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Consultation by Appointment LOngacre 3-5881 JOHN ASKLING ASSOCIATES 403 West 35th Street • New York City 1 JOHN ASKLING—Director L O U I S MULLER—Asst. Director & Executive Secretary J ASSOCIATES, established in New York City in 1940, meets your requirements for an organization devoted exclusively to the preparation of indexes of the highest standards. OHN ASKLING A scientific definition of an index is—a subject analysis of the content of a volume, or a series of them, set down in subject form, both in the entry and the sub-entry, and arranged in one alphabetic order, according to the bibliographic forms established by the publications of the American Library Association. John Askling Associates maintains in their indexes the standards of the American Library Association when such standards have been established. John Askling prepared indexes as an individual for many years until extended services required the establishment of John Askling Associates. The organization is composed of indexers thoroughly trained by Mr. Askling. All have had sound cataloging training in addition to their indexing experience and are qualified to prepare indexes in several languages. They have worked on a wide range of subjects in both French and English. In addition to book indexes, John Askling Associates specializes in the preparation of indexes to periodicals, company publications, and works published in series. The highest standards of scholarship and excellence are maintained. Of special interest to publishers of serials is the monthly cumulative service, whereby, as each number is published, index cards are promptly supplied to be integrated with the current file. This provides a current, cumulative key to the material published. The indexes of John Askling Associates have received the approval of members of the American Library Association, librarians, authors, publishers, research workers and scholars, as well as the approval of Subscription Books Bulletin of the American Library Association, and the book sections of the New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune. Selected list of indexes prepared by JOHN ASKLING ASSOCIATES Bell Laboratories Record 1953, 1954 Bell Laboratories Reporter 1952-53 Bell Telephone System Monographs 1953, 1954 Cumulative index 1950-54 Bell System Technical Journal 1953, 1954 DUNBAR, FLANDERS REVIEWS OF INDEXES Information Please Almanac 1947 . . . the index is masterly . . . and so smoothly strung together that the information is easily Bruce Rae, New York Times . . . and another word should be said of the comprehensiveness and efficiency of the Index, prepared by John Askling . . . (it) represents a remarkable dredging-out of subjects imbedded in the whole corpus of the book and uses ingenious methods to aid and simplify consultation. Helen E. Haines, Pasadena Star-News Emotions and Bodily Changes, 4th revision, 1954. Columbia University Press HATCH, ALDEN Red Carpet for Mamie, Holt, 1954 Landmark Books, Random House, 1950-54 Allabout Books, Random House, 1953 Gateway Books, Random House, 1953 Carnegie Corporation of New York Index to Reports of Officers 1921-1951 Pace Report. Research and Related Services in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (3 vols.), 1950 A Soldier's Story, Omar Bradley, Holt, 1950 • I Wanted to Write (Kenneth Roberts) . . . a generous, carefully compiled index. Dorothy Canfield Fisher, New York Herald Tribune GENERAL REFERENCE TEXTS Americana Encyclopedia (29 vols.) 1946, 1950 Americana Annual (1947), index 1946, 1947 A History of Europe (Ferdinand Schevill) I have gone through the index with some care. It is very well done. ^ ,. , o , .„ 7 Ferdinand Schevill Ancestors* Brocades (Millicent Todd Bingham) . . . its value definitely enhanced by an effective and accurate index. ^ , o± T , Pasadena Star-Ledger Building America (5 vols.) 1948 . . . a thorough index. Subscription Books Bulletin How to Cook for Profit (Gray and Lo Padua) I am grateful indeed for your marvelous index. Madeline Gray Building America (5 vols.) 1948. Recommended by Subscription Books Bulletin Grolier Encyclopedia (10 vols.) revisions 1945, 1946, 1947 Encyclopedie de la Jeunesse (14 vols.) complete index in French (252 pp. index) Information Please Almanac (1947) Prepared original index (61 pp.) Language Skills Harcourt, Brace grade nine 1946 grade ten 1947 grade eleven 1948 advanced course 1949 United Nations Bulletins (1949) TRADE BOOKS AND COLLEGE TEXTS BINGHAM, MILLIGENT TODD Ancestors' Brocades Harper CROW, JOHN A. The Epic of Latin America Doubleday DUNBAR, FLANDERS Tour Child's Mind and Body . . Random House Synopsis of Psychosomatic Diagnosis and Treatment C. V. Mosby Emotions and Bodily Changes, 4th revision Columbia University Press FINNEY, THEODORE M. History of Music Harcourt, Brace FREEDMAN, SAMUEL Two-Way Radio Ziff-Davis GARDNER, HELEN Art Through the Ages Harcourt, Brace GEDDES, DONALD PORTER Franklin Delano Roosevelt—A Memorial . . . Dial His personal background is listed in Who's HAINES, HELEN E. Living with Books. . Columbia University Press KROEBER, A. L. Anthropology Harcourt, Brace LAMB, HAROLD The City and the Tsar The March of Muscovy Mr. Askling has had special work in cataloging, and in the study and building of subject headings in the vocabularies of specialized professions (in French, English, Italian and German) through courses and association with Dr. Marion Kenworthy, Dr. Gordon Hamilton, and the late Dr. Alfred Adler for the vocabulary of psychiatry and social work; with the late Dr. Leonard Freeman, Denver, Colorado, for the vocabulary of surgery and medicine; with Dr. Flanders Dunbar on the vocabulary of psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine; with the late Dr. Walter Van Dyke Bingham on the vocabulary of psychology; with Minnie Maddern Fiske for the vocabulary of the theatre; with the late E. Robert Schmitz and Mme. Wanda Landowska on the vocabulary of music. Doubleday Doubleday ROBERTS, KENNETH Moreau de St. M'erfs American Voyage . Doubleday / Wanted to Write Doubleday Who in the East (1954); Who's Who in Commerce and Industry (1954); and The Directory of American Scholars (1951). • John Askling has prepared the works listed below as aids to his many lecture series. Each work may be found in the publication listed with it. SCHEVILL, FERDINAND History of Europe Harcourt, Brace John Askling is also lecturer on Indexing and Library Science at Columbia University, New York City, and Queens College, Long Island. He was guest lecturer at: Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York University of Southern California Library School University of Denver Library School U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School "Confusion Worse Confounded" California Librarian, Dec. 1951 "The Indexer Goes to Work" California Librarian, Sept. 1951 "Personality Prototype of the Indexer" D. C. Libraries, J a n . 1952 "Riddle MeThis,orWho's Responsible for an Index?" Contemporary Catholic Trade Book Symposium, May 1952 "What Is an Index?" California Librarian, March 1951 "What Makes an Indexer Tick?" California Librarian, June 1951 "Words at Work" Library Journal, Nov. 1, 1953 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTS TRADER VIC GUNTHER Bartender's Guide Doubleday Book of Food and Drink Doubleday Random House The Barbary Pirates Random House REYNOLDS BERG Challenge of Polio Dial Crusade in Europe Doubleday Design: An Introduction Ziff-Davis Economic Reports of the President (1949) Harcourt, Brace KENNETH LORD Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Lord Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor MARJORIE MOSSER Good Maine Food Doubleday MANDEL Guide to the Soviet Union Dial GRAY & PADUA How to Be a Success in the Restaurant Business Greenberg MARGOLIUS How to Buy More for Tour Money . . Doubleday GRAY AND LO PADUA How to Cook for Profit Greenberg HAINES Living with Books Columbia University GUIDE BOOK Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia Random House Clipper Ship Days Random House KJELGAARD The Coming of the Mormons . . Random House BROWN Daniel Boone, The Opening of the Wilderness Random House ADAMS The Erie Canal Random House KJELGAARD The Explorations of Fere Marquette Random House WHITE The First Men in the World . . Random House PINKERTON The First Overland Mail . . . Random House WHITE George Washington Carver . . Random House KANTOR Gettysburg Random House ROSS Joan of Arc Random House SPERRY Michigan Oxford KATZ-LEE-LEVY John Paul Jones, Fighting Sailor . Random House ROBINSON Our Fighting Ships Harper King Arthur and his Knights . . Random House TALLANT EARL WILSON Pikes Peak or Bust Doubleday Plot Against the Peace Dial PEPPER Principles of Art Appreciation . . Harcourt, Brace STETTINIUS Roosevelt and the Russians Doubleday VON URBAN and Marital The Louisiana Purchase . . . . Random House BUCK SAYERS AND KAHN Happiness . . . . Dial The Man Who Changed China, The Story of Sun Yat-sen Random House PRATT The Monitor and the Merrimac and Other Naval Battles Random House WINWAR Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo Random House WHITE Prehistoric America DAVIS Soldier of Democracy Doubleday Random House NEUBERGER Royal Canadian Mounted Police . Random House DENNEN Trouble %pne Ziff-Davis Foreign Policy . . . . Coward-McCann HEYMAN We Can Do Business with Russia. . . Ziff-Davis GOOKE Winning Tennis Doubleday WALSH Adventures and Discoveries of Marco Polo Random House JOHNSON Sam Houston, The Tallest Texan . Random House YAKHONTOFF USSR Random House JENNINGS SMITH, JANET K. Perfection The Battle of Britain COUSINS EISENHOWER Sex Alexander the Great FORESTER TRADER VIC LAWSON Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo . . . Random House SHEEAN Thomas Jefferson, Father of Democracy Random House HUNT The Story of the U.S. Marines . . Random House MASON The Winter at Valley Forge . . . Random House INDEXING December 29, 1951 Miss Josephine Gurry, 536 w. 113 st,, Mew York, 2$, N.Y. Dear Josephine, At l a s t I can report to you about the indexing project mentioned in my l e t t e r of November 16. At an Executive Committee meat* inr yesterday i t was decided to postpone the indexing of the library register at this time • I t i s actually part of a larger problem of providing indexes for other collections of private papers and the overall policy cannot be finally determined for some tiias. For that reason Miss Adams wishes me to t e l l you that i t would not be advisable for you to reserve any tijne for us as was at f i r s t contemplated. 1 am sorry i t has turned out this way as i t sounded like an interesting possibility. I hope you -•Till have good luck in 1955 in finding parttime jobs to your liking» You sesm to have been very successful so far in attracting worthwhilo projects. With best wishes for the New Year, I am Sincerely yours, Marguerite Burnett November 16, V?$\\ Miss Josephine Curry, 536 W. 113 St., New York, 2$, I.Y. Dear Josephine, I have just obtained your address fit>m Florence Wagner so that I can find out whether you are at present engaged on any job, I have been asked about the possibility of getting someone to index a listing of the contents of a private financial library of some 600 pages. It is not as yet at h^nd but is expected shortly, and no final decision about the indexing aspect has yet been made. But I thought I would make preliminary inquiries about your availability, because I think it is just the kind of job that would interest you. Could you give me some idea about how much you would charge? On previous indexing jobs were you paid by the hour, or the pa^e, or on a full-time weekly bssia? Since the cost enters into the decision about having the indexing done any figures you could supply, even if tentative, would be helpful. Tou may not have heard about my new job. I am working part-time (afternoons) with the above committee, «hich has its headquart 3rs at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. There are at present four of us on the staff, including the Research Director Miss Mildred Adams, It promises to be very interesting work* Sincerely yours, Marguerite Burnett INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES See under LIKERT, Rensis JAY, Pierre April 16, 1954 Bear Mrs. lay: Before further ti&e goes by, I should like to thank you aost warmly for turning over to us the two excellent photographs of the early Reserve Board and of the Daves Plan group* It •was more than kind of you to see »e at your hose, and I Bight say too that we are most grateful to you for your earlier generosity in turning over the late Mr. Jay's papers to the Reserve Bank here vhich now repose in the central archives* I am sure they vill be of interest to those who at a later time undertake the actual writing of studies for this Coaaittee. Sincerely yours, Mildred Adams Mrs. Pierre Jay 133 East 64th Street Nev lork City MISC.4A.3-8OM.2-as FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE „ FROM Miss Adams K. McKinstry SUBJECT.- _ _ „.._ .. _ Mi^^^r1^83: Mrs. Pierre Jay telephoned in response to your inquiry about Mr. Jay's paper8 having to do with the early days of the Federal Reserve Bank. She said that her recollection is that she sent down to this Bank shortly after Mr. Jay's death (she thought in response to Mr. Sproul's request) a lot of material, which she advised the Bank they could keep in the files or throw out. She said she could not now remember what was in this lot, but she thought it contained everything that was of interest to the Bank, since she personally had no knowledge of or interest in those papers. She said that she had been looking through all the data remaining in her possession and thought there was very little that had to do with the Bank. She said her eyes were poor, and she could not undertake to try to read the various documents. They were, I take it, labelled on the outside, and she said they had to do with various things, but she thought there were almost none bearing on the early days of the Federal Reserve. She mentioned specifically that she had a photograph of Governor Strong and Montagu Nonnan taken at this Bank. She saidtiierendght b e g ^ resolutions passed when Mr. Jay left. M.Si=.4A.3.eoM.2.B3 FEDERAL. R E S E R V E B A N K OF NEW YORK OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE j Miss Adams FROM K. McKingtiy I said I thought we might have an interest in his work on the Daves Plan, and she thought there might be something on the later period of his life still in her hands* I suggested that we should first inventory what was here in the Bank, and asked her permission for you to look over the remaining hoard at some future time. She agreed to this, and said it would be all rigfrt for you to telephone her (but not tomorrow, Feb. 26, because she will be busy all day), I said I expected you would be spending the first two weeks in March in New York and would have a chance to telephone her then. Her voice sounded very tremulous, and I suspect that she is not too well. I tried to emphasize that we were anxious not to put her to any trouble in this matter, and that you would do the cataloging of whatever items you had an interest in, so that she need not go through the papers. JAY, Pierre February 15, 1954- Deer Mrs. Jay* This Coaffltittee has been at vork for about & month locating and listing the papers of sen vho "ware active in the early days of the Federal Reserve System. Among those s*en, your distinguished husband, vith his -wide banking experience and his long service as Chainaan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Sew 3fork, ranks high. We are wondering vhether, in the course of so a l i f e , Mr» Jay kept diaries vhich s t i l l exist, or any collection of aeaormnde a^d other papers vhich deal vith the banking and fiscal affairs vith vhich he dealt. If he did, could yen t e l l us where they have been deposited, and nhetiier any index of them, exists vhich ve a&ght see? the GoEsaittee asks me to thank you for any inforniatioa you eaa give us im locating vhat voiild be a most important collection. I shoiald, perhaps, add that no writing or ptsblicatioa i s cont«qpl&ted at this timej ve are iseinly c&rryixjg on an inreatoiy and preliminary survey Very sincerely yours, Mildred Adams Krs# Pierre Jsy 133 Bast 64th Street Hev lork City inn This document is protected by copyright and has been removed. Author(s): Article Title: H. M. Jefferson, 76, Served with R.F.C.: Retired Banker Dead - Was Decorated for Special Work by Three Governments Journal Title: New York Times Volume Number: Date: November 16, 1954 Page Numbers: Issue Number: HO¥ARD M. JEFFERSON Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Dec, 16, 1914- to July 31, 1926- Mr. Jefferson was appointed to the Bank as Auditor on December 16, 1914-. He became Manager of the Personnel Department on September 1, 1919* On April 15, 1921, his title became Manager of the Personnel Development Department. On September 11, 1924, he again took on the title of Manager of the Personnel Department. It was from this position that he resigned on July 31, 1926 to take a position with the First National Corporation of Boston which had a New York office at 100 Broadway, New York City. The last communication to Mr. Jefferson from the bank was in 1949 at which time his address was 313 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, Pennsylvania. Information obtained from Miss Mc^anus, Secretary's Office Mr. Jefferson was born in Nova Scotia. He was graduated from New York University in 1905 and later taught banking there. He was one of the founders and a foraer president of Alpha Kappa Psi. He was connected with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from its beginning. In 1926, while with the First National Corporation of Boston, he was a member of a financial mission headed by E. W. Kemmerer of Princeton University, which, by invitation, investigated banking methods in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile. For this work he was decorated by the Governments of Colombia, Ecuador and Chile. In 194&> M^. Jefferson retired from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, with which he had been associated for twelve years. Mr. Jefferson died on November 15, 1954. &** the Madison Nursing Home in Basking Ridge, New Jersey at the age of 76. He left his wife, the former Isabel R. Douglas; a son, Stuart E. of Pelham Manor, N. Y.j a daughter, Miss Margaret Jefferson of Bernardsville, and a brother, William of Elizabeth. Information obtained from Obituary, New York Times, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1954* JENNIES, L. A, June U, 1954 Deer Mr. Jennings: On behalf of Miss Adams, I should like to thank you for your letter of June 1st, She intends to get in touch vitfa Mr. Pole immediately. Miss Adams has asked ae to thank you for your help. She will be such interested In securing any information you can give her on Mr. Charles Starek. Sincerely yours, Research Assistant Mr* L* A. Jennings Deputy Comptroller of the Currency Treasury Department Washington 25, D. C. km TREASURY DEPARTMENT COMPTROUER OF THE CURRENCY WASHINGTON 25 AODR.S. REPLY TO "COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY" Hiss Mildred Adams Research Director Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System 33 Liberty Street New York l\$, New York Dear Miss Adams: This is to advise you that former Comptroller of the Currency, Mr. John W. Pole, is now residing at Fairfield, Illinois• It is my understanding that Pairfield is a small community where Mr. Pole is well known and a street address is unnecessary. We have sent to St. Louis, Missouri for our personnel file on Mr. Charles Starek who was a National Bank Examiner many years ago and later Vice Chairman of the Eoard of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Our old personnel files are stored in St. Louis so it will be a matter of a few days before the information will be made available to you# I am sorry to say that we have been unable to find any material in our files dealing with the activities of various Comptrollers of the Currency who, under the old statute, were members of the Federal Reserve Board. It would appear that the files in question have been destroyed. Sincerely yours, Deputy Comptroller of th4 Currency JENNINGS, h. A. Deputy Comptroller of Currency See letter June, 1954 under STAREK, Charles JESSUf, Jack December I4# 1954Dear Jack; Don Hoodward i s in the hospital at this moment (not serious, I think}, but if he were out, he end I would both bov simultaneously in thanks for the compliment* Xour other u-ug^estions for vhat I now think of es The Historian &re very interesting fend valuable. Living &s I do, among monetary experts, i t i s wonderful to have the estimates of someone vho thinks not only in terms of knovledge, but also in terms of writing. Gratefully yours, Mildred Adams Mr. John Km Jessup, Editor Life M&gaaine Time and Life Building Rockefeller Center New Tork 20, N. I. JESSUP, John LIFE TIME & LIFE ROCKEFELLER BUILDING CENTER NEW YORK 2O EDITORIAL OFFICES December U$ 1954 Dear Mildred: In answer to your rather exacting appeal of December 3d, the first names I should have thought of for such an assignment are your own and Don Woodward1s. But I suppose you both have other things to do. I suppose you have also considered the best-writing economists, namely George Stfcigler and Kenneth Boulding, who could presumably ffget up" what knowledge of monetary theory they may lack. Among journalists, the best equipped is probably John Davenport, but he is just returning from Barron's to FORTUNE and is presumably unavailable, I begin to see your difficulty* Let me consult a colleague or two and see if we can make a realistic suggestion. incerely, Jessup Miss Mildred Adams Research Director Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System 33 Liberty Street New York 45, New York JKJ:BM JE3SUP, Jack December 3* 1954 Dear Jack: I think you knew about this Federal Reserve History project on which I f ve been working for nearly a /ear* Mow that we h*ve our five-year grant from the Rockefeller Foundation in hand, ^e find the spending of it herder th&n seemed possible when we *#©r© merely working to get it« Specifically, m htm having trouble, finding *, first-rate e p in monetary %nd banking natters (and with • sense of fiscal policies) who has some feeling for history and who CAB write. The Committee mssibers, and their research director, have been circling f.bout that one since September* Thus far, we have cose up mainly with negative judgements - Kr» X is a fine monetary theorist, bat he can't write the English Language} Mr. I knows about money ami fiscal j olicies hut only from no* on - he has no seiuie of history ortieveio;&ent;Mr. I writes well, bat is not sound in monetary matters; KBA S O on, it is from this ssorr^ss that I aske my present Appeal • Obviously, it is time ve stopped conning academic raises over ai5d over, and asked help from the best editorial brains available. So - if yoa vented a b«j3g-^ip sketch of Federal Reserve history for Tlae or Fortune or t c&raful &ud interesting article on the effect of the Federal Reserve type of central banking on forty years of the Aaericaa econoiay, vhoa would you pick to write it? I'll be deeply grateful for any suggestions, and so will my distinguished Committee. Thanks in advance for your kl&dnets to this informal appeal. And the best of personal greetings to you. Cordially yours. Mildred Ad&ms Mr. Jack Editorial Board time Magazine 9 Bockefeller Flaaa Sew Xork, I* !• JOHNSON, E. A. J. See correspondence file WRITERS (PROPOSED) JOHNSON, Evans C. See under UNDERWOOD, Oscar (Senator) JOrWSOiM, Hiram April 20, 1956 Bear Mr* HsismoncU Thank you so much for your letter of April 17th in reply to my query about the Hiram Johnson papers* Even though the papers «re not yet arranged, ve are glad to knov for our records just vhftt state they ere in presently* We would appreciate your letting us know vh«n the collection is opened for use &n6 -when a description is available* With many thenks for your kind help* I am Very sincerely yours, Irm& Burstein Assistant Mr* George P. Haamond, Director the Bancroft library University of California Berkeley 4, California i, Hiram (Papers) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE GENERAL LIBRARY BERKELEY 4, CALIFORNIA April 1 7 , 19f>6 THE BANCROFT LIBRARY Miss Irma Burstein, Assistant Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System 33 Liberty Street New York h£ , New York Dear Miss Burstein: In response to your letter of April 10, 1956, inquiring about the papers of Hiram W. Johnson, I am sorry to say that we are not yet able to answer your various questions* As a matter of fact, the University of California purchased the collection and did not receive it as a gift* It is still boxed upland so it is not possible to give a description of the number of items or of the footage of shelf space that it occupies • For the time being, also, the collection is restricted, and will be until such time as it can be properly organized and arranged for use# Trusting that this information will serve your purpose for the present — Very sincerely yours, George P # Haiomond Director GPHrrr JOHNSON, Hiram (Pepers) April 10, 1956 Deer *fr. Haaciond: We are pleased to note in the April 1956 issue of **12ie American Archivist11 that the papers of Hiram V* Johnson were acquired by the Bancroft Idbrary earlier this yeer» Lest f a l l you kindly supplied us wife information on the Fr&nklin Lane pepers, and ve would now like to add to our records similar data concerning the Hiram Johnson collection. Could you l e t us know the following* 1) The n&me of the donor or donors and date of acquisition? 2) How many feet of shelf space (or other measure) the collection occupies? 3) Approximately how many items ere included in i t ? 4) Has any listing or inTentory been made of which we might have, or make, a copy? 5} Have any restrictions been put on taese papers as to l i t e r a r y rights or use by properly qualified research students, and If so, what? Any information you can give us on this collection will be aost gratefully appreciated* Very sincerely yours, lima Buratein Assistant Mr, George P. Hammond, Director The Bancroft Library University of California Berkeley 4, California JOHflSOW, Hiram (Senator) March 28, 1955 MEMORANDUM TOt Miss Burnett Miss Adams Miss Burnett, will you please note on cards that the papers of Senator Hiram Johnson of California were on loan in the Library of Congress but have been removed by Hiram Johnson's son# Tae rumor is that they are being offered for sale* The papers of Senator Robert F» Wagner of New York are at the Riggs Memorial Libraiy, Georgetovn University, Washing ton« I am told hy Miss Brand that the Georgetovn University Library is setting up quite a manuscript center for papers of this type* MA:IB JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY See correspondence May, June 1954. under HOLLANDER, Jacob JONES, Breckinridge 1705 S. Pierce St. , Little Rock, Ark#, August 10, 1954. Miss Mildred JSdams, Research Director, Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System, 33 Liberty St., New York 45, N. Y. Dear Miss Adams: Referring to your letter of August 3, I regret Breckinridge Jones, who represented the Eigjith District on the Federal Advisory Council from 1925 to 1927, passed away a number of years ago. His widow and children are also dead now. I worked at the Mississippi Valley Trust Company, of which Mr* Jones was Chairman, for several years, and knew Mr, Jones well. I doubt that he left a collection of papers that would be interesting to us. However, I expect to be in St. Louis in the near future, and will make some inquiry. If there are any favorable developments, either I or Miss Minnie Smith, who was my secretary from 1920 until my retirement August 1, will let you know. I enjoyed our discussions in St. Louis, as did also former President Martin and the bankfs present officers. Yours sincerely, Clarence M. Stewart. JONES, Breckinridge August 3, 1954 .tear Mr. £tevarts You knev of course vhen you were kiac enough to offer further help that tkat offer would surely be taken up. Here I wm on returning to Hev Tor* with & immediate ruery. V'ould you happen to know Mr. Breckinridge Jones of St. Lomis who was a sasaber of the Federal Advisory Council for the 8th District froa 1925 to 1927? (He was Chairman of the Mississippi Yelley Trust Company st one time.) f&d do you happen to know vb@tb.er any member of his family is still living? The reason I ask is that I note he %as Vice President of the Missouri Biftorieal Society for aboat twenty years, .toy mam vitb that kind of a record ®&y vsry wall hare left a colleotion of papers vhicb would be interesting to us or he might have collected books and pamphlets on the early days of the Reserve Sygtea. In any e-went, he sounds like the kind of person we ought to know more about z\n& I can imagine no one sore likely to be cble to tell us than yourself. Thanks for any light you can shed on bis end ray continuing gratitude for your kindness vhen I w&s in St. Louis. Most sincerely yours, Mildred Adams Research Director Mr. Clarence Stewart 1705 South Pierce Street Little Rock, Arkansas JONES, Mrs. Lombard See under HAMMOND, Bray letter 12/22/54 about his book
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