(Manuscript Collection #29)
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Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Robert Barnes Papers |
| Creator: | Robert Barnes |
| Repository: | J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University |
| Language: | 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), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North
Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
Loaned by Robert Barnes
Processing Information
Processed by D. Lennon
Encoded by Apex Data Services
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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.
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.
Online Catalog Headings
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog.
Subject Entries
Autograph Entries
Subject Entries
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
United States. Congress. House—Speakers
Debts, Public—Speeches in Congress
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
United States. Congress. House—Speakers
Debts, Public—Speeches in Congress
Autograph Entries
Truman, Harry S. 1962
Segni, [Antonio] 1964
Segni, [Antonio] 1964