Colonel Edward M. House correspondence
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a compilation of letters to and from Colonel House regarding business deals, financial holdings, and politics. The majority of the letters are addressed to Thomas C. Dunn. Other correspondents include: Dewitt C. Dunn, Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury Department, and Paul M. Warburg. Topics discussed include real estate, federal and regional reserve banks.
Dates
- Creation: 1896 - 1927
Creator
- House, Edward Mandell (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This material is open for research, but may not be photocopied.
Conditions Governing Access
Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from the Colonel Edward M. House Correspondence must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.
Biographical / Historical
Edward Mandell House was born in Houston on July 26, 1858 to Mary Elizabeth (Shearn) and Thomas William House, who was a prominent and wealthy figure in Texas. House attended Cornell University but never graduated. Instead, he returned to Texas during his third year when his father died. House married Loulie Hunter in 1881. In 1892, he successfully managed Texas Governor James Hogg's reelection campaign and was rewarded with the title of Colonel. For the next ten years he served as unofficial advisor to Texas governors and managed several successful gubernatorial campaigns. House then decided to move to New York to pursue bigger political arenas. In November 1911, he met Woodrow Wilson and the two developed a close personal friendship. House remained Wilson's confidant and advisor throughout his presidency; furthermore, House undertook several important European missions for the President, including gaining British and French support for Wilson's Fourteen Points Plan for peace. House died on March 28, 1938 in New York City and was buried in Houston.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet ( (1 folder))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains a compilation of letters to and from Colonel House regarding business deals, financial holdings, and politics. The majority of the letters are addressed to Thomas C. Dunn. Other correspondents include: Dewitt C. Dunn, Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury Department, and Paul M. Warburg. Topics discussed include real estate, federal and regional reserve banks.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was a gift donated to Fondren by Mrs. Tom Martin Davis, Jr. on February 17, 1958.
General
Portions of this collection are available online at https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/21868.
- Title
- Guide to the Colonel Edward M. House correspondence, 1896 - 1927
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu