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Three propaganda postcards produced to communicate perceived threats faced by Germany in the years preceding World War II. Postcards are entitled "Wer braucht Sicherheit im Osten?" ["Who Needs Security in the East?]; "Deutschlands Abrukung und die Rüstung siner Nachbarn" ["Germany's Disarmament and the Armament of its Neighbors"]; "Die Luftbedrohung Deutschlands" ["The Air Threat to Germany"].

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This series consists of materials promoting the Louisiana Purchase.

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This series consists of correspondence sent and received by Thomas W. Cridler.

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This series consists of international correspondence sent and received by Thomas W. Cridler, arranged by country.

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This series includes copies of speeches given to the International Art Association in Rome, a group of Republicans in West Virginia, the American Chamber of Commerce in Paris, and the LaFayette DuPont Masonic Lodge in Washington, DC regarding his experiences in Russia. Cridler describes at length his meeting with Czar Nicholas II and states "his hardest work was done in Russia; my proudest success achieved there."

Content Description Fifteen photograph prints largely taken during, and in the aftermath of, the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 and early 1945. 1) "Branie wody v leju po bombie ... " (Haneman's caption in blue ink), 7 x 10 cm. Dated August 14, 1944. Shows civilians removing debries after the destructions of a building. 2) "Most Poniatowskiego" (Haneman's caption in blue ink), 5.5 x 8.5 cm. Dated February 1945. Shows the destructions to the Poniatowski Bridge after German detonations during the 1944 Warsaw...

Scope and Contents Included is in this folder is correspondence of uncertain relevance to the St. Louis World's Fair materials. Cridler has retained a lengthy letter from Colonel William McKay, a long-time Washington DC congressional lobbyist and hotel owner whose involvement in a scandalous relationship with a young woman results in tense dealings with Cridler. There is also a memorandum, marked with a stamp 3rd Assistant Secretary of State, to an unknown recipient, regarding a "potential public scandal"...

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Includes a notarized statement from A.C. Baker, a United States naval officer and Assistant Chief of Transportation Exhibits at the world's fair, regarding the continuing feud between Cridler and Colonel William McKay. Baker believes McKay is "going to write a letter to President Francis telling what his opinion was of Cridler and how unfit he was to perform his duties with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition." He is also convinced McKay "instituted the suit to put Cridler in a hole."

Scope and Contents Includes the first letter to Cridler from Carrie Jenkins Harris, a well-connected, politically active author and editor from North Carolina who often wrote under the pseudonym "Charles Edward Lloyd". There are a number of letters from Harris to Cridler found throughout the collection. A regularly appearing theme in her letters is her determination to be appointed as a representative of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to the country of Greece. Cridler would later describe Harris as a...

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Includes a retained copy of a letter Cridler wrote to Walter B. Stevens, Secretary of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Cridler explains his "rule" for correspondence whereby he "treats only one subject in each letter." He further adds that his correspondence is "arranged under countries." He implores Stevens to bear this in mind when writing to him, and to refrain from "lumping several subjects together" in single letters.

Scope and Contents Includes a series of letters between Cridler and Charlemagne Tower, United States Ambassador to Russia, regarding an incident in St. Petersburg involving Cridler, Tower, and John Hay, Secretary of State. Also includes correspondence with Richard Dorsey Mohun, a long-time United States commercial agent to the Belgian Congo and advisor to King Leopold II of Belgium. Mohun wants further information from Cridler about the partnership between James W.S. Langerman, vice-consul in Morocco, and the...