newspaper publishing and politics. Woodson was editor and publisher of the Owensboro Messenger from 1888 to 1929, when he retired from the newspaper business. He was active in the Democratic Party at both the state and national levels for an even longer period of time. Woodson actively supported the careers of William Jennings Bryan, William Goebel, and Alben Barkley. He served on the Democratic National Committee from 1896 to 1916, and again from 1924 to 1928. He was committee secretary from 1904 to 1912. He was rewarded for his services to Franklin Roosevelt in the election of 1932 with the post of Alien Property Commissioner, a position he held from 1933 to 1939. Woodson published a biography of William Goebel, The First New Dealer, in 1939, shortly before his death.
- Scope and Content
- The Urey Woodson papers contain correspondence dating primarily from 1929 to 1939. There are many letters from newspapermen written during 1929-1930, on the occasion of Woodson's retirement, about his long newspaper career. There are letters from Kentucky and national Democratic politicians and powerbrokers. Woodson corresponded frequently with Alben Barkley and Cordell Hull during and after the 1932 election, James A. Farley, Roosevelt's campaign manager, and many others. There are a few letters from Franklin D. Roosevelt, Happy Chandler, Young E. Allison, Josephus Daniels, Keen Johnson, Arthur Krock, Ruby Laffoon, H.L. Mencken, and Lowell Thomas.
- Woodson's considerable correspondence with friends such as Jesse Ricks and George A. Cooke frequently includes political gossip. Much of the material from 1938 and 1939 relates to Woodson's gathering of materials for his book on William Goebel, The First New Dealer. There are also typescripts of speeches and newspaper columns and a small amount of printed matter in the collection. The collection includes a photograph of the Democratic National Committee from 1912.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
Correspondence,, 1923-1939
Democratic National Committee,, 1932 January 9-May 23
Democratic National Committee,, 1932 May 24-June 27
Democratic National Committee,, 1932 July 4-October 17
Democratic National Committee,, 1932 October 18-December 31
Democratic National Committee,, 1933 January-April
Democratic National Committee,, 1938 January-April
Democratic National Committee,, 1938 May-July
Democratic National Committee,, 1938 August-November
Democratic National Committee,, 1938 November-December
Democratic National Committee-Alien Property Custodian,, 1934 April-June
Democratic National Committee-Alien Property Custodian Appointment,, 1934 July-October
Democratic National Committee-Alien Property Custodian Appointment,, 1934 November-December
Democratic National Committee-Alien Property Custodian Apointment,, 1935 July-December
Democratic National Committee-Department of Justice Appointment,, 1935 January-April
Democratic National Committee-Department of Justice Appointment,, 1935 May-June
Democratic National Committee Political,, 1931
Democratic National Committee-Political Appointments,, 1933 July-August
Democratic National Committee-Political Appointments,, 1933 September-December
Owensboro Messenger,, 1932
Owensboro Messenger sale,, 1928
Personal,, 1931-1933
Personal,, 1934-1935
Personal,, 1936
Political,, 1939 January-March
Political,, 1939 April-June
Railroad Acquisition,, 1923
Railroad Commission,, 1926
Registration Political,, 1939 July-August
Retirement Congratulations (newspaper),, 1929
Unidentified,, undated
William Goebel Research The First New Dealer,, 1939 January-March
William Goebel Research The First New Dealer,, 1936-1938
Papers,, 1898-1939
Democratic National Committee,, 1930
Democratic National Committee Alien Property Custodian,, 1934 January
Democratic National Committee Alien Property Custodian,, 1934 February-April
Democratic National Committee Appointments,, 1937 January-April
Democratic National Committee Appointments,, 1937 May-June
Democratic National Committee Appointments,, 1937 July-December
Democratic National Committee Photograph, 1912
Democratic National Committee Political Appointments,, 1933 May-June
Democratic National Committee Political Appointments,, 1936 January-March
Democratic National Committee Political Appointments,, 1936 April-May
Democratic National Committee Political Appointments,, 1936 June-July
Democratic National Committee Political Appointments,, 1936 August-September
Democratic National Committee Political Appointments,, 1936 October-December
Democratic Victory Dinner and Receipts,, 1937
The First New Dealer Publishers,, 1939
Greenriver Property Investigation Oil Leasing,, 1938
Irvin S. Cobb Moments of Big Trials,, undated
The National Young Republicans Contributors,, 1933
Pamphlets, Clippings,, 1898-1931
Pandennis Club,, 1935 May
Recollections of William Jennings Bryan by Urey Woodson,, undated
Telegrams and Receipts,, 1938
William Goebel Research The First New Dealer,, 1933 November 1
William Goebel Research The First New Dealer,, 1938
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