Univ of Washington Lihraries Epp, Ronald From: Janet Ness [nessj@u.washington.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 1:46 PM To: Epp, Ronald Cc: mssarch@u.washington.edu Subject: RE: Warren G. Magnuson Papers (fwd) Dr. Epp, I have finished searching the Warren Magnuson papers for correspondence with the other eight members of the visit with Superintendent Dorr. I found only a few letters from 1937, none of which mentioned the trip to Maine. Janet Ness Library Specialist Special Collections University of Washington Libraries On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Epp, Ronald wrote: > Dear Ms. Ness: > I am very appreciative of your speedy response and your diligence in > checking the various sites where Mr. Dorr might be mentioned. It is > almost as useful to close a research door as it is to find that it > opens to unexpected findings. > > However, I wonder whether there might be a discussion of this visit in > any correspondence with others who were in the Magnuson party: > Congressmen Maas (MN), Congressmen Ferand and Senator Green (RI), > Congressmen Mott (OR), Congressmen Oliver and Brewster (ME), > Congressman Hamilton (VA), and Congressman Bates (MA). > > I know that this is a very remote possibility but I would appreciate > your effort in checking these names against the Correspondence file. > Thank You! > > > Ron > > > Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. > Director of Shapiro Library > Southern New Hampshire University > Manchester, NH 03106 > > 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 > 603-645-9685 fax > > > > Original Message > From: Janet Ness [mailto:nessj@u.washington.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 5:55 PM > To: Epp, Ronald > Cc: Special Collections > Subject: Warren G. Magnuson Papers (fwd) > > > Dr. Epp, > Your question regarding the Warren G. Magnuson papers has been > forwarded to me for reply. I have checked the inventory to the 1 > Magnuson papers from the House of Representatives and found no mention > of George Dorr or Acadia National Park. I have checked the "D" > correspondence folders for 1937 and departmental correspondence with > the NPS in 1937 and found no Dorr correspondence. There are no > diaries in the papers. I have also checked the photographs for the > 1930's. I believe I have checked the locations where the information > would have been filed and must conclude that the Magnuson papers don't > have the information you are seeking. The other major series in the > papers relate to legislation, speeches and committee files. > > Janet Ness > Library Specialist > Special Collections > University of Washington Libraries > > Forwarded message > Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:03:20 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) > From: Special Collections Division > To: Janet A Ness > Subject: Warren G. Magnuson Papers (fwd) > > > Janet, would the finding aid microfiche answer his question? Thanks. > JM > > Gary Lundell > Reference Specialist > > Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives University of > Washington Libraries Box 352900 Seattle, WA 98195-2900 > (206) 543-1879 > > > Forwarded message > Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:03:10 -0400 > From: "Epp, Ronald" > To: mssarch@u.washington.edu > Cc: "Epp, Ronald" > Subject: Warren G. Magnuson Papers > > I am presently preparing a biography of George B. Dorr (1853-1944), > founder of Acadia National Park-- and its first superintendent > (1916-1944) > > Mr. Dorr entertained Congressman Magnunson and a half dozen other > congressmen at his Old Farm home in Bar Harbor on June 12-14, 1937. > This is documented in The [National] Park Service Bulletin of August > 1937. > > Would it be possible to determine whether the Warren Grant Magnuson > Papers contain any references by the new congressman to this > exploration of Acadia National Park and his impressions of its 84 year > old superintendent? > > I appreciate the professional courtesy involved in this query. > > Thank you. > > Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. > Director of Shapiro Library > Southern New Hampshire University > Manchester, NH 03106 > > > 2 Epp, Ronald From: Epp, Ronald Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:35 AM To: 'Janet Ness' Cc: Epp, Ronald Subject: RE: Warren G. Magnuson Papers (fwd) Dear Ms. Ness: I am very appreciative of your speedy response and your diligence in checking the various sites where Mr. Dorr might be mentioned. It is almost as useful to close a research door as it is to find that it opens to unexpected findings. However, I wonder whether there might be a discussion of this visit in any correspondence with others who were in the Magnuson party: Congressmen Maas (MN), Congressmen Ferand and Senator Green (RI), Congressmen Mott (OR), Congressmen Oliver and Brewster (ME), Congressman Hamilton (VA), and Congressman Bates (MA) I know that this is a very remote possibility but I would appreciate your effort in checking these names against the Correspondence file. Thank You! Ron Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 fax Original Message From: Janet Ness mailto:nessj@u.washington.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 5:55 PM To: Epp, Ronald Cc: Special Collections Subject: Warren G. Magnuson Papers (fwd) Dr. Epp, Your question regarding the Warren G. Magnuson papers has been forwarded to me for reply. I have checked the inventory to the Magnuson papers from the House of Representatives and found no mention of George Dorr or Acadia National Park. I have checked the "D" correspondence folders for 1937 and departmental correspondence with the NPS in 1937 and found no Dorr correspondence. There are no diaries in the papers. I have also checked the photographs for the 1930's. I believe I have checked the locations where the information would have been filed and must conclude that the Magnuson papers don't have the information you are seeking. The other major series in the papers relate to legislation, speeches and committee files. Janet Ness Library Specialist Special Collections University of Washington Libraries Forwarded message Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:03:20 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) 1 University of Washington/All Locations Page 1 of 3 University Librance Help LEW Libraries Catalog UNIVERSITY OF WARNINGTON 1073 countries In other RECORD in Search unner NETTE RECEIVED Request Search Summit (Search History) AUTHOR magnuson warren grant View Entire Collection Search Record 8 of 10 Author Magnuson, Warren Grant, 1905- Title Papers, 1929-1980 LOCATION CALL # STATUS In process record; contact repository for SpecColl Manuscripts/Arch AVAILABLE up-to-date information Description 1406.5 ft Note Lawyer, state legislator, U.S. representative and senator (1945-1980) from Washington state; d. 1989 Summary Correspondence, speeches, writings, legislation, case files, reports, scrapbooks, photos, film, audio and video tapes, papers of aides, and campaign ephemera, relating to Magnuson's career as member of Washington State House of Representatives (1933-1934), attorney for Washington Emergency Relief Administration (1933), assistant U.S. district attorney (1934), King County prosecuting attorney (1933-1936), U.S. representative from First District of Washington State (1937-1944), and U.S. senator (1945-1980; president pro tempore, 1979-1980), and reflecting his longtime interest in consumer legislation, health affairs, federal support for scientific research, and civil rights legislation. His committee assignments in the U.S. House of Representatives included Naval Affairs; in the Senate, Commerce (which he chaired 1955-1978); Appropriations (which he chaired 1978-1980) and its earlier subcommittee on Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare; and Judiciary. He also chaired the Alaska International Rail and Highway Commission (1956-1961). Magnuson's aides represented in the collection include Stanley Barer, Norman B. Dicks, Gerald B. Grinstein, Irvin A. Hoff, Eric Redman, W. Featherstone Reid, Edward Sheets, and Mike Steward. Other major correspondents include Homer T. Bone, Sun John M. Coffee, Henry M. Jackson, Lewis B. Schwellenbach, Boeing Aircraft Company and University of Washington http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/sear.../frameset&FF=amagnuson+warren+grant+1905&8,,1 4/13/2004 MAGNUSON, Warren Grant (1905-1989) Biographical Information Page 1 of 2 Biographical Directory of the MAGNUSON, Warren Grant, 1905-1989 United States Congress Senate Years of Service: 1944-1981 Party: Democrat MAGNUSON, Warren Grant, a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born in Moorhead, Clay County, Minn., April 12, 1905; attended the public schools, the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks and North Dakota 1774 Present State College; graduated from the University of Washington in 1926, and Biography from the law school in 1929; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced Research Collections practice in Seattle, Wash.; secretary of the Bibliography Seattle Municipal League in 1930 and New Search 1931; served as special prosecuting attorney of King County, Wash., in 1931; member, State house of representatives 1933-1934; House History Page delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1933; served in the Senate History Page United States Navy during the Second World War attaining rank of lieutenant commander; United States district attorney in 1934 and Copyright Information prosecuting attorney of King County, Wash., 1934-1936; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1937, until his resignation on December 13, 1944; appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Homer T. Bone, and served from December 14, 1944, to January 3, 1945; elected in 1944 for the term commencing January 3, 1945; reelected in 1950, 1956, 1962, 1968, and again in 1974, and served from December 14, 1944, to January 3, 1981; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Ninety-sixth Congress; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980; chairman, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Eighty-fourth through Eighty- seventh Congresses), Committee on Commerce (Eighty-eighth through Ninety-fifth Congresses), Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Ninety-fifth Congress), Committee on Appropriations (Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses); resumed the practice of law; died in Seattle, Wash., May 20, 1989; interment in Acacia Memorial Park. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000053 3/16/2004 MAGNUSON, Warren Grant (1905-1989) Biographical Information Page 2 of 2 Bibliography American National Biography; Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives; Magnuson, Warren G., and Elliot A. Segal.How Much for Health? Washington, D.C.: R.B. Luce, 1974; Scates, Shelby. Warren G. Magnuson and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century America. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1997. ILL - 4/13/04 http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000053 3/16/2004