W. Wilson ANS In Archive Re: Paris Conference Public Squabble With Republican Senator, 20+ Pcs, Approx. 30pp
Woodrow Wilson
[Washington, DC], ca. May 1919-October 1920
W. Wilson ANS In Archive Re: Paris Conference Public Squabble With Republican Senator, 20+ Pcs, Approx. 30pp
ANS in archive
An archive relating to 28th U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), and his very public squabble with Republican Senator from Missouri Seldon P. Spencer (1862-1925) in the fall of 1920 regarding what exactly Wilson had pledged at the Paris Peace Conference. Sourced from the files of Joseph P. Tumulty (1879-1954), who served as Wilson's private secretary from 1911-1921.
Highlights of the archive include a typescript with a 7-word autograph note signed by Wilson as "W.W."; and two other typescripts pencil-inscribed by Wilson. Ca. May 9, 1919 - October 6, 1920, with the majority of the pieces dating from September-October 1920. Various places. The archive also contains retained clerical copies of correspondence with press agents, news agencies, and court reporters, including carbons; telegrams; contemporary press clippings, etc., totaling approximately 21 pieces and 31pp. Expected age-related paper condition issues such as toning, transmittal folds, wrinkles, isolated stains or paper clip rust. Please refer to catalog photos for additional information related to condition, which is overall very good. Stored in a 10" x 11.5" x 1" binder and intelligently curated by the former collector with copious research printouts from the Library of Congress, "New York Times," and other sources. From The Doug Wertman Collection.
Wilson and Spencer were disputing the exact wording - and import - of a statement allegedly made by Wilson during the Paris Peace Conference, specifically relating to ensuring Serbian and Romanian territorial borders. Spencer claimed that Wilson had vowed to send the American military to intervene if the Serbs' and Romanians' boundaries were threatened; Wilson denied this characterization. At face value, this question seems relatively unimportant, yet it was fairly representative of the larger disconnect between Wilson's plans for world diplomacy, and the American people's desire for isolationism. In addition, during this war of words about the Balkans, Senator Spencer contended that Wilson was in such poor health that he was not actually making any decisions. Wilson had suffered a debilitating stroke in October 1919 resulting in partial paralysis and vision loss. Wilson's real heath condition, although initially hidden, was widely known by early 1920. It continued to beg the question as to who was actually governing.
Highlights:
- A 1p typed letter signed in print by Warren F. Johnson, Tumulty's secretary and typist, with an autograph note signed by Wilson as: "Please say that the statement is false." September 30, 1920. [Washington, DC] On a watermarked paper fragment typed in blue ink. With contemporary cross-outs. 5.25" x 4".
- A 1p typescript with two words inscribed in Wilson's hand, as "There is" at center. N.d. [Washington, D.C.] 8" x 10.5".
- A "Memorandum for Mr. Tumulty," being a 1p typescript on "The White House, / Washington" letterhead, presumably pencil-inscribed with about half dozen edits in Wilson's hand. May 9, 1919. [Washington, DC] Relating to the Wartime Prohibition Act passed November 21, 1918, which was a temporary injunction against manufacturing alcohol so that grain could be used for food, and effective until demobilization was complete. 5.125" x 8".
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Woodrow Wilson
[Washington, DC], ca. May 1919-October 1920
W. Wilson ANS In Archive Re: Paris Conference Public Squabble With Republican Senator, 20+ Pcs, Approx. 30pp
ANS in archive
An archive relating to 28th U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), and his very public squabble with Republican Senator from Missouri Seldon P. Spencer (1862-1925) in the fall of 1920 regarding what exactly Wilson had pledged at the Paris Peace Conference. Sourced from the files of Joseph P. Tumulty (1879-1954), who served as Wilson's private secretary from 1911-1921.
Highlights of the archive include a typescript with a 7-word autograph note signed by Wilson as "W.W."; and two other typescripts pencil-inscribed by Wilson. Ca. May 9, 1919 - October 6, 1920, with the majority of the pieces dating from September-October 1920. Various places. The archive also contains retained clerical copies of correspondence with press agents, news agencies, and court reporters, including carbons; telegrams; contemporary press clippings, etc., totaling approximately 21 pieces and 31pp. Expected age-related paper condition issues such as toning, transmittal folds, wrinkles, isolated stains or paper clip rust. Please refer to catalog photos for additional information related to condition, which is overall very good. Stored in a 10" x 11.5" x 1" binder and intelligently curated by the former collector with copious research printouts from the Library of Congress, "New York Times," and other sources. From The Doug Wertman Collection.
Wilson and Spencer were disputing the exact wording - and import - of a statement allegedly made by Wilson during the Paris Peace Conference, specifically relating to ensuring Serbian and Romanian territorial borders. Spencer claimed that Wilson had vowed to send the American military to intervene if the Serbs' and Romanians' boundaries were threatened; Wilson denied this characterization. At face value, this question seems relatively unimportant, yet it was fairly representative of the larger disconnect between Wilson's plans for world diplomacy, and the American people's desire for isolationism. In addition, during this war of words about the Balkans, Senator Spencer contended that Wilson was in such poor health that he was not actually making any decisions. Wilson had suffered a debilitating stroke in October 1919 resulting in partial paralysis and vision loss. Wilson's real heath condition, although initially hidden, was widely known by early 1920. It continued to beg the question as to who was actually governing.
Highlights:
- A 1p typed letter signed in print by Warren F. Johnson, Tumulty's secretary and typist, with an autograph note signed by Wilson as: "Please say that the statement is false." September 30, 1920. [Washington, DC] On a watermarked paper fragment typed in blue ink. With contemporary cross-outs. 5.25" x 4".
- A 1p typescript with two words inscribed in Wilson's hand, as "There is" at center. N.d. [Washington, D.C.] 8" x 10.5".
- A "Memorandum for Mr. Tumulty," being a 1p typescript on "The White House, / Washington" letterhead, presumably pencil-inscribed with about half dozen edits in Wilson's hand. May 9, 1919. [Washington, DC] Relating to the Wartime Prohibition Act passed November 21, 1918, which was a temporary injunction against manufacturing alcohol so that grain could be used for food, and effective until demobilization was complete. 5.125" x 8".
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