Millard E. Tydings papers
Abstract
Millard E. Tydings (1890-1961), a graduate of the Maryland Agricultural College and the University of Maryland Law School, and subsequently a member of the University's Board of Regents, rose through the ranks of Maryland politics to serve with distinction in both the U.S. House and Senate. The majority of documents in the collection are contemporaneous with Tydings' 24 years in the U.S. Senate (1927-1951) and, although there are some personal and business papers, political campaigns and issues are the primary focus of the collection. Significant issues documented include the Philippine Islands; the Committee on Un-American Activities; disarmament; and the need for a balanced budget. Correspondence, committee reports, memoranda, and publications, by Tydings and others, represent the majority of document types.
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Millard E. Tydings papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.
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Series VII: News Clippings and Scrapbooks, 1911-1961, is only available on microfilm.
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Historical Note
Millard Evelyn Tydings was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, on April 6, 1890, the son of Millard F. and Mary B. (O'Neill) Tydings. He graduated early from high school and went on to the Maryland Agricultural College (later the University of Maryland) where he was well known for his debating skills. He earned his B. S. in Engineering in 1910, and then received his law degree from the University of Maryland law school in 1913. He was again affiliated with the university years later, as a member of the Board of Regents from 1946 to 1951.
Tydings was admitted to the Maryland bar immediately after receiving his law degree in 1913 and practiced for two years before his election to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1915. In 1916, Tydings enlisted as a private in the Army and served overseas in the 29th Division, later commanding the 111th Machine Gun Battalion. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and a 29th Division Citation for Gallantry. Tydings returned from the war with the rank of lieutenant colonel and was named Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates. He served in that capacity from 1919 to 1921. He then served in the Maryland Senate until 1923, when he was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives. Four years later Tydings was elected to the U. S. Senate, where he served continuously until 1951.
During these twenty-four years, he became a so-called "Titan" in the Senate. As a conservative Democrat, Tydings achieved prominence through his willingness to engage major figures on the national scene, from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Joseph McCarthy, in debate and controversy.
Tydings' years in the Senate were also marked by strong opinions, controversy, and confrontations with several powerful figures. In the wake of war he sponsored a bill calling for world disarmament. In 1930, he published Before and After Prohibition, an account of the failure of prohibition and his recommendations for liquor control. Counter-Attack, in which Tydings enumerated his views on the Depression, its international causes and curses, was published three years later. In strong opposition to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's economic strategy and deficit spending, Tydings proposed a constitutional amendment mandating a balanced budget. He also opposed Roosevelt's attempts at court-packing (reorganization of the federal judiciary) in 1937 and 1938. Tydings' most valuable and remembered contributions, however, came out of his participation on and chairmanship of various committees, including the committees on Foreign Affairs and Relations, Armed Services, and Territorial and Insular Possessions. As a member of the latter committee, Tydings was intimately involved in Philippine affairs and co-authored the 1934 Tydings-McDuffie Act that called for Philippine independence. And when Senator Joseph McCarthy's charges of Communist infiltration of the State Department became the responsibility of the Committee on Foreign Relations, Tydings chaired the investigating subcommittee. His behavior and position as a member of this committee both proved Tydings' worth as a leader and conscientious politician and cost him his Senate seat in the 1950 election.
Even before McCarthy arrived on the scene, Maryland had a long history of anti-Communism and had the strongest loyalty oath in the nation on its law books. Tydings' moderate approach to the McCarthy hearings and his refusal to give in to popular hysteria alienated him from many of his Maryland constituents. The 1950 Senatorial election in Maryland involved a smear campaign against Tydings. A post-election investigation revealed that McCarthy had played a role in funding opposition to Tydings and had helped to lead to his defeat.
After his retirement from the Senate, Tydings returned to membership and practice in a law firm. He ran once more for political office in 1956 but was forced to withdraw from the race due to ill health. On February 9, 1961, he died at his home, "Oakington," near Havre de Grace, Maryland. He was survived by his wife, Eleanor Davies Cheesborough Tydings, whom he married in 1935, and his adopted son, the future Senator Joseph D. Tydings.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The papers of Millard E. Tydings span the years 1881 to 1962. The bulk of materials cover his years of political service and involvement, from 1918 to 1956, and there is a particularly strong emphasis on his years in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1951.
The variety of documents and issues covered is as broad as the time period involved in the collection. Letters, telegrams, Senate reports, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, transcripts from radio broadcasts, speeches, and literary manuscripts concern topics as varied as Senatorial campaigns, the Philippine Islands, the economy, McCarthyism, and disarmament.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
Eleanor Davies Cheesborough Tydings donated the original collection of the papers of Millard E. Tydings to the University of Maryland Libraries shortly after his death in 1961. Tydings' son, Joseph D. Tydings, donated additional papers in 1982. Two boxes of Tydings papers from the original donation were discovered in the collections in 2000 and incorporated into the larger collection in 2003.
Processing Information
Processed: November 1972. Addendum processed by Mary Colin Hyde, February 1985. Guide revised by Nancy Bowman, November 1991; Anne Turkos, March 1992. Addendum processed by Jennie A. Levine, April 2003.
In processing the papers of Millard Tydings, the same measures were followed in 1961, upon receipt of the original papers, and in1982, in the incorporation of addenda. All duplicate items and metal fasteners were removed. Materials were then placed in acid-free folders and the folders were placed in acid-free boxes. The news clippings and scrapbooks in Series VII were microfilmed. In 2003, staff transferred some items from the former "Publications" series (Series VI) to more appropriate locations within the collection. Items added as "addenda" in 1982 were interfiled with the rest of the collection. In June 2011, photographs that had been removed to the Biographical Print Files were returned to the collection.
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup complete by Jennie A. Levine, February 2006.
Arrangement of Collection
The Papers of Millard E. Tydings are divided into twelve series.
- Series 1: Biographical and Non-Political
- Series 2: Speeches and Personal Writings
- Series 3: Political Issues and Elections
- Series 4: Philippine Islands
- Series 5: Un-American Activities
- Series 6: World War I Publications
- Series 7: News Clippings and Scrapbooks
- Series 8: Political Cartoons
- Series 9: Certificates
- Series 10: Sound Recordings
- Series 11: Photographs
- Series 12: Memorabilia
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Biographical and Non-Political, 1881-1962 and undated (0.50 linear feet)
This series covers the non-political aspects of Millard E. Tydings' life and gives some insight into the personal lives of other members of his family. The documents in this series include papers concerning the O'Neill estate (in Tydings' mother's family) dating from 1881 to 1928. Personal correspondence, post cards, a yearbook, speeches and writings of his wife, Eleanor Davies Cheesborough Tydings, and memorials and eulogies on the occasion of the Senator's death are also located here.
The bulk of the series, however, is devoted to Tydings' business dealings and his law practice, as detailed in contracts and legal files. Arrangement is alphabetical by topic and/or document type.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biography and Who's Who, 1947-1952 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Bloomsbury Park (A. Nelson Lewis and Millard E. Tydings), 1919-1936 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Death of Millard E. Tydings--Maryland Senate Resolution 18, 1961 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Dedication of Millard E. Tydings Park, Havre de Grace, Md., 1962 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| [European Trip] Postcards--Going Over, [1923?] | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Gold River Mining Co., Inc.--Legal, 1934-1939 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Indemnity Agreement from Sauerwein, Benson, and Boyd, Protecting Tydings and Rosenberg, 1958 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Legal Files -- Brown, Ellen, 1935-1936 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Legal Files -- Hergenrother, Joseph A., Estate, 1917, 1922 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Legal Files -- Poplar, Annie C., Estate, 1923 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Legal Files -- Roberts, Richard, Estate, 1922-1923 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Legal Files -- Thoene, William T., Estate, 1922-1923 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Legal Files -- Wareham Case (Mead v. Callose), 1920-1933 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Marriage to Eleanor Davies Cheesborough, 1935 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Memorial Meeting for Deceased Members of the Bar, 1961 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Miscellaneous, 1926, 1934-1935, 1955 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| O'Neill, H. F.--Estate, 1881, 1883, 1895, 1912-1928 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Passports, 1933-1953 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Personal Correspondence and Questionnaires, 1929, 1937-1948, 1955, and [n.d.] | series 1 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Papers of Eleanor Davies Tydings -- Miscellaneous, 1945-1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
| Papers of Eleanor Davies Tydings -- Speeches and Personal Writings, 1940, 1943, 1946, and [n.d.] | series 1 | box 1 | folder 21 | |
| "Millard Tydings -The Honor and Dignity of the Senate" (Typescript by Joseph D. Tydings), [n.d.] | series 1 | box 1 | folder 22 | |
| Yearbook, Havre de Grace High School, 1905 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 23 | |
Series 2: Speeches and Personal Writings, 1920-1950 and undated (4.50 linear feet)
This series includes notes for and transcripts of various public addresses, political and otherwise, as well as notes and drafts of some of Tydings' submissions for publication, again both political and non-political. The series has been divided into two subseries.
Subseries 2.1: Speeches, 1920-1950 and undated (0.50 linear feet)
This subseries covers a wide range of topics, from a 1920 eulogy that Tydings delivered to pronouncements on the economy and the Korean War. Some of his topics, like the economy, neutrality, and disarmament, were returned to many times and so the series has been arranged alphabetically rather than chronologically. This arrangement provides only a rough topical division, however, since speeches are sometimes listed by audience (DAR) or medium (Weekly Radio Broadcasts) rather than by subject.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft, 1949 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| American Iron and Steel Institute, 1939 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| American Legion, 1936-1947 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Americanism Speech, 1938-1939 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Americanism Speech--Reports and Pamphlets | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Armed Services, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Armistice Day, 1928-1947 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Atomic Energy, 1946 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Warren R. Austin, 1947 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Baltimore Ad Club, 1946-1948 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Baltimore Mayoral Campaign, 1943 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Murray Benson, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Budget, 1939-1949 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Joseph Byrnes, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| CBS, 1934 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Chicago Civic Federation Speech, 1943 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Commencements, 1929-1942 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Congress, 1933 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| The Constitution, [n.d.] | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Constitutional Democracy, 1935-1939 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
| Cumberland Chamber of Commerce, 1937 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 21 | |
| DAR, 1945 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 22 | |
| Joseph E. Davies, 1939 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 23 | |
| Joseph L. Davis Eulogy, circa 1920 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 24 | |
| Delmarva Press Association, 1938 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 25 | |
| Democratic Forum, 1940 | series 2.1 | box 1 | folder 26 | |
| Democratic and Republican Record, 1939 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Disarmament, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Economic Recovery, 1933-1940 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Economy, 1933-1943 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Elks Speech, Hagerstown, 1936-1944 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Executive Club of Chicago, 1945 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Fair Trade, 1938 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Farm, 1942-1943 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Finland, 1940 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Four Horsemen, 1935 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Charles Friedenberg, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Gold Star Mothers, 1941 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Government, 1938-1942 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Government Control of Business, Housing, 1939 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Government Spending, 1944 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| I Am An American, 1947-1949 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Independent Retail Food Distributors, 1938 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Indiana State Bar Association, Insurance, 1939-1940 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| Mayor Jackson, 1934-1935 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| Jackson Day, [n.d.] | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 20 | |
| Jefferson Day Banquet, 1947 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 21 | |
| Jewish Speeches, 1934-1949 | series 2.1 | box 2 | folder 22 | |
| Thomas Kenney, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Korea, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Labor, 1938 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Lend Lease, 1943 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Life Insurance, 1940 and [n.d.] | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Lithuania, 1945-1949 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Frank Marino, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Maryland Farm Bureau, 1913 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Material for Speeches, [n.d.] | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Memorial Day, 1930-1950 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Clarence Miles, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Miscellaneous, 1932-1949 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Elizabeth Morrissy, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| National Canners Association, [n.d.] | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Neighborhood Druggists, 1935-1941 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Neutrality, 1938-1950 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, 1943 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 17 | |
| New York Chamber of Commerce, 1943 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 18 | |
| Herbert O'Connor, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 19 | |
| Reuben Oppenheimer, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 20 | |
| Pearl Harbor, 1941 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 21 | |
| Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, 1940 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 22 | |
| Philippine Islands, 1934-1945 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 23 | |
| Polish Speeches, 1946-1950 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 24 | |
| Pressure Groups in a Democracy, 1939 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 25 | |
| Public Economy, 1943 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 26 | |
| George L. Radcliffe, 1940-1945 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 27 | |
| Radio Speeches, 1938 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 28 | |
| Railroads, [n.d.] | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 29 | |
| Milton Reckord, 1950 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 30 | |
| Relief, [n.d.] | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 31 | |
| Religious Education, 1949 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 32 | |
| Albert Ritchie, 1942 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 33 | |
| Marshall Rommel, 1942 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 34 | |
| Roosevelt Administration, 1937-1942 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 35 | |
| Roosevelt-Garner Lawyers League (Radio Speech), 1936 | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 36 | |
| St. Patrick's Day, [n.d.] | series 2.1 | box 3 | folder 37 | |
| San Juan Rotary Club, 1933 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Shipping, 1937-1940 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Southern Society of New York, 1935 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| J. Millard Tawes, 1946 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Town Hall Meeting of the Air, 1949 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Two Party Record in Congress, 1939-1948 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| United Nations Group, 1949 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Universal Disarmament Down to Rifles (Excerpts), 1950 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| University of Maryland, 1932-1940 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| University of Pennsylvania, 1935 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| VE Day, 1945 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1937 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 12 | |
| War Speeches, 1935-1949 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 13 | |
| George Washington, [n.d.] | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 14 | |
| Frederic W. Wile, 1939 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 15 | |
| Young Democrats, 1936 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 16 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, August 1941-February 1942 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 17 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, August 1941-February 1942 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 18 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, August 1941-February 1942 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 19 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, August 1941-February 1942 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 20 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, August 1941-February 1942 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 21 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, August 1941-February 1942 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 22 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, August 1941-February 1942 | series 2.1 | box 4 | folder 23 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 11 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 12 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 13 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 14 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 15 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, March 1942-June 1943 | series 2.1 | box 5 | folder 16 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 7 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 8 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 9 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 10 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 11 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 12 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 13 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 14 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 15 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, July 1943-March 1944, March 1945-July 1945, September 1945-October 1945 | series 2.1 | box 6 | folder 16 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 5 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 6 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 7 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 8 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 9 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 10 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 11 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 12 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 13 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 14 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 15 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, November 1945-September 1946, January 1947-July 1947, November 1947 | series 2.1 | box 7 | folder 16 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 1 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 2 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 3 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 4 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 5 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 6 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 7 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 9 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 10 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 11 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 12 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 13 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 14 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 15 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 16 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 17 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 18 | |
| Weekly Radio Broadcasts, December 1947-March 1948, May 1948-September 1949, January 1950-August 1950 | series 2.1 | box 8 | folder 19 | |
Subseries 2.2: Personal Writings, 1929-1950 and undated (0.50 linear feet)
This subseries contains Millard Tydings' more personal, literary attempts at writing for the public. The documents include notes and scenarios for stories, the manuscript of a play, the manuscript of his World War I experiences (which he published as Machine Gunners of the Blue and Gray Division in 1923), various stories, poems, and papers. Correspondence concerning the publication of some his work is also located here. Correspondents include Howard S. Cullman and Walter Huston.
Numerous political pieces were published during his years in the Senate. Some of the articles are included in Series VII. He addressed the failure of Prohibition and the causes of the Depression in two book-length works, Before and After Prohibition (1930) and Counter-Attack (1933). Arrangement is alphabetical by title and/or document type.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Great Opportunity for Havre de Grace, [n.d.] | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Barren Victory (Play), [1949] | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence, 1949-1950 | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence on Publishing, 1929-1931 | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Friends, 1930 | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Her Excellency's Day, [n.d.] | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Loose Papers , [circa 1923-1931] | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Loose Papers, [circa 1923-1931] | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Loose Papers, [circa 1923-1931] | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| The Machine Guns Will... , [n.d.] | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| The Machine Guns Will... , [n.d.] | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Scenarios, [1930] | series 2.2 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
Series 3: Political Issues and Elections, 1933-1959 and undated (7.75 linear feet)
The bulk of this series is correspondence, in-coming and out-going, the earliest of which dates from 1933; clippings, speeches, pamphlets, and sundry official reports are also included. The series has been split into two subseries, the first spanning the seventeen years between 1933 and 1950, and the second focusing on Tydings' 1950 election campaign and the years immediately following his defeat in that election. Within each subseries, arrangement is alphabetical by topic or audience.
Subseries 3.1: Pre-1950, 1933-1952 and undated (1.75 linear feet)
This subseries encompasses both political issues and campaigns. Speeches, pamphlets, news clippings, Senate memoranda, and reports deal with everything from labor issues to Tydings' political excursions to Europe after World War II. Campaign materials, and particularly correspondence, shed light on the Democratic organization in Maryland.
Prominent correspondents include Louis Johnson, Glenn L. Martin, Stuart Symington, Omar Bradley, A. M. Pride, Edward F. Hutton, James Bruce, and Harry S. Truman. There is also extensive correspondence from Tydings' constituents variously berating and encouraging him in his runs for the U. S. Senate and his 1947-48 campaign for the vice presidency.
Arrangement is alphabetical by topic or individual.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomic Energy, 1949 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Baltimore City Ward Executives, [n.d.] | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Biography, [n.d.] | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Bond, 1944-1945 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Campaign Committee, 1938 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Campaign Committee, 1938 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Campaign Committee, 1944-1945 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Campaign Committee, 1944-1945 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Campaign Contributions, 1944 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Campaign Literature, 1944-1950 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Campaign Material, 1938, 1944 and [n.d.] | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| European Economies, 1949 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Campaign Questionnaire, 1946 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Committees, 1943 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Correspondence, 1933-1949 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Correspondence, 1933-1949 | series 3.1 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Debt Reduction, 1947 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Disbursements, 1944-1945 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Election Returns, 1938-1948 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Election Returns, 1938-1948 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Election Returns, 1938-1948 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| European Trip, 1947, 1949 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| European Trip, 1947, 1949 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| European Trip, 1947, 1949 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Foreign Relations Committee Matters, 1948-1950 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Government Reorganization Plans, 1949-1952 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Hawaiian Trip, 1937 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Labor, 1940-1950 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Labor -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1940-1950 | series 3.1 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Labor Speech, 1945-1946 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Labor Speech, 1945-1946 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Lend Lease, 1943 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Martin, Glenn L.--Correspondence, 1949 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Military and Economic Aid to China, 1937-50, [1950] | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Military Assistance to Foreign Countries, 1949 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1939-1941, 1947-1950 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Pearson, Drew (Virgin Islands Investigation), 1933-1942 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Pictorial History of the War Congress, 1944 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Presidential Campaign, 1945-1949 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Sam Solomon, 1944-1945 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Senate Armed Services Committee, 1949 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Special Account, 1945 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Supreme Court, 1937 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Tidelands, 1945 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Truman, Harry S.-- Correspondence, 1945-1949 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| University of Maryland, 1946 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 17 | |
| U.S.S.R. Radio Comment on Possible Negotiations with U. S., 1950 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 18 | |
| Vice Presidential Campaign, 1947-1948 | series 3.1 | box 3 | folder 19 | |
| Voting Records, 1939-1949 | series 3.1 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Voting Records, 1939-1949 | series 3.1 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
Subseries 3.2: 1950 and Later, , 1939-1959 and undated (6.00 linear feet)
Subseries 2 deals largely with Tydings' 1950 failed bid for re-election to the U. S. Senate. Campaign records and correspondence show Tydings trying to round up support from such diverse groups as doctors, Catholic War Veterans, and labor among others. Files from the Gillette Committee investigating the 1950 Senate election in Maryland as well as those that Tydings and his staff assembled on the subject are also included here.
The remainder of the subseries reveals Tydings' continuing interest in both state and federal politics. Documents include files kept on the Maryland State Legislature, his participation at Democratic rallies, and correspondence with prominent figures. Correspondents include Harry S. Truman, Adlai Stevenson, W. Grason Winterbottom, Guy Gillette, William Benton, Estes Kefauver, Stuart Symington, and J. Millard Tawes.
Arrangement is alphabetical by topic or individual.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Butler, July-November 1950 | series 3.2 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Campaign Assistance, August 1945-October 1950 | series 3.2 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Campaign Committee, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Campaign Expenses, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Campaign Luncheon, September 1950 | series 3.2 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Campaign Questionnaire, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Campaign Questionnaire, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Campaign Questionnaire, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Campaign Questionnaire--Correspondence, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Campaign Tour, September-November 1950 | series 3.2 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Catholic War Veterans, August 23, 1950-November 4, 1954 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Clippings, 1946-1950 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Colored, 1945-1949 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Conferences, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Congressional Rosters, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Contributions, 1946-1950 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence, 1945-September 10, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence, 1945-September 10, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence, 1945-September 10, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence, 1945-September 10, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Correspondence, 1945-September 10, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Correspondence, 1945-September 10, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Correspondence, 1945-September 10, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Correspondence, September 11-November 7, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence, September 11-November 7, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence, September 11-November 7, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence, September 11-November 7, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence, September 11-November 7, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence, September 11-November 7, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence, September 11-November 7, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence, September 11-November 7, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence, November 8, 1950-1951 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence, November 8, 1950-1951 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence, November 8, 1950-1951 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence, November 8, 1950-1951 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Doctors, 1949-1959 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Election Returns, 1950 primaries, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Endorsements, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Extracts, 1945-1950 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Farmer District Cooperative Agreement, December 31, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Foreign Policy, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| Harry Haller, 1948-1950 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| Harford County, January 3-March 23, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 12 | |
| Korea, July 21-September 21, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 13 | |
| Lawyers [letters concerning Maryland Democratic organization, lists of supporters, etc.], 1944-1950 | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 14 | |
| D. John Markey, [n.d.] | series 3.2 | box 4 | folder 15 | |
| Maryland Election Returns, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Clarence Miles, October 2-November 11, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Pamphlets, November 11, 1948-November 1950 | series 3.2 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Pearson, Drew--Correspondence, 1955 | series 3.2 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Pharmacists, August-September 1950 | series 3.2 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Political File, 1952-1953 | series 3.2 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Political File, 1952-1953 | series 3.2 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Political File, 1952-1953 | series 3.2 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Political File, 1952-1953 | series 3.2 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| Political File--Democratic Rally Dinner, 1953-1954 | series 3.2 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| Political File, 1954-1955 | series 3.2 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| Political File, 1954-1955 | series 3.2 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Political File, 1954-1955 | series 3.2 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Political File, 1954-1955 | series 3.2 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Political File, 1954-1955 | series 3.2 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Political File, 1954-1955 | series 3.2 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| Political File--Maryland State Legislature, 1955 | series 3.2 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| Political File, 1956-1958 | series 3.2 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| Political File, 1956-1958 | series 3.2 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| Press, [n.d.] | series 3.2 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
| Press Releases, June 1948, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 7 | folder 5 | |
| Press Releases--Correspondence, August-November 1950 | series 3.2 | box 7 | folder 6 | |
| Prosperity, June 26, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 7 | folder 7 | |
| Publicity, February 10, 1944, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 7 | folder 8 | |
| Radio Talks, September 3, 1945-September 11, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 7 | folder 9 | |
| Radio Talks--Questions and Answers, August-October 1950 | series 3.2 | box 7 | folder 10 | |
| Republican Preparedness, August 23-0ctober 7, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 7 | folder 11 | |
| Senate Campaign of 1950--Facsimile of newspaper ((OVERSIZE)), 1950 | series 3.2 | box 8 | folder 1 | |
| Senate Campaign of 1950--Facsimile of newspaper -- County Chapters (by county), 1950 | series 3.2 | box 8 | folder 2 | |
| Senate Campaign of 1950--Facsimile of newspaper -- Joseph D. Tydings Letters, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 8 | folder 3 | |
| Senate Election of 1950, 1950-1952 | series 3.2 | box 8 | folder 4 | |
| Senate Election of 1950, 1950-1952 | series 3.2 | box 8 | folder 5 | |
| Senate Election of 1950, 1950-1952 | series 3.2 | box 8 | folder 6 | |
| Senate Election of 1950, 1950-1952 | series 3.2 | box 8 | folder 7 | |
| Senate Election of 1950, 1950-1952 | series 3.2 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Investigation, 1951-1952 | series 3.2 | box 9 | folder 1 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Investigation--Gillette Committee, 1950-1952 | series 3.2 | box 9 | folder 2 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Investigation--Gillette Committee, 1950-1952 | series 3.2 | box 9 | folder 3 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Registration and Election Laws of Maryland, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 9 | folder 4 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 9 | folder 5 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 9 | folder 6 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 9 | folder 7 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 9 | folder 8 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 9 | folder 9 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 10 | folder 1 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 10 | folder 2 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 10 | folder 3 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 10 | folder 4 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 10 | folder 5 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 10 | folder 6 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 10 | folder 7 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 10 | folder 8 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 11 | folder 1 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 11 | folder 2 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 11 | folder 3 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 11 | folder 4 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 11 | folder 5 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 11 | folder 6 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 11 | folder 7 | |
| Senate Election of 1950 -- Report of the Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections of the Committee on Rules and Administration, Maryland Senatorial Election of 1950, 1951 | series 3.2 | box 11 | folder 8 | |
| Speakers Committee, October 11-16, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 1 | |
| Speakers Handbook, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 2 | |
| Speeches, [n.d.] | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 3 | |
| Speeches -- Correspondence, August 13-0ctober 27, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 4 | |
| Speeches -- Correspondence, August 13-0ctober 27, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 5 | |
| Stevenson, Adlai -- Correspondence, 1953-1955 | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 6 | |
| Suggestions, 1941-1950 | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 7 | |
| Telegrams, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 8 | |
| Tobacco List, [n.d.] | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 9 | |
| Truman, Harry S. -- Correspondence, 1950-1952 | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 10 | |
| Veterans, September-October 1950 | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 11 | |
| Voting Records, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 12 | |
| Voting Records, 1950 | series 3.2 | box 12 | folder 13 | |
Series 4: Philippine Islands, 1928-1953 (2.25 linear feet)
This series includes reports, awards, pamphlets, plans for Philippine rehabilitation and development, and correspondence generated by Tydings in his years of service on the Commission on Territories and Insular Affairs. It also includes records and news clippings from his three trips to the Philippines (1934, 1945, 1946), the last of which was on the occasion of Philippine Independence Day.
The series includes correspondence with Cordell Hull, John McDuffie, Albino Noble, E. Brooke Lee, J. M. Elizdale, E. Quirino, Hugh Butler, Frank Waring, Vernon Moore, E. Francis Riggs, Stuart Symington, Manuel Quezon, and Cecil Snyder.
Arrangement is by topic, and chronological within each topic.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clippings, 1934 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Clippings, 1934 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Clippings, 1934 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Clippings [missing as of 8/17/2011], 1934 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Commission on Territories and Insular Affairs, 1933-1943 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Commission on Territories and Insular Affairs, 1933-1943 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Commission on Territories and Insular Affairs, 1933-1943 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Commission on Territories and Insular Affairs--Possessions--Calendars, 1928-1946 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Distinguished Service Star Award from Philippines (typed copy), 1946 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Industrial Rehabilitation and Development Plan, 1947 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Invitations, 1934-1935 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Philippine Independent Day, 1946 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Philippine Rehabilitation Commission, 1944-1946 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Philippine Rehabilitation Commission, 1944-1946 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Philippine Rehabilitation Commission, 1944-1946 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Philippine Rehabilitation Commission -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1944-1945 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Philippine Rehabilitation Commission -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1944-1945 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Philippine Rehabilitation Commission -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1944-1945 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Philippine Rehabilitation Commission -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1944-1945 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Philippine Trip, 1934 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Philippine Trip, 1934 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Philippine Trip, 1945 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Philippine Trip, 1945 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Philippine Trip--Reports and Pamphlets, 1945 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Philippine Trip, 1946 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Philippine Trip--Itinerary, 1946 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Territories Commission, Philippine Islands, 1947-1948, 1951-1955 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Territories Commission, Philippine Islands, 1947-1948, 1951-1955 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Territories Commission, Philippine Islands, 1947-1948, 1951-1955 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Territories Commission, Philippine Islands, 1947-1948, 1951-1955 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Territories Commission, Philippine Islands, 1947-1948, 1951-1955 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Territories Commission, Philippine Islands, 1947-1948, 1951-1955 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Territories Commission, Philippine Islands, 1947-1948, 1951-1955 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Territories Committee [Commission], Philippine Islands -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1944-1955 | series 4 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Territories Committee [Commission], Philippine Islands -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1944-1955 | series 4 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Territories Committee [Commission], Philippine Islands -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1944-1955 | series 4 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Territories Committee [Commission], Philippine Islands -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1944-1955 | series 4 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
Series 5: Un-American Activities, 1938-1955 and undated (6 linear feet)
The materials found in this series range from newspaper clippings to government memoranda to notes on plans for cross-examination in investigatory hearings. A large part of the series consists of correspondence. The bulk of these materials document Tydings' investigations into Senator Joseph McCarthy's 1950 charges of Communist infiltration of the State Department. The series also contains files on the Amerasia case that began in 1945 and records Tydings accumulated after his retirement from the U. S. Senate. Notable correspondents include Claire Boothe Luce; Henry L. Stimson; E. K. Stettinius; Payton Ford; Joseph McCarthy; Emmanuel Cellar; Harry Truman; Roscoe Pound; Abe Fortas; Cordell Hull; B. B. Hickenlooper; J. Edgar Hoover; Olin D. Johnston; Thurston B. Morton; Estes Kefauver; William Benton; and Owen Lattimore.
Arrangement is by topic, correspondent, or audience.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amerasia Case, 1945-1950 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Amerasia Case -- Reports and Pamphlets, October 1946 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Amerasia Case -- Clippings, 1950 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Amerasia Case -- Clippings, 1950 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Amerasia Case -- Clippings, 1950 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Amerasia Case -- Clippings, 1950 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| America's Shame, 1950-1954 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| America's Shame, 1950-1954 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| America's Shame, 1950-1954 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Appropriation Bill of 1949, 1949 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Frederick Ayer, 1950 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| William Benton -- Correspondence, 1950-1954 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| William Benton -- Depositions of Millard E. Tydings and Edward O. Morgan, 1952 | series 5 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| William Benton -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1951-1954 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| William Benton -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1951-1954 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| William Benton -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1951-1954 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Louis Budenz, 1948-1950 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Earl Browder, April-May 1950 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence, 1950-1951 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence, 1950-1951 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence, 1950-1951 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence, 1950-1951 | series 5 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Clippings, 1950 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Gustavo Duran, [n.d.] | series 5 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Employee Loyalty Files, 1950 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| FBI, 1950 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, 1942 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Haldore Hanson, 1952-1954 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| HOACS (McCarthy Statements--His Own Assertions Classified and Systematized), June-August 1950 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Patrick Hurley, 1950 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Institute of Pacific Relations, 1950 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Institute of Pacific Relations -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1951-1953 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| Philip Jessup, 1950 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| Johnson, Olin D., 1954-1955 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 12 | |
| Owen Lattimore, 1950 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 13 | |
| Owen Lattimore -- Reports and Pamphlets, April-May 1950, February 16, 1953-July 6, 1954 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 14 | |
| Owen Lattimore -- Reports and Pamphlets, April-May 1950, February 16, 1953-July 6, 1954 | series 5 | box 4 | folder 15 | |
| Robert E. Lee, 1953 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| David Lewis -- Clippings, June 2-September 11, 1938 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Fulton Lewis Radio Broadcasts, 1950 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Fulton Lewis Radio Broadcasts -- Correspondence, October 12- November 1950 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Fulton Lewis Radio Broadcasts -- Correspondence, October 12- November 1950 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Fulton Lewis Radio Broadcasts -- Correspondence, October 12- November 1950 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Fulton Lewis Radio Broadcasts -- Station Correspondence, 1950-1957 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Fulton Lewis Radio Broadcasts -- Replies, 1950 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Fulton Lewis Radio Broadcasts -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1950 | series 5 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| Loyalty and Security Programs, 1945-1950 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| Loyalty and Security Programs, 1945-1950 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Loyalty and Security Programs, 1945-1950 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Malmedy Massacre, 1949-1954 | series 5 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Joseph McCarthy, 1950-1953 | series 5 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| Joseph McCarthy, 1950-1953 | series 5 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| Joseph McCarthy, 1950-1953 | series 5 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| Joseph McCarthy -- Articles, 1950-1953 | series 5 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
| Joseph McCarthy -- Articles, 1950-1953 | series 5 | box 7 | folder 5 | |
| Joseph McCarthy -- Speeches, 1950 | series 5 | box 7 | folder 6 | |
| Joseph McCarthy -- Joseph McCarthy vs. William Benton, 1952 | series 5 | box 7 | folder 7 | |
| Joseph McCarthy -- Joseph McCarthy vs. William Benton, 1952 | series 5 | box 7 | folder 8 | |
| Joseph McCarthy -- Joseph McCarthy vs. William Benton -- Investigations, 1952 | series 5 | box 7 | folder 9 | |
| Joseph McCarthy -- McCarthy's List of 81, [1954-1955] | series 5 | box 8 | folder 1 | |
| Joseph McCarthy -- McCarthy's List of 108, [1947-1950] | series 5 | box 8 | folder 2 | |
| Memoranda, 1947-1950 | series 5 | box 8 | folder 3 | |
| Memoranda, 1947-1950 | series 5 | box 8 | folder 4 | |
| Military Situation in the Far East, 1951 | series 5 | box 8 | folder 5 | |
| Edward Morgan, 1950, 1954 | series 5 | box 8 | folder 6 | |
| Pamphlets, 1950 | series 5 | box 8 | folder 7 | |
| Reporter Magazine, 1952 | series 5 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Salt Lake City Speech, 1950 | series 5 | box 8 | folder 9 | |
| John Service, 1950 | series 5 | box 8 | folder 10 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations -- Reports, 1950 | series 5 | box 9 | folder 1 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Clippings -- Against, 1950 | series 5 | box 9 | folder 2 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Clippings -- In-Between, 1950 | series 5 | box 9 | folder 3 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Clippings -- In-Favor, 1950 | series 5 | box 9 | folder 4 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Clippings -- Correspondence, 1950 | series 5 | box 9 | folder 5 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Clippings -- Correspondence, 1950 | series 5 | box 9 | folder 6 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Clippings -- Correspondence, 1950 | series 5 | box 9 | folder 7 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Clippings -- Correspondence, 1950 | series 5 | box 9 | folder 8 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Clippings -- Correspondence, 1950 | series 5 | box 10 | folder 1 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Clippings -- Correspondence, 1950 | series 5 | box 10 | folder 2 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Clippings -- Correspondence, 1950 | series 5 | box 10 | folder 3 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Radio Commentators, 1950 | series 5 | box 10 | folder 4 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, March 21-May 26, 1950 | series 5 | box 10 | folder 5 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, March 21-May 26, 1950 | series 5 | box 10 | folder 6 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, March 21-May 26, 1950 | series 5 | box 10 | folder 7 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, March 21-May 26, 1950 | series 5 | box 10 | folder 8 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, March 21-May 26, 1950 | series 5 | box 10 | folder 9 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 1 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 2 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 3 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 4 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 5 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 6 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 7 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 8 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 9 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 10 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 11 | |
| Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Subcommittee -- Reports, May 31-July 7, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 12 | |
| Senate Committee on Un-American Activities, Report, 1950 | series 5 | box 11 | folder 13 | |
| State Department, 1950 | series 5 | box 12 | folder 1 | |
| State Department -- Reports and Pamphlets, 1950 | series 5 | box 12 | folder 2 | |
| State of Wisconsin vs. Joseph McCarthy, 1948 | series 5 | box 12 | folder 3 | |
| Survey of Departmental Personnel Security Investigations, 1946-1950 | series 5 | box 12 | folder 4 | |
| Tydings' Statements, 1950-1951 | series 5 | box 12 | folder 5 | |
| Freda Utley, 1950 | series 5 | box 12 | folder 6 | |
| Wheeling, West Virginia, Speech, 1950 | series 5 | box 12 | folder 7 | |
Series 6: World War I Publications, 1913-1925 and undated (6.25 linear feet)
This series consists primarily of army field service pamphlets by which Tydings would have had to abide during his years in the army. The bulk of the pamphlets deal with artillery concerns, such as machine guns and rifles; Tydings commanded the 111th Machine Gun Battalion during World War I. Also included in the series are War Department Training Regulations for the army issued in the early 1920s.
Arrangement is by type of publication.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Center for Military Studies Courses, 1918-1919 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Coast Artillery Corps, documents, 1924 and [n.d.] | series 6 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Machine Gun Notes, [n.d.] | series 6 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| World War I War Department Pamphlets (bound), 1917-1918 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| World War I War Department Pamphlets (bound), 1917-1918 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| World War I War Department Pamphlets (bound), 1917-1918 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| World War I War Department Pamphlets (bound), 1917-1918 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| World War I War Department Pamphlets (bound), 1917-1918 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| World War I War Department Pamphlets (bound), 1917-1918 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| World War I War Department Pamphlets (bound), 1917-1918 | series 6 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| World War I War Department Pamphlets (loose), 1913-1918 | series 6 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| World War I War Publications - Machine Guns and Other Artillery, 1917-1918 | series 6 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Training Regulations - War Department, 1922-1925 | series 6 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
Series 7: News Clippings and Scrapbooks, 1911-1961 (53 reels microfilm)
This series consists of microfilm copies of loose news clippings and news clippings arranged by Tydings or his staff into scrapbooks. The clippings span fifty years and document Tydings' life and career. Additional clippings may be found within each of the other series headings throughout the collection.
Subseries 7.1: News Clippings, 1916-1921 (2 reels microfilm)
This subseries consists of news clippings documenting, Tydings' personal and public life. Among the topics covered are the "Purge" Campaign and court-packing debate of 1937 and 1938 and election campaigns. These materials have been arranged chronologically and microfilmed.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous, 1916, 1918, 1937-1939, 1956, 1959, n.d. | series 7.1 | reel 1 | frame 1 | |
| "Purge" Campaign, 1937-1938 | series 7.1 | reel 1 | frame 32 | |
| Tydings, Eleanor Davies, 1938, 1942-1943 | series 7.1 | reel 1 | frame 391 | |
| Political, 1950-1951 | series 7.1 | reel 1 | frame 410 | |
| Political, 1950-1952 | series 7.1 | reel 2 | frame 515 | |
| Political, 1951 | series 7.1 | reel 2 | frame 680 | |
| Political, 1954-1955 | series 7.1 | reel 2 | frame 753 | |
| Senate Campaign, 1956 | series 7.1 | reel 2 | frame 761 | |
| Personal, 1957 | series 7.1 | reel 2 | frame 823 | |
| Death of Millard E. Tydings, 1961 | series 7.1 | reel 2 | frame 831 | |
Subseries 7.2: Scrapbooks, 1911-1957 (51 reels microfilm)
This subseries consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings documenting Tydings' personal, public, and political affairs and interests. McCarthyism, election campaigns, state and local politics, and Tydings' community activities are all encompassed in this subseries. Also included are some of Tydings' personal and political writings not found in Series II, Subseries 2.
Tydings or his staff designated the scrapbooks either "personal" or "political" and arranged the articles in roughly chronological, rather than topical, order. These scrapbooks have been microfilmed.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political, 1911-1926 | series 7.2 | reel 2 | frame 852 | |
| Political, January 1926-June 1928 | series 7.2 | reel 2 | frame 988 | |
| New York Headquarters, Alfred E. Smith Presidential Campaign, 1928 | series 7.2 | reel 2 | frame 1180 | |
| Political, July 1928-December 1932 | series 7.2 | reel 3 | frame 1376 | |
| Election Returns, 1932 | series 7.2 | reel 4 | frame 2711 | |
| Clippings about book, Counter-Attack, 1933 | series 7.2 | reel 4 | frame 2743 | |
| Personal, January 1933-January 1934 | series 7.2 | reel 4 | frame 2789 | |
| Puerto Rican newspaper clippings, 1933 | series 7.2 | reel 4 | frame 3276 | |
| Personal, January 1934-January 1936 | series 7.2 | reel 5 | frame 3360 | |
| Political, April 1934-December 1935 | series 7.2 | reel 6 | frame 4797 | |
| Political, April 1934-December 1935 | series 7.2 | reel 7 | frame 5896 | |
| Philippine news clippings, February 1934-June 1935 | series 7.2 | reel 8 | frame 6191 | |
| Philippine news clippings, December 1934 | series 7.2 | reel 8 | frame 6444 | |
| Personal, 1936-1937 | series 7.2 | reel 9 | frame 6670 | |
| Campaign (1936 election), July 1936-January 1937 | series 7.2 | reel 10 | frame 7811 | |
| Political, 1937 | series 7.2 | reel 11 | frame 8870 | |
| Personal, 1937 | series 7.2 | reel 12 | frame 10272 | |
| Personal, 1937 | series 7.2 | reel 13 | frame 11473 | |
| Political, 1938 | series 7.2 | reel 14 | frame 12518 | |
| Excerpts (Brief favorable quotations about Millard E. Tydings), June 1932-January 1938 | series 7.2 | reel 15 | frame 13045 | |
| Personal, June1938-August 1938 | series 7.2 | reel 16 | frame 14113 | |
| Personal, August 1938 | series 7.2 | reel 17 | frame 15111 | |
| Personal, August 1938-September 1938 | series 7.2 | reel 18 | frame 15934 | |
| Personal, September 1938 | series 7.2 | reel 19 | frame 16925 | |
| Personal, September-November 1938 | series 7.2 | reel 20 | frame 17586 | |
| Personal, November 1938-December 1939 | series 7.2 | reel 21 | frame 18543 | |
| Personal, November 1938-December 1939 | series 7.2 | reel 22 | frame 19558 | |
| "Maryland Merry-Go-Round," "Washington Merry-Go-Round," by Drew Pearson, clipped from various newspapers, September 1939-March 1945 | series 7.2 | reel 22 | frame 19788 | |
| Political, 1939 | series 7.2 | reel 23 | frame 20252 | |
| Personal, December 1939-May 1940 | series 7.2 | reel 24 | frame 21094 | |
| Personal, May 1940-December 1940 | series 7.2 | reel 25 | frame 21757 | |
| Political, January 1940-March 1940 | series 7.2 | reel 26 | frame 22585 | |
| Political, March 1940-October 1940 | series 7.2 | reel 27 | frame 23090 | |
| Political, 1941 | series 7.2 | reel 28 | frame 24061 | |
| Political, 1941 | series 7.2 | reel 29 | frame 24986 | |
| Personal, 1941 | series 7.2 | reel 30 | frame 25498 | |
| Political, 1942 | series 7.2 | reel 31 | frame 26661 | |
| Personal, January 1942-May 1942 | series 7.2 | reel 32 | frame 27564 | |
| Personal, May 1942-December 1942 | series 7.2 | reel 33 | frame 28204 | |
| Personal, 1943 | series 7.2 | reel 34 | frame 29053 | |
| Political, 1943 | series 7.2 | reel 35 | frame 30192 | |
| Political, 1944 | series 7.2 | reel 35 | frame 30609 | |
| Personal, 1944 | series 7.2 | reel 36 | frame 31198 | |
| Personal, 1945 | series 7.2 | reel 37 | frame 31915 | |
| Political, 1945 | series 7.2 | reel 37 | frame 32582 | |
| Personal, 1946 | series 7.2 | reel 38 | frame 33238 | |
| Political, January 1946-August 1946 | series 7.2 | reel 39 | frame 34029 | |
| Political, August 1946-December 1946 | series 7.2 | reel 40 | frame 35116 | |
| Special Numbers of Newspapers and Magazine Commemorating the Inauguration of the Philippine Republic (Bound Volume), 1946 | series 7.2 | reel 41 | frame 35000 | |
| Political, January 1947-June 1947 | series 7.2 | reel 42 | frame 35899 | |
| Personal, 1947 | series 7.2 | reel 43 | frame 36698 | |
| Political, June 1947-December 1947 | series 7.2 | reel 44 | frame 37721 | |
| Personal, 1948 | series 7.2 | reel 45 | frame 38226 | |
| Political (includes 1948 election returns), April 1948-December 1948 | series 7.2 | reel 46 | frame 39394 | |
| Personal, 1949 | series 7.2 | reel 47 | frame 40732 | |
| Political, 1949 | series 7.2 | reel 48 | frame 41688 | |
| Personal, 1950 | series 7.2 | reel 49 | frame 42888 | |
| McCarthy Issue, March 1950-June 1950 | series 7.2 | reel 50 | frame 44244 | |
| Personal, September 1950-October 1950 | series 7.2 | reel 51 | frame 45543 | |
| Political, January 1950-June 1950 | series 7.2 | reel 51 | frame 45716 | |
| Photograph book of U.S. Forces in Austria, 1947 | series 7.2 | reel 52 | frame 47519 | |
| Presentation of Army and Navy "E" Award to Edgewood Arsenal - Souvenir Photograph Book, November 23, 194? | series 7.2 | reel 53 | frame 47544 | |
| United States Philippine War Damage Commission photograph book ("before and after" photographs, with summary of facts), 1946-1949 | series 7.2 | reel 53 | frame 47579 | |
| Political, 1956-1957 | series 7.2 | reel 53 | frame 47651 | |
Series 8: Political Cartoons, 1930-1950 and undated (67 items)
This series consists of political cartoons that document Tydings' long career in the Senate. In most cases, cartoonists, including Gib Crockett, Richard Yardley, Herblock, Jim Berryman, and C. K. Berryman, gave these to Tydings as souvenirs, and they are often signed with personal notes from the artists. These cartoons appeared in a wide range of newspapers, such as the Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, and the Evening Star. Topics covered include the New Deal, McCarthyism, and World War II.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial cartoons, 1930-1950 and [n.d.] | series 8 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
Series 9: Certificates, 1916-1951 and undated (16 items)
This series contains certificates, awards, and other documents obtained by Tydings throughout his lifetime. Included are Tydings enlistment papers, a paper appointing Tydings a Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry in 1918, Tydings' appointment to the U. S. Congress in 1924, a certificate for crossing the Equator in 1934, and Tydings' 1934 award of the Distinguished Service Cross for "Extraordinary Heroism in Military Operations Against an Armed Enemy of the United States north of Verdun, France, in October 1918."
Arrangement is chronological.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificates, 1916-1951 and [n.d.] | series 9 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
Series 10: Sound Recordings, 1946-1950 (13 items)
This series consists of record albums in 78 rpm and 33 1/3 rpm format of various radio statements and interviews given by Tydings, on issues such as Philippine Independence Day and Senator Joseph McCarthy. Also included are interviews from Meet the Press with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement by Senator Millard E. Tydings, in commemoration of Philippine Independence Day, July 4, 1946 -- One 12-inch disc, 1 side, 78 rpm -- Related letter in Series IV, Box 6, under Philippine Independence Day (1946)., Recorded June 21, 1946 | series 10 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Meet the Press, interviewing Senator Tydings -- Two 16-inch discs, 1 side each 33 1/3 rpm, February 3, 1950 | series 10 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Salt Lake City Interview of Senators Joseph R. McCarthy and George W. Malone by Dan Valentine, KALL Radio, February 10, 1950 -- One 12-inch disc, 1 side, 33 1/3 rpm (4 copies) -- Transcript in Series V, Box 2, under William Benton heading, February 10, 1950 | series 10 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Meet the Press, interviewing Senator McCarthy -- Two 16-inch discs, 1 side each, 33 1/3 rpm (2 copies); One 12-inch disc, 2 sides, 78 rpm (1 copy); One 16-inch disc, 1 side, 33 1/3 rpm (part 1 of 2 only). -- Transcript in Series V, Box 8, McCarthy - Speeches., April 21, 1950 | series 10 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Presenting Upton Close, interviewing Senator McCarthy -- One 16-inch disc, 1 side, 33 1/3 rpm., April 30, 1950 | series 10 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
Series 11: Photographs, 1918-1949 (3.00 linear feet)
This series includes black and white photographs of Tydings, his estate at Havre de Grace, and his inspection of Triste, France. Also included are many graphic photographs of the Philippine Islands during World War II, including a prisoner of war camp. In addition, there are several group photographs, including one of President Truman signing National Security Act Amendments in his office at the White House, while members of the Armed Services Committee watch, and another of Tydings and his fellow soldiers during World War I.
These materials have been transferred to the photographic collection. Photographs that had been previously removed to the Biographical Print Files were reintegrated into the collection.
The box inventory for this series is not currently available online. Please refer to the series description above for a broad description of the materials or contact the department for more information.
Series 12: Memorabilia, undated (7 items)
This series consists of a Tydings campaign button and three other buttons used in political campaigns, including one urging people to "Buy American." Also included are three pens used by President Truman to sign various bills during Tydings' time as senator. These materials are located in the Memorabilia collection (#44, #45, #46, #47, and #1545 a-c).
The box inventory for this series is not currently available online. Please refer to the series description above for a broad description of the materials or contact the department for more information.
Related Material
Additional primary and secondary sources relating to the life and career of Millard Tydings are available. Caroline Keith's biography of Tydings, For Hell and a Brown Mule, is a 1991 offering (Lanham, MD: Madison Books) covering Tydings' entire life but with emphasis on his political career. Tydings own publications, Counter-Attack: A Battle Plan to Defeat the Depression (Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company [c.1933]), Before and After Prohibition (New York, The Macmillan company, 1930), and The Machine Gunners of the Blue and Gray Division (twenty-ninth) ([Aberdeen, Md.: Harford printing and publishing co., 1920]) are all available in the Maryland Room at the University of Maryland Libraries. In addition, Tydings' political record is documented in a seventeen volume set of "Congressional record, proceedings and debates of the Congress. 70th-81st Congress" that pertains only to Tydings or his interests. This is also available in the Maryland Room (Call Number: Maryland Folio J11 .R53).
The Archives and Manuscripts Department holds many collections that also relate to Senator Tydings. The papers of Naomi Smith Duff may also be consulted, as Tydings was one of the author's correspondents. Tydings' son, Senator Joseph D. Tydings gave his personal papers to the University of Maryland in 1976. The Gordon W. Prange Collection contains materials relating to the U. S. occupation of the Philippines.
For other related archival and manuscript collections, please see the following subject guides.
Selected Search Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the University of Maryland Libraries' Catalog. Researchers desiring related materials about these topics, names, or places may search the Catalog using these headings.
Subjects
- Maryland -- Politics and government -- History -- Sources
- Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1898-1935 -- History -- Sources
- Tydings, Millard E. (Millard Evelyn), 1890-1961 -- Archives
- United States. Congress. Senate -- History -- Sources
Names (Added Entries)
- Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
- Benton, William, 1900-1973
- Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
- Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955
- Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963
- Lewis, Fulton, 1903-1966
- McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957
- Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1835-1914
- Symington, Stuart, 1901-
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972