Collection ID: LMC 1915
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Summary

Creator:
Newsom, Herschel D., 1905-1970
Abstract:
The Newsom, H.D. mss., ca. 1950-1970, consist of the papers of National Grange Master and U.S. Tariff Commissioner Herschel Davis Newsom, 1905-1970.
Extent:
22 Boxes
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Item], Newsom, H. D. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

Herschel Davis Newsom, 1905-1970, was the National Grange Master and U.S. Tariff Commissioner. He grew up on a farm near Columbus, Indiana, and graduated from Indiana University in 1926 with a BA in chemistry.

He served as Master of the National Grange from 1950-1968. The National Grange, established 1867, is an agricultural fraternal order that lobbies for policies benefitting farmers and rural folk.

In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Newsom to the U.S. Tariff Commission, where he served for two years before dying of a heart attack.

Scope and Content:

The Newsom, H.D. mss., ca. 1950-1970, consist of the papers of National Grange Master and U.S. Tariff Commissioner Herschel Davis Newsom, 1905-1970. The files include correspondence relating to Indiana state and national Grange affairs; the National Grange Master's office files, 1950-1968, concerning grange activities and programs; copies of grange newsletters, legislative positions and annual session reports. Though somewhat intermixed, the latter part of the collection is primarily U.S. Tariff Commission materials, including correspondence and research data relating to matters coming before the Commission, 1968-1970. Included also are some files of Newsom's personal correspondence as well as copies of speeches, statements and legislative testimony given by him over the years. Materials of Blanche H. Newsom, who carried on many of her husband's activities following his death, complete the collection.

Acquisition information:
Gift. 1976
Arrangement:

The collection is organized into the following series: I. Subjects; II. Speeches and statements; III. Correspondence; and IV. Printed.

Physical location:
ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)

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PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item], Newsom, H. D. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
1200 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
(812) 855-2452
liblilly@indiana.edu