Norman Judd Gould papers, [ca.1861]-1938-1917-1923 (bulk)
Collection Number: 2078
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Norman Judd Gould papers, [ca.1861]-1938 -1917-1923 (bulk)
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
2078
Abstract:
Material relating to his Gould's political career, the Gould and Judd families, or
to Goulds Pumps,Inc. of Seneca Falls, New York.
Creator:
Gould, Norman Judd.
Quanitities:
.4 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Norman J. Gould (March 15, 1877-August 20, 1964) was born in Seneca Falls, New York,
the oldest of five children of Seabury S. Gould and Mary Mitchell (Judd) Gould. He
is the grandson of the late Norman B. Judd, who nominated Lincoln as a candidate for
President in 1860. He was married in 1921 to Anna Benrath of Philadelphia. Gould attended
the schools of Seneca Falls, New York, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Preparatory School,
graduating in 1895, and Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, graduating as a Mechanical
Engineer in 1899. At Cornell he was President of his Class for one year, member of
the Masque, of Sigma Phi, and of Quill and Dagger, and Assistant Manager and Manager
of the Cornell Crew in 1899. On graduation from Cornell he became associated with
the Goulds Manufacturing Company, (later named Goulds Pumps, Inc.) in October, 1899,
and has been associated with that company to date. From November 2, 1915 – March 3,
1923 he served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives,
representing New York's 36th district
Copies of House resolutions and bills introduced by Gould, many of which pertain to
the military establishment, the welfare of members of the armed forces, and American
participation in World War I; also, his statement as to why he voted against the Soldiers'
Bonus Bill of 1922 and letters commending him for his stand; copies of speeches, press
releases, and circulars concerning the war effort, his campaigns for reelection on
the Republican ticket, rural mail deliveries, and other matters; also, clippings,
photographs, and miscellaneous items relating to his political career, the Gould and
Judd families, or to Goulds Pumps, Inc. of Seneca Falls, New York.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Norman Judd Gould papers, #2078. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library.
Names:
Gould, Norman Judd.
Gould family.
Judd family.
Goulds Pumps, Inc
United States. Congress. House
Places:
United States -- Politics and government.
Subjects:
Politicians.
World War, 1914-1918
Postal service.
Politics, Practical.
Form and Genre Terms:
Speeches.
Photographs.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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All the material in the collection may not be covered by this guide.
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| Box 1 |
Member of the Board of Education
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date unknown | |
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Scope and Contents
Seneca Falls, N.Y.
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Member of the Village Board of Trustees
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date unknown | |
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Scope and Contents
Seneca Falls, N.Y.
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| Box 1 |
Director of the former Exchange National bank
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Board of Trustees
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date unknown | |
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Scope and Contents
For local Savings Bank
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| Box 1 |
Alternate at Large
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1908 | |
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For the Republican National Convention
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Delegate
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1916 | |
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Republican State Committee
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date unknown | |
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Scope and Contents
Member of the Republican State Committee and was re-elected.
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| Box 1 |
Republican Committee
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1912 | |
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Scope and Contents
Elected chairman of the Seneca County Republican Committee in 1912 and continued in
this position for about fifteen years.
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| Box 1 |
Representative in Congress
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1915-1923 | |
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Scope and Contents
Served as Representative in Congress from the 36th District of New York. While in
Congress he was a member of the Committee on the District of Columbia, Labor Committee
and Chairman of the Committee on the Library.
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| Box 1 |
Member of the Congressional Campaign Committee
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1918-1919 | |
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Assistant Manager of the Campaign
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1920 | |
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Scope and Contents
He was an Assistant Manager of the Campaign in an attempt to secure the nomination
of General Leonard Wood as Republican candidate for President and has continued his
interest and activity in the welfare of our country as a member of the Republican
Party, and took an active interest in the nomination and election of Robert Taft for
President in 1952.
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| Box 1 |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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date unknown | |
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Scope and Contents
He was a life member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and was awarded
a Fifty-Year button of this Society.
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| Box 1 |
Member of the Hydraulic Institute.
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date unknown | |
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Member of National Association of Domestic and Farm Pump Manufacturers
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Board of Directors of Utica Mutual Insurance Co.
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date unknown | |
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Actively interested in the Finger Lakes Council, Boy Scouts of America
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date unknown | |
| Box 1 |
Member on the Freedom on the March, Ithaca, New York
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Citizens Public Expenditure Survey, Albany, New York
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Associated Industries, Inc. of Buffalo, New York
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date unknown | |
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Member of the American Tariff League.
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date unknown | |
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He is a 32nd Degree Mason
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Knights Templar and of the Shrine.
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date unknown | |
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He is a holder of the Fifty-Year medal of the Grand Lodge of Masons of New York State.
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Elks
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Cornell Club of New York
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Indian House
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Genesee Valley Club
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Rochester Club
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Fort Orange Club
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date unknown | |
| Box 1 |
Member of the Cloud Club
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date unknown | |
| Box 1 |
Member of the Newcomen Society
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Sons of the American Revolution
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date unknown | |
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Member of the Americanization Committee
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date unknown | |
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of the New York State Chapter, SAR.
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Member of the Presbyterian Church
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date unknown | |
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Manila folder marked "Credentials," 11 pcs.
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1915-1920 | |
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Certificate
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1915-11-29 | |
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Scope and Contents
Issued by the Office of the N.Y. Secretary of State that NJG duly elected Rep. in
Congress.
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Other certificates of election
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1916-1920 | |
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Letter from C. H. Betts
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1923-03-02-1923-03-07 | |
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Scope and Contents
Editor of The Lyons Republican - regrets NJG not running again and commends him.
Also, answer March 7, 1923
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| Box 1 |
Letter from Hattie B. Hardman
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1923-03-16-1923-03-23 | |
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Scope and Contents
Vice-Chairman of Yates County Republican County Committee, expressing regrets at NJG's
retirement March 16, 1923; answer March 23rd.
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| Box 1 |
Clipping from Penn Yan newspaper
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date unknown | |
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Printed copy of speech
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1918-05-13-1918-05-14 | |
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Printed copy of speech on Improvement of Functions of the Aircraft Administration.
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| Box 1 |
Old Scrapbook Page
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1870-1879 | |
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Page from an old scrapbook dating from the 1870's; includes a notice of the wedding
of Seabury S. Gould, Jr. to Minnie Judd of Chicago. Sr. died 1886
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| Box 1 |
Three photos
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1861-1865 | |
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Scope and Contents
2 photos of Norman B. Judd (grey beard), 1 photo of same with wife taken in Berlin,
where he was U.S. Minister to Germany 1861-1865
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| Box 1 |
Seneca Falls Reveille
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1870-07-22 | |
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Scope and Contents
One issue of The Seneca Falls Reveille, Friday, July 22, 1870. P. 3 has article on
Goulds Mfg. Co.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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1938-10-31 | |
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Scope and Contents
Page from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, October 31, 1938, "Goulds to Mark 90th
Year As Industry in Seneca Falls."
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Pamphlet
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date unknown | |
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Gould Pumps Incorporated, Seneca Falls, N.Y. 1 pc.
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| Box 1 |
Catalogue
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1888-1889 | |
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The Goulds Manufacturing Co. Pumps and Hydraulic Machinery, Seneca Falls, N.Y., U.S.A.,
Twenty-Seventh Edition. 1 item. (removed from Smith collection (# 571?) and added
to this collection.
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Scrapbook
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21 bills and 5 resolutions
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1918-12-17-1919-02-08 | |
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Page 1 - Concerning Prize money for destruction of 1st submarine. Radio station
(commercial) between U.S. and Hawaii, Guam and Philippines. Provision of tobacco
for enlisted men of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. National Defense. Provision
for Aircraft Administration. Candy rations for A.E.F., Navy. Temporary increase
of the Military Establishment. Provision for surgical and medical treatment for men
of Armed Services who have been honorably discharged. Retention of uniform by all
hon. discharged men. Full pay for same. Relief for commissioned officers, noncoms,
and enlisted persons in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Army Nurse
Corps. Purchase of land for military cemeteries abroad. Federal aid for States
in construction of rural post roads. Numerous other bills, including establishment
of Bureau of War Risk Insurance in the Treasury Dept. Feb 8, 1919
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Resolutions and bills
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1919-02-08-1919-05-19 | |
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Page 2 - Concerning U.S. Food Administration. U.S. Shipping Board. Protection of
U.S. interests in Mexico, March 1, 1919
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Resolutions
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1919-05-19-1921-05-21 | |
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Page 3 - Concerning U.S. Food Administration. Military Prisons. Protection of U.S.
interests in Mexico, May 19, 1919. Rural delivery routes. Prevent District of Columbia
police from joining labor organizations.
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Form letter by the "Norman J. Gould Election Committee for Cayuga County"
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1920-10-22 | |
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Page 4 - 2 pp. giving list of various bills and resolutions in the interest of soldiers
and sailors intro. By NJG. Also, typescript data on each of above bills and resolutions,
giving explanation of background for each, action taken by appropriate dept. 28 pcs.
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Mounted Pamphlet
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1919-03-03 | |
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Page 5 - Copy of speech re: "Foreign trade section of the Bond Bill with respect to
the situation in Mexico." 20 pp.
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Mounted Pamphlet
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1917-04-05 | |
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Scope and Contents
Copy of speech re: War with Germany." 8 pp.
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Mounted Pamphlet
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1918-05-13-1918-05-14 | |
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Copy of speech re: "To Improve the Functions of the Aircraft Administration," 8
pp.
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Press release
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1922-06-10 | |
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Scope and Contents
Announcing that NJG will run for Congress again.
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Press release
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1918-04-12 | |
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Aircraft Production Bd.
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Form letter to Constituents
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1921-09-29 | |
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Form letter concerning rural mail delivery and efforts made by Gould on behalf of
citizens of Cayuga and Wayne Counties. 2 pp.
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Page from Congressional letter
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1922-03-23 | |
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Containing speech in which NJG states that he will vote against the Soldiers' Bonus
Bill and telling why. 1 pc.
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4th of July Patriotic Speech
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1917-07-04 | |
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Speech made by NJG in Seneca Falls, re: U.S. War effort, the draft, need for sacrifice,
more $$ for airplanes, food control. (8 pp. typescript carbon)
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Gould's statement
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1921-10-08 | |
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re: resolution for investigation of the use of federal funds for agricultural org.
(1 pc. Mimeograph)
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Printed statement
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1920-08-09 | |
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Announcing NJG's candidacy for renomination on the Republican ticket for member of
Congress (1 pc.)
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Statement of NJG
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1917-02-14 | |
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re: estimates filed by Labor Dept. for the U.S. Employment Service for next fiscal
year, apparently before an investigating committee. (Failures in functioning of USES:
irregular activities of staff: opposition to a peacetime USES. (12 pcs.)
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Letters to Gould
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1922-04-1922-06-15 | |
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Scope and Contents
Page 6 - Letters from constituents and others commending NJG for voting against the
bonus bill; includes one from the Rev. Charles K. Imbrie, chaplain of the Penn Yan
American Legion Post; also from school superintendents, manufacturers, lawyers, etc.
Other letters urging Gould to run for Congress again and expressing regrets that he
has decided not to do so; including one from Charles E. Treman, June 15, 1922.
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letters
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1922 | |
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Scope and Contents
Page 7 - More letters concerning bonus.
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| Box 1 |
Newspaper clippings
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1922 | |
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Page 8 - Newspaper clippings re: Gould's retirement from Congress in 1922 and John
Taber's candidacy.
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Clippings
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date unknown | |
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Page 9 - Clippings re: position NJG took on various questions while serving in Congress.
Also, letter from NJG giving his estimate of James W. Wadsworth. Some clippings re:
Snell, other NYS Congressmen.
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Clippings
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date unknown | |
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Page 10 - Clippings re: introduction of bill for reorg. of aircraft division.
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| Box 1 |
Snapshots and printed material
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1917 | |
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Page 11 - Two photos of a Labor Day Parade, 1917 (Seneca Falls?). Christmas card
with photo of the Black Watch pipers on parade.
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| Box 1 |
Original pen and ink sketch
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1920-03-31 | |
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Scope and Contents
Sketch of cartoon of Gould at wheel of a speeding car.
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| Box 1 |
Cartoon
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date unknown | |
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Scope and Contents
Cartoon from The Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia), re: Congressmen who voted in favor
of Prohibition.
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| Box 1 |
Mimeo. Announcement
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date unknown | |
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re: bills sponsored by Gould. 4 pcs.
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| Box 1 |
Typescript unsigned letter
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1918-09-18-1919-01-27 | |
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Scope and Contents
Typescript of unsigned letter (copy?) with clipping pasted on from a Sgt. in France,
Sept 18, 1918, commending Gould for resolution that candy be added to ratio., Typescript
carbon of second letter, Jan. 27, 1919, from same re: same and expressing opinions
on conditions in Germany and attitude of conquered Germans.
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| Box 1 |
Photostat
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date unknown | |
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Photostat of printed statement from National Security League of NYC re: votes of Congressmen
on 8 war measures.
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| Box 1 |
Congressional Directory
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date unknown | |
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Scope and Contents
Page 12 - Pages torn from Congressional Directory, containing information on NJG.
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| Box 1 |
Issue of The Morning Star
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1920-03-31 | |
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Scope and Contents
Issue of The Morning Star (Washington, D.C.) March 31, 1920 - trick photos, Humorous
comment, cartoons on current political situation.
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| Box 1 |
One clipping
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1930-11-09 | |
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Page 13 - Letter from Martha Freeman Esmond to friend, Julia Boyd of New York, re:
wedding of Norman B. Judd's daughter, Miss Minnie Judd to Seabury S. Gould (Junior)
(father of Norman J. Gould). Chicago, March 31, 1875. Printed in Chicago Sunday
Tribune, November 9, 1930.
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