Inventory of the
Furnifold M. Simmons Papers, 1890-1946
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA
Inventory of the Furnifold M. Simmons Papers, 1890-1946
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Duke University
Box 90185, 103 Perkins Library
Durham, North Carolina 27708 USA
Phone: (919) 660-5822 / Fax: (919) 660-5934
Email: special-collections@duke.edu
URL: http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/
Abstract
Furnifold McLendel Simmons (1854-1940) was a U.S. Senator and political leader from North Carolina.
Collection contains correspondence (most nearly complete for the 1920s) of Simmons during a large
part of his public life. The bulk of the collection deals with such routine political matters as
recommendations for appointments, requests for political literature, suggestions for procedure in
political campaigns, and special legislation for World War I veterans. Other items relate to reform
politics and the orthodox Southern position during Theodore Roosevelt's administration, the
Underwood-Simmons tariff, Wilsonian reforms, the financing of World War I, the Southern defection
from Alfred E. Smith (1928), and the technique of machine politics. Correspondents include Calvin
Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.
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Descriptive Summary
Collection Title: Furnifold M. Simmons Papers, 1890-1946
Creator: Simmons, Furnifold M. (Furnifold McLendel), 1854-1940.
Extent: 33.4 Linear Feet, 75,000 Items
Language of Material: Material in English
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Copyright Notice
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more
information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M.
Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Furnifold M. Simmons Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript
Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Furnifold M. Simmons Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript
Library as a gift in 1934.
Processing Information
Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff,
Encoded by Noah Huffman, February 2012
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 1934
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and
local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
Biographical Note
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Furnifold McLendel Simmons (1854-1940) was a U.S. Senator and political leader from North Carolina.
Collection Overview
Collection contains correspondence (most nearly complete for the 1920s) of Simmons during a large
part of his public life. The bulk of the collection deals with such routine political matters as
recommendations for appointments, requests for political literature, suggestions for procedure in
political campaigns, and special legislation for World War I veterans. Other items relate to reform
politics and the orthodox Southern position during Theodore Roosevelt's administration, the
Underwood-Simmons tariff, Wilsonian reforms, the financing of World War I, the Southern defection
from Alfred E. Smith (1928), and the technique of machine politics. Correspondents include Calvin
Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.
Addition contains primarily correspondence and clippings relating to the senatorial career of Simmons,
especially his opposition to Al Smith in 1928 and his electoral defeat in 1930. Two of the letters are in
regard to suffrage in North Carolina. Also includes a large number of obituaries (1940).
Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the
Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933.
Democratic Party (N.C.)
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
Legislators--United States--Correspondence.
North Carolina--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Patronage, Political--United States.
Presidents--United States--Election--1928.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Simmons, Furnifold M. (Furnifold McLendel), 1854-1940.
Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944.
Southern States--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Suffrage--North Carolina.
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
Tariff--Law and legislation--United States.
United States--Politics and government--1865-1933.
United States. Congress. Senate--Elections.
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Veterans--Law and legislation--United States.
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
World War, 1914-1918--Finance--United States.
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List of Series
Furnifold M. Simmons Papers, 1890-1946 (78 boxes)
Contents of Collection
Furnifold M. Simmons Papers, 1890-1946
(78 boxes)
Box 1
Correspondence: 1990-1908. Feb.15
Box 2
Correspondence: 1908, Feb. 15 - 1909, March 10
Box 3
Correspondence: 1909, March 11 - 1909, June 30
Box 4
Correspondence: 1909, July 1 - 1910, Jan. 31
Box 5
Correspondence: 1910, Feb. 1 - 1910, March 24
Box 6
Correspondence: 1910, March 25 - 1910, June 10
Box 7
Correspondence: 1910, June 2 - 1915, December
Box 8
Correspondence: 1916 - 1918, July 27
Box 9
Correspondence: 1918, July 28 - 1918, Oct. 21
Box 10
Correspondence: 1918, Oct. 22 - 1918, Dec. 20
Box 11
Correspondence: 1918, Dec. 21 - 1919, Feb. 10
Box 12
Correspondence: 1919, Feb. 11 - 1919, March 20
Box 13
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Correspondence: 1919, March 21 - 1919, May 10
Box 14
Correspondence: 1919, May 11 - 1919, June 30
Box 15
Correspondence: 1919, July 1 - 1919, July 31
Box 16
Correspondence: 1919, Aug. 1 - 1919, Sept. 22
Box 17
Correspondence: 1919, Sept. 23 - 1919, Nov. 5
Box 18
Correspondence: 1919, Nov. 6 - 1920, Jan. 5
Box 19
Correspondence: 1920, Jan. 6 - 1920, Feb. 14
Box 20
Correspondence: 1920, Feb. 15 - 1920, March 28
Box 21
Correspondence: 1920, March 29 - 1920, May 12
Box 22
Correspondence: 1920, May 13 - 1920, June 30
Box 23
Correspondence: 1920, July 1 - 1920, Aug. 31
Box 24
Correspondence: 1920, Sept. 1 - 1920, Oct. 30
Box 25
Correspondence: 1920, Nov. 1 - 1920, Dec. 31
Box 26
Correspondence: 1921, Jan. 1 - 1921, Feb. 13
Box 27
Correspondence: 1921, Feb. 14 - 1921, April 5
Box 28
Correspondence: 1921, April 6 - 1921, May 15
Box 29
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Correspondence: 1921, May 15 - 1921, June 30
Box 30
Correspondence: 1921, July 1 - 1921, Aug. 12
Box 31
Correspondence: 1921, Aug. 13 - 1921, Sept. 19
Box 32
Correspondence: 1921, Sept. 20 - 1920, Oct. 18
Box 33
Correspondence: 1921, Oct. 19 - 1921, Nov. 27
Box 34
Correspondence: 1921, Nov. 28 - 1921, Dec. 31
Box 35
Correspondence: 1922, Jan. 1 - 1922, March 13
Box 36
Correspondence: 1922, March 14 - 1922, May 31
Box 37
Correspondence: 1922, June 1 - 1922, Aug. 17
Box 38
Correspondence: 1922, Aug. 18 - 1922, Oct. 31
Box 39
Correspondence: 1922, Nov. 1 - 1923, Feb. 10
Box 40
Correspondence: 1923, Feb. 11 - 1923, April 31
Box 41
Correspondence: 1923, May 1 - 1923, July 16
Box 42
Correspondence: 1923, July 17 - 1923, Oct. 16
Box 43
Correspondence: 1923, Oct. 17 - 1923, Dec. 31
Box 44
Correspondence: 1924, Jan. 1 - 1924, Feb. 15
Box 45
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Correspondence: 1924, Feb. 16 - 1924, March 31
Box 46
Correspondence: 1924, April 1 - 1924, May 15
Box 47
Correspondence: 1924, May 16 - 1924, July 23
Box 48
Correspondence: 1924, July 24 - 1924, Oct. 15
Box 49
Correspondence: 1924, Oct. 16 - 1924, Dec. 13
Box 50
Correspondence: 1924, Dec. 14 - 1925, Feb. 12
Box 51
Correspondence: 1925, Feb. 13 - 1925, April 30
Box 52
Correspondence: 1925, May 1 - 1925, Aug. 31
Box 53
Correspondence: 1925, Sept. 1 - 1925, Dec. 18
Box 54
Correspondence: 1925, Dec. 19 - 1926, Jan. 31
Box 55
Correspondence: 1926, Feb. 1 - 1926, March 15
Box 56
Correspondence: 1926, March 16 - 1926, April 30
Box 57
Correspondence: 1926, May 1 - 1926, June 31
Box 58
Correspondence: 1926, July 1 - 1926, Sept. 30
Box 59
Correspondence: 1926, Oct. 1 - 1926, Dec. 17
Box 60
Correspondence: 1926, Dec. 18 - 1927, Feb 9
Box 61
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Correspondence: 1927, Feb 10 - 1927, April 15
Box 62
Correspondence: 1927, April 16 - 1927, Sept. 30
Box 63
Correspondence: 1927, Oct. 1 - 1928, Jan. 31
Box 64
Correspondence: 1928, Feb 1 - 1928, May 31
Box 65
Correspondence: 1928, June 1 - 1928, Aug. 31
Box 66
Correspondence: 1928, Sept. 1 - 1928, Dec 31
Box 67
Correspondence: 1929, Jan. 1 - 1929, April 30
Box 68
Correspondence: 1929, May 1 - 1929, Aug. 31
Box 69
Correspondence: 1929 Sept. 1 - 1929, Nov. 30
Box 70
Correspondence: 1929 Dec. 1 - 1930, Feb. 14
Box 71
Correspondence: 1930, Feb. 15 - 1930, April 6
Box 72
Correspondence: 1930, April 7 - 1930, May 31
Box 73
Correspondence: 1930, June 1 - 1930, Dec. 31
Box 74
Correspondence: 1931 - 1939, Jan. and n.d.
Box 74
Press Release; Legal Papers, Financial Papers, Invitations and Cards, Photographs; Broadsides;
New Bern Resort Papers; Memorial Exercise
Box 75
General Files: Agriculture Services
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Box 76
General Files: Tariffs - Veterans - Politics
Box 77
Annotated volumes of the Congressional Record
Box 78
Annotated volumes of the Congressional Record
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