This collection is open for research.
Joseph Walker Barr, 1918-, a native of Vincennes, Indiana, and an alumnus of DePauw
University and Harvard University, served as a member of the 86th Congress from
Indiana, 1959-1960, as assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, 1961-1964, as
chairman of the FDIC, 1964-1965, as Under Secretary of the Treasury from April 29,
1965 to December 20, 1968, and as 79th Secretary of the Treasury until January 20,
1969.
The collection is organized into the following series: Memoranda, 1964-1969;
Congressional Activities, 1958-1960; General Files; Speeches and Remarks, 1959-1969;
Statements Before House and Senate Committees, 1965-1969; Reel to Reel Audio Tapes
of Interviews on Television, 1967-1968; Press Releases, 1959-1960 and 1967-1969; and
Printed Materials and Clippings.
The Barr mss., 1958-1971, consists of official papers of Joseph Walker Barr, 1918-,
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. The papers include memoranda; papers on
congressional activities; general files, from Africa to White House; speeches and
remarks; statements before House and Senate committees; tapes of interviews on
television (some of the transcripts may be found in Speeches); press releases;
printed materials; and clippings. The papers refer to legislation relating to the
Asian Development Bank, campaign contributions, gold and the balance of payments,
interest rates for savings and loan institutions, international development
institutions, participation sales, truth-in-lending, and reports covering transition
from the Johnson to the Nixon administration.
Series:
Speeches and Remarks, 1959-1969
Box 3
Installation of Rt. Rev. Bishop Lichtenberger, Jan. 19, 1959
International Bank & Monetary Fund, Mar. 25, 1959
Address by Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, Apr. 23, 1959
Highway Trust Fund, Apr. 27,
1959
Accounting - Let's Get Up to Date, June 4, 1959
Defense Appropriation Bill, June 4,
1959
Mrs. Tarkington, June 17,
1959
Mutual Security Program, June 17,
1959
Vault Cash Bill, June 30,
1959
Vault Cash Bill, June & July, 1959
Statement before Subcommittee on Communications and Power - I
& F re: HR 7122 - Federal Communications Act, June 30, 1959
Federal Communications Act (support of S 1858), 1959?
Federal Communications Act, 1959?
Vault Cash Bill, July 1,
1959
Congratulations to the Atomic Energy Commission, July 21, 1959
Inter-American Bank, July 27,
1959
Federal Credit Union Bill, July 30,
1959
The Federal Credit Union Bill, Aug.
4, 1959
Gas Tax, Sept. 3,
1959
Statement by Gov. Ribicoff on gas tax increase, Sept. 3, 1959
Interstate Highway Program, Sept.
3, 1959
Gold position in the United States, Sept. 7, 1959
The Problems of small life insurance companies, Sept. 10, 1959
Passport Bill, Sept. 10,
1959
Passport Bill, Sept. 11,
1959
Hon. William C. Kern before the National Congress of Petroleum
Retailers, Inc., Sept. 12,
1959
Dedication of the United States Army Reserve Center at
Indianapolis, Oct. 18,
1959
Gold 1959/1960
B & C - Gold situation, 1959/1960
Statement before Senate Comte. on Finance - HR 10, 1959 or
1960
Re: HR 3 (States' Rights Bill) (Judiciary), 1959 or
1960
Inter-Parliamentary Conference (Canada), 1959 or
1960
TV Script for Little League baseball, 1959 or
1960
TV, 1959 or
1960
Box 4
National Challenges Facing US in the 60s, Jan. 11, 1960
Improved Federal Accounting, Feb.
29, 1960
National City Christian Church - Religion, Mar. 3, 1960
Negro Crime, Mar. 14,
1960
Freedom to Travel, Mar. 31,
1960
Wabash College mock Democratic Convention, Apr. 11, 1960
Air Force Manual Furor, April 19,
1960
Defense Appropriations, May 5,
1960
Research and Development expenses of the US, May 12, 1960
Before Federal Government accountants at Naval Weapons
Plant,May 13,
1960
Barr to Prov. RI and New London, Conn., Feb. 24, 1961
Barr to Chicago - Conference of National Orgs., Mar. 5, 1961
Barr Trip to Juneau, Alaska re: Russian Crabmeat, Mar. 29, 1961
Conf. - Finan. Pub. Rela. Association Des Moines, Iowa, Apr. 10, 1961
Indiana Association of CPA -- South Bend, Ind., May 11, 1961
Mass. Bankers Association - Manchester, VT, May 26, 1961
US Chamber of Commerce (Treas.), June 29, 1961
Indplis. Branch Am. Inst. of Banking, July 6, 1961
Cr. Union National Association Meeting, Aug. 10, 1961
Panel discussion - Indiana Editorial Association, Aug. 26, 1961
Am. Soybean Association Meeting, Indplis, Ind., Aug. 28, 1961
Barr attended IMF & International Bank Meeting - Vienna,
Sept. 20, 1961
DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., Oct. 6, 1961
National Association of Bank Women - Rochester, NY, Oct. 9, 1961
AFL/CIO Convention, Peoria, Ill., Oct. 10, 1961
National Association of Supervisors of State Banks, Las Vegas,
Oct. 11, 1961
American Bankers Association, San Francisco, Oct. 17, 1961
Hawaii, Oct. 19-21, 1961
Chairman, Panel IV: White House Regional Conferences -- Nov. 6-21,
1961
Ark. County Treas. Association Little Rock, Dec. 1, 1961
Arkansas County Treasurer's Association, Little Rock, AK,
Dec. 1, 1961
Agri. Council of Arkansas - Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 5, 1961
Gov. Welsh - DC - Dec. 19-20, 1961
Balto. Chapter, National Association of Accts., Jan. 16, 1962
Brookings (DC) Civ. Serv. Com. Seminar, Feb. 9, 1962
Midwestern Mortgage Conf., St. Louis, MO, Feb. 19, 1962
Chicago Savings Bonds Meeting -- Apr. 11, 1962
Louisville Savings Bonds Meeting -- Apr. 19, 1962
Indiana State Chamber of Commmerce, Washington, DC, Apr. 28, 1962
Williamsburg, VA (Political Science Club), May 9, 1962
St. Paul Jr. of Com., St. Paul, Minn., July 30, 1962
Talk - Chamber of Commmerce, Frederick, Md., re: Depreciation:
Bulletin
F, Aug. 13,
1962
Wh. Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (RR's & Util. Coms.),
Aug. 20, 1962
Orlando, Florida - Cape Canaveral (Presentation of Minute Man
Flag - Sav. Bds),Oct. 12,
1962,
International: Barr Memos. Trip Nov. 9-Dec. 14,
1962
Washington Trade Association Executives, Feb. 6, 1963
Jr. Chamber of Commerce, Rockville, Md., Feb. 8, 1963
The Cooperative Forum, Inc., Washington, DC, Feb. 13, 1963
Chicago, National Association of Retail Clothiers &
Furnishers, Feb. 18,
1963
Athens Area Industrial Management Group, Athens, Ga., Atlanta,
Mar. 7, 1963
Conference on Economic and Business Growth, Chicago, Ill.,
Mar. 8, 1963
Washington Host Lions Club, Mar.
11, 1963
Can Mfgrs. Instit., New York City, Mar. 4, 1963
National Cotton Compress & Cotton Warehouse Association,
Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC, Apr. 4,
1963
Nebraska Telephone Association, Lincoln, Nebr., Apr. 11, 1963
Univ. of Denver - Denver, Colo., Apr. 22, 1963
Idaho - June 24-25, 1963
Credit Union National Association, Inc., Los Angeles, CA,
June 20, 1963
National Association of Life Co's, DC, July 18, 1963
National Association of Supervisors of State Banks -
Williamsburg, Oct. 2,
1963
ABA Automation Meeting - Chi., Ill., Nov. 13, 1963
American Petroleum Institute, Chicago, Ill., Nov. 11, 1963
Louisiana Bankers Association, New Orleans, LA, May 4, 1965
National Conference of US Savings Bond Volunteer State Chairman,
Washington, DC, May 12,
1965
Mississippi Bankers Association, Biloxi, Mississippi, May 18, 1965
Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana (Dinner Speech and to
receive Honorary Degree)
Commencement Address, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London,
Connecticut, June 9,
1965
Treasury Session of W.H. Seminar Program for Summer Students,
Washington DC, July 9,
1965
Address at Reunion of Survivors of USS Indianapolis,
Indianapolis, Indiana, July 31,
1965
Ground-breaking Ceremonies, New Mint, Philadelphia, Sept. 17, 1965
National Association of Mfrs. Homestead, Hot Springs, Va.,
Sept. 21, 1965
American Society for Public Admin., Washington, DC, Sept. 22, 1965
Tax Executives Institute, St. Louis, Missouri, Oct. 5, 1965
Luncheon Meeting of Senior Executives Conference, National
Housing Center Council, Oct. 14,
1965
InterNational Law Committee of DC Bar Association, Washington,
DC, Nov. 23, 1965
The Convocation of Commissioners Grps R. 4121, MT, Dec. 14, 1965
Rotary Club, Indianapolis, Indiana, Jan. 25, 1966
US Savings Bonds Volunteer Conference, Wash, DC, Feb. 10, 1966
National League of Insured Savings Associations, Washington, DC,
Feb. 22, 1966
Phi Beta Kappa Chapel, DePauw Univ., Greencastle, Indiana,
Mar. 11, 1966
Caracas, Venezuela for signing of Treasury Swap Agreement,
Mar.
17-22, 1966
Indianapolis Industrial Payroll Savings Committee, Indianapolis,
Ind., Apr. 12, 1966
5th Annual New England Conference on Legal Problems Boston Bar
Association, Boston, Mass, Apr. 16,
1966
Treasury's Annual Meeting w/Bureau Heads & Treasury
Safety Council re: Safety Programs
Society for Personnel Administration Annual Conference - Panel,
May 26, 1966
32nd Annual Convention of American Industrial Bankers
Association, San Francisco, Calif., June
24, 1966
Conference of IRS Executive Development Group, IRS Training
Center, Arlington, VA, July 19,
1966
Fifth Meeting of Joint US-Japan Trade & Economic Affairs,
Kyoto, Japan, July
1966
Graduation of 3525th Pilot Training Wing, Williams AFB, Arizona,
August 6, 1966
Ceremonies Marking Deposit of US Instrument of Ratification of
Asian Development Bank, NY, August 16,
1966
Box 5
3rd Annual Awards Ceremony, Departmental Auditorium, Wash. DC,
Sept. 2, 1966
International Annual Meeting of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Association, Gaylord, Michigan, Sept.
1,
3,
1966
Municipal Tax Collectors & Treasurers of Virginia
Municipal League, Richmond, VA, Sept. 20,
1966
International Committee Meeting of Aerospace Industries
Association of America, Inc., Palm Desert, Calif., Oct. 4, 1966
3rd Annual Corporate Pension Conference, New York, Oct. 6, 1966
Building Products Executive Conference, Washington, DC, Oct. 13, 1966
St. Peters Church, Albany, New York, Oct. 16, 1966
Home Builders Association of Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Oct. 21, 1966
American Life Convention Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado,
Oct. 20, 1966
18th Annual InterNational Mutual Fund Dealers' Conference,
Washington, DC, Oct. 24,
1966
Independent Petroleum Association of America, Dallas, Texas,
Oct. 31, 1966
Insurance Forum, First National City Bank, New York. Nov. 3, 1966
Rubber Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting, New York,
Nov. 17, 1966
Annual Banquet of NY Chapter, American Institute of Banking, New
York, Feb. 4, 1967
Arthur S. Flemming Awards Luncheon of DC Junior Chamber of
Commerce, Feb. 16,
1967
Off-the-Record Remarks before National Association of Mutual
Savings Banks, Mar. 1,
1967
National Installment Credit Conference of ABA, Chicago.
(Delivered by Edward P. Snyder), Mar. 22,
1967
African Trip, Mar. 23-Apr. 6, 1967
Contemporary Club, Indianapolis, Indiana, Apr. 20, 1967
University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business (Executive
Program Course), Chicago, Ill., May 11,
1967
A Plans for Progress Meeting, US State Department, May 23, 1967
6th Annual International Conference for Credit Union Executives,
Miami Beach, Florida, June 18,
1967
Japanese Economic Mission to US to Midwest, Wash. DC, June 30, 1967
General Orientation for Treasury Summer Employees, July 21, 1967
National Association of Home Builders Legislative Committee,
Buffalo, NY, Aug. 19,
1967
The Round Table on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Brookings Inst.,
Sept. 18, 1967
Meeting of Combined Federal Campaign, Sept. 22, 1967
Boston Economic Club, Boston, Mass., Oct. 4, 1967
National Association of Theatre Owners Convention, Miami,
Florida, Oct. 20,
1967
Democratic Fund-Raising Dinner, Portland, Oregon, Nov. 8, 1967
Grocery Manufacturers Association Conv. Panel Discussion, New
York, Nov. 15, 1967
1967 Convention of Society of American Registered Architects,
Nov. 20, 1967
National Conference of Farm Credit Directors, San Antonio, Texas,
Sept. 21, 1967
Agricultural Nitrogen Institute, Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 17, 1968
Am. Foreign Serv. Association, Dept. of State, Wash., Jan. 25, 1968
NAMSB, Feb. 28,
1968 Mayflower Hotel, Washington DC, Off-the-cuff remarks,
Taping Session - Truth-in-Lending - Georgetown Univ. Forum,
Mar. 12, 1968
1st Annual Meeting, ADB, Manila, Mar. 31-Apr. 7,
1968
WRC TV Program Dimension Washington, Apr. 26, 1968
TV - Taping for WMAL Here's Barbara, May 28, 1968
Public Affairs Fellowship Alumni Seminar, Brookings Institution,
June 14, 1968
Albert Gallatin Dedication, Geneva, Penn., June 16, 1968
Miami - Jacobs Junior College of Business, Dayton, Ohio,
June 23, 1968
Town Hall of California, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, June 25, 1968
The Today Show, June 27,
1968
Opinion: Washington WTTG-TV, July
10, 1968
Capital Cloakroom CBS Radio, July
10, 1968
Boston, Mass., Loomis-Sayles & Co., July 29-30,
1968
Democratic Platform Committee, Statler Hilton Hotel, DC,
Aug. 20, 1968
Meeting of the Minds WRC-TV taping - Aug. 21, 1968
TV tapes, NYC, Personal Close-Up and Firing Line, Sept. 9, 1968
Johnny Carson TV show, Sept. 16,
1968
California Savings and Loan League, Anaheim, Cal., Sept. 17-19,
1968
Bank Management Conference, New England Council, Boston, Mass.,
Oct. 11, 1968
Oregon State Univ. and Portland State College, Dec. 1-4,
1968
Ann. Meeting US Industrial Payroll Savings Committee, State
Dept., Jan. 8, 1969
Barr and CJ Zwick Press Briefing at BOB, Washington, DC,
Jan. 14, 1969
Series:
Statements Before House and Senate Committees, 1965-1969
Box 5
Subcommittee No. 4 of the House Judiciary Committee on HR 6097,
May 27, 1965
House Ways & Means Committee on Proposals Relating to
Firearm Control, July 12,
1965
Subcommittee on Antitrust & Monopoly Legislation of
Senate Judiciary Committee on S.1240, July
15, 1965
Joint Economic Committee on Fiscal Policy, July 21, 1965
House Ways & Means Committee in Support of Employment
Security Amendments of 1965, Aug. 11,
1965
International Finance Subcommittee of House Banking &
Currency Committee on Asian Development Bank, Jan. 26, 1966
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Asian Development Bank Act,
Feb. 16, 1966
Foreign Operations Subcmte of House Appropriations Committee on
Appropriations for ADB, Mar. 28,
1966
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Settlement of Investment
Disputes, Mar. 29,
1966
Subcommittee on Supplemental Appropriations, Senate
Appropriations Committee on Appropriations for ADB, Mar. 31, 1966
House Banking & Currency Committee on S. 2499 (Bill for
Participations Sale in Loan Pools Held by SBA), Mar. 31, 1966
Senate Banking & Currency Committee on S.3158, Financial
Institutions Supervisory Act of 1966, Apr.
5, 1966
House Banking & Currency Committee on Participation Sales
Act of 1966, Apr. 21,
1966
Senate Banking & Currency Committee on Participation
Sales Act of 1966, Apr. 26,
1966
House Banking & Currency Committee on CD's, June 7, 1966
Senate Banking & Currency Committee Re: Administrative
Proposals for Interest and Dividend Rates, Aug. 4, 1966
Treasury - Barr Speech Kit, Aug. 6,
1966
Senate Finance Comte. on Political Contributions, Aug. 18, 1966
House Ways & Means Committee on Airways User Charges,
Aug. 24, 1966
Senate Banking & Currency Committee on Interest Rates,
Sept. 13, 1966
House Judiciary Committee on HR 5384 (Firearms), Apr. 7, 1967
Senate Banking & Currency Committee on S. 5
(Truth-in-Lending Act of 1967), Apr. 13,
1967
House Banking & Currency Committee on HR 7476 (Silver
Stocks), May 1,
1967
Senate Banking & Currency Committee on S.1352, May 4, 1967
Senate Foreign Relations Committee on IADB, May 18, 1967
Senate Finance Committee on Financing Political Campaigns,
June 1, 1967
House Interior & Insular Affairs Committee on Gold
Subsidy Legislation, June 2,
1967
Subcommittee on Education (Cong. Edith Green, Chairman) of House
Interior & Insular Affairs Committee (Exec.), June 6, 1967
Subcommittee on Housing & Urban Affairs of Senate Banking
& Currency Committee on Mortgage Credit, June 12, 1967
Senate Judiciary Committee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency on
Firearms
House Banking & Currency Committee (Exec. Session) re:
ExIm
Financing of Military Arms, July
17, 1967
Senate Banking & Currency Committee (Exec. Session) re:
ExIm
Financing of Military Arms, July
25, 1967
House Subcommittee on Manpower & Civil Service, July 27, 1967
House Banking & Currency Committee on HR11601 (Consumer
Credit Protection Act), Aug. 7,
1967
Special Subcommittee on Education of House Committee on Education
& Labor, Aug. 16,
1967
House Banking & Currency Committee on Export-Import Bank,
Sept. 12, 1967
Senate Finance Committee on S.2100 (Sen. Kennedy's bill to
provide tax incentives for low income housing), Sept. 14, 1967
Reuss Subcommittee of House B & C Committee on ADB,
Feb. 27, 1968
Reuss Subcommittee of House B & C Committee on ADB,
Feb. 28, 1968
On Supergrades, before Senate Post Office and Civil Service
Committee, Mar. 12,
1968
Reuss Subcommittee of House B & C Committee on IBRD Loan
to Greek Central Bank, Mar. 14,
1968
Senate Foreign Rel. Committee on IADB, Mar. 25, 1968
House B & C Committee on HR 16092 (interest rates),
June 27, 1968
House Appropriations Committee, Jan. 16, 1969
Joint Economic Committee, Jan. 17,
1969