Eli M. Oboler Library

William P. Whitaker - Container Listing
MC105

Box 1

Series 1: Gubernatorial Race 1938 Miscellaneous Material

Folder
Description
Items
1 Newspaper: The Idaho Pioneer (Boise), July 22, 1938 Candidate photos on front page 1
2 Newspaper: The Vanguard (Boise), August 1938 Candidate ads throughout 1
3 Copies of W. P. Whitaker's platform, lists of names, sample nominating ballot, "Beat the Yes Men" flyer, speech typescripts 10
4 Congressional Record Proceedings and Debates, 76th Congress, 3rd Session offprints: "Lessons from Finland, address by Hon. Louis Johnson," Jan. 29, 1940 2
5 Misc. handbills from primary election, lists of newspapers, club members and petition signers (20 page list arranged by county), another list with page 1 of 5 missing ("petition signers 1938"), Buhl Roster of Whitaker for Gov. (page severely damaged). 6
6 Petitions, signed and dated, for W. P. Whitaker for Governor (primary election), 1938. 13
7 Copy of letter sent to every stake president; speech typescript, with corrections. 2
8 "Report of the Secretary of State and Roster of State, County and City Elective Officials and The Judiciary, 1937-1938." 1

Box 2

Series 2: Gubernatorial Race 1938: Correspondence, incoming & outgoing

Arranged alphabetically by Whitaker's correspondent's name, with Whitaker's queries or responses interfiled by date within the correspondent's name.

Folder
Description
Items
1 A's: Reed Andrus 2
2 B's: John F. Baird – Charles A. Butler 27
3 C's: J. Russell Call – R.L. Culley 12
4 D's: Edward V. Davis – James P. Driscoll 13
5 E's: Scott Erwin – C.F. Ewing 6
6 F's: Walter A. Fiscus – H.H. Freedheim 7
7 G's: E.R. Gibbs – Robert Gray 6
8 H's: Leonard Hall – W.J. Hunter 47
9 J's: A. Jenkins – E.E. Jones 7
10 K's: C.W. Karnes – Robert Krause 11
11 L's: Lamb – S.V. Lund 29
12 M's: Management . – Louise Monteith 18
13 N's – O's: D.W. Nelson – O'Mira 9
14 P's: Harry C. Parsons – George Pugmire 16
15 R's: W.L. Robison – Philip Ryan 27
16 S's: A.Y. Satterfield – Leon M. Strong 15
17 T's: H.L Throop – Joe R. Turk 4
18 W's: Rob't H. Warner – Lewis Williams 6

Series 3: Political correspondence not related to 1938 Gubernatorial primary

Folder
Description
Items
19 Arranged chronologically 9

Series 4: Pocatello Greenhouse correspondence

Folder
Description
Items
20 Arranged chronologically 3

Series 5: Correspondence neither to nor from WPW

Folder
Description
Items
21 Arranged alphabetically by sender 9
Last Modified: 02/08/2008 sc