Found 12 collections related to Speeches

Frances Fenner and Merwyn Fenner were married supporters of the world government cause, active primarily in Afton, New York in the 1950s. The Frances Fenner and Merwyn Fenner papers contain records of the Fenners' world government activism, including copies of their speeches and articles, correspondence with other world government figures, records from their involvement in the New York Citizens' Committee for a People's World Convention, clippings, and notes. Materials range in date from 1949 to 1958. less

Journalist John B. Oakes (1913-2001) was an editorial writer and editor who worked for The New York Times from 1946 to 1993, and who is credited with developing the modern op-ed page. This collection contains some of Oakes's Times office files primarily from the 1970s and 1980s, and consists of internal correspondence and memoranda concerning the Editorial Department, as well as copies of speeches and a file of op-ed page articles and notes by Oakes. less

Journalist and author Tom Wicker (1926-2011) was a longtime editor and columnist for The New York Times. The Tom Wicker papers document Wicker's tenure at The Times as Washington Bureau chief (1964-1966) and as associate editor and political columnist (1966-1991). The collection consists of correspondence with both Times colleagues and readers concerning Wicker's columns and political viewpoints, internal memoranda about Times editorial decisions, letters regarding his involvement with outside institutions, and transcripts of interviews with and conducted by Wicker. less

Official letters and documents signed Daniel D. Tompkins (1774-1825), governor of New York (1807–1817) and vice president of the United States (1817–1825), dating mostly from the period of his governorship. These consist of civil and state militia appointment certificates, 1809-1816; letters and documents concerning administrative and criminal matters, 1810-1815; a transcription of his speech to the state legislature upon re-election as governor, 1811; an undated authorization to purchase muskets as per an 1815 act; and Tompkins’ responses, 1818, to questions regarding the expenses of the Commissary of Military Stores, 1813-1817. An 1815 letter from Nathan Willliams of Utica to Tompkins concerning his rank in the state militia, and a few financial items, consisting of a voucher, check, and a letter written on his behalf to the Bank of the United States, 1820, 1824 and undated, are also present. less

Virgil Maxcy (1785-1844) was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, graduated from Brown University in 1804, and became an attorney and politician in Maryland. The papers consist of a journal, correspondence, and an undated July Fourth oration. The journal was kept in 1802 while Maxcy was acting as a tutor for the Roberts family near Columbia, South Carolina, and contains discussions of social life, adolescent concerns, and accounts of [Baptist] Association meetings and other religious manifestations in South Carolina and Kentucky. Correspondence dates from 1815 and 1843 with the bulk dating between 1821 and 1843. Letters relate chiefly to professional matters, particularly pertaining to his duties as Solicitor of the Treasury, though a letter from his brother, Jonathan Maxcy, is present. less

Dr. Victor Hugo Paltsits (1867-1952) was an archivist, librarian, and New York State Historian who served as Keeper of Manuscripts for the New York Public Library from 1914 to 1941. Collection consists of correspondence of both a professional and personal nature; greeting cards to and from Paltsits; a certificate from the Upper Missouri Historical Expedition; drafts of an address on public records; drafts of writings; clippings and biographical material; a typescript copy of his address, "The Beginnings of Presbyterianism in Albany," and related ephemera. The professional correspondence largely relates to his work as New York State historian, 1909 to 1911. less

Material relating to Edward Houghton James (1820-1893), a New York City physician and assistant superintendent of the New York City Health Department. Includes a notebook of medical recipes; letters to his daughter relating to family matters; biographical notes; transcripts of articles from the Sanitary News; transcripts of a commencement address and unidentified speech; a scrapbook containing obituaries of Dr. James; and other memorial material less

Typescript of a speech given on April 23, 1982, by Senator Edward M. Kennedy for the Fifth Annual Municipal Elections Committee of Los Angeles (MECLA) award dinner in Los Angeles. Topics include Kenndy's opposition to discrimination based on sexual orientation, the Equal Rights Amendment, the Reagan administration, and the threat of nuclear war. less

The Economic Club of New York is a nonpartisan and nonprofit membership organization that promotes the study and discussion of social, economic, and political questions. The collection consists of meeting transcripts, photographs, programs, and audio recordings of the club’s meetings. less