Papers

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474 Records Found

August 2, 1939
Letter from Jerome Frank to William O. Douglas (courtesy of the National Archives)
May 31, 1939
Letter from Jerome Frank to William O. Douglas [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 31, 1939
Letter from Jerome Frank to William O. Douglas [Image] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 31, 1939
Letter from Jerome Frank to William O. Douglas [Image] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 28, 1939
Letter from William O. Douglas to Hector J. Dowd, SEC [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 27, 1939
Memo from Jerome Frank to Thomas Corcoran with draft (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 24, 1939
Letter from William O. Douglas to George E. Bates, Harvard University [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 11, 1939
Letter from William O. Douglas to Abe Fortas, SEC Public Utilities Division [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 15, 1939
On Amending the Law, SEC Statement to Stock Exchange Committee Report (with permission of the Yale University Press)
January 26, 1939
Memo from Raoul Berger to Milton Freeman (courtesy of the National Archives)
1939
Undated Thomas Corcoran Memo on SEC Commission Succession (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
1939
1939 SEC Organizational Chart (courtesy of National Archives)
December 22, 1938
Memo from William O. Douglas to Chester Lane [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
December 6, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to C.E. Groesbeck, Electric Bond and Share Company [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
December 02, 1938
Letter from Senator Theodore Bilbo to SEC (courtesy of the National Archives)
November 23, 1938
Letter from Representative A.J. Sabath to Thomas Corcoran re Joseph L. Tupy (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
November 12, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Thomas Reed Powell, Harvard Law School [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
November 8, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to the Attorney General [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
November 8, 1938
Memo from Samuel O. Clark, Jr., Director, Reorganization Division, to William O. Douglas [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
November 1938
William O. Douglas, Administrative Government in Action, Speech to Lotos Club (with permission of the Yale University Press)
October 24, 1938
Memo from William O. Douglas to Thomas Blaisdell [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
October 14, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to James Roosevelt re Electric Bond and Share [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
October 10, 1938
Memo from SEC Chairman Douglas re Associated Gas and Electric (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
September 30, 1938
Letter from Consumers Power Co. to Harold Neff, SEC Forms and Regulation (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 28, 1938
Telegram from William O. Douglas to William McC. Martin, New York Stock Exchange [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
September 23, 1938
Telegram from William O. Douglas to Robert M. Hutchins, University of Chicago [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
September 15, 1938
Letter from George Mathews to William Bacon, San Francisco Stock Exchange [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
August 2, 1938
Memo from William O. Douglas to William Werntz on accounting practices [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 29, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to SEC Commissioner Robert Healy on the Whitney Report [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 27, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Representative Walter Chandler [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 26, 1938
Letter from Association of Stock Exchange Firms to SEC Chairman Douglas (courtesy of the National Archives)
July 25, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Joseph C. O'Mahoney [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
June 23, 1938
Letter from Francis P. Brassor to Representative Robert L. Bacon [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
June 9, 1938
Memo from William O. Douglas to SEC Commissioner Jerome Frank [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 27, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Julius Berens, Berens Financial News Bureau, Inc. [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 26, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 18, 1938
Telegram from William O. Douglas to John G. Forrest for Charles Gay [Image] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 18, 1938
Telegram from William O. Douglas to John G. Forrest for Charles Gay [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 16, 1938
Memo from William O. Douglas re Willkie inquiry [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 10, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Roswell Magill, Under Secretary of the Treasury [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
May 9, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to President Roosevelt re SEC Commissioner George C. Mathews [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 8, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to President Roosevelt, with letter to the Bureau of the Budget [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 6, 1938
Letter from Felix Frankfurter to William O. Douglas (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 28, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Felix Frankfurter [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 28, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Representative Clarence Lea (courtesy of the National Archives)
April 27, 1938
Letter from Felix Frankfurter to William O. Douglas (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 26, 1938
Memo from SEC Chairman Douglas to Judge Healy on PUHCA (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 2, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 2, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to the Secretary of State [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 1, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Charles Gay, New York Stock Exchange [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 28, 1938
Electric Bond & Share v. SEC, No. 636 (courtesy of the National Archives)
March 26, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to President Roosevelt [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 25, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Howland S. Davis, New York Stock Exchange [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 22, 1938
Telegram from William O. Douglas to Thomas Dewey [Image] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 22, 1938
Telegram from William O. Douglas to Thomas Dewey [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 1, 1938
Memo from William O. Douglas to President Roosevelt re Capital Markets [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 28, 1938
Letter from Charlton Ogburn to SEC Chairman Douglas (courtesy of the National Archives)
February 28, 1938
Memo from William O. Douglas to President Roosevelt re Financial Problems of Small Businesses [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 25, 1938
SEC Release (courtesy of the National Archives)
February 24, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Representative Gerald J. Boileau (courtesy of the National Archives)
February 24, 1938
Mark-up of SEC Release on Regulation Z (courtesy of the National Archives)
February 18, 1938
Memo from William O. Douglas to President Roosevelt re Federal Licensing Act for Corporations [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 17, 1938
Letter from Representative Boileau to SEC Chairman Douglas (courtesy of the National Archives)
February 15, 1938
Letter from Standard Stock Exchange to Day Karr, SEC (courtesy of the National Archives)
February 14, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to James Roosevelt [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 12, 1938
Letter from David Ginsburg to Felix Frankfurter (courtesy of David Ginsburg)
February 11, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Charles Gay, New York Stock Exchange [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 11, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Wesley W. Stout, The Saturday Evening Post [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 10, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Howard Buffett [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 5, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Walter Breslav [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 5, 1938
SEC Release (courtesy of the National Archives)
February 4, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Justice Hugo Black [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 4, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Senator Francis T. Maloney [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 2, 1938
SEC Letter re Short Selling [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
January 29, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Dr. Herbert Feis, State Department [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 29, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Representative Harry L. Englebright [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 29, 1938
Memo from William O. Douglas to President Roosevelt re Financial Problems of Small Businesses [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 28, 1938
Memo from William O. Douglas to President Roosevelt re Over-the-Counter Brokers and Dealers [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 26, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to David Lilienthal, Tennessee Valley Authority [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 14, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Felix Frankfurter [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 12, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Ernest Angell, SEC Regional Administrator [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 10, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Edward H. Collins, The New York Herald Tribune [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 7, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Representative Jerry Voorhis [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 6, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to John T. Flynn [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 6, 1938
Letter from William O. Douglas to Morris Gutman, Lehman Brothers [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
1938
Undated Memo from William O. Douglas on Chapter X of National Bankruptcy Act [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
December 31, 1937
Letter from Chester T. Lane, SEC Assistant General Counsel, to Gaylord D. Adsit, Esq. on Rule MC4 [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration)
October 25, 1937
Memo from Chester Lane re Conference with Dorothy Kenyon (courtesy of the National Archives)
October 25, 1937
Memo from Chester Lane re Conference with Dorothy Kenyon (courtesy of the National Archives)
October 8, 1937
Memorandum from Paul Gourrich to SEC Chairman William Douglas (courtesy of the estate of Nathan Sameth)
October 5, 1937
"Some Problems in Presentation of Financial Information to Investors" - Address by Carman G. Blough before the Controllers Institute of America [Transcription] (courtesy of the AICPA Library Collection, University of Mississippi)
September 20, 1937
Letter from Association of American Railroads to SEC Chairman Douglas (courtesy of the National Archives)
August 20, 1937
Letter from William O. Douglas to F.J. Bailey, Bureau of the Budget [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
August 12, 1937
Letter from Edmund Burke, Jr. to Representative Walter Chandler [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 29, 1937
Letter from William O. Douglas to J. Maynard Keynes [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
June 30, 1937
Letter from William O. Douglas to Felix Frankfurter [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 15, 1937
Letter from William O. Douglas to Walter Lippmann [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 14, 1937
Letter from William O. Douglas to John L. Lewis [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 11, 1937
Letter from William O. Douglas to Justice Louis Brandeis [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 24, 1937
Letter from William O. Douglas to E.M. Moore [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 5, 1937
Letter from William O. Douglas to Representative Walter Chandler [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 24, 1937
William O. Douglas, Investment Banking, Speech to The Bond Club of New York (with permission of the Yale University Press)
March 23, 1937
Letter from William O. Douglas to Felix Frankfurter [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 5, 1937
Letter from Arthur Young & Co. to Carman Blough, SEC Chief Accountant (courtesy of the National Archives)
March 1, 1937
Letter from William O. Douglas to Abe Fortas [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 15, 1937
Letter from Edith Waters to Abe Fortas [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 28, 1937
Letter from R.E. McDonnell to Senator George Norris (courtesy of the National Archives)
January 25, 1937
Letter from William O. Douglas to Abe Fortas (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 19, 1937
SEC Release [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
January 16, 1937
"Big Business, What Now?" - Joseph P. Kennedy, The Saturday Evening Post [Image] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 16, 1937
"Big Business, What Now?" - Joseph P. Kennedy, The Saturday Evening Post [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
January 11, 1937
"Some Accounting Problems of the Securities and Exchange Commission" - Address by Carman G. Blough before the New York State Society of CPAs [Transcription] (courtesy of the AICPA Library Collection, University of Mississippi)
November 27, 1936
Letter from O.H. Allred, SEC Regional Administrator, to C. Roy Smith, Chief of SEC Oil and Gas Unit [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration)
November 2, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Abe Fortas re Deposit Agreements v. Proxies [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
October 30, 1936
Letter from Edith Waters to Abe Fortas [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
October 27, 1936
William O. Douglas, The Forces of Disorder, Address at the University of Chicago (with permission of the Y ale University Press)
August 5, 1936
Letter from Francis P. Brassor, SEC Secretary to Senator Hugo Black (courtesy of the National Archives)
August 3, 1936
Memo from J.Q. Newton [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 28, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Justice Louis Brandeis [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 27, 1936
Telegram from William O. Douglas to Thomas Corcoran [Image] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 27, 1936
Telegram from William O. Douglas to Thomas Corcoran [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 23, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Robert Jackson, Assistant Attorney General [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 22, 1936
Notes from SEC Meeting on Broker-Dealer Segregation [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 21, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Charles Gay, New York Stock Exchange [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 14, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Professor Glenn Paxon [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 13, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Harold Laski, London School of Economics [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 8, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to James Landis [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 7, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to President Roosevelt [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
June 27, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Institute of Public Affairs [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
June 23, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Louis Wehle [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
June 23, 1936
Memo from William O. Douglas to Judge Burns [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
June 22, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to John A. Carroll, South Side Savings Bank & Trust [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
June 18, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Edward D. Jones, Edward D. Jones & Co. [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
June 9, 1936
Telegram from William O. Douglas to Abe Fortas [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 29, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney Re HR8940 [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 20, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Justice Louis Brandeis [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 15, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Virgil Langtry [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
May 14, 1936
Memo from William O. Douglas to Dean Charles Clark on Combined Law-Business Course [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 29, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Professor George Bates, Harvard Business School [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 28, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Dean Charles Clark, Yale Law School [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 14, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Professor Glenn Paxon, Yale University [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 6, 1936
Jones v. SEC, 298 US 1 (courtesy of the National Archives)
March 18, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Anthony McCrann, Westheimer & Co. [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 18, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Professor J.E. McDonough, Yale University [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 12, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Abe Fortas on PUHCA [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 19, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Judge Thomas W. Swan [Image] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 19, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Judge Thomas W. Swan [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 13, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Abe Fortas [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 11, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Arthur Kramer, Cook, Nathan, Lehman & Greenman [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 4, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Abe Fortas [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 4, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Chester C. Maxey, Whitman College [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 4, 1936
Letter from William O. Douglas to Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
1936
Undated Letter from William O. Douglas to Abe Fortas [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
1936
Undated Letter from William O. Douglas to Abe Fortas [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
November 27, 1935
Letter from SEC Commissioner Robert Healy to Joseph P. Kennedy on the repercussions of the Utilities Act [Image] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
November 27, 1935
Letter from SEC Commissioner Robert Healy to Joseph P. Kennedy on the repercussions of the Utilities Act [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
October 21, 1935
SEC Release (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 1935
Employees of the Commission [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
September 28, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman James Landis to Edward B. Raub, Jr. [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 28, 1935
SEC Release of Speech by Chairman James M. Landis on PUHCA [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
September 24, 1935
Letter from David Saperstein, SEC Trading and Exchange Division, to Joseph P. Kennedy (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
September 23, 1935
Letter from Abe Fortas to Joseph P. Kennedy [Image] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
September 23, 1935
Letter from Abe Fortas to Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
September 23, 1935
Letter from Kenneth Hogate, The Wall Street Journal, to Joseph P. Kennedy [Image] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
September 23, 1935
Letter from Kenneth Hogate, The Wall Street Journal, to Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
September 23, 1935
Letter of Farewell from Joseph P. Kennedy to Eugene Meyer, The Washington Post [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 21, 1935
Letter from Charles R. Gay, The New York Stock Exchange, to Joseph P. Kennedy on his resignation from the SEC [Image] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
September 21, 1935
Letter from Charles R. Gay, The New York Stock Exchange, to Joseph P. Kennedy on his resignation from the SEC [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
September 20, 1935
Letter from President Roosevelt to Joseph P. Kennedy accepting his resignation from the SEC [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
September 18, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to William Chamberlain, Chairman, United Light & Power Company [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 18, 1935
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Frank W. Sullivan, Inland Steel Co. [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 18, 1935
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Frank W. Sullivan, Inland Steel Co. [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 12, 1935
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Rosemary Kennedy [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 12, 1935
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Rosemary Kennedy [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 6, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Frank L. Grove, Editor, Alabama School Journal [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 6, 1935
Resignation Letter from SEC Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy to President Roosevelt [Image] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
September 6, 1935
Resignation Letter from SEC Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy to President Roosevelt [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
September 1935
Enforcement Activities [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
August 1, 1935
Letter from Nathan Sameth to Paul Gourrich on Disclosure [Transcription] (courtesy of the estate of Nathan Sameth)
July 22, 1935
Letter from Francis Brassor to William Douglas [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
July 13, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Herbert Bayard Swope on weekend spent working on the Utility Bill [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
July 12, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Representative Samuel B. Pettengill on the Utility Bill [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
July 8, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Senator Burton K. Wheeler on the Utility Bill [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
July 6, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Haskins & Sells [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
July 2, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Attorney General Homer Cummings on SEC enforcement of "bucket shops" [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
July 2, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to President Roosevelt on the utilities bill [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
July 1, 1935
Telephone Directory, Securities and Exchange Commission (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
June 28, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Representative Sam Rayburn asking for postponement of effective date of PUHCA [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
June 24, 1935
Letter from Thomas H. Gammack, Executive Assistant, to John De Witt on request for discussion with SEC Chairman Kennedy [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
June 19, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Jane Breed on the utilities bill [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
June 19, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau on tax information to help detect over-the-counter traders [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
June 10, 1935
Letter from Felix Frankfurter to Jerome Frank [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
June 6, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to President Roosevelt [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
June 5, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Colonel Clarence Owens on William O. Douglas and the Protective Committee Study [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
June 4, 1935
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Roy Howard, The World Telegram, on meeting with accountants [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
June 4, 1935
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Roy Howard, The World Telegram, on meeting with accountants [Image] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
May 23, 1935
Note from Joseph P. Kennedy to Felix Frankfurter stating "I am getting more and more sick of Washington" [Image] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
May 23, 1935
Note from Joseph P. Kennedy to Felix Frankfurter stating "I am getting more and more sick of Washington" [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
May 10, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Representative A.J. Sabath on appointments to the SEC Chicago office [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
May 1,1935
Memo from William O. Douglas to Mr. Neff re Form 14-K [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
April 29, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to John J. Daly [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library)
April 26, 1935
Letter from B. Hughes, Financial Editor, The Boston Post, to Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
April 26, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Richard Whitney, New York Stock Exchange [Image] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
April 26, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Richard Whitney, New York Stock Exchange [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
April 26, 1935
Memo from Abe Fortas to SEC Chairman Kennedy Re Senate Resolution 711 (courtesy of the National Archives)
April 16, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to The President, New York Stock Exchange, forwarding his recommended rules on trading [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
April 12, 1935
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Felix Frankfurter, asking for assistance with "swan song" speech [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
April 11, 1935
Hiring Letter to J. Elmer Johnson (Government Records)
April 11, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Senator Duncan V. Fletcher on registration [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
April 11, 1935
Letter of Authorization for J. Elmer Johnson (Government Records)
April 11, 1935
Memo from Thomas Gammack to Mr. Kennedy [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
April 9, 1935
Letter from The Bond Club of New Jersey to SEC (courtesy of the National Archives)
April 1, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to George K. Weeks, Baker Weeks & Harden [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
March 26, 1935
Memo from E.J. Townsend to James Landis on staff overtime for corporate registration [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
March 23, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to John C. Willever, Western Union Telegraph Co., on registration revision [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
March 21, 1935
Letter and Memorandum from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Richard Whitney, New York Stock Exchange, on the SEC's eleven recommendations [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
March 21, 1935
Memo from Mr. Fayne to SEC Chairman Kennedy re Anonymous Letter on Specialists and Odd-lot Houses of New York Stock Exchange [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
March 19, 1935
Address by SEC Chairman Kennedy before American Arbitration Association, New York City [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 19, 1935
SEC Release on American Arbitration Association Speech [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
March 19, 1935
Telegram from E.J. Townsend and all to Joseph P. Kennedy [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
March 19, 1935
Telegram from E.J. Townsend and all to Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
March 11, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to "Jack" Carey, Hayden Stone & Co. [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
March 8, 1935
Letter from John J. Burns, SEC General Counsel, to Walter Lippmann [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
March 8, 1935
Telegram from Pacific Gas and Electric Company on SEC Filing [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
March 8, 1935
Telegram from Pacific Gas and Electric Company on SEC Filing [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
March 7, 1935
Form A-2 Registration by Swift and Company (courtesy of the National Archives)
March 7, 1935
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Senator Duncan Fletcher [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
February 14, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Louis Howe on utilities holding company reform [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
February 8, 1935
Address by SEC Chairman Kennedy at Union League Club of Chicago, Illinois [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
February 7, 1935
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Richard Whitney on registration revision [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
February 7, 1935
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Richard Whitney on registration revision [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
February 2, 1935
Report from the SEC Chairman to the National Emergency Council [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
February 1, 1935
Letter from James A. Fayne to Paul Shields, Shields & Company [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
January 31, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to A.A. Berle, Jr. [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
January 28, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Louis Howe on resignation of Ferdinand Pecora [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
January 28, 1935
Letter of Inquiry from George Evans to Mr. "John" Kennedy, Securities Exchange [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
January 25, 1935
Report on the Government of Securities Exchanges (courtesy of the Government Documents Records)
January 22, 1935
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Ferdinand Pecora [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
January 22, 1935
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Ferdinand Pecora [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
January 19, 1935
Report from SEC Chairman Kennedy to the National Emergency Council [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
January 19, 1935
Telegram from E.J. Townsend to Felix Frankfurter [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
January 19, 1935
Telegram from E.J. Townsend to Felix Frankfurter [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
January 18, 1935
Resignation Letter from Ferdinand Pecora to President Roosevelt [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
January 14, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Representative James Buchanan on SEC attorney hirings [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
January 7, 1935
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to J.R. McCarl, Comptroller General of the U.S., on SEC funding (letter is mis-dated as 1934) [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
1935 to present
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chiefs of Staff (with the assistance of SEC)
1935 to present
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Chief Accountant, Chief Accountants (with the assistance of SEC and Robert J. Kueppers)
1935 to present
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Secretary (with the assistance of SEC)
1935
Undated (1935) Memo from William O. Douglas to President Roosevelt [Image] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
December 21, 1934
SEC Release on New Requirements for Permanent Registration [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
December 20, 1934
Memorandum from Felix Frankfurter to President Roosevelt, prepared by Marguerite La Hand [Image] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
December 20, 1934
Memorandum from Felix Frankfurter to President Roosevelt, prepared by Marguerite La Hand [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
December 19, 1934
Letter from A.A. Berle, Jr. to Joseph P. Kennedy on registration revision [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
December 18, 1934
Report from SEC Chairman Kennedy to the National Emergency Council [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
December 17, 1934
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Edward F. Heller on establishment of SEC office in San Francisco [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
December 17, 1934
Memorandum from Paul Gourrich to G.W. Goldschmidt on the 1933 Act [Transcription] (courtesy of the estate of Nathan Sameth)
December 14, 1934
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Edson B. Smith [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
December 12, 1934
Letter from Edson B. Smith, The Boston Herald and Boston Traveler, to Joseph P. Kennedy [Image] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
December 12, 1934
Letter from Edson B. Smith, The Boston Herald and Boston Traveler, to Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
November 30, 1934
Telegram from Richard Whitney to Joseph P. Kennedy on his contacts with corporate executives [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
November 26, 1934
Telegram from W.S. Carpenter, Jr. to Joseph P. Kennedy [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
November 26, 1934
Telegram from W.S. Carpenter, Jr. to Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
November 23, 1934
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to the National Emergency Council [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
November 22, 1934
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Senator D.V. Fletcher on his financial arrangements while in government service [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
November 21, 1934
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes on proceedings against mining companies [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
November 21, 1934
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Felix Frankfurter [Image] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
November 21, 1934
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Felix Frankfurter [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
November 16, 1934
Telegram from J.A. Fayne to Joseph P. Kennedy on the costs of securities regulation [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
November 16, 1934
Telegram from J.A. Fayne to Joseph P. Kennedy on the costs of securities regulation [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
November 15, 1934
Address of Joseph P. Kennedy to the Boston Chamber of Commerce [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
November 15, 1934
SEC Release on SEC Chairman's Address to the Boston Chamber of Commerce [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
November 15, 1934
Telegram from "The Ten Fifteen Gang" (SEC Staff) to Joseph P. Kennedy [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
November 15, 1934
Telegram from "The Ten Fifteen Gang" (SEC Staff) to Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
November 9, 1934
Report from SEC Chairman Kennedy to the National Emergency Council [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
November 6, 1934
Letter from Louis Wiley, The New York Times, to President Roosevelt on meeting with Joseph P. Kennedy [Image] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
November 6, 1934
Letter from Louis Wiley, The New York Times, to President Roosevelt on meeting with Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
November 5, 1934
Letter from Eddy Hanlon, Laidlaw & Co., to Joseph Kennedy on Mr. Kennedy's visit to the Boston Stock Exchange [Image] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
November 5, 1934
Letter from Eddy Hanlon, Laidlaw & Co., to Joseph Kennedy on Mr. Kennedy's visit to the Boston Stock Exchange [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
November 5, 1934
Letter from Edson B. Smith, The Boston Herald and Boston Traveler, to Joseph Kennedy [Image] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
November 5, 1934
Letter from Edson B. Smith, The Boston Herald and Boston Traveler, to Joseph Kennedy [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
November 1, 1934
Memorandum from Judge Burns to SEC Chairman Kennedy re Investment Bankers' Code Discussion [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
October 19, 1934
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to the Comptroller General of the United States on SEC appropriations [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
October 15, 1934
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Richard Whitney, New York Stock Exchange, on specialist rules [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
October 10, 1934
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Louis Howe on staff hiring [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
October 9, 1934
Lettter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Senator Robert J. Bulkley on denial of temporary registration [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library)
October 6, 1934
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Joseph L. Merrill on the "humor of Wall Street" [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
September 30, 1934
Excerpt from President Roosevelt Fireside Chat (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
September 28, 1934
Letter from SEC Chairman Kennedy to George Breen re change in effective date of margin requirements to October 15 [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
September 25, 1934
Urgent Memorandum from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Mr. Cohen and Mr. Davis [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 25, 1934
Urgent Memorandum from SEC Chairman Kennedy to Mr. Cohen and Mr. Davis [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 13, 1934
Memo on Restricting Specialists Activities, from J.A. Fayne to Chairman Kennedy [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 11, 1934
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to C.B. Robbins on SEC temporary registration [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
September 11, 1934
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to C.B. Robbins on SEC temporary registration [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
August 15, 1934
Letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Adolf A. Berle, Jr. [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
August 10, 1934
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Postmaster General James Farley [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
August 9, 1934
Telegram from SEC Chairman Kennedy to John Macomber, President, First Corporation [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
August 9, 1934
Telegram from SEC Chairman Kennedy to John Macomber, President, First Corporation [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
August 7, 1934
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Roger Babson [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
August 7, 1934
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Roger Babson [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
August 1, 1934
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to A.A. Berle, Jr. [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
July 30, 1934
Letter from A.A. Berle, Jr. to Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
July 25, 1934
Telegram from Joseph P.Kennedy to John F. Forbes [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
July 25, 1934
Telegram from Joseph P.Kennedy to John F. Forbes [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
July 25, 1934
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Robert Fisher [Image] (courtesy of the National Archives)
July 25, 1934
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Robert Fisher [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
July 24, 1934
Letter from Herbert Bayard Swope to Joseph P. Kennedy on drafting, in consultation with Raymond Moley, the National Press Club speech [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
July 20, 1934
Letter from Ted Bulkeley, Spencer Trask & Co., to Joseph P. Kennedy [Image] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
July 20, 1934
Letter from Ted Bulkeley, Spencer Trask & Co., to Joseph P. Kennedy [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
July 18, 1934
John T. Flynn - "Other People's Money," The New Republic [Image] (with permission of The New Republic)
July 18, 1934
John T. Flynn - "Other People's Money," The New Republic [Transcription] (with permission of The New Republic)
July 17, 1934
Telegram from Joseph P. Kennedy to Walter Stewart to organize a "division of economists" [Transcription] (courtesy of the National Archives)
July 14, 1934
Letter from Joseph P. Kennedy to Bart A. Brickley [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
July 8, 1934
Notes of Felix Frankfurter Record of Conversation with James Landis [Transcription] (courtesy of the Library of Congress)
July 6, 1934
Letter from George E. Pimley to Joseph P. Kennedy supporting his appointment to the SEC [Transcription] (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
1934
SEC Commission and Staff List (with permission of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation)
June 30, 1934
Securities Commission with Terms (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
June 30, 1934
Handwritten Note from President Roosevelt to Raymond Moley [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
June 30, 1934
Handwritten Note from President Roosevelt to Raymond Moley [Image] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
June 15, 1934
Working List of SEC Commission Membership, with President Roosevelt's Notes [Image] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
June 15, 1934
Working List of SEC Commission Membership, with President Roosevelt's Notes [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
June 14, 1934
Letter from James M. Landis to President Roosevelt [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
June 6, 1934
The Securities Exchange Act (courtesy of Government Documents Records)
June 6, 1934
Stock Exchange Practices - Introduction to the Pecora Committee Report No. 1455 (courtesy of Government Documents Records)
June 1934
William O. Douglas - Directors Who Do Not Direct (with permission of the Harvard Law Review)
May 30, 1934
Letter from Richard Whitney to President Roosevelt expressing a desire to cooperate with the SEC [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
May 23, 1934
Letter from Felix Frankfurter to President Roosevelt with advice on staffing the SEC [Transcription] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)
April 13, 1934
Note from President Roosevelt to Col. Marvin H. McIntyre, his assistant personal secretary, on delaying meeting with Richard Whitney [Image] (with permission of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library and Museum)