Robert Barnes Papers, 1962-1964
(Manuscript Collection #29)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Robert Barnes Papers |
| Creator: | Barnes, Robert |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Abstract: | Papers (1962-1964, undated) including correspondence and autographs compiled by a page in the US House of Representatives. |
| Extent: | 0.044 Cubic feet, 8 items , photocopies, including correspondence, a speech, and autographs. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
October 11, 1967, Papers of Robert Barnes, consisting of correspondence, a speech by John McCormack, and autographs of former speakers of the House of Representatives. Loaned for copying by Robert Barnes, Washington, N. C.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation
Robert Barnes Papers (#29), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Loaned by Robert Barnes
Processing Information
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Processed by D. Lennon
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Encoded by Apex Data Services
Biographical / Historical Note
The collection contains the papers of Robert Barnes, who served as a page in the House of Representatives and as a personal page for House Speaker John McCormack in the early 1960s.
Description
Correspondence consists of a letter (1962) from Harry S. Truman to John McCormack wishing him a happy birthday and a letter from the President of Italy (1964) to House Speaker McCormack accepting an invitation to address a joint meeting of Congress.
A speech delivered to the House by Speaker McCormack endorsing an increase in the national debt and the autographs of Sam Rayburn, E. E. Cox, Henry T. Rainey, Joseph W. Martin, Jr., and John Nance Garner, all former speakers of the House of Representatives, are also included in the collection.
Subject Headings
Personal/Family names
- Barnes, Robert.
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972—Correspondence
- McCormack, John W., 1891-1980—Correspondence
- Segni, Antonio—Correspondence
- Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961—Autographs
- Rainey, Henry Thomas, 1860-1934—Autographs
- Martin, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1884-1968—Autographs
- Cox, Edward Eugene, 1880-1951—Autographs
- Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967—Autographs
Corporate name
Topical term
Card Catalog Entries
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Reading Room's card catalog. This system is no longer maintained, but it is left in place to help on-site researchers locate particular topics in the collection.
Geographic Entry :
- District of Columbia, Washington
Autograph Entries :
- Truman, Harry S. 1962
- Segni, [Antonio] 1964
Subject Entries :
- MONEY AND BANKING--Debts, Public
- U.S.--CONGRESS--House
- U.S.--CONGRESS--House
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