This collection is open for research.
Herschel Davis Newsom, 1905-1970, was the National Grange Master and U.S. Tariff Commissioner.
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Subjects; II. Speeches and statements; III. Correspondence; and IV. Printed.
The Newsom, H.D. mss., ca. 1950-1970, consist of the papers of National Grange Master and U.S. Tariff Commissioner Herschel Davis Newsom, 1905-1970. The files include correspondence relating to Indiana state and national Grange affairs; the National Grange Master's office files, 1950-1968, concerning grange activities and programs; copies of grange newsletters, legislative positions and annual session reports. Though somewhat intermixed, the latter part of the collection is primarily U.S. Tariff Commission materials, including correspondence and research data relating to matters coming before the Commission, 1968-1970. Included also are some files of Newsom's personal correspondence as well as copies of speeches, statements and legislative testimony given by him over the years. Materials of Blanche H. Newsom, who carried on many of her husband's activities following his death, complete the collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
Gift. 1976
Photocopying permitted only with the permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly Library.
[Item], Newsom, H. D. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
The files are arranged alphabetically by folder label within the divisions of Grange and U.S. Tariff Commission.