College Archives and Special Collections: Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Papers

Scope and Content Note: The papers and affects of Joseph W. Martin, Jr., longtime Congressman and Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives, were deposited as Speaker Martin had bequeathed in the College's Cushing-Martin Library in 1969 and 1975 by his brother, Edward E. Martin. The Collection of approximately 18,000 items in now preserved in and accessible to scholars and the general public through the archives of the Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Institute for Law and Society. There are no restrictions on the use of the papers.

Biographical Notes

Container Number	Series/Description
1-51	Correspondence--1916-1966--Fifty-two containers: letters sent and received. Chronologically arranged with some material further divided topically. Latter category also includes appropriate press releases. Much of this correspondence has been indexed. special index for a list of correspondents and subjects, routine constituent mail has not been itemized.
52-53	Diaries of Edward Martin--1940-1961--Two containers: private papers and typewritten extracts from the diaries of Joseph Martin's brother. The texts deal primarily with Republican National Conventions and the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur. Additionally, these containers include copies of interviews with Edward Martin and supporting documents.
54-58	Correspondence from other repositories--Five containers: copies of Martin correspondence from Presidential, private and university libraries throughout the nation.
59	Oral Histories--Single container: interviews with Martin contemporaries.
60-74	Speeches and Press Releases--1916-1965--Fifteen containers: handwritten, typewritten and printed copies of speeches and press releases. Some folders include constituent mail pertaining to the speeches.
75-76	Miscellaneous Materials--Two containers: Inaugural invitations, foreign decorations, certificates of election, and the like--arranged by subject.
77-78	Trips Abroad--1951-1953--Two containers: memorabilia, clippings, correspondence and reports on Joseph Martin's 1951 Round the World Trip and 1953 European Trip. See file 301 for a complete index.
79-80	Republican Committee Publications--1940-1952--Two containers: speech material, special political studies, and recurring publications of the Republican National Committee and Republican Congressional Committee.
81	Congressional Records--1917-1918--One container: Congressional Records saved by Joseph Martin.
82	Speeches in Congressional Record--1926-1936--One container: Speeches of Colleagues' saved by Martin.
83	Scrapbook of Congressional Record Speeches of Colleagues' saved by Martin, 1928
84	Congressional Hearings and Reports saved by Martin--One container.
85-86	Newspaper clippings--1920s-1976--Three containers: miscellaneous clippings on political events chronologically arranged.
87	Diaries and Appointment Books--1927-1953--Comments by Joseph Martin are very terse. Following years are available: 1927 (Entitled "My Travels Abroad"), 1930, 1931, 1936 (Practically all entries are for 1947), 1936 (Entitled "My Travels Abroad"), 1939, 1941, 1942, (Entries for 1945), 1943, 1944, 1945, 1951 (Around the World Trip in File 301), 1953.
88-89	Voting Record--1928-1966--Two containers: individual roll call voting records. (See folder in container 88 for a complete listing.)
90-91	Guest Books--1947-1962--Two containers: eleven guest books containing signatures of visitors to Joseph Martin's Washington office.
92-93	Congressional Tributes to Martin--1966-1968--Two containers: speeches read into the Congressional record on the occasions of Joseph Martin's defeat in 1966 and death in 1968. See Folders in container 92 and 93 for a complete listing.
94-99	One hundred and eighty-seven magazine articles either authored by Joseph Martin or relating to him and his activities. See Index
100-101C	Photographs--1920's-1960's--Five containers: approximately five-hundred photographs mostly political in nature but including some formals. Arranged chronologically.
102-103	Donated Scrapbooks.
104	Scrapbook - Martin in Texas, 1947
105	Scrapbook - Israel's Economic Independence.
106	Scrapbook - Martin Testimonial
106A	Scrapbook - A Hawaiian Trip, 1927
106B	Scrapbook - Family Photos
107-118	Eleven (11) containers: 232 pamphlets saved by Joe Martin.
119	Flag from Congressional Prayer Room.
120-130	Scrapbooks--1916-1968--One-hundred-six scrapbooks arranged chronologically (on nineteen microfilm reels): clippings from newspapers and magazines relating to Joseph Martin and his activities. The material is chronologically arranged.

Among the correspondents of Joseph W. Martin, Jr. are the following:

Dwight D. Eisenhower 1952-1962 Herbert Hoover 1942-1962
Lyndon Johnson 1962-1966 Franklin D. Roosevelt 1932-1945
Alf Landon 1936-1961 Douglas MacArthur 1951-1958
Richard Nixon 1958-1959 Wendell Willkie 1940-1943
John F. Kennedy 1961-1963 Channing Cox 1919-1962
Sinclair Weeks 1953-1967 Walter White 1934-1945
John McCormack 1961-1966 Thomas E. Dewey 1939-1954
Henry Cabot Lodge 1938-1962 Clare Boothe Luce 1943-1966

The following oral histories are on microfiche from Columbia University:

Ralph Cake Clare Boothe Luce
Thomas B. Curtis Edward A. McCabe
Brooks Hays Robert E. Merrian
Katherine Graham Raymond Scherer
Kenneth Keating Henry L. Stimson
William F. Knowland Wilton B. Persons