William L. Fiesinger collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0601
Collection Organization
The William L. Fiesinger Collection provides a glimpse into the work of one Ohio Congressman as he and his colleagues attempted to prepare legislation that they hoped would alleviate the Great Depression through monetary reform. The question of silver remained an abiding one for Fiesinger and the lifelong relationships he made during his term of office are documented through his correspondence. While almost no constituent correspondence survives, letters to other representatives and to lobbyists illuminate the process of developing a bill and following it through committee hearings and final vote.
Although some comment on Fiesinger's Democratic party relationships in Ohio and nationally can be gathered, there is no documentation of his campaigns, or on issues besides the economy and the gold standard. After his service in Congress, Fiesinger maintained contact with John Janney and may have been planning to write a book with him on economics, since some section drafts and notes survive. Those dating from the World War II era may shed some light on Fiesinger's evolving thoughts on the economic dangers of that conflict.
Following the war, Fiesinger also saved a small amount of material on the Panama Canal as well as on the issue of monetary policy, giving speeches and writing editorials on these topics. A small amount of family correspondence from the final two years of his life remain, much of it dealing with family history or his travel overseas. Family and travel photographs complete the collection.
Minutes of a Meeting in Treasury Department, October 5, 1933
File – Box 1, Folder: 1
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- Creation: October 5, 1933
Correspondence, 1932-1953
Series – Box 1, Folder: 2
This series contains the following materials:
- CORRESPONDENCE--GENERAL, 1932-1953 - Arranged chronologically. Includes letters, clippings, and enclosures.
- CORRESPONDENCE--FAMILY, 1952-1953 - Arranged chronologically. Includes personal correspondence, some while traveling in Europe.
- CORRESPONDENCE--GENEALOGY, 1952-1953 -Arranged chronologically. Includes letters from extended family regarding history of Fiesinger family.
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- Creation: 1932-1953
Correspondence, January-June 1933
File – Box 1, Folder: 3
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- Creation: January-June 1933
Correspondence, July-December 1933
File – Box 1, Folder: 4
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- Creation: July-December 1933
Correspondence, January 1934
File – Box 1, Folder: 5
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- Creation: January 1934
Correspondence, February-April 1934
File – Box 1, Folder: 6
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- Creation: February-April 1934
Correspondence, May-June 1934
File – Box 1, Folder: 7
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- Creation: May-June 1934
Correspondence, July-December 1934
File – Box 1, Folder: 8
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- Creation: July-December 1934
Correspondence, January-February 1935
File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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- Creation: January-February 1935
Correspondence, March 1935
File – Box 1, Folder: 10
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- Creation: March 1935
Correspondence, April-May 1935
File – Box 1, Folder: 11
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- Creation: April-May 1935
Correspondence, June-July 1935
File – Box 1, Folder: 12
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- Creation: June-July 1935
Correspondence, August-December 1935
File – Box 1, Folder: 13
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- Creation: August-December 1935
Correspondence, 1936
File – Box 1, Folder: 14
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- Creation: 1936
Correspondence, 1938
File – Box 1, Folder: 15
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- Creation: 1938
Correspondence, 1939
File – Box 1, Folder: 16
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- Creation: 1939
Correspondence, 1940
File – Box 1, Folder: 17
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- Creation: 1940
Correspondence, 1941
File – Box 1, Folder: 18
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- Creation: 1941
Correspondence, 1942
File – Box 1, Folder: 19
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- Creation: 1942
Correspondence, 1943
File – Box 1, Folder: 20
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- Creation: 1943
Correspondence, 1944
File – Box 1, Folder: 21
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- Creation: 1944
Correspondence, 1945
File – Box 1, Folder: 22
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- Creation: 1945
Correspondence, 1946
File – Box 1, Folder: 23
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- Creation: 1946
Correspondence, 1947
File – Box 1, Folder: 24
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- Creation: 1947
Correspondence, 1948
File – Box 1, Folder: 25
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- Creation: 1948
Correspondence, 1949
File – Box 1, Folder: 26
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- Creation: 1949
Correspondence, 1950
File – Box 1, Folder: 27
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- Creation: 1950
Correspondence, 1951
File – Box 1, Folder: 28
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- Creation: 1951
Correspondence, 1952
File – Box 1, Folder: 29
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- Creation: 1952
Correspondence (fragment), undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 30
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- Creation: undated
Correspondence, Family, 1952-1953
File – Box 1, Folder: 31
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- Creation: 1952-1953
Correspondence, Genealogy, 1952-1953
File – Box 1, Folder: 32
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- Creation: 1952-1953
Correspondence, Envelopes (scattered), undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 33
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- Creation: undated
Subject File: Businesses, 1952-1953
File – Box 2, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1952-1953
Subject File: Cemeteries, 1950
File – Box 2, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1950
Subject File: Panama Canal, 1949-1952
File – Box 2, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1949-1952
Subject File: Silver Question, circa 1930s
File – Box 2, Folder: 4
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- Creation: circa 1930s
Bill. (typescript) 72nd Congress/1st session, June 30, 1952
File – Box 2, Folder: 5
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- Creation: June 30, 1952
Bill. (typescript) Fiesinger Bill (HR 1577), February 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 6
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- Creation: February 1934
Bill. (typescript) Amendment to Fiesinger Bill, April 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 7
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- Creation: April 1934
Bill. (typescript) Proposal by Thomas, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1934
Resolution (74th Congress/1st session), 1936
File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1936
Petition. Ohio Delegation to Speaker, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1934
Petition. "Committee of 100", 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1934
Draft of Communication w/ Economists Committee on Monetary Policies, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1934
Speech. Fiesinger, circa 1930s
File – Box 2, Folder: 13-14
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- Creation: circa 1930s
Speech. Fiesinger. Re: HR 1577, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 15-16
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- Creation: 1934
Speech. Fiesinger. In debate?, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 17
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- Creation: 1934
Speech. Fiesinger. Radio Address, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 18
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- Creation: 1934
Speech. Fiesinger. The Problem, May 1935?
File – Box 2, Folder: 19
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- Creation: May 1935?
Speech. Fiesinger. Panama Canal, circa 1952-1953
File – Box 2, Folder: 20
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- Creation: circa 1952-1953
Essay. Fiesinger. Economic History. Draft notebooks, circa 1940s
File – Box 2, Folder: 21
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- Creation: circa 1940s
Essay. Fiesinger. Economic Crisis, circa 1940s
File – Box 2, Folder: 22
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- Creation: circa 1940s
Essay. Fiesinger. Economic history, circa 1940s
File – Box 2, Folder: 23-26
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- Creation: circa 1940s
Essay. Fiesinger. Coinage, circa 1940s
File – Box 2, Folder: 27
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- Creation: circa 1940s
Essay. Fiesinger. World War II, 1941-1942
File – Box 2, Folder: 28
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- Creation: 1941-1942
Essay. Fiesinger. Political party platform plank, circa 1952
File – Box 2, Folder: 29
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- Creation: circa 1952
Diary. Fiesinger. My Travels Abroad, 1953
File – Box 2, Folder: 30
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- Creation: 1953
Essay. Agar, Herbert. The American Review, May 1935
File – Box 2, Folder: 31
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- Creation: May 1935
Speech. Blaine, James, 1878
File – Box 2, Folder: 32
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- Creation: 1878
Speech. Cook, Frank B., April 2, 1932
File – Box 2, Folder: 33
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- Creation: April 2, 1932
Speech. Cromwell, James, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 34
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- Creation: 1934
Essay. Del Mar, Alexander, 1886
File – Box 2, Folder: 35
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- Creation: 1886
Essay. Kimball, E. J., circa 1930s
File – Box 2, Folder: 36
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- Creation: circa 1930s
Speech. Morganthau, Henry, May 13, 1935
File – Box 2, Folder: 37
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- Creation: May 13, 1935
Speech. Spahr, Walter, November 11, 1947
File – Box 2, Folder: 38
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- Creation: November 11, 1947
Speech. Stevens, H. H., October 8, 1931
File – Box 2, Folder: 39
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- Creation: October 8, 1931
Essay. Winslow, F. Truman, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 40
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- Creation: undated
Essay. Janney, John?, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 41
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- Creation: 1934
Essay. (testimony?) Janney, John?, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 42
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- Creation: 1934
Essay. Author unknown. Silver, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 43
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- Creation: 1934
Essay. Author unknown. National Recovery Act, circa 1930s
File – Box 2, Folder: 44
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- Creation: circa 1930s
Press Release. Comptroller of the Currency, September-October 1933
File – Box 2, Folder: 45
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- Creation: September-October 1933
Congressional Record (scattered pages)
File – Box 2, Folder: 46
Bills, printed, 1952-1953
File – Box 2, Folder: 47
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- Creation: 1952-1953
Edmondson, Robert Edward. Publications, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 48
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- Creation: 1934
Eversull, Harry K. "The One and the Many", 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 49
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- Creation: 1934
Facts in Review, January 20, 1941
File – Box 2, Folder: 50
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- Creation: January 20, 1941
Fledgelings [sic]: Pioneers in Aviation, 1947
File – Box 2, Folder: 51
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- Creation: 1947
Janney, John. Essays on Silver, circa 1930s
File – Box 2, Folder: 52
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- Creation: circa 1930s
Ohio Supreme Court. East Bay Sporting Club vs. Miller, 1927
File – Box 2, Folder: 53
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- Creation: 1927
Program. Theater, March 2, 1952
File – Box 2, Folder: 54
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- Creation: March 2, 1952
Clippings from scrapbook, circa 1940s
File – Box 2, Folder: 55
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- Creation: circa 1940s
Newsclippings, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 56
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- Creation: undated
List of economists, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 57
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- Creation: 1934
Chart. Index of Dollar Prices of Gold, 1934
File – Box 2, Folder: 58
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- Creation: 1934
Horoscope Chart, 1902
File – Box 2, Folder: 59
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- Creation: 1902
Chart. Genealogy of Fiesinger Family, 1950
File – Box 2, Folder: 60
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- Creation: 1950
Negatives, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 61
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- Creation: undated
Photographs. Fiesinger family, 1900-1950
File – Box 2, Folder: 62
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- Creation: 1900-1950
Photographs. Fiesinger family? Europe, 1950
File – Box 2, Folder: 63
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- Creation: 1950
Photographs. Foreign views, 1953
File – Box 2, Folder: 64
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- Creation: 1953
Postcards. Foreign views, 1953
File – Box 2, Folder: 65
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- Creation: 1953
Photographs. Napoleon and Mirabeau, 1950
File – Box 2, Folder: 66
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- Creation: 1950
Ohio Match Co. Matchcovers, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 67
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- Creation: undated
Scrapbook, 1940s
Item – Volume 1
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- Creation: 1940s
Menus, 1953
File – Volume 2
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- Creation: 1953